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School Mental Health Providers Play A Critical Role In Early Identification And Referral For Adolescents
Source: Mental Health News From Medical News Today [2013.05.09]
A study published in the May 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that mental health resources provided by schools are significantly associated with whether adolescents with mental disorders receive needed mental health services...
Analytical Challenges In E&L To Be Discussed At Extractables And Leachables USA Conference, 7-9 May 2013, Providence, RI
Source: Conferences News From Medical News Today [2013.04.29]
Extractables and Leachables USA 2013 (E&L USA) two day conference is fast approaching. Current registrations have seen a 15% rise in attendee numbers from the successful inaugural event, and with just over a week to go organisers Smithers Rapra are looking forward to a stellar event in May...
Primary Care Provider Density Affects Lung Cancer Mortality Rates
Source: Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.04.25]
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths and is tied as the third leading cause of death overall in industrialized countries. Within the United States, several groups identified by race, sex, and socioeconomic status have been linked to increased cancer mortality, suggesting a disparity because of these characteristics...
Research Into Articular Cartilage Provides Insight Into Osteoarthritis
Source: Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today [2013.04.23]
A researcher at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research has discovered additional mechanical properties of articular cartilage, a protective cartilage on the ends of bones that wears down over time, resulting in the development of osteoarthritis. The findings are published in the April issue of PLOS ONE...
Why Circumcision Provides HIV Protection
Source: HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today [2013.04.18]
Circumcision drastically alters the microbiome of the penis, changes that could explain why circumcision offers protection against HIV and other viral infections...
When Different Providers Read Different Scans On Same Patient
Source: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News From Medical News Today [2013.04.12]
According to a new study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, any efficiencies in physician interpretation and diagnosis gained when different providers interpret different medical imaging scans performed on the same patient are minute and vary by procedure...
Beneforte Broccoli Provides Reliably Higher Levels Of Healthy Compound
Source: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News From Medical News Today [2013.04.12]
Field trials and genetic studies have shown that a new variety of broccoli reliably yields higher levels of a health-promoting compound. Broccoli contains a compound called glucoraphanin, which has been shown to promote health by maintaining cardiovascular health and a reduction in the risk of cancer...
Inostics DNA Blood Test Provides A More Precise Picture Of Resistance Mutations Than Traditional Biopsies
Source: MRSA / Drug Resistance News From Medical News Today [2013.04.11]
A study presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 indicates that a DNA blood test using Inostics' BEAMing Digital PCR can detect more mutations associated with secondary drug resistance in GIST patients than testing conventional biopsies. Therapies targeted to specific cancer-causing mutations may be the most promising strategy in cancer treatment...
Bavarian Nordic Agrees On Interim Analysis With The FDA And Provides An Update On Its PROSPECT Phase 3 Trial
Source: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials News From Medical News Today [2013.04.10]
Bavarian Nordic A/S (OMX: BAVA) have announced that the Company plans to conduct an interim analysis of the on-going PROSPECT Phase 3 trial of PROSTVAC® in prostate cancer patients with metastatic disease...
Purdue-Developed Technology Could Provide A Solution To Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Save Lives
Source: MRSA / Drug Resistance News From Medical News Today [2013.04.03]
Through the misuse and overuse of antibiotics, several types of bacteria have become resistant to drugs that were designed to kill them. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that some of these "superbugs" are linked to tens of thousands of deaths in the United States annually, including 14,000 for C. Difficile and 19,000 for MRSA...
Chickenpox Shot Provides Long-Term Protection, Study Finds
Source: MedicineNet Chickenpox (Varicella) Specialty [2013.04.02]
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The Public Can Be Confident In The Care Nurses Provide, Comparable To That Of Doctors For Resolving Health Problems Of Low Complexity
Source: Nursing / Midwifery News From Medical News Today [2013.03.24]
A new study has found that Spanish nurses trained specifically to resolve acute health problems of low complexity provide care of comparable quality to that of general practitioners. Published early online in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, the findings suggest that nurses may be able to take on some of the care generally provided by physicians...
