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| Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News | |
| Ground-Breaking Effort To Prevent Opioid Abuse And Overdose Fatal overdoses involving prescribed opioids tripled in the United States between 1999 and 2006, climbing to almost 14,000 deaths annually - more than cocaine and heroin overdoses combined. Hospitalizations and emergency room visits related to prescription opioid pain medicines such as oxycodone (brand name Oxycontin) and hydrocodone (Vicodin) also increased dramatically in the same period. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Alzheimer's / Dementia News | |
| Predicting Alzheimer's Blood Test Almost 100% Accurate A new blood test for Alzheimer's disease is 96% accurate at identifying the disease and can perhaps detect it even before symptoms such as memory loss (dementia) develop. An estimated 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, according to the Alzheimer's Association. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Converting Human Skin Cells Into Functional Neurons Without Using Stem Cells Scientists have managed to convert human skin cells into functional neurons without having to use any kind of stem cells, researchers from Columbia University Medical Center reported in the journal Cell. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Anxiety / Stress News | |
| Veteran PTSD Symptoms Significantly Reduced After 8 Weeks Of Transcendental Meditation An 8-week course of stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation resulted in a 50% reduction in PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) symptoms among Iraq/Afghanistan veterans, researchers reported in Military Medicine. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Blood / Hematology News | |
| Patients With Aplastic Anemia Benefit More From Standard Therapy Than From Newer Version A comparison clinical study of two aplastic anemia treatments found that ATGAM, currently the only licensed aplastic anemia drug in the United States, improved blood cell counts and survival significantly more than did Thymoglobulin, a similar but reportedly more potent treatment. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Bones / Orthopedics News | |
| Kidney Preserving Surgery Saves Bone Health Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shed new light on how surgery impacts both chronic kidney disease and bone health, particularly in women. For the first time, their findings point to the importance of pursuing kidney-sparing surgery in an effort to preserve kidney function and to reduce the risk of bone fractures later in life. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Breast Cancer News | |
| Research Links Diet During Pregnancy To Reducing Breast Cancer Risk North Dakota State University professor Chung S. Park is among the researchers presenting at the Era of Hope scientific conference in Orlando, Fla., Aug. 2-5, hosted by the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP). | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Cancer / Oncology News | |
| Johns Hopkins Scientists Map Genes For Common Form Of Brain Cancer Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have completed a comprehensive map of genetic mutations occurring in the second-most common form of brain cancer, oligodendroglioma. The findings, reported in the Aug. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| New Molecule Tested As A Delivery Vehicle To Image, Kill Brain Tumors Researchers from two universities have developed and tested a molecular platform that offers hope for treatment of aggressive brain tumors.A single compound with dual function the ability to deliver a diagnostic and therapeutic agent may one day be used to enhance the diagnosis, imaging, and treatment of brain tumors, according to findings from Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Tech. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Potential Anti-Cancer Therapy That Starves Cancer Cells Of Glucose Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have identified a compound that attacks the Achilles' heel of certain cancer cells by depriving them of their energy source, the sugar glucose. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Radiotherapy Errors Could Be Greatly Reduced By A Combination Of Existing Safety Checks A combination of several well-known safety procedures could greatly reduce patient-harming errors in the use of radiation to treat cancer, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Cardiovascular / Cardiology News | |
| High-Risk Stroke Patients More Likely To Get Follow-up Care After Motivational Talk Even though many Americans learn through community health screenings that they are at high risk for having a stroke, they rarely follow-up with their doctor for care.But a new University of Michigan study shows high-risk stroke patients are twice as likely to get follow-up care from a primary care doctor if they receive a pep talk over the telephone. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Compression Stockings Help Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients With Chronic Venous Insufficiency The American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine published a study in which French researchers discovered that wearing compression stockings could be an easy, low-cost possibility to improve obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with chronic venous insufficiency. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Low Lifetime Recreational Activity May Be A Factor In Peripheral Arterial Disease New research published in the August 2011 issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery®, the official publication of the Society for Vascular Surgery®, indicates that there may be a connection between low lifetime recreational activity (LRA) and increased peripheral arterial disease (PAD). | 05 Aug 2011 |
| ESC Announces Review Of Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines "The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is aware of the early termination of the PALLAS trial (a randomised dronedarone versus placebo outcomes study in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular risk) because of adverse outcomes associated with dronedarone. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Fluid Dynamics For Predicting Perilous Plaque In Coronary Arteries Researchers at Emory and Georgia Tech have developed a method for predicting which areas of the coronary arteries will develop more atherosclerotic plaque over time, based on intracoronary ultrasound and blood flow measurements. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Human And Mouse Hearts Respond Differently To Two Cardiovascular Drugs: Results Call Into Question Reliance On Animal Models Anyone who follows science has read enthusiastic stories about medical breakthroughs that include the standard disclaimer that the results were obtained in mice and might not carry over to humans. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Clinical Trials / Drug Trials News | |
