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Number of Children With Opioid Poisonings Increasing

Jan 07, 2020

Percentage of critical care admissions and suicidal intent increased in each era. MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The severity of pediatric admissions for acute opioid ingestions, especia...

Many With Peanut Allergies Unnecessarily Avoid Tree Nuts

Jan 02, 2020

Most peanut-allergic individuals could tolerate tree nuts, but many avoid them MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Individual tree nuts have unique characteristics in the context of peanut al...

Hypersensitivity to Polyethylene Glycols & Polysorbates

Dec 30, 2019

New evidence demonstrates more clearly that it is possible to develop severe immediate hypersensitivity to macrogols, of which the most familiar form to most physicians is polyethylene glycol (PEG) 33...

Overdose, Relapse After Buprenorphine Discontinuation High

Dec 27, 2019

The longer patients continue with buprenorphine treatment, the lower their risk of adverse outcomes.   THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Buprenorphine treatment may be needed ...

Predicting Survival in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Dec 19, 2019

A study has found that an updated risk calculator is a better discriminator of risk than other risk assessment strategies for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.   When manag...

Economics of Hospital Palliative Care

Dec 09, 2019

Previous studies indicate that approximately half of Medicare spending is accounted for by those with four or more comorbidities, yet this group experiences poor outcomes including unmanaged symptoms ...

E-Cigarette Smokers Have Increased Odds of Depression

Dec 05, 2019

THURSDAY, Dec. 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Current and former electronic cigarette users have increased odds of depression compared with never users, according to a study published online Dec. 4 in JA...

Deep Learning Models Can Help Interpret Chest Radiographs

Dec 04, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Deep learning models can be used for interpretation of chest radiographs, according to a study published online Dec. 3 in Radiology. Anna Majkowska, Ph.D.,...

FDA Approves First System to Insert Ear Tubes Under Local Anesthesia

Dec 03, 2019

TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first tympanostomy tube delivery system that can be performed under local anesthesia in a physician's ...

Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution May Increase Risk for Glaucoma

Dec 03, 2019

TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with a higher risk for glaucoma and adverse structural characteristics of the disease, according to a study pu...

ᴅ-dimer Test Adjusted to Clinical Probability IDs Low Risk for PE

Dec 03, 2019

TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Low clinical pretest probability (C-PTP) and a ᴅ-dimer of less than 1,000 ng/mL identify patients with a low risk for pulmonary embolism, according to a...

Digital Sepsis Monitoring May Improve Inpatient Outcomes

Dec 03, 2019

TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A digital sepsis alert is associated with improved outcomes, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics ...

Longer PAP Therapy for Apnea Reduces Medical Visits, Costs

Nov 26, 2019

TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea, positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy reduces acute and inpatient care visits as well as health...

Expansion of Diagnostic Criteria Proposed for COPD

Nov 25, 2019

MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- An integrated approach using data from the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Genetic Epidemiologic study (COPDGene®) could identify individuals wi...

Poll: Adults Who Vape Often Buy From Unauthorized Sellers

Nov 25, 2019

MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one in 10 Americans who vape purchase their products from an unauthorized seller, according to the results of a survey released Nov. 18 by the American...

Massachusetts Passes Bill to Ban All Flavored Vaping Products

Nov 22, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A bill banning flavored vaping and tobacco products was passed by the Massachusetts Senate on Thursday and could become the first such statewide legislation i...

Treatment Beneficial for Nonagenarians With Lung Cancer

Nov 22, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Receiving treatment is associated with better survival for nonagenarians with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with the greatest survival benefit for stage...

COPD Mortality Rates Decreasing in Many Countries

Nov 22, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In many countries, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) rates are decreasing, although the absolute number of deaths is increasing, according to a res...

Experimental Injection May Protect Against Peanut Allergy

Nov 21, 2019

THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- People with peanut allergy must be constantly vigilant to avoid a life-threatening allergic reaction. But researchers report that a new drug injection might...

Recommendations Developed for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Nov 21, 2019

In a new clinical practice guideline, published online Nov. 15 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, recommendations are presented for the treatment of multidrug-resistant...

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