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Hospital Remains Most Common Place of Death for Cancer Patients in England
March 26, 2013 In England, the hospital is still the most common place for patients with cancer to die, but an increase in home and hospice deaths since 2005 suggests that the National End of Life Care Programme (a ... > full story -
Hate Allergy Shots? Oral Allergy Drops Are a Pretty Good Option for Some Allergy and Allergic Asthma Sufferers, Review Suggests
March 26, 2013 A scientific review of 63 published studies affirms that putting small amounts of purified grasses, ragweed, dust mites, pollen and mold, in liquid drops under the tongue is a safe and effective ... > full story -
Antibiotic May Provide Benefit for Treatment of Respiratory Disorder
March 26, 2013 Among patients with the lung disorder non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, treatment with the antibiotic erythromycin resulted in improvement in symptoms but also increased the risk of antibiotic ... > full story -
Certified Stroke Centers More Likely to Give Clot-Busting Drugs
March 26, 2013 Stroke patients are three times more likely to receive clot-busting medication if they're treated at a hospital certified as a primary stroke center. There is a limited window of opportunity for ... > full story -
Saliva Testing Predicts Aggression in Boys
March 26, 2013 A new study indicates that a simple saliva test could be an effective tool in predicting violent ... > full story -
Major Advance in Understanding Risky but Effective Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
March 26, 2013 A new study by multiple sclerosis researchers addresses why bone marrow transplantation has positive results in patients with particularly aggressive forms of ... > full story -
Unique Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance Identified
March 26, 2013 Microbiologists have identified mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in a clinical isolate of E. coli resistant to carbapenems, a class of “last resort” antibiotics. The new study found ... > full story -
Counting White Blood Cells at Home
March 26, 2013 Engineers have developed a portable device to count white blood cells that needs less than a pinprick's worth of blood and takes just minutes to run. The device can provide accurate differential ... > full story -
MRI Shows Brain Abnormalities in Migraine Patients
March 26, 2013 A new study suggests that migraines are related to brain abnormalities present at birth and others that develop over ... > full story -
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New Model Predicts Hospital Readmission Risk
March 25, 2013 Preventing avoidable readmissions could result in improved patient care and significant cost savings. In a new model, researchers help clinicians identify which medical patients are at the greatest ... > full story
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