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  New test assesses pregnancy diabetes risk

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 31 May 2013

  Gestation diabetes risk can be identified through biomarker levels during first trimester.  Levels of a biomarker in a pregnant woman’s blood can help physicians gauge her risk of… read more.

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  EASL 2013 Report – Probiotics reduces hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 31 May 2013

  Probiotics have significantly reduced development of hepatic encephalopathy researchers announced at EASL/International Liver Congress.

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  EASL 2013 Report – MK-5172 shows high, durable response in HCV

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 30 May 2013

  Hepatitis C patients treated with Merck’s investigative MK-5172, an oral NS3/4A protease inhibitor, combined with 24 or 48 weeks of peginterferon alfa 2b (Pegasys/ Roche) and ribavirin (Ribasphere/… read more.

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  Testosterone helpful in diabetic men

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 30 May 2013

  Insulin resistance in diabetic men with decreased sex hormones was reversed after testosterone replacement, researchers reported.

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  Long-term opioid use related to erectile dysfunction

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 29 May 2013

  by Bruce Sylvester – Long-term use of opioids is linked to an increased higher risk of erectile dysfunction (ED), researchers reported on May 15, 2013 in the journal… read more.

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  Nocturia and increased mortality risk

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 29 May 2013

  Nocturia significantly increased mortality risk in men and women, according to data from a government health survey.  Overall, awakening more than twice a night to urinate increased mortality… read more.

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  Poor sleep link to urinary problems

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 28 May 2013

  Disordered sleep preceded development of urinary symptoms by as much as five years in men and women, according to researchers.

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  No interruption Warfarin reduces bleeding risk

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 28 May 2013

  Bruise Control trial found that patients who were operated on without interrupting warfarin were 80 percent less likely to develop a significant hematoma after surgery compared to patients… read more.

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  Reach out to youth suicide

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 28 May 2013

  More than 80 per cent of youth who die by suicide had some form of contact with the health care system in the year before their death, according… read more.

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  Robotics no help in cystectomy

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 27 May 2013

  A randomized trial comparing robotic with open cystectomy ended early after an interim analysis showed the minimally invasive approach did not reduce complications, according to a researchers.

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  Serelaxin and vildagliptin shows positive results in HF patients

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 27 May 2013

  Results of late breaking trials presented at Heart Failure 2013.  Serelaxin may be more effective for relieving dyspnea in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) than reduced… read more.

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  Antibiotic Rx for acute rhinosinusitis

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 27 May 2013

  Antibiotics for acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) are prescribed frequently – especially for younger adult patients and in primary care settings – despite recent consensus guidelines that discourage antibiotic use… read more.