Brain Malformations Significantly Associated With Preterm Birth, Study Suggests Jul 4, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 3, 2009) New research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine provides for the first time a solid scientific answer for the long-standing question of whether there is an association between preterm birth and brain malformations. See also. (Science Daily)
Doctors turn, slowly, to e-prescriptions Jul 4, 2009
Sulzman, who heads Troy Internal Medicine, a unit of , was one of the first area physicians to begin prescribing drugs electronically as part of a push by the Healthcare Information Xchange of New York. The Clifton Park-based nonprofit has provided physicians with free e-prescription software in an effort to build a regional health information organization to link providers and insurers. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Lung research Jul 4, 2009
Clinical research fellow in respiratory medicine Dr Joseph Footit, at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, hopes that the research on people like Catherine will help them understand more about colds and how they are dangerous to people with COPD.. "In terms of a cure for COPD, that is many years away. But in terms of treatment we are looking at alleviating exacerbation (worsening)" he said. (BBC News -- Health)
Can Real Men Admit They're Depressed? Jul 4, 2009
"When men get depressed, the depression can be quite severe," said Dr. Ian Cook, professor of psychiatry at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and director of its Depression Program. "The challenge is getting men to acknowledge when they're depressed.". (ABC News)
Risk Of Liver Cancer In Women With Hepatitis B Virus Infection Varies With Number Of Pregnancies Jul 4, 2009
2, 2007) Sweat may be another way to pass on hepatitis B infection during contact sports, suggests research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Hepatitis B virus attacks the. (Science Daily)
History Of Periodontitis Linked To Cerebrovascular Disease In Men Jul 4, 2009
Led by Thomas Dietrich of the University of Birmingham School of Dentistry, and Elizabeth Krall of the Boston VA and the Boston University School of Dental Medicine, the study analyzed data from 1,137 men in the VA Normative Aging and Dental Longitudinal Study, an ongoing study begun in the 1960s with healthy male volunteers from the greater Boston area. A trained periodontist conducted dental exams every three years that included full mouth X-rays and periodontal probing at each tooth. (Science Daily)
Myanmar: Do economic sanctions work? Jul 4, 2009
TOTAL provides free medicine and education to the local population, along with funding for hospitals and orphanages. The company estimates its community projects affect 50,000 people in Myanmar. (CNN -- International)
Scienceroll.com on the Medical Implications of Virtual Worlds Jul 4, 2009
0 consultant, published a for medical professionals focusing on how the virtual worlds can be used in medicine. Medical conferences are expensive and patients are also open to use virtual worlds for interaction. (PR Newswire)
Perfect Pitch Study Offers Window Into Influences Of Nature And Nurture Jul 4, 2009
More broadly, says senior author Jane Gitschier, PhD, UCSF professor of medicine, pediatrics and genetics, and herself a singer, it is an advance in the team's effort to explore the relative contributions of environmental factors and genes on learning and other behaviors. "Perfect pitch is a window into the way in which multiple genes and environmental factors influence cognitive or behavioral traits," she says. (Science Daily)
Doubts Cast On Credibility Of Some Published Clinical Trials Jul 4, 2009
The researchers looked at both conventional and traditional Chinese medicine trials, but there was no difference between these in terms of study authenticity rates. However, all RCTs of pre-market drug clinical trial were authentic, and RCTs conducted at hospitals affiliated with medical universities were more likely to be authentic than trials conducted at lower tier level three and level two hospitals. (Science Daily)
Molecular Differences Found Between Embryonic Stem Cells And Reprogrammed Skin Cells Jul 4, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 3, 2009) UCLA researchers have found that embryonic stem cells and skin cells reprogrammed into embryonic-like cells have inherent molecular differences, demonstrating for the first time that the two cell types are clearly distinguishable from one another. The data from the study suggest that embryonic stem cells and the reprogrammed cells, known as induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, have overlapping but still distinct gene expression signatures. (Science Daily)
New Actions Of Neurochemicals Discovered Jul 4, 2009
In 2002, Horvitz shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery based on studies of C. elegans of the mechanism of programmed cell death, a central feature of some neurodegenerative diseases and many other disorders in humans. "Historically, studies of C. elegans have delineated mechanisms of neurotransmission that subsequently proved to be conserved in humans," says Horvitz, the David H. Koch Professor of Biology at MIT and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. (Science Daily)
