Study Finds Moderate Hypothermia A Safe Treatment For Traumatic Brain Injury In Kids
...duce mortality, lower the severity of intracranial hypertension during the cooling phase and has the potential to improve the functional outcome of young patients. Therefore, it was determined that hypothermia is likely a safe therapeutic intervention for children after severe TBI up to 24 hours after injury St...Prescription Drug Patches Gaining Ground, Tackling New Therapies
...he treatment of chronic conditions such as angina, hypertension and HRT, the technology is set to make further inroads as transdermal patches for a host of new conditions wind their way through the development and clinical trial process. Growth in demand for prescription drug patches is being driven by several f...Vascular structure and function improve with diet and exercise
...of these groups, their lifetime risk of developing hypertension is high," Petrella said. "Anything we can do to reduce that is important." ...U of M researcher examines newly emerging deadly disease
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