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DVT And PE In Joint Replacement Patients May Be Prevented By Aspirin
Following a total joint replacement, anticoagulation (blood thinning) drugs can prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), a blood clot deep within the extremities, or a pulmonary embolism (PE), a complication that causes a blood clot to move to the lungs. However, prolonged use of these therapies may increase the risk of hemorrhage and infection... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Study finds prior preterm delivery indicates subsequent baby will be small even if carried to term
(Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine) In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that indicate that women who deliver their first baby early are more likely to have a subsequent baby that is small for its gestational age, even when the second pregnancy is carried to term. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health) AAN Press Release: Vote for Your Favorite Video! Public Voting Now Open for 2012 Neuro Film Festival
You can now begin voting for your favorite video entry to the 2012 Neuro Film Festival through March 8, 2012, at www.NeuroFilmFestival.com. (Source: American Academy of Neurology) CD97 Gene Expression And Function Correlate With WT1 Protein Expression And Glioma Invasiveness
Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center's VCU Massey Cancer Center and Harold F. Young Neurosurgical Center (Richmond, VA) and Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA) have discovered that suppression of Wilms tumor 1 protein (WT1) results in downregulation of CD97 gene expression in three glioblastoma cell lines and reduces the characteristic invasiveness exhibited by glial tumor cells... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Child Sex Abuse Victims Blamed More By Parents If Perpetrator Is Another Youth
Parents are much more likely to blame and doubt their children when their child has been sexually abused by another adolescent instead of an adult, according to new research from the Crimes against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire. Parents may have higher levels of blame toward their child when sexually abused by adolescents because parents have difficulty with the concept of adolescent sex offenders... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Diabetes drugs tied to pancreatic cancer risk
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Reuters - A new study links the diabetes drug metformin to fewer cases of pancreatic cancer -- at least in women -- but finds other diabetes medications are associated with a higher risk of the disease. Disparities In White, Black Teen Pregnancies Most Notable In Harsh Economic Climates
While researchers have long set to determine if there is a tie between race and teenage pregnancy, according to a new study, equating black teenagers with the problem of teenage pregnancy is a misrepresentation of today's realÂity. This new study is detailed in the article, Black Teenage Pregnancy: A Dynamic Social Problem, published in SAGE Open. Researchers Lorette I. Winters and Paul C... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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