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Aid / Disasters News
10 Neglected Tropical Diseases - Target For End Of Decade The aim is to eliminate or at least control 10 neglected tropical diseases by 2020 - it is a public and private partnership, including 13 drug companies, the UK, US and United Arab Emirate Governments, the World Bank, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and some other worldwide organizations.	31 Jan 2012

Allergy News
Researchers Discover Dual Role Of Key Player In Immune System Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine researchers have identified a new and unusual role for a key player in the human immune system. A protein initially believed to regulate one routine function within the cell has proven vital for another critical step in the activation of the immune system.	31 Jan 2012

Alzheimer's / Dementia News

Prion-Like Protein Plays A Key Role In Storing Long-Term Memories
Memories in our brains are maintained by connections between neurons called "synapses". But how do these synapses stay strong and keep memories alive for decades? Neuroscientists at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have discovered a major clue from a study in fruit flies: Hardy, self-copying clusters or oligomers of a synapse protein are an essential ingredient for the formation of long-term memory.

31 Jan 2012

Arthritis / Rheumatology News
Major Challenge Of Drug Delivery Addressed By Researchers' Innovation A new physical form of proteins developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin could drastically improve treatments for cancer and other diseases, as well as overcome some of the largest challenges in therapeutics: delivering drugs to patients safely, easily and more effectively.	31 Jan 2012

Biology / Biochemistry News
Metabolic Errors Affect DNA Cells rely on purines, which are types of molecules that make up half of the DNA and RNA building blocks, and are a key component of the chemicals that store a cell's energy in order to perform many vital functions.	31 Jan 2012
Scientists Transform Skin Cells Direct To Brain Cells, Bypassing Stem Cell Stage Bypassing the stem cell stage, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine in California converted mouse skin cells directly into neural precursor cells, the cells that go on to form the three main types of cell in the brain and nervous system.	31 Jan 2012

Cancer / Oncology News
Childhood Brain Tumors Linked To Newly Discovered Mutations A recent study published in the online edition of the scientific journal Nature Genetics of rare, lethal childhood tumors of the brainstem has revealed that almost 80% of tumors contain gene mutations that have previously not been associated with cancer.	31 Jan 2012
New Drug Release Mechanism Developed That Utilizes 3D Superhydrophobic Materials According to a recent study, there is a new mechanism of drug release using 3D superhydrophobic materials that utilizes air as a removable barrier to control the rate at which drug is released.	31 Jan 2012
Major Challenge Of Drug Delivery Addressed By Researchers' Innovation A new physical form of proteins developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin could drastically improve treatments for cancer and other diseases, as well as overcome some of the largest challenges in therapeutics: delivering drugs to patients safely, easily and more effectively.	31 Jan 2012
Research Scientists Illuminate Cancer Cells' Survival Strategy During Dangerous Dissemination A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has discovered key elements of a strategy commonly used by tumor cells to survive when they spread to distant organs. The finding could lead to drugs that could inhibit this metastasis in patients with tumors.	31 Jan 2012
Immunological Mechanisms Of Oncolytic Adenoviral Therapy Cancer is one of the most common causes of death in humans. The conventional cancer therapies include surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and targeting therapies, which are intended to directly destroy and eliminate tumor cells.	31 Jan 2012

Cardiovascular / Cardiology News
Statins Work As Well On Females As Males Statins given to female patients are as effective in preventing the occurrence of cardiovascular events as they are for men, researchers from Boston and New York reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.	31 Jan 2012
New Appropriate Use Criteria Reflect Latest Scientific Data On Restoring Blood Flow To Heart Updated appropriate use criteria released recently offer detailed guidance on when to use an invasive procedure to improve blood flow to the heart and how to choose the best procedure for each patient.	31 Jan 2012

Cholesterol News
Statins Work As Well On Females As Males Statins given to female patients are as effective in preventing the occurrence of cardiovascular events as they are for men, researchers from Boston and New York reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.	31 Jan 2012

CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease News

31 Jan 2012

Colorectal Cancer News
Immunological Mechanisms Of Oncolytic Adenoviral Therapy Cancer is one of the most common causes of death in humans. The conventional cancer therapies include surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and targeting therapies, which are intended to directly destroy and eliminate tumor cells.	31 Jan 2012

Conferences News
Pharmaceutical And Medical Device Market Access In Key Asian Markets Conference, 3-4 May 2012, Bangkok, Thailand Asian markets are increasingly the focus of pharmaceutical companies who are looking for new market opportunities beyond the traditional "rich-world" countries who are facing economic stagnation.	31 Jan 2012

COPD News

COPD Assessment Test Assesses Exacerbation Severity
Exacerbation severity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be reliably assessed with the COPD Assessment Test™ (CAT), according to a new study from the UK."There is currently no widely accepted standardized method for assessing symptom severity at exacerbations in COPD patients," said Dr Alex J Mackay, MBBS, MRCP, clinical research fellow at the Academic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, University College London.

