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| Aid / Disasters News | |
| 'Appropriate Healthcare For Developing Countries' Conference Evaluating Medical Device Use In Poor Countries At the 'Appropriate Healthcare for Developing Countries' conference, a first of its kind conference by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers today, leading engineers, health practitioners, donors and charities will evaluate some of the most innovative medical technologies specifically designed for developing countries. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News | |
| Middle-Aged Women Who Have One Drink A Day Appear To Have Better Overall Health In Later Life Women approaching 60 years of age who have one alcoholic drink a day, appear to enjoy better overall health as they age than abstainers say Qi Sun from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and colleagues, who examined data from nearly 14,000 women taking part in the the Nurses' Health Study and report their findings online in the 6 September issue of PLoS Medicine. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Alzheimer's / Dementia News | |
| Touch Screen Device Helps GPs Detect Early Alzheimer's Disease - CANTAB Mobile A new 10-minute test doctors can perform with, for example an iPad, is to be tested by GPs in the United Kingdom. It is a new CE approved Class II medical device. GPs will be able to test patients at their offices, rather than having to refer them to specialists. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Cognition Defects As Harmful As Diabetes, Heart Failure In Long Run Can cognitive impairment have an impact on life expectancy similar to chronic conditions such as diabetes or chronic heart failure? A new study spanning 13 years says yes and explains why in the new issue of Annals of Internal Medicine this week. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Pain Relievers Calm Dementia Patients Many dementia patients are being treated with antipsychotic medications, but a new study shows that simple pain relievers may be a better alternative.Nearly one in five patients in the study became significantly less agitated and aggressive after treatment with painkillers. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Mortality Risk Substantially Increased By Cognitive Impairment Cognitive impairment, even when detected at an early, mild stage, is a significant predictor of decreased life expectancy.According to a new, long-term study from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University researchers, cognitive impairment, especially at the moderate to severe stages has an impact on life expectancy similar to chronic conditions such as diabetes or chronic heart failure. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Anxiety / Stress News | |
| Math Anxiety: Dealing With The Problem As children of all ages head back to school, many will be burdened with the added challenge of math anxiety. "It's a problem that usually starts at an early age, and if it isn't addressed in grade school, math anxiety can hinder students throughout their education and beyond," says Agnes Rash, Ph. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Control Of Fear In The Brain Decoded Emotional balance is regulated by molecular factors behind stress response. When healthy people are faced with threatening situations, they react with a suitable behavioural response and do not descend into a state of either panic or indifference, as is the case, for example, with patients who suffer from anxiety. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Novel Drug Target Discovered For The Treatment Of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder A team of researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine has identified a promising therapeutic target in the brain that could lead to the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This is the first evidence of a potential drug target for the condition. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Arthritis / Rheumatology News | |
| Chondroitin Sulfate Improves Hand Function, Relieves Morning Stiffness Caused By Osteoarthritis New research shows that chondroitin sulfate significantly decreased pain and improved hand function in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand compared with those in the placebo group. Results of the clinical trial available in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), also report that chondroitin sulfate improves grip strength and relieves morning stiffness. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Bio-terrorism / Terrorism News | |
| 9/11 Ten Years On - The Health Effects On Rescue Workers A decade on, 9/11 rescue workers and WTC exposed civilians have been found to have a higher burden of mental and physical illness, a 19% higher risk of developing cancer, but lower death rates than the general population in New York City, experts have revealed. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Biology / Biochemistry News | |
| Fetal Tissue Plays Pivotal Role In Formation Of Insulin-Producing Cells A somewhat mysterious soft tissue found in the fetus during early development in the womb plays a pivotal role in the formation of mature beta cells the sole source of the body's insulin. This discovery, made by scientists at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Texas A&M University, may lead to new ways of addressing Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Adaptation Secrets Of The "Desert Bacterium" A consortium of researchers, notably from CNRS, CEA, INRA and the Universities of Aix-Marseille (Université de la Méditerrané), Paris-Sud, Toulouse and Grenoble 1, have analysed the genome of the bacterium Ramlibacter tataouinensis TTB310, also known as the "desert bacterium". | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Blood / Hematology News | |
| Researchers Developing Blood Test To Improve Diagnosis Of Sickle Cell Disease In Babies A new blood test is being developed by researchers in Cambridge and Oxford, which, for the first time, could help identify babies at risk of a severe form of sickle cell disease, allowing immediate and more intensive treatment to be given, thanks to a grant from children's charity Action Medical Research. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: Sept. 6, 2011 Making Multiple Lifestyle Improvements Can Significantly Reduce Diabetes Risk It is well-documented that lifestyle factors such as diet, weight, physical activity, smoking habits, and alcohol consumption affect a person's risk for diabetes. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Bones / Orthopedics News | |
| NICE Approval Of Mepact (Mifamurtide) For Treating Osteosarcoma Welcomed By Physicians And Patient Groups, UK Physicians and patient groups welcome the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) decision to reverse the draft guidance and approve the use of use of Mepact® in their latest appraisal, announced Takeda UK. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Penn Researchers Awarded $3.2 Million To Continue Musculoskeletal Disorders Center Center Will Continue To Provide Enhanced Resources For Orthopaedic Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have been awarded another five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue the programs of the Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Improving Treatment Of Children With Premature Skull Bone Fusion Engineers and surgeons are working together to improve the treatment of babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the bone plates in the skull to fuse too soon. Treating this condition typically requires surgery after birth to remove portions of the fused skull bones, and in some cases the bones grow together again too quickly -- requiring additional surgeries. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Helping Families Affected By Jeune Syndrome A London scientist is hoping a new study funded by children's charity Action Medical Research, will help to improve diagnosis and work towards new treatments for a rare, incurable genetic disorder called Jeune syndrome. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Breast Cancer News | |
| BRCA1 Gene Mutation Associated With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Nearly half of breast cancer patients carrying the BRCA1 gene mutation experience a complete pathological response (pCR) the disappearance of all evidence of disease from the breast tissue and lymph nodes regardless of disease stage after standard neoadjuvent chemotherapy, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Cancer / Oncology News | |