The Growing Demand For Palliative Care Could Be Met By Involving Other Providers
Source: Medical Students / Training News From Medical News Today [2013.03.08]
As baby-boomers age and the number of people with serious chronic illnesses continues to rise, the demand for experts in palliative medicine is sure to outstrip the supply, according Timothy E. Quill, M.D., professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Medical Humanities in the Center for Ethics, Humanities and Palliative Care at the University of Rochester Medical Center...
Patients With Chronic Pain Benefit From Pain Training For Primary Care Providers
Source: Medical Students / Training News From Medical News Today [2013.03.08]
Patients who experience chronic pain may experience improvement in symptoms if their primary care providers are specifically trained in multiple aspects of pain, including emotional consequences. A collaborative team headed by Thomas C. Chelimsky, M.D...
Activity-Based Restorative Therapy Programs May Provide Substantial Benefits For Persons With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
Source: Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy News From Medical News Today [2013.03.06]
A new study by Kennedy Krieger Institute's International Center for Spinal Cord Injury (Epub ahead of print) finds that long-term lower extremity functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycling, as part of a rehabilitation regimen, is associated with substantial improvements in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI)...
Drug Companies And Gifts Given To Physicians, Hospitals And Other Health Care Providers
Source: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry News From Medical News Today [2013.03.04]
Drug companies spent nearly $84 million marketing pharmaceuticals in the District of Columbia in 2011, including an outlay of nearly $19 million for gifts given to physicians, hospitals and other health care providers, according to a report by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS)...
Breast Reconstruction Study Provides Data On 'Patient-Reported Outcomes' For Different Types Of Silicone Implants
Source: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News From Medical News Today [2013.03.02]
For women undergoing breast reconstruction using implants, most patient-reported outcomes are similar with two different shapes of silicone gel-filled implants, reports a study in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)...
Nerve Stimulator May Provide Effective Drug-Free Migraine Treatment
Source: Headache / Migraine News From Medical News Today [2013.02.11]
A nerve stimulator could be a promising new form of treatment for migraine sufferers, suggests a recent study published in in the journal Neurology. Results from a clinical study of Cefaly(R) appear to indicate that electrical stimulation of the supraorbital nerve using a stimulator device placed on the forehead is extremely effective at helping prevent the onset of a migraine...
Study Provides Evidence About The Functionality Of CFTR, A Protein That Plays A Critical Role In Cystic Fibrosis
Source: Cystic Fibrosis News From Medical News Today [2012.09.28]
CFTR is an important protein that, when mutated, causes the life-threatening genetic disease cystic fibrosis. A study in The Journal of General PhysiologyJGP details how an accidental discovery has provided new understanding about CFTR functionality...
Brain MRIs May Provide An Early Diagnostic Marker For Dyslexia
Source: Dyslexia News From Medical News Today [2012.01.24]
Children at risk for dyslexia show differences in brain activity on MRI scans even before they begin learning to read, finds a study at Children's Hospital Boston. Since developmental dyslexia responds to early intervention, diagnosing children at risk before or during kindergarten could head off difficulties and frustration in school, the researchers say...
Contrast MRI provides better screening of living liver donors
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Gastroenterology
A single dose of the contrast agent gadobenate dimeglumine can help liver donors avoid multiple MRI examinations during the screening process.
Aspirin may not provide optimum anti-coagulation for all patients
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Hematology
Evidence is growing that some people will not respond to the anti-coagulant action of aspirin despite its regular intake.
Polycystic kidney disease - MRI provides alert to progression
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Nephrology
MRI accurately tracks structural changes that predict functional changes earlier than standard blood and urine tests.
An Underlying Cause Of Autism Could Be Indicated By Enhanced Motion Perception
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2013.05.11]
Children with autism see simple movement twice as quickly as other children their age, and this hypersensitivity to motion may provide clues to a fundamental cause of the developmental disorder, according to a new study. Such heightened sensory perception in autism may help explain why some people with the disorder are painfully sensitive to noise and bright lights...
