Saturday, May 10, 2008
A Randomized Controlled Trial Of The Effectiveness Of Osteopathy-Based Manual Physical Therapy In Treating Pediatric Dysfunctional Voiding
A Randomized Controlled Trial Of The Effectiveness Of Osteopathy-Based Manual Physical Therapy In Treating Pediatric Dysfunctional Voiding UroToday.com - A study by Nemett, et al evaluated the implementation of an osteopathic of manual physical therapy to children with dysfunctional voiding. This type of therapy has been proven to be successful in adult women. The group did a trial of manual physical therapy based on an osteopathic approach in children they followed for dysfunctional voiding. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com55th Anniversary Of Nobel Honoring Double Helix Continues To Overlook The Late Rosalind Franklin As the Nobel Foundation recognizes the 55th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA, the newly formed Rosalind Franklin Society celebrates the contribution of the late Rosalind Franklin, whose crystallographic data made this breakthrough possible. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFDA Approves Strattera(R) For Maintenance Of ADHD In Children And Adolescents Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Strattera(R) (atomoxetine HCI) for maintenance treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUnmanned Aircraft To Study Southern California Smog And Its Consequences Using sophisticated unmanned aircraft, research scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego hope to assess Southern California's potential for climate change and better understand the sources of air pollution. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNanotube Production: From Sooty Mess In Test Tube To Ready Formed Chemical Microsensors Carbon nanotubes' potential as a super material is blighted by the fact that when first made they often take the form of an unprepossessing pile of sooty black mess in the bottom of a test tube. Now researchers in the University of Warwick's Department of Chemistry have found a way of producing carbon nanotubes in which they instantly form a highly sensitive ready made electric circuit. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Saturated Fat Intake Predicts Biochemical Failure After Prostatectomy
Saturated Fat Intake Predicts Biochemical Failure After Prostatectomy UroToday.com - In the online version of the International Journal of Cancer, Dr. Sara Strom and associates evaluate the association between saturated fat intake and biochemical failure among men who underwent radical prostatectomy (RP). Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comComparison Of Blade Temperature Dynamics After Activation Of Harmonic Ace Scalpel And The Ultracision Harmonic Scalpel LCS-K5 UroToday.com - Not all harmonic shears are created equal - surgeon beware.These researchers compared the new generation Harmonic Ace device to the older generation Ultracision Harmonic Scalpel LCS-K5 (Ethicon Inc, Cincinnati, OH). Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCreative Solutions Essential To Meet Climate Targets It is a great shame that the most creative professional group in the building trade, the architects, rarely apply themselves to existing housing. A large proportion of the Netherlands' climate targets will after all have to be achieved within existing housing. This is one of the messages to be conveyed by Prof. Anke van Hal of TU Delft in her inaugural address. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSome Medical Centers Still Stocking Contaminated Heparin, FDA Alert The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found some hospitals and medical centers are still stocking potentially contaminated heparin among their supplies, showing that they failed to respond to recall notices and alerts about the blood thinner made by Baxter International. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUnmanned Aircraft To Study Southern California Smog And Its Consequences Using sophisticated unmanned aircraft, research scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego hope to assess Southern California's potential for climate change and better understand the sources of air pollution. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Friday, May 9, 2008
Mind Comments On New Public Attitudes Survey
Mind Comments On New Public Attitudes Survey Commenting on the release of the Department of Health's 2008 survey into public attitudes towards mental ill health, Mind's Chief Executive Paul Farmer said: "Overall, the general picture is that attitudes towards mental health are at best static - it's the reason why some of the leading mental hea Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBrain Imaging Improves Anxiety Treatment Wouldn't it be nice if our doctors could predict accurately whether we would respond to a particular medication? This question is important because research studies provide information about how groups of patients tend to respond to treatments, but inevitably, differences among groups of patients wit Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew CDC Study Finds Arthritis Can Be A Barrier For Adults Seeking To Manage Diabetes Through Physical Activity More than half of adults with diagnosed diabetes also have arthritis, a painful condition that can be a barrier to physical activity-an important health strategy for managing diabetes, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today�?�s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Nationwide, 46.4 million adults have arthritis and 20. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSupporting Minority Medical Students To Increase Diversity In Hematology The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is proud to announce the selection of 15 participants for its 2008 Minority Medical Student Award Program (MMSAP), which encourages minority medical students to purse an interest in hematology research. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAgeist Government Condemned Over Treatment Of Older People, New Research Finds, UK Two thirds of GB adults of all ages (67 per cent) think the present Government is not taking older people seriously, according to new research launched today (9th May)(1). Figures from leading older people's charity Help the Aged show that three-quarters (74 per cent) of older people themselves believe the Government isn't responding to their needs. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDenver Post Examines Outlook For Embryonic Stem Cell Research Policy Shift With Next President The Denver Post on Wednesday examined possible changes to federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research with the next president. According to the Post, stem cell research in the U.S. is "likely to get a fresh look" from the next president, "no matter who it is." Campaign officials for both Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Barack Obama (Ill. