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More Severe Concussion Symptoms Lead to Longer Recovery Time
April 25, 2013 Most children who suffer from sports-related concussions recover within a few days. However, in a small number of children, symptoms can last for a month or more. Although there have been numerous ... > full story -
Significant Step Forward in Combating Antibiotic Resistance
April 24, 2013 New research is a significant development in combating antibiotic resistance; it will pave the way for the creation of the inhibitors to counteract the process, allowing a renaissance in the use of ... > full story -
Nasal Lining Used to Breach Blood/brain Barrier
April 24, 2013 Using mucosa, or the lining of the nose, researchers have demonstrated what may be the first known method to permanently bypass the blood-brain barrier, thus opening the door to new treatment options ... > full story -
Intractable Seizures Halted With Experimental Treatment for Rare Pediatric 'Pretzel Syndrome'
April 24, 2013 With a better understanding of underlying mechanisms that cause a rare neurodevelopmental disorder in the Old Order Mennonite population, referred to as Pretzel syndrome, a new study reports that ... > full story -
Toxicity Profile Informs Decision on Preferred Conditioning Regimen in Autologous Transplant for Neuroblastoma
April 24, 2013 The stem cell transplant regimen that was commonly used in the United States to treat advanced neuroblastoma in children appears to be more toxic than the equally effective regimen employed in Europe ... > full story -
Chernobyl Follow-Up Study Finds High Survival Rate Among Young Thyroid Cancer Patients
April 24, 2013 More than a quarter of a century after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, many children and teenagers who developed thyroid cancer due to radiation are in complete or near remission, according to a ... > full story -
ERs Have Become De Facto Psych Wards
April 24, 2013 Long waits for insurance authorization allowing psychiatric patients to be admitted to the hospital from the emergency department waste thousands of hours of physician time, given that most requests ... > full story -
Targeted Screening for Hepatitis C Is Cost-Effective
April 24, 2013 Researchers have found that targeted screening for populations with a higher estimated prevalence for hepatitis C may be ... > full story -
Costs to Treat Heart Failure Expected to More Than Double by 2030
April 24, 2013 By 2030, you — and every U.S. taxpayer — could be paying $244 a year to care for heart failure patients, according to a new policy ... > full story -
Drug Therapy Offers High Cure Rate for 2 Hepatitis C Subtypes
April 24, 2013 A new drug is offering dramatic cure rates for hepatitis C patients with two subtypes of the infection -- genotype 2 and 3, say a team of scientists. The drug, called sofosbuvir, offers more ... > full story
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