| 2.8 Million Global Cancers Annually Linked To Diet, Bodyweight And Physical Activity If some lifestyle factors could be improved, such as diet, physical activity and bodyweight, there would be 2.8 million fewer new cases of cancer each year worldwide, according to the charity World Cancer Research Fund. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Advances In Identification Of HPV And Cervical Cancer Risk According to a study published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, research indicates that including specific discrepancies in cost-effectiveness analysis would allow policy makers to set strategies that would reduce overall cancer risk, reduce disparities between racial ethnic subgroups, and be cost-effective. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| NICE Approval Of Mepact (Mifamurtide) For Treating Osteosarcoma Welcomed By Physicians And Patient Groups, UK Physicians and patient groups welcome the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) decision to reverse the draft guidance and approve the use of use of Mepact® in their latest appraisal, announced Takeda UK. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Researchers Find New Hope For Oral Cancer, Stroke In Discarded Data Scientists on the cutting edge of biomedical research know that research is a process a combination of successes and failures that inform the next step forward. However, for some researchers at The Ohio State University progress means taking a step back. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Metabolic State Of Brain Cancer Stem Cells Significantly Different Than The Cancer Cells They Create The metabolic state of glioma stem cells, which give rise to deadly glioblastomas, is significantly different from that of the brain cancer cells to which they give birth, a factor which helps those stem cells avoid treatment and cause recurrence later. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Study Of Cell Communication Could Lead To New Cancer Drugs And More Cell communication is essential for the development of any organism. Scientists know that cells have the power to "talk" to one another, sending signals through their membranes in order to "discuss" what kind of cell they will ultimately become - whether a neuron or a hair, bone, or muscle. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Cardiovascular / Cardiology News | |
| Xarelto Vs Warfarin: How The FDA Weighed In On Stroke Meds An FDA review board laid down the law this week in an opinion memo regarding pharma giant Johnson and Johnson's Rivaroxaban (Xarelto), stating that is not as effective as warfarin for preventing strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation and should not be approved for the new indication. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| UCLA Study Shows Loss Of Key Estrogen Regulator May Lead To Metabolic Syndrome And Atherosclerosis UCLA researchers demonstrated that loss of a key protein that regulates estrogen and immune activity in the body could lead to aspects of metabolic syndrome, a combination of conditions that can cause Type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis and cancer. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine News | |
| Advances In Identification Of HPV And Cervical Cancer Risk According to a study published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, research indicates that including specific discrepancies in cost-effectiveness analysis would allow policy makers to set strategies that would reduce overall cancer risk, reduce disparities between racial ethnic subgroups, and be cost-effective. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| HPV Screening And Its Importance A study published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that women who test positive for HPV (Human Papillomavirus) aged thirty years or over should have a re-examination two years after their initial test as part of cervical cancer screening. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Compliance News | |
| Adherence To Medication Supported By Integrated Health Care Delivery System And Electronic Health Records People who receive medical care in an integrated health care system with electronic health records linked to its own pharmacy more often collect their new prescriptions for diabetes, cholesterol and high blood pressure medications than do people who receive care in a non-integrated system, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Conferences News | |
| 'Appropriate Healthcare For Developing Countries' Conference Evaluating Medical Device Use In Poor Countries At the 'Appropriate Healthcare for Developing Countries' conference, a first of its kind conference by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers today, leading engineers, health practitioners, donors and charities will evaluate some of the most innovative medical technologies specifically designed for developing countries. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| COPD News | |
| Investigators At LA BioMed Help Spearhead Study About Novel Approach To Acute COPD Illness Richard Casaburi, Ph.D., M.D., principal investigator at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed), is co-author of a recent study that should help improve the condition for the millions of individuals who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, better known as COPD. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News | |
| Improving Treatment Of Children With Premature Skull Bone Fusion Engineers and surgeons are working together to improve the treatment of babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the bone plates in the skull to fuse too soon. Treating this condition typically requires surgery after birth to remove portions of the fused skull bones, and in some cases the bones grow together again too quickly -- requiring additional surgeries. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Diabetes News | |
| UCLA Study Shows Loss Of Key Estrogen Regulator May Lead To Metabolic Syndrome And Atherosclerosis UCLA researchers demonstrated that loss of a key protein that regulates estrogen and immune activity in the body could lead to aspects of metabolic syndrome, a combination of conditions that can cause Type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis and cancer. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Fetal Tissue Plays Pivotal Role In Formation Of Insulin-Producing Cells A somewhat mysterious soft tissue found in the fetus during early development in the womb plays a pivotal role in the formation of mature beta cells the sole source of the body's insulin. This discovery, made by scientists at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Texas A&M University, may lead to new ways of addressing Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Biomaterials May Prove Key To Healing Chronic Wounds In Diabetic Patients Biomaterials may prove key to healing chronic wounds in Diabetic patients, delegates will hear today at the 24th European Conference on Biomaterials. Over 950 delegates are at the event in Dublin, which is jointly hosted by NUI Galway's Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials and the University of Ulster, Jordanstown. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Lifetime 'Dose' Of Excess Weight Linked To Risk Of Diabetes, According To U-M Study Obesity is a known risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. But it hasn't been clear whether the "dose" of obesity - how much excess weight a person has, and for how long - affects the risk of diabetes. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: Sept. 6, 2011 Making Multiple Lifestyle Improvements Can Significantly Reduce Diabetes Risk It is well-documented that lifestyle factors such as diet, weight, physical activity, smoking habits, and alcohol consumption affect a person's risk for diabetes. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Endocrinology News | |