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDoctors Feel There Is A Need For Clearer Understanding Of Their Role, UK Many doctors feel that there needs to be a clearer understanding of their distinct role in the increasingly multidisciplinary environment of the modern NHS where other health professionals are taking on expanded responsibilities for patients' care. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comLetter From Bush Administration Indicates States Have More Flexibility To Prove They Enrolled 95% Of Currently Eligible Children In SCHIP The Bush administration on Wednesday sent letters to state health officials to clarify a policy directive issued last year that restricts states' ability to expand their SCHIP programs, CQ HealthBeat reports (Carey, CQ HealthBeat, 5/7). Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMGH Dermatologists First In New England To Offer New Laser Treatment Dermatologists at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) are using a powerful new type of laser to evaporate patients' wrinkles and sun damage with fewer treatments. Called Fraxel re:pair?, this novel technology has roots in the Boston area. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Warms Up
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Warms Up Standard magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, is a superb diagnostic tool but one that suffers from low sensitivity, requiring patients to remain motionless for long periods of time inside noisy, claustrophobic machines. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAOA Champions National Effort To Combat Diabetes The American Optometric Association (AOA), representing over 34,000 members in more than 6,500 communities nationwide, joined with other health care provider groups, government officials and leaders from the business and academic communities to announce a new national effort to stem the tide of diabetes in the United States. Unveiled May 7 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comRegulatory Filing For FACTIVE Tablets Submitted In Europe Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation's (Nasdaq: OSCI) commercialization partner for FACTIVE� (gemifloxacin mesylate) tablets, Menarini Group, a leading European pharmaceutical company based in Italy, has submitted a regulatory filing seeking approval of FACTIVE in Europe. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Shire Investigational Nonstimulant INTUNIV Showed Significant Efficacy In Reducing ADHD Symptoms
Shire Investigational Nonstimulant INTUNIV Showed Significant Efficacy In Reducing ADHD Symptoms Shire plc(LSE: SHP, Nasdaq: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, has presented at a major scientific meeting findings from analyses of pivotal trial results of INTUNIV, a selective alpha-2A-agonist. This compound is an investigational once-daily medication, which is being evaluated for the treatment of the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSenate Subcommittee Votes To Boost FDA Funding By 275 Million Dollars In an important first step towards achieving increased funding for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), members of a Senate appropriations subcommittee approved an additional $275 million in appropriations for the agency. The additional resources would provide a significant boost to the FDA's ability to monitor drug safety. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAFP/Google.com Examines Use Of Surrogate Mothers Among Gay Male Couples AFP/Google.com on Tuesday examined the increasing number of gay male couples who are having children through surrogacy services. According to AFP/Google.com, the number of gay couples in the U.S. who have children through surrogacy or adoption is increasing. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBrain Chemical Imbalance May Explain Lack Of Motivation In Schizophrenia A study of patients with psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia suggests an alternative explanation for why many sufferers lack motivation. The research is described in BioMed Central's journal BMC Psychiatry.In addition to the hallucinations that often characterize schizophrenia, patients also have major problems with apathy and lack of motivation. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comLawmakers, Industry Representatives, Officials Discuss Medicare Competitive Bidding Program For Durable Medical Equipment During a House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing Tuesday, lawmakers, officials and representatives of the durable medical equipment industry discussed a Medicare competitive bidding program, including the application process and possible alternatives to the program, CQ HealthBeat reports (Carey, CQ HealthBeat, 5/6). Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAARP CEO Novelli Will Retire At End Of One-Year Contract Extension AARP CEO William Novelli has extended his contract for one year but will resign from his position in January 2010, the Washington Post reports. The additional year will allow Novelli to "tee up AARP's positions on health care" and other issues for the next president and "will permit a smooth transition at the helm of the nation's largest lobby," according to the Post. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBritish MP Introduces Amendment To Reduce Abortion Time Limit To 20 Weeks' Gestation British Member of Parliament Nadine Dorries has introduced an amendment to a human embryonic stem cell research bill that would reduce the time during which women can legally receive an abortion in the United Kingdom from 24 weeks' gestation to 20 weeks' gestation, BBC News reports. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comU.N. Launches Workplace HIV Program United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday launched U.N. Cares, a new workplace HIV program that will provide such services as training, counseling and testing for U.N. staff and their families, Xinhua/China View reports. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Theft Of Medical Information Becoming More Common USA Today Reports
