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| ADHD News | |
| Brain Chemistry Directly Altered By Parasite A research group from the University of Leeds has shown that infection by the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii, found in 10-20 per cent of the UK's population, directly affects the production of dopamine, a key chemical messenger in the brain. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News | |
| Teenage Substance Abuse Disorder Variations Across Ethnic And Racial Groups, USA Substance abuse in the USA among teenagers is pervasive, especially among Hispanics, whites, Native Americans and those of multiple ethnicity/race - these specific groups are affected disproportionately by substance abuse disorders, researchers from Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| The Importance Of Memory In Preventing Relapse After Therapy Addictions, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder - such painful and harmful problems are recalcitrant to treatment. In the clinic, a person may suppress the association between the stimulus and the response - say, a bar with ashtrays and smoking - by learning to pair the stimulus with a new memory not involving smoking. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Allergy News | |
| Asthma Control And Anaphylaxis Guidelines: Improving Outcomes For Adults With Allergies And Asthma Cholesterol-lowering Drugs May Worsen Asthma Cholesterol-lowering medications may help millions fight heart disease, but this class of drugs may worsen asthma control, according to a study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting in Boston, Nov. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Allergies & Asthma In Children: Research Highlights New Interventions, Recommendations Asthma-Related Hospital Readmissions 50 Percent Greater in Single-Parent Households Financial strain and competing priorities at home may contribute to greater number of hospital readmissions of children with asthma from single-parent homes compared to dual-parent households, according to a new study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting in Boston, Nov. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Alzheimer's / Dementia News | |
| British Campaign Raises Dementia Awareness A British television advertising campaign, along with leaflets and a public information drive aims to raise awareness of Dementia over the Christmas season, which is of course the time people traditionally catch up with the elder members of their family. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| MAP Kinase Resolved Well Enough To Spot Potentially Unique Drug Target In many pharmaceutical company and university laboratories, scientists are looking closely at kinase complexes because the enzymes play key roles in essential cell functions. By taking unusual steps to examine a kinase complex, researchers at Brown University and the National Institutes of Health have found a sought-after prize: an unprecedentedly detailed description of its structure complete with a rare location on its structure that could be a target for new therapeutic drugs. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Anxiety / Stress News | |
| Disease Flares In Patients With Vasculitis Triggered By Stress In patients with a devastating form of vasculitis who are in remission, stress can be associated with a greater likelihood of the disease flaring, according to a new study by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). | 07 Nov 2011 |
| The Importance Of Memory In Preventing Relapse After Therapy Addictions, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder - such painful and harmful problems are recalcitrant to treatment. In the clinic, a person may suppress the association between the stimulus and the response - say, a bar with ashtrays and smoking - by learning to pair the stimulus with a new memory not involving smoking. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Arthritis / Rheumatology News | |
| MAP Kinase Resolved Well Enough To Spot Potentially Unique Drug Target In many pharmaceutical company and university laboratories, scientists are looking closely at kinase complexes because the enzymes play key roles in essential cell functions. By taking unusual steps to examine a kinase complex, researchers at Brown University and the National Institutes of Health have found a sought-after prize: an unprecedentedly detailed description of its structure complete with a rare location on its structure that could be a target for new therapeutic drugs. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Young Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis At Increased Risk For Broken Bones Women under 50 with rheumatoid arthritis are at greater risk of breaking bones than women without the condition, according to a Mayo Clinic study being presented at the American College of Rheumatology annual scientific meeting in Chicago. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Could Low Expectations By Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Be Holding Them Back After Knee Replacement Surgery? Compared with osteoarthritis patients, individuals with rheumatoid arthritis who undergo total knee replacement surgery have lower expectations about their postsurgical outcomes, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Reducing Disease Flares By Tweaking Withdrawal Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications Before Surgeries As guidelines recommend, doctors appear to be stopping anti-TNF medications before surgery, but may be doing so far sooner than is necessary, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Dark, Cold Weather Derails Physical Activity Routines Of Older Arthritis Sufferers As cold winter weather sets in and daylight hours dwindle, many older Chicagoans with arthritis tend to sit idle, missing out on the daily dose of physical activity they need to improve their health, according to a Northwestern Medicine study. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| American College Of Rheumatology 2011 Annual Meeting: Presentations By NYU Langone Experts Experts from NYU Langone Medical Center will present new research findings and clinical insight into the treatment of rheumatic and bone diseases in a variety of presentations at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, November 5-9, 2011. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Autism News | |
| Best-Estimate Clinical Diagnosis Of Autism Spectrum Disorders Vary Widely The way Best-Estimate Clinical Diagnoses within ASDs (autism spectrum disorders) that are assigned to pediatric patients seems to vary widely, researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College, New York reported after carrying out a study at 12 university-based research sites. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Prefrontal Cortex Epigenetic Signatures In Brain Tissue Of People With Autism Neurons change at various sites across the genome in the prefrontal cortex of people with autism, researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, reported in Archives of General Psychiatry. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Biology / Biochemistry News | |
| Scientists Discover Post-Production Addition To Most Proteins Can Serve As A Key To Mediate Protein Interactions, Which Are At The Foundation Of Life Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists has identified an unexpected mechanism facilitating some protein interactions that are the workhorses of cells and, in the process, identified a potential new cancer drug development target. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Bipolar News | |
