A recent study found that women undergoing bypass surgery experience less improvement in depression, shortness of breath, and health-related physical limitations compared to men. Women also reported a more negative evaluation of their surgery and recovery process.
Researchers have developed a new x-ray technique called diffraction enhanced imaging (DEI) that can image cartilage and detect early stages of osteoarthritis. This technology has the potential to improve diagnosis and treatment of the disease, which affects over half of the nation's elderly.
Researchers found that thrombocytosis correlates with more aggressive ovarian cancer and poorer response to treatment. Patients with thrombocytosis had higher CA-125 levels, advanced stage disease, and greater tendency of cancer spread.
A study by Duke University researchers found that poor patients are more than twice as likely to die of severe heart disease compared to those with higher incomes. After adjusting for differences in treatment, poverty remained associated with a worse outcome, suggesting that post-hospital factors such as smoking and non-adherence to me...
A commonly prescribed medication for treating endometriosis appears to elevate the risk of ovarian cancer, according to a new study. Women taking danazol were nearly three times more likely to develop ovarian cancer than those taking leuprolide, an anti-androgenic medication.
A recent study found that nearly 11% of participants with internet gambling experience were classified as problem or pathological gamblers, compared to only 22% without internet gambling. Internet gamblers tended to be younger, unmarried, and have lower education and income levels than non-internet gamblers.