No Reduction in AF After Noncardiac Surgery With Colchicine: COP-AF No Reduction in AF After Noncardiac Surgery With Colchicine: COP-AF
COP-AF trial results showed no significant reduction in co-primary endpoints of clinically important AF or myocardial injury after noncardiac thoracic surgery, although there were positive trends.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - August 27, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Colombian volunteers release hundreds of baby river turtles
PUERTO CARRENO, Colombia, Aug 26 (Reuters) - On the banks of the Meta river where Colombia meets Venezuela, hundreds of olive-green baby turtles are waiting in makeshift plastic tubs to be released into the wild. Saturday's release of 1,200 baby turtles marks the last stage of a conservation…#colombia #venezuela #ruthbustos #southamerican #orinoco #carolinapinzon
Source: Reuters: Health - August 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

USPSTF Backs New Options for HIV Prevention; Occupational Radiation Exposure
(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center...
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - August 26, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

Paper straws contain toxic ‘forever chemicals’ potentially harmful to health: study
Paper straws, which are being pushed across the U.S. as an eco-friendly alternative to plastic versions, may contain "forever chemicals" that are harmful to both humans and the environment and were observed more often than in a sample of plastic straws, a new European study has found. Belgian…#belgian #pfas #drthimogroffen #universityofantwerp
Source: Reuters: Health - August 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Italy ’s beaches are a battleground of the European economy
T in heat-struck southern Europe these days is an act of sweaty defiance. Perhaps the only sensible place to head for is the seaside. In most countries, little more is needed for a successful beach outing than a few spades, a parasol and sunscreen (trashy romance novel optional). Those heading for…#venice #palermo #italian #worldcup #europeancommission #mammamia #eurocrats #rome #mariodraghi #giorgiameloni
Source: Reuters: Health - August 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How to build a biodegradable house
Using natural materials that can be recycled or returned to the earth, rather than concrete and plastic, is an increasingly viable choice
Source: Reuters: Health - August 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

5 killed in Michigan storms that downed trees and lines; 7 tornadoes confirmed
Four other EF-1 tornadoes were reported in Belleville and Gibraltar in Wayne County, and in South Rockwood and near Newport in Monroe County. A weaker EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 80 mph was on the ground for less than two miles in Wayne County’s Canton Township, west of Detroit, the weather…#belleville #gibraltar #waynecounty #southrockwood #newport #monroecounty #ef0 #waynecountys #cantontownship #detroit
Source: Reuters: Health - August 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Florida Lawyer Challenges Trump ' s Potential 2024 Presidential Bid, Citing 14th Amendment: ' This Is A Scary, Scary Guy '
A Florida lawyer is questioning the legitimacy of former President Donald Trump‘s possible run for presidency in 2024, based on the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. What Happened: Lawrence Caplan, a Palm Beach County tax attorney, has filed a challenge in federal court. Caplan’s case rests…#florida #donaldtrumps #lawrencecaplan #palmbeachcounty #caplan #hill #trump #capitol #realizesdanger #rudygiulia
Source: Reuters: Health - August 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Colchicine Stumbles for Protecting the Heart From Thoracic Surgery
(MedPage Today) -- AMSTERDAM -- Anti-inflammatory colchicine (Lodoco) given perioperatively around major non-cardiac thoracic surgery did not cut atrial fibrillation (Afib) or myocardial injury complications, the COP-AF trial showed, although...
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - August 26, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

Gender Affirming Surgeries Nearly Tripled in the U.S. From 2016 to 2019
(MedPage Today) -- Gender-affirming surgery (GAS) in the U.S. nearly tripled from 2016 to 2019, a longitudinal study found. The number of gender-affirming procedures rose from 4,552 in 2016 to 13,011 in 2019, reported Jason Wright, MD, of Columbia...
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - August 25, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist seeks $35M to build ambulatory surgery center in Winston-Salem
Wake Forest Baptist filed the original Certificate of Need application in January 2010 for a $38.7 million surgery center, beginning a three-year legal dispute with Novant Health. More than 10 years later, the cost of the project is estimated at at $78.4 million.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - August 25, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Lillian Johnson Source Type: news

' Game Changer ' Data for Vitamin D in Digestive Tract Cancers ' Game Changer ' Data for Vitamin D in Digestive Tract Cancers
New data reveal that vitamin D supplementation in a subgroup of patients with digestive tract cancer who are p53-immunoreactive may reduce their risk of relapse or death.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - August 25, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Early Cholecystectomy Questioned for More Severe Acute Biliary Pancreatitis
(MedPage Today) -- Early -- rather than delayed -- cholecystectomy for adults hospitalized with more severe cases of acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) was associated with worse postoperative outcomes, an international study found. Among 378...
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - August 25, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

Bariatric Surgery Linked to Lower All-Cancer Incidence Among Females
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 -- Among females, bariatric surgery is associated with lower all-cancer and obesity-related cancer incidence, according to a study published online Aug. 22 in Obesity. Ted D. Adams, Ph.D., M.P.H., from Intermountain Healthcare...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

' Eco-Friendly ' Paper Straws Contain Harmful PFAS Chemicals
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 -- Paper straws, meant to be an eco-friendly alternative to plastic, may not be better for the environment, a new study concludes, warning that they also contain“forever chemicals” that can harm human...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

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