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| Abortion News | |
| First-Trimester Induced Abortion Not Associated With Increased Risk Of Psychiatric Readmission Research published in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, reveals that for women with a history of a treated mental disorder, who had their first induced abortion within the first-trimester of pregnancy, are not at a higher risk of readmission to psychiatric facilities. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Alzheimer's / Dementia News | |
| Hope For Early Alzheimer's Test In Spinal Fluid New research led by Nottingham University in the UK suggests abnormal levels of seven proteins in spinal fluid could be markers for the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, raising hopes of a test for a disease that is difficult to diagnose at the beginning. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Bio-terrorism / Terrorism News | |
| Seeking Out Terrorists With New Crime-Fighting Tools Fingerprints, ballistics, DNA analysis and other mainstays of the forensic science toolkit may get a powerful new crime-solving companion as scientists strive to develop technology for "fingerprinting" and tracing the origins of chemical substances that could be used in terrorist attacks and other criminal acts. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Biology / Biochemistry News | |
| Hope For Early Alzheimer's Test In Spinal Fluid New research led by Nottingham University in the UK suggests abnormal levels of seven proteins in spinal fluid could be markers for the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, raising hopes of a test for a disease that is difficult to diagnose at the beginning. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Bones / Orthopedics News | |
| Total Knee Replacements Done On 4.5 Million Americans Today in the USA, 4.5 million people are living with a total knee replacement, according to a presentation made by experts from the Orthopedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Injuries In Overweight And Obese Children More Often From 'Low-Energy' Impact Obese children are 74 percent more likely to sustain a fracture of the growth plate, the softer end of the bone where growth occurs.A new study presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), involved 224 children visiting a Maryland hospital with a fracture. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Exercise Benefits Advanced Cancer Patients With Reduced Muscle Mass Many patients with advanced cancer suffer from cachexia, a condition also called body-wasting or wasting syndrome, which causes significant weight loss, extreme fatigue and reduces quality of life. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Cancer / Oncology News | |
| Chemotherapy Works Better With Short Fasting Periods According to a study published in Science Translational Medicine, part of the Science family of journals, chemotherapy drugs are more effective when combined with cycles of short, severe fasting. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Exercise Benefits Advanced Cancer Patients With Reduced Muscle Mass Many patients with advanced cancer suffer from cachexia, a condition also called body-wasting or wasting syndrome, which causes significant weight loss, extreme fatigue and reduces quality of life. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Research Suggests New Pathways For Cancer Progression Observing that certain cancer cells may exhibit greater flexibility than normal cells, some scientists believe that this capability promotes rapid tumor growth. Now computer simulations developed by Boston University Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Muhammad Zaman and collaborators at the University of Texas at Austin appear to support this view. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Cardiovascular / Cardiology News | |
| Dark Chocolates On Valentine's Day Are Better For You A recent study, published just in time for Valentine's Day, states that dark chocolate is the "heart-healthy" way to go, not only on Valentine's day, but all year long. Dr. Gary Kaplan, director of the Kaplan Center for Integrative Medicine, says: "The research is clear: dark chocolate is chock-full of antioxidants that fight dangerous 'free radicals' in your body, and it also provides significant protection against cardiovascular disease. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News | |
| Plastic Surgeries Continue To Grow, Despite Sluggish Economy, USA 13.8 million plastic surgery procedures were performed in 2011, a 5% increase on the year before, according to a new report issued by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The authors added that by the end of 2011, the number of total plastic surgeries had grown for 24 consecutive months. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Depression News | |
| Depression Linked To Adolescent Bullying A recent study by authors Gary Ladd, a professor in the School of Social and Family Dynamics, Karen Rudolph, University of Illinois, and Karen Kochel, an assistant professor in ASU's School of Social and Family Dynamics and published in Child Development, explains that teens suffering from depression are at a greater risk of being bullied due to difficulties in establishing friendships amongst their peers. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Physical Activity Yields Feelings Of Excitement, Enthusiasm People who are more physically active report greater levels of excitement and enthusiasm than people who are less physically active, according to Penn State researchers. People also are more likely to report feelings of excitement and enthusiasm on days when they are more physically active than usual. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology News | |
