http://www.illnessofhuman.com/ Latest Medical News and Information posted throughout the day, every day. http://www.illnessofhuman.com/logo.gifhttp://www.illnessofhuman.com/ Tue, 22 May 2012 01:18:50 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42566/ A new study finds that elective inductions prior to 39 weeks' gestation have declined since 2008, resulting in fewer NICU admissions and neonatal hospitalizations. Medscape Medical News... Mon, 21 May 2012 18:17:03 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42566/ http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42586/ (MedPage Today) -- Hispanics and blacks have real, but different, disparities compared with whites when it comes to heart transplantation. Also this week, 'old' second-hand smoke and an interesting br... Mon, 21 May 2012 18:00:00 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42586/ http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42567/ Deaths occurred in the neonatal intensive care unit much later in recent years compared with a decade ago, even though babies have been similar at birth and the mode of death has remained the same. M... Mon, 21 May 2012 17:35:37 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42567/ http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42587/ (MedPage Today) -- Children born to mothers who developed preeclampsia appear to have cardiovascular risk factors early in their own lives, researchers found.... Mon, 21 May 2012 17:00:00 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42587/ http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42568/ The presence of a patient's family in the trauma bay does not affect the ability of pediatric trauma teams to perform advanced trauma life support, including the timeliness and completeness of tasks. ... Mon, 21 May 2012 16:57:33 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42568/ http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42569/ Most acute wheezing episodes in preschool children respond poorly to available treatments. Medscape Medical News... Mon, 21 May 2012 16:13:36 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42569/ http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42570/ Three markers predict response to chemoradiation. Medscape Medical News... Mon, 21 May 2012 16:07:40 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42570/ http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42571/ Many adolescents have at least 1 risk factor for cardiovascular disease, especially if they are overweight or obese. Medscape Medical News... Mon, 21 May 2012 15:45:10 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42571/ http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42588/ (MedPage Today) -- Folic acid supplementation of grain products -- mandated in the U.S. since 1998 -- is associated with a reduced incidence of a few, though not all, childhood cancers, retrospective ... Mon, 21 May 2012 08:01:00 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42588/ http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42589/ (MedPage Today) -- Today's teenagers have more risk factors for cardiovascular disease than did teens of earlier decades, largely because excess weight is fueling an increase in prediabetes and diabet... Mon, 21 May 2012 08:01:00 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42589/ http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42590/ NEW YORK CITY (MedPage Today) -- Patients with hard-to-treat, resistant hypertension have greater risks of several outcomes, with the exception of all-cause mortality, researchers found.... Mon, 21 May 2012 03:51:30 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42590/ http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42591/ SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- Surgeons are removing more lymph nodes in gastrointestinal cancer patients than they were about a decade ago, but it's still not enough, researchers said here.... Mon, 21 May 2012 03:37:44 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42591/ http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42592/ SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- Postmenopausal women who take hormone replacement therapy are at increased risk for developing ulcerative colitis, while younger women using oral contraceptives are more l... Mon, 21 May 2012 02:38:12 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42592/ http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42593/ ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- Transurethral resection of the prostate for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia reduced the reoperation rate by half compared with newer procedures, a case review ... Mon, 21 May 2012 02:13:01 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42593/ http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42594/ (MedPage Today) -- BELGRADE, Serbia -- The heart rate reduction achieved with ivabradine determines its impact for heart failure patients who can't tolerate much beta-blocker therapy, researchers foun... Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42594/ http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42595/ NEW YORK CITY (MedPage Today) -- Clinical inertia among physicians is common in patients with hypertension, particularly those who are at highest risk for poor outcomes, researchers found.... Sun, 20 May 2012 22:31:17 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42595/ http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42596/ (MedPage Today) -- Taxes on unhealthy foods need to be set at 20% or more to improve major health outcomes such as obesity, researchers said. Also this week: a recent spike in fatal falls may be illus... Sun, 20 May 2012 22:00:00 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42596/ http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42572/ In meta-analysis, the strength of the association depended on the definition of irritable bowel syndrome. Medscape Medical News... Sun, 20 May 2012 19:32:04 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42572/ http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42573/ Joint recommendations from ACCP and ASCO recommend low-dose computed tomography (CT) scanning for individuals at high risk of developing lung cancer. Medscape Medical News... Sun, 20 May 2012 19:30:00 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42573/ http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42597/ SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Levels of estradiol were correlated with infective exacerbations in women with cystic fibrosis, researchers reported.... Sun, 20 May 2012 19:15:00 +0400 http://www.illnessofhuman.com/archive-of-medical-news/view/42597/