| Drug Development Process Could Be Simplified By Chemical Breakthrough A new chemical process developed by a team of Harvard researchers greatly increases the utility of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in creating real-time 3-D images of chemical process occurring inside the human body. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Bones / Orthopedics News | |
| Fewer Leg Injuries Linked To Neuromuscular Warm-up In Teenage Female Athletes Sports coaches who make teenage girls do neuromuscular warm-up before practice in such sports as basketball or soccer help reduce the number of leg injuries among their athletes, researchers from the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, reported in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Young Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis At Increased Risk For Broken Bones Women under 50 with rheumatoid arthritis are at greater risk of breaking bones than women without the condition, according to a Mayo Clinic study being presented at the American College of Rheumatology annual scientific meeting in Chicago. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Could Low Expectations By Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Be Holding Them Back After Knee Replacement Surgery? Compared with osteoarthritis patients, individuals with rheumatoid arthritis who undergo total knee replacement surgery have lower expectations about their postsurgical outcomes, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Reducing Disease Flares By Tweaking Withdrawal Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications Before Surgeries As guidelines recommend, doctors appear to be stopping anti-TNF medications before surgery, but may be doing so far sooner than is necessary, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| American College Of Rheumatology 2011 Annual Meeting: Presentations By NYU Langone Experts Experts from NYU Langone Medical Center will present new research findings and clinical insight into the treatment of rheumatic and bone diseases in a variety of presentations at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, November 5-9, 2011. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Breast Cancer News | |
| Toxins In Fungi May Raise Future Breast Cancer Risk In Young Girls Estrogen exposure could significantly increase the risk of developing breast cancer later in life for girls who experience early puberty. Several results from studies have consistently shown that early onset of puberty increases the risk of breast cancer due to longer exposure to the hormone. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Critical Step To Opening Elusive Class Of Compounds To Drug Discovery Achieved By Scripps Research Team Taxanes are a family of compounds that includes one of the most important cancer drugs ever discovered, Taxol®, among other cancer treatments. But the difficulty producing these complex molecules in the lab has hampered or blocked exploration of the family for further drug leads. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Cancer / Oncology News | |
| Erbitux (cetuximab) Approved For Metastatic Head And Neck Cancer, USA Erbitux (cetuximab) has been approved by the US FDA for combination use with chemotherapy for late-stage head and neck cancer treatment. When given together with chemotherapy, Erbitus was found to extend the lives of patients compared to those on chemotherapy alone. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Toxins In Fungi May Raise Future Breast Cancer Risk In Young Girls Estrogen exposure could significantly increase the risk of developing breast cancer later in life for girls who experience early puberty. Several results from studies have consistently shown that early onset of puberty increases the risk of breast cancer due to longer exposure to the hormone. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients Survival Benetis From Combined Chemoradiation A phase III investigation has revealed that radiation and chemotherapy combined considerably improved the 5-year overall survival of individuals with stage II nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC: cancer of the passageway between the nose and throat). | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Female Lung Cancer Rates Rise While They Drop For Males According to Cancer Council Australia, new research shows increased lung cancer rates in Australian women, adding urgency to further de-glamorize tobacco smoking. The research should plead an urgent call for the federal Parliament's passage of plain packaging for tobacco bills. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Scientists Discover Post-Production Addition To Most Proteins Can Serve As A Key To Mediate Protein Interactions, Which Are At The Foundation Of Life Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists has identified an unexpected mechanism facilitating some protein interactions that are the workhorses of cells and, in the process, identified a potential new cancer drug development target. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Genes Identified That May Signal Long Life In Naked Mole-Rats Scientists at the University of Liverpool have identified high levels of a number of genes in the naked mole-rat that may suggest why they live longer than other rodents and demonstrate resistance to age-related diseases. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Canine Cancer-Chromosomal "Breakpoints" Link North Carolina State University researchers have uncovered evidence that evolutionary "breakpoints" on canine chromosomes are also associated with canine cancer. Mapping these "fragile" regions in dogs may also have implications for the discovery and treatment of human cancers. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Cardiovascular / Cardiology News | |
| Getting To The Heart Of Down Syndrome With The Help Of Flies And Mice A novel study involving fruit flies and mice has allowed biologists to identify two critical genes responsible for congenital heart defects in individuals with Down syndrome, a major cause of infant mortality and death in people born with this genetic disorder. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Clinical Trials / Drug Trials News | |
| Scientists Discover Post-Production Addition To Most Proteins Can Serve As A Key To Mediate Protein Interactions, Which Are At The Foundation Of Life Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists has identified an unexpected mechanism facilitating some protein interactions that are the workhorses of cells and, in the process, identified a potential new cancer drug development target. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Colorectal Cancer News | |
| Discovery Of Genes Involved In Colorectal Cancer A jumping gene with the fairy tale name "Sleeping Beauty" has helped to unlock vital clues for researchers investigating the genetics of colorectal cancer.A study published Nov 6th used the Sleeping Beauty transposon system to profile the repertoire of genes that can drive colorectal cancer, identifying many more than previously thought. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Conferences News | |
| Utilizing Health Outcomes Data To Drive Company Decision-Making - Interview With Kevin Mayo, Senior Director (HOPE) Endo Holdings In this era of pricing pressures, access barriers and strong demand from all stakeholders for more detailed outcomes information, pharmaceutical companies have come to appreciate the importance of demonstrating and articulating the value of their products. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| COPD News | |
