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Medical News Today: 01-11-2005
A new study published in the January, 2005 issue of PLoS Medicine shows that a combination of wide access to AIDS treatment and strong national prevention activities could avert 10 million deaths in Africa by 2020... click link for more info.
USA - HHS Secretary Tommy G Thompson today announced the availability of new Medicare preventive benefits designed to provide seniors with better care and a higher quality of life... click link for more info.
Cytogen Corporation (Nasdaq: CYTO), a product-driven biopharmaceutical company, today announced that researchers at a leading medical institution have initiated a new clinical trial to evaluate the use of QUADRAMET(R) (samarium Sm-153 lexidronam) in combination with bisphosphonates for the treatment of pain associated with metastatic bone disease in patients with recurrent or refractory multiple myeloma... click link for more info.
A new Health Development Agency (UK) briefing paper, 'Relative contributions of changes in risk factors and treatment to the reduction in coronary heart disease mortality' highlights that even a small reduction in the current levels of cholesterol, smoking and blood pressure, could save approximately 50,000 lives annually in England and Wales... click link for more info.
Morse code is a simple, effective and clear method of communication and now scientists believe that cells in our body may also be using patterns of signals to switch genes on and off... click link for more info.
INDIANAPOLIS - A baby's first sounds, other than crying, may baffle parents... click link for more info.
More expensive pacemakers that "pace" the heart's upper and lower chambers are worth the extra cost because they can reduce the risk of hospitalization and disability in patients with heart disease, according to a study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association... click link for more info.
The UK Department of Health is today issuing the latest information about the numbers of known cases of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease... click link for more info.
New Evidence Highlights the Myths Surrounding Laxatives and Supports Their Use in Early Stages of Constipation - A new independent review published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology,1 has revealed that widespread long-held beliefs for the treatment of chronic constipation are incorrect and unsubstantiated... click link for more info.
Britannia Pharmaceuticals announces today the availability of the APO-go Pre-Filled Syringe (PFS), an easier to use presentation for Parkinson's disease patients using apomorphine by continuous infusion with an APO-go pump... click link for more info.
Monitoring and managing asthma important for healthy mother and baby - The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) is issuing the first new guidelines in more than a decade for managing asthma during pregnancy... click link for more info.
Object of new university/industry collaboration - A portable device similar to today's home pregnancy tests that can quickly detect the presence of infectious diseases, including HIV-AIDS and measles, as well as biological agents such as ricin and anthrax, is the object of a new joint university/industry research project... click link for more info.
Based on successful animal studies, a novel vaccine that uses immune cells as factories to produce Her2/neu protein may offer a way to treat some human breast cancers, say researchers at The University of Texas M... click link for more info.
Chunying Du, Ph D, Assistant Investigator at the Stowers Institute, has published findings that reveal a previously unknown pathway of Bruce, the gene encoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis, or programmed cell death... click link for more info.
Shakespeare's name usually inspires thoughts of kings, fairies, lovers, wars and poetic genius--not syphilis... click link for more info.
Treatment for spinal cord injury leading to paralysis continues to stymie physicians but a clinical trial at the Indiana University School of Medicine reported in the January issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery - Spine may point researchers in a positive direction... click link for more info.
Orqis Medical Corp... click link for more info.
The successful sequencing of the human genome has spawned an even more challenging area of large-scale scientific study: proteomics -- the study of all proteins encoded by the approximately 20,000 to 25,000 genes found in humans... click link for more info.
Pioneering research that could lead to a breakthrough in understanding the causes of cleft palate in newborn babies has begun in Manchester, UK... click link for more info.
A new family of genes called Novel Structure Proteins (NSP) discovered by researchers in the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine in Temple University's College of Science and Technology could have the potential for predicting the possibility of tumor growth in a patient... click link for more info.
Breakout data suggests a wake-promoting agent promotes cocaine abstinence - Cocaine dependence is a major public health problem affecting thousands of people around the globe... click link for more info.
Groundbreaking research project may help boost vaccine development - In an innovative project with implications for malaria vaccine development, scientists have used genomics, proteomics and gene expression studies to trace how malaria parasites evolve on a molecular level as they move between their hosts and insect vectors... click link for more info.
Ghent, Belgium - The development of cancer is a complex process with a number of different causes... click link for more info.
A 12-hour self-management program for individuals with advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) leads to lasting improvements in mood and function, especially in depressed patients, and decreases the development of clinical depression in AMD patients over time, according to a University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Shiley Eye Center study published in the January 2005 Archives of Ophthalmology... click link for more info.
Many interventional cardiologists opt out of treating patients if chance of death is high - Nearly 80 percent of interventional cardiologists in New York State admit they have avoided performing a risky but potentially life-saving angioplasty on a patient, out of fear that if the patient dies it skews the doctor's personal mortality "report card," according to a University of Rochester survey... click link for more info.
So-called nuptial gifts - often consisting of food or tokens - are typically bestowed by males on females as part of courtship and copulation rituals in many species... click link for more info.
Physicians may encounter situations in which their medical recommendations conflict with a patient's religious beliefs, according to an article in the January 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals... click link for more info.
Obese and overweight patients in a study group reported sleeping less than their peers with normal body mass indexes (BMIs), according to an article in the January 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals... click link for more info.
Leading experts will discuss current knowledge, assess need for clinical guidelines - The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will convene a conference this week to evaluate the risks of interactions between dietary supplements and prescription blood-thinning medications which are used by four million Americans to ward off heart attack or stroke... click link for more info.
Mammals other than humans can distinguish between different speech patterns... click link for more info.
The National Institutes of Health announces the 2005 NIH Director's Pioneer Award, a key component of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research... click link for more info.
INDIANAPOLIS - Treatment for spinal cord injury leading to paralysis continues to stymie physicians but a clinical trial at the Indiana University School of Medicine reported in the January issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery - Spine may point researchers in a positive direction... click link for more info.
Studies show choosing foods high in water and fiber content is key - As many people search labels for low amounts of everything from fat grams to calories, a recent scientific review says there are two nutrients that serve them well in high quantities - water and fiber - the main characteristics of low-energy density foods 1... click link for more info.
A woman's chances of getting pregnant with IVF is only about 4% when she reaches the age of 42, say researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA... click link for more info.
Plaid Cymru's Shadow Health Minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM said that a holistic approach is needed from the Labour Assembly Government to tackle the issue of the hospital superbug MRSA... click link for more info.
Consultation on the NHS Pension Scheme Review for England and Wales starts today (10/01/05) with the publication of the long awaited consultation document... click link for more info.
The UK Government, today, launched the second phase of a national drive to recruit more people to work in the social care work sector... click link for more info.
The girl who two weeks ago was reported to have contracted bird flu in Viet Nam has died, say authorities... click link for more info.
A new generation of airport-style surgery centres - with a nationwide fleet of mobile operating theatres using 'docking bays' - is being planned to help the NHS deliver surgery closer to the community... click link for more info.
Olive oil contains Oleic Acid - it seems that Oleic Acid is the important ingredient that protects women from breast cancer... click link for more info.
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