National guidelines assume that all patients who’re diagnosed with clinical sepsis in an emergency department will be admitted to the
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Another potential mechanism links androgen deprivation therapy to cardiovascular mortality: Study finds that androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer causes prolongation of QTc interval duration which could explain part of the increased risk of cardiovascular mortality and sudden cardiac death in these patients
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the US. As the prostate is a testosterone-responsive gland, androgen
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Eczema drug effective against severe asthma: Dupilumab reduced asthma symptoms, improved lung function
Two new studies of patients with difficult-to-control asthma show that the eczema drug dupilumab alleviates asthma symptoms and improves patients’
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Randomized trial finds ibuprofen not a safe alternative to antibiotics for UTIs
Ibuprofen, given instead of antibiotics to women with uncomplicated urinary tract infection, (cystitis), leads to longer duration of symptoms and
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Microbeads to combat infection show promise in burn wound simulations: A potential alternative to antibiotics, protein-coated beads block bacteria from binding host cells
Computer simulations of microscopic, protein-coated beads that block bacteria from binding to host cells suggest that the microbeads could help
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First total penis and scrotum transplant
Many soldiers returning from combat bear visible scars, or even lost limbs, caused by blasts from improvised explosive devices, or
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New hope for treating diabetic wounds that just won’t heal: Mice bred without TSP2 protein heal faster, suggesting a new target for better treatments
One of the most frustrating and debilitating complications of diabetes is the development of wounds on the foot or lower
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