| COPD Exacerbation Risk Not Raised By Low Vitamin D Levels A study published online before the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine print edition shows that vitamin D levels are not related to acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in patients with severe COPD. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Risk Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Not Increased By Low Vitamin D Levels Vitamin D levels are not related to acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in patients with severe COPD, according to a large prospective cohort study involving 973 North American patients. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Depression News | |
| Depressed Dads Have Impact On Children's Emotional And Behavioral Problems A child who lives in a household with a father with depressive symptoms or other mental health conditions has a higher risk of having behavioral or emotional problems, compared to other children, researchers from New York School of Medicine reported in the journal Pediatrics. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Dermatology News | |
| Investigating Link Between Autoimmune Diseases And Wounds That Don't Heal Millions of Americans suffer from wounds that don't heal, and while most are typically associated with diabetes, new research has identified another possible underlying cause - autoimmune diseases. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Diabetes News | |
| Identification Of Structure Of Apolipoprotein Could Lead To Development Of New Drugs To Treat Obesity, Stroke And Diabetes Using a sophisticated technique of x-ray crystallography, researchers Xiaohu Mei, PhD, and David Atkinson, PhD, from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have for the first time obtained an "image" of the structure and the precise arrangement of the atoms in a truncated form of the apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) molecule. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Exercise And Vegetarian Diet Offer Protection Against Diabetes In Black Population New research shows that following a vegetarian diet and exercising at least three times a week significantly reduced the risk of diabetes in African Americans, who are twice as likely to be diagnosed with diabetes when compared to non-Hispanic whites. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Ear, Nose and Throat News | |
| Erbitux (cetuximab) Approved For Metastatic Head And Neck Cancer, USA Erbitux (cetuximab) has been approved by the US FDA for combination use with chemotherapy for late-stage head and neck cancer treatment. When given together with chemotherapy, Erbitus was found to extend the lives of patients compared to those on chemotherapy alone. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Eye Health / Blindness News | |
| Ophthalmology Drugs Development - International Experts Discuss A two-day workshop for 200 experts in eye diseases from Europe, The United States, Australia, and Japan was assembled for the first time by the European Medicines Agency on 27 and 28 of October 2011. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Fertility News | |
| DuoFertility Or IVF For Infertile Couples? A new study published in European Obstetrics & Gynaecology (European Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2011;6(2):92-4) shows that DuoFertility used for six months (a small body-worn monitor coupled with an expert consultancy service) gives the same chance of pregnancy as a cycle of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) for many infertile couples. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Flu / Cold / SARS News | |
| MRSA Big Risk Factor For Children Who Catch Flu It wasn't understood exactly why healthy children who fell ill with the H1N1 flu, during the 2009 epidemic, became critically ill. The Children's Hospital in Boston has found one key risk factor is MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Genetics News | |
| Prefrontal Cortex Epigenetic Signatures In Brain Tissue Of People With Autism Neurons change at various sites across the genome in the prefrontal cortex of people with autism, researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, reported in Archives of General Psychiatry. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Discovery Of Genes Involved In Colorectal Cancer A jumping gene with the fairy tale name "Sleeping Beauty" has helped to unlock vital clues for researchers investigating the genetics of colorectal cancer.A study published Nov 6th used the Sleeping Beauty transposon system to profile the repertoire of genes that can drive colorectal cancer, identifying many more than previously thought. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Getting To The Heart Of Down Syndrome With The Help Of Flies And Mice A novel study involving fruit flies and mice has allowed biologists to identify two critical genes responsible for congenital heart defects in individuals with Down syndrome, a major cause of infant mortality and death in people born with this genetic disorder. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Genes Identified That May Signal Long Life In Naked Mole-Rats Scientists at the University of Liverpool have identified high levels of a number of genes in the naked mole-rat that may suggest why they live longer than other rodents and demonstrate resistance to age-related diseases. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Canine Cancer-Chromosomal "Breakpoints" Link North Carolina State University researchers have uncovered evidence that evolutionary "breakpoints" on canine chromosomes are also associated with canine cancer. Mapping these "fragile" regions in dogs may also have implications for the discovery and treatment of human cancers. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Discovery Of New Gene Could Improve Efficiency Of Molecular Factories The discovery of a new gene is helping researchers at Michigan State University envision more-efficient molecular factories of the future.A team of researchers, led by Katherine Osteryoung, MSU plant biologist, announced the discovery of Clumped Chloroplasts - a new class of proteins - in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Gout News | |
| Gout Cases Missed By Traditional Tests Often Detected By CT Scans X-ray images known as CT scans can help confirm gout in patients who are suspected of having the painful condition but receive negative results from traditional tests, a Mayo Clinic study has found. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Hypertension News | |
| Successful Pregnancy Outcomes For Most Women With Lupus Promising research led by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery may offer hope for women with lupus who once thought that pregnancy was too risky.Results from the multicenter National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded PROMISSE initiative, being presented Monday, Nov. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Immune System / Vaccines News | |
| Investigating Link Between Autoimmune Diseases And Wounds That Don't Heal Millions of Americans suffer from wounds that don't heal, and while most are typically associated with diabetes, new research has identified another possible underlying cause - autoimmune diseases. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News | |