| Human And Mouse Hearts Respond Differently To Two Cardiovascular Drugs: Results Call Into Question Reliance On Animal Models Anyone who follows science has read enthusiastic stories about medical breakthroughs that include the standard disclaimer that the results were obtained in mice and might not carry over to humans. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Powerful Drug Candidate For Leukemia A Result Of Unconventional Hunt For New Cancer Targets Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and five other institutions have used an unconventional approach to cancer drug discovery to identify a new potential treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News | |
| Shocking; Indians Look To Railroad "Electric Therapy" For Cures Pseudo medical or alternative treatments are commonly used in Asia and in particular the large and impoverished nation of India. Now in shocking developments, Indians are looking to railroad tracks to help cure themselves via the electric currents the system sends through their bodies to cure ailments not remotely related to internal electric currents, such as diabetes. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Conferences News | |
| Bellybutton Microbiomes Public awareness about the role and interaction of microbes is essential for promoting human and environmental health, say scientists presenting research at the Ecological Society of America's (ESA) 96th Annual Meeting from August 7-12, 2011. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News | |
| Kidney Preserving Surgery Saves Bone Health Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shed new light on how surgery impacts both chronic kidney disease and bone health, particularly in women. For the first time, their findings point to the importance of pursuing kidney-sparing surgery in an effort to preserve kidney function and to reduce the risk of bone fractures later in life. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Depression News | |
| Veteran PTSD Symptoms Significantly Reduced After 8 Weeks Of Transcendental Meditation An 8-week course of stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation resulted in a 50% reduction in PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) symptoms among Iraq/Afghanistan veterans, researchers reported in Military Medicine. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| The Great U.S. Depression: Antidepressant Pill Popping Numbers Up Antidepressants such as Prozac, Paxil and Lexapro are now the third most widely prescribed group of drugs in the United States, and Americans are popping more antidepressants than ever before. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Treating Depression By Harnessing The Power Of Positive Thoughts And Emotions Positive activity interventions (PAIs) offer a safe, low-cost, and self-administered approach to managing depression and may offer hope to individuals with depressive disorders who do not respond or have access to adequate medical therapy, according to a comprehensive review article in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| A Quarter Of Ontarians Hospitalized For Depression Required ER Visit Or Readmission Within 30 Days Twenty-five percent of people who were hospitalized for depression were readmitted or visited an emergency room again for depression within 30 days of discharge, according to a new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Dermatology News | |
| Potential New Treatment Peripheral Artery Disease: Basis For Battery-Powered Skin Patch Scientists have confirmed the feasibility of using a new drug delivery system - the basis for a battery-powered skin patch - to administer medication that shows promise for treating peripheral artery disease (PAD) and healing stubborn skin ulcers and burns. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Fertility News | |
| Infertility Cured In Mice; Are Human Males Next? Male infertility may soon be a thing of the past according to mice. This week new research has been released that Japanese scientists have used laboratory-made sperm, using embryonic cells, to restore fertility in sterile mice. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Flu / Cold / SARS News | |
| Diagnosing Flu In Minutes Arriving at a rapid and accurate diagnosis is critical during flu outbreaks, but until now, physicians and public health officials have had to choose between a highly accurate yet time-consuming test or a rapid but error-prone test. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology News | |
| Drinking Just One Measure Of Spirits Increases The Risk Of Acute Pancreatitis Drinking just one 4cl measure of spirits can increase the risk of an acute attack of pancreatitis, but wine or beer does not appear to have the same effect, according to a study published online by BJS, the British Journal of Surgery. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Genetics News | |
| Molecular Mechanisms Offer Hope For New Pain Treatments By working with individuals suffering from a severe disorder that causes sensory neurons to degenerate, researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital and CHU Sainte-Justine Hospital have discovered how a specific genetic mutation causes their patients' condition, which in turn has revealed more information about the mechanisms in our bodies which enable us to sense pain. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Could Some Athletes Be Genetically Prone To Concussions? With sports camps starting up again, many schools are putting measures in place to prevent concussions. But what if some people are just genetically predisposed to getting them? Ryan Tierney, a professor of kinesiology at Temple, has been studying the genes of college athletes to figure out whether this is the case. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Johns Hopkins Scientists Map Genes For Common Form Of Brain Cancer Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have completed a comprehensive map of genetic mutations occurring in the second-most common form of brain cancer, oligodendroglioma. The findings, reported in the Aug. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Improved Understanding Of Immune Response Against HIV May Contribute To New Treatment, Prevention Strategies A new study shows for the first time that natural killer (NK) cells, which are part of the body's first-line defence against infection, can contribute to the immune response against HIV. In an article in the August 4 issue of Nature, a research team based at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard reports that the HIV strains infecting individuals with particular receptor molecules on their NK cells had variant forms of key viral proteins, implying that the virus had mutated to avoid NK cell activity. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Powerful Drug Candidate For Leukemia A Result Of Unconventional Hunt For New Cancer Targets Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and five other institutions have used an unconventional approach to cancer drug discovery to identify a new potential treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News | |