31 Jan 2012

Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News
PIP Breast Implants Unsafe, Say German Authorities German authorities at the BfArM Institute have officially informed the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) that the former GfE Medizintechnik GmbH in Germany sold breast implants under the name TiBREEZE from September 2003 to August 2004, which were manufactured with PIP components.	31 Jan 2012

Cystic Fibrosis News
Kalydeco - A Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Kalydeco has been approved by the Food And Drug Administration (FDA) to treat a vicious type of Cystic Fibrosis (CF). CF is a deadly recessive disease which targets the lungs, but can also harm the liver, pancreas, and intestine.	31 Jan 2012
Bronchoalveolar Lavage And Lung Clearance Index Detects Early Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease The lung clearance index (LCI) is a sensitive non-invasive marker of early lung disease in young children with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to a new study from Australian researchers."We found that LCI is elevated early in children with CF, especially in the presence of airway inflammation and Pseudomonas aeruginosa," said Yvonne Belessis, MBBS, MPH, PhD, respiratory staff specialist at the Sydney Children's Hospital.	31 Jan 2012

Dentistry News

Paper Clips For Root Canals Lands Dentist In Jail
When dentists do a root canal they are supposed to use steel posts, and definitely not paper clips. A dentist from Massachusetts has just received a 1-year prison sentence at the Bristol County House of Correction, for using paper clips for just such procedures - he had faced charges of assault and battery, as well as defrauding Medicaid to the tune of $130,000, and intimidating a witness.

31 Jan 2012

Depression News
A Parent's Nurturing Results In Larger Hippocampus In Children A recent study by child psychiatrists and neuroscientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition, states that children whose mothers showed them love and affection from the very beginning have brains with a larger hippocampus, which is a key part of the brain involved with memory, stress response, and learning.	31 Jan 2012
Hope For Those With A Depressive Disposition Good news for the 13 per cent of the population with depressive personality traits: their negative outlook does not have to be permanent. This has been shown by psychologist Rachel Maddux in new research from Lund University in Sweden.	31 Jan 2012

Dermatology News
Are All Itches The Same? - Probably Not Gil Yosipovitch, M.D., Ph.D., professor of dermatology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and a world-famous itch expert, who has proven the pleasure ability of itching in his previous studies, has now published a new study online in the British Journal of Dermatology ,in which he analyses itch relief at different sites on the body and the associated pleasure, showing that how good scratching an itch feels is related to the itch's location.	31 Jan 2012
Children With Severe Burn Injuries Are At A Much Higher Risk Of Health Complications And Death A study published Online First by The Lancet has found that children with burn injuries covering 60% or more of their total body surface area (TBSA) are at a much higher risk of experiencing severe complications or death.	31 Jan 2012
FDA Approves Drug For Common Skin Cancer On Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new type of drug to treat adult patients with advanced basal-cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer. The drug's generic name is vismodegib and was developed by the US part of Roche Holding AG.	31 Jan 2012
All Itches Are Not Equal New research from Gil Yosipovitch, M.D., Ph.D., professor of dermatology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and a world-renowned itch expert, shows that how good scratching an itch feels is related to the itch's location.	31 Jan 2012

Eczema / Psoriasis News
All Itches Are Not Equal New research from Gil Yosipovitch, M.D., Ph.D., professor of dermatology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and a world-renowned itch expert, shows that how good scratching an itch feels is related to the itch's location.	31 Jan 2012

Endocrinology News
What Is Brown Fat? What Is Brown Adipose Tissue? Brown adipose tissue (BAT), also known as brown fat, is one of two types of fat humans and other mammals have - the other type is known as white or yellow fat. Human newborns and hibernating mammals have high levels of brown fat.	31 Jan 2012

Flu / Cold / SARS News

New Information In The Fight Against Flu
Influenza virus can rapidly evolve from one form to another, complicating the effectiveness of vaccines and anti-viral drugs used to treat it. By first understanding the complex host cell pathways that the flu uses for replication, University of Georgia researchers are finding new strategies for therapies and vaccines, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.