New Mathematical Modeling Approach To Analyzing Colorectal Cancer Clinical Trial Data
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2013.05.11]
Certara™, a leading provider of software and scientific consulting services to improve productivity and decision-making from drug discovery through drug development, announced that its Pharsight Consulting Services has developed a mathematical model of tumor growth inhibition, which when combined with baseline prognostic factors, predicts treatment effect with bevacizumab for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. These results are now published online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology...
Ragweed Allergy Relieved by Daily Oral Immunotherapy
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines [2013.05.10]
A new study has found that a daily sublingual immunotherapy tablet provides symptom relief to patients with ragweed allergy and decreases the need for rescue medication.
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Quality Of Life Better For Breast Cancer Patients Who Have Fun And Friends
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2013.05.10]
Breast cancer patients who say they have people with whom they have a good time, or have "positive social interactions" with, are better able to deal with pain and other physical symptoms, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. "This study provides research-based evidence that social support helps with physical symptoms," said lead author Candyce H. Kroenke, ScD, MPH, staff scientist with the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research. "Social support mechanisms matter in terms of physical outcomes...
Fun And Friends Help Ease The Pain Of Breast Cancer
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2013.05.10]
Kaiser Permanente study among the first to examine how social relationships influence quality of life in breast cancer patients Breast cancer patients who say they have people to have a good time, or "positive social interactions," with are better able to deal with pain and other physical symptoms, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published this week in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. "This study provides research-based evidence that social support helps with physical symptoms," said lead author Candyce H...
Brain Function Altered By Nerve Stimulation For Severe Depression
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2013.05.10]
For nearly a decade, doctors have used an implanted electronic stimulator to treat severe depression in people who don't respond to standard antidepressant therapy. Now, preliminary brain scan studies conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are beginning to reveal the processes occurring in the brain during stimulation and may provide some clues about how the device improves depression. They found that vagus nerve stimulation brings about changes in brain metabolism weeks or even months before patients begin to feel better...
How Breast Cancer Cells Acquire Drug Resistance
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2013.05.10]
A seven-year quest to understand how breast cancer cells resist treatment with the targeted therapy lapatinib has revealed a previously unknown molecular network that regulates cell death. The discovery provides new avenues to overcome drug resistance, according to researchers at Duke Cancer Institute. "We've revealed multiple new signaling pathways that regulate cell death," said Sally Kornbluth, PhD, vice dean of Basic Science and professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology at Duke University School of Medicine...
Obama says health care law 'here to stay'
Source: Yahoo! Health News [2013.05.10]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is rallying support for his health care law, saying the law has already provided an array of benefits and will now give those without insurance a chance to obtain it.
The Cost of Having a Baby in the United States
Source: Medscape Family Medicine Headlines [2013.05.09]
The Fact Sheets provide quick answers from the report 'Maternity Care and Liability: Pressing Problems, Substantive Solutions,' published by the Childbirth Connection.
Senate Bill on Compounding Coming Closer
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease [2013.05.09]
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Senate appears ready to move on a bill that aims to provide greater oversight to large-scale compounders like the one at the center of last fall's fungal meningitis outbreak.
FDA Warns Against Products From The Compounding Shop
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines [2013.05.08]
Healthcare providers should not use any sterile drug product from The Compounding Shop of St. Petersburg, Florida, because of concerns about sterility, the FDA advises.
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Ceramax® Total Hip System With Biolox® Delta Ceramic-On-Ceramic 36mm Large Femoral Head Receives FDA PMA Supplement Approval
Source: Bones / Orthopedics News From Medical News Today [2013.05.08]
New Ceramic-on-Ceramic Option Provides Additional Choice within PINNACLE® Hip Portfolio in the U.S. DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. has received Pre-Market (PMA) Supplement Approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the DePuy CERAMAX® Total Hip System with BIOLOX® delta Ceramic-on-Ceramic 36MM Large Femoral Head...
Wip1 Could Be New Target For Treatment Of Colorectal, Breast And Ovarian Cancers
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.08]
Researchers have uncovered mutations in the phosphatase Wip1 that enable cancer cells to foil the tumor suppressor p53, according to a study in The Journal of Cell Biology. The results could provide a new target for the treatment of certain cancers. Like a battlefield surgeon who has to decide which casualties can be saved, p53 performs triage on cells with injured DNA...
