Hospital emergency department visits for underage drinking increased 263 percent on New Year's Day in
2009 as compared with emergency department visits on an average day during that year, according to a new Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration report published Dec. 30.
Alcohol consumption among caregivers of infants appears to be associated with a higher risk of sudden
infant death syndrome, which surges on New Year's Day and increases on weekends, according to research published
online Nov. 9 in Addiction.
For medievalists, 2010 marked a year of new discoveries and research, and a controversy over where to hold a conference. Medievalists.net has chosen its top ten medieval stories of the year:
1. Digital Projects allow vast access to medieval resources
2. The demise of palaeography at King’s College London
3. Medieval Europe not just the home of Europeans
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net : : Medieval News Medieval News Archive 2010 624 December 50 India : Inscribed stone belongs to late medieval pe . Fire damages centuries old abbey God’s Librarians : The Vatican Library enters the t . Medieval Ireland Archaeology : The secret lives of 400,000 repairs to begin on damaged stained-glass . Medieval World' strong graphically , weak contextu . Medieval Scotland database launched Ethiopian Christ icon found 500 years on More religion and less sentiment at Christmas in m . Did the Scots visit Iceland New research reveals The Sims Medieval Limited Edition uncloaked Evoking the Moods and Mysteries of a Medieval Engl . Retired couple find 600-year-old Medieval silver b . Ireland : Archaeologists warn of damage from draco . Have a Medieval Christmas at the Tower of London 13thA medieval abbey that's home to a community of Belgian monks has been badly damaged by fire.
The abbey in Rochefort, in southern Belgium, is famous for the strong beer brewed there by the Trappist monks.
Click here to see the video report from BBC News
Parapoxvirus infections were identified in two deer hunters in 2009 and, with deer populations on the
rise, the potential for deer-associated parapoxvirus infections may also be increasing, according to a report
published in the Dec. 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
The association of cancer of unknown primary with families of kidney, lung, and colorectal cancers
suggests a genetic basis and shared metastatic mechanisms by several cancer types, according to a study published
online Dec. 28 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
A single mutation in the BUB1B gene appears to result in greater susceptibility to recessively
inherited gastrointestinal cancers, according to research published in the Dec. 30 issue of the New England Journal
of Medicine.
Radiofrequency ablation appears to be safe and effective for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma
among patients with cirrhosis, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in Hepatology.
Patients with acute coronary syndrome who undergo coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery after
treatment with ticagrelor versus clopidogrel experience a substantial reduction in total and cardiovascular
mortality without excess risk of CABG-related bleeding, according to a study published online Dec. 29 in the
Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Team training interventions in the operating room may enhance communication among team members and
result in improvements in outcomes such as complication rates, according to a report published in the December
issue of the AORN Journal.
While the overall rate of admissions for substance abuse treatment in the United States remained
stable between 1998 and 2008, there were substantial variations between regions, according to a new Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration report published Dec. 23.
Caucasians, Latinos, and African-Americans with multiple sclerosis appear to have differing
experiences with symptoms, treatments, and other factors related to their disease, according to research published
in the Autumn issue of Ethnicity & Disease.
Office and emergency department visits for acute sinusitis among children appear to have remained
stable since the introduction of the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, but amoxicillin use has increased
substantially in accordance with American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines, according to a study published online
Dec. 27 in Pediatrics.
Patients with early arthritis who have high levels of both IgA rheumatoid factor and pyridinoline are
much more likely to develop one or more erosions within two years, according to a study published in the December
issue of Arthritis Care & Research.
Deprivation correlates with violence-associated injury rates for both boys and girls in Wales, and the
correlation appears to be particularly strong for girls in cities as opposed to towns, according to research
published online Dec. 22 in the Emergency Medicine Journal.
The oral immunomodulatory drug lenalidomide appears to be clinically active and well tolerated as a
first-line, single-agent treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia if given conservatively, according to research
published online Dec. 28 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Hydroxychloroquine initiation is associated with a significant reduction in glycosylated hemoglobin
levels, as compared with methotrexate initiation, in patients suffering from both diabetes and rheumatic disease,
according to a report published in the December issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.
In an effort to increase the identification of women with gestational diabetes and reduce health risks
to mother and fetus, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has adopted new guidelines for testing pregnant women
for gestational diabetes; these guidelines have been published in a special supplement to the January issue of
Diabetes Care.
