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A new analysis shows that a combination of two anti-platelets drugs can benefit patients after the most common type of cardiac surgery—while also increasing the risk of potentially dangerous bleeding. …
Two-medication strategy offers both benefit and risk after coronary artery bypass surgery Read More
Among children undergoing elective tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, the incidence of perioperative respiratory adverse events (PRAEs) is reduced for those receiving premedication with intranasal dexmedetomidine Fangming Shen, M.D., from Xuzhou Medical …
Dexmedetomidine cuts perioperative respiratory adverse events in tonsillectomy Read More
Atopic eczema is associated with a small but increased risk for incident dementia, according to a study published in the August issue of the Journal of the American Academy of …
Atopic eczema tied to higher risk for dementia in older adults Read More
In the past, school cafeterias might have served as a source for more punchlines than nutrition. But lunch is a more dynamic and, these days, healthy part of students’ lives …
What’s new this year for school lunches? Read More
Marios Rossides, M.D., Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues examined the association between maternal and paternal exposure to pesticides and childhood cancer in a Swedish register case-control …
Links between parental exposure to pesticides, childhood cancer explored Read More
Checking your child’s hearing should be on your back-to-school list. Dr. Kelly Conroy, a Mayo Clinic audiologist, says children with an undiagnosed hearing issue can face both academic and social …
Mayo Clinic minute: Can your child hear the teacher? Read More
After more than a week of record-breaking temperatures across much of the country, public health experts are cautioning that children are more susceptible to heat illness than adults are—even more …
‘Children are not little adults’ and need special protection during heat waves Read More