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| Bipolar News | |
| Rare Genetic Mutations Linked To Bipolar Disorder An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, reports that abnormal sequences of DNA known as rare copy number variants, or CNVs, appear to play a significant role in the risk for early onset bipolar disorder. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Bird Flu / Avian Flu News | |
| Hong Kong Bans Poultry After Chinese Man Dies Of Bird Flu Authorities in Hong Kong have banned imports of poultry products from certain places in neighbouring Shenzhen, a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, following the death there of a man confirmed as having the deadly form of bird flu known as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Bones / Orthopedics News | |
| Aquatic Therapy Soon After Total Knee Arthroplasty Improves Outcomes Despite increased use of total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA), there is a notable lack of consensus about optimal postoperative treatment. Aquatic therapy has been shown to have a beneficial effect, and it is typically begun two weeks after surgery, after the wound has healed. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Cancer / Oncology News | |
| Positive Feedback And Tumorigenesis Cancer cells are essentially immortal. The acquisition of an unlimited capacity to divide - the process of immortalization - is a central event in the genesis of tumors. Normally, cells are subject to stringent mechanisms which control their proliferation. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Gene Links Rare And Unrelated Cancers Scientists at the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, and the University of British Columbia are excited over a discovery made while studying rare tumour types.Dr. David Huntsman, genetic pathologist and director of the Ovarian Cancer Program of BC at the BC Cancer Agency and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and Dr. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News | |
| Treating Crow's Feet - Botulinum Neuromodulators An investigation published Online First by the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery reveals that the onset action of two botulinum neuromodulators both improved the appearance of crow's feet (lateral orbital rhytids), even though one appeared to produce greater improvement than the other. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Depression News | |
| Diagnosis, Treatment Of Depression Among Elderly Depend On Racial, Cultural Factors Despite improvements to diagnostic tools and therapies in the two last decades, significant disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of depression remain, according to Rutgers research published online by the American Journal of Public Health (print, February 2012). | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Diabetes News | |
| Young Diabetics Struggle To Get Good Night's Sleep, Health, Behavior Problems Ensue New research finds that many young people with type 1 diabetes struggle to get a good night's sleep and this leads to increased health and behavior problems, such as poorer control of blood sugar and worsening of academic performance. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Dyslexia News | |
| Listen Up: Abnormality In Auditory Processing Underlies Dyslexia People with dyslexia often struggle with the ability to accurately decode and identify what they read. Although disrupted processing of speech sounds has been implicated in the underlying pathology of dyslexia, the basis of this disruption and how it interferes with reading comprehension has not been fully explained. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Ear, Nose and Throat News | |
| MRSA Post Tympanostomy Tube Placement Does Not Mean More Surgery Or Complications According to an investigation published in Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, researchers have discovered that ear discharge and drainage (otorrhea) caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) after ear tube placement in children is not linked to an increased risk of needing further surgery or other complications, in comparison to a diagnosis of non-MRSA otorrhea. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Genetics News | |
| Gene Links Rare And Unrelated Cancers Scientists at the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, and the University of British Columbia are excited over a discovery made while studying rare tumour types.Dr. David Huntsman, genetic pathologist and director of the Ovarian Cancer Program of BC at the BC Cancer Agency and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and Dr. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Rare Genetic Mutations Linked To Bipolar Disorder An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, reports that abnormal sequences of DNA known as rare copy number variants, or CNVs, appear to play a significant role in the risk for early onset bipolar disorder. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Hearing / Deafness News | |
| Listen Up: Abnormality In Auditory Processing Underlies Dyslexia People with dyslexia often struggle with the ability to accurately decode and identify what they read. Although disrupted processing of speech sounds has been implicated in the underlying pathology of dyslexia, the basis of this disruption and how it interferes with reading comprehension has not been fully explained. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| HIV / AIDS News | |
| Gladstone And UCSF Scientists Provide A Global View Of How HIV/AIDS Hijacks Cells During Infection Gladstone Institutes scientist Nevan Krogan, PhD, today is announcing research that identifies how HIV-the virus that causes AIDS-hijacks the body's own defenses to promote infection. This discovery could one day help curb the spread of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Immune System / Vaccines News | |
| FDA Greenlights Pneumonia Vaccine The FDA has approved Prevnar 13, for use on people over 50. Prevnar 13 is a pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine, that can prevent pneumonia and disease caused by the bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News | |
| FDA Greenlights Pneumonia Vaccine The FDA has approved Prevnar 13, for use on people over 50. Prevnar 13 is a pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine, that can prevent pneumonia and disease caused by the bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma News | |
| Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation Does Not Improve Overall Survival In Patients With Follicular Lymphoma High-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (HDC-ASCT), for previously untreated patients with advanced follicular lymphoma (FL) does not improve overall survival compared with conventional-dose chemotherapy alone, according to an online study published December 21 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| MRSA / Drug Resistance News | |
| MRSA Post Tympanostomy Tube Placement Does Not Mean More Surgery Or Complications According to an investigation published in Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, researchers have discovered that ear discharge and drainage (otorrhea) caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) after ear tube placement in children is not linked to an increased risk of needing further surgery or other complications, in comparison to a diagnosis of non-MRSA otorrhea. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Neurology / Neuroscience News | |
| Why Bigger Is Better When It Comes To Our Brain And Memory The hippocampus is an important brain structure for recollection memory, the type of memory we use for detailed reliving of past events. Now, new research published by Cell Press in the December 22 issue of the journal Neuron reveals characteristics of the human hippocampus that allow scientists to use anatomical brain scans to form predictions about an individual's recollection ability. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Pediatrics / Children's Health News | |
| MRSA Post Tympanostomy Tube Placement Does Not Mean More Surgery Or Complications According to an investigation published in Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, researchers have discovered that ear discharge and drainage (otorrhea) caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) after ear tube placement in children is not linked to an increased risk of needing further surgery or other complications, in comparison to a diagnosis of non-MRSA otorrhea. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Young Diabetics Struggle To Get Good Night's Sleep, Health, Behavior Problems Ensue New research finds that many young people with type 1 diabetes struggle to get a good night's sleep and this leads to increased health and behavior problems, such as poorer control of blood sugar and worsening of academic performance. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Pharmacy / Pharmacist News | |
| Majority Of Smokers Do Not Appreciate The Risks The majority of smokers do not appreciate the risks of their habit, according to new research from the NHS in England, which has launched a new Smokefree campaign to help smokers quit this New Year. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Psychology / Psychiatry News | |
| Get Help From Humble People An article published in The Journal of Positive Psychology has researchers suggesting that humble people are more likely to be helpful than those with less humility.Lead author Jordan LaBouff, Ph. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Public Health News | |
| Majority Of Smokers Do Not Appreciate The Risks The majority of smokers do not appreciate the risks of their habit, according to new research from the NHS in England, which has launched a new Smokefree campaign to help smokers quit this New Year. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy News | |
| Aquatic Therapy Soon After Total Knee Arthroplasty Improves Outcomes Despite increased use of total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA), there is a notable lack of consensus about optimal postoperative treatment. Aquatic therapy has been shown to have a beneficial effect, and it is typically begun two weeks after surgery, after the wound has healed. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Respiratory / Asthma News | |
| FDA Greenlights Pneumonia Vaccine The FDA has approved Prevnar 13, for use on people over 50. Prevnar 13 is a pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine, that can prevent pneumonia and disease caused by the bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Seniors / Aging News | |
| Diagnosis, Treatment Of Depression Among Elderly Depend On Racial, Cultural Factors Despite improvements to diagnostic tools and therapies in the two last decades, significant disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of depression remain, according to Rutgers research published online by the American Journal of Public Health (print, February 2012). | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News | |
| Young Diabetics Struggle To Get Good Night's Sleep, Health, Behavior Problems Ensue New research finds that many young people with type 1 diabetes struggle to get a good night's sleep and this leads to increased health and behavior problems, such as poorer control of blood sugar and worsening of academic performance. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Smoking / Quit Smoking News | |
| Majority Of Smokers Do Not Appreciate The Risks The majority of smokers do not appreciate the risks of their habit, according to new research from the NHS in England, which has launched a new Smokefree campaign to help smokers quit this New Year. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Sports Medicine / Fitness News | |
| Don't Slip Up This Winter, Prepare Now Tread lightly and don't get too confident, winter is officially here and sidewalks are slippery. About 1 million people take a tumble every year and, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 20,000 people die annually due to fall-related injuries. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Transplants / Organ Donations News | |
| Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation Does Not Improve Overall Survival In Patients With Follicular Lymphoma High-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (HDC-ASCT), for previously untreated patients with advanced follicular lymphoma (FL) does not improve overall survival compared with conventional-dose chemotherapy alone, according to an online study published December 21 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. | 02 Jan 2012 |
| Tropical Diseases News | |
| Study Details How Dengue Infection Hits Harder The Second Time Around One of the most vexing challenges in the battle against dengue virus, a mosquito-borne virus responsible for 50-100 million infections every year, is that getting infected once can put people at greater risk for a more severe infection down the road. | 02 Jan 2012 |
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