| UCLA Study Shows Loss Of Key Estrogen Regulator May Lead To Metabolic Syndrome And Atherosclerosis UCLA researchers demonstrated that loss of a key protein that regulates estrogen and immune activity in the body could lead to aspects of metabolic syndrome, a combination of conditions that can cause Type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis and cancer. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Fetal Tissue Plays Pivotal Role In Formation Of Insulin-Producing Cells A somewhat mysterious soft tissue found in the fetus during early development in the womb plays a pivotal role in the formation of mature beta cells the sole source of the body's insulin. This discovery, made by scientists at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Texas A&M University, may lead to new ways of addressing Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Sex Hormones In Embryo Determine Male-Female Ring Finger Proportions; May Offer Health Insights Biologists at the University of Florida have found a reason why men's ring fingers are generally longer than their index fingers - and why the reverse usually holds true for women.The finding could help medical professionals understand the origin of behavior and disease, which may be useful for customizing treatments or assessing risks in context with specific medical conditions. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Prenatal Exposure To Phthalates Linked To Decreased Mental And Motor Development These endocrine-disrupting chemicals, which are widely present in the environment, have been linked to increased behavioral problems at age 3 and may cause changes in the developing brain.A newly published study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health heightens concerns over the potential health effects on children of a group of ubiquitous chemicals known as phthalates. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Fertility News | |
| Who's Your Daddy? Is It Time For Sperm Donor Regulation? There is a debate that has resurfaced this week over whether or not sperm donorship should be government regulated. In fact a recent report states that a single sperm donor may have fathered at least 150 children for example. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Flu / Cold / SARS News | |
| New NHS Staff Flu Vaccination Figures, Responses To Be Published By Department Of Health, UK The Department of Health is publishing national NHS staff member responses to new data regarding the participation in the seasonal Flu Vaccination campaign. NB: Managed by the NHS Employers organization on behalf of the Social Partnership Forum, The National NHS Staff Seasonal Flu Vaccination Campaign brings together NHS employers, trade unions and the Department of Health. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology News | |
| Neonatal And Infant Feeding Disorders Program Saves Infants From Lifetime Of Feeding Tubes An innovative approach to treating neonatal feeding problems at Nationwide Children's Hospital has allowed infants who were struggling to feed orally to be discharged earlier and without feeding tubes, subsequently saving millions of annual healthcare charges. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Scientists Grow Human Colon Stem Cells In A Lab-Plate For the first time researchers of the Colorectal Cancer Lab at the Institute for Research and Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) identified and managed to grow human colon stem cells in a lab-plate. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Weight-Loss Surgery Has Its Complications But Costs Less Than Standard Obesity Treatment The majority of people who undergo bariatric weight-loss surgery benefit from the procedure, but long-term complications and further surgery are not uncommon, according to a UK paper on late postoperative complications in the October issue of BJS, the British Journal of Surgery. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Major Boost For The Probiotics Industry A protective delivery vehicle that shuttles friendly bacteria safely through the stomach to the intestines could provide a major boost for the probiotics industry. The new technology could also be used for the delivery of certain drugs and even increase calcium absorption, according to research presented at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn Conference at the University of York this week. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Genetics News | |
| BRCA1 Gene Mutation Associated With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Nearly half of breast cancer patients carrying the BRCA1 gene mutation experience a complete pathological response (pCR) the disappearance of all evidence of disease from the breast tissue and lymph nodes regardless of disease stage after standard neoadjuvent chemotherapy, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Adaptation Secrets Of The "Desert Bacterium" A consortium of researchers, notably from CNRS, CEA, INRA and the Universities of Aix-Marseille (Université de la Méditerrané), Paris-Sud, Toulouse and Grenoble 1, have analysed the genome of the bacterium Ramlibacter tataouinensis TTB310, also known as the "desert bacterium". | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Modern Humans Interbred With More Archaic Hominin Forms Even Before They Migrated Out Of Africa It is now widely accepted that the species Homo sapiens originated in Africa and eventually spread throughout the world. But did those early humans interbreed with more ancestral forms of the genus Homo, for example Homo erectus, the "upright walking man," Homo habilis, - the "tool-using man" or Homo neanderthalensis, the first artists of cave-painting fame?Direct studies of ancient DNA from Neanderthal bones suggest interbreeding did occur after anatomically modern humans had migrated from their evolutionary cradle in Africa to the cooler climates of Eurasia, but what had happened in Africa remained a mystery - until now. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Heart Disease News | |
| No Link Found Between Menopause And Increased Risk Of Fatal Heart Attack Johns Hopkins researchers say data show aging alone, not hormonal impact of menopause, explains increasing number of deaths as women ageContradicting the long-held medical belief that the risk of cardiovascular death for women spikes sharply after menopause, new research from Johns Hopkins suggests instead that heart disease mortality rates in women progress at a constant rate as they age. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Immune System / Vaccines News | |
| New NHS Staff Flu Vaccination Figures, Responses To Be Published By Department Of Health, UK The Department of Health is publishing national NHS staff member responses to new data regarding the participation in the seasonal Flu Vaccination campaign. NB: Managed by the NHS Employers organization on behalf of the Social Partnership Forum, The National NHS Staff Seasonal Flu Vaccination Campaign brings together NHS employers, trade unions and the Department of Health. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News | |
| Unravelling Of NDM-1 Structure Signals Breakthrough In Fight Against Vicious Superbug News of a significant breakthrough in the fight against drug-resistant infections arrived this week in the form of a paper in the online journal Acta Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications where researchers describe how they unravelled the structure of NDM-1, a vicious type of superbug that is currently resistant to our most powerful antibiotics. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Adaptation Secrets Of The "Desert Bacterium" A consortium of researchers, notably from CNRS, CEA, INRA and the Universities of Aix-Marseille (Université de la Méditerrané), Paris-Sud, Toulouse and Grenoble 1, have analysed the genome of the bacterium Ramlibacter tataouinensis TTB310, also known as the "desert bacterium". | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Investigators At LA BioMed Help Spearhead Study About Novel Approach To Acute COPD Illness Richard Casaburi, Ph.D., M.D., principal investigator at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed), is co-author of a recent study that should help improve the condition for the millions of individuals who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, better known as COPD. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Preventative Measures Will Significantly Cut Costs Of Colds Queen's University medical researchers have released some key findings from the first study of its kind done in Canada on the impact of colds and flu on school absenteeism, the workplace, and the economy. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: Sept. 6, 2011 Making Multiple Lifestyle Improvements Can Significantly Reduce Diabetes Risk It is well-documented that lifestyle factors such as diet, weight, physical activity, smoking habits, and alcohol consumption affect a person's risk for diabetes. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Novel Method For Increasing Antibiotic Yields A novel way of increasing the amounts of antibiotics produced by bacteria has been discovered that could markedly improve the yields of these important compounds in commercial production. It could also be valuable in helping to discover new compounds. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| IT / Internet / E-mail News | |