| Nearly 4 Times More Spent On Health Insurance Costs By US Physicians Compared To Their Canadian Counterparts U.S. physicians spend nearly $61,000 more than their Canadian counterparts each year on administrative expenses related to health insurance, according to a new study by researchers at Cornell University and the University of Toronto. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Heart Disease News | |
| Low Lifetime Recreational Activity May Be A Factor In Peripheral Arterial Disease New research published in the August 2011 issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery®, the official publication of the Society for Vascular Surgery®, indicates that there may be a connection between low lifetime recreational activity (LRA) and increased peripheral arterial disease (PAD). | 05 Aug 2011 |
| ESC Announces Review Of Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines "The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is aware of the early termination of the PALLAS trial (a randomised dronedarone versus placebo outcomes study in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular risk) because of adverse outcomes associated with dronedarone. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Human And Mouse Hearts Respond Differently To Two Cardiovascular Drugs: Results Call Into Question Reliance On Animal Models Anyone who follows science has read enthusiastic stories about medical breakthroughs that include the standard disclaimer that the results were obtained in mice and might not carry over to humans. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| HIV / AIDS News | |
| Improved Understanding Of Immune Response Against HIV May Contribute To New Treatment, Prevention Strategies A new study shows for the first time that natural killer (NK) cells, which are part of the body's first-line defence against infection, can contribute to the immune response against HIV. In an article in the August 4 issue of Nature, a research team based at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard reports that the HIV strains infecting individuals with particular receptor molecules on their NK cells had variant forms of key viral proteins, implying that the virus had mutated to avoid NK cell activity. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Hypertension News | |
| Having Hypertension When Middle Aged Can Lead To Cognitive And Vascular Damage In Later Life, Study Shows A study led by researchers at UC Davis, published in the August 2nd issue of the journal of the American Academy of Neurology, discovered high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and smoking in middle age people may trigger vascular damage, decrease brain volume and cause cognitive decline later in life. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Immune System / Vaccines News | |
| Improved Understanding Of Immune Response Against HIV May Contribute To New Treatment, Prevention Strategies A new study shows for the first time that natural killer (NK) cells, which are part of the body's first-line defence against infection, can contribute to the immune response against HIV. In an article in the August 4 issue of Nature, a research team based at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard reports that the HIV strains infecting individuals with particular receptor molecules on their NK cells had variant forms of key viral proteins, implying that the virus had mutated to avoid NK cell activity. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News | |
| Link Found Between Cholera Outbreaks And Rise Of River Flow One mystery resolved on cholera by examination of four major river basins - including the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Meghna, Congo, Amazon and Orinoco in South America - finds when water flow rose, nutrients in the water were associated with increase in cholera cases Published on August 3rd in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - A new study revealed, an investigation of the biggest river basins in the world discovered, nutrient-rich and powerful discharges led to spikes in the blooms of plankton linked with cholera outbreaks. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Ground Turkey Recall - Why The Five Month Delay? First reports of salmonellosis appeared in March, signs of an outbreak emerged in May - but it took over two more months before anything was officially announced and the source of the problem was found and a recall was issued. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Bellybutton Microbiomes Public awareness about the role and interaction of microbes is essential for promoting human and environmental health, say scientists presenting research at the Ecological Society of America's (ESA) 96th Annual Meeting from August 7-12, 2011. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Studies Shed Light On Hand Hygiene Knowledge And Infection Risk In Hospitals And Elementary Schools Increased hand hygiene knowledge positively correlates with a decreased risk of transmitting infection among both healthcare workers (HCW) and elementary school children, according to two studies published in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), the official publication of APIC the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Reducing Antibiotic Use In Critically Ill Patients Measuring the levels of a natural body chemical may allow doctors to reduce the duration of antibiotic use and improve the health outcomes of critically ill patients."Infection is a common and expensive complication of critical illness and we're trying to find ways to improve the outcomes of sick, elderly patients and, at the same time, reduce health care costs," says Daren Heyland, a professor of Medicine at Queen's, director of the Clinical Evaluation Research Unit at Kingston General Hospital, and scientific director of the Technology Evaluation in the Elderly Network. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| IT / Internet / E-mail News | |
