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Surgical site infection, UTI endorsed by NQF as outcomes-based measures

The National Quality Forum recently endorsed two outcomes-based measures from the American College of Surgeons that are pertinent to urology: surgical site infection and urinary tract infection.

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22 February 2012

Drugs That Affect Serotonin Signaling May Combat Bone Loss

Scientists have long known that calcium leaches from the bones both during lactation and in certain types of cancer. The driver behind these phenomena is a molecule called parathyroid hormone related protein (PTHrP), which is secreted by the mammary glands. The signal that regulates the secretion of PTHrP, and where this other unknown molecule exerts its influence, has remained a mystery...

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22 February 2012

Drugs That Affect Serotonin Signaling May Combat Bone Loss

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22 February 2012

Combined vaccine tied to fever-related seizures

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies who got a single shot that included vaccines against tetanus and pertussis were at higher risk of having a fever-related seizure on the same day in a new study from Denmark.

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21 February 2012

Preventing maternal influenza during pregnancy may improve neonatal outcomes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Offspring of women who receive influenza immunization during pregnancy have better intrauterine growth and fewer respiratory illnesses during flu season, according to a new study.

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21 February 2012

Egyptian firm in fake Avastin scam proves elusive

CAIRO (Reuters) - The trail of counterfeit copies of the multibillion-dollar cancer drug Avastin leads to an address in a crowded Cairo suburb, with no sign of the firm named by international suppliers as the source of the product.

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21 February 2012

FDA staff oppose Northera hypotension drug

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators recommended that Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd's hypotension drug Northera not be approved for use in the United States, sending the company's shares down over 14%.

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21 February 2012

Heart attack with no chest pain more likely in women

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women, especially younger women, are more likely than men to show up at the hospital with no chest pain or discomfort after having a heart attack, a new study suggests.

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21 February 2012

Obesity rates rise, threaten health in OECD nations

LONDON (Reuters) - More people in developed countries are overweight or obese than ever before, dooming them to years of ill health, pushing up healthcare costs and piling more pressure on health systems, according to a report put out for "Fat Tuesday."

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21 February 2012