Greater Understanding Of Lyme Disease-causing Bacteria Jul 4, 2009
16, 2004) Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have identified a Lyme disease receptor called TROSPA that is used by disease agents to invade. . (Science Daily)
Vegetarian Diets Can Help Prevent Chronic Diseases, American Dietetic Association Says Jul 4, 2009
3, 2008) With cancer survivors increasingly turning to complementary and alternative medicine to manage the short-term and long-term effects of their conditions, a study from the National Cancer Institute. . (Science Daily)
Eye Damage In People With Type 1 Diabetes Significantly Slowed Jul 4, 2009
"The secondary results of this study showed that people taking these antihypertensive medications experienced a substantially positive effect in slowing diabetic eye injury," said Mauer, professor of pediatrics and medicine in the Medical School ... The New England Journal of Medicine, July 2, 2009. (Science Daily)
Jackson's Hospital Has "Raised the Dead" Jul 3, 2009
"They took people who were basically dead, not all that different than Michael Jackson, and saved most of them," said Dr. Lance Becker, an emergency medicine specialist at the University of Pennsylvania and an American Heart Association spokesman ... Special procedures and medicines to gradually restore blood and oxygen flow, so a sudden gush does not cause fresh damage ... Results presented at a heart association conference last fall stunned many, including Dr. Myron Weisfeldt, a cardiologist... (CBS News -- Health)
Too Much Salt Hurting Most Americans Jul 3, 2009
Congress has directed the CDC to engage the services of the prestigious Institute of Medicine to address the question of how to lower the amount of salt in the U.S. food supply. "This will bring about recommendations for changes in the food industry. There are people in the industry who are very interested in this," Labarthe says. (CBS News -- Health)
GPs abandon families for richer specialist work Jul 3, 2009
THE hunt for a doctor is likely to get tougher for many families as increasing numbers of medical graduates choose the more lucrative fields of specialist medicine - a development complicating the Federal Government's primary care reform plans. The earnings gap between general practitioners and specialists is widening and a majority of medical graduates are opting to specialise, according to the latest assessment on health services in developed nations. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Warning over fake Tamiflu sales Jul 3, 2009
More than 2m people regularly buy medicine over the internet ... Sir Liam Donaldson said in an interview with BBC Breakfast: "The whole field of counterfeit drugs is becoming a much bigger problem, not just with Tamiflu. We now think that Tamiflu is the most spammed medicine on the internet. It's taken over from Viagra Royal Pharmaceutical Society "So my advice is don't buy it , you don't need to ... " Sir Liam confirmed a swine flu vaccine would be available towards the end of August and he... (BBC News -- UK)
Private schools in the recession: Staying on board Jul 3, 2009
In 2000 Ms Spence, a clever state-school pupil, was rejected by Magdalen College, Oxford, where she had applied to study medicine. Never mind that the college had 22 applicants for five places, or that it took other state-school pupils: Gordon Brown, now prime minister, then chancellor of the exchequer, called her rejection an absolute scandal. (The Economist)
Better or worse Jul 3, 2009
State of constant fatigue, loss of motivation and energy and often insomnia and muscle aches associated with general and persistent unhappiness Source: Collins Dictionary of Medicine. I'll never know whether Marcia might have treated me more tolerantly if she'd known all this family history, know how the phrase "that's better" had once dominated my home life. (BBC News -- UK)
Kick the habit Jul 3, 2009
"For six months I was sick and I didn't take medicine. "I just stayed at home with no counselling, except for my mother who was always telling me about religious words. I started to pray. (BBC News -- Africa)
Mark seeks automatic tickets for PDP senators in 2011 Jul 3, 2009
Yellowe, a professor of Psychiatry Medicine, died yesterday at the National Hospital, Abuja after a brief illness. Mark, in a condolence message to the government and people of Rivers State, urged the family to take solace in the fact that Yellowe lived an eventful and accomplished life. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Study identifies how tamoxifen stimulates uterine cell growth and cancer Jul 3, 2009
The ensuing cycle leads to abnormal growth of the cells lining the uterus, or endometrium, which occurs in endometriosis and uterine cancer, according to senior author Holly A. Ingraham, PhD, a professor in the UCSF School of Medicine's Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology ... Lin and co-author Sandra C. Tobias are affiliated with the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at UCSF. Other co-authors are Miyuki Suzawa, in the UCSF Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology;... (EurekAlert!)