Health Status Surveys Can Improve A Heart Patients' Quality Of Life
Source: Depression News From Medical News Today [2013.05.08]
Completing a quality-of-life questionnaire at a healthcare provider's office could help patients live longer and live better, according to a new scientific statement published in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association. In the statement, the association urges healthcare providers to assess their patients' cardiovascular health by using standardized patient surveys...
Using DCIS Score To Quantify Risk Of IBE For Breast Cancer Patients
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.06]
The ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) Score quantifies the risk of ipsilateral breast event (IBE) and invasive IBE risk, complements both traditional clinical and pathologic factors, and helps provide a new clinical tool to improve the process of selecting individualized treatment for women with DCIS who meet the criteria, according to a study published in the Journal of the Nati...
In Estrogen Receptor POS Breast Cancer, Genetic And Clinical Factors Best To Predict Late Recurrence
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.06]
A new analysis has provided a comprehensive comparison of scores designed to predict which women with oestrogen-receptor positive breast cancer are at high risk of recurrence beyond five years after diagnosis, and may benefit from prolonged endocrine treatment...
No Barrier To Predictive Testing Found In Breast Cancer Heterogeneity
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.06]
Breast cancers contain many different cell types with different patterns of gene expression, but a new study provides reassurance that this variability should not be a barrier to using gene expression tests to help tailor cancer treatments to individual patients. The findings were reported at the 5th IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference in Brussels, Belgium...
Survival From Cardiac Arrest Increases In The Presence Of Anesthesiologists
Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today [2013.05.05]
A University of Michigan study from the "Online First" edition of Anesthesiology found cardiac arrest was associated with improved survival when it occurred in the operating room (O.R.) or post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) compared to other hospital locations. The findings offer evidence that the presence of anesthesia providers in these locations may improve outcomes for certain patients...
Cure For Gray Hair And Vitiligo Found
Source: Dermatology News From Medical News Today [2013.05.05]
A modified pseudocatalase, a new compound that reverses oxidative stress may provide a cure for loss of skin or hair color, i.e. gray hair or vitiligo, researchers from the United Kingdom and Germany reported in The FASEB Journal. The need to use hair dyes to cover up a classic sign of aging - gray hair - may soon be a thing of the past...
Mathematics, Nature, Help Researchers Understand The Immune System And Its Role In Cancer
Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today [2013.05.03]
Can the patterns in tree branches or the meandering bends in a river provide clues that could lead to better cancer therapies? According to a new study from Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center, these self-similar, repeating patterns in nature known as fractals help scientists better understand how the immune system is organized and may one day be used to help ...
Imaging After Negative Breast Biopsy Adds $$$ (CME/CE)
Source: MedPage Today Radiology [2013.05.03]
(MedPage Today) -- Routine interval breast imaging after a benign biopsy added substantially to the cost of care but provided minimal benefit, according to a retrospective chart review.
Global Perspective On Integrating Mental Health
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today [2013.05.02]
The first article in a landmark series to help health care workers and providers, donors, and decision makers understand the importance of including mental health care in global health programs is being published in this week's PLOS Medicine...
Integrating Mental Health Services Around The World Is An Urgent Priority
Source: Mental Health News From Medical News Today [2013.05.02]
The first article in a landmark series to help health care workers and providers, donors, and decision makers understand the importance of including mental health care in global health programs is being published in this week's PLOS Medicine...
Bile Diversion A Possible Alternative To Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today [2013.05.02]
An experimental procedure successfully tested in obese laboratory rats may provide a less-invasive alternative to bariatric weight-loss surgery, researchers report online in Endocrinology...
Nurses Assess Robotic Assistants
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today [2013.05.01]
Roboticists are currently developing machines that have the potential to help patients with caregiving tasks, such as housework, feeding and walking. But before they reach the care recipients, assistive robots will first have to be accepted by healthcare providers such as nurses and nursing assistants...
