Cheap drugs work for nausea after surgery study finds
New Orleans reports that inexpensive drugs costing as little as a dollar or two are as effective as pricier options in preventing post operative nausea and vomiting. A three drug combination reduced illness to 22 percent among five thousand one hundred ninety nine patients across twenty eight hospitals.
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New Orleans
New England of Medicine
United States
Allan Gottschalk
Johns Hopkins University
Gottschal
Christian C. Apfel
University of Wurzburg
Germany
University of Louisville
Apfel
Toxic shock returns as cases rise in U S
A University of Minnesota study led by Patrick Schlievert notes toxic shock syndrome is increasing again nationwide since 2000. About half of new cases involve men boys or non menstruating women after surgery or open wounds, and cases have reemerged across clinics in the Twin Cities.
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University of Minnesota
Patrick Sehlievert
Schliegert
Sehlievert
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Phony powdered milk causes malnutrition in China
The Legal Daily reported in Suqian, eastern China, that one baby died and 20 infants were hospitalized with severe malnutrition after drinking low quality milk powder. Swelling and anemia marked the condition. two twins were so swollen doctors could not draw blood from their limbs.
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Shanghai
China
Suqian
Legal Daily
Justice Ministry
Genetic signs tied to aging brain may signal decline
Researchers from Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School studied 30 brains aged 26 to 106, examining about 11,000 genes. They found changes in key genes that could mark aging, with some genes reducing activity after age 40 in some people, though causality to mental decline remains unproven.
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Children’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Training program helps get ready for farm rescues
Albany report details Farmedic training for rural rescuers to handle farm incidents such as hay baler escapes. It notes Cornell linked program, nitrogen gas dangers in silos, and expert quotes on versatility in EMS response. The piece cites 1995 farm injuries, compares fatality rates, and credits Farmedic with training over 22,000 responders since 1981.
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Albany
Brookings
Darrell Hartmann
Cornell University
Dan
Ted Halpin
Canandaigua
National Institute For Occupational Safety and
Farmedic
United States
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