Perfect pitch study offers window into influences of nature and nurture Jul 3, 2009
More broadly, says senior author Jane Gitschier, PhD, UCSF professor of medicine, pediatrics and genetics, and herself a singer, it is an advance in the team's effort to explore the relative contributions of environmental factors and genes on learning and other behaviors. "Perfect pitch is a window into the way in which multiple genes and environmental factors influence cognitive or behavioral traits," she says. (EurekAlert!)
Brain malformations significantly associated with preterm birth, Wake Forest research shows Jul 3, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. New research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine provides for the first time a solid scientific answer for the long-standing question of whether there is an association between preterm birth and brain malformations ... " Meanwhile, Brown endorses the use of folic acid before and during pregnancy. "It's not completely known how it works, but it could be impacting coagulopathy because folic acid is involved with the pathways that are also involved with... (EurekAlert!)
Visit to the doctor: The supply of additional private services is increasing Jul 3, 2009
This is documented by Susanne Richter et al. of the Department of Social Medicine, Lbeck University, in the new edition of Deutsches rzteblatt (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2009; 106(26): 433-9) ... Most of the services refused were medicines or drugsmore rarely rehabilitation measures or aids ... The patients' enquiries were about the prescription of medicines, drugs or aids, as well as blood or laboratory tests and services related to travel medicine. (EurekAlert!)
Poor health among indigenous peoples a question of cultural loss as well as poverty Jul 3, 2009
"All four elements of life physical, emotional, mental and spiritual are traditionally represented in the four directions of the medicine wheel, and traditional healing often implicates the whole community, cleansing the environment around a person as well as his or her body.". "That's why factors like retention of Aboriginal languages, cultural practices, self determination, and respect for Elders is so important," King continues. (EurekAlert!)
Somerville center's Cambridge clients left in the lurch by state cuts Jul 3, 2009
These individuals are three out of 250 families in Arlington, Cambridge and Somerville who receive some sort of support to enable them to live at home be it transportation, healthcare, at-home care, keeping track of health history, medicines and doctor s appointments. As of Wednesday, July 1, these folks have to deal with their lives on their own. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Fawcett's legacy beyond the biz: Spotlighting rare cancer Jul 3, 2009
Source: The New England Journal of Medicine ... But the anus is associated not only with defecation but also a taboo form of sex, observed Dr. , a physician who wrote When Illness Goes Public: Celebrity Patients and How We Look at Medicine. (USA Today -- News)
No indictment for Rebecca Rileys psychiatrist Jul 3, 2009
The couple claims they administered the medicines under Kifuji s orders. Attorney Andrew Meyer, Jr. alleges that Rebecca died from an overdose of the psychiatric drugs and has filed a malpractice suit against Kifuji in Suffolk Superior Court. (Weymouth News, MA)
No pain no gain Jul 3, 2009
"I don't think he's playing for the cameras here. It makes sense that he's doing plyometric exercises like this on a day when he doesn't have a match, because he doesn't want to exhaust the muscles on days when he's playing. Rest is important to get the benefit from the exercise. "There are lots of different plyometric exercises he could do, like lying on his back and catching a medicine ball thrown by his trainer, then throwing it back at him. " Bookmark with: Print Sponsor WHO, WHAT, WHY?... (BBC News -- UK)
Celebrity Deaths Drive Spam, with Jackson Pervasive Jul 3, 2009
Symantec warns of spam with subject lines related to any of these deaths trying to peddle fake medicines, fake antivirus software, and fake codecs. The security firm also warns of Twitter tweets about the deaths with links to malicious Web sites, social-networking site messages that could link to malware, and links to fake videos that attempt to infect users with malware. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
'Better' healthcare? (1) Jul 3, 2009