The Potentially Fatal Combination Of Flu And Bacteria
Source: Respiratory / Asthma News From Medical News Today [2013.04.30]
Scientists from the Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL) of the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna have provided insights into how much harm bacteria can cause to the lungs of people with the flu. An infection with both the flu and bacteria can be a fatal combination...
New Advances In The Management Of Patients With Cirrhosis
Source: Liver Disease / Hepatitis News From Medical News Today [2013.04.30]
New data from clinical studies presented for the first time at the International Liver Congress™ 2013 provide new rationale for an old and established treatment option for portal hypertension.1 Additionally, spleen stiffness predicts the occurrence of clinical complications, which is of paramount importance in clinical practice...
Bad Fat Converted To Good Fat In Mouse Model
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today [2013.04.30]
Scientists from ETH Zurich have shown for the first time that brown and white fat cells in a living organism can be converted from one cell type to the other. Their work, using mice as a model organism, provides important new insights into the origin of brown fat cells, which is a prerequisite for the development of successful anti-obesity therapies...
Roadside Breath Testing For Drugs A Step Closer
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today [2013.04.29]
A group of researchers from Sweden have provided further evidence that illegal drugs can be detected in the breath, opening up the possibility of a roadside breathalyzer test to detect substances such as cocaine, amphetamines and cannabis...
Study Reveals Novel Mechanism By Which UVA Contributes To Photoaging Of Skin
Source: Dermatology News From Medical News Today [2013.04.29]
A study conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) provides new evidence that longwave ultraviolet light (UVA) induces a protein that could result in premature skin aging...
Revolution In Tactile Sensing
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today [2013.04.29]
Using bundles of vertical zinc oxide nanowires, researchers have fabricated arrays of piezotronic transistors capable of converting mechanical motion directly into electronic controlling signals. The arrays could help give robots a more adaptive sense of touch, provide better security in handwritten signatures and offer new ways for humans to interact with electronic devices...
Online Mapping System Helps Fight Malaria By Tracking Mosquito Resistance To Insecticides Used To Prevent Malaria
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today [2013.04.27]
Aggregrated "IR Mapper" database provides global direction on insecticide resistance management The first online mapping tool to track insecticide resistance in mosquitoes that cause malaria was launched today...
Hope For Improved Management Of Cirrhosis
Source: Liver Disease / Hepatitis News From Medical News Today [2013.04.27]
New data from clinical studies presented for the first time at the International Liver Congress™ 2013 provide new rationale for an old and established treatment option for portal hypertension. Additionally, spleen stiffness predicts the occurrence of clinical complications, which is of paramount importance in clinical practice...
Hundreds Of Tiny Untethered Surgical Tools Deployed In First Animal Biopsies
Source: Biology / Biochemistry News From Medical News Today [2013.04.25]
By using swarms of untethered grippers, each as small as a speck of dust, Johns Hopkins engineers and physicians say they have devised a new way to perform biopsies that could provide a more effective way to access narrow conduits in the body as well as find early signs of cancer or other diseases...
Evidence-Based Overview For Physicians: Diagnosis And Management Of Pancreatic Cancer
Source: Primary Care / General Practice News From Medical News Today [2013.04.24]
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of death from cancer, and while family physicians in Canada only see 1 case a year, the number of cases is expected to increase as the population ages. A review in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) provides an evidence-based overview of diagnosis and treatment of the disease for general physicians...
Marijuana Pill May Be Better For Pain Relief
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today [2013.04.23]
A pill form of marijuana provides greater pain relief than when a person smokes it, according to a new study. The study was conducted by researchers at Columbia University in New York and was published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology...
Safety-Net Clinics Face Challenges Controlling Hypertension In Their Patients
Source: Hypertension News From Medical News Today [2013.04.19]
Federally funded safety-net clinics for the uninsured lag behind other health care providers in controlling blood pressure among the low-income patients who rely on them for care, a new Michigan State University analysis suggests...
A Night's Sleep Enhances A Musicians Skill When Practicing A New Melody
Source: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News From Medical News Today [2013.04.17]
A new study that examined how the brain learns and retains motor skills provides insight into musical skill. Performance of a musical task improved among pianists whose practice of a new melody was followed by a night of sleep, says researcher Sarah E. Allen, Southern Methodist University, Dallas...
