Reuters – The risk of blood clots following surgery is probably higher – overall, more than one clot per 50 surgeries — than previously thought, data from the UK’s Million Women Study suggest.
Reuters – For breast lumps that can be felt with the fingers but look benign on ultrasound, an immediate biopsy may not be needed, particularly for some young women, researchers report.
Reuters – The risk of blood clots following surgery is probably higher – overall, more than one clot per 50 surgeries — than previously thought, data from the UK’s Million Women Study suggest.
AP – Swine flu infections continue to wane, just as vaccine is becoming plentiful enough that some communities are allowing everyone to get it, not just those in priority groups.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) — A class of drugs still taken by
millions of people with type 2 diabetes is associated with a higher risk
of dying and heart failure than the newer treatment metformin, researchers
say.
Reuters – For breast lumps that can be felt with the fingers but look benign on ultrasound, an immediate biopsy may not be needed, particularly for some young women, researchers report.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) — Potentially fatal blood clots
after surgery are a much greater risk than has previously been thought, a
British study finds.
AP – Swine flu infections continue to wane, just as vaccine is becoming plentiful enough that some communities are allowing everyone to get it, not just those in priority groups.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) — A class of drugs still taken by
millions of people with type 2 diabetes is associated with a higher risk
of dying and heart failure than the newer treatment metformin, researchers
say.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Ulcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory
bowel disease that affects the large intestine and rectum. There is no
known cause, the U.S. National Library of Medicine says.