| Chicken Pox Parties Is "Middle Ages Vigilante Vaccination" If you think buying a lollipop contaminated with saliva from senders whose children are infected will protect your kids from chicken pox, think again - because it probably won't. More likely, you will be exposing them to more serious infections, such as hepatitis. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| IT / Internet / E-mail News | |
| Online Intervention Does Not Seem To Help Adolescent Bodyweight Control An online computer-tailored intervention for adolescents which focuses on reducing inactivity and sedentary behavior, raising physical activity, and promoting good eating habits was found not be effective in the long-term, researchers from Erasmus University Medical Center, the Netherlands reported in the journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Liver Disease / Hepatitis News | |
| Thousands Of Lives Each Year Could Be Saved By Birth Cohort Screening For Hepatitis C According to a new study published early online in Annals of Internal Medicine, the flagship journal of the American College of Physicians, birth cohort screening for hepatitis C is cost effective in the primary care setting. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Lung Cancer News | |
| Female Lung Cancer Rates Rise While They Drop For Males According to Cancer Council Australia, new research shows increased lung cancer rates in Australian women, adding urgency to further de-glamorize tobacco smoking. The research should plead an urgent call for the federal Parliament's passage of plain packaging for tobacco bills. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Lupus News | |
| Successful Pregnancy Outcomes For Most Women With Lupus Promising research led by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery may offer hope for women with lupus who once thought that pregnancy was too risky.Results from the multicenter National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded PROMISSE initiative, being presented Monday, Nov. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Transportation And Childcare Difficulties Top Reasons For Missed Lupus Appointments The first step towards successful medical care is to see a physician, but for some patients this isn't as simple or easy as it may sound.A study presented at the 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology in Chicago, finds that many lupus patients with low socioeconomic status are unable to attend scheduled appointments with physicians due to daily obstacles. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| American College Of Rheumatology 2011 Annual Meeting: Presentations By NYU Langone Experts Experts from NYU Langone Medical Center will present new research findings and clinical insight into the treatment of rheumatic and bone diseases in a variety of presentations at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, November 5-9, 2011. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma News | |
| Identification Of Two Molecules That Kill Lymphoma Cells In Mice Generates Potential For New Anti-Cancer Therapies Researchers at the University of Southern California have identified two molecules that may be more effective cancer killers than are currently available on the market.The peptides, molecules derived from a cancer-causing virus, target an enzyme in cancerous cells that regulates a widely researched tumor suppressor protein known as p53. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News | |
| Affordable Care Act Saves Over $1.2 Billion For Seniors, USA The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that until now, over 2.2 million people with Medicare have saved over $1.2 billion on their prescriptions, an average saving of $550 per person. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Mental Health News | |
| Disease Flares In Patients With Vasculitis Triggered By Stress In patients with a devastating form of vasculitis who are in remission, stress can be associated with a greater likelihood of the disease flaring, according to a new study by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Multiple Sclerosis News | |
| Important Research Link Between Active Ingredient In Saffron And MS Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered that an active ingredient in the Persian spice saffron may be a potential treatment for diseases involving neuroinflammation, such as multiple sclerosis. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Neurology / Neuroscience News | |
| Prefrontal Cortex Epigenetic Signatures In Brain Tissue Of People With Autism Neurons change at various sites across the genome in the prefrontal cortex of people with autism, researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, reported in Archives of General Psychiatry. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Are Kids Getting Enough Iodine - Vital For Prevention Of Brain Damage Researchers are conducting a study at the University of Queensland to determine the iodine status of children aged 8-10 years who have been living in South East Queensland for 2-3 years. The UQ's Children's Nutrition Research Center is currently looking for volunteers for this vital study to establish whether children from the South East Queensland area are eating the right amounts of iodine by evaluating urinary levels of iodine, thyroid hormones and dietary intake of children residing in different areas of the state. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Important Research Link Between Active Ingredient In Saffron And MS Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered that an active ingredient in the Persian spice saffron may be a potential treatment for diseases involving neuroinflammation, such as multiple sclerosis. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Brain Chemistry Directly Altered By Parasite A research group from the University of Leeds has shown that infection by the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii, found in 10-20 per cent of the UK's population, directly affects the production of dopamine, a key chemical messenger in the brain. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Assessing Memory Performance In Older Adults A new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, published online, addresses the influence of age-related stereotypes on memory performance and memory errors in older adults. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| "Leatherhead" Football Helmet Study Demonstrates Need For New Testing Standards, Greater Focus On Youth Helmets Old-fashioned "leatherhead" football helmets from the early 1900s are often as effective as - and sometimes better than - modern football helmets at protecting against injuries during routine, game-like collisions, according to Cleveland Clinic researchers. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| When Our Neurones Remain Silent So That Our Performances May Improve To be able to focus on the world, we need to turn a part of ourselves off for a short while, and this is precisely what our brain does.They demonstrate more specifically that when we need to concentrate, this network disrupts the activation of other specialized neurones when it is not deactivated enough. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Nutrition / Diet News | |
