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Tag: "letter" at medical news

US Kidney Failure Rates show Stabilization After 20-Year Climb

...ost of the work to estimate kidney function; and a letter template, which automatically calculates patient-specific eGFR, generates a list of next steps based on kidney disease stage and is designed to improve communication between kidney specialists and primary care physicians. In 2003, nearly 537,000 p...

Blood Transfusion May Not Be Required For Thalassaemia

... transfusion in many patients, suggests a research letter published online in the September issue of The Lancet. The authors state that the finding has important implications for supplies of donated blood—a scarce resource in many countries. ?-thalassaemia is caused by a mutation in the ?-globin gene. Pati...

Suicide Rate Amongst Male Prisoners Of UK Is Quite High

In a research letter published in the latest edition of The Lancet, researchers had pointed out that the rate of suicide amongst male prisoners of prisons in UK is much higher than the suicide rates in the general population // of the country, bringing to notice the exis...

Research Fraud By Doctor – Probe Demanded

...nd discrepancies suggesting scientific fraud. His letter to the editor of The Lancet in 2004 regarding Singh's 2002 paper is also published in the current issue. According to Soman, Singh runs a 15-bed hospital in Moradabad and has designated himself professor of medicine at Halberg Hospital and Research ...

Sepsis Death Reported With Mifepristone – FDA Issues Warnin

...tal infections. Danco says it also plans to send a letter to physicians and emergency department directors to inform them of the updated warning and five known deaths -- four of which were sepsis-related -- among users of Mifeprex....

Antidepressants Harmful for Kids

...s and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency sent a letter to doctors and other health professionals that outlined their recommendation. They say a review of data on the safety and effectiveness of SSRIs -- the most commonly prescribed antidepressants -- shows the drugs’ benefits do not outweigh their risks ...

Measles Risk in Transplant Patients

... reported in the second quarter of the year.) In a letter in this week’s issue of The Lancet, researchers de...n given between 3 and 5 years old. Authors of the letter write, "The reappearance of measles in the community poses a severe threat to vulnerable immunocompr...

The 'lazy man's yoga"

...r, his back moves into an arch in the shape of the letter "C." Sahakian barely lifts a finger, or a leg for that matter. His instructor does the work for him, performing a Thai massage, an ancient technique characterized by lots of contorting and moving, with ironically little work on the client's part. So...

Best Drug for SARS

...eing used against the deadly disease.In a research letter published in this week’s issue of The Lancet, the scientists outline results of a study comparing the standard drug used in SARS patients, ribavirin, with four additional antiviral drugs: 6-azauridine, pyrazofurin, mycophenolic acid, and glycyrrhizin...

Televisions ruling baby's world!

...ing on a videotape to objects such as a red spiral letter holder, a blue bumpy ball, and a yellow garden hose attachment. Babies aged 10 months or 12 months were later given the same objects to play with. They observed that the 12 month olds played happily with the objects if the actor had acted neutrally o...

Hazards of anger in heart patients

... and caution.To put it in a nutshell, anger is one letter short of danger and with appropriate life style modification people would be able to tune their living to a perfect harmony with nature....

FDA Approves Remodulin for Pulmonary Hypertension

...cted. United Therapeutics received an approvable letter for Remodulin earlier this year after the FDA's Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee voted 6-3 in August 2001 to recommend approval. Remodulin is a synthetic formulation of prostacyclin designed for subcutaneous infusion using a small...

Blood transfusion linked to lung ailment

...e - mimic those of other ailments. The FDA sent a letter to transfusion specialists nationwide describing TRALI and warning that "recognition of symptoms and immediate treatment are imperative." The FDA said that it has received reports of more than 50 TRALI deaths since 1990, but that the full scope of th...

Northfield Labs Receives FDA Comments

...pplication for filing and issued a Refusal-to-File letter to the company. " Refusals for first-time submiss... in question." said Richard. The company said the letter included both questions and comments about Northfield's blood substitute, PolyHeme, from CBER. Manag...

Acne Drug linked to suicide attempts

...same period. Roche, the makers of Accutane, sent a letter to doctors three-and-a-half years ago, alerting them to a new prescribing warning that states - "Accutane may cause depression, psychosis, and rarely, suicide attempts." While the relationship between Accutane and depression remains unproven, the ...

Fright could be more harmful

... of panic caused by the news of anthrax attacks. A letter to the British Medical Journal from researchers in the UK, US and Australia predicted that while bioweapons themselves might not kill many people, for many more, their prospect is having a devastating effect. Already, there are reports of mass illn...

Stem cell research- now Nobel Laureates join the debate

...cell research, 80 Nobel prize winners are faxing a letter to U.S. President George W. Bush asking him not to block stem cell research in any way. The debate on stem cell research is reaching a feverish pitch with both sides slamming each other on the pros and cons of stem cell research. While those who oppo...

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