| Using Virtual Reality, Stroke Patients May Be Able To Regain Arm Function A new study published in The Cochrane Library reports that, primary results indicate that using virtual reality (VR) human-computer interfaces may help adults who have suffered a stroke regain arm function and enhance their ability to perform standard tasks. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| UCSD Health System Achieves Elite IT Ranking Health System joins elite group of hospitals that operate in a paperless environment.UC San Diego Health System has received the prestigious Stage 7 Award from HIMSS Analytics, a nationwide-system used to track electronic medical records (EMR) progress at hospitals and health systems. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Adherence To Medication Supported By Integrated Health Care Delivery System And Electronic Health Records People who receive medical care in an integrated health care system with electronic health records linked to its own pharmacy more often collect their new prescriptions for diabetes, cholesterol and high blood pressure medications than do people who receive care in a non-integrated system, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Medical Devices / Diagnostics News | |
| 'Appropriate Healthcare For Developing Countries' Conference Evaluating Medical Device Use In Poor Countries At the 'Appropriate Healthcare for Developing Countries' conference, a first of its kind conference by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers today, leading engineers, health practitioners, donors and charities will evaluate some of the most innovative medical technologies specifically designed for developing countries. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Medical Acoustics, UB Reaching COPD Patients With New Lung Flute An easy-to-use device developed by a local biomedical company is providing relief to Buffalo-area patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Researchers Developing Blood Test To Improve Diagnosis Of Sickle Cell Disease In Babies A new blood test is being developed by researchers in Cambridge and Oxford, which, for the first time, could help identify babies at risk of a severe form of sickle cell disease, allowing immediate and more intensive treatment to be given, thanks to a grant from children's charity Action Medical Research. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Medical Practice Management News | |
| UCSD Health System Achieves Elite IT Ranking Health System joins elite group of hospitals that operate in a paperless environment.UC San Diego Health System has received the prestigious Stage 7 Award from HIMSS Analytics, a nationwide-system used to track electronic medical records (EMR) progress at hospitals and health systems. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Medical Students / Training News | |
| Research Review Finds Simulation An Effective Way To Train Health Care Professionals An analysis led by Mayo Clinic researchers found that simulation-based training is an effective way to teach physicians, nurses, dentists, emergency medical technicians and other health professionals. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Mental Health News | |
| Parent Death Leads To 40% Of Surviving Kids Needing Intervention The loss of a parent can be devastating for most. However, what is the affect on children that have a parent suddenly pass? Well in the first study of its kind focusing on this very emotional variable, researchers have discovered that 40% of children bereaved by sudden parental death will require intervention to prevent prolonged grief reaction and possible depression. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| The Major Challenge Of Mental Disorders In Europe A major landmark study released by the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) sheds new light on the state of Europe's mental and neurological health. The study findings reveal that mental disorders have become Europe's largest health challenge in the 21st century. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| MRI / PET / Ultrasound News | |
| Risks Pay Off Better In A Group Than Alone, New Brain Study A new brain study suggests that peer pressure could be hardwired in our brains, possibly explaining why we do more daredevil things when our friends are around than when we are on our own. Participants who won a game in a social setting showed more activity in the social reasoning part of their brain than when on their own, and they were also more likely to engage in riskier decisions. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Ultrasound Improves Stem Cell Transplants Transplantation of haematopoietic stem cells is an effective treatment for patients with malignant blood diseases. The composition and quality of the transplanted cells are crucial to the outcome. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Reviewing Two Decades Of Human Functional Brain Imaging Twenty years after the publication of the first human study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)* - a technique to measure activity in the brain through the flow of blood - the Wellcome Trust has published a report providing reflections on the field of human functional brain imaging. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| MRSA / Drug Resistance News | |
| Unravelling Of NDM-1 Structure Signals Breakthrough In Fight Against Vicious Superbug News of a significant breakthrough in the fight against drug-resistant infections arrived this week in the form of a paper in the online journal Acta Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications where researchers describe how they unravelled the structure of NDM-1, a vicious type of superbug that is currently resistant to our most powerful antibiotics. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Neurology / Neuroscience News | |
| Risks Pay Off Better In A Group Than Alone, New Brain Study A new brain study suggests that peer pressure could be hardwired in our brains, possibly explaining why we do more daredevil things when our friends are around than when we are on our own. Participants who won a game in a social setting showed more activity in the social reasoning part of their brain than when on their own, and they were also more likely to engage in riskier decisions. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Metabolic State Of Brain Cancer Stem Cells Significantly Different Than The Cancer Cells They Create The metabolic state of glioma stem cells, which give rise to deadly glioblastomas, is significantly different from that of the brain cancer cells to which they give birth, a factor which helps those stem cells avoid treatment and cause recurrence later. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Control Of Fear In The Brain Decoded Emotional balance is regulated by molecular factors behind stress response. When healthy people are faced with threatening situations, they react with a suitable behavioural response and do not descend into a state of either panic or indifference, as is the case, for example, with patients who suffer from anxiety. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Brain Waves Control The Impact Of Noise On Sleep During sleep, our perception of the environment decreases. However the extent to which the human brain responds to surrounding noises during sleep remains unclear. In a study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers from University of Liège (Belgium) used brain imaging to study responses to sounds during sleep. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Reviewing Two Decades Of Human Functional Brain Imaging Twenty years after the publication of the first human study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)* - a technique to measure activity in the brain through the flow of blood - the Wellcome Trust has published a report providing reflections on the field of human functional brain imaging. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Nursing / Midwifery News | |
| New NHS Staff Flu Vaccination Figures, Responses To Be Published By Department Of Health, UK The Department of Health is publishing national NHS staff member responses to new data regarding the participation in the seasonal Flu Vaccination campaign. NB: Managed by the NHS Employers organization on behalf of the Social Partnership Forum, The National NHS Staff Seasonal Flu Vaccination Campaign brings together NHS employers, trade unions and the Department of Health. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Research Review Finds Simulation An Effective Way To Train Health Care Professionals An analysis led by Mayo Clinic researchers found that simulation-based training is an effective way to teach physicians, nurses, dentists, emergency medical technicians and other health professionals. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Nutrition / Diet News | |