Patient demographics, cardiometabolic health, ethnicity, and ongoing drug therapy contribute more to
the care gap between patients with type 2 diabetes than access to private drug insurance coverage, according to a
study published in the December issue of Diabetes Care.
A Virginia history textbook is being closely scrutinized after a number of glaring errors were found in its pages. Among the mistakes: the claim that 12 states joined the Confederacy, not 11, and that 6,000 soldiers died during the Battle of Bull Run during the Civil War, instead of 22,000. Three of the five historians [...]
A greek amphora from the Greek isle of Lesbos has been found in the ancient fortress of Tel Qudadi in Tel Aviv. The find is the earliest known example to date of Lesbian ceramic work in the Mediterranean. What remains a mystery, the researchers say, is how the Lesbian amphora arrived at Tel Qudadi in the [...]
Collaborative, coordinated management, in which a supervised nurse works in tandem with a patient's
primary care physician to provide guideline-based care, appears to result in better disease and depression control
and management in patients than usual care, according to research published in the Dec. 30 issue of the New England
Journal of Medicine.
Chronic kidney disease patients who consume a diet high in vegetables rather than meat may prevent the
accumulation of toxic phosphorus levels, according to a study published online Dec. 23 in the Clinical Journal of
the American Society of Nephrology.
There is no association between quadriceps muscle weakness after anterior cruciate ligament
reconstruction and subsequent knee osteoarthritis, according to a report published in the December issue of
Arthritis Care & Research.
Being overweight prior to pregnancy may not increase the offspring's risk of behavioral problems or
cognitive issues, according to a study published online Dec. 27 in Pediatrics.
Nearly half of knee pain sufferers have evidence of pre-radiographic osteoarthritis, with 38 percent
having evidence of radiographic osteoarthritis, according to a report published in the December issue of Arthritis
Care & Research.
There may be an association between increased pain severity plus interference from pain and being a
smoker in individuals with a cancer diagnosis, according to research published in the January issue of
PAIN.
There is concordance between the one-hour pad test and subjective assessment of stress urinary
incontinence, according to research published in the December issue of Urology.
Although postnatal steroid exposure has fallen in recent years for babies born before 25 weeks'
gestation, survival rates and adverse neurosensory and cognitive outcomes have changed little, according to
research published online Dec. 27 in Pediatrics.
Nasal congestion may be a sign of severe asthma, according to a study published online Nov. 26 in
Respiratory Research.
An energy drink may improve individuals' reaction times, but improvements may dwindle with increasing
doses, and acute caffeine consumption among adolescents has many effects that may be influenced by gender,
according to two studies published in the December issue of Experimental and Clinical
Psychopharmacology.
The use of complementary and alternative medicine among children is associated with significant
morbidity and mortality, according to a study published online Dec. 22 in the Archives of Disease in
Childhood.
Preoperative statin therapy appears to reduce the risk of cardiac and vascular adverse events after
major vascular surgery, as well as lowering the mortality risk in cases of major adverse events, according to
research published in the January issue of Anesthesiology.
A 16th century book sold at auction contains some of the first documented information on how to perform a nose job. This book, which sold for a whopping 11,000 pounds to a modern-day plastic surgeon, was written by Gaspare Tagliacozzi. He was the professor or surgery and anatomy at the University of Bologna and devised [...]
A diet consisting of a high intake of low-fat dairy products, fruit, whole grains, poultry, fish, and
vegetables appears to be associated with improved survival and quality of life among older adults, according to a
study published in the January issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
Infants fed cow milk formula seem to experience accelerated weight gain compared with infants fed
protein hydrolysate formula, which seems to result in earlier satiety and leads to normative weight gain, according
to research published online Dec. 27 in Pediatrics.
Initial treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma with more than one modality as well as shorter time
to recurrence appears to be associated with worse outcomes in those who develop locoregional recurrence, according
to a study in the December issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck
Surgery.
About 12 million Americans will develop epilepsy in their lifetime, and lifetime risk approximately
doubles from age 50 to age 80, according to research published in the Jan. 4 issue of Neurology.
Hypoglycemic action and absorption of increasing dosages of short-acting insulin are delayed in obese
patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a report in the December issue of Diabetes Care.
The metabolic syndrome occurs substantially more frequently in people with psoriasis than in the
general population, according to research published online Dec. 20 in the Archives of Dermatology.
Infants with higher cord-blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) appear to have a lower risk for
respiratory infection and wheezing, but 25(OH)D levels do not appear to have an association with asthma, according
to research published online Dec. 27 in Pediatrics.
