THURSDAY, Jan. 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Cigarette smoking is associated with measures of subclinical peripheral artery disease (PAD) in African-Americans, according to a study published online Jan. 23 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Endometrial Scratching Does Not Increase Live Birth Rate in IVF
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) — For women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), endometrial scratching by pipelle biopsy between day 3 of the cycle preceding the embryo-transfer cycle and day 3 of the embryo-transfer cycle, does not result in a higher rate of live birth, according to a study published in the Jan. 24 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Many New Cancer Patients Unaware of Their Hepatitis Status
TUESDAY, Jan. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A substantial proportion of patients with newly diagnosed cancer and concurrent hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are unaware of their viral infection at the time of cancer diagnosis, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in JAMA Oncology.
Exome Sequencing Beneficial for Pediatric Kidney Recipients
TUESDAY, Jan. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Whole-exome sequencing (WES) can identify a genetic cause for almost one-third of pediatric kidney transplant recipients, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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Frailty Could Increase Susceptibility for Dementia
FRIDAY, Jan. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Frailty and Alzheimer disease-related brain changes independently contribute to dementia status, according to a study published in the February issue of The Lancet Neurology.
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FDA Down to 5 Weeks of Funding to Review New Drug Applications
THURSDAY, Jan. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Due to the federal government shutdown, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has only about five weeks of funding left to review new drug applications, according to Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D.
Hemochromatosis Mutation Linked to Other Morbidity
THURSDAY, Jan. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) — HFE p.C282Y homozygosity, the most common gene mutation causing hereditary hemochromatosis (type 1), is associated with other morbidity in men and women, according to a study published online Jan. 16 in The BMJ.
Nerve Transfer Promising for Acute Flaccid Myelitis Patients
THURSDAY, Jan. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Two patients diagnosed with acute flaccid myelitis and upper-extremity neuropathy who were treated with peripheral nerve transfer continue to demonstrate functional recovery at two years, according to a case series recently published in Pediatric Neurology.
Comparable Progression Risk Seen With Ablation Versus Surgery for T1a Renal Cell Carcinoma 
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Bypassing the Closest Surgical Site for Urgent Care Tied to Worse Outcomes 
Postadenotonsillectomy Respiratory Volume Monitoring Feasible in Obstructive Sleep Apnea 
Sucrose Reduces Pain During, Just After Venipuncture in Neonates 
Short-Term Surgical Outcomes at Rural Facilities Similar to Those in More Distant, Urban Facilities 
No Increase Seen in Neovascular AMD Risk After Cataract Surgery 
Weekly, High-Risk Rounds Reduced Hospital-Acquired Conditions in Pediatric ICU 