| The Appeal Of Videogames People spend 3 billion hours a week playing videogames but little is known scientifically about why they are actually fun in the first place.The vast majority of research into videogames has concentrated on the possible harmful effects of playing videogames, ignoring the simple question of why people actually want to play them. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Healthcare Practice In Rural Africa Improved By Text Message Reminders New research funded by the Wellcome Trust has shown that sending text message reminders to healthcare workers in rural Africa can improve the implementation of national guidelines for treating malaria. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma News | |
| Powerful Drug Candidate For Leukemia A Result Of Unconventional Hunt For New Cancer Targets Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and five other institutions have used an unconventional approach to cancer drug discovery to identify a new potential treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Medical Devices / Diagnostics News | |
| New Use Of Artificial Lung Device Pioneered At University Of Kentucky Surgeons at the University of Kentucky on Aug. 3 announced that they were among the first to use artificial-lung technology to demonstrate the feasibility of a lung transplant, using a device invented by two university faculty members, Dr. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Diagnosing Flu In Minutes Arriving at a rapid and accurate diagnosis is critical during flu outbreaks, but until now, physicians and public health officials have had to choose between a highly accurate yet time-consuming test or a rapid but error-prone test. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Potential New Treatment Peripheral Artery Disease: Basis For Battery-Powered Skin Patch Scientists have confirmed the feasibility of using a new drug delivery system - the basis for a battery-powered skin patch - to administer medication that shows promise for treating peripheral artery disease (PAD) and healing stubborn skin ulcers and burns. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Medical Practice Management News | |
| U.S. Physicians Spend Nearly Four Times That Of Their Canadian Counterparts Research collaboration among Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University Ithaca, the University of Toronto, and the Medical Group Management Association, found physicians in the United States spend almost four times more than Canada, dealing with health insurers and payers. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Nearly 4 Times More Spent On Health Insurance Costs By US Physicians Compared To Their Canadian Counterparts U.S. physicians spend nearly $61,000 more than their Canadian counterparts each year on administrative expenses related to health insurance, according to a new study by researchers at Cornell University and the University of Toronto. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News | |
| New Tools And Initiatives Announced By The Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS (Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services) says there is a new tool aimed at patients and caregivers, as well as some other initiatives which will help consumers make informed choices regarding their health care. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Melanoma / Skin Cancer News | |
| The Tanning Bed Talk; Advice For Parents With fall on the horizon, many teens will soon look to tanning beds to maintain their summer tan. Pediatric oncologists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center urge parents to have "the tanning bed talk" with their kids, and they offer advice on initiating this conversation. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Men's health News | |
| What Is The Difference Between Sex And Gender? The words sex and gender are commonly used interchangeably, but many linguists would argue that their usage is quite distinct. Sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics, while gender refers to behaviors, roles, expectations, and activities in society. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Infertility Cured In Mice; Are Human Males Next? Male infertility may soon be a thing of the past according to mice. This week new research has been released that Japanese scientists have used laboratory-made sperm, using embryonic cells, to restore fertility in sterile mice. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| MRSA / Drug Resistance News | |
| Superbug Evolution Aided By Aggressive Drug Therapy New research raises troubling concerns about the use of aggressive drug therapies to treat a wide range of diseases such as MRSA, C. difficile, malaria, and even cancer."The universally accepted strategy of aggressive medication to kill all targeted disease pathogens has the problematic consequence of giving any drug-resistant disease pathogens that are present the greatest possible evolutionary advantage," says Troy Day, one of the paper's co-authors and Canada Research Chair in Mathematical Biology at Queen's. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Reducing Antibiotic Use In Critically Ill Patients Measuring the levels of a natural body chemical may allow doctors to reduce the duration of antibiotic use and improve the health outcomes of critically ill patients."Infection is a common and expensive complication of critical illness and we're trying to find ways to improve the outcomes of sick, elderly patients and, at the same time, reduce health care costs," says Daren Heyland, a professor of Medicine at Queen's, director of the Clinical Evaluation Research Unit at Kingston General Hospital, and scientific director of the Technology Evaluation in the Elderly Network. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Multiple Sclerosis News | |
| Multiple Sclerosis Pill Fingolimod Not Good Value For NHS Money Says NICE, UK In a draft decision, Britain's independent body that recommends whether drugs should be covered by the National Health Service, decided that at £20,000 a year fingolimod "would not be a cost effective use of NHS resources. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Neurology / Neuroscience News | |