| Iron Fortified Infant Formula Linked To Poorer Long-Term Outcomes If Hemoglobin Levels Were High Infants with high levels of hemoglobin who were given iron fortified infant formula were found to have poorer long-term developmental outcomes ten years later, researchers from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor reported in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Reduction Of Salt Intake To Save Lives - Countries In The Americas Take Action Numerous countries in the Americas have taken action in order to reduce their populations salt intake. According to experts expanding these efforts to other countries could save the lives of tens of thousands of individuals over the next ten years. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Banning Sodas At School Not Enough, Say Experts Although children are not buying sugary drinks at school because of state bans, their overall consumption of such beverages does not seem to have dropped, researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago reported in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine after carrying out a study involving nearly seven thousand pupils in 40 US states. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Important Research Link Between Active Ingredient In Saffron And MS Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered that an active ingredient in the Persian spice saffron may be a potential treatment for diseases involving neuroinflammation, such as multiple sclerosis. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Risk Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Not Increased By Low Vitamin D Levels Vitamin D levels are not related to acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in patients with severe COPD, according to a large prospective cohort study involving 973 North American patients. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Exercise And Vegetarian Diet Offer Protection Against Diabetes In Black Population New research shows that following a vegetarian diet and exercising at least three times a week significantly reduced the risk of diabetes in African Americans, who are twice as likely to be diagnosed with diabetes when compared to non-Hispanic whites. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News | |
| Online Intervention Does Not Seem To Help Adolescent Bodyweight Control An online computer-tailored intervention for adolescents which focuses on reducing inactivity and sedentary behavior, raising physical activity, and promoting good eating habits was found not be effective in the long-term, researchers from Erasmus University Medical Center, the Netherlands reported in the journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Link Between Cognition, Sleep-Disordered Breathing And Bodyweight In Kids Findings published online ahead of the print publication in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine show that researchers at the University of Chicago discovered important new associations between obesity, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and cognitive processing among elementary school children. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Contravening Lay Beliefs Of Eating At Heart Of Our Dietary Disasters Waste not, want not. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Don't snack before supper; you'll ruin your appetite.These dietary pearls of wisdom have been dropped on children for decades, and University of Alberta researcher Robert Fisher says that while people remember them, they quite often have a hard time applying them. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Allergies & Asthma In Children: Research Highlights New Interventions, Recommendations Asthma-Related Hospital Readmissions 50 Percent Greater in Single-Parent Households Financial strain and competing priorities at home may contribute to greater number of hospital readmissions of children with asthma from single-parent homes compared to dual-parent households, according to a new study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting in Boston, Nov. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Identification Of Structure Of Apolipoprotein Could Lead To Development Of New Drugs To Treat Obesity, Stroke And Diabetes Using a sophisticated technique of x-ray crystallography, researchers Xiaohu Mei, PhD, and David Atkinson, PhD, from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have for the first time obtained an "image" of the structure and the precise arrangement of the atoms in a truncated form of the apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) molecule. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Link In Children Between Body Weight, Sleep-Disordered Breathing And Cognition Researchers at the University of Chicago have found important new relationships between obesity, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and cognitive processing among elementary school children."The intricate interdependencies between BMI, SDB and cognition shown in our study are of particular importance in children, as their brains are still rapidly developing," says study author Karen Spruyt, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Pritzer School of Medicine. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Exercise And Vegetarian Diet Offer Protection Against Diabetes In Black Population New research shows that following a vegetarian diet and exercising at least three times a week significantly reduced the risk of diabetes in African Americans, who are twice as likely to be diagnosed with diabetes when compared to non-Hispanic whites. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Ovarian Cancer News | |
| Critical Step To Opening Elusive Class Of Compounds To Drug Discovery Achieved By Scripps Research Team Taxanes are a family of compounds that includes one of the most important cancer drugs ever discovered, Taxol®, among other cancer treatments. But the difficulty producing these complex molecules in the lab has hampered or blocked exploration of the family for further drug leads. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Pancreatic Cancer News | |
| Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells - New Miltimodal Treatment According to a study published in the November issue of Cell Stem Cell, the world's leading journal in stem cell research, Prof. Christopher Heeschen and his team from the Clinical Research Program at the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) have successfully found new treatments for pancreatic cancer stem cells as the cause of a devastating disease. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Pediatrics / Children's Health News | |
