June 2010
6 posts
Medical News: Tranexamic Acid Reduces Trauma... →
Medical News: Tranexamic Acid Reduces Trauma Deaths - in Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine from MedPage Today
In a large randomized trial, treatment with tranexamic acid reduced the risk…
“They told the Radiological Society of North America that the best position in...”
– BBC NEWS | Health | Sitting straight ‘bad for backs’
“Night shift workers experiencing excessive sleepiness felt more awake throughout...”
– Medical News: APSS: Drug Improves Wakefulness on the Night Shift - in Meeting Coverage, APSS from MedPage Today
Medical News: Mediterranean Diet Improves Heart... →
The study was limited because it may not be generalizable to women and other ethnic groups. Also, its cross-sectional nature precludes any findings about causality.
Medical News: Clean Teeth Again Linked to Healthy... →
Further adjustment for socioeconomic status, smoking, physical activity, and visits to the dentist attenuated the link. Additional controls for body mass index, family history of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and physician-diagnosed diabetes also reduced the relationship but not to the point where significance was lost.