31 Jan 2012

GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology News
Research Shows Bedwetting Can Be Due To Undiagnosed Constipation Bedwetting isn't always due to problems with the bladder, according to new research by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Constipation is often the culprit; and if it isn't diagnosed, children and their parents must endure an unnecessarily long, costly and difficult quest to cure nighttime wetting.	31 Jan 2012
How Cholera Bacterium Gains A Foothold In The Gut A team of biologists at the University of York has made an important advance in our understanding of the way cholera attacks the body. The discovery could help scientists target treatments for the globally significant intestinal disease which kills more than 100,000 people every year.	31 Jan 2012

Genetics News
Metabolic Errors Affect DNA Cells rely on purines, which are types of molecules that make up half of the DNA and RNA building blocks, and are a key component of the chemicals that store a cell's energy in order to perform many vital functions.	31 Jan 2012
SUMO-Snipping Protein Plays Crucial Role In T And B Cell Development When SUMO grips STAT5, a protein that activates genes, it blocks the healthy embryonic development of immune B cells and T cells unless its nemesis breaks the hold, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reports in Molecular Cell.	31 Jan 2012
Research Scientists Illuminate Cancer Cells' Survival Strategy During Dangerous Dissemination A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has discovered key elements of a strategy commonly used by tumor cells to survive when they spread to distant organs. The finding could lead to drugs that could inhibit this metastasis in patients with tumors.	31 Jan 2012

HIV / AIDS News

South Africa Recalls Millions Of Condoms
Health authorities in South Africa have recalled more than a million condoms that were handed out in the lead up to the African National Congress centenary celebrations.The action was taken after South Africa's HIV group Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) issued a warning, having received complaints from the public, that large numbers of faulty condoms appeared to be in circulation in the Bloemfontein area.

31 Jan 2012

Immune System / Vaccines News
SUMO-Snipping Protein Plays Crucial Role In T And B Cell Development When SUMO grips STAT5, a protein that activates genes, it blocks the healthy embryonic development of immune B cells and T cells unless its nemesis breaks the hold, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reports in Molecular Cell.	31 Jan 2012
Researchers Discover Dual Role Of Key Player In Immune System Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine researchers have identified a new and unusual role for a key player in the human immune system. A protein initially believed to regulate one routine function within the cell has proven vital for another critical step in the activation of the immune system.	31 Jan 2012
Immunological Mechanisms Of Oncolytic Adenoviral Therapy Cancer is one of the most common causes of death in humans. The conventional cancer therapies include surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and targeting therapies, which are intended to directly destroy and eliminate tumor cells.	31 Jan 2012

Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News
10 Neglected Tropical Diseases - Target For End Of Decade The aim is to eliminate or at least control 10 neglected tropical diseases by 2020 - it is a public and private partnership, including 13 drug companies, the UK, US and United Arab Emirate Governments, the World Bank, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and some other worldwide organizations.	31 Jan 2012
New Information In The Fight Against Flu Influenza virus can rapidly evolve from one form to another, complicating the effectiveness of vaccines and anti-viral drugs used to treat it. By first understanding the complex host cell pathways that the flu uses for replication, University of Georgia researchers are finding new strategies for therapies and vaccines, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.	31 Jan 2012
Major Challenge Of Drug Delivery Addressed By Researchers' Innovation A new physical form of proteins developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin could drastically improve treatments for cancer and other diseases, as well as overcome some of the largest challenges in therapeutics: delivering drugs to patients safely, easily and more effectively.	31 Jan 2012
How Cholera Bacterium Gains A Foothold In The Gut A team of biologists at the University of York has made an important advance in our understanding of the way cholera attacks the body. The discovery could help scientists target treatments for the globally significant intestinal disease which kills more than 100,000 people every year.	31 Jan 2012

IT / Internet / E-mail News
Study Finds E-Prescribing To Be More Effective Than Typical Prescribing Methods A recent study published in the journal PLoS Medicine has found that there are substantially fewer errors with the use of electronic prescribing systems (e-prescribing) compared to typical prescribing methods.	31 Jan 2012

Litigation / Medical Malpractice News

31 Jan 2012

Liver Disease / Hepatitis News

31 Jan 2012

Lung Cancer News
New Drug Release Mechanism Developed That Utilizes 3D Superhydrophobic Materials According to a recent study, there is a new mechanism of drug release using 3D superhydrophobic materials that utilizes air as a removable barrier to control the rate at which drug is released.	31 Jan 2012

Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma News
Inherited Risk Factors For Childhood Leukemia Are More Common In Hispanic Patients Hispanic children are more likely than those from other racial and ethnic backgrounds to be diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and are more likely to die of their disease. Work led by St.	31 Jan 2012

Medical Devices / Diagnostics News

Research At Rice University Leads To Nanotube-Based Device For Communication, Security, Sensing
Researchers at Rice University are using carbon nanotubes as the critical component of a robust terahertz polarizer that could accelerate the development of new security and communication devices, sensors and non-invasive medical imaging systems as well as fundamental studies of low-dimensional condensed matter systems.

31 Jan 2012

Melanoma / Skin Cancer News
FDA Approves Drug For Common Skin Cancer On Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new type of drug to treat adult patients with advanced basal-cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer. The drug's generic name is vismodegib and was developed by the US part of Roche Holding AG.	31 Jan 2012

Men's health News

Giving Birth More Than Once Lead To Weight Gain And Other Problems For Mouse Moms And Male Offspring
Women have long bemoaned the fact that as they have more children, their weight gain from pregnancy becomes more difficult to lose. A new study using a mouse model that mimics the human effects of multiparity (giving birth more than once) has found that mouse moms who gave birth four times accrued significantly more fat compared to primiparous females (those giving birth once) of similar age.

31 Jan 2012

Neurology / Neuroscience News
A Parent's Nurturing Results In Larger Hippocampus In Children A recent study by child psychiatrists and neuroscientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition, states that children whose mothers showed them love and affection from the very beginning have brains with a larger hippocampus, which is a key part of the brain involved with memory, stress response, and learning.	31 Jan 2012
Childhood Brain Tumors Linked To Newly Discovered Mutations A recent study published in the online edition of the scientific journal Nature Genetics of rare, lethal childhood tumors of the brainstem has revealed that almost 80% of tumors contain gene mutations that have previously not been associated with cancer.	31 Jan 2012
Scientists Transform Skin Cells Direct To Brain Cells, Bypassing Stem Cell Stage Bypassing the stem cell stage, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine in California converted mouse skin cells directly into neural precursor cells, the cells that go on to form the three main types of cell in the brain and nervous system.	31 Jan 2012
Prion-Like Protein Plays A Key Role In Storing Long-Term Memories Memories in our brains are maintained by connections between neurons called "synapses". But how do these synapses stay strong and keep memories alive for decades? Neuroscientists at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have discovered a major clue from a study in fruit flies: Hardy, self-copying clusters or oligomers of a synapse protein are an essential ingredient for the formation of long-term memory.	31 Jan 2012
Discovery May Lead To New Treatment For Rett Syndrome Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that a molecule critical to the development and plasticity of nerve cells - brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) - is severely lacking in brainstem neurons in mutations leading to Rett syndrome, a neurological developmental disorder.	31 Jan 2012

Nutrition / Diet News
Nutrition Labels Being Ignored By Consumers The key outcome of the FLABEL conference (Food Labeling to Advance Better Education for Life) in November 2011 was reported to be that even though nutrition labeling is commonly used throughout Europe, consumers pay insufficient attention and lack motivation to use them.	31 Jan 2012
The Design Of Novel Drugs To Combat Malaria Could Result From Research On Vitamins New research by scientists at the University of Southampton could lead to the design of more effective drugs to combat malaria.The research will enable scientists to learn more about the nature of the enzymes required for vitamin biosynthesis by the malaria causing pathogen Plasmodium.	31 Jan 2012

Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News
What Is Brown Fat? What Is Brown Adipose Tissue? Brown adipose tissue (BAT), also known as brown fat, is one of two types of fat humans and other mammals have - the other type is known as white or yellow fat. Human newborns and hibernating mammals have high levels of brown fat.	31 Jan 2012
Giving Birth More Than Once Lead To Weight Gain And Other Problems For Mouse Moms And Male Offspring Women have long bemoaned the fact that as they have more children, their weight gain from pregnancy becomes more difficult to lose. A new study using a mouse model that mimics the human effects of multiparity (giving birth more than once) has found that mouse moms who gave birth four times accrued significantly more fat compared to primiparous females (those giving birth once) of similar age.	31 Jan 2012

