This is a summary of the recommendations for the management of antithrombotic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation in association with Non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome or ST-elevation myocardial infarction. ASA, acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin); CHADS2, Congestive Heart Failure, Hypertension, Age,...
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Turns out bacteria may transfer to candy that has fallen on the floor no matter how fast you pick it up.
Rutgers researchers have disproven the widely accepted notion that it's OK to scoop up food and...
A new study indicates that stem cells called Gli1 cells (shown in red) are responsible for depositing calcium in the arteries, increasing the risk of atherosclerosis. Over time, the condition can lead to cardiovascular disease and is especially common...
Modelled PM 2.5 concentration in the Augsburg area.Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum München using data of GeoBasis-DE / BKG 2016
Exposure to air pollution at the place of residence increases the risk of developing insulin resistance as a pre-diabetic state of type...
An acceleration in obesity among young teenagers could be explained by a 12-year-long study which found that the number of calories they burn while at rest drops suddenly in puberty.
Research led by the University of Exeter Medical School, published...
The glycemic index of a given food, a value that aims to quantify how fast blood sugar rises after eating it, can vary by an average of 20 percent within an individual and 25 percent among individuals, report scientists...
Smoking while pregnant has been associated with several behavioral manifestations in children, including neuropsychiatric difficulties such as chronic tic disorders and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Credit: © bryan / Flickr
A study published in the September 2016 issue of the Journal of...
Scientists suggest vitamin A may have a role to play in tackling the commonest form of pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common type of malignancy of the pancreas, is extremely aggressive and very difficult to treat. Many...
Twins should be delivered at 37 weeks' gestation to minimise stillbirths and newborn deaths, and there is no clear evidence to support routine delivery before 36 week's gestation, finds a large international study in The BMJ today.
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Edible ginger-derived nano-lipids created from a specific population of ginger nanoparticles show promise for effectively targeting and delivering chemotherapeutic drugs used to treat colon cancer, according to a study by researchers at the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia...
This visual abstract the findings of Miner et al., who describe how ZIKV infection in the eye results in inflammation and injury. ZIKV infected the iris, cornea, retina, and optic nerve and caused conjunctivitis, panuveitis, and neuroretinitis in mice....
