Urinalysis is effective for UTIs in younger febrile infants
For febrile infants age 60 days and younger, urinalysis is highly sensitive and specific for diagnosing urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Reported in Paediatrics, Leah Tzimenatos,...
Nutrients in child’s first 1000 days key for neurodevelopment
The provision of adequate nutrients and healthy eating
during a child's first 1000 days is important for optimal neurodevelopment,
according to an American Academy of Pediatrics...
Repeat BP reading needed in children with initial high result
Only approximately half of paediatric patients with a blood pressure reading ≥95th percentile would be correctly classified based on their initial blood pressure reading.
Making...
Doctors underdiagnosing flu among older patients
Adults aged 65 years or older presenting at hospitals with influenza-like illness (ILI) during the winter months were less likely to have had a...
Eight cancers could be diagnosed with single blood test
Considerable media coverage was given at the weekend to news of a blood test shown to have the potential to identify eight cancer types...
Monthly brain cycles shown to predict epilepsy seizures
risk for seizures by identifying monthly cycles of brain activity.
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF; USA), the Wyss Center for Bio...
Study ends debate over role of steroids in treating septic shock
The results from the largest ever study of septic shock
could improve treatment for critically ill patients and save health systems
worldwide hundreds of millions of...
Ultrasound-measured liver stiffness may predict mortality risk in HF patients
As a proxy for liver congestion, liver stiffness measured with ultrasound elastography has important prognostic value among patients with heart failure, a Japanese study...
Cycling has little effect on men’s sexual or urinary functions
Compared with swimmers/runners, cyclists have no worse sexual or urinary
functions, a study published in the February issue of The Journal of Urology has assured.
Mohannad A....
Active surveillance feasible for small, low-grade bladder cancer
For patients who present with small, low-grade pTa/pT1a recurrent papillary bladder tumours, active surveillance appears to be a reasonable strategy, a study published in...
Key driver of atopic dermatitis discovered
Severe eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is a chronic
inflammatory skin condition that is driven by an allergic reaction. In a study
published in Journal...
Weight-loss procedures lead to higher pain thresholds
Weight loss following bariatric surgery was associated with improvements in pain sensitization among obese patients with chronic knee pain, a year-long study found.
One year...
Listeriosis outbreak death toll rises to 81
The death toll from the listeriosis outbreak in the country
has risen to 81. This has been confirmed in the National Institute for
Communicable Diseases’ latest...
Satisfaction higher in providers who email patients
Providers who give patients their e-mail addresses have
higher satisfaction, but this does not appear to impact patient satisfaction,
according to a study published in the European
Journal...
Women with GDM in pregnancy at higher risk of future health...
Women who have gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during
pregnancy have a higher than usual risk of developing type 2 diabetes,
hypertension, and ischaemic heart disease in...
Migraine surgery claimed to reduce severity, improve functioning
The authors of a new study report have claimed that in addition to reducing headache frequency and severity, surgical treatment for migraine leads to...
Pregnancy-linked treatment target for melanoma identified
Researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a new therapeutic target for the treatment of melanoma.
For decades,...
Severe childhood bullying may increase mental health risks in adolescence
Teens who were severely bullied as children are at increased risk for mental health problems and suicide attempts, a Canadian study has found.
The study...