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Medical News Today: 01-28-2005
Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists, in collaboration with colleagues from British and Italian universities, have unveiled a mechanism that causes the death of brain cells (neurons) in stroke... click link for more info.
The results of a major international Medical Research Council (MRC) trial, undertaken in collaboration with The Stroke Association, show that early surgery is not always the best treatment for one of the commonest and most lethal forms of stroke... click link for more info.
Plaid Cymru's Shadow Health Minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM has criticisedthe First Minister for his recent comments on the NHS... click link for more info.
Added Feature Provides Real-Time Drug Information To Medical Community - McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing, a unit of McGraw-Hill Professional, announces the online release of Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, the world's foremost pharmacology reference... click link for more info.
Autism diagnoses are growing at the alarming rate of 10 to 17 percent per year, according to the U... click link for more info.
Why do women develop multiple sclerosis (MS) almost twice as often as men? Physicians have long been intrigued by this fact -- and now a Mayo Clinic-led international research team has identified a genetic variation that may explain it... click link for more info.
In the most detailed large-scale study to date of the proteins that package DNA, researchers have mapped a family of switches that turn genes on and off... click link for more info.
Scientists studying satellite data have discovered an immense wintertime pool of pollution over the northern Indian state of Bihar... click link for more info.
Defect in neuroligin gene disrupts firing of neurons and may result in autism - The causes of autism have long remained a mystery, but new research from Columbia University Medical Center has identified, for the first time, how a cellular defect may be involved in the often crippling neurological disorder... click link for more info.
A new study adds potentially fatal blood infections to the list of health risks from diabetes, a condition that is on the rise in the United States as obesity rates climb, according to the Feb... click link for more info.
Herstatin blocks signaling inside cells that leads to deadly glioblastoma growth - A protein developed by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University blocks the growth of glioblastoma, an aggressive and deadly brain tumor, in laboratory rats, a new study shows... click link for more info.
INDIANAPOLIS - Scientific discoveries by two Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have led to the creation of a life sciences company whose products could someday repair the blood vessels of heart attack victims and diabetics... click link for more info.
In the first-ever study combing the entire human genome for genetic determinants of male sexual orientation, a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher has identified several areas that appear to influence whether a man is heterosexual or gay... click link for more info.
An easy, inexpensive method using ordinary vinegar in screening women for cervical cancer could be applied in more situations in developing countries around the world, thus increasing the number of women whose disease is caught early and treated... click link for more info.
The assumption that women avoid mammograms for fear of pain is challenged in a study published in the February 2005 issue of The American Journal of Roentgenology, which finds that women undergoing screening mammography report minimal levels of distress... click link for more info.
New imaging tool may change the way cancer is diagnosed and treated - The evolution over the last two decades of the nanocrystals known as quantum dots has seen the growth of this revolutionary new tool from electronic materials science to far-reaching biological applications that will allow researchers to study cell processes at the level of a single molecule and may result in new and better ways to diagnose and treat cancers... click link for more info.
Mouse studies yield cause and potential cure, with human studies in progress - Scientists at The Rockefeller University have determined that the autoimmune disease lupus results from a combination of genetics that likely varies from person to person, and that a common "gatekeeper" gene called FCRgIIB is critical to the prevention of this devastating disease... click link for more info.
Universal screening of newborns' hearing at large public hospitals, which annually deliver tens of thousands of babies, can be done more effectively when infants are not only tested four hours after birth - as required by many states - but also by rescreening those with a suspected problem before discharge and, if necessary, retesting infants at 10 days old, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers reported... click link for more info.
Cooling the brains of babies deprived of oxygen at birth can reduce the risk of brain damage and cerebral palsy, according to an international study published today (January 28) in the Lancet on-line - Cooling the brains of babies deprived of oxygen at birth can reduce the risk of brain damage and cerebral palsy, according to an international study published today (January 28) in the Lancet on-line... click link for more info.
We need to rethink the way we respond to large scale disasters such as the recent tsunami, say international health and relief experts in this week's BMJ... click link for more info.
Environmental tobacco smoke and risk of respiratory cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in former smokers and never smokers in the EPIC prospective study, BMJ Online FirstChildren who are exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (passive smoking) are at a higher risk of developing lung cancer as adults, says a paper in this week's BMJ... click link for more info.