| Converting Human Skin Cells Into Functional Neurons Without Using Stem Cells Scientists have managed to convert human skin cells into functional neurons without having to use any kind of stem cells, researchers from Columbia University Medical Center reported in the journal Cell. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Having Hypertension When Middle Aged Can Lead To Cognitive And Vascular Damage In Later Life, Study Shows A study led by researchers at UC Davis, published in the August 2nd issue of the journal of the American Academy of Neurology, discovered high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and smoking in middle age people may trigger vascular damage, decrease brain volume and cause cognitive decline later in life. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Human Skin Cells Converted Directly Into Functional Neurons Columbia University Medical Center researchers have for the first time directly converted human skin cells into functional forebrain neurons, without the need for stem cells of any kind. The findings offer a new and potentially more direct way to produce replacement cell therapies for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Johns Hopkins Scientists Map Genes For Common Form Of Brain Cancer Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have completed a comprehensive map of genetic mutations occurring in the second-most common form of brain cancer, oligodendroglioma. The findings, reported in the Aug. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| New Molecule Tested As A Delivery Vehicle To Image, Kill Brain Tumors Researchers from two universities have developed and tested a molecular platform that offers hope for treatment of aggressive brain tumors.A single compound with dual function the ability to deliver a diagnostic and therapeutic agent may one day be used to enhance the diagnosis, imaging, and treatment of brain tumors, according to findings from Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Tech. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Nutrition / Diet News | |
| Ground Turkey Recall - Why The Five Month Delay? First reports of salmonellosis appeared in March, signs of an outbreak emerged in May - but it took over two more months before anything was officially announced and the source of the problem was found and a recall was issued. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Research Links Diet During Pregnancy To Reducing Breast Cancer Risk North Dakota State University professor Chung S. Park is among the researchers presenting at the Era of Hope scientific conference in Orlando, Fla., Aug. 2-5, hosted by the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP). | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News | |
| Public Bicycle Sharing Saves Lives And Protects Environment A study published on bmj.com today reveals that public bicycle sharing schemes save lives and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Although the aim of the increasingly popular public bicycle sharing schemes in cities worldwide is generally to ease traffic congestion, it also promotes health. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Pain / Anesthetics News | |
| Molecular Mechanisms Offer Hope For New Pain Treatments By working with individuals suffering from a severe disorder that causes sensory neurons to degenerate, researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital and CHU Sainte-Justine Hospital have discovered how a specific genetic mutation causes their patients' condition, which in turn has revealed more information about the mechanisms in our bodies which enable us to sense pain. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Ground-Breaking Effort To Prevent Opioid Abuse And Overdose Fatal overdoses involving prescribed opioids tripled in the United States between 1999 and 2006, climbing to almost 14,000 deaths annually - more than cocaine and heroin overdoses combined. Hospitalizations and emergency room visits related to prescription opioid pain medicines such as oxycodone (brand name Oxycontin) and hydrocodone (Vicodin) also increased dramatically in the same period. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Pediatrics / Children's Health News | |
| Childhood Illness Or Low Birth Weight Linked To Lower Promotion Prospects Later On In Life A new study suggests that child illness is closely associated to people's future health and career prospects. The research, partly funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) revealed, that individuals had a higher chance of being passed over for promotion in later life if they were hospitalized for prolonged times during childhood or had a low birth weight. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| The Tanning Bed Talk; Advice For Parents With fall on the horizon, many teens will soon look to tanning beds to maintain their summer tan. Pediatric oncologists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center urge parents to have "the tanning bed talk" with their kids, and they offer advice on initiating this conversation. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Increases Asthma Risk Following Mold Exposure During Infancy Infants who live in "moldy" homes are three times more likely to develop asthma by age 7 - an age that children can be accurately diagnosed with the condition.Study results are published in the August issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Study Confirms Accuracy Of Developmental Screening Tests That Can Be Administered By Family Physicians BC Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers have found that two existing screening tests are accurate in diagnosing development delays in children and could be incorporated in a busy family practice setting with relative ease. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry News | |
| Pfizer Seeks To Develop OTC Lipitor Product As Patent Runs Out As pharmaceutical giants begin to lose patients on their blockbuster money making drugs that have funded their empire for years, these manufacturers are now turning to ways to continue the profit streams by developing over the counter (OTC) versions of their products. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Pregnancy / Obstetrics News | |
| Research Links Diet During Pregnancy To Reducing Breast Cancer Risk North Dakota State University professor Chung S. Park is among the researchers presenting at the Era of Hope scientific conference in Orlando, Fla., Aug. 2-5, hosted by the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP). | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Preventive Medicine News | |
| The Tanning Bed Talk; Advice For Parents With fall on the horizon, many teens will soon look to tanning beds to maintain their summer tan. Pediatric oncologists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center urge parents to have "the tanning bed talk" with their kids, and they offer advice on initiating this conversation. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Studies Shed Light On Hand Hygiene Knowledge And Infection Risk In Hospitals And Elementary Schools Increased hand hygiene knowledge positively correlates with a decreased risk of transmitting infection among both healthcare workers (HCW) and elementary school children, according to two studies published in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), the official publication of APIC the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Primary Care / General Practice News | |