Pain / Anesthetics News
New Drug Release Mechanism Developed That Utilizes 3D Superhydrophobic Materials According to a recent study, there is a new mechanism of drug release using 3D superhydrophobic materials that utilizes air as a removable barrier to control the rate at which drug is released.	31 Jan 2012

Palliative Care / Hospice Care News

Opportunities And Challenges Of Palliative Care In The ICU Discussed In Expert Roundtable
If you think palliative care and the ICU don't go together, think again. The importance and potential benefits of palliative care to ease suffering and improve quality of life for patients being treated in hospital intensive care units (ICUs) has received increasing recognition but is not without significant challenges, as discussed in a Roundtable discussion in Journal of Palliative Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

31 Jan 2012

Pediatrics / Children's Health News
A Parent's Nurturing Results In Larger Hippocampus In Children A recent study by child psychiatrists and neuroscientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition, states that children whose mothers showed them love and affection from the very beginning have brains with a larger hippocampus, which is a key part of the brain involved with memory, stress response, and learning.	31 Jan 2012
Parents Often Forego Booster Seats When Carpooling Kids Child health experts, who conducted a national survey in the US, found that although most parents make sure their children use a life-saving booster seat in the family car, they tend to forego booster seats when carpooling.	31 Jan 2012
Children With Severe Burn Injuries Are At A Much Higher Risk Of Health Complications And Death A study published Online First by The Lancet has found that children with burn injuries covering 60% or more of their total body surface area (TBSA) are at a much higher risk of experiencing severe complications or death.	31 Jan 2012
Childhood Brain Tumors Linked To Newly Discovered Mutations A recent study published in the online edition of the scientific journal Nature Genetics of rare, lethal childhood tumors of the brainstem has revealed that almost 80% of tumors contain gene mutations that have previously not been associated with cancer.	31 Jan 2012
Research Shows Bedwetting Can Be Due To Undiagnosed Constipation Bedwetting isn't always due to problems with the bladder, according to new research by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Constipation is often the culprit; and if it isn't diagnosed, children and their parents must endure an unnecessarily long, costly and difficult quest to cure nighttime wetting.	31 Jan 2012
Discovery May Lead To New Treatment For Rett Syndrome Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that a molecule critical to the development and plasticity of nerve cells - brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) - is severely lacking in brainstem neurons in mutations leading to Rett syndrome, a neurological developmental disorder.	31 Jan 2012
Bronchoalveolar Lavage And Lung Clearance Index Detects Early Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease The lung clearance index (LCI) is a sensitive non-invasive marker of early lung disease in young children with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to a new study from Australian researchers."We found that LCI is elevated early in children with CF, especially in the presence of airway inflammation and Pseudomonas aeruginosa," said Yvonne Belessis, MBBS, MPH, PhD, respiratory staff specialist at the Sydney Children's Hospital.	31 Jan 2012
Psychologists Analyze The Development Of Prejudices Within Children Girls are not as good at playing football as boys, and they do not have a clue about cars. Instead they know better how to dance and do not get into mischief as often as boys. Prejudices like these are cultivated from early childhood onwards by everyone.	31 Jan 2012

Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry News
Pharmaceutical And Medical Device Market Access In Key Asian Markets Conference, 3-4 May 2012, Bangkok, Thailand Asian markets are increasingly the focus of pharmaceutical companies who are looking for new market opportunities beyond the traditional "rich-world" countries who are facing economic stagnation.	31 Jan 2012

Pregnancy / Obstetrics News

31 Jan 2012

Psychology / Psychiatry News
Hope For Those With A Depressive Disposition Good news for the 13 per cent of the population with depressive personality traits: their negative outlook does not have to be permanent. This has been shown by psychologist Rachel Maddux in new research from Lund University in Sweden.	31 Jan 2012
Psychologists Analyze The Development Of Prejudices Within Children Girls are not as good at playing football as boys, and they do not have a clue about cars. Instead they know better how to dance and do not get into mischief as often as boys. Prejudices like these are cultivated from early childhood onwards by everyone.	31 Jan 2012

