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Some common NSAIDs have added benefit of fighting bacterial infection
Date: Mar-15-2014Some commonly used drugs that combat aches and pains, fever, and inflammation are also thought to have the ability to kill bacteria. New research appearing online in the Cell Press journal Chemistry & Biology reveals that these drugs, better known as NSAIDs, act on bacteria in a way that is fundamentally different from current antibiotics. The discovery could open up new strategies for fighting drug-resistant infections and "superbugs.
Confidence is an important buffer to the stress of old age
Date: Mar-15-2014The importance of boosting self-esteem is normally associated with the trials and tribulations of adolescence. But new research from Concordia University shows that it's even more important for older adults to maintain and improve upon those confidence levels as they enter their twilight years. That's because boosting self-esteem can help buffer potential health threats typically associated with the transition into older adulthood.
The impact of trauma center closures
Date: Mar-15-2014Injured patients who live near trauma centers that have closed have higher odds of dying once they reach a hospital, according to a new analysis by UC San Francisco researchers.Trauma centers are specially staffed and equipped to provide care to severely injured people. They can be costly to operate and many centers struggle to keep their doors open. During the last two decades, about a third of the nation's 1,125 trauma centers have shut down.The new study, involving more than a quarter of a million patients, analyzed the impact of closures of three centers in California.
Virulent tooth decay in toddlers can be caused by combination of bacterium and fungus
Date: Mar-15-2014Early childhood caries, a highly aggressive and painful form of tooth decay that frequently occurs in preschool children, especially from backgrounds of poverty, may result from a nefarious partnership between a bacterium and a fungus, according to a paper published ahead of print in the journal Infection and Immunity.The resulting tooth decay can be so severe that treatment frequently requires surgery - in the operating room, says corresponding author Hyun (Michel) Koo of the University of Pennsylvania.
Virulent tooth decay in toddlers can be caused by combination of bacterium and fungus
Date: Mar-15-2014Early childhood caries, a highly aggressive and painful form of tooth decay that frequently occurs in preschool children, especially from backgrounds of poverty, may result from a nefarious partnership between a bacterium and a fungus, according to a paper published ahead of print in the journal Infection and Immunity.The resulting tooth decay can be so severe that treatment frequently requires surgery - in the operating room, says corresponding author Hyun (Michel) Koo of the University of Pennsylvania.
Virulent tooth decay in toddlers can be caused by combination of bacterium and fungus
Date: Mar-15-2014Early childhood caries, a highly aggressive and painful form of tooth decay that frequently occurs in preschool children, especially from backgrounds of poverty, may result from a nefarious partnership between a bacterium and a fungus, according to a paper published ahead of print in the journal Infection and Immunity.The resulting tooth decay can be so severe that treatment frequently requires surgery - in the operating room, says corresponding author Hyun (Michel) Koo of the University of Pennsylvania.
Negative experiences of transgender patients in emergency department settings
Date: Mar-15-2014A new study out of Western University (London, Canada) has found the majority of transgender patients have had a negative experience when it comes to receiving emergency department (ED) care. The findings, by first author Greta Bauer, PhD, is in press at the Annals of Emergency Medicine, the official publication of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and is now posted online.The study used respondent-driven sampling, a methodology developed to specifically address the challenge of studying hard-to-reach populations.
Negative experiences of transgender patients in emergency department settings
Date: Mar-15-2014A new study out of Western University (London, Canada) has found the majority of transgender patients have had a negative experience when it comes to receiving emergency department (ED) care. The findings, by first author Greta Bauer, PhD, is in press at the Annals of Emergency Medicine, the official publication of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and is now posted online.The study used respondent-driven sampling, a methodology developed to specifically address the challenge of studying hard-to-reach populations.
New study suggests contagious yawning is not linked to empathy
Date: Mar-15-2014Along with the whereabouts of Bigfoot and the answer to whether we are alone in the universe, the mechanism behind contagious yawning remains one of life's great mysteries. Though previous studies have suggested a link to empathy, new research suggests this is not the case, rendering it still largely unexplained.The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, was conducted by researchers from the Duke Center for Human Genome Variation in North Carolina.
Negative experiences of transgender patients in emergency department settings
Date: Mar-15-2014A new study out of Western University (London, Canada) has found the majority of transgender patients have had a negative experience when it comes to receiving emergency department (ED) care. The findings, by first author Greta Bauer, PhD, is in press at the Annals of Emergency Medicine, the official publication of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and is now posted online.The study used respondent-driven sampling, a methodology developed to specifically address the challenge of studying hard-to-reach populations.
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