Researchers have discovered how to convert liver cells of mice into pancreatic cells using a single injection... click link for more info.
In a recent animal study, researchers from the Division of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles, have found that over time, the absorption of nicotine after myocardial infarction (MI) significantly increases the incidence of cardiac fibrosis in canine hearts... click link for more info.
U of MN research shows calcium can help prevent colorectal cancer - A University of Minnesota Cancer Center study found that women consuming more than 800 milligrams of calcium each day reduced their risk of colorectal cancer by as much as 26 to 46 percent... click link for more info.
Although three months are often prescribed for cardiac rehabilitation, it takes nine months for patients to reach peak improvement, say researchers from the University of Toronto... click link for more info.
Premier conference on preventive medicine scheduled for Washington, DC, February 16-20 - New research findings and emerging issues in disease prevention and health promotion highlight the program for Preventive Medicine 2005, the premier national conference held annually for physicians and other healthcare professionals with an interest in preventive medicine... click link for more info.
Swimming endurance improvement comes from equivalent of four cups of tea a day over 10 weeks - Now that even baseball players may need to seek new, more natural performance aids, will Japanese green tea sets become standard in dugouts and athletic training tables around the world? A new study tested the effect of regularly taking green tea extract (GTE) and found that over 10 weeks, endurance exercise performance was boosted up to 24% with 0... click link for more info.
Telemedicine is healthcare's new frontier, a means of facilitating the distribution of human resources and professional competences... click link for more info.
Leverkusen, Germany - Bayer HealthCare LLC, Diabetes Care Division, a member of the Bayer Group (NYSE:BAY), announced today Kathryn (Kassie) Gregorio Palmer as the official 2004 winner of The Ascensia Dream Fund®, the Company's annual contest for people with diabetes... click link for more info.
Fundamental changes to breast cancer treatment guidelines are pivotal in ensuring that women have access to the most effective and well-tolerated treatments - London, UK - An international group of breast cancer experts called for the aromatase inhibitor (AI), anastrozole ('Arimidex'), to be considered as the new 'preferred treatment option' for postmenopausal women with early breast cancer... click link for more info.
Measuring Progesterone Can Help Diagnose Infertility Problems and Be Used to Monitor the Health of a Pregnancy - Abbott announced today an expanded fertility menu for its ARCHITECT® System with the introduction of an improved ARCHITECT® Progesterone test... click link for more info.
Mickey Rooney Helped Lead Drive to Send Dimes to White House - Stage and screen star Mickey Rooney joined descendants of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the former President's presidential library to kick off a year-long tribute to FDR, the March of Dimes, which he founded, and the development of the polio vaccine... click link for more info.
Research Proves derma e(R)'s Super-Antioxidants More Powerful Than Vitamins C & E; Currently Only One Company Incorporates Both, Many Soon to Follow - While boomers spend billions to rescue their skin from signs of age, their efforts might be better-spent harvesting micro-algae off the coast of Hawaii or pine bark from the forests of France, scientists say... click link for more info.
New innovation for convenient hGH delivery-easy for patients to use and simple for healthcare professionals to teach - Novo Nordisk today announced that Norditropin NordiFlex(R) (somatropin [rDNA] injection), the prefilled, multi-dose, liquid growth hormone in a disposable pen is now available in the United States for the long-term treatment of children with growth failure due to inadequate secretion of endogenous growth hormone and adults with growth hormone deficiency (GHDA)... click link for more info.
The sweat of young women has a compound called Pheromone 10:13 which makes men more affectionate and physically attracted to them, say researchers... click link for more info.
According to a large British study, Diabetes 1 patients should follow the same advice Diabetes 2 patients are given if they wish to prevent nerve damage... click link for more info.
Better management of current hospital resources and staff could greatly improve preparedness for disasters such as the tsunami that hit South East Asia a month ago, according to an article by J Christopher Farmer and colleagues, to be published in the journal Critical Care... click link for more info.
In its evidence (26 January 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 UK Government today moved to help protect patients from poor medical practice and misconduct... click link for more info.
PYONGYANG - The United Nations World Food Programme said that in 2005 it needs 500,000 tonnes of commodities, valued at US$202 million, to assist 6,500,000 particularly hungry North Koreans... click link for more info.
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