Novel Approach Identified To Study COPD And Treatment Efficacy
Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today [2013.04.16]
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have pinpointed a genetic signature for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from airway cells harvested utilizing a minimally invasive procedure. The findings provide a novel way to study COPD and could lead to new treatments and ways to monitor patient's response to those treatments...
Early Signs Of Harmful Drug Reactions Uncovered By Mining Of Clinical Notes
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today [2013.04.14]
Mining the records of routine interactions between patients and their care providers can detect drug side effects a couple of years before an official alert from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a Stanford University School of Medicine study has found...
Grip Function Restored More Quickly To Patients With Tetraplegia
Source: Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy News From Medical News Today [2013.04.14]
A new method in which a number of operations are performed simultaneously can provide people with tetraplegia with a better grip function and the ability to open their hand. This method also shortens the patient's rehabilitation period by at least three months, reveals a doctoral thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden...
'Fast fMRI' Protocol Could Aid In Planning Surgery For Epilepsy And Brain Tumors
Source: Epilepsy News From Medical News Today [2013.04.10]
A new functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technique may provide neurosurgeons with a non-invasive tool to help in mapping critical areas of the brain before surgery, reports a study in the April issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health...
Artificial Ovary Offers More Natural Hormone Replacement
Source: Endocrinology News From Medical News Today [2013.04.09]
Researchers in the US have bioengineered an artificial ovary that makes sex hormones in the same proportions as a healthy one. They report that in the lab setting at least, the bioengineered ovary shows sustained released of sex hormones estrogen and progesterone, and suggest it may provide a more natural option for women than hormone replacement therapy...
Treatment Leads To Near-Normal Life Expectancy For People With HIV In South Africa
Source: HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today [2013.04.09]
In South Africa, people with HIV who start treatment with anti-AIDS drugs (antiretroviral therapy) have life expectancies around 80% of that of the general population provided that they start treatment before their CD4 count drops below 200 (cells per microliter), according to a study by South African researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine...
Globalizing Biosimilars Products, 20-22 May 2013, Seoul, Korea
Source: Conferences News From Medical News Today [2013.04.08]
The market for biologics is growing at nearly twice the rate of Pharma as a whole. Given their often high costs compared to chemical-based traditional pharmaceuticals, this trend is placing increasing financial pressure on healthcare budgets. Against this context, biosimilar medicines offer a major opportunity to provide greater access to affordable health care...
Liver Transplant Eligibility May Be Affected By Incarceration, Marijuana Use And Suicide Attempts
Source: Transplants / Organ Donations News From Medical News Today [2013.04.08]
Results from an anonymous survey of U.S. transplant providers report that incarceration, marijuana use, and psychiatric diagnoses, particularly suicide attempts, may lower patients' eligibility for liver transplantation...
Roche Agree To Release All Trial Data On Tamiflu Drug
Source: Flu / Cold / SARS News From Medical News Today [2013.04.06]
The BMJ can reveal that following over three years of talks with pharmaceutical giant Roche, the Cochrane Collaboration is at last being granted access to "all 74 Roche-sponsored trials" of the influenza drug, Tamiflu (oseltamivir). In an email to the Cochrane researchers on 2 April, Roche said they would provide "each CSR [clinical study report]" over the next few months...
One Specific MicroRNA Appears To Promote Tumor Growth And Cancer Spread
Source: Colorectal Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.04.05]
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have determined that the overexpression of microRNA-155 (miR-155), a short, single strand of ribonucleic acid encoded by the miR-155 host gene, promotes the growth of blood vessels in tumors, tumor inflammation, and metastasis. As a therapeutic target, miR-155 could potentially provide a new avenue of treatment when targeted with drugs to suppress its activity...
Morning-After Pill Now Available For All Ages
Source: Sexual Health / STDs News From Medical News Today [2013.04.05]
A federal judge ruled today that the U.S. government is required to provide the morning-after pill over the counter for all age groups - instead of asking for a prescription for girls under the age of 16. Until today, the morning-after pill has only been available to females 17 years of age or older...