| Two New Pilot Projects To Improve Ways Of Tracing Foodborne Illness Sources, USA Two new pilot projects aimed at improving ways of finding the source of foodborne illnesses have been announced by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). The projects, under the direction of FDA, will be carried out by The Institute of Food Technologists, a non-profit organization. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Weight Watchers Twice As Effective As Standard Weight Loss Care Patients who are referred by their doctors to Weight Watchers were found to lose about twice as much weight as those on standard weight loss care over a 12-month period, researchers from the UK, Germany and Australia reported in The Lancet. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Iron Deficiency And Anaemia Risk For Children In Low Income Countries Can Be Reduced With The Addition Of Micronutrient Powders To Their Food A new Cochrane Systematic Review concludes that the risk of anaemia and iron deficiency among infants and children between the ages of six months and 2 years, can be reduced by adding a powder to their food that contains numerous vitamins and minerals, such as iron, zinc and vitamin A. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Neonatal And Infant Feeding Disorders Program Saves Infants From Lifetime Of Feeding Tubes An innovative approach to treating neonatal feeding problems at Nationwide Children's Hospital has allowed infants who were struggling to feed orally to be discharged earlier and without feeding tubes, subsequently saving millions of annual healthcare charges. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Major Boost For The Probiotics Industry A protective delivery vehicle that shuttles friendly bacteria safely through the stomach to the intestines could provide a major boost for the probiotics industry. The new technology could also be used for the delivery of certain drugs and even increase calcium absorption, according to research presented at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn Conference at the University of York this week. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News | |
| Weight Watchers Twice As Effective As Standard Weight Loss Care Patients who are referred by their doctors to Weight Watchers were found to lose about twice as much weight as those on standard weight loss care over a 12-month period, researchers from the UK, Germany and Australia reported in The Lancet. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Obesity In Children, Researching The Body's Natural Weight-control System A shocking 17 per cent of boys and 15 per cent of girls aged two to 15 years are obese in the UK1, putting them at risk of serious, long-term health problems. Now a team of Aberdeen researchers are investigating special diets which could help youngsters keep the weight off, thanks to a grant from children's charity Action Medical Research. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Weight-Loss Surgery Has Its Complications But Costs Less Than Standard Obesity Treatment The majority of people who undergo bariatric weight-loss surgery benefit from the procedure, but long-term complications and further surgery are not uncommon, according to a UK paper on late postoperative complications in the October issue of BJS, the British Journal of Surgery. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Lifetime 'Dose' Of Excess Weight Linked To Risk Of Diabetes, According To U-M Study Obesity is a known risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. But it hasn't been clear whether the "dose" of obesity - how much excess weight a person has, and for how long - affects the risk of diabetes. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Paying For Pediatric Obesity Services Now Can Save Money Later Pediatric obesity ends up costing $3 billion annually in the U.S., but a significant amount of that could be saved by streamlining medical coverage to address health issues affecting young obese patients now rather than waiting to treat conditions they develop as they get older, according UCLA researchers and colleagues. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Pain / Anesthetics News | |
| Efficiency Of Commonly Used Painkillers Published By Cochrane Cochrane investigators published their findings on the efficiency of the most commonly used painkillers in their latest edition of The Cochrane Library, which will enable doctors and patients to decide which analgesics to use. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Pain Relievers Calm Dementia Patients Many dementia patients are being treated with antipsychotic medications, but a new study shows that simple pain relievers may be a better alternative.Nearly one in five patients in the study became significantly less agitated and aggressive after treatment with painkillers. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Pediatrics / Children's Health News | |
| Iron Deficiency And Anaemia Risk For Children In Low Income Countries Can Be Reduced With The Addition Of Micronutrient Powders To Their Food A new Cochrane Systematic Review concludes that the risk of anaemia and iron deficiency among infants and children between the ages of six months and 2 years, can be reduced by adding a powder to their food that contains numerous vitamins and minerals, such as iron, zinc and vitamin A. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Removal Of Children's Adenoids Does Not Prevent Upper Respiratory Infections According to a report published on bmj.com today, surgically removing adenoids in children does not result in them having fewer respiratory tract infections, such as sinusitis and colds. In children, upper respiratory tract infections are very common and several are referred for ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Math Anxiety: Dealing With The Problem As children of all ages head back to school, many will be burdened with the added challenge of math anxiety. "It's a problem that usually starts at an early age, and if it isn't addressed in grade school, math anxiety can hinder students throughout their education and beyond," says Agnes Rash, Ph. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Protecting Adolescent Girls From Unwanted Unprotected Sex Partner abuse leads to HIV infection, and black women are most at risk. A new study at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has found that 46 percent of African-American adolescent girls report that their partner did not use a condom the last time they had sex -- often because of partner abuse. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Ryerson Back-to-School Expert Offers Tips On How Students Can Get Better Sleep Students' first year at university or college is often jam packed with a lot of classes, assignments and social events. Finding ways to get enough sleep at night can be a little tricky for students who are constantly on the go. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Neonatal And Infant Feeding Disorders Program Saves Infants From Lifetime Of Feeding Tubes An innovative approach to treating neonatal feeding problems at Nationwide Children's Hospital has allowed infants who were struggling to feed orally to be discharged earlier and without feeding tubes, subsequently saving millions of annual healthcare charges. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Improving Treatment Of Children With Premature Skull Bone Fusion Engineers and surgeons are working together to improve the treatment of babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the bone plates in the skull to fuse too soon. Treating this condition typically requires surgery after birth to remove portions of the fused skull bones, and in some cases the bones grow together again too quickly -- requiring additional surgeries. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Helping Families Affected By Jeune Syndrome A London scientist is hoping a new study funded by children's charity Action Medical Research, will help to improve diagnosis and work towards new treatments for a rare, incurable genetic disorder called Jeune syndrome. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Obesity In Children, Researching The Body's Natural Weight-control System A shocking 17 per cent of boys and 15 per cent of girls aged two to 15 years are obese in the UK1, putting them at risk of serious, long-term health problems. Now a team of Aberdeen researchers are investigating special diets which could help youngsters keep the weight off, thanks to a grant from children's charity Action Medical Research. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Mother's Postpartum Oxycodone Use; No Safer For Breastfed Infants Than Codeine Doctors have been prescribing codeine for postpartum pain management for many years, and, until recently, it was considered safe to breastfeed while taking the opioid. But the death of an infant exposed to codeine through breast milk has many health care providers questioning the safety of the drug when used by breastfeeding mothers. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Preventative Measures Will Significantly Cut Costs Of Colds Queen's University medical researchers have released some key findings from the first study of its kind done in Canada on the impact of colds and flu on school absenteeism, the workplace, and the economy. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Paying For Pediatric Obesity Services Now Can Save Money Later Pediatric obesity ends up costing $3 billion annually in the U.S., but a significant amount of that could be saved by streamlining medical coverage to address health issues affecting young obese patients now rather than waiting to treat conditions they develop as they get older, according UCLA researchers and colleagues. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Living With A Smoker Increases Absenteeism In School Children Children who live in households where they are exposed to tobacco smoke miss more days of school than do children living in smoke-free homes, a new nationwide study confirms. The report from investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) - which finds these children have higher rates of respiratory illnesses that can be caused by second-hand smoke and details the probable economic costs of their increased school absence - has been released in the online edition of Pediatrics. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Prenatal Exposure To Phthalates Linked To Decreased Mental And Motor Development These endocrine-disrupting chemicals, which are widely present in the environment, have been linked to increased behavioral problems at age 3 and may cause changes in the developing brain.A newly published study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health heightens concerns over the potential health effects on children of a group of ubiquitous chemicals known as phthalates. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry News | |
| Xarelto Vs Warfarin: How The FDA Weighed In On Stroke Meds An FDA review board laid down the law this week in an opinion memo regarding pharma giant Johnson and Johnson's Rivaroxaban (Xarelto), stating that is not as effective as warfarin for preventing strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation and should not be approved for the new indication. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| The Future Of Drugs Is All In The Family In a first-ever comprehensive study of the species origins of nature-derived drugs, it is shown that drug-producing species are concentrated and clustered in a limited number of families, refuting the conventional view that as every nature species produces biologically active molecules, one can find drugs from almost any major block of species groups if one looks for them hard enough. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Study Of Cell Communication Could Lead To New Cancer Drugs And More Cell communication is essential for the development of any organism. Scientists know that cells have the power to "talk" to one another, sending signals through their membranes in order to "discuss" what kind of cell they will ultimately become - whether a neuron or a hair, bone, or muscle. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Pharmacy / Pharmacist News | |
| Adverse Drug Reactions Amongst Hospital & Emergency Patients Are Often Preventable A presentation made Thursday 8th Sept. 2011 at The Annual Conference of International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) which is being held this year in Hyderabad, India concludes that adverse drug reactions (ADRs) amongst hospital and emergency patients are often preventable. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Adherence To Medication Supported By Integrated Health Care Delivery System And Electronic Health Records People who receive medical care in an integrated health care system with electronic health records linked to its own pharmacy more often collect their new prescriptions for diabetes, cholesterol and high blood pressure medications than do people who receive care in a non-integrated system, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Pregnancy / Obstetrics News | |
| Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Taken In Early Pregnancy More Than Double Risk Of Miscarriage The risk of miscarriage is 2.4 times greater for women who took any type and dosage of nonaspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in early pregnancy, according to a University of Montreal study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Who's Your Daddy? Is It Time For Sperm Donor Regulation? There is a debate that has resurfaced this week over whether or not sperm donorship should be government regulated. In fact a recent report states that a single sperm donor may have fathered at least 150 children for example. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Sex Hormones In Embryo Determine Male-Female Ring Finger Proportions; May Offer Health Insights Biologists at the University of Florida have found a reason why men's ring fingers are generally longer than their index fingers - and why the reverse usually holds true for women.The finding could help medical professionals understand the origin of behavior and disease, which may be useful for customizing treatments or assessing risks in context with specific medical conditions. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Prenatal Exposure To Phthalates Linked To Decreased Mental And Motor Development These endocrine-disrupting chemicals, which are widely present in the environment, have been linked to increased behavioral problems at age 3 and may cause changes in the developing brain.A newly published study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health heightens concerns over the potential health effects on children of a group of ubiquitous chemicals known as phthalates. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Preventive Medicine News | |
| Protecting Adolescent Girls From Unwanted Unprotected Sex Partner abuse leads to HIV infection, and black women are most at risk. A new study at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has found that 46 percent of African-American adolescent girls report that their partner did not use a condom the last time they had sex -- often because of partner abuse. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Ryerson Back-to-School Expert Offers Tips On How Students Can Get Better Sleep Students' first year at university or college is often jam packed with a lot of classes, assignments and social events. Finding ways to get enough sleep at night can be a little tricky for students who are constantly on the go. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Is The EU Looking To Save 100 Billion Euros A Year? Take Action On Lung Diseases! Respiratory diseases are one of the leading causes of death and suffering in the EU. Thechallenge Europe is facing in this field goes far beyond public health: lung diseasescurrently cause an annual cost of 100 billion euros and threaten the Europe 2020 strategy andthe goal to have 75% of the working population employed and productive. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Primary Care / General Practice News | |
| Touch Screen Device Helps GPs Detect Early Alzheimer's Disease - CANTAB Mobile A new 10-minute test doctors can perform with, for example an iPad, is to be tested by GPs in the United Kingdom. It is a new CE approved Class II medical device. GPs will be able to test patients at their offices, rather than having to refer them to specialists. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| When Financial Incentives Are Set Up For Doctors, Caution Is Needed In several countries, financial incentives to reward primary care practitioners who enhance the quality of their services is on the rise. After examining all available data in a Cochrane Systematic Review, a team of investigators discovered there was not enough evidence to either support or refute the practice. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| When Setting Up Financial Incentives For General Practice Doctors, Proceed With Caution There is growing use of financial incentives in many countries to reward primary care practitioners who improve the quality of their services. After reviewing all available data in a Cochrane Systematic Review, a team of researchers found insufficient evidence to either support or refute the practice. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Psychology / Psychiatry News | |