| Teenage Substance Abuse Disorder Variations Across Ethnic And Racial Groups, USA Substance abuse in the USA among teenagers is pervasive, especially among Hispanics, whites, Native Americans and those of multiple ethnicity/race - these specific groups are affected disproportionately by substance abuse disorders, researchers from Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Best-Estimate Clinical Diagnosis Of Autism Spectrum Disorders Vary Widely The way Best-Estimate Clinical Diagnoses within ASDs (autism spectrum disorders) that are assigned to pediatric patients seems to vary widely, researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College, New York reported after carrying out a study at 12 university-based research sites. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Online Intervention Does Not Seem To Help Adolescent Bodyweight Control An online computer-tailored intervention for adolescents which focuses on reducing inactivity and sedentary behavior, raising physical activity, and promoting good eating habits was found not be effective in the long-term, researchers from Erasmus University Medical Center, the Netherlands reported in the journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| MRSA Big Risk Factor For Children Who Catch Flu It wasn't understood exactly why healthy children who fell ill with the H1N1 flu, during the 2009 epidemic, became critically ill. The Children's Hospital in Boston has found one key risk factor is MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Iron Fortified Infant Formula Linked To Poorer Long-Term Outcomes If Hemoglobin Levels Were High Infants with high levels of hemoglobin who were given iron fortified infant formula were found to have poorer long-term developmental outcomes ten years later, researchers from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor reported in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Depressed Dads Have Impact On Children's Emotional And Behavioral Problems A child who lives in a household with a father with depressive symptoms or other mental health conditions has a higher risk of having behavioral or emotional problems, compared to other children, researchers from New York School of Medicine reported in the journal Pediatrics. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Banning Sodas At School Not Enough, Say Experts Although children are not buying sugary drinks at school because of state bans, their overall consumption of such beverages does not seem to have dropped, researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago reported in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine after carrying out a study involving nearly seven thousand pupils in 40 US states. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Are Kids Getting Enough Iodine - Vital For Prevention Of Brain Damage Researchers are conducting a study at the University of Queensland to determine the iodine status of children aged 8-10 years who have been living in South East Queensland for 2-3 years. The UQ's Children's Nutrition Research Center is currently looking for volunteers for this vital study to establish whether children from the South East Queensland area are eating the right amounts of iodine by evaluating urinary levels of iodine, thyroid hormones and dietary intake of children residing in different areas of the state. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Link Between Cognition, Sleep-Disordered Breathing And Bodyweight In Kids Findings published online ahead of the print publication in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine show that researchers at the University of Chicago discovered important new associations between obesity, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and cognitive processing among elementary school children. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Chicken Pox Parties Is "Middle Ages Vigilante Vaccination" If you think buying a lollipop contaminated with saliva from senders whose children are infected will protect your kids from chicken pox, think again - because it probably won't. More likely, you will be exposing them to more serious infections, such as hepatitis. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| "Leatherhead" Football Helmet Study Demonstrates Need For New Testing Standards, Greater Focus On Youth Helmets Old-fashioned "leatherhead" football helmets from the early 1900s are often as effective as - and sometimes better than - modern football helmets at protecting against injuries during routine, game-like collisions, according to Cleveland Clinic researchers. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Getting To The Heart Of Down Syndrome With The Help Of Flies And Mice A novel study involving fruit flies and mice has allowed biologists to identify two critical genes responsible for congenital heart defects in individuals with Down syndrome, a major cause of infant mortality and death in people born with this genetic disorder. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Link In Children Between Body Weight, Sleep-Disordered Breathing And Cognition Researchers at the University of Chicago have found important new relationships between obesity, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and cognitive processing among elementary school children."The intricate interdependencies between BMI, SDB and cognition shown in our study are of particular importance in children, as their brains are still rapidly developing," says study author Karen Spruyt, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Pritzer School of Medicine. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry News | |
| MAP Kinase Resolved Well Enough To Spot Potentially Unique Drug Target In many pharmaceutical company and university laboratories, scientists are looking closely at kinase complexes because the enzymes play key roles in essential cell functions. By taking unusual steps to examine a kinase complex, researchers at Brown University and the National Institutes of Health have found a sought-after prize: an unprecedentedly detailed description of its structure complete with a rare location on its structure that could be a target for new therapeutic drugs. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Critical Step To Opening Elusive Class Of Compounds To Drug Discovery Achieved By Scripps Research Team Taxanes are a family of compounds that includes one of the most important cancer drugs ever discovered, Taxol®, among other cancer treatments. But the difficulty producing these complex molecules in the lab has hampered or blocked exploration of the family for further drug leads. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Greener Medicine With Nano-Tech Researchers at the University of Copenhagen are behind the development of a new method that will make it possible to develop drugs faster and greener. This will lead to cheaper medicine for consumers. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Pregnancy / Obstetrics News | |
| Successful Pregnancy Outcomes For Most Women With Lupus Promising research led by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery may offer hope for women with lupus who once thought that pregnancy was too risky.Results from the multicenter National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded PROMISSE initiative, being presented Monday, Nov. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Primary Care / General Practice News | |
| Transportation And Childcare Difficulties Top Reasons For Missed Lupus Appointments The first step towards successful medical care is to see a physician, but for some patients this isn't as simple or easy as it may sound.A study presented at the 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology in Chicago, finds that many lupus patients with low socioeconomic status are unable to attend scheduled appointments with physicians due to daily obstacles. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Prostate / Prostate Cancer News | |
| Radiotherapy Added To Hormone Treatment May Prevent Many Prostate Cancer Deaths Results from a large study have shown that combining radiotherapy and hormone therapy in patients with prostate cancer significantly improved men's survival compared with hormone therapy treatment alone. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Psychology / Psychiatry News | |
