News tagged with abdominal organs
Scientists link fat hormone to death from potentially deadly blood infection
A new Canadian study has found that lower-than-normal levels of a naturally-occurring fat hormone may increase the risk of death from sepsis—an overwhelming infection of the blood which claims thousands of lives each year.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Study shows how Salmonella survives in environment
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have demonstrated how a single-celled organism, living freely in the environment, could be a source of Salmonella transmission to animals and humans.
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Exploding dinosaur hypothesis implodes
Exploding carcasses through putrefaction gases - this is how science explained the mysterious bone arrangements in almost fully preserved dinosaur skeletons for decades. Now a Swiss-German research team has ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 28, 2012 |
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Newfound hijacked proteins linked to salmonella virulence
Scientists have discovered that bacteria like E. coli and Salmonella have a sneaky way of making minor alterations to their genes to boost their chances for infection.
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Emergency department CT exams of children have increased substantially
Computed tomography examinations of children in hospital emergency departments increased substantially from 1995 to 2008, according to a new study published online and in the June print edition of Radiology. Researchers said t ...
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Plant oil may hold key to reducing obesity-related medical issues, researcher finds
Scientists have known for years that belly fat leads to serious medical problems, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and stroke. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has found a plant ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 23, 2011 |
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Kids safest in rear-facing car seats until age 2
Children should ride in rear-facing car seats longer, until they are 2 years old instead of 1, according to updated advice from a medical group and a federal agency.
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Trauma patients protected from worse outcomes associated with so-called 'weekend effect'
Patients who've been hurt in car or bike crashes, been shot or stabbed, or suffered other injuries are more likely to live if they arrive at the hospital on the weekend than during the week, according to new University of ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Kidney cancer patients who have partial organ removal are healthier
(Edmonton) Patients with kidney cancer who had their entire organ removed were more likely to have more renal complications and poorer health after surgery, compared to those who had only part of their kidney removed, a study ...
Mar 18, 2011 |
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Discrimination linked to increase in toxic abdominal fat
A new study by the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) finds that middle-aged women who reported frequent instances of discrimination had significantly higher levels of one of the most toxic forms of fat-visceral, ...
Mar 10, 2011 |
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Surgery without external scars is gaining traction
When Patricia Manrique was told she needed her gallbladder removed she immediately thought about the classroom full of children who rely on her to teach them tap and ballet each day. The Chicago Park District physical instructor ...
Mar 10, 2011 |
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Minimally invasive surgeries: Laser suturing
Surgeries with the endoscope are exacting and require special capabilities of the surgeon. The suturing of the tissue and the setting of the knots, in particular, is very complicated due to the lack of space ...
Feb 28, 2011 |
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