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Higher carotid arterial stenting rates associated with poorer clinical outcomes

November 7, 2009

PHILADELPHIA -- Among eligible Medicare beneficiaries, increased use of carotid arterial stenting (CAS) procedures to treat carotid stenosis -- the narrowing of the carotid artery -- is associated

PET imaging response a prognostic factor after thoracic radiation therapy for lung cancer

November 6, 2009

(PHILADELPHIA) A rapid decline in metabolic activity on a PET scan after radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer is correlated with good local tumor control, according to a study presented

Does green tea prevent cancer? Evidence continues to brew, but questions remain

November 5, 2009

PHILADELPHIA -- Although scientists are reluctant to officially endorse green tea as a cancer prevention method, evidence continues to grow about its protective effects, including results of a new

Postmenopausal women with higher testosterone levels

November 4, 2009

Chevy Chase, MD -- Postmenopausal women who have higher testosterone levels may be at greater risk of heart disease, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome compared to women with lower test

ADA releases updated position paper on breastfeeding

November 3, 2009

CHICAGO -- The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position paper on breastfeeding that details health benefits for both infants and mothers and encourages promotion of breastfee

Flu vaccine given to women during pregnancy keeps infants out of the hospital

November 2, 2009

Infants born to women who received influenza vaccine during pregnancy were hospitalized at a lower rate than infants born to unvaccinated mothers, according to preliminary results of an ongoing stu

There's a speed limit to the pace of evolution, Penn biologists say

November 2, 2009

PHILADELPHIA ?- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a theoretical model that informs the understanding of evolution and determines how quickly an organism will evolve using

Henry Ford Hospital study: A MRSA strain linked to high death rates

October 31, 2009

A strain of MRSA that causes bloodstream infections is five times more lethal than other strains and has shown to have some resistance to the potent antibiotic drug vancomycin used to treat MRSA, a

MedImmune to present 4 abstracts on RSV and influenza at 47TH Annual IDSA Meeting

October 30, 2009

PHILADELPHIA, P.A., October 30, 2009 -- MedImmune announced today it will present four abstracts at the 47th Annual Meeting of Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) being held here October

1 disease, not 1 demographic

October 29, 2009

The Asian continent has nearly four billion people living in 47 different countries, and each of these groups has their own unique set of health issues.

Inhibitor of heat shock protein is a potential anticancer drug, Penn study finds

October 29, 2009

PHILADELPHIA - Like yoga for office drones, cells do have coping strategies for stress.

TGen seeks emergency FDA approval of new swine flu test

October 29, 2009

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Oct.

North Carolina sea levels rising 3 times faster than in previous 500 years, Penn study says

October 28, 2009

PHILADELPHIA ?- An international team of environmental scientists led by the University of Pennsylvania has shown that sea-level rise, at least in North Carolina, is accelerating.

Changes in brain chemicals mark shifts in infant learning

October 26, 2009

When do you first leave the nest?

Fighting sleep, Penn researchers reverse the cognitive impairment caused by sleep deprivation

October 26, 2009

PHILADELPHIA ?- A research collaboration led by biologists and neuroscientists at the University of Pennsylvania has found a molecular pathway in the brain that is the cause of cognitive impairment



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