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Antibiotics Facilitate Intestinal C. difficile Colonization

A new study sheds light on the way antibiotics can promote C. difficile infections by killing beneficial bile-acid altering bacteria in the microbiota.  More...
17 Jan 2016
Image: Four mothers in Mali sharing the KMC experience (Photo courtesy of Joshua Robers/ Save the Children).

Kangaroo Mother Care Improves Neonatal Outcomes

A new study demonstrates that kangaroo mother care is associated with reduced mortality among infants of any birth weight or gestational age.   More...
13 Jan 2016
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Laryngeal Mask Reduces Life-Threatening Complications

A disposable laryngeal mask helps make airway management easier by keeping gastric contents away from the airway in the unlikely event of regurgitation.  More...
11 Jan 2016

Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy Even More Dangerous Than Previously Thought

A new meta-analysis has identified over 400 health problems that can co-occur in children diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, with severe cases that included high levels of hearing loss and impaired vision.  More...
11 Jan 2016

Patient Education Improves Clinical Trial Participation

Educational video content delivered before a patient’s first oncologist visit could improve their willingness to consider participation in clinical trials, according to a new study.  More...
11 Jan 2016

Hypertension Treatment Beneficial Irrespective of Baseline Blood Pressure

Treatment to lower blood pressure levels reduces the risk of major cardiovascular disease events regardless of initial blood pressure, according to a new study.    More...
10 Jan 2016

Tooth Loss Doubles Risk of Death in Heart Disease Patients

A new study shows that tooth loss is linearly associated with increasing rates of death and stroke in coronary heart disease patients.   More...
06 Jan 2016
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