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As nurse practitioners lobby to expand their authority and scope of practice in many states, a New England Journal of Medicine study released Wednesday documents a deep chasm between doctors and nurses on that issue
Last year in a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Danish researchers studied 13 different cancers and found that in all types, the use of statins was associated with longer cancer specific survival
Western medicine's approach is to prevent disease ... Yet there is no known disease associated with aging. As I took my fellowship, every slide with information on it had a journal citation, and often from well-known journals like The Journal of the American Heart Association and The New England Journal of Medicine. I don't consider the medicine I practice as alternative' because it is based in science.More quotes »
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Genes and Early Wheezing Tied to Childhood Asthma Risk
those who did not have the genetic variation and did not wheeze, according the study in the March 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine .The genetic variation is found on chromosome 17 and is common. Half of the children in the study had one copy Read more »
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Mediterranean diet: Nonna knows best
New England Journal of Medicine confirms what Italian-Americans knew all along: Nonna was right.Greek grandmas were, too. Likewise, Turkish, Croatian, southern French and all advocates of the Mediterranean diet, rich in olive oil, vegetables, fruits, nuts, Read more »
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3-D-Printed Implant Saves Baby’s Life
A baby’s life has been saved by innovative U.S. doctors who used 3-D printing to create a vital splint to keep him breathing. The doctors described their ground-breaking procedure in a report in the New England Journal of Medicine. Kaiba Gionfriddo began 7:40 AM from The Epoch Times Read more »
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Experimental Asthma Drug May Provide Major Relief–But For a Limited Group of Patients
A promising new drug for treating asthma could not only reduce asthma symptoms but also improve lung function in patients, according to a new study. The results of the trial involving dupilumab, which is being developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and F 5:45 AM from Time Magazine Read more »
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New asthma drug promising in trials
Human clinical trials show exciting promise for a new drug treatment for moderate and severe asthma, with further potential in treating severe eczema. Dupilumab, developed by Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., reduced asthma attacks by 87 percent 12:42 AM from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Read more »
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Early Experience in Screening for Lung Cancers with Low-Dose CT Detailed
Use of low-dose computed tomography to screen for lung cancer produces three times the rate of positive screens that chest x-ray does, while finding more early-stage tumors, according to a New England Journal of Medicine study. Researchers detail first-r 5/22/13 from Journal Watch Read more »
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New Drug May Decrease Asthma Attacks By 87%
Editor's Choice Academic Journal Main Category: Respiratory / Asthma Article Date: 22 May 2013 - 12:00 PDT A novel, lab-made molecule was able to stick to certain inflammatory proteins and decrease and minimize acute breathing issues among people with mo 5/22/13 from Medical News Today Read more »
