Health
More Gene Variants Linked to Heart Trouble
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MRI and EEG could identify children at risk for epilepsy after febrile seizures
Seizures during childhood fever are usually benign, but when prolonged, they can foreshadow an increased risk of epilepsy later in life.
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Therapy with bone marrow-derived stem cells does not improve short-term recovery after heart attack
Administering to patients stem cells derived from their own bone marrow either three or seven days after a heart attack is safe but does not improve heart function six months later, according to a clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health.
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Sharp rise in diabetic eye disease makes American Diabetes Month ever more important
Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness among working-age adults in the United States. According to recent studies funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), diabetic retinopathy, one of the most common and debilitating complications of diabetes, increased by 3.7 million new cases over the last decade. Approximately 7.7 million Americans are now affected by diabetic retinopathy.
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Yellow fever outbreak in Sudan’s Darfur region kills 67 – UN health agency
A child receives a vaccine at a community center in Al Neem camp for IDPs in El Daein, East Darfur.
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Body Temperature May Matter After Cardiac Arrest
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Pregnancy Hormone Shows Promise as Heart Failure Drug
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Two Years On, Stem Cells Still Healing Damaged Hearts
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For Kids, Eating Out = More Calories
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EU must tackle the rising threat of microbial resistance, says health committee
MEPs vow to promote prudent-use guidelines aimed at reducing non-essential and inappropriate exposure to antimicrobials in human and veterinary medicine, livestock farming, agriculture, aquaculture and horticulture, in a non-binding resolution drafted by Anna Rosbach (ECR, DK).
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