""The only thing elective about this surgery was I elected to live," she said.It's true that America's partly profit-driven, partly bureaucratic system is expensive, and sometimes wasteful, but the pursuit of profit reduces waste and costs and gives the world the improvements in medicine that ease pain and save lives."[America] is the country of medical innovation ... "Canada and England don't pay the price because they freeload off American innovation. If America adopted their systems, we could... (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Area Snapshots Jul 3, 2009
Danks is a 1993 graduate of the University of Tennessee School of Veterinary Medicine ... She specializes in soft tissue surgery, internal medicine and exotics. (Montana Standard, MT)
Fire Chief: Be aware, be safe July 4 Jul 3, 2009
"Arkansas Methodist Medical Center Emergency Room physician Michael Johnson has worked in emergency medicine for 20 years. He said over the years he has seen a decline in the frequency of firework injuries, and more patients typically are seen the day after the fourth. ADVERTISEMENT Johnson said most injuries are first or second degree burns to the hands and fingers as well as rarer cases of minor eye trauma from a stray bottle rocket. He gave the following advice on what to do with a burn... (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Mozambique organ scam 'cover up' Jul 3, 2009
Many Africans believe in traditional medicine. "The attitude on the part of the government at the local level is to intimidate the surviving family members of the victims," she said. (Yahoo News -- Organ Donation & Transplants)
Socialized medicine takes away freedom Jul 3, 2009
When the government makes health care decisions and pretends to pay the tab, then we are experiencing socialized medicine ... The holy grail of socialism is socialized medicine, and any means is justified to achieve it, including misdirection and outright lying ... Socialized medicine changes the fundamental relationship of citizens to their government, and it changes not only the role of government, but even the very concept of government itself. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Mesquite: Students explore careers in health care at Camp Medico Jul 3, 2009
"Ramirez has designed the course to concentrate on practical aspects of medicine. Though the students have received a brief overview of bone identification and anatomical structure, she feels she would really need a two week camp to give them an in-depth look at anatomy."If these kids learn anything, I hope it's CPR," Ramirez said. "Whether they grow up to be parents or work in an office or become an interior designer, CPR can help them do something to save a life ... "When I broke my leg about... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Dialysis-linked hepatitis C spread alarming Jul 3, 2009
The Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy and the Japanese Association of Dialysis Physicians said they have sent emergency recommendations to member institutions, asking them to take sufficient steps, including not sharing medicine among patients ... The researchers said the most important warning is to not share medicine ... The study of group infections nationwide suggests that the main cause of infection was the sharing among several patients of medicine such as mass-produced blood... (Yahoo News -- Hepatitis)
Cooper Clinic closes Jul 3, 2009
The clinic dealt mostly with patients who paid for medical services with a focus on preventative medicine out of their own pockets instead of through health insurance or other medical coverage services. George said rising costs and a lagging economy was a definite contributor to the clinic's shutdown. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
U.S. seizes Caraco drugs over manufacturing problems Jul 3, 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) U.S. authorities seized generic medicines made by Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd at plants in Michigan following repeated violations of manufacturing standards, regulators said on Thursday. The seized drugs included generic versions of heart, pain and psychiatric medicines, Food and Drug Administration officials told reporters. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
FDA panel: Lower maximum daily dose of Tylenol Jul 3, 2009
But over-the-counter cold medicines such as Nyquil and Theraflu that combine other drugs with acetaminophen can stay on the market, the panel said, rejecting a proposal to take them off store shelves ... "If we don't eliminate the combination products we should at least lower the levels of acetaminophen contained in those medicines," said Sandra Kewder, FDA's deputy director for new drugs, summarizing the panel's vote ... Drug companies avoided the most damaging potential outcome with the defeat... (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Shire, J&J win key drug data case at top EU court Jul 3, 2009
