NH DHHS: NH elevated cancer rate linked to arsenic in well water

NH DHHS: NH elevated cancer rate linked to arsenic in well water | Manchester Ink Link:

CONCORD, NH – New Hampshire has the highest rate of bladder cancer cases in the nation and a rate that is 37 percent higher than the national rate, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). One of the leading causes of bladder cancer in the state is exposure to arsenic in private drinking water wells.

Survey: Medical marijuana could reduce opioid use in older adults

Survey: Medical marijuana could reduce opioid use in older adults | EurekAlert! Science News:

Study shows up to 65 percent of older adults who use medical marijuana significantly reduced their chronic pain and dependence on opioid painkillers

Exeter Hospital doctor agrees to reprimand in patient death | New Hampshire

Exeter Hospital doctor agrees to reprimand in patient death | New Hampshire:

An Exeter Hospital physician has agreed to an official reprimand from state medical authorities after an emergency-room patient he examined died from complications related to an infected kidney stone.

Sepsis kills more people than bowel, breast or prostate cancer combined — yet few can recognise the signs

Sepsis kills more people than bowel, breast or prostate cancer combined — yet few can recognise the signs:

From mums to tiny tots, we speak to families who dealt with the devastating diagnosis

Diagnosing sepsis from a drop of blood - MedicalPhysicsWeb:

Diagnosing sepsis from a drop of blood

Requiring just a drop of blood, American researchers have designed a microfluidic assay that can diagnose sepsis, a life-threatening condition responsible for 250,000 deaths annually in the US. By using a new microfluidic device to measure the motility of neutrophils, the most common type of white blood cells in humans, and applying a machine learning algorithm, they were able to diagnose sepsis with 97% sensitivity and 98% specificity (Nature Biomed. Eng. 2 207).

Sleeker Sepsis Plan Shortens Time to Rx

Sleeker Sepsis Plan Shortens Time to Rx | Medpage Today:

ORLANDO -- Reductions in time to treatment followed the development of more efficient treatment protocols for sepsis, but not after Computer Physician Order Entry (CPOE) systems were put in place, researchers reported here.

Will Recent Findings Change Sepsis Guidelines?

Will Recent Findings Change Sepsis Guidelines? | Medpage Today:

When researchers announced their long-awaited early goal directed therapy findings in March, a number of emergency physicians said the new results were a clear indication that guidelines for treatment septic shock should change.