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Hepatology

Hepatology is the study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas, and diseases associated with them. This includes viral hepatitis, alcohol damage, cirrhosis and cancer. As modern lifestyle...

Hepatitis - news, views, blogs and news

Hepatitis (plural hepatitides) is a medical condition defined by the inflammation of the liver and characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the tissue of the organ. The condition can b...

Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM)

Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) is new psychiatric therapy; involving just a few 15-minute sessions and no drugs, discussion of feelings, or even a psychiatrist, it is described as a cognitive vac...

MedRx Inc. Names New Audiology Support Specialist

MedRx Inc. appointed Kaitlyn Laird as its Audiology Support Specialist. Laird is a recent graduate of the University of Central Florida with a BS degree in Communicative Sciences and Disorders where...

Moderate Drinking Of Alcohol Can Increase Atrial Fibrillation Risk In Heart Disease Patients

Moderate consumption of alcohol may result in an increased risk of atrial fibrillation among individuals with heart disease and progressive diabetes, according to a study in the Canadian Medical Assoc...

To forgive or not to forgive: What Josh Hamilton tells us about sports fandom

(Clemson University) Celebrity confessionals are becoming more commonplace, and it is important that events be examined from the perspective of fans. After analyzing a fan forum, Sanderson and Emmons...

Drop in alcohol-related deaths by nearly a third follows minimum alcohol price increase of 10 percent

A new study made available online today in Addiction shows that, between 2002 and 2009, the percentage of deaths caused by alcohol in British Columbia, Canada dropped more than expected when minimum a...

America's Car-Mart, Inc. to Present at Booth-Laird Equity Conference

Bentonville, Arkansas, April 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- America's Car-Mart, Inc. (Nasdaq:CRMT) announced today that America's Car-Mart, Inc. will present at the Booth-Laird Equity Conference hosted...

Inception Chiropractic Marketing Announces the Release of The Dinner Program for Chiropractic Marketing

Clinton, IA (PRWEB) April 08, 2013 Internet marketing expert, Dr. Mike Hamilton, has announced the launch of a free dinner program for chiropractic marketing . This was one of the marketing progr...

Will proposed DSM-5 changes to assessment of alcohol problems do any better?

(Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research) The upcoming fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders will likely change the criteria used to assess alcohol problems....

'Alcohol and diet drinks' may increase intoxication more than 'alcohol and regular drinks'

An individual's breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) following alcohol intake is influenced by several factors, including food. While it is known that food delays the stomach emptying, thus reducing Br...

The serological profile of fondaparinux-associated heparin-induced thrombocytopenia syndrome.

Fondaparinux thromboprophylaxis-associated heparin-induced thrombocytopenia syndrome complicated by arterial thrombotic stroke.

The serological profile of early-onset and persisting post-cardiac surgery thrombocytopenia complicated by "true" heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.

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Confidence intervals for random effects meta-analysis and robustness to publication bias.

The DerSimonian-Laird confidence interval for the average treatment effect in meta-analysis is widely used in practice when there is heterogeneity between studies. However, it is well known that its c...