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Medical News Today: 02-03-2005
Plaid Cymru's Shadow Health Minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM has backed a health professional who raised concerns about the loss of beds at Withybush Hospital, Haverfordwest... click link for more info.
Researchers have discovered an important chemical in the brain's neuronal machinery that triggers some of the withdrawal symptoms of opioid drugs like morphine and heroin... click link for more info.
People with rheumatoid arthritis not only have a higher risk of coronary heart disease than those in the general population, but they have more silent, unrecognized heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in the February issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism (http://www... click link for more info.
One year study finds local steroid injection as effective as surgery for symptomatic relief - Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most recognized occupational maladies as well as one of the most reported... click link for more info.
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that rheumatoid arthritis patients have twice the risk of heart failure, or a weakening of the heart's ability to pump blood, as those without rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new study to be published in the February edition of the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism…... click link for more info.
Transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients receive less aggressive diagnostic testing, treatment and education compared to stroke patients, which is a missed opportunity to prevent permanent disability or death, researchers reported at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2005... click link for more info.
An international team of Mayo Clinic-led researchers is first to devise a system that consistently converts the measles virus into a therapeutic killer that hunts down and destroys cancer cells -- and cancer cells only... click link for more info.
As expected, NIH Director Elias Zerhouni on Tuesday announced an overhaul of agency ethics guidelines that will restrict all 18,000 NIH employees' outside consulting activities for pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, insurers and health providers "in an effort to restore luster" to NIH's "tarnished reputation," the…... click link for more info.
Republican Steve King (R-Iowa) has said he would introduce legislation barring coverage by Medicare of "lifestyle drugs" used to treat erectile dysfunction, the… http://www... click link for more info.
A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday "revived" a proposal from the previous Congress that would authorize the... click link for more info.
Newly confirmed HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt on Tuesday said that the federal government could save $60 billion in Medicaid spending over the next decade by closing "loopholes" that allow middle-class seniors to receive benefits, prohibiting what he called "accounting gimmicks" used by states to receive more federal matching funds and eliminating excessive spending on items such as prescription drugs, the... click link for more info.
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African Americans make up more than half of new HIV cases reported in the United States annually but represent only 13% of the general U... click link for more info.
Plans to ensure that healthcare professionals offer the best possible treatment to people with kidney problems were set out today by Health Minister Rosie Winterton... click link for more info.
Invasive species of plants and insects now have a new enemy - NASA satellites... click link for more info.
ER Packs(TM) Promise to Save Hospitals Time, Money and Are Now Available for Schedule II Drugs - Orange, California - Understaffing and heavy workloads are constant problems for hospital pharmacies around the country, and the situation is not likely to improve soon: according to a 2002 report by the University of California San Francisco's Center for the Health Professions, pharmacy staffing is not predicted to meet demand for another twenty years... click link for more info.
USA - Bill Would Address Barriers to Infectious Diseases Market - The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) today applauded the Senate Republican leadership for putting biopreparedness at the top of its health care agenda... click link for more info.
A two year study involving over 560 patients with the newly-diagnosed malignant brain tumors shows that patterns of care are varied and there is a need for new, detailed clinical guidelines for management of brain tumors... click link for more info.
The recent explosion of genomic data has inspired a renewed interest in how groups of genes work together to create observable phenotypes... click link for more info.
Environmental psychologist Richard Olsen, PhD, a research professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), has developed 16 easy and affordable ways people can make their homes safer and more comfortable... click link for more info.
Gastric and colorectal cancers account for more than 1 million deaths worldwide every year and several research groups have been working to identify the molecular events that result in the initiation and progression of these tumors... click link for more info.
People living with fatigue, abdominal discomfort and bloody diarrhea caused by the chronic inflammation of ulcerative colitis may no longer need to undergo frequent and uncomfortable endoscopies, a new study shows... click link for more info.
Scientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine are closing in on potential treatments for neurofibromatosis, a genetic disease that afflicts 100,000 Americans with nerve tissue tumors, some of which become cancerous... click link for more info.
The ancient Greeks imagined three Fates - one spun the thread of life, the second measured its length, and the third snipped it off... click link for more info.
Adding clinical breast examination to a mammography screening program provides only a modest benefit in detecting cancer, a new study shows... click link for more info.
MRI is both safe and accurate for diagnosing pregnant women with acute pain in the abdomen and pelvis, surpassing the limits of both CT and ultrasound for this purpose, according to a new study by researchers from University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC... click link for more info.
A Mississippi State University scientist is playing a key role in a national research effort to develop an artificial heart small enough for use in children and infants... click link for more info.
Long-term exposure to air pollution may lead to the development of atherosclerosis, a form of cardiovascular disease in which fatty deposits cause artery walls to thicken and harden, according to a study published today in the February issue of Environmental Health Perspectives... click link for more info.
Dartmouth Medical School cardiology researchers have discovered a new mechanism for what drives the growth of muscle tissue in the lining of injured heart vessels that can eventually lead to blockage... click link for more info.
A Medical College of Wisconsin research team, led by John W... click link for more info.
UCLA researchers seek family members with "sweaty palms" syndrome for a genetic study to pinpoint the genes that cause the inherited disorder, which may help lead to new and more effective treatments... click link for more info.
For the first time, UCLA researchers have developed a new evaluation tool that can predict mortality risk in patients hospitalized with heart failure... click link for more info.
Furan, a potentially dangerous chemical has been found by Health Canada and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in processed foods, especially canned or bottled foods... click link for more info.
Medical College of Wisconsin physicians at Froedtert Hospital are using the most powerful medical CT scanner in the world to research the potential for noninvasive approaches to diagnosing and treating heart disease... click link for more info.
Women are typically afflicted by "broken hearts" in February on Valentine's Day, so maybe it's appropriate that it's American Heart Month... click link for more info.
Dr Christine Gonzales: An assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA, Dr Gonzales is an expert on age-related macular degeneration... click link for more info.
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is 50 percent more prevalent in African Americans than in Caucasians, and salt retention may be a potent contributor to this high rate among African Americans... click link for more info.
UK - In its evidence today (2 February 2005) to the Scrutiny Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill for England and Wales, the BMA has expressed extreme concerns about the proposed legislation... click link for more info.
The first doctors eligible for the lower-income discount on their annual retention fee have received their refunds from the General Medical Council... click link for more info.
USA - In 1963, in recognition of the important ongoing fight against cardiovascular disease, the United States Congress approved a Resolution to allow the President to issue an annual proclamation designating February as "American Heart Month... click link for more info.
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