| U.S. Physicians Spend Nearly Four Times That Of Their Canadian Counterparts Research collaboration among Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University Ithaca, the University of Toronto, and the Medical Group Management Association, found physicians in the United States spend almost four times more than Canada, dealing with health insurers and payers. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Physician Practices In U.S. Spend Nearly Four Times What Canadian Practices Spend Physicians in the United States spend nearly four times as much dealing with health insurers and payers compared with doctors in Canada. Most of the difference stems from the fact that Canadian physicians deal with a single payer, in contrast to the multiple payers in the United States. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Nearly 4 Times More Spent On Health Insurance Costs By US Physicians Compared To Their Canadian Counterparts U.S. physicians spend nearly $61,000 more than their Canadian counterparts each year on administrative expenses related to health insurance, according to a new study by researchers at Cornell University and the University of Toronto. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Study Confirms Accuracy Of Developmental Screening Tests That Can Be Administered By Family Physicians BC Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers have found that two existing screening tests are accurate in diagnosing development delays in children and could be incorporated in a busy family practice setting with relative ease. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Psychology / Psychiatry News | |
| Small Interventions Can Alleviate Underperformance Caused By Stereotype Picture black and white students at an Ivy League college learning about black students who are a year or so ahead of them in that school. They're told that the older black students were anxious about fitting in and how they would be viewed in college when they first arrived. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Treating Depression By Harnessing The Power Of Positive Thoughts And Emotions Positive activity interventions (PAIs) offer a safe, low-cost, and self-administered approach to managing depression and may offer hope to individuals with depressive disorders who do not respond or have access to adequate medical therapy, according to a comprehensive review article in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| The Appeal Of Videogames People spend 3 billion hours a week playing videogames but little is known scientifically about why they are actually fun in the first place.The vast majority of research into videogames has concentrated on the possible harmful effects of playing videogames, ignoring the simple question of why people actually want to play them. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Widespread Mistaken Beliefs About Memory Revealed By National Survey A new survey reveals that many people in the U.S. - in some cases a substantial majority - think that memory is more powerful, objective and reliable than it actually is. Their ideas are at odds with decades of scientific research. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Public Health News | |
| Sensor Easily Detects Date Rape Drugs In Drinks Date rape drugs can be added to a person's drink, making them vulnerable to sexual exploitation. A new sensor that could look like a tiny stirrer or straw can be placed in the drink and accurately tell whether it has been spiked. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| What Is The Difference Between Sex And Gender? The words sex and gender are commonly used interchangeably, but many linguists would argue that their usage is quite distinct. Sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics, while gender refers to behaviors, roles, expectations, and activities in society. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Ground Turkey Recall - Why The Five Month Delay? First reports of salmonellosis appeared in March, signs of an outbreak emerged in May - but it took over two more months before anything was officially announced and the source of the problem was found and a recall was issued. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Public Bicycle Sharing Saves Lives And Protects Environment A study published on bmj.com today reveals that public bicycle sharing schemes save lives and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Although the aim of the increasingly popular public bicycle sharing schemes in cities worldwide is generally to ease traffic congestion, it also promotes health. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Device Identifies Unknown Liquids Instantly Materials scientists and applied physicists collaborating at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have invented a new device that can instantly identify an unknown liquid. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Examination Of Four Major River Basins Shows When Water Flow Went Up, Nutrients In The Water Were Associated With Increase In Cholera Cases An examination of the world's largest river basins found nutrient-rich and powerful river discharges led to spikes in the blooms of plankton associated with cholera outbreaks. These increased discharges often occur at times of increased temperature in coastal water, suggesting that predicting global warming's potential temperature effect on cholera will be more complicated than first thought, according to a new study published today in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Radiology / Nuclear Medicine News | |
| Radiotherapy Errors Could Be Greatly Reduced By A Combination Of Existing Safety Checks A combination of several well-known safety procedures could greatly reduce patient-harming errors in the use of radiation to treat cancer, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals News | |
| Multiple Sclerosis Pill Fingolimod Not Good Value For NHS Money Says NICE, UK In a draft decision, Britain's independent body that recommends whether drugs should be covered by the National Health Service, decided that at £20,000 a year fingolimod "would not be a cost effective use of NHS resources. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Respiratory / Asthma News | |
| New Use Of Artificial Lung Device Pioneered At University Of Kentucky Surgeons at the University of Kentucky on Aug. 3 announced that they were among the first to use artificial-lung technology to demonstrate the feasibility of a lung transplant, using a device invented by two university faculty members, Dr. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Increases Asthma Risk Following Mold Exposure During Infancy Infants who live in "moldy" homes are three times more likely to develop asthma by age 7 - an age that children can be accurately diagnosed with the condition.Study results are published in the August issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Seniors / Aging News | |