| 9/11 Ten Years On - The Health Effects On Rescue Workers A decade on, 9/11 rescue workers and WTC exposed civilians have been found to have a higher burden of mental and physical illness, a 19% higher risk of developing cancer, but lower death rates than the general population in New York City, experts have revealed. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Risks Pay Off Better In A Group Than Alone, New Brain Study A new brain study suggests that peer pressure could be hardwired in our brains, possibly explaining why we do more daredevil things when our friends are around than when we are on our own. Participants who won a game in a social setting showed more activity in the social reasoning part of their brain than when on their own, and they were also more likely to engage in riskier decisions. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Parent Death Leads To 40% Of Surviving Kids Needing Intervention The loss of a parent can be devastating for most. However, what is the affect on children that have a parent suddenly pass? Well in the first study of its kind focusing on this very emotional variable, researchers have discovered that 40% of children bereaved by sudden parental death will require intervention to prevent prolonged grief reaction and possible depression. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Math Anxiety: Dealing With The Problem As children of all ages head back to school, many will be burdened with the added challenge of math anxiety. "It's a problem that usually starts at an early age, and if it isn't addressed in grade school, math anxiety can hinder students throughout their education and beyond," says Agnes Rash, Ph. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Volunteering To Help Others Could Lead To Better Health People who volunteer may live longer than those who don't, as long as their reasons for volunteering are to help others rather than themselves, suggests new research published by the American Psychological Association. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Control Of Fear In The Brain Decoded Emotional balance is regulated by molecular factors behind stress response. When healthy people are faced with threatening situations, they react with a suitable behavioural response and do not descend into a state of either panic or indifference, as is the case, for example, with patients who suffer from anxiety. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Remembering The Past Negatively Impacts Health Going back to work after the holidays is a nightmare for many. Can you improve your health by remembering the past in a positive way? A study by the University of Granada (UGR) reports that people's attitude to past events, present experiences or future expectations, influences their perception of health and their quality of life. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Novel Drug Target Discovered For The Treatment Of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder A team of researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine has identified a promising therapeutic target in the brain that could lead to the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This is the first evidence of a potential drug target for the condition. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Risk Predictors For PTSD Data in a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry suggest that certain variants of a gene that helps regulate serotonin (a brain chemical related to mood), may serve as a useful predictor of risk for symptoms related to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following a trauma. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Public Health News | |
| 2.8 Million Global Cancers Annually Linked To Diet, Bodyweight And Physical Activity If some lifestyle factors could be improved, such as diet, physical activity and bodyweight, there would be 2.8 million fewer new cases of cancer each year worldwide, according to the charity World Cancer Research Fund. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Adverse Drug Reactions Amongst Hospital & Emergency Patients Are Often Preventable A presentation made Thursday 8th Sept. 2011 at The Annual Conference of International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) which is being held this year in Hyderabad, India concludes that adverse drug reactions (ADRs) amongst hospital and emergency patients are often preventable. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Taken In Early Pregnancy More Than Double Risk Of Miscarriage The risk of miscarriage is 2.4 times greater for women who took any type and dosage of nonaspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in early pregnancy, according to a University of Montreal study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Ryerson Back-to-School Expert Offers Tips On How Students Can Get Better Sleep Students' first year at university or college is often jam packed with a lot of classes, assignments and social events. Finding ways to get enough sleep at night can be a little tricky for students who are constantly on the go. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Is The EU Looking To Save 100 Billion Euros A Year? Take Action On Lung Diseases! Respiratory diseases are one of the leading causes of death and suffering in the EU. Thechallenge Europe is facing in this field goes far beyond public health: lung diseasescurrently cause an annual cost of 100 billion euros and threaten the Europe 2020 strategy andthe goal to have 75% of the working population employed and productive. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Exercise At Work Boosts Productivity Devoting work time to physical activity can lead to higher productivity. This is shown in a study performed by researchers at Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet that is being published in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals News | |
| Two New Pilot Projects To Improve Ways Of Tracing Foodborne Illness Sources, USA Two new pilot projects aimed at improving ways of finding the source of foodborne illnesses have been announced by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). The projects, under the direction of FDA, will be carried out by The Institute of Food Technologists, a non-profit organization. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| New Drugs Should Be Compared To Current Treatments Before Approval Today on bmj.com researchers argue that, before approval, manufactures should have to reveal how their medicine compares to treatments that already exist, in order to make sure that the most effective and safest treatments reach patients and that limited healthcare resources are invested wisely. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy News | |
| Using Virtual Reality, Stroke Patients May Be Able To Regain Arm Function A new study published in The Cochrane Library reports that, primary results indicate that using virtual reality (VR) human-computer interfaces may help adults who have suffered a stroke regain arm function and enhance their ability to perform standard tasks. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Respiratory / Asthma News | |
| Removal Of Children's Adenoids Does Not Prevent Upper Respiratory Infections According to a report published on bmj.com today, surgically removing adenoids in children does not result in them having fewer respiratory tract infections, such as sinusitis and colds. In children, upper respiratory tract infections are very common and several are referred for ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Medical Acoustics, UB Reaching COPD Patients With New Lung Flute An easy-to-use device developed by a local biomedical company is providing relief to Buffalo-area patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Is The EU Looking To Save 100 Billion Euros A Year? Take Action On Lung Diseases! Respiratory diseases are one of the leading causes of death and suffering in the EU. Thechallenge Europe is facing in this field goes far beyond public health: lung diseasescurrently cause an annual cost of 100 billion euros and threaten the Europe 2020 strategy andthe goal to have 75% of the working population employed and productive. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Preventative Measures Will Significantly Cut Costs Of Colds Queen's University medical researchers have released some key findings from the first study of its kind done in Canada on the impact of colds and flu on school absenteeism, the workplace, and the economy. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Living With A Smoker Increases Absenteeism In School Children Children who live in households where they are exposed to tobacco smoke miss more days of school than do children living in smoke-free homes, a new nationwide study confirms. The report from investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) - which finds these children have higher rates of respiratory illnesses that can be caused by second-hand smoke and details the probable economic costs of their increased school absence - has been released in the online edition of Pediatrics. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Seniors / Aging News | |