Public Health News
Parents Often Forego Booster Seats When Carpooling Kids Child health experts, who conducted a national survey in the US, found that although most parents make sure their children use a life-saving booster seat in the family car, they tend to forego booster seats when carpooling.	31 Jan 2012
Opportunities And Challenges Of Palliative Care In The ICU Discussed In Expert Roundtable If you think palliative care and the ICU don't go together, think again. The importance and potential benefits of palliative care to ease suffering and improve quality of life for patients being treated in hospital intensive care units (ICUs) has received increasing recognition but is not without significant challenges, as discussed in a Roundtable discussion in Journal of Palliative Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.	31 Jan 2012
More Efforts Needed To Address Motor Vehicle Deaths Among American Indians And Alaska Natives More research and programs are needed to address the elevated rate of motor vehicle-related deaths among American Indian and Alaska Native populations, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy.	31 Jan 2012
Study Finds Workplace Safety Program Can Reduce Injuries If Aggressively Enforced A longstanding California occupational safety program requiring all businesses to eliminate workplace hazards can help prevent injuries to workers, but only if it is adequately enforced, according to a new study by the RAND Corporation.	31 Jan 2012

Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals News
Kalydeco - A Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Kalydeco has been approved by the Food And Drug Administration (FDA) to treat a vicious type of Cystic Fibrosis (CF). CF is a deadly recessive disease which targets the lungs, but can also harm the liver, pancreas, and intestine.	31 Jan 2012
Nutrition Labels Being Ignored By Consumers The key outcome of the FLABEL conference (Food Labeling to Advance Better Education for Life) in November 2011 was reported to be that even though nutrition labeling is commonly used throughout Europe, consumers pay insufficient attention and lack motivation to use them.	31 Jan 2012
FDA Approves Drug For Common Skin Cancer On Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new type of drug to treat adult patients with advanced basal-cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer. The drug's generic name is vismodegib and was developed by the US part of Roche Holding AG.	31 Jan 2012

Statins News
Statins Work As Well On Females As Males Statins given to female patients are as effective in preventing the occurrence of cardiovascular events as they are for men, researchers from Boston and New York reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.	31 Jan 2012

Stem Cell Research News
Scientists Transform Skin Cells Direct To Brain Cells, Bypassing Stem Cell Stage Bypassing the stem cell stage, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine in California converted mouse skin cells directly into neural precursor cells, the cells that go on to form the three main types of cell in the brain and nervous system.	31 Jan 2012

Transplants / Organ Donations News
Researchers Discover Dual Role Of Key Player In Immune System Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine researchers have identified a new and unusual role for a key player in the human immune system. A protein initially believed to regulate one routine function within the cell has proven vital for another critical step in the activation of the immune system.	31 Jan 2012

Tropical Diseases News
10 Neglected Tropical Diseases - Target For End Of Decade The aim is to eliminate or at least control 10 neglected tropical diseases by 2020 - it is a public and private partnership, including 13 drug companies, the UK, US and United Arab Emirate Governments, the World Bank, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and some other worldwide organizations.	31 Jan 2012
The Design Of Novel Drugs To Combat Malaria Could Result From Research On Vitamins New research by scientists at the University of Southampton could lead to the design of more effective drugs to combat malaria.The research will enable scientists to learn more about the nature of the enzymes required for vitamin biosynthesis by the malaria causing pathogen Plasmodium.	31 Jan 2012
How Cholera Bacterium Gains A Foothold In The Gut A team of biologists at the University of York has made an important advance in our understanding of the way cholera attacks the body. The discovery could help scientists target treatments for the globally significant intestinal disease which kills more than 100,000 people every year.	31 Jan 2012

Urology / Nephrology News
Research Shows Bedwetting Can Be Due To Undiagnosed Constipation Bedwetting isn't always due to problems with the bladder, according to new research by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Constipation is often the culprit; and if it isn't diagnosed, children and their parents must endure an unnecessarily long, costly and difficult quest to cure nighttime wetting.	31 Jan 2012

Vascular News
New Appropriate Use Criteria Reflect Latest Scientific Data On Restoring Blood Flow To Heart Updated appropriate use criteria released recently offer detailed guidance on when to use an invasive procedure to improve blood flow to the heart and how to choose the best procedure for each patient.	31 Jan 2012

Veterinary News

Livestock, Not Mongolian Gazelles, Drive Foot-And-Mouth Disease Outbreaks
Wildlife health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society have published evidence which supports the conclusion that Mongolian gazelles - one of the most populous large land mammals on the planet - are not a reservoir of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a highly contagious viral disease that threatens both wildlife and livestock in Asia.

31 Jan 2012

Women's Health / Gynecology News
Discovery May Lead To New Treatment For Rett Syndrome Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that a molecule critical to the development and plasticity of nerve cells - brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) - is severely lacking in brainstem neurons in mutations leading to Rett syndrome, a neurological developmental disorder.	31 Jan 2012

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