The decision represents a wider victory for originator drug companies, since a ruling against Shire and Jd have opened the door to generic versions of other medicines developed in relatively new European Union member states ... The European Court of Justice (ECJ) backed the view taken by Britain's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that a product approved in a country before it joined the EU -- and not upgraded since then -- could not be used as a reference for a generic... (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
'Data mining' for drug companies goes to courts Jul 3, 2009
In upholding the New Hampshire law, 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston found the result of the activity is often higher drug costs, because the detailer usually is trying to steer the prescriber toward the newest, most expensive, medicines. The data mining companies are set to appear Tuesday at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York to ask a three-judge panel to block Vermont's law from taking effect July 1. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
GSK takes on generics by paying $23m for new unit Jul 3, 2009
The collaboration follows Glaxo's agreement in May to extend a deal to supply generic versions of its medicines to South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare, the largest maker of generics in the southern hemisphere. - Bloomberg. (Business Report, South Africa)
KZN doctors back at work Jul 3, 2009
This emerged late on Thursday after a marathon meeting between doctors, Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) president Sdumo Dlamini and SA Medical Association (Sama) representatives at the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine in Durban ... Botes said it was not "improbable" that doctors who lost their jobs would find a "sympathetic judge wishing to administer his own medicine to an apparently obstinate employer". (iAfrica.com)
1st suspected swine flu death in India Jul 3, 2009
Later after reaching home, he developed fever and consulted physicians who gave him medicines for common flu. But then it aggravated and finally on Wednesday, he had to be admitted,'' Shylaja explained. (India Times, India)
J&J to buy $1b stake in drug maker Elan Jul 3, 2009
LONDON - agreed to pay $1 billion for a stake in and will develop the Irish drug maker s medicines against Alzheimer s disease ... 4 percent of Elan and create a unit to hold the Alzheimer s medicines that Elan is developing with its partner Wyeth, the companies said in a statement yesterday. (Boston Globe)
Medicine costs are the tip of the iceberg Jul 3, 2009
Generic medicines already account for more than two-thirds of all prescriptions and few situations exist where branded medicines are used when cheaper generics exist within the same class of drugs. This legislation will probably have little to no impact on prescription drug spending. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Manufacturing takes a beating Jul 3, 2009
The industry is expected to remain resilient this year due to inelastic demand for medicines, regardless of the economic climate. The report said the healthcare industry was anticipated to continue growing in 2009, with domestic demand for medical devices expected to remain strong due to expansion of hospitals, particularly in the private sector, and healthcare infrastructure projects. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Everyday drugs aren't risk-free Jul 3, 2009
An observational study by Dr. Gunnar Gislason and others looked at complete data from Denmark and published their findings in the January 2009 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine ... The chance of bleeding ulcers increases with prolonged use, older age, poor health, daily use, smoking, drinking alcohol, and when taking medicines called corticosteroids and anticoagulants ... Dr. Landis Lum is a family-practice physician for Kaiser Permanente and an associate clinical professor at the UH John... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Where stilled hearts beat Jul 3, 2009
"They took people who were basically dead, not all that different than Michael Jackson, and saved most of them," said Dr. Lance Becker, an emergency medicine specialist at the University of Pennsylvania and an American Heart Association spokesman ... Procedures and medicines to gradually restore blood and oxygen flow so a sudden gush doesn't cause damage. (Albany Times Union)
Bone agent linked to problems in neck surgeries Jul 3, 2009
