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Members of the Public Lack Skills, Confidence Necessary to Save Lives with CPR, Penn Research Shows
Even members of the lay public who have received CPR training are confused about how to perform the lifesaving skill and say they don’t have confidence in their ability to do it properly, according to a study from the Perelman School of Medicine...
Can Twitter Save Lives?
Discussion about cardiac arrest on Twitter is common and represents a new opportunity to provide lifesaving information to the public, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The Penn investigators...
Delayed Pediatric Appendicitis Treatment Linked to Complications, And Even Death
An in-hospital delay of appendicitis treatment beyond two days was linked to an increased likelihood of complications, including perforation and abscess formation; longer hospitalization; increased costs; and more rarely, death, according an abstract...
Battle Between the Placenta And Uterus Could Help Explain Preeclampsia
A battle that brews in the mother’s womb between the father’s biological goal to produce the biggest, healthiest baby possible vs. the mother’s need to live through delivery might help explain preeclampsia, an often deadly disease of...
Apixaban Superior to Warfarin for Preventing Stroke, Reducing Bleeding And Saving Lives
A large-scale trial finds that apixaban, a new anticoagulant drug, is superior to the standard drug warfarin for preventing stroke and systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation. Moreover, apixaban results in substantially less bleeding and...
Tanzanian Authorities Launch Five-year Plan to Eliminate All Forms of Violence Against Children
In a bid to break the silence around violence against children, Tanzanian authorities launched a five-year plan on August 9th to eliminate all forms of violence against children, including sexual, physical and emotional abuse.
UCLA Study Shows Man-made Fat May Limit Damage to Heart Attack Victims
A man-made fat called Intralipid, which is currently used as a component of intravenous nutrition and to treat rare overdoses of local anesthetics, may also offer protection for patients suffering from heart attacks.
Heart Attack Survivors From Poorer Neighborhoods Get Less Exercise
Engaging in physical activity after a heart attack is known to increase the odds of survival. In a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers from the Israel Study Group on First Acute Myocardial...