| Having Hypertension When Middle Aged Can Lead To Cognitive And Vascular Damage In Later Life, Study Shows A study led by researchers at UC Davis, published in the August 2nd issue of the journal of the American Academy of Neurology, discovered high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and smoking in middle age people may trigger vascular damage, decrease brain volume and cause cognitive decline later in life. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Reducing Antibiotic Use In Critically Ill Patients Measuring the levels of a natural body chemical may allow doctors to reduce the duration of antibiotic use and improve the health outcomes of critically ill patients."Infection is a common and expensive complication of critical illness and we're trying to find ways to improve the outcomes of sick, elderly patients and, at the same time, reduce health care costs," says Daren Heyland, a professor of Medicine at Queen's, director of the Clinical Evaluation Research Unit at Kingston General Hospital, and scientific director of the Technology Evaluation in the Elderly Network. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Centenarians Just As Likely As The Rest Of Population To Smoke, Drink And Pack On Pounds People who live to 95 or older are no more virtuous than the rest of us in terms of their diet, exercise routine or smoking and drinking habits, according to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Sexual Health / STDs News | |
| Sensor Easily Detects Date Rape Drugs In Drinks Date rape drugs can be added to a person's drink, making them vulnerable to sexual exploitation. A new sensor that could look like a tiny stirrer or straw can be placed in the drink and accurately tell whether it has been spiked. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| What Is The Difference Between Sex And Gender? The words sex and gender are commonly used interchangeably, but many linguists would argue that their usage is quite distinct. Sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics, while gender refers to behaviors, roles, expectations, and activities in society. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| What Is An Orgasm? An orgasm is the peak of sexual pleasure. It typically consists of a series of involuntary muscle contractions in the sexual organs, lower pelvic muscles, and the anus. An orgasm is accompanied by the release of endorphins - opioid-like chemicals produced in the brain that give a feeling of euphoria. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News | |
| Compression Stockings Help Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients With Chronic Venous Insufficiency The American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine published a study in which French researchers discovered that wearing compression stockings could be an easy, low-cost possibility to improve obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with chronic venous insufficiency. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Obstructive Sleep Apnea May Improve With Compression Stockings Wearing compression stockings may be a simple low-tech way to improve obstructive sleep apnea in patients with chronic venous insufficiency, according to French researchers."We found that in patients with chronic venous insufficiency, compression stockings reduced daytime fluid accumulation in the legs, which in turn reduced the amount of fluid flowing into the neck at night, thereby reducing the number of apneas and hypopnea by more than a third," said Stefania Redolfi, MD, of the University of Brescia in Italy, who led the research. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Smoking / Quit Smoking News | |
| Polymer's Hunt For Nicotine Newly synthesized polymer, fitted with molecular pincers of carefully tailored structure, effectively captures nicotine molecules and its analogues. The polymer can be used for fabrication of sensitive and selective chemical sensors to determine nicotine in solutions, and in the near future also in gases. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Sports Medicine / Fitness News | |
| Public Bicycle Sharing Saves Lives And Protects Environment A study published on bmj.com today reveals that public bicycle sharing schemes save lives and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Although the aim of the increasingly popular public bicycle sharing schemes in cities worldwide is generally to ease traffic congestion, it also promotes health. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Could Some Athletes Be Genetically Prone To Concussions? With sports camps starting up again, many schools are putting measures in place to prevent concussions. But what if some people are just genetically predisposed to getting them? Ryan Tierney, a professor of kinesiology at Temple, has been studying the genes of college athletes to figure out whether this is the case. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Statins News | |
| Pfizer Seeks To Develop OTC Lipitor Product As Patent Runs Out As pharmaceutical giants begin to lose patients on their blockbuster money making drugs that have funded their empire for years, these manufacturers are now turning to ways to continue the profit streams by developing over the counter (OTC) versions of their products. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Stem Cell Research News | |
| Converting Human Skin Cells Into Functional Neurons Without Using Stem Cells Scientists have managed to convert human skin cells into functional neurons without having to use any kind of stem cells, researchers from Columbia University Medical Center reported in the journal Cell. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Roadmap To Overcome Obstacles For Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells The possibility of developing stem cells from a patient's own skin and using them to treat conditions as diverse as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and cancer has generated tremendous excitement in the stem cell research community in recent years. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Human Skin Cells Converted Directly Into Functional Neurons Columbia University Medical Center researchers have for the first time directly converted human skin cells into functional forebrain neurons, without the need for stem cells of any kind. The findings offer a new and potentially more direct way to produce replacement cell therapies for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Researchers At UT Southwestern Find Way To Help Donor Adult Blood Stem Cells Overcome Transplant Rejection Findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers may suggest new strategies for successful donor adult stem cell transplants in patients with blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Stroke News | |
