News articles tagged with 'acute'
More action is needed to support millions of tinnitus sufferers worldwide
— 4 Nov 2009 11:53 | HealthAs many as one in seven people will experience tinnitus, or ringing in their ears, at some time of their life, but not enough is being done to support patients who experience this distressing... — full story
Scientists use world's fastest supercomputer to create the largest HIV evolutionary tree
— 28 Oct 2009 12:48 | HealthSupporting Los Alamos National Laboratory's role in the international Centre for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI) consortium, researchers are using the Roadrunner supercomputer to... — full story
Implementation of acute care surgery service provides more timely patient care
— 10 Oct 2009 11:02 | HealthA new study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that the establishment of an acute care surgery service can help surgeons at academic... — full story
Medication effective for acute liver failure in early stages of disease
— 9 Oct 2009 09:44 | HealthThe antidote for acute liver failure caused by acetaminophen poisoning also can treat acute liver failure due to most other causes if given before severe injury occurs, UT Southwestern... — full story
Frozen assets: NIAID researchers turn to unique resource for clues to norovirus evolution
— 2 Oct 2009 12:48 | HealthA search through decades-old frozen infant stool samples has yielded rich dividends for scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the... — full story
Short-term stress enhances anti-tumour activity in mice
— 22 Sep 2009 12:14 | HealthPublic speaking, anyone? Or maybe a big job interview? Dry your palms and take a deep, calming breath; there may be a silver lining. Researchers at the Stanford University School of... — full story
Distinct set of white blood cells found to set the pace of wound repair
— 22 Sep 2009 10:59 | HealthAfter more than 50 experiments in mice, medical scientists at Johns Hopkins have mapped out the basic steps taken by a particular set of white blood cells in setting the pace of recovery... — full story
In-hospital kidney injury requiring dialysis linked to risk of chronic dialysis
— 16 Sep 2009 11:39 | HealthHospitalised patients who experience acute kidney problems that require dialysis are at increased risk of receiving chronic dialysis once discharged, but do not have an increased risk... — full story
Immediate intervention for patients with ACS not always more beneficial
— 2 Sep 2009 13:50 | HealthFor some patients with acute coronary syndromes, the strategy of immediate intervention at a medical centre does not appear to result in differences in outcomes in comparison with an... — full story
Young leukaemia and lymphoma patients live longer today than in years past
— 24 Aug 2009 13:50 | HealthA new analysis has found that adolescents and young adults who were recently diagnosed with blood-related cancers have better long-term survival rates than those who were diagnosed... — full story