In patients with end-stage renal disease, being married or divorced may be associated with better
access to renal transplantation compared to being never married or being widowed, according to research published
in the December issue of the American Journal of Transplantation.
Reduced fertility is not uncommon in both male and female patients being treated for rheumatic
diseases; therefore, family planning should be discussed with all patients requiring therapy with drugs that may
impair fertility, according to a review published in the December issue of Arthritis Care &
Research.
Alcohol consumption by individuals with type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk for
deterioration of visual acuity but not diabetic retinopathy, according to a study in the October issue of Diabetic
Medicine.
Screening for esophageal adenocarcinoma is not warranted in younger white men with gastroesophageal
reflux disease (GERD) or white women of any age with GERD symptoms, according to research published online Dec. 7
in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
A significant association between the occurrence of depression and benign prostatic hyperplasia has
been found, although it is not clear whether unidirectional or bidirectional causality exists, according to a
report published in the December issue of Urology.
The use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate appears to be associated with slightly higher levels of
fasting glucose and insulin, according to a study in the January issue of Obstetrics &
Gynecology.
The addition of gemtuzumab ozogamicin to induction chemotherapy among younger patients with acute
myeloid leukemia appears to improve survival with little additional toxicity, according to a study published online
Dec. 20 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome appear to be at a higher risk of diabetes and dyslipidemia,
independent of body mass index, according to a study published in the January issue of Obstetrics &
Gynecology.
A collection of 150 clay fragments containing the names of priests who served in Egypt during the Roman era has been found in Fayoum. “It is really a complete archive that highlights not only the names of priests who served in the temple during the Roman era but religious practices and the prosopography of Greco-Roman [...]
The remains of a city which dates back to the second century AD has been found on Socotra Island. The team said that the remains of the exposed ancient houses, roads, alleys and squares indicated that the city had been an administrative, religious and cultural area for the entire island, reports SABA NET. In a [...]
The 150-million-year-old skull of a pliosaur has been scanned by one of the UK’s most powerful CT scanners. The team has begun scanning the prepared fossil one piece at a time to reveal as complete a pliosaur picture possible, including information about the internal bone structure and the positioning of hidden teeth. Palaeontologist Richard Forrest [...]
Increased exposure to recreational noise and lack of hearing-protection use may have led to an
increase in noise-induced threshold shifts, especially among female youths, in the last two decades, according to a
study published online Dec. 27 in Pediatrics.
A new model, called the fullPIERS model, may help identify women at risk for adverse maternal outcomes
associated with preeclampsia up to seven days prior to complication onset, according to a study published online
Dec. 25 in The Lancet.
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A review and analysis of the literature suggests primary care-based interventions can reduce the
number of falls suffered by the elderly; the research has been published in the Dec. 21 issue of the Annals of
Internal Medicine.
Patients with metabolic syndrome who have hyperuricemia are at increased risk of myocardial infarction
and sudden cardiac death, according to a report published in the Dec. 15 issue of The American Journal of
Cardiology.
An ancient kiln containing four tonnes of ancient copper coins has been found in China. An ancient kiln storing several tons of copper coins dating back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) was excavated in Hua County of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province on Dec. 22. The kiln is 1 meter wide at the mouth, 2 meters [...]
The ancient city of Danyawaddy in Burma, which dates back to the 6th century BC, has been razed to make way for a new railroad line. The most ancient city of Arakan, known historically as Danyawaddy, which existed in the 6 century BCE, was destroyed by bulldozers for construction of a railroad that passed over [...]
Evidence of a previously unknown type of human, named the Denisovans, which roamed throughout Asia has been found. A genetic study suggests they may have interbred with modern humans. In fact, living Pacific islanders in Papua New Guinea may be distant descendants of these prehistoric pairings, according to new analysis of DNA from a girl’s [...]
A new drug based on a compound produced by the human body appears to block fusion peptides and halt an
early stage of HIV infection by thwarting interaction between the virus and host cells, according to research
published in the Dec. 22 issue of Science Translational Medicine.
Expanding screening and treatment for HIV would likely reduce the rate of infection, especially if
combined with interventions that result in less risky behavior, according to research published in the Dec. 21
issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Blacks have a higher rate of mortality than whites, Hispanics, and Asians after treatment for
early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma, and this disparity persists even after adjusting for various types of
treatment and treatment benefit, according to research published in the December issue of the Archives of
Surgery.