Expanding Medicaid In Pennsylvania Would Increase Federal Revenue To The State, Study Finds
Source: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News From Medical News Today [2013.04.01]
Expanding Medicaid in Pennsylvania under the Affordable Care Act would boost federal revenue to the state by more than $2 billion annually and provide 340,000 residents with health insurance, according to a new RAND Corporation study...
Research Misconduct Is A Global Problem
Source: Litigation / Medical Malpractice News From Medical News Today [2013.03.28]
Research activity is global, therefore, research misconduct is a global problem. These are the conclusions of two commissioned Essays this week in PLOS Medicine that review the problem of research misconduct across the world and provide a landscape review of the policies and initiatives of government and institutions to manage research misconduct...
News From The Annals Of Internal Medicin: March 19, 2013
Source: Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy News From Medical News Today [2013.03.19]
1. Survey Reveals Most Subspecialty Medical and Surgical Practices Are Unable to Safely Accommodate Patients Who Use Wheelchairs More than 20 years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandated that all medical practitioners provide "full and equal access to their health care services and facilities...
Advanced Image Processing And Robot-Assisted Surgery Promote Safety And Accuracy In Epilepsy Surgery
Source: Epilepsy News From Medical News Today [2013.03.14]
For patients with "drug-resistant" epilepsy requiring surgery, an updated stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) technique provides a more efficient process for obtaining critical data for surgical planning, according to a study in the March issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons...
Adults Who Consume Fluoride In Drinking Water At Decreased Risk For Tooth Decay
Source: Dentistry News From Medical News Today [2013.03.13]
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Adelaide, Australia, has produced the strongest evidence yet that fluoride in drinking water provides dental health benefits to adults, even those who had not received fluoridated drinking water as children...
Niacin And Laropiprant Combo Shows No Benefits, Has Some Harmful Effects In Patients With Vascular Disease
Source: Cholesterol News From Medical News Today [2013.03.12]
A highly anticipated study evaluating a combination of the vitamin niacin with the anti-flushing agent laropiprant finds the therapy provides no benefit to and may even be harmful for patients with vascular disease, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. Detailed trial data is presented here for the first time...
Little Is Known About Caregiver Needs Of Injured Warriors
Source: Caregivers / Homecare News From Medical News Today [2013.03.11]
Spouses, family members and others who provide informal care to U.S. military members after they return home from conflict often toil long hours with little support, putting them at risk for physical, emotional and financial harm, according to a new RAND Corporation report...
FDA Warns Medical Manufacturers About Using "Latex Free" Labels
Source: Allergy News From Medical News Today [2013.03.10]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has just issued a warning to medical device manufacturers stating that they should provide accurate information about their products that don't contain natural rubber latex (NRL) and stop labeling them as "latex free"...
Early Evidence Shows 'Good' Cholesterol Could Combat Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Source: Cholesterol News From Medical News Today [2013.03.07]
New research provides early evidence that 'good' cholesterol may possess anti-aneurysm forming properties. In laboratory-based investigations, scientists found that increased levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDL), the so-called good cholesterol, blocked the development of aneurysms - dangerous 'ballooning' in the wall of a blood vessel - in the body's largest artery, the aorta...
Identifying Autism Risk In Newborns
Source: MRI / PET / Ultrasound News From Medical News Today [2013.02.27]
Low-birth-weight babies with a particular brain abnormality are at greater risk for autism, according to a new study that could provide doctors a signpost for early detection of the still poorly understood disorder...
Quality Of Patient Care In Hospitals May Be Affected By Staff Satisfaction
Source: Nursing / Midwifery News From Medical News Today [2013.02.22]
The satisfaction levels among a hospital's staff are closely linked to the quality of healthcare it provides, say a team of doctors from Imperial College London. In the first study of its kind, Dr Richard Pinder and colleagues at Imperial found that hospitals in England with lower mortality rates were more likely to have members of staff satisfied with the quality of care they provide...