| Iron Fortified Infant Formula Linked To Poorer Long-Term Outcomes If Hemoglobin Levels Were High Infants with high levels of hemoglobin who were given iron fortified infant formula were found to have poorer long-term developmental outcomes ten years later, researchers from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor reported in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Depressed Dads Have Impact On Children's Emotional And Behavioral Problems A child who lives in a household with a father with depressive symptoms or other mental health conditions has a higher risk of having behavioral or emotional problems, compared to other children, researchers from New York School of Medicine reported in the journal Pediatrics. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Assessing Memory Performance In Older Adults A new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, published online, addresses the influence of age-related stereotypes on memory performance and memory errors in older adults. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| The Importance Of Memory In Preventing Relapse After Therapy Addictions, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder - such painful and harmful problems are recalcitrant to treatment. In the clinic, a person may suppress the association between the stimulus and the response - say, a bar with ashtrays and smoking - by learning to pair the stimulus with a new memory not involving smoking. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| When Our Neurones Remain Silent So That Our Performances May Improve To be able to focus on the world, we need to turn a part of ourselves off for a short while, and this is precisely what our brain does.They demonstrate more specifically that when we need to concentrate, this network disrupts the activation of other specialized neurones when it is not deactivated enough. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Radiology / Nuclear Medicine News | |
| Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients Survival Benetis From Combined Chemoradiation A phase III investigation has revealed that radiation and chemotherapy combined considerably improved the 5-year overall survival of individuals with stage II nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC: cancer of the passageway between the nose and throat). | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Radiotherapy Added To Hormone Treatment May Prevent Many Prostate Cancer Deaths Results from a large study have shown that combining radiotherapy and hormone therapy in patients with prostate cancer significantly improved men's survival compared with hormone therapy treatment alone. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Gout Cases Missed By Traditional Tests Often Detected By CT Scans X-ray images known as CT scans can help confirm gout in patients who are suspected of having the painful condition but receive negative results from traditional tests, a Mayo Clinic study has found. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Drug Development Process Could Be Simplified By Chemical Breakthrough A new chemical process developed by a team of Harvard researchers greatly increases the utility of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in creating real-time 3-D images of chemical process occurring inside the human body. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals News | |
| Erbitux (cetuximab) Approved For Metastatic Head And Neck Cancer, USA Erbitux (cetuximab) has been approved by the US FDA for combination use with chemotherapy for late-stage head and neck cancer treatment. When given together with chemotherapy, Erbitus was found to extend the lives of patients compared to those on chemotherapy alone. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy News | |
| Could Low Expectations By Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Be Holding Them Back After Knee Replacement Surgery? Compared with osteoarthritis patients, individuals with rheumatoid arthritis who undergo total knee replacement surgery have lower expectations about their postsurgical outcomes, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Respiratory / Asthma News | |
| COPD Exacerbation Risk Not Raised By Low Vitamin D Levels A study published online before the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine print edition shows that vitamin D levels are not related to acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in patients with severe COPD. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Asthma Control And Anaphylaxis Guidelines: Improving Outcomes For Adults With Allergies And Asthma Cholesterol-lowering Drugs May Worsen Asthma Cholesterol-lowering medications may help millions fight heart disease, but this class of drugs may worsen asthma control, according to a study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting in Boston, Nov. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Allergies & Asthma In Children: Research Highlights New Interventions, Recommendations Asthma-Related Hospital Readmissions 50 Percent Greater in Single-Parent Households Financial strain and competing priorities at home may contribute to greater number of hospital readmissions of children with asthma from single-parent homes compared to dual-parent households, according to a new study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting in Boston, Nov. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Risk Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Not Increased By Low Vitamin D Levels Vitamin D levels are not related to acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in patients with severe COPD, according to a large prospective cohort study involving 973 North American patients. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Schizophrenia News | |
| Brain Chemistry Directly Altered By Parasite A research group from the University of Leeds has shown that infection by the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii, found in 10-20 per cent of the UK's population, directly affects the production of dopamine, a key chemical messenger in the brain. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Drug Development Process Could Be Simplified By Chemical Breakthrough A new chemical process developed by a team of Harvard researchers greatly increases the utility of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in creating real-time 3-D images of chemical process occurring inside the human body. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Seniors / Aging News | |
| British Campaign Raises Dementia Awareness A British television advertising campaign, along with leaflets and a public information drive aims to raise awareness of Dementia over the Christmas season, which is of course the time people traditionally catch up with the elder members of their family. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Affordable Care Act Saves Over $1.2 Billion For Seniors, USA The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that until now, over 2.2 million people with Medicare have saved over $1.2 billion on their prescriptions, an average saving of $550 per person. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Assessing Memory Performance In Older Adults A new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, published online, addresses the influence of age-related stereotypes on memory performance and memory errors in older adults. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Dark, Cold Weather Derails Physical Activity Routines Of Older Arthritis Sufferers As cold winter weather sets in and daylight hours dwindle, many older Chicagoans with arthritis tend to sit idle, missing out on the daily dose of physical activity they need to improve their health, according to a Northwestern Medicine study. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Genes Identified That May Signal Long Life In Naked Mole-Rats Scientists at the University of Liverpool have identified high levels of a number of genes in the naked mole-rat that may suggest why they live longer than other rodents and demonstrate resistance to age-related diseases. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News | |
