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Platelet transfusion after stroke not beneficial for patients using antiplatelet drugs

Platelet transfusion after stroke not beneficial for patients using antiplatelet drugs

The common practise of giving patients with an acute intracerebral haemorrhage a platelet transfusion is not effective and might even be dangerous. That is the conclusion of a paper by an international group of researchers that was published in The Lancet. They specifically studied patients that were on antiplatelet drugs prior to having the bleeding. Continue reading

Swift blood transfusion after trauma lowers risk of death

Swift blood transfusion after trauma lowers risk of death

Traumatically injured patients with hemorrhage benefit from a quick blood transfusion. Each delay of ten minutes in the administration raises the risk of death. That is written by researchers of the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center in The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. Continue reading

‘Milestone’ in cocaine dependence treatment: dexamfetamine effective and safe

‘Milestone’ in cocaine dependence treatment: dexamfetamine effective and safe

Heroin-dependent patients who are also struggling with cocaine dependence can be successfully treated for this second addiction using sustained-release dexamfetamine. That is written by Dutch investigators in The Lancet. In an accompanying comment, Swiss psychiatrists call these results a milestone. Continue reading

Antibiotic resistance growing global problem for children with urinary tract infection

Antibiotic resistance growing global problem for children with urinary tract infection

The prevalence of resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics in children with urinary tract infections is high, especially in countries outside the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), according to a recent article in the British Medical Journal. In an editorial, an Australian professor of General Practise Research warns about the drastic consequences of this finding for clinical management. Continue reading

Venous thromboembolism after radical cystectomy associated with lower survival of bladder cancer

Venous thromboembolism after radical cystectomy associated with lower survival of bladder cancer

The development of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after a radical cystectomy is associated with inferior long-term survival of bladder cancer, according to an article in BJU International. This association could mean that VTE is a marker of more aggressive disease. Continue reading

Microbirthing: a good or a bad idea?

Microbirthing: a good or a bad idea?

Recently, a discussion has flared up in the medical community on microbirthing, the practice in which maternal vaginal fluid is transferred on to an infant born by caesarean section. A recent report in Nature Medicine hesitantly concluded that this might be effective in restoring the microbiota of infants, but a group of British doctors warn for the potential dangers in BMJ. Continue reading

Researchers predict IVF failure using gene expression profiling

Researchers predict IVF failure using gene expression profiling

In Scientific Reports, scientists of the University Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands, and the university hospital of Southampton, United Kingdom, describe a genetic expression profile of the endometrium with which they can predict the success of an IVF (in vitro fertilisation) treatment. Ultimately, this may lead to the development of a clinical test. Continue reading

Recovery sleep could compensate elevated risk of diabetes

Recovery sleep could compensate elevated risk of diabetes

Sleeping longer could reverse the effect of sleep restriction on glucose homeostasis. That is written by American researchers in Diabetes Care. According to the authors, to restore insulin sensitivity and lower the risk of diabetes type 2, it is sufficient to recover from four short nights by sleeping for ten hours twice. Continue reading

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