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Coatings Could Help Medical Implants Function Better
June 17, 2013 Researchers have been working on the customized synthesis of biocompatible polymers that can coat sensors that are then implanted into the body to cloak them from the immune ... > full story -
Medical Marijuana Not the Answer for Teens With Chronic Pain, Doctors Say
June 17, 2013 Adolescents can have chronic pain, just like adults. As patients, their parents and physicians search for solutions, there is one increasingly available option they should avoid, researchers say: ... > full story -
Advances in Genetic Sequencing Diagnose Paralympic Hopeful's Rare Condition
June 16, 2013 National Paracycling Champion Tom Staniford has an extremely rare condition which, until now, has puzzled his doctors. He is unable to store fat under his skin -- yet has type 2 diabetes -- and ... > full story -
Medications to Prevent Clots Not Reaching Some Patients
June 14, 2013 Researchers report that hospitalized patients do not receive more than one in 10 doses of doctor-ordered blood thinners prescribed to prevent potentially lethal or disabling blood clots, a decision ... > full story -
Unauthorized Immigrants Account for Only 1. 4 Percent of U. S. Medical Spending
June 14, 2013 A new study finds that immigrants have lower health care expenditures than legal ... > full story -
Severe Maternal Complications Less Common During Home Births, Study Suggests
June 14, 2013 Women with low risk pregnancies who choose to give birth at home have a lower risk of severe complications than women who plan a hospital birth, finds a new ... > full story -
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Experts Propose Restoring Invisible and Abandoned Trials 'to Correct the Scientific Record'
June 14, 2013 Experts are today calling for all unpublished and misreported trials to be published or formally corrected within the next year to ensure doctors and patients rely on complete and accurate ... > full story -
High Prevalence of NSAID Prescription in Those at Risk of Heart Attack/death in Primary Care
June 14, 2013 A new study demonstrates a high prevalence of NSAID prescriptions in patients at risk of ischaemic heart ... > full story -
Protein Protects Against Breast Cancer Recurrence in Animal Model
June 13, 2013 Precisely what causes breast cancer recurrence has been poorly understood. But now a piece of the puzzle has fallen into place: Researchers have identified a key molecular player in recurrent breast ... > full story -
Austerity Cuts to Spanish Healthcare System Are 'Putting Lives at Risk', Experts Say
June 13, 2013 A series of austerity reforms made by the Spanish government could lead to the effective dismantling of large parts of the country's healthcare system, with potentially detrimental effects on the ... > full story
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