| Link Between Cognition, Sleep-Disordered Breathing And Bodyweight In Kids Findings published online ahead of the print publication in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine show that researchers at the University of Chicago discovered important new associations between obesity, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and cognitive processing among elementary school children. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Link In Children Between Body Weight, Sleep-Disordered Breathing And Cognition Researchers at the University of Chicago have found important new relationships between obesity, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and cognitive processing among elementary school children."The intricate interdependencies between BMI, SDB and cognition shown in our study are of particular importance in children, as their brains are still rapidly developing," says study author Karen Spruyt, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Pritzer School of Medicine. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Sports Medicine / Fitness News | |
| Fewer Leg Injuries Linked To Neuromuscular Warm-up In Teenage Female Athletes Sports coaches who make teenage girls do neuromuscular warm-up before practice in such sports as basketball or soccer help reduce the number of leg injuries among their athletes, researchers from the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, reported in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| "Leatherhead" Football Helmet Study Demonstrates Need For New Testing Standards, Greater Focus On Youth Helmets Old-fashioned "leatherhead" football helmets from the early 1900s are often as effective as - and sometimes better than - modern football helmets at protecting against injuries during routine, game-like collisions, according to Cleveland Clinic researchers. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Statins News | |
| Asthma Control And Anaphylaxis Guidelines: Improving Outcomes For Adults With Allergies And Asthma Cholesterol-lowering Drugs May Worsen Asthma Cholesterol-lowering medications may help millions fight heart disease, but this class of drugs may worsen asthma control, according to a study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting in Boston, Nov. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Stem Cell Research News | |
| Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells - New Miltimodal Treatment According to a study published in the November issue of Cell Stem Cell, the world's leading journal in stem cell research, Prof. Christopher Heeschen and his team from the Clinical Research Program at the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) have successfully found new treatments for pancreatic cancer stem cells as the cause of a devastating disease. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Ophthalmology Drugs Development - International Experts Discuss A two-day workshop for 200 experts in eye diseases from Europe, The United States, Australia, and Japan was assembled for the first time by the European Medicines Agency on 27 and 28 of October 2011. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Stroke News | |
| Identification Of Structure Of Apolipoprotein Could Lead To Development Of New Drugs To Treat Obesity, Stroke And Diabetes Using a sophisticated technique of x-ray crystallography, researchers Xiaohu Mei, PhD, and David Atkinson, PhD, from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have for the first time obtained an "image" of the structure and the precise arrangement of the atoms in a truncated form of the apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) molecule. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Vascular News | |
| Investigating Link Between Autoimmune Diseases And Wounds That Don't Heal Millions of Americans suffer from wounds that don't heal, and while most are typically associated with diabetes, new research has identified another possible underlying cause - autoimmune diseases. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Disease Flares In Patients With Vasculitis Triggered By Stress In patients with a devastating form of vasculitis who are in remission, stress can be associated with a greater likelihood of the disease flaring, according to a new study by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Model Developed For Studying Varicose Veins Varicose veins, sometimes referred to as "varices" in medical jargon, are usually just a cosmetic problem if they occur as spider veins. In their advanced stage, however, they pose a real health threat. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Veterinary News | |
| Prophylactic Medicine European Ban Might Undermine Animal Welfare The British Veterinary Association (BVA) voices its deep concern regarding the European Parliament resolution to call on the Commission to legislate against the prophylactic (preventive) use of antibiotics (antimicrobials) in livestock farming. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Canine Cancer-Chromosomal "Breakpoints" Link North Carolina State University researchers have uncovered evidence that evolutionary "breakpoints" on canine chromosomes are also associated with canine cancer. Mapping these "fragile" regions in dogs may also have implications for the discovery and treatment of human cancers. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News | |
| Discovery Of New Gene Could Improve Efficiency Of Molecular Factories The discovery of a new gene is helping researchers at Michigan State University envision more-efficient molecular factories of the future.A team of researchers, led by Katherine Osteryoung, MSU plant biologist, announced the discovery of Clumped Chloroplasts - a new class of proteins - in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Women's Health / Gynecology News | |
| Toxins In Fungi May Raise Future Breast Cancer Risk In Young Girls Estrogen exposure could significantly increase the risk of developing breast cancer later in life for girls who experience early puberty. Several results from studies have consistently shown that early onset of puberty increases the risk of breast cancer due to longer exposure to the hormone. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Young Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis At Increased Risk For Broken Bones Women under 50 with rheumatoid arthritis are at greater risk of breaking bones than women without the condition, according to a Mayo Clinic study being presented at the American College of Rheumatology annual scientific meeting in Chicago. | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Transportation And Childcare Difficulties Top Reasons For Missed Lupus Appointments The first step towards successful medical care is to see a physician, but for some patients this isn't as simple or easy as it may sound.A study presented at the 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology in Chicago, finds that many lupus patients with low socioeconomic status are unable to attend scheduled appointments with physicians due to daily obstacles. | 07 Nov 2011 |
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