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New Technique Could Zap High Blood Pressure

(Nov. 17) -- Doctors could successfully treat high blood pressure by blasting the kidneys with a radio beam, new research shows. The new technique uses radio beams to knock out nerves in the kidney that have been linked to high blood pressure, BBC News reported today. The treatment could offer hope to patients whose...

Study: 200,000 Malaria Deaths in India Each Year

(Oct. 21) -- More than 200,000 Indians may be dying of malaria each year -- a figure more than 13 times greater than "misleadingly low" previous estimates by the World Health Organization. That's according to a new study published online today in the British medical journal The Lancet. But the WHO is disputing the...

The Dangers of Childbirth in Southern Mexico

SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (April 20) -- Among dozens of other brightly dressed women, Eugenia Urbina has been waiting on the stairs of the main hospital in this central Chiapas town for nearly two hours. Nine months pregnant with her third child, the 24-year-old seeks prenatal care. The long wait makes her worry...

Maternal Death Studies Spark Public Health Debate

(April 14) -- Editors of a prestigious medical journal and experts at the United Nations are clashing over global maternal death rates, with the dispute revealing how politics can play into public health issues. On Monday, researchers at the University of Washington published surprising findings in The Lancet medical...

Background on The Lancet

The Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal. It is one of the world's best known, oldest, and most respected general medical journals.

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