| High-Risk Stroke Patients More Likely To Get Follow-up Care After Motivational Talk Even though many Americans learn through community health screenings that they are at high risk for having a stroke, they rarely follow-up with their doctor for care.But a new University of Michigan study shows high-risk stroke patients are twice as likely to get follow-up care from a primary care doctor if they receive a pep talk over the telephone. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Transplants / Organ Donations News | |
| Researchers At UT Southwestern Find Way To Help Donor Adult Blood Stem Cells Overcome Transplant Rejection Findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers may suggest new strategies for successful donor adult stem cell transplants in patients with blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Tropical Diseases News | |
| Link Found Between Cholera Outbreaks And Rise Of River Flow One mystery resolved on cholera by examination of four major river basins - including the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Meghna, Congo, Amazon and Orinoco in South America - finds when water flow rose, nutrients in the water were associated with increase in cholera cases Published on August 3rd in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - A new study revealed, an investigation of the biggest river basins in the world discovered, nutrient-rich and powerful discharges led to spikes in the blooms of plankton linked with cholera outbreaks. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Examination Of Four Major River Basins Shows When Water Flow Went Up, Nutrients In The Water Were Associated With Increase In Cholera Cases An examination of the world's largest river basins found nutrient-rich and powerful river discharges led to spikes in the blooms of plankton associated with cholera outbreaks. These increased discharges often occur at times of increased temperature in coastal water, suggesting that predicting global warming's potential temperature effect on cholera will be more complicated than first thought, according to a new study published today in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Healthcare Practice In Rural Africa Improved By Text Message Reminders New research funded by the Wellcome Trust has shown that sending text message reminders to healthcare workers in rural Africa can improve the implementation of national guidelines for treating malaria. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Tuberculosis News | |
| More Evidence On Drug-Resistant TB Needed: New WHO Guidelines The European Respiratory Journal has just published the updated guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) that aim to help manage drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB).The new document 'The WHO guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis: 2011 update' focuses on priority areas for healthcare professionals in the diagnosis, treatment and care of drug-resistant TB. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Urology / Nephrology News | |
| Kidney Preserving Surgery Saves Bone Health Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shed new light on how surgery impacts both chronic kidney disease and bone health, particularly in women. For the first time, their findings point to the importance of pursuing kidney-sparing surgery in an effort to preserve kidney function and to reduce the risk of bone fractures later in life. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Potential Anti-Cancer Therapy That Starves Cancer Cells Of Glucose Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have identified a compound that attacks the Achilles' heel of certain cancer cells by depriving them of their energy source, the sugar glucose. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Vascular News | |
| Obstructive Sleep Apnea May Improve With Compression Stockings Wearing compression stockings may be a simple low-tech way to improve obstructive sleep apnea in patients with chronic venous insufficiency, according to French researchers."We found that in patients with chronic venous insufficiency, compression stockings reduced daytime fluid accumulation in the legs, which in turn reduced the amount of fluid flowing into the neck at night, thereby reducing the number of apneas and hypopnea by more than a third," said Stefania Redolfi, MD, of the University of Brescia in Italy, who led the research. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Potential New Treatment Peripheral Artery Disease: Basis For Battery-Powered Skin Patch Scientists have confirmed the feasibility of using a new drug delivery system - the basis for a battery-powered skin patch - to administer medication that shows promise for treating peripheral artery disease (PAD) and healing stubborn skin ulcers and burns. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Veterans / Ex-Servicemen News | |
| Veteran PTSD Symptoms Significantly Reduced After 8 Weeks Of Transcendental Meditation An 8-week course of stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation resulted in a 50% reduction in PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) symptoms among Iraq/Afghanistan veterans, researchers reported in Military Medicine. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Suicide Risk High For War Veterans In College, Study Finds Nearly half of college students who are U.S. military veterans reported thinking of suicide and 20 percent said they had planned to kill themselves, rates significantly higher than among college students in general, according to a study presented at the American Psychological Association's 119th Annual Convention in Washington, D. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News | |
| Link Found Between Cholera Outbreaks And Rise Of River Flow One mystery resolved on cholera by examination of four major river basins - including the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Meghna, Congo, Amazon and Orinoco in South America - finds when water flow rose, nutrients in the water were associated with increase in cholera cases Published on August 3rd in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - A new study revealed, an investigation of the biggest river basins in the world discovered, nutrient-rich and powerful discharges led to spikes in the blooms of plankton linked with cholera outbreaks. | 05 Aug 2011 |
| Examination Of Four Major River Basins Shows When Water Flow Went Up, Nutrients In The Water Were Associated With Increase In Cholera Cases An examination of the world's largest river basins found nutrient-rich and powerful river discharges led to spikes in the blooms of plankton associated with cholera outbreaks. These increased discharges often occur at times of increased temperature in coastal water, suggesting that predicting global warming's potential temperature effect on cholera will be more complicated than first thought, according to a new study published today in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. | 05 Aug 2011 |
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