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Special Diet Reduces Severe Seizures in Children

A study has shown that a rigorously high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet can reduce the number of seizures in children with severe seizure disorders and keep them lower for years after the diet is stopped. More...
16 Oct 2001

Brain Oxygen Saturation Aids Heart Surgery Patients

Several studies have demonstrated that monitoring and maintaining cerebral oxygen saturation can reduce the incidence of stroke and coma in heart-surgery patients. More...
15 Oct 2001

Cooling System in Study to Treat Stroke

Endovascular catheter technology that exchanges heat directly with blood in the circulatory system to induce and/or reverse hypothermia is in a phase I study to evaluate its use for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. More...
11 Oct 2001

Parenting Difficulties May Contribute to Asthma

An eight-year prospective study of 150 children indicates that parenting difficulties in the first year of a baby's life increases the risk of the baby developing asthma. More...
09 Oct 2001

Steroids Accelerate Bone Loss in Women with Asthma

A three-year study has found that premenopausal women who use inhaled corticosteroids to treat persistent asthma may experience bone loss in the hip. More...
08 Oct 2001

Surgical Intensive Care Should Not Be Restricted for the Elderly

A study has found that elderly patients who survive surgical intensive care perceive their quality of life as high, despite lower functional levels and a slight increase in full dependency More...
04 Oct 2001

New Guidelines for Preventing Second Heart Attack

Based on compelling evidence from recent clinical trials, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have issued new guidelines for preventing heart attacks More...
03 Oct 2001
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