said neurosurgeon Dr. Allan Levi of University of Miami s Miller School of Medicine, who wasn t involved in the new study but has written about BMP.. Without large studies on fusion rates, surgeons should think twice before using it, in recognition of the complications and costs, Levi said. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Which treatment works best? Top study needs listed Jul 3, 2009
One of medicine s secrets: Doctors often have to guess at which treatment or test is best for a certain patient ... Tuesday, the prestigious Institute of Medicine delivered a blueprint the top 100 priorities to study first. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Teens' abuse of cough medications soaring Jul 3, 2009
They've dubbed the hallucinatory experience "skittling'' or "robo-tripping" -- an allusion to another common cough medicine, Robitussin, that contains dextromethorphan. "Many teenagers already know about it, but their parents may not know about it,'' said Ilene Anderson, a professor at the UCSF School of Pharmacy and senior toxicologist for the California Poison Control System ... A child who swallows enough cough medicine pills to start hallucinating may also be ingesting enough acetaminophen... (Yahoo News -- Substance Use)
Interview: Mexico needs to fix fiscal position to fight crisis Jul 3, 2009
Faced with this difficult situation, analysts predict that the Mexican government will seek to make the tax system more efficient and, as opposition leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador warns, seek to impose VAT on food and medicine. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which is forecasting that Mexico's GDP will contract 8 percent this year, called on the government not to rush into "fiscal consolidation" for fear that it may extend the recession. (Xinhuanet, China)
Harvest time for Chinese wolfberry fruits in NW China Jul 3, 2009
Ningxia is a leading production base of Chinese wolfberry, which has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine or as a tonic element. (Xinhua/Wang Peng). (Xinhuanet, China)
What's your favorite radio station? Jul 3, 2009
I wish I was still on my other medicine. I would love to ride a camel. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Ameren gives break to low-income customers Jul 3, 2009
Ameren says the goal is to reach customers who literally have to choose each month between paying for utilities and paying for food, medicine or other essential services. (9) More Headlines. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Pepsi's Indra Nooyi Focuses on China Jul 3, 2009
And like Coke, Pepsi is trying to develop new drinks locally, using ingredients from traditional Chinese medicine. For instance, Pepsi has introduced a drink with dates and wolfberries; another has extract from chrysanthemums. (BusinessWeek)
* Pharmacists dodge calls for easier access to drugs Jul 3, 2009
Huang organized the hearing in response to calls for prescription-free access to medicines for minor problems ... Instead of lifting regulations on medicines, I think we should work out a detailed categorization for all kinds of drugs, Shen said, mentioning a recent case at her hospital where a patient ended up with kidney failure after taking too many vitamin C pills. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Sars patients can provide therapy Jul 3, 2009
The research is published in the journal Nature Medicine ... A team from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine in Bellinzona, Switzerland, focused on a type of immune cell called a B cell. (Yahoo News -- SARS)
Cross-donor system planned for region's kidney patients Jul 3, 2009
This could be quite a substantial increase in the number of live donors," said Dr. Francis L. Delmonico, medical director of the New England Organ Bank in Boston, which manages the region's organ supply.The paired-exchange system appears to be surmounting the ethical concerns that have sunk other ideas for fostering more organ donation. Congress long ago barred financial incentives to encourage donors, but medical ethicists are also concerned about any system that pressures people to undergo a... (Yahoo News -- Organ Donation & Transplants)
Antibiotics Take Toll On Beneficial Microbes In Gut Jul 3, 2009
The study results suggest that unless medical research discovers how to protect or revitalize the gut microbial community, we may be doing long-term damage to our close friends, says Young, assistant professor in the departments of internal medicine and microbiology and immunology at the U-M Medical School ... D. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan; Susan M. Huse, Ph. (Science Daily)