| Microrockets May Zoom Through The Human Stomach, Powered By Bubbles Scientists have developed a new kind of tiny motor - which they term a "microrocket" - that can propel itself through acidic environments, such as the human stomach, without any external energy source, opening the way to a variety of medical and industrial applications. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Genetics News | |
| Hope For Early Alzheimer's Test In Spinal Fluid New research led by Nottingham University in the UK suggests abnormal levels of seven proteins in spinal fluid could be markers for the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, raising hopes of a test for a disease that is difficult to diagnose at the beginning. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Heart Disease News | |
| Heart Disease May Be A Risk Factor For Prostate Cancer In a large analysis of men participating in a prostate drug trial, researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute found a significant correlation between coronary artery disease and prostate cancer, suggesting the two conditions may have shared causes. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| IT / Internet / E-mail News | |
| Research Suggests New Pathways For Cancer Progression Observing that certain cancer cells may exhibit greater flexibility than normal cells, some scientists believe that this capability promotes rapid tumor growth. Now computer simulations developed by Boston University Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Muhammad Zaman and collaborators at the University of Texas at Austin appear to support this view. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Litigation / Medical Malpractice News | |
| Some Physicians Do Not Agree With, Uphold Standards On Communication With Patients A significant minority of physicians responding to a national survey disagreed with or admitted not upholding accepted standards of professionalism for open and honest communication with patients. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Lymphology/Lymphedema News | |
| Highlighting A Rare Subset Of Diseases Involving The Lymphatic System A clinically challenging and under-studied subset of diseases affecting the lymphatic system and grouped under the disease spectrum lymphangiomatosis and Gorham's disease is the focus of a special issue of Lymphatic Research and Biology, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma News | |
| Highlighting A Rare Subset Of Diseases Involving The Lymphatic System A clinically challenging and under-studied subset of diseases affecting the lymphatic system and grouped under the disease spectrum lymphangiomatosis and Gorham's disease is the focus of a special issue of Lymphatic Research and Biology, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Medical Devices / Diagnostics News | |
| Microrockets May Zoom Through The Human Stomach, Powered By Bubbles Scientists have developed a new kind of tiny motor - which they term a "microrocket" - that can propel itself through acidic environments, such as the human stomach, without any external energy source, opening the way to a variety of medical and industrial applications. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News | |
| Drug Costs, Not Volume, Cause Regional Differences In Medicare Drug Spending The cost of medications through Medicare's subsidized prescription drug program varies from region to region across the United States largely due to the use of more expensive brand-name drugs and not because of the amount of drugs prescribed, according to a study led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH). | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Mental Health News | |
| Physical Activity Yields Feelings Of Excitement, Enthusiasm People who are more physically active report greater levels of excitement and enthusiasm than people who are less physically active, according to Penn State researchers. People also are more likely to report feelings of excitement and enthusiasm on days when they are more physically active than usual. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Neurology / Neuroscience News | |
| Does Brain Go Into Standby Mode When Metabolic Energy Is Low? By using a computerized model to study an electroencepholagram (EEG) brain pattern called "burst suppression", researchers in the US believe they have discovered a fundamental mechanism of how the brain behaves when the metabolic energy supply to brain cells is low. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| New Treatment For Chronic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury Chronic neuropathic pain following a spinal cord injury is common and very difficult to treat, but a new therapeutic strategy requiring a one-time injection into the spinal column has potential to improve patient outcomes. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Nutrition / Diet News | |
| Dark Chocolates On Valentine's Day Are Better For You A recent study, published just in time for Valentine's Day, states that dark chocolate is the "heart-healthy" way to go, not only on Valentine's day, but all year long. Dr. Gary Kaplan, director of the Kaplan Center for Integrative Medicine, says: "The research is clear: dark chocolate is chock-full of antioxidants that fight dangerous 'free radicals' in your body, and it also provides significant protection against cardiovascular disease. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News | |
| Exercise Increasingly Recommended By Doctors, CDC Doctors in the US are increasingly advising adults to exercise or be more physically active, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published online on Thursday. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Injuries In Overweight And Obese Children More Often From 'Low-Energy' Impact Obese children are 74 percent more likely to sustain a fracture of the growth plate, the softer end of the bone where growth occurs.A new study presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), involved 224 children visiting a Maryland hospital with a fracture. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Pain / Anesthetics News | |
