Breast Cancer Breakthrough: Can It Break Through?
Recently, every newspaper in the country reported on a landmark development in breast cancer treatment. It is now clear that certain breast cancer women do not need to undergo removal of lymph nodes from the armpit as part of their treatment. This would spare them from the risk and discomfort of an unnecessary procedure. It [...]
Gold Surges to Record High
Gold surges to record highPrices soar past $1,260 on inflation fears and disappointing economic reports.Posted by TheStreet Staff on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 10:12 AMBy Alix Steel, TheStreet Updated at 10:18 a.m. ET Gold prices were surging to record-high levels Tuesday as investors turned to the metal as a haven asset after a slew of [...]
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Spontaneous breathing and gasping after cardiac arrest
Gordon Ewy and his Arizona colleagues made these interesting observations in swine:MethodsWe analyzed the spontaneous ventilatory activity during the first several minutes of ventricular fibrillation (VF) in our isoflurane anesthesized swine model of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The frequency and type of ventilatory activity was monitored by pneumotachometer and main stream infrared capnometer
COPD patients with anxiety have a higher risk of exacerbations
Psychological functioning is an important determinant of health outcomes in chronic lung disease. COPD was associated with a greater risk of anxiety in multivariable analysis (OR 1.85). Among patients with COPD, anxiety was related to poorer health outcomes including worse submaximal exercise performance (less distance walked during the 6-min walk test) and a greater risk [...]