Better Hospitals Have Happier Staff
Source: Nursing / Midwifery News From Medical News Today [2013.02.21]
A new UK study suggests hospitals that perform better have happier staff. Doctors at Imperial College London reviewed satisfaction measures from NHS staff surveys and found hospitals in England with lower mortality rates were more likely to have staff who were happier with the standard of care they provided...
Implementation Of Fizzy Drinks Tax Is 'Essential', Claims Charity
Source: Dentistry News From Medical News Today [2013.02.11]
The British Dental Health Foundation has joined more than 60 organisations backing recommendations for a tax on sugary drinks. The report, compiled by Sustain entitled 'A Children's Future Fund - How food duties could provide the money to protect children's health and the world they grow up in', makes three main recommendations for Budget 2013 it believes would help to improve children's health...
Education About Abortion In The UK Is Failing Young People - EFC Report Highlights Advice For Schools And Head Teachers
Source: Abortion News From Medical News Today [2013.02.06]
A report published by Education For Choice (EFC) finds that education about abortion in the UK is failing young people. Some schools are addressing the topic as part of comprehensive sex and relationships education (SRE), but there is evidence of widespread bad practice including medical misinformation being provided by teachers and visitors to schools...
New Study On Post-War Romanian Abortion Policy Demonstrates That Restrictions Result In Maternal Mortality
Source: Abortion News From Medical News Today [2013.01.18]
A unique study published in today's edition of the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care1, provides new evidence about the causal links between restrictions to abortion policy and maternal mortality. The study demonstrates that limiting abortion does not prevent women from seeking pregnancy terminations but simply increases the risks they face...
Improving Home Care While Reducing Hospital Admission
Source: Caregivers / Homecare News From Medical News Today [2012.11.14]
For elderly patients receiving home healthcare after a hospital stay, "social environmental factors" - particularly care provided by a family member or other informal caregiver - have a significant impact on the risk of repeated hospital admissions, reports a study in the October-December issue of Advances in Nursing Science...
First Study To Refute A Common Health Misconception: Children's Headaches Rarely Indicate A Need For Eyeglasses
Source: Headache / Migraine News From Medical News Today [2012.11.14]
A new study provides the first clear evidence that vision or eye problems are rarely the cause of recurring headaches in children, even if the headaches usually strike while the child is doing schoolwork or other visual tasks. Many parents assume that frequent headaches mean their child needs glasses, so they ask their doctor to refer their child for an eye exam...
Study Identifies Pathology Of Huntington's Disease
Source: Huntingtons Disease News From Medical News Today [2012.10.19]
A study led by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) provides novel insight into the impact that Huntington's disease has on the brain. The findings, published online in Neurology, pinpoint areas of the brain most affected by the disease and opens the door to examine why some people experience milder forms of the disease than others...
Lupus Patients May Benefit From Vitamin D Supplements
Source: Lupus News From Medical News Today [2012.10.18]
A new clinical study published in BioMedCentral's open access journal Arthritis Research and Therapy provides preliminary evidence that vitamin D supplementation could be considered an immunomodulatory agent for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a debilitating autoimmune disease characterized not only by skin, joint, neurological and renal symptoms, but also by inflammation o...
Drug Adherence And Treatment Improved By Specialized HIV Community Pharmacies
Source: Compliance News From Medical News Today [2012.08.16]
Community pharmacies with specially trained staff to provide HIV services can help HIV-infected individuals be more compliant with their essential antiviral drug regimens and hence improve patient outcomes. Users of HIV-specialized Walgreen pharmacies across the U.S...
Preventing Gout Flare Ups In Patients With Renal Impairment - Dosing Guidance
Source: Gout News From Medical News Today [2011.11.09]
Results from a new pharmacokinetic (PK) study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) provide new evidence-based guidance for healthcare providers on using colchicine for gout flare prophylaxis in the presence of renal impairment...
Brain Imaging Study Shows Physiological Basis Of Dyslexia
Source: Dyslexia News From Medical News Today [2011.09.30]
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have used an imaging technique to show that the brain activation patterns in children with poor reading skills and a low IQ are similar to those in poor readers with a typical IQ. The work provides more definitive evidence about poor readers having similar kinds of difficulties regardless of their general cognitive ability...
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