Tuesday, June 13, 2017

New 3-D based blood vessels may revolutionise root canal and other top stories.

  • New 3-D based blood vessels may revolutionise root canal

    New 3-D based blood vessels may revolutionise root canal
    A novel three-dimensional (3-D) printing-inspired process that may help engineer artificial blood vessels for teeth, creating better and long-term outcomes for patients suffering from infected or decayed teeth, has been developed by US researchers. The process is more effective than the age-old root canal procedure that may cause teeth to become brittle and susceptible to fracture over time, the researchers said.  “Root canal eliminates the tooth’s blood and nerve supply, rendering it lifeless ..
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  • Eleven teenagers as young as 14 overdose on 'extremely dangerous' cocktail of prescription drugs that made them ...

    Eleven teenagers as young as 14 overdose on 'extremely dangerous' cocktail of prescription drugs that made them ...
    Eleven teenagers as young as 14 overdose on 'extremely dangerous' cocktail of prescription drugs that made them 'highly aggressive' A group of Queensland teens are in hospital after overdosing on drugsPolice found 11 youths at a home in Yeppoon after they had taken the medicationThe nine boys and girls aged 14 to 17 were taken to Yeppoon HospitalAmbulance spokesman Brad Norris said the group had mixed prescription pills By Fiona Connor For Daily Mail Australia and Australian Associated Pres..
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  • Pregnant women don't need this insulting advice about their weight

    Pregnant women don't need this insulting advice about their weight
    I put on 30kg when I was pregnant with my first daughter. My morning ritual was to eat a cracker in bed so I didn't vomit and then get up and weigh my hideous bulging body. Some days the number on the scales would make me cry. Every day the number made me feel like a failure.I had read all the literature, studied the books, and listened to "experts". Many times I read warnings to mothers-to-be not to use pregnancy as an "excuse" to "eat for two" – as if we were all gluttonous pigs just waiting ..
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  • Diabetes drug reduces risk of heart attack

    Diabetes drug reduces risk of heart attack
    A drug commonly used to treat patients with type 2 diabetes has been shown to protect them against serious heart problems like heart attack and stroke.It also significantly slows the progression of renal disease, according to a large study of 10,000 patients published in the New England Journal of Medicine.With coronary heart disease the biggest killer of people with type 2 diabetes, Australian researcher Professor Bruce Neal of The George Institute for Global Health says the findings offer rea..
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  • Flavored tobacco products target young people, African Americans

    Flavored tobacco products target young people, African Americans
    Photo: Gabrielle Lurie, The Chronicle Menthol cigarettes are seen on display for sale at That's It bodega in the Mission district in San Francisco, California, on Sunday, June 11, 2017. Menthol cigarettes are seen on display for sale at That's It bodega... Tobacco remains th..
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  • Lasting health impact of domestic violence

    Lasting health impact of domestic violence
    Lasting health impact of domestic violenceSarah WiedersehnAustralian Associated Press2:01PM June 13, 2017SaveWomen who have lived with a violent partner suffer "real" and long lasting physical health issues on top of poor mental health, new Australian research reveals.A University of Newcastle study tracked three generations of women for 16 years and found the physical health of those women involved in a violent relationship worsened as they aged.Professor Deborah Loxton, from the Research Centr..
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  • Novel peptide receptor radionuclide therapy improves wellbeing of neuroendocrine cancer patients - News

    Novel peptide receptor radionuclide therapy improves wellbeing of neuroendocrine cancer patients - News
    June 13, 2017 Malignant neuroendocrine tumors, commonly called NETs, are easy to miss and associated with discouraging survival rates and poor quality of life. A study presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) shows how a novel peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) is significantly improving patient wellbeing. In the NETTER-1 Phase III Trial, a randomized prospective study, researchers focused on advanced midgut NETs and reviewe..
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  • Plant-based vegetarian diet leads to greater weight loss than calorie-equivalent diabetes diet - News

    Plant-based vegetarian diet leads to greater weight loss than calorie-equivalent diabetes diet - News
    All calories may not be created equal, at least when it comes to utilizing dietary patterns for weight loss. A new controlled study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition finds a plant-based vegetarian diet leads to greater ...
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  • 'A very good day': Terminally-ill patients to access medicinal cannabis sooner

    'A very good day': Terminally-ill patients to access medicinal cannabis sooner
    The last month has been a rollercoaster of emotions for medicinal cannabis advocate, Lucy Haslam. She's been campaigning to make medicinal cannabis easier for patients to obtain. Last month, when attempts to change the rules around the categorisation of the substance were shot down in the Senate, Lucy was devastated."It was probably one of the worst days of my life," she told Hack.But today, the tables have turned.Effective immediately, terminally-ill patients will be allowed to access up to th..
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  • Purpose built Emergency Department safe rooms to hold violent patients after surgeon attack

    Purpose built Emergency Department safe rooms to hold violent patients after surgeon attack
    The paramedic was covered in bite marks, her jaw was dislocated, her head was pounding, and her eye blackened. She'd just survived a vicious attack while working and now that she was home she had to explain her injuries to her small children. Paramedic Darelle Bartlett was a victim of violence while working.  Photo: Justin McManus  "Mum went off to work okay but came home with a black eye and concussion.  Really hard to tell my young kids about that," she said.Darelle Barrett had been c..
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