Theft Of Medical Information Becoming More Common USA Today Reports Hospitals and other medical settings are becoming a "hunting ground for identity thieves" who "use medical information to get credit card numbers, drain bank accounts or falsely bill Medicare and other insurers," according to some experts, USA Today reports. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUniversity Research Contributes To Global Warming Add university research to the long list of human activities contributing to global warming.Hervé Philippe, a Université de Montréal professor of biochemistry, is a committed environmentalist who found that his own research produces 44 tonnes of CO2 per year. The average American citizen produces 20 tonnes. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comGovernment, Businesses Should Cooperate To Mitigate Effects Of HIV/AIDS In Papua New Guinea, Conference Delegate Says The government and businesses in Papua New Guinea should work together to alleviate the effects of HIV/AIDS and avoid a "catastrophic health burden," Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Duncan Kerr said Monday at the start of the 24th Papua New Guinea-Australia Business Forum, Papua New Guinea's Post-Courier reports. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comVA Director Denies Being Intentionally Vague Regarding Veterans' Suicide Data, Says E-mail Was 'Unfortunate' Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Director Ira Katz on Tuesday during a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing denied that he was intentionally vague during a committee hearing last year about the high rates of suicide among VA patients, CQ HealthBeat reports (Cooley, CQ HealthBeat, 5/6). Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCMS Provides States With Information About SCHIP Crowd-Out Policies In response to questions from states, and noting that it is imperative that the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) cover the lowest-income children first and prevent substitution of public health benefits over private insurance coverage, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressed state questions about the CMS review strategy to achieve those goals. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSenate Subcommittee Votes To Boost FDA Funding By 275 Million Dollars In an important first step towards achieving increased funding for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), members of a Senate appropriations subcommittee approved an additional $275 million in appropriations for the agency. The additional resources would provide a significant boost to the FDA's ability to monitor drug safety. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSleeping Too Much Or Too Little Linked To Poor Health Habits, CDC Study A new study suggests that American adults who usually sleep fewer than 6 hours a night are more likely to have poor health habits than those who sleep 7 to 8 hours. The findings also suggest a similar poor pattern of health behaviours for those who usually sleep 9 hours or more. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMyanmar - General Situation Update - World Health Organization According to state media there are 22,464 reported human deaths so far and 41,054 people missing. The total number of townships affected stands at 47 - 7 townships in the Delta Division are badly affected, plus another 40 townships in the Yangon area. Reports indicate that the scarcity of drinking water, lack of electricity and gasoline are aggravating the situation. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAppropriate Treatment Methods Can Prevent Nearly All Risk Of Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission, Study Says Providing appropriate treatment methods to HIV-positive women during pregnancy can prevent nearly all risk of mother-to-child transmission of the virus, according to a study published online Wednesday in the journal AIDS, the PA/Google.com reports (Kirby, PA/Google.com, 5/6). Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Mo. Appeals Court Rules On Challenge To Ballot Summary Of Stem Cell Research Ban
Mo. Appeals Court Rules On Challenge To Ballot Summary Of Stem Cell Research Ban The Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that part of a ballot summary for an initiative to limit stem cell research prepared by Secretary of State Robin Carnahan (D) is "unfair and insufficient," the AP/Columbia Missourian reports. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSniffing Out Danger Like Bloodhounds: New Cell-Based Sensors A small, unmanned vehicle makes its way down the road ahead of a military convoy. Suddenly it stops and relays a warning to the convoy commander. The presence of a deadly improvised explosive device, or IED, has been detected by sophisticated new sensor technology incorporating living olfactory cells on microchips mounted on the unmanned vehicle. The IED is safely dismantled and lives are saved. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Key To Spread Of Common Form Of Breast Cancer Held In Cells Lining Milk Ducts
Key To Spread Of Common Form Of Breast Cancer Held In Cells Lining Milk Ducts When a form of cancer that begins in the milk ducts of the breast invades neighboring tissue to spread to other parts of the body, the cause lies not in the tumor cells themselves but in a group of abnormal surrounding cells that cause the walls of the duct to deteriorate like a rusty pipe, according to a new study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHow Cells Communicate To Activate The Cell Division Machinery May Address Problem Of Proliferation Of Malignant Cells And Tumor Growth A study performed by researchers at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) on the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, unveils how distinct signaling pathways operate between neighboring cells in order to activate the cell proliferation machinery that results in the organized growth of the fly wing. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBliss Kaneshiro, MD, Wins First Prize For Research Paper - American College Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) awarded first prize to ACOG Junior Fellow, Bliss Kaneshiro, MD, for her research paper Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Sexual Behavior. Dr. Kaneshiro, an assistant professor at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, presented her winning paper at ACOG's 56th Annual Clinical Meeting. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAutism In Children And Mental Disorders In Parents Linked Parents of children with autism were roughly twice as likely to have been hospitalized for a mental disorder, such as schizophrenia, than parents of other children, according to an analysis of Swedish birth and hospital records by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher and colleagues in the U.S. and Europe. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFood Aid Now Reaching Cyclone-Hit Areas In Myanmar - World Food Programme The United Nations World Food Programme began distributing food today in cyclone-damaged areas of Yangon as it ramped up efforts to respond to the looming humanitarian needs in the southern coastal regions of Myanmar hardest hit by the powerful Cyclone Nargis three days ago. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comInfants Benefit From Research Into Respiratory Syncytial Virus Replication University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have achieved promising results with a potential new weapon against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the most common cause of infant hospitalization in the United States. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNondisclosure Of Mental Health Treatments Policy 'Welcome Sign' For Improved Care Of Service Members, Editorial Says A new policy ending a requirement that military personnel applying for security clearance disclose any treatment they received for service-related mental health problems is a "welcome sign that the military is serious about changing how those in need of mental care are perceived and treated," a Washington Post editorial states. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comProlonged And Exclusive Nursing Improves Children's Cognitive Development The largest randomized study of breastfeeding ever conducted reports that breastfeeding raises children's IQs and improves their academic performance, a McGill researcher and his team have found.In an article titled, Breastfeeding and Child Cognitive Development, published in the current issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, Dr. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHealth Care Reimbursement System Might Lead To Shortages Of Certain Specialists, Experts Say Health care policy experts have raised concerns that the current health care reimbursement system "favors high-tech procedures over low-tech exams" and has helped "create shortages among primary care doctors," but "often lost is how the system is endangering some of the country's most highly traine Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Loss Of Protective Heart Failure Protein Causes High Blood Pressure
Loss Of Protective Heart Failure Protein Causes High Blood Pressure Scientists at the Center for Translational Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have found that a protein that appears to have protective and perhaps healing effects for failing hearts also plays a similar role in high blood pressure. They found lower-than-normal levels of the protein S100A1 in cells that line blood vessel walls in animals with high blood pressure. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNews From The May Issue Of The Journal Chest LATEST REVIEW SUGGESTS LABAs ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE FOR COPDPrevious research has linked the use of long-acting B2-agonists (LABA) to increased risk for adverse events or respiratory-related death in patients with stable, moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, a recent article shows this may not be the case. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Monoclonal Antibody Hb3: A Marker For Colon Cancer Progression Or As A Therapeutic Target?
Monoclonal Antibody Hb3: A Marker For Colon Cancer Progression Or As A Therapeutic Target? There are a number of researchers who are searching for useful tumor markers to indicate cure. Antigens are being applied as an effective target in clinical therapy. Hb3 is an anti-colorectal cancer monoclonal antibody produced in the researchers' laboratory, and whose sensitivity and specificity are superior to that of anti-CEA. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCholera Study Provides Exciting New Way Of Looking At Infectious Disease Scientists in Italy have discovered a new perspective in the study of infectious disease. Normally, such studies are based upon laboratory work looking at an organism and how it works within the human body. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPsychological Distress, School Bullying And The 'Choking Game' Ontario's youth are experiencing a different kind of high -- approximately seven percent (an estimated 79,000 students in grades 7 to 12) report participating in a thrill-seeking activity called the "choking game", which involves self-asphyxiation or having been choked by someone else on purpose. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPeanut Allergy Immunotherapy Should Be Available In Five Years Some form of immunotherapy is expected to be available for peanut allergy within the next five years. But the reasons for the increasing prevalence of this allergic reaction remain unclear. The issues are discussed by Professor Wesley Burks, Duke University Medical Center, NC, USA, in a Seminar in this week's edition of The Lancet. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDeath Penalty Cases Show Racial Bias New research by Scott Phillips, associate professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Denver, finds that in Harris County, TX the District Attorney (DA) was more likely to pursue the death penalty when the defendant was African American and less likely to pursue the death penalty when the victim was African American. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCommon Drugs Linked To Impaired Physical Function In Older Adults Older adults who take drugs designed to block the neurotransmitter acetylcholine including common medications for incontinence, high blood pressure and allergies are more likely to be dependent in one or more activities of daily living and to walk slower, according to new findings from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBiological Image Analysis Accelerated By Carnegie Mellon Technique Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's Lane Center for Computational Biology have discovered how to significantly speed up critical steps in an automated method for analyzing cell cultures and other biological specimens.The new technique, published online in the Journal of Machine Learning Research, http://jmlr.csail.mit. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNature Paper Describes Technique For Extracting Hierarchical Structure Of Networks Networks -- used throughout the sciences in the study of biological, technological, and social complexity -- can often be too complex to visualize or understand. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBenefits Of ICDs In Children: Largest Study To Date More and more children with congenital heart disease are receiving implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) to maintain proper heart rhythm. ICDs were first introduced for adults in the 1980s, but little is known about how well they work in children, who account for less than 1 percent of recipients. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
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