| Middle-Aged Women Who Have One Drink A Day Appear To Have Better Overall Health In Later Life Women approaching 60 years of age who have one alcoholic drink a day, appear to enjoy better overall health as they age than abstainers say Qi Sun from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and colleagues, who examined data from nearly 14,000 women taking part in the the Nurses' Health Study and report their findings online in the 6 September issue of PLoS Medicine. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| No Link Found Between Menopause And Increased Risk Of Fatal Heart Attack Johns Hopkins researchers say data show aging alone, not hormonal impact of menopause, explains increasing number of deaths as women ageContradicting the long-held medical belief that the risk of cardiovascular death for women spikes sharply after menopause, new research from Johns Hopkins suggests instead that heart disease mortality rates in women progress at a constant rate as they age. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Sexual Health / STDs News | |
| Protecting Adolescent Girls From Unwanted Unprotected Sex Partner abuse leads to HIV infection, and black women are most at risk. A new study at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has found that 46 percent of African-American adolescent girls report that their partner did not use a condom the last time they had sex -- often because of partner abuse. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News | |
| TONIX Advances In Nighttime Fibromyalgia Meds Released In new research released this week, TONIX Pharmaceuticals has shared news that the very first drug being developed for night time usage in the treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome (FM), named cyclobenzaprine (CBP), is working on improving the condition's core symptoms. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Brain Waves Control The Impact Of Noise On Sleep During sleep, our perception of the environment decreases. However the extent to which the human brain responds to surrounding noises during sleep remains unclear. In a study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers from University of Liège (Belgium) used brain imaging to study responses to sounds during sleep. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Smoking / Quit Smoking News | |
| Living With A Smoker Increases Absenteeism In School Children Children who live in households where they are exposed to tobacco smoke miss more days of school than do children living in smoke-free homes, a new nationwide study confirms. The report from investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) - which finds these children have higher rates of respiratory illnesses that can be caused by second-hand smoke and details the probable economic costs of their increased school absence - has been released in the online edition of Pediatrics. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Sports Medicine / Fitness News | |
| Exercise At Work Boosts Productivity Devoting work time to physical activity can lead to higher productivity. This is shown in a study performed by researchers at Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet that is being published in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Stem Cell Research News | |
| Stowers Scientists Successfully Expand Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells In Culture All stem cells regardless of their source share the remarkable capability to replenish themselves by undergoing self-renewal. Yet, so far, efforts to grow and expand scarce hematopoietic (or blood-forming) stem cells in culture for therapeutic applications have been met with limited success. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Metabolic State Of Brain Cancer Stem Cells Significantly Different Than The Cancer Cells They Create The metabolic state of glioma stem cells, which give rise to deadly glioblastomas, is significantly different from that of the brain cancer cells to which they give birth, a factor which helps those stem cells avoid treatment and cause recurrence later. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Ultrasound Improves Stem Cell Transplants Transplantation of haematopoietic stem cells is an effective treatment for patients with malignant blood diseases. The composition and quality of the transplanted cells are crucial to the outcome. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Scientists Grow Human Colon Stem Cells In A Lab-Plate For the first time researchers of the Colorectal Cancer Lab at the Institute for Research and Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) identified and managed to grow human colon stem cells in a lab-plate. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Stroke News | |
| Brain Stents Effective For Some Patients, Say Cedars-Sinai Experts A study published in the September 7 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, reporting on National Institutes of Health research on brain stents, explains that for high-risk stroke patients, aggressive medical treatment without stenting is better. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Xarelto Vs Warfarin: How The FDA Weighed In On Stroke Meds An FDA review board laid down the law this week in an opinion memo regarding pharma giant Johnson and Johnson's Rivaroxaban (Xarelto), stating that is not as effective as warfarin for preventing strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation and should not be approved for the new indication. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Using Virtual Reality, Stroke Patients May Be Able To Regain Arm Function A new study published in The Cochrane Library reports that, primary results indicate that using virtual reality (VR) human-computer interfaces may help adults who have suffered a stroke regain arm function and enhance their ability to perform standard tasks. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Researchers Find New Hope For Oral Cancer, Stroke In Discarded Data Scientists on the cutting edge of biomedical research know that research is a process a combination of successes and failures that inform the next step forward. However, for some researchers at The Ohio State University progress means taking a step back. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Transplants / Organ Donations News | |
| Stowers Scientists Successfully Expand Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells In Culture All stem cells regardless of their source share the remarkable capability to replenish themselves by undergoing self-renewal. Yet, so far, efforts to grow and expand scarce hematopoietic (or blood-forming) stem cells in culture for therapeutic applications have been met with limited success. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Ultrasound Improves Stem Cell Transplants Transplantation of haematopoietic stem cells is an effective treatment for patients with malignant blood diseases. The composition and quality of the transplanted cells are crucial to the outcome. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Vascular News | |
| Brain Stents Effective For Some Patients, Say Cedars-Sinai Experts A study published in the September 7 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, reporting on National Institutes of Health research on brain stents, explains that for high-risk stroke patients, aggressive medical treatment without stenting is better. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| Women's Health / Gynecology News | |
| Middle-Aged Women Who Have One Drink A Day Appear To Have Better Overall Health In Later Life Women approaching 60 years of age who have one alcoholic drink a day, appear to enjoy better overall health as they age than abstainers say Qi Sun from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and colleagues, who examined data from nearly 14,000 women taking part in the the Nurses' Health Study and report their findings online in the 6 September issue of PLoS Medicine. | 07 Sept 2011 |
| No Link Found Between Menopause And Increased Risk Of Fatal Heart Attack Johns Hopkins researchers say data show aging alone, not hormonal impact of menopause, explains increasing number of deaths as women ageContradicting the long-held medical belief that the risk of cardiovascular death for women spikes sharply after menopause, new research from Johns Hopkins suggests instead that heart disease mortality rates in women progress at a constant rate as they age. | 07 Sept 2011 |
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