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5/22/2013

Docs Use 3-D Printer to Create Lifesaving Airway Device for Infant

Posted 3:00 PM 5/22/2013 by By Barbara Bronson Gray
HealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- The success of an imaginative and resourceful device used to save an infant born with a serious airway malformation sheds light on new technology created by the marriage of bioengineering and surgery.

A report in the May 23 New England Journal of (More)

More Kids Getting Donor Organs, But Gaps Persist, Study Finds

Children Who Have CT Scans May Face Higher Cancer Risk

5/21/2013

Bed-Sharing Raises SIDS Risk Fivefold, Study Finds

Posted 10:00 AM 5/21/2013 by Mary Elizabeth Dallas

TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is five times higher when parents sleep with their infant, a new study finds.

British researchers noted that bed-sharing increases the risk for SIDS even if parents do not drink, use illegal drugs or smoke. (More)...

Weather Worries Can Threaten a Child's Mental Health

5/20/2013

Sugar Injections for Knee Arthritis May Ease Pain: Study

Posted 3:00 PM 5/20/2013 by By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Injections of a sugar solution appear to help relieve knee pain and stiffness related to osteoarthritis, a new study suggests.

The technique -- known as dextrose prolotherapy -- has been around for 75 years but is still considered an "alternative" (More)

Certain COPD Meds Might Raise Heart Risks, Study Says

Favorite Music May Ease Anxiety in ICU Patients

Living Near Major Roadways in Pregnancy Tied to Respiratory Woes in Children

Nighttime Docs at ICUs Don't Boost Patient Outcomes: Study

5/18/2013

Study Links Coffee to Lower Risk for Rare Liver Disease

Posted 10:00 AM 5/18/2013 by Mary Elizabeth Dallas

SATURDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Just a few extra cups of coffee each month might help prevent the development of an autoimmune liver disease known as primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a new study suggests.

Investigators from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., found that drinking (More)

Swallowing Magnets Can Be Fatal for Children

5/17/2013

Control of Heart Risks May Vary Among Outpatient Practices

Posted 10:00 AM 5/17/2013 by Mary Elizabeth Dallas

FRIDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Management of heart disease risk factors -- such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure and smoking -- varies significantly among outpatient practices in the United States, according to a new study.

Researchers found that among 18 primary care and (More)

5/16/2013

1 in 5 U.S. Kids Has a Mental Health Disorder: CDC

Posted 12:00 PM 5/16/2013 by By Brenda Goodman
HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- As many as one in five American children under the age of 17 has a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year, according to a new federal report.

Released Thursday, the report represents the government's first comprehensive look at mental disorders in (More)

Heart Risks Last Beyond Hospital Discharge, Study Finds

5/15/2013

Noisy Operating Rooms May Jeopardize Patient Safety

Posted 10:00 AM 5/15/2013 by Mary Elizabeth Dallas

WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Background noise in the operating room -- such as the sounds of surgical equipment, chatter or music -- can affect surgeons' ability to understand what is being said to them and might result in a breakdown of communication among surgical team members (More)

5/14/2013

Metformin Won't Aid Breast Cancer Survival in Diabetics

Posted 3:00 PM 5/14/2013 by Robert Preidt

TUESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Despite prior research suggesting that the widely used diabetes drug metformin might help cancer patients, a new study finds it does not boost survival for older breast cancer patients with diabetes.

Previous research has found that metformin was (More)