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Medical News Today: 01-19-2005
Researchers led by a Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School team found that wheezing -- a key physiological component of asthma -- requires the interaction of genes in several locations... click link for more info.
A woman's chances of survival after breast cancer surgery are significantly improved if she undergoes a combination of chemotherapy and radiation therapy, say researchers from the University of British Columbia... click link for more info.
Women whose cells cannot repair damaged DNA properly have a much higher risk of developing breast cancer, says Regina Santella, who led a study at the University of Columbia... click link for more info.
If you are a woman and take 1,000 micrograms of folic acid a day in the form of supplements, your chances of developing high blood pressure are greatly reduced, say scientists in a new study... click link for more info.
UK Primary Care Trusts that offer a choice of hospital treatment to NHS patients through the electronic Choose and Book system will be rewarded under a new £95 million scheme announced today by Health Secretary John Reid... click link for more info.
Expand Licensed Indications, Data Collection Central to Expansion of European Tissue Sealants Market - Although the USD 90 million European tissue sealants market is in the growth phase, the rate of growth is projected to be gradual due to sluggish technological advancements, the slow pace of collecting clinical evidence and unclear product demarcations... click link for more info.
An intervention for adolescents aimed at improving the quality of treatment for depression is effective at reducing depression, according to a study in the January 19 issue of JAMA... click link for more info.
New Awareness Campaign Says "It's Not Too Late" to Prevent the Disease - About 40 percent of adults ages 40 to 74 - or 41 million people - have pre-diabetes, a condition that raises a person's risk for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke... click link for more info.
Nordic Naturals, Inc, a leading supplier of fish oil and essential fatty acid nutritional supplements, announced today the results of a successful pilot trial that showed beneficial effects of essential fatty acids (EFAs) on language and learning skills in children with autism and Asperger's syndrome... click link for more info.
'EMERALD' Trial to Test the Efficacy of Alagebrium in Diabetic Men Who Achieve Limited Benefit from Current Therapies -Inc (Amex: ALT) announced today that it has initiated a Phase 2 trial of its novel A... click link for more info.
Best Foods(R) 'Facts About Fat' Survey Reveals That A Nation Obsessed With Fat Actually Knows Very Little About It - With the federal government having just released the new dietary guidelines, a new consumer survey by Best Foods(R) Real Mayonnaise reveals that the nation is confused about fat... click link for more info.
The winter is in full swing - Before shoveling snow or participating in other strenuous wintertime activities, heart attack survivors should be aware of the hidden heart health risks involved... click link for more info.
Detroit Coaches Join Tiger Broadcaster Jim Price for Unique Fundraiser on February 8 - The coaches for all five of Detroit's professional sports teams will lead an all-star team at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Feb... click link for more info.
Wales - "Rhodri Morgan cannot shift any blame for the failure of the NHS in Wales on his new Health Minister, he must take personal responsibility from now on... click link for more info.
UK - Commenting on the National Audit Office report "Patient Choice at the Point of GP Referral" published today (19/1/05), Dr Hamish Meldrum, Chairman of the BMA's General Practitioners Committee said: "There is still a lot of work to be done before GPs are convinced that the "choose and book" initiative will be successful... click link for more info.
New research published in the premier issue of Cell Metabolism finds that a single brain region is sufficient for normal control of blood sugar and activity level by the fat hormone leptin... click link for more info.
A gene earlier found to underlie lipodystrophy--a disorder characterized by a severe deficiency of fat--can also spur obesity, according to new research published in the premier issue of Cell Metabolism... click link for more info.
Deficiencies in the ability of cells to repair damaged DNA are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a new study in the January 19 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute... click link for more info.
The Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC) is seeking clarification on allegations about grapefruit-drug interactions made without appropriate scientific support in a University of Rochester Medical Center's press release dated January 17th... click link for more info.
A newly discovered virus may be responsible for many respiratory tract illnesses in infants and children, and may be associated with an important multi-organ disease whose cause has remained a mystery for decades, according to articles in the Feb... click link for more info.
Researchers Identify Factors Associated with Abstinent and Non-Abstinent Recovery - More than one-third (35... click link for more info.
Finding may offer new target for controlling obesity, diabetes - UCLA/VA scientists have identified a new gene that controls how the body produces and uses fat... click link for more info.
(Philadelphia, PA) - Infertility prevents roughly 6... click link for more info.
In this week's Journal, of Neuroscience Blanke et al attempt to link the phenomenon known as an out-of-body experience (OBE) with specific brain activity... click link for more info.
High blood pressure (HBP) is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, end-stage renal disease, and peripheral vascular disease and is a chief contributor to adult disability (1)... click link for more info.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that it has suspended the use of COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib (Celebrex? Pfizer, Inc... click link for more info.
When choosing a doctor based on increasingly popular "doctor report cards," patients should be aware that the areas in which physicians are graded are not always clear-cut, according to researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and School of Medicine... click link for more info.
The first clinical trials seeking to repair spinal cord injury on a pilot group of selected patients are set to begin at University College London (UCL) within the next three years, says Professor Geoffrey Raisman, director of the newly established Spinal Repair Unit at UCL... click link for more info.
According to conventional wisdom, old dogs and new tricks aren't a good match... click link for more info.
Fullerene-based contrast agents could allow first single-cell imaging - The Nanotechnology Foundation of Texas has selected Rice University doctoral student Balaji Sitharaman as one of two winners of the 2004 George Kozmetsky Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Nanotechnology for his efforts to create a revolutionary new class of contrast agents that could, for the first time, allow magnetic resonance imaging of individual cells... click link for more info.
Physicians should avoid prescribing Bextra altogether, or use it only as a drug of last resort, says a researcher from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues in an editorial published on-line Jan... click link for more info.
New survey results released today (18... click link for more info.
Children's celebrities are asking young people to be cancer aware during Macmillan's 'Cancertalk Week', 24 to 28 January 2005, and to help raise money for people living with cancer by taking part in The Big Hush, a sponsored silence, at the end of the week... click link for more info.
Two new studies strongly suggest that a mutation in a recently discovered gene is the most common genetic cause of Parkinson's disease identified to date... click link for more info.
Hershey(R)'s SmartZone(TM) Nutrition Bars Will Award $10K to America's Smartest Snacker - Hershey Foods Corporation, the makers of Hershey(R)'s SmartZone(TM) nutrition bars, is launching a contest to find the smartest snacker in America... click link for more info.
As our reliance on computers increases, Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) such as Carpel Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) are hitting epidemic proportions... click link for more info.
The Gold-Standard Method for Diagnosis of the Disease is Effective, But Few Physicians Use it, According to a New Study from Decision Resources - Decision Resources, Inc, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and health care issues, finds that the publication and dissemination of new treatment guidelines for peripheral arterial disease will raise awareness and understanding of the disease among primary care physicians in the next 10 years... click link for more info.
Hystersisters, a woman-to-woman hysterectomy recovery support website, reports findings from an extensive online survey conducted during the fourth quarter of 2004... click link for more info.
Two leading forces in cognitive research will team up to speed the development of effective treatments for disorders ranging from Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia to diabetes and heart disease... click link for more info.
London - With breast cancer being identified as one of the leading causes of death among European women, several governments have begun to launch extensive screening and awareness programmes across the region... click link for more info.
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