Provider-determined transfer time that exceeds a mandated maximum of two hours may not result in
poorer outcomes in trauma systems, according to research published in the December issue of the Archives of
Surgery.
Following an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, patients treated with primary percutaneous
coronary intervention, along with the newer, adjunctive therapies enoxaparin and abciximab, have a lower combined
mortality and recurrent myocardial infarction rate than those treated with thrombolytic therapy, according to a
study published in the Dec. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology.
The drop in pediatric hospitalizations linked to diarrhea and rotavirus that was seen in the 2007 to
2008 season, compared to prevaccine seasons, was sustained but smaller in the 2008 to 2009 season, according to
research published online Dec. 20 in Pediatrics.
More funding for clinical research and a wider range of rheumatologists from underrepresented groups
may be needed to narrow the gaps embedded in investigational rheumatology, according to a report published in the
December issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.
The placebo effect appears to work in some irritable bowel syndrome patients even when they know their
treatment contains nothing more than an inert substance, according to research published online Dec. 22 in PLoS
ONE.
Negative aspects of social relations, including excessive demands and serious worries from significant
others, children, or family members, appear to be risk factors for the development of angina pectoris, according to
a study published online Dec. 22 in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Patients at high risk for colorectal cancer who undergo yearly fecal immunochemical tests along with
scheduled colonoscopies are likely to have neoplasia detected a median of 25 months earlier than colonoscopy alone,
according to a study published in the December issue of Gastroenterology.
The amount of fish consumed, and preferences for preparation (i.e., fried versus nonfried), vary
regionally and by race and may be a factor behind disparities in stroke, according to research published online
Dec. 22 in Neurology.
Fetal exposure to antiretroviral therapy appears to be associated with increased left ventricular (LV)
fractional shortening and contractility as well as reduced LV mass, septal thickness, and LV dimension, especially
in girls, according to a study published in the Jan. 4 issue of the Journal of the American College of
Cardiology.
In patients with acute symptomatic choledocholithiasis, increasing duration of pain is associated with
increasing liver function tests, especially transaminases, according to research published in the December issue of
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Childhood-onset epilepsy is associated with a substantially increased risk of epilepsy-related death,
including sudden, unexplained death, especially among those not in five-year terminal remission, according to a
study published in the Dec. 23 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Patients with follicular lymphoma have significantly better progression-free survival if they undergo
two years of rituximab maintenance therapy after immunochemotherapy, according to a study published online Dec. 21
in The Lancet.
Outcomes for patients with diabetes or history of stroke who receive thrombolytic therapy for a new
ischemic stroke are better than outcomes for those who do not receive thrombolytic therapy, according to a report
in the December issue of Diabetes Care.
Visceral abdominal adipose tissue volume of 500 cm³ or above in both men and women
doubles the risk of erosive esophagitis, according to a study in the December issue of
Gastroenterology.
NFKBIA deletion appears to promote tumor growth in glioblastomas that do not have epidermal growth
factor receptor alterations, according to research published online Dec. 22 in the New England Journal of
Medicine.
The addition of pegylated interferon alfa-2a to imatinib therapy in patients with chronic-phase
chronic myeloid leukemia appears to result in significantly higher rates of molecular response than other
treatments, according to a study published in the Dec. 23 issue of the New England Journal of
Medicine.
Women with diabetes mellitus have a more than 2.5-fold long-term increased mortality rate after their
first myocardial infarction compared to their counterparts without diabetes, according to a study published in the
Dec. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology.
Use of caffeine citrate, at a cost of $0.21 (Canadian) per mg is both less expensive and more
effective than placebo to treat apnea in premature infants, according to a study published online Dec. 20 in
Pediatrics.
The majority of validated risk alleles for patients with rheumatoid arthritis of European ancestry
show similar odds ratios in African-American patients with the condition, according to a report in the December
issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.
In patients undergoing hip replacement, thromboprophylaxis with apixaban, an orally active, specific
factor Xa inhibitor, is associated with lower rates of venous thromboembolism than enoxaparin, according to a study
published in the Dec. 23 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
A novel, highly sensitive, high-throughput assay approach appears to accurately detect Turner
syndrome, according to a study published online Dec. 22 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &
Metabolism
Above: The iron candelabra placed throughout the galleries of The Cloisters are decked with boxwood, ivy, apples, roses, and holly from mid-December until early January. This year’s decorations will be on view through Sunday, January 2. Photograph by Andrew Winslow.
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