| Does Brain Go Into Standby Mode When Metabolic Energy Is Low? By using a computerized model to study an electroencepholagram (EEG) brain pattern called "burst suppression", researchers in the US believe they have discovered a fundamental mechanism of how the brain behaves when the metabolic energy supply to brain cells is low. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| New Treatment For Chronic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury Chronic neuropathic pain following a spinal cord injury is common and very difficult to treat, but a new therapeutic strategy requiring a one-time injection into the spinal column has potential to improve patient outcomes. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Palliative Care / Hospice Care News | |
| Exercise Benefits Advanced Cancer Patients With Reduced Muscle Mass Many patients with advanced cancer suffer from cachexia, a condition also called body-wasting or wasting syndrome, which causes significant weight loss, extreme fatigue and reduces quality of life. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Pediatrics / Children's Health News | |
| Injuries In Overweight And Obese Children More Often From 'Low-Energy' Impact Obese children are 74 percent more likely to sustain a fracture of the growth plate, the softer end of the bone where growth occurs.A new study presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), involved 224 children visiting a Maryland hospital with a fracture. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Pharmacy / Pharmacist News | |
| Drug Costs, Not Volume, Cause Regional Differences In Medicare Drug Spending The cost of medications through Medicare's subsidized prescription drug program varies from region to region across the United States largely due to the use of more expensive brand-name drugs and not because of the amount of drugs prescribed, according to a study led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH). | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Primary Care / General Practice News | |
| Exercise Increasingly Recommended By Doctors, CDC Doctors in the US are increasingly advising adults to exercise or be more physically active, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published online on Thursday. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Some Physicians Do Not Agree With, Uphold Standards On Communication With Patients A significant minority of physicians responding to a national survey disagreed with or admitted not upholding accepted standards of professionalism for open and honest communication with patients. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Prostate / Prostate Cancer News | |
| Heart Disease May Be A Risk Factor For Prostate Cancer In a large analysis of men participating in a prostate drug trial, researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute found a significant correlation between coronary artery disease and prostate cancer, suggesting the two conditions may have shared causes. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Psychology / Psychiatry News | |
| Depression Linked To Adolescent Bullying A recent study by authors Gary Ladd, a professor in the School of Social and Family Dynamics, Karen Rudolph, University of Illinois, and Karen Kochel, an assistant professor in ASU's School of Social and Family Dynamics and published in Child Development, explains that teens suffering from depression are at a greater risk of being bullied due to difficulties in establishing friendships amongst their peers. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| First-Trimester Induced Abortion Not Associated With Increased Risk Of Psychiatric Readmission Research published in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, reveals that for women with a history of a treated mental disorder, who had their first induced abortion within the first-trimester of pregnancy, are not at a higher risk of readmission to psychiatric facilities. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| When The Last Is Best Like to save the best for last? Here's good news: If it's the last, you'll like it the best. That is the finding of a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| How The Brain Solves A Perceptual Puzzle - Right Hand Or Left? When you see a picture of a hand, how do you know whether it's a right or left hand? This "hand laterality" problem may seem obscure, but it reveals a lot about how the brain sorts out confusing perceptions. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Public Health News | |
| Teaching Older Drivers To Avoid Car Crashes Why are older drivers, especially those over 70, involved in crashes primarily at intersections? You may tend to attribute this to cognitive or physical decline, such as slower reaction time or poor sight. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Seniors / Aging News | |
| Teaching Older Drivers To Avoid Car Crashes Why are older drivers, especially those over 70, involved in crashes primarily at intersections? You may tend to attribute this to cognitive or physical decline, such as slower reaction time or poor sight. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Sports Medicine / Fitness News | |
| Exercise Increasingly Recommended By Doctors, CDC Doctors in the US are increasingly advising adults to exercise or be more physically active, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published online on Thursday. | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Physical Activity Yields Feelings Of Excitement, Enthusiasm People who are more physically active report greater levels of excitement and enthusiasm than people who are less physically active, according to Penn State researchers. People also are more likely to report feelings of excitement and enthusiasm on days when they are more physically active than usual. | 11 Feb 2012 |
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