MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Health News from Medical News Today' source. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:51:20 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5674108&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FcYhDfe_zrX8%2F241442.php Over the last three years, gonorrhea has become increasingly harder to treat with antibiotics, making it now a reality that perhaps we may be facing a gonorrhea strain for which no current medications would be effective, researchers from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine reported in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine). The authors explain that approximately 600,000 people are diagnosed with gonorrhea in the USA every year. It is now the second most commonly reported communicable disease in the country... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5674108 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0100 5674108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5674109&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FZKcxWlCFSZk%2F241441.php A recent study published by The Lancet suggests that males with a certain variant on their Y-chromosome are at a 50% higher risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD). The study, led by Dr Maciej Tomaszewski, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, UK and Dr Fadi J Charchar, University of Ballarat, Australia, provides insight into the roles that Y-chromosomes have in health and disease. The Y-chromosome is exclusively found in men - passed on from father to son - and is responsible for maleness and fertility... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5674109 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0100 5674109 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5674110&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FWrkpG7geHzE%2F241438.php When William Murphy, an associate professor of biomedical engineering and orthopedics and rehabilitation at University of Wisconsin-Madison works with some of the most powerful tools in biology, his approach is to develop tools that fit together. The structures are similar to socket wrenches that are put together to turn a three-quarter-inch nut in a confined space, or to loosen a one-inch bolt with a very persuasive lever that has rusted tightly... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5674110 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5674110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673862&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2Fq4ptiUKwEi8%2F241440.php Researchers measured people's physical and psychological responses while they used Facebook, performed a stressful task, or just relaxed, and found each of these activities appears to have a different effect on mood and arousal. Dr. Maurizio Mauri of the Institute of Human, Language and Environmental Sciences at IULM University in Milan, Italy, and colleagues, write about their findings in the peer-reviewed journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. A press statement on the study was released earlier this week... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673862 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5673862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673861&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F5Dnz79aDslI%2F241439.php Mild-to-moderate Parkinson's disease patients who practice Tai Chi were found to experience significant benefits, including better posture, fewer falls, and improved walking ability, researchers from the Oregon Research Institute (ORI) reported in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine). The authors added that Tai Chi was superior for the Parkinson's patients than stretching or resistance training regarding several symptoms related to the disease... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673861 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5673861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673860&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FjX21136SyY4%2F241435.php A study published online in the February 6 issue of Pediatrics reveals that programs that help parents during the early years of their child's life may help prevent childhood obesity. At present, 1 out of 5 children in the U.S. is classified as obese. Compared to children of normal weight, overweight children are five times more likely to be obese by the time they reach their teenage years. Furthermore, obese children and adolescents, especially low-income and minority youth, are at greater risk for a variety of social, academic and medical problems... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673860 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5673860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673859&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F63J0H-yhcD8%2F241365.php A study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that nearly all individuals in the U.S. consume too much sodium than the recommended daily allowance (RDA). The majority of the sodium derives from common grocery store and restaurant items. The report is published on the first Tuesday of the month, as part of the CDC journal, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 10 types of foods make up for over 40% of individual's sodium intake, according to the latest Vital Signs reports... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673859 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5673859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5674111&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FSzC1KldBsVI%2F241425.php After an evaluation of 800,000 doses of pentavalent rotavirus vaccinations in U.S. infants, researchers reported in the February 8 issue of JAMA that there is no increased risk of intussusception after vaccination, despite some previous data indicating that those infants who received the vaccine were at potential increased risk. Intussusception is a condition whereby a portion of the small or large intestine slides forward into itself, like a telescope... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5674111 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0100 5674111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673864&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FByXA5NT9U7k%2F241426.php According to a study published in the February 8 issue of JAMA, cefpodoxime, an antibiotic used as a short-term therapy in women with uncomplicated bladder infection (cystitis), failed to meet criteria for non-inferiority in comparison to ciprofloxacin. There have been concerns that ciprofloxacin, classed as a fluoroquinolone antibiotic, is overused, resulting in an increase in resistance rates. The criteria for non-inferiority were defined as cefpodoxime's efficacy lying within a pre-specified margin of 10% of ciprofloxacin's efficacy... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673864 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0100 5673864 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673863&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F8L5pCDPNoxY%2F241424.php A study in the February 8 edition of JAMA shows that postmenopausal women who suffer from hormone receptor-positive breast cancer have a higher death risk of breast cancer as they get older. Background information in the article states that: "Breast cancer is the leading contributor to cancer incidence and cancer mortality in women worldwide, with 1,383,500 new cases in 2008. In the United States in 2008, 41 percent of these women were aged 65 years or older at diagnosis... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673863 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0100 5673863 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673865&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FgPLOg8TBcg0%2F241423.php A study in the February 8 issue of JAMA reports that routine infant immunizations with a vaccine for serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis, a bacterium that causes serious diseases like sepsis and meningitis, proved effective against meningococcal strains and displayed minimal interference with the response to the routine vaccinations... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673865 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0100 5673865 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673702&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FL6I5JlM5Lj0%2F241407.php A common heart disease which kills thousands each year may be passed genetically from father to son, according to a study led by the University of Leicester. A paper published in medical journal The Lancet shows that the Y chromosome, a part of DNA present only in men, plays a role in the inheritance of coronary artery disease (CAD). The study, called Inheritance of coronary artery disease in men: an analysis of the role of the Y chromosome, was led by researchers at the University's Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Department of Genetics... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673702 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0100 5673702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5672298&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FdkzJp0xi1ZY%2F241396.php Immunological diseases, such as eczema and asthma, are on the increase in westernised society and represent a major challenge for 21st century medicine. A new study has shown, for the first time, that growing up on a farm directly affects the regulation of the immune system and causes a reduction in the immunological responses to food proteins... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5672298 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0100 5672298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671679&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FR5x4XJTFclk%2F241384.php In 2008, rates of teen pregnancies in the US reached their lowest level in nearly 40 years. Since their peak in the early 1990s, they have fallen dramatically, as have rates of resulting births and abortions, according to a new report released this week from the Guttmacher Institute, a not-for-profit sexual health research group whose analysis finds that rates are down among all racial and ethnic groups, although disparities remain. The report shows that in the US: Teen pregnancy rate in 2008 was 67... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671679 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0100 5671679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671678&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F1Bum23vH_bE%2F241378.php Man may not live by bread alone, but cancer in animals appears less resilient, judging by a study that found chemotherapy drugs work better when combined with cycles of short, severe fasting. Even fasting on its own effectively treated a majority of cancers tested in animals, including cancers from human cells. The study in Science Translational Medicine, part of the Science family of journals, found that five out of eight cancer types in mice responded to fasting alone: Just as with chemotherapy, fasting slowed the growth and spread of tumors... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671678 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0100 5671678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671677&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FxFXL_QsfEa0%2F241377.php A new study published this week shows there has been a big drop in levels of trans-fatty acids in the US bloodstream. From 2000 to 2009 it fell by 58%. This is the first time researchers from the US Centers from Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been able to measure trans-fats in human blood. They write about their findings in a letter to the Editor of JAMA. Trans-fatty acids (TFAs) are a group of fats that, unlike other dietary fats, are not essential to health. In the human diet they come from two sources: synthetic and natural... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671677 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0100 5671677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671676&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2Fj1gCNH--wSQ%2F241363.php With the ever prevalent infectious diseases continuously threatening human populations around the world, it is of paramount importance for the vaccines industry to keep evolving along with the pathogen strains. This is also a key driver for developing vaccines based on new technologies, searching for new funding resources and collaboration models. Fleming Europe has gathered a panel of worldwide pharmaceutical experts to discuss all of these critical issues and share their knowledge and experiences... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671676 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0100 5671676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671675&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F8J5uNQQXdaA%2F241358.php A protein kinase known as ROCK1 can exacerbate an important process called fission in the mitochondria, the power plants of cells, leading to diabetic kidney disease, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears online in the journal Cell Metabolism. (ROCK1 stands for (Rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase 1.) "We have shown the connection between ROCK1 and the progression to kidney disease through the effect of ROCK1 on the mitochondria," said Dr. Farhad R. Danesh, association professor of medicine - nephrology... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671675 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0100 5671675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671674&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FIyXLi2Bqh-o%2F241356.php Poor emotional health and morbid obesity are associated with less functional gain following total knee replacement (TKR) surgery. In the new study, "Can Telephone Support During Post-TKR Rehabilitation Improve Post-op Function: A Randomized Controlled Trial," presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), approximately 180 patients were categorized by gender, body mass index (BMI) and emotional health. Each patient randomly received either emotional telephone support by a trained behavioral specialist, or standard patient care... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671674 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0100 5671674 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671673&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FrZnBg_8RtIA%2F241352.php Following a total joint replacement, anticoagulation (blood thinning) drugs can prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), a blood clot deep within the extremities, or a pulmonary embolism (PE), a complication that causes a blood clot to move to the lungs. However, prolonged use of these therapies may increase the risk of hemorrhage and infection... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671673 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0100 5671673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671701&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FImNOdL6S808%2F241383.php A new study on children who are raised bilingual examined the effects on children's development of growing up speaking two languages. The study found that different factors were responsible for the language- and non-language-related outcomes of bilingualism found in previous research. The research was carried out at York University in Toronto and published in the journal Child Development . Bilingual children show differences in how they develop language and cognitive skills through the early school years... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671701 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671700&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F2Vlmjspi_G4%2F241351.php The elevated risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) - a blood clot that travels from the leg to the lungs - following total joint replacement (TJR) surgery has been well established, yet little is known about the natural course and timing of this potentially fatal condition. In the study, "Pulmonary Embolism Following Total Joint Arthroplasty: When Do They Occur?", presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), researchers reviewed the records of 25,660 patients who received TJR between 2000 and 2010... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671700 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671700 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671699&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F1JfkCPioY0g%2F241349.php Parents are much more likely to blame and doubt their children when their child has been sexually abused by another adolescent instead of an adult, according to new research from the Crimes against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire. "Parents may have higher levels of blame toward their child when sexually abused by adolescents because parents have difficulty with the concept of adolescent sex offenders... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671699 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671699 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671698&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FID_fknCtoUc%2F241348.php Despite a national mandate to implement electronic health records and computer order entry systems (CPOE) by 2014, only approximately 30 percent of hospitals nationwide have done so and around 40 percent of hospitals in the state of Massachusetts have made this transition. New research from Brigham and Women's Hospital examined the impact of a vendor-developed CPOE in five community hospitals in Massachusetts and found that these CPOE systems are effective at reducing drug-related injury and harm. This research is published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671698 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671698 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671697&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FhZveJHiWCVI%2F241347.php A new immunotherapy for companion dogs with advanced-stage non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) has been shown to improve survival while maintaining quality of life, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports. The study resulted from a collaboration between The University of Texas MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital in Houston and Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine in College Station... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671697 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671696&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FF79v4tNRBW4%2F241346.php When you are about to collide into something and manage to swerve away just in the nick of time, what exactly is happening in your brain? A new study from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, McGill University shows how the brain processes visual information to figure out when something is moving towards you or when you are about to head into a collision. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (PNAS), provides vital insight into our sense of vision and a greater understanding of the brain... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671696 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671695&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FPcOsoD_9qsI%2F241345.php New research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that 77 percent of trauma patients had deficient or insufficient levels of vitamin D. Researchers have linked a lack of vitamin D with muscle weakness, bone fractures, and the inability of bones to fully heal. In a new study, investigators sought to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among orthopaedic trauma patients. Investigators reviewed the medical records of 1,830 adult (ages 18 and older) patients at a university Level 1 trauma center from Jan... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671695 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671695 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671694&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FGI0zwsO1rGs%2F241344.php When it comes to diets, cookies and cake are off the menu. Now, in a surprising discovery, researchers from Tel Aviv University have found that dessert, as part of a balanced 600-calorie breakfast that also includes proteins and carbohydrates, can help dieters to lose more weight - and keep it off in the long run. They key is to indulge in the morning, when the body's metabolism is at its most active and we are better able to work off the extra calories throughout the day, say Prof. Daniela Jakubowicz, Dr. Julio Wainstein and Dr... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671694 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671693&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FKLfu_PXelXY%2F241343.php Two outcomes-based measures from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) were recently endorsed by the National Quality Forum (NQF). The two measures, surgical site infection (SSI) and urinary tract infection (UTI), were developed by ACS in partnership with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), as possible national outcomes measures that could be adopted by the governmental body as early as 2015. "Increasingly, our national health system is looking for better ways to measure quality care... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671693 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671693 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671692&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FybG_R-oFDmA%2F241342.php Brooding in your apartment on Saturday afternoon? A new smart phone intuits when you're depressed and will nudge you to call or go out with friends. It's the future of therapy at a new Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine center where scientists are inventing web-based, mobile and virtual technologies to treat depression and other mood disorders. The phone and similar projects bypass traditional weekly therapy sessions for novel approaches that provide immediate support and access to a much larger population... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671692 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671691&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FN9ci0sIeZ2M%2F241341.php While researchers have long set to determine if there is a tie between race and teenage pregnancy, according to a new study, equating black teenagers with the problem of teenage pregnancy is a misrepresentation of today's real­ity. This new study is detailed in the article, "Black Teenage Pregnancy: A Dynamic Social Problem," published in SAGE Open. Researchers Lorette I. Winters and Paul C... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671691 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671690&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FHCFwC_nNDFo%2F241340.php In a study conducted by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues from 11 other institutions in the Unites States and the United Kingdom, genes that are known to be involved in inflammation were found to be related to risk of ovarian cancer. Their study appeared in a recent issue of Cancer Research, published by the American Association for Cancer Research. Chronic inflammation is known to influence risk of several cancers, including ovarian cancer... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671690 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671690 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671689&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FD0h81pp8LVM%2F241339.php Innovative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques that can measure changes in the microstructure of the white matter likely to affect brain function and the ability of different regions of the brain to communicate are presented in an article in the groundbreaking new neuroscience journal Brain Connectivity, a bimonthly peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.. The article is available free online.* Brain function depends on the ability of different brain regions to communicate through signaling networks that travel along white matter tracts... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671689 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671688&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FMCQgHhPrEIQ%2F241338.php People visit social networking sites such as Facebook for many reasons, including the positive emotional experience that people enjoy and want to repeat, according to an article in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.. The article is available free online... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671688 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671687&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FY1_0p6AG-mA%2F241337.php Gunshot injuries are typically categorized as low- or high-energy based on the weapon's missile velocity and mass. Typically, low energy injuries are treated with simple wound care, with or without antibiotics, regardless of the presence of a fracture. In contrast, high energy injuries are treated more aggressively... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671687 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671686&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FRWI1Z73xq54%2F241336.php Shark attacks in the U.S. declined in 2011, but worldwide fatalities reached a two-decade high, according to the University of Florida's International Shark Attack File report. While the U.S. and Florida saw a five-year downturn in the number of reported unprovoked attacks, the 12 fatalities - which all occurred outside the U.S. - may show tourists are venturing to more remote places, said ichthyologist George Burgess, director of the file housed at the Florida Museum of Natural History on the UF campus... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671686 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671685&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F-BbjuafeDv0%2F241335.php Cleansing a newborn's umbilical cord with chlorhexidine can reduce an infant's risk of infection and death during the first weeks of life by as much as 20 percent, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study, conducted in rural Bangladesh in partnership with ICDDR,B and a Bangladeshi NGO Shimantik and funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Save the Children's Saving Newborn Lives program, is the latest in a series of studies showing that umbilical cord cleaning with chlorhexidine can save lives... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671685 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671684&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FttGfJnjPfcE%2F241334.php A gene that influences the inflammatory response to infection may also predict the effectiveness of drug treatment for a deadly form of tuberculosis. An international collaboration between researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle, Duke University, Harvard University, the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Vietnam and Kings College London reported these findings in the journal Cell... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671684 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671683&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FQ9TMrQ8_rOw%2F241333.php Women who did not plan to get pregnant are much more likely to stop breastfeeding within three months of giving birth, according to a study published in the journal Current Anthropology. The research suggests that women whose pregnancies were unplanned often experience more emotional and physical discomfort with breastfeeding compared to women who planned to get pregnant... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671683 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671682&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2Fr6pXHa3MOYY%2F241332.php A new study published in the journal Respirology reveals that a high level of soft drink consumption is associated with asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Led by Zumin Shi, MD, PhD, of the University of Adelaide, researchers conducted computer assisted telephone interviewing among 16,907 participants aged 16 years and older in South Australia between March 2008 and June 2010 inquiring about soft drink consumption. Soft drinks comprised Coke, lemonade, flavored mineral water, Powerade, and Gatorade etc... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671682 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671682 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671681&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FW1pptoycNuM%2F241331.php How can insurers justify spending hundreds of thousands of dollars per patient per year on "orphan drugs" - extremely expensive medications for rare conditions that are mostly chronic and life-threatening - when this money could provide greater overall health benefit if spread out among many other patients? Those spending decisions reflect the "rule of rescue," the value that our society places on saving lives in immediate danger at any expense... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671681 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671680&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FsDi5Gete3ac%2F241330.php Counties and parishes with a greater concentration of small, locally-owned businesses have healthier populations - with lower rates of mortality, obesity and diabetes - than do those that rely on large companies with "absentee" owners, according to a national study by sociologists at LSU and Baylor University. "What stands out about this research is that we often think of the economic benefits and job growth that small business generates, but we don't think of the social benefits to small communities," said Troy C. Blanchard, Ph.D., lead author and associate professor of sociology at LSU... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671680 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5671680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671371&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FIh96kyPodws%2F241329.php While epilepsy surgery is a safe and effective intervention for seizure control, medical therapy remains the more prominent treatment option for those with epilepsy. However, a new 26-year study reveals that following epilepsy surgery, nearly half of participants were free of disabling seizures and 80% reported better quality of life than before surgery. Findings from this study - the largest long-term study to date - are now available in Epilepsia, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671371 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671370&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FQ7mwncMY9ac%2F241328.php Rothman Institute at Jefferson joint researchers continue to seek better ways to diagnose and subsequently treat periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in patients following total joint arthroplasty. Their latest research shows leukocyte esterase reagent (LE) strips, common in diagnosing urinary tract infections, can also have a role in rapid diagnosis of PJI... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671370 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671368&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F2ZcGRRSl9rM%2F241326.php Patients who have their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructed by surgeons who have performed less than 60 surgeries are roughly four to five times more likely to undergo a subsequent ACL reconstruction, according to a study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery. The study also showed that participating in a subspecialty orthopedic fellowship-training program did not improve the learning curve of young surgeons performing ACL reconstructions. The research was presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, held Feb 7-11... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671368 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671367&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2Fl-ButjKVvHs%2F241324.php The first European Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for the diagnosis and management of Wilson's disease are published by the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) on the EASL website*.(1) Developed to assist physicians and healthcare providers in the clinical decision making process, the guidelines describe best practice for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with Wilson's disease -- a rare genetic(2) disorder that, if left untreated, is fatal... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671367 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671366&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FQQizzjZUZaI%2F241323.php Stripping some mouth bacteria of their access key to gangs of other pathogenic oral bacteria could help prevent gum disease and tooth loss. The study, published in the journal Microbiology suggests that this bacterial access key could be a drug target for people who are at high risk of developing gum disease. Oral bacteria called Treponema denticola frequently gang up in communities with other pathogenic oral bacteria to produce destructive dental plaque. This plaque, made up of bacteria, saliva and food debris, is a major cause of bleeding gums and gum disease... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671366 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671365&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FQiL67kvSf_w%2F241322.php Respiratory tract infections, including pneumonia, are the most common cause of death in children under the age of five. In a study looking at children given standard antibiotic therapy, new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine shows how zinc supplements drastically improved children's chances of surviving the infection. The increase in survival due to zinc (on top of antibiotics) was even greater for HIV infected children... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671365 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671365 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671364&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F39fnGN_NRRE%2F241321.php Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center's VCU Massey Cancer Center and Harold F. Young Neurosurgical Center (Richmond, VA) and Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA) have discovered that suppression of Wilms tumor 1 protein (WT1) results in downregulation of CD97 gene expression in three glioblastoma cell lines and reduces the characteristic invasiveness exhibited by glial tumor cells... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671364 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671363&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F9f4-h2HHI8o%2F241320.php Medical researchers at the University of Alberta reviewed the medical records of more than 100 patients who had a liver scarring condition and discovered those who were losing muscle were more apt to die while waiting for a liver transplant. These cirrhosis patients were placed at a lower spot on the transplant list because they had a higher functioning liver and were seemingly less sick than others with the same condition, based on scoring systems physicians commonly use today... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671363 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671362&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F5qpygiUSDJE%2F241319.php The use of padded headgear and gloves reduces the impact that fighters absorb from hits to the head, according to newly published research from Cleveland Clinic. In their biomechanics lab at Cleveland Clinic's Lutheran Hospital, the researchers replicated hook punches to the head using a crash test dummy and a pendulum. The impacts were measured under five padding configurations: without headgear or boxing gloves; with headgear and boxing gloves; with headgear but without boxing gloves; with boxing gloves but without headgear; and with mixed martial arts-style gloves without headgear... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671362 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671361&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FWvfagio8EIc%2F241318.php Treatments for Parkinson's disease, estimated to affect 1 million Americans, have yet to prove effective in slowing the progression of the debilitating disease. However, University of Alabama researchers have identified how a specific gene protects dopamine-producing neurons from dying in both animal models and in cultures of human neurons, according to a scientific article publishing in the Journal of Neuroscience. This increased understanding of the gene's neuro-protective capability is, the researchers said, another step toward the potential development of a new drug treatment... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671361 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671360&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FhIiPEtQucus%2F241317.php Each part of the body has its own nerve cell area in the brain - we therefore have a map of our bodies in our heads. The functional significance of these maps is largely unclear. What effects they can have is now shown by RUB neuroscientists through reaction time measurements combined with learning experiments and "computational modelling". They have been able to demonstrate that inhibitory influences of neighbouring "finger nerve cells" affect the reaction time of a finger. The fingers on the outside - i.e... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671360 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671359&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FZ6OLNNQ1NK0%2F241316.php With no lab tests to guide the clinician, psychiatric diagnostics is challenging and controversial. Antisocial personality disorder is defined as "a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood," according to the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) of the American Psychiatric Association. DSM-IV provides formal diagnostic criteria for every psychiatric disorder... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671359 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671358&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FQzBCWEsnwkw%2F241315.php Comparing yourself to others with the same health problem can influence your physical and emotional health, according to researchers who conducted a qualitative synthesis of over 30 studies focusing on the relationship between social comparisons and health. "If you've ever looked at another person and thought, 'Well, at least I'm doing better than he is,' or 'Wow, I wish I could be doing as well as she is,' you're not alone," said Josh Smyth, professor of biobehavioral health and of medicine, Penn State. "This phenomenon - first proposed in the 1950s - is common in daily life... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671358 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671357&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FY2_d57wedlk%2F241314.php In the U.S., there are nearly three million youth soccer players, and half of them are female. New research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that despite reporting appropriate body perception and attitudes toward eating, elite youth soccer athletes (club level or higher) face an increased risk for delayed or irregular menstruation. In addition, female soccer players are more likely to suffer a stress fracture or ligament injury. A separate study found that a consistent 15-minute warm-up substantially decreases knee injury risk... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671357 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671357 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671356&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FfX1EgMP_F5U%2F241313.php New research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) highlights the benefits of total knee replacement (TKR) in elderly patients with osteoarthritis, including a lower probability of heart failure and mortality. Investigators reviewed Medicare records to identify osteoarthritis patients, separating them into two groups - those who underwent TKR to relieve symptoms, and those who did not... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671356 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671356 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671355&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FCWUXb54QHHY%2F241312.php In a study published last week in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, a team led by Dr. Vincent Poitout of the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM)* has made an important step forward in understanding how insulin secretion is regulated in the body. This discovery has important implications for drugs currently in development to treat Type 2 diabetes, a disease which is diagnosed every 10 seconds somewhere throughout the world... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671355 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671355 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671354&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FsSVto5JO5rc%2F241310.php An endocrine hormone used in clinical trials as an anti-obesity and anti-diabetes drug causes significant and rapid bone loss in mice, raising concerns about its safe use, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have shown. The hormone, fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), promotes bone loss by enhancing the activity of a protein that stimulates fat cells but inhibits bone cells, researchers report in a study available online in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "This hormone is a very potent regulator of bone mass," said Dr... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671354 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671354 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671353&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F-VhEha_vbnY%2F241309.php Oral contraceptives, sitting in a window seat, advanced age, and pregnancy increase DVT risk in long-distance travelers New evidence-based guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) address the many risk factors for developing a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), or blood clot, as the result of long-distance travel. These risk factors include the use of oral contraceptives, sitting in a window seat, advanced age, and pregnancy... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671353 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671353 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671352&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FTgnOcaeQ1KA%2F241308.php New evidence-based guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) recommend considering individual patients' risk of thrombosis when deciding for or against the use of preventive therapies for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and venous thromboembolism (VTE)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671352 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5671351&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2Ft6vAFRX1EjY%2F241227.php With declining R&D costs, prioritizing a portfolio of successful projects has become essential within the pharmaceutical industry. Lifecycle management approaches must be implemented throughout a market period to ensure an increase in profit. Ultimately, the success of pharmaceutical companies relies on crucial project portfolio decisions and understanding of a product's lifecycle.â�¨ Join SMi at their 7th annual Pharmaceutical Portfolio & Lifecycle Management conference that will address the challenges associated with obtaining an optimal portfolio of projects... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5671351 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5671351 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668901&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2Fag4YgA7sZlM%2F241376.php Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have conducted a recent study, published in Science Translational Medicine which focuses on gene therapy for congenital blindness. The scientists were able to improve sight in 3 adult patients who had previously been treated in one eye. The researchers used the same treatment on the second eye of the patients, and they were able to see in low-light situations and also find their way around. There were no conflicting effects reported... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668901 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0100 5668901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668900&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FfOVi8GaeHh8%2F241375.php Stomach acid drugs, known as PPIs (proton pump inhibitors), are linked to a higher risk of diarrhea caused by Clostridium difficile, a type of bacterium. Patients on PPIs who develop persistent diarrhea should be tested for CDAD (Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea), says the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). If you are taking PPIs, and have diarrhea that does not go away, you should see your doctor immediately, the FDA advises... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668900 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0100 5668900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668902&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FS3M5qwsX7L4%2F241374.php Two recent studies published in The Lancet indicate that cleansing of the umbilical cord during childbirth could substantially reduce the risk of infection and rate of mortality in babies in developing countries. One of the studies, led by Prof Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Division of Women and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, assessed whether or not umbilical cord cleansing with 4% chlorhexidine (CHX) solution had any effect on the rate of cord infection (omphalitis) and neonatal mortality in babies... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668902 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:00:00 +0100 5668902 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668903&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F-dCYny72Nj8%2F241373.php By reverse engineering human skin cells to become induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and then coaxing them to become neural dopamine cells, scientists in the US have developed a way to study a genetic cause of Parkinson's disease in lab-made neurons. Their findings, which they write about in the 7 February issue of Nature Communications, reveal some potential new drug targets for Parkinson's and a new platform to screen treatments that might mimic the protective functions of parkin, the gene they investigated... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668903 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:00:00 +0100 5668903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668070&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FLOfjhiqkoNI%2F241372.php A recent study by Zumin Shi, Discipline of Medicine at the University of Adelaide and team, published in Respirology, suggests soda intake can raise the risk of respiratory problems, including Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) Between 2008 and 2010, around 16,000 people, over the age of 16 (average age 46.7), were examined in terms of their soda consumption, using the South Australian Monitoring and Surveillance System. The researchers state that 1 in every 10 people drink at least half a litre of carbonated beverages per day. The authors found a 12... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668070 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0100 5668070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668071&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FPdqwoIe3Ajo%2F241371.php Your "healthy" weight cannot simply be calculated from a general source - people's healthy weight, or ideal weight, depends on several factors, including their age, sex, body type, bone density, muscle-fat-ratio, overall general health, and height. Over the last few decades, using BMI (body mass index) was seen as an excellent means for calculating a person's healthy weight. However, BMI, as you will see later on in this article, is at best, a ballpark calculation with several limitations. BMI is more useful when studying large populations, rather than individuals... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668071 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0100 5668071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5667785&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F6D3XYx87m-I%2F241370.php A study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, reveals that breast cancer cell proliferation was not lowered with soy isoflavone supplements in a randomized human trial. Isoflavone are components of soy foods believed to have anti-estrogen activity. Results of the study are consistent with findings from earlier investigations that were designed to examine cancer prevention benefits of dietary supplements, according to lead researcher Seema A. Khan, M.D., professor of surgery at the Robert H... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5667785 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5667785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5667784&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FtivrRd0lPsQ%2F241369.php Millions of football fans will experience withdrawal symptoms now that the Super Bowl and football season is over. When an individual experiences pleasurable activity, such as watching a football game, dopamine is released in the nucleus accumbens region of the brain. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter (brain chemical) related to the brain's pleasure centers. However, the individual is left feeling deprived once the pleasurable activity ends. This feeling of depravation is similar to what a smoker feels when deprived of a cigarette... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5667784 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5667784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5667783&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FP3pPIKcm8MM%2F241368.php In order to avoid leaving surgical items, such as needles, sponges, retractors, blades and other items used during operations, in the body, surgical teams have relied on counting and recounting the items for decades. However, a new system using innovative technologies has been developed by the University of Michigan Health System. The new system reduces potentially serious medical errors, by ensuring that no foreign objects are accidently left in the patient's body during surgery. Ella Kazerooni, M.D., M.S... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5667783 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5667783 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5667782&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2Fi37id2dE3G0%2F241367.php An investigation by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery reveals that individuals who undergo anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction are approximately 4 to 5 times more likely to undergo further ACL reconstruction, if the initial operation was performed by a surgeon who has carried out less than 60 operations. Furthermore, the researchers found that taking part in subspecialty orthopedic fellowship-training program did not enhance the learning curve of young surgeons carrying out ACL reconstructions... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5667782 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5667782 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5667781&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F_aLSa96_Djo%2F241366.php According to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Metabolism, a "breathalyzer"-like technology, currently under development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, may help diagnose diseases in the future. The study shows a simple, but sensitive technique, that can identify normal and disease-state glucose metabolism by a fast analysis of exhaled air or blood. Several diseases, including infections, diabetes, and cancer, change the body's metabolism in different ways... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5667781 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5667781 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5667786&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FkU26p7_U6aU%2F241364.php After a year of promising a new "front of the pack" label that will help customers distinguish between healthy and unhealthy foods, Walmart, the nation's largest super-market chain, has followed through with an easy way for shoppers to find healthier, more nutritious options - the 'Great For You' icon. The label, 'Great For You' will be placed on the front of various food products, urging customers to go for the healthy option, rather than the foods without the 'Great For You' icon... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5667786 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0100 5667786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666907&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FTeB6C69Milk%2F241325.php More salt in the average US diet comes bread and rolls and not from salty snacks like potato chips, pretzels and popcorn, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released this week. Although salty snacks taste saltier, and weight for weight they contain more sodium than bread and rolls, because the average American consumes more bread and rolls every day than salty snacks, bread consumption contributes more to sodium intake... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666907 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0100 5666907 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666906&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2Fw2nCTMDaYuA%2F241302.php "It's easy to quit smoking; I've done it hundreds of times." -- Mark Twain There are many different ways to quit smoking. Some experts advocate using pharmacological products to help wean you off nicotine, others say all you need is a good counselor and support group, or an organized program. To add to the confusion, you may find there is a study that says this way works better than that one, and then when you look again, you find there is another study that says, no, that one works better than this one. But one thing most experts agree on is that a combination works best... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666906 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0100 5666906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666587&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FzFPSGrmLRLQ%2F241307.php An editorial authored by University of Cincinnati (UC) diabetes researchers published in the Feb. 7, 2012, issue of the journal Cell Metabolism sheds light on the biological factors contributing to rising rates of obesity and discusses strategies to reduce body weight. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, about one-third of U.S. adults are obese, a number that continues to climb. "While we don't usually think of it this way, body weight is regulated... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666587 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666586&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FSqLcjCUpV58%2F241306.php One way to tackle a tumor is to take aim at the metabolic reactions that fuel their growth. But a report in the February Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press Publication, shows that one metabolism-targeted cancer therapy will not fit all. That means that metabolic profiling will be essential for defining each cancer and choosing the best treatment accordingly, the researchers say. The evidence comes from studies in mice showing that tumors' metabolic profiles vary based on the genes underlying a particular cancer and on the tissue of origin... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666586 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666586 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666585&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FTsLwojbxsKU%2F241305.php Contrary to current convention by which infection with the organism Clostridium difficile is regarded as an infection that is acquired by contact with symptomatic patients known to be infected with C. difficile, these may account for only a minority of new cases of the infection. These findings are important as they indicate that C. difficile infection, which can be fatal especially in older people, may not be effectively controlled by current hospital infection strategies... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666585 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666585 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666584&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FZV1EupT0-jE%2F241304.php In low- and middle-income countries, mild cognitive impairment - an intermediate state between normal signs of cognitive aging, such as becoming increasingly forgetful, and dementia, which may or may not progress - is consistently associated with higher disability and with neuropsychiatric symptoms but not with most socio-demographic factors, according to a large study published in this week's PLoS Medicine... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666584 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666584 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666583&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F1ddaAvbIcOM%2F241303.php Edward Mills of the University of Ottawa, Canada and colleagues argue in this week's PLoS Medicine that the HIV/AIDS response in Africa needs a more balanced approach to gender, so that both men and women are involved in HIV treatment and prevention. Traditionally, targeted efforts at reducing the impact of the HIV epidemic have focused on women and children while men have received considerably less attention... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666583 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666582&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2Fs5Xja9rxsuI%2F241294.php Welders who are exposed to manganese from welding fumes, risk developing increased clumsiness - and the result may remain decades after exposure has ceased. This is the finding of a study at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, of former shipyard workers. It is estimated that 35,000 people in Sweden work full-time with welding, while many more carry out welding as one of several workplace activities... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666582 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666582 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666581&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FFr_OkA0osB0%2F241292.php A large Scandinavian study, that has been running for 30 years, has finally provided convincing evidence that the combined oral contraceptive pill does, indeed, alleviate the symptoms of painful menstrual periods reports scientists from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The research is published in Europe´s leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666581 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666580&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2Fbx-Jm9Om1iM%2F241291.php Experts from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center are presenting their latest research and clinical findings on diseases of the muscle, tendon, bone and joint at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), February 7-11 in San Francisco, California... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666580 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666579&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FRmUzpO_hNYE%2F241290.php When William Murphy works with some of the most powerful tools in biology, he thinks about making tools that can fit together. These constructions sound a bit like socket wrenches, which can be assembled to turn a half-inch nut in tight quarters, or to loosen a rusted-tight one-inch bolt using a very persuasive lever. The tools used by Murphy, an associate professor of biomedical engineering and orthopedics and rehabilitation at University of Wisconsin-Madison, however, are proteins, which are vastly more flexible than socket wrenches - and roughly 100 million times smaller... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666579 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666578&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2Fh1Z5TwWRcZQ%2F241289.php As researchers work to eliminate malaria worldwide, new strategies are needed to find and treat individuals who have malaria, but show no signs of the disease. The prevalence of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic malaria can be as high as 35 percent in populations with malaria and these asymptomatic individuals can serve as a reservoir for spreading malaria even in areas where disease transmission has declined... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666578 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666577&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FGPT4WvV8YIQ%2F241288.php The future of disease diagnosis may lie in a "breathalyzer"-like technology currently under development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. New research published online in February in the peer-reviewed journal Metabolism demonstrates a simple but sensitive method that can distinguish normal and disease-state glucose metabolism by a quick assay of blood or exhaled air. Many diseases, including diabetes, cancer, and infections, alter the body's metabolism in distinctive ways... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666577 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666576&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FTJ-ul9FLWXY%2F241287.php Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have, for the first time, described the genetic basis of endometriosis, a condition affecting millions of women that is marked by chronic pelvic pain and infertility. The researchers' discovery of a new gene mutation provides hope for new screening methods. Published in the early online issue of EMBO Molecular Medicine, the study explored an inherited mutation located in part of the KRAS gene, which leads to abnormal endometrial growth and endometrial risk... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666576 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666575&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FjUrIfmO2QBI%2F241286.php UNC researchers have discovered how the genetic defect underlying one of the most common congenital heart diseases keeps the critical organ from developing properly. According to the new research, mutations in a gene called SHP-2 distort the shape of cardiac muscle cells so they are unable to form a fully functioning heart. The study also shows that treatment with a drug that regulates cell shape rescues the cardiac defect, pointing to therapeutic avenues that could one day benefit Noonan syndrome patients... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666575 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666575 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666574&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FNx-ug_OdyLM%2F241284.php Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC, have successfully created and implemented an emergency general surgery registry (EGSR) that will advance the science of acute surgical care by allowing surgeons to track and improve surgical patient outcomes, create performance metrics, conduct valid research and ensure quality care for all emergency general surgery (EGS) patients... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666574 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666573&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FkZSNwbPp_q4%2F241283.php Researchers at Rice University and Texas Children's Hospital have turned stem cells from amniotic fluid into cells that form blood vessels. Their success offers hope that such stem cells may be used to grow tissue patches to repair infant hearts. "We want to come up with technology to replace defective tissue with beating heart tissue made from stem cells sloughed off by the infant into the amniotic fluid," said Rice bioengineer Jeffrey Jacot, who led the study. "Our findings serve as proof of principle that stem cells from amniotic fluid have the potential to be used for such purposes... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666573 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666573 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666572&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FmJ-0LjX2TQc%2F241282.php A team of scientists studying the effects of electron-beam irradiation on iceberg lettuce and spinach has had its research published in the February issue of the leading microbiology journal, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, said the study's lead investigator. The study quantified the theoretical health-risk reduction from virus-related foodborne illness through the use of electron-beam irradiation. "The purpose of this study was twofold," said Dr. Suresh Pillai, director for the National Center for Electron Beam Research at Texas A&M University in College Station... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666572 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666571&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FQH4F40yuNLI%2F241281.php Using whole-genome sequencing, a team led by researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Broad Institute has traced the path of the E. coli outbreak that sickened thousands and killed over 50 people in Germany in summer 2011 and also caused a smaller outbreak in France. It is one of the first uses of genome sequencing to study the dynamics of a food-borne outbreak and provides further evidence that genomic tools can be used to investigate future outbreaks and provide greater insight into the emergence and spread of infectious diseases... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666571 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666570&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FJ5bGVOWzvB8%2F241280.php A University of Minnesota-led research team has proposed a mechanism for the control of whether embryonic stem cells continue to proliferate and stay stem cells, or differentiate into adult cells like brain, liver or skin. The work has implications in two areas. In cancer treatment, it is desirable to inhibit cell proliferation. But to grow adult stem cells for transplantation to victims of injury or disease, it would be desirable to sustain proliferation until a sufficient number of cells have been produced to make a usable organ or tissue... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666570 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666569&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FXfrsqK_WQfs%2F241279.php University of Illinois researchers determined that an adult stem cell present in muscle is responsive to exercise, a discovery that may provide a link between exercise and muscle health. The findings could lead to new therapeutic techniques using these cells to rehabilitate injured muscle and prevent or restore muscle loss with age. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in skeletal muscle have been known to be important for muscle repair in response to non-physiological injury, predominantly in response to chemical injections that significantly damage muscle tissue and induce inflammation... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666569 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666568&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FbfhGanL4IZE%2F241278.php A short spinning session can trigger the same biochemical indications as a heart attack - a reaction that is probably both natural and harmless, but should be borne in mind when people seek emergency treatment for chest pain, reveals a study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Heart attacks increase the secretion of enzymes known as cardiac biomarkers, which can be measured using a simple blood test. This is important for rapid diagnosis and initiation of treatment... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666568 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5666568 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666403&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FQxNl7fnz9dI%2F241293.php Research just published by a team of demographers at the social science research organization NORC at the University of Chicago contradicts a long-held belief that the mortality rate of Americans flattens out above age 80. It also explains why there are only half as many people in the U.S. age 100 and above than the Census Bureau predicted there would be as recently as six years ago. The research is based on a new way of accurately measuring mortality of Americans who are 80 years of age and older, an issue that has proven remarkably elusive in the past... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666403 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666402&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2Fcrkeaa4x50w%2F241285.php Within a few years, a new generation of easy-to-use blood-thinning drugs will likely replace Coumadin for patients with irregular heartbeats who are at risk for stroke, according to a journal article by Loyola University Medical Center physicians. Unlike Coumadin, the new drugs do not require patients to come in to the clinic on a regular basis to check the dose. Nor do the drugs require extensive dietary restrictions. First author Sarkis Morales-Vidal, MD, and colleagues describe the new drugs in a review article in the February issue of the journal Expert Reviews... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666402 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666402 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666401&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FwN46s9u4uoc%2F241277.php Researchers have long known that specific parts of the brain activate when people view particular images. For example, a region called the fusiform face area turns on when the eyes glance at faces, and another region called the parahippocampal place area does the same when a person looks at scenes or buildings. However, it's been unknown whether such specialization also exists for visual working memory, a category of memory that allows the brain to temporarily store and manipulate visual information for immediate tasks... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666401 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666401 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666400&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F_pMPeYuIJPk%2F241276.php More and more people being cared for on ventilators are conscious during the treatment, but what is it like to be fully conscious without being able to communicate with the world around you? A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has lifted the lid on a world of panic, breathlessness and unheard pain. It has been far more common since the beginning of the 21st century for patients to be conscious during ventilator treatment... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666400 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666399&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FwYD8dLV14PU%2F241275.php In two new studies featured in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers are revealing how molecular imaging can be used to solve mysteries about difficult cases of breast cancer. One article focuses on an imaging agent that targets estrogen receptors in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer patients with formerly inconclusive assessments, and the second highlights a different imaging agent's ability to help predict the prognosis for patients undergoing chemotherapy for a very aggressive type of breast cancer... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666399 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666398&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FWUsGl6FzJuw%2F241274.php Injectable progesterone contraceptives may be associated with poor periodontal health, according to research in the Journal of Periodontology. The study found that women who are currently taking depotmedroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) injectable contraceptive, or have taken DMPA in the past, are more likely to have indicators of poor periodontal health, including gingivitis and periodontitis, than women who have never taken the injectable contraceptive. DMPA is a long-lasting progestin-only injectable contraceptive administered intermuscularly every three months... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666398 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666397&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FhEt8D5OnuxM%2F241273.php A recent discovery by Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) scientists enables the prediction of patient sensitivity to proposed drug therapies for glioblastoma - the most common and most aggressive malignant brain tumor in humans. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, investigated glioblastoma models characterized by cell signaling activation and gene amplification for their susceptibility to inhibitors of both the human MET oncogene and the epidermal growth factor receptor (EFGR). An oncogene is a gene with the potential to cause cancer... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666397 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666396&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2Ff1tk4Pel5o8%2F241272.php Both subjective and objective cognitive impairment are highly common among non-demented elderly Swedes, with an overall prevalence of 39 percent and 25 percent respectively, according to a nationwide twin study by researchers at the Aging Research Center of Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. The study confirms higher education as a major protective factor and stresses the importance of environmental aspects over genes in mild cognitive disorders in old age... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666396 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666395&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FvtCngYCwB0M%2F241271.php A worker experiencing the stress of intense workdays might develop somatic symptoms, such as stomach ache or headache, which will eventually lead to taking leave of absence. But when the individual's supervisor offers emotional and instrumental support, the employee is more likely to recover without needing to take that extra afternoon or day off. This has been shown in a new study from the University of Haifa, soon to be published in the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666395 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666394&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FClatJmGrsIo%2F241270.php Coronary patients with low levels of an immune system antibody called anti-PC, which neutralises parts of the 'bad' cholesterol, run a greater risk of suffering complications following an acute cardiac episode and thus of premature death. This according to new research from Karolinska Institutet published in the scientific periodical The International Journal of Cardiology... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666394 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666393&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2Fe_jpjlRewoU%2F241269.php The body's control mechanisms for delivering zinc to cells could be key to improving treatment for some types of aggressive breast cancer. New research by Cardiff University and King's College London has identified the switch which releases zinc into cells, with important implications for a number of diseases. Zinc has long been known to play a vital part in human health. Too much zinc, or too little, can cause cell death. A growing body of evidence links zinc to disease states including neurodegeneration, inflammation, diabetes and cancer... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666393 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666392&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FLyMK19n71gk%2F241268.php To explore the most intricate structures of the brain in order to decipher how it functions - Stefan Hell's team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Gottingen has made a significant step closer to this goal. Using the STED microscopy developed by Hell, the scientists have, for the first time, managed to record detailed live images inside the brain of a living mouse. Captured in the previously impossible resolution of less than 70 nanometers, these images have made the minute structures visible which allow nerve cells to communicate with each other... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666392 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666391&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2Fx1C_wKhAukw%2F241267.php A new study analyses the influence that certain birth and infancy characteristics have on mammographic density - an important indicator of breast cancer risk. The results reveal that women born to mothers aged over 39 years and women who were taller and thinner than the average girl prior to puberty have a higher breast density. This brings with it an increased risk of developing breast cancer... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666391 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666390&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FoIDQeRjTihQ%2F241266.php A Henry Ford Hospital study has found that using two types of common asthma medications in combination reduces severe asthma attacks. Researchers say using long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs) in fixed-dose combination with inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) appear to reduce asthma attacks as well as or better than corticosteroids alone... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666390 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666390 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666389&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FS9-x_XCIU6A%2F241265.php What does "free time" mean to you? When you're not at work, do you pass the time -- or spend it? The difference may impact how happy you are. A new study shows people who put a price on their time are more likely to feel impatient when they're not using it to earn money. And that hurts their ability to derive happiness during leisure activities. Treating time as money can actually undermine your well-being," says Sanford DeVoe, one of two researchers at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management who carried out the study. Prof... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666389 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666388&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FctR1qPENuCc%2F241264.php Tiny metallic nanoparticles that shimmer in the light like the scales on a butterfly's wing are set to become the color-change components of a revolutionary new approach to point-of-care medical diagnostics, according to a study published in International Journal of Design Engineering. Thomas Schalkhammer and colleagues at Attophotonics Biosciences GmbH in Austria are working with Roland Palkovits of the University of Applied Sciences, in Wiener Neustadt, to develop a nanoparticle microfluidic color device for medical diagnostics... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666388 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666387&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FsjV8Z4vounQ%2F241263.php There are ways in which patients who leave the hospital against medical advice wind up paying for that decision. Being saddled with the full cost of their hospital stay, however, is not one of them. Insurance companies know this. Patients who walk out may know this. But many physicians, according to a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, do not... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666387 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666386&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FvP1zcMXVTwI%2F241262.php Much orthopaedic research has been devoted to determining why women are far more susceptible to knee ligament injuries than men. According to a new study, the answer may lie in geometry - the length and shape of a patient's knee bone - more than gender. Research recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), compared magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of male and female athletes with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries with those of athletes who participated in similar, at-risk sports but without a history of ligament injury... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666386 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666386 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666385&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FX6iWpFMOpd8%2F241260.php A Wayne State University researcher believes studying people's ability to find their way around may help explain why loss of mental capacity occurs with age. Scott Moffat, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology and gerontology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Institute of Gerontology at WSU, said studies have demonstrated reliable differences in navigation and spatial learning tasks based on age. Younger adults tend to outperform their elders in spatial navigation, Moffat said, and people seem to start switching navigational strategies with age... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666385 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666384&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F6jOTeluqTgA%2F241259.php University of Utah biologists found new evidence why mice, people and other vertebrate animals carry thousands of varieties of genes to make immune-system proteins named MHCs - even though some of those genes make us susceptible to infections and to autoimmune diseases. "Major histocompatibility complex" (MHC) proteins are found on the surface of most cells in vertebrate animals. They distinguish self from foreign, and trigger an immune response against foreign invaders. MHCs recognize invading germs, reject or accept transplanted organs and play a role in helping us smell compatible mates... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666384 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666384 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666383&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F_xJvWGX5gFY%2F241258.php Susceptibility to anthrax toxin is a heritable genetic trait that may vary tremendously among individuals, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Among 234 people studied, the cells of three people were virtually insensitive to the toxin, while the cells of some people were hundreds of times more sensitive than those of others. The findings may have important implications for national security, as people known to be more resistant to anthrax exposure could be effective first-line responders in times of crises... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666383 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666382&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F9VjDVUKP7jY%2F241101.php Now in its 14th year, Superbugs & Superdrugs is a well established antibacterial event that promises to be the perfect forum for networking and problem solving with senior industry executives from the pharmaceutical sector. The event will be held on the 5&6 of March at the Copthorne Tara Hotel, London and will be made up of case-study focused presentations, highlighting success stories and lessons to be learnt... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666382 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5666382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666206&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F2eZze_9q03U%2F241301.php A statement released by The Obama Administration claims there are going to be new measures taken against battling Alzheimer's disease. One of these efforts includes a $50 million increase in the amount of money that will be used towards new, advanced research. Also, the administration says their Fiscal Year 2013 budget will increase by $80 million for Alzheimer's exploration. The announcement adds that a $26 million increase will be made in terms of provider education, public awareness, advances in data infrastructure, and care-giver support... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666206 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:00:00 +0100 5666206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666205&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FSQG3pSYNSZ4%2F241300.php America's rising rates of obesity in virtually all age groups is partly due to biological factors, researchers from the Cincinnati Diabetes and Obesity Center reported in the journal Cell Metabolism. Approximately one third of all American adults are obese today, and the percentage continues to rise, says the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Co-author, Randy Seeley, PhD, said: "While we don't usually think of it this way, body weight is regulated... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666205 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:00:00 +0100 5666205 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666208&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F8pm6TWE7rzU%2F241299.php President, Founder and CEO of Black AIDS Institute, Phill Wilson, released a letter in light of the 12th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, stating that the Institute will be releasing their 8th annual State of AIDS in Black America Report. He comments that "It will highlight a reality that would have been unthinkable not long ago. Wilson continues: "We are at a deciding moment in the trajectory of the AIDS epidemic; we now possesses the tools we need to the the AIDS epidemic... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666208 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5666208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666207&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FWkXqL3-SXp0%2F241298.php Spanking children may harm their long-term development, making them more aggressive towards their peers, siblings, parents, as well as spouses later in life, researchers from the University of Manitoba and Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, report in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Their study tracked children for two decades. Physical punishment refers to any type, regardless of its motive, be it out of frustration, desperation or love, the researchers explained... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666207 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5666207 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666209&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2Fh0tXtnV01WE%2F241296.php "Economy Class Syndrome" is a myth, your risk of developing a blood clot during a long-distance economy trip by plane is not higher than in first class, researchers report in an article published in Chest. The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) has issued new evidence-based guidelines which address some of the risk factors linked to DVT (deep vein thrombosis) - it says that there is no compelling evidence linking economy class air travel to the development of DVT... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666209 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0100 5666209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665879&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FbrtJSKW5aiQ%2F241295.php Online dating has become a billion dollar industry and is today a common way for people to meet potential mates - however, a new report written by researchers from Northwestern University and published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest has said that online dating websites fall short of their potential, make several phony claims, but do offer some benefits. Just two decades ago, online dating did not exist. Nowadays, thousands of websites claim to be able to help us seek out our long-lost soulmate, and set us on our way to living happily ever after... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665879 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0100 5665879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665112&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FsW0nbOsikKU%2F241261.php IMMUNOLOGY: How a stomach-colonizing bacterium protects against asthma The bacterium Helicobacter pylori can be found colonizing the stomach lining of almost half the world's population. Although persistent infection with Helicobacter pylori increases an individual's risk of developing stomach cancer, it also decreases their risk of developing asthma. A team of researchers led by Anne Muller, at the University of Zürich, Switzerland, has now identified a cellular mechanism by which persistent infection with Helicobacter pylori protects mice from developing allergic asthma... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665112 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0100 5665112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665133&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FUMqzGRx8_NQ%2F241257.php Taste receptors on the tongue help us distinguish between safe food and food that's spoiled or toxic. But taste receptors are now being found in other organs, too. In a study published online the week of February 6 by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) discovered that beta cells in the pancreas use taste receptors to sense fructose, a type of sugar. According to the study, the beta cells respond to fructose by secreting insulin, a hormone that regulates the body's response to dietary sugar... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665133 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665132&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FZ0N6pdipo1E%2F241256.php Treatment with three relatively new "targeted" cancer drugs has been linked to a slightly elevated chance of fatal side effects, according to a new analysis led by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. They added that the risk remains low, but should be taken into account by physicians and patients. The incidence of fatal complications was 1.5 percent in patients who received any of the three drugs, which block the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) tyrosine kinase receptors in cancer cells, according to the study published February 6 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665132 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665131&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F8UVwwj9WL-4%2F241255.php Closing elementary and secondary schools can help slow the spread of infectious disease and should be considered as a control measure during pandemic outbreaks, according to a McMaster University led study. Using high-quality data about the incidence of influenza infections in Alberta during the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic, the researchers show that when schools closed for the summer, the transmission of infection from person to person was sharply reduced... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665131 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665131 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665130&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FwGa_Y6sq4Ds%2F241254.php It's well known that exercising reduces body weight because it draws on fat stores that muscle can burn as fuel. But a new study at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) suggests that the heart also plays a role in breaking down fat. In their study, published February 6 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Sheila Collins, Ph.D. and colleagues detail how hormones released by the heart stimulate fat cell metabolism. These hormones turn on a molecular mechanism similar to what's activated when the body is exposed to cold and burns fat to generate heat... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665130 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665129&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FOIn8P0RCn5o%2F241253.php Research led by Wanguo Liu, PhD, Associate Professor of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has identified a new protein critical to the development and growth of prostate cancer. The findings are published online in the Early Edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, available the week of February 6, 2012. Dr. Liu and his team discovered a protein called ARD1 which is involved with the male hormone, androgen, and its receptor. Prostate cancer is a hormone-regulated disease and the main hormone is androgen... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665129 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665129 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665128&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F5N2EqxzCfg4%2F241252.php Researchers at MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC), The Jackson Laboratory and other institutes have uncovered 27 new candidate genes for congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), a common and often deadly birth defect. Their sophisticated data-filtering strategy, which uses gene expression during normal development as a starting point, offers a new, efficient and potentially game-changing approach to gene discovery... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665128 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665128 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665127&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FrtmLd9Wxa0A%2F241251.php In 2004, concerns about antidepressant drugs increasing suicidal thoughts and behaviors in young patients prompted the FDA to issue a rare "black box warning." Now, a new analysis of clinical trial data finds that treatment with the antidepressant fluoxetine did not increase - or decrease - suicidality in children compared to placebo treatment. An analysis built on data from 41 trials and more than 9,000 patients also found that two different popular antidepressant drugs were effective at reducing suicidal behavior and depressive symptoms in adult and geriatric patients... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665127 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665126&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FrBSjW5sGzd8%2F241250.php The great paradox of global health efforts is that regions of the world most plagued by poverty, poor infrastructure and rampant disease are often the most difficult to deliver care to. In addition, when development and public health agencies focus their efforts on one individual disease or another, instead of taking a unified approach, their programs can work at cross-purposes, contributing to rising costs and lost lives... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665126 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665126 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665125&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FhS6dg33bKRc%2F241249.php Repeated, low-dose injections of mononuclear cells derived from human umbilical cord blood (MNC hUCB, tradename: U-CORD-CELL™) have been found effective in protecting motor neuron cells, delaying disease progression and increasing lifespan for mice modeling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, report University of South Florida researchers and colleagues from Saneron CCEL Therapeutics, Inc., and the Ribeirao Preto School of Medicine at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Their study was published online in the journal PLoS ONE... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665125 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665125 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665124&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FiYlemJu-fxI%2F241248.php A research team led by UC Davis Health System scientists has developed a novel technique to enhance bone growth by using a molecule which, when injected into the bloodstream, directs the body's stem cells to travel to the surface of bones. Once these cells are guided to the bone surface by this molecule, the stem cells differentiate into bone-forming cells and synthesize proteins to enhance bone growth... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665124 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665123&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FfQfDCzjzLJk%2F241247.php Another layer in breast cancer genetics has been peeled back. A team of researchers at Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center (KCC) led by Richard G. Pestell, M.D., PhD., FACP, Director of the KCC and Chair of the Department of Cancer Biology, have shown in a study published online in the Journal of Clinical Investigation that the oncogene cyclin D1 may promote a genetic breakdown known as chromosomal instability (CIN). CIN is a known, yet poorly understood culprit in tumor progression... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665123 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665122&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FQFgmkOk6JFs%2F241246.php 1. American College of Physicians Issues New Clinical Practice Guideline for Drug Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes ACP Recommends Metformin to Treat Type 2 Diabetes Based on Comparative Effectiveness Analysis of Oral Medications The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends that clinicians add metformin as the initial drug treatment for most patients with type 2 diabetes when lifestyle modifications such as diet, exercise, and weight loss have failed to adequately improve high blood sugar... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665122 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665122 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665121&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FQu-MOLf4Xxw%2F241245.php An analysis of research on physical punishment of children over the past 20 years indicates that such punishment is potentially harmful to their long-term development, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Over the past 20 years, a growing body of research clearly indicates that children who have experienced physical punishment tend to be more aggressive toward parents, siblings, peers and, later, spouses, and are more likely to develop antisocial behaviour... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665121 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665121 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665120&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F9pVoFg4NWUU%2F241244.php The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends that clinicians add metformin as the initial drug treatment for most patients with type 2 diabetes when lifestyle modifications such as diet, exercise, and weight loss have failed to adequately improve high blood sugar. ACP also recommends that clinicians add a second drug to metformin when treatment with metformin and lifestyle changes fail to control blood sugar levels. Citing insufficient evidence, ACP does not recommend one class of drug over another as a second medication... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665120 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665120 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665119&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F8LiSuTtqcjo%2F241243.php Immune cells capable of attacking healthy organs "see" their targets differently than do protective immune cells that attack viruses, according to work published online this week in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. During development, T lymphocytes are screened for their ability to recognize normal tissue. Such autoreactive cells are typically purged, but some slip by these safeguards and may contribute to autoimmune disease... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665119 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665119 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665118&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FKVUN0IxyDlA%2F241225.php Programs that support parents during their child's early years hold promise for obesity prevention, according to a new study in the online issue of Pediatrics. Today, one out of five American children is obese. Young children who are overweight are five times more likely than their peers of normal weight to be obese by adolescence. Obese children and adolescents, especially low-income and minority youth, are at increased risk for a range of medical, social and academic problems... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665118 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665117&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FX_xmgjFa-Uk%2F241224.php DNA sequencing to detect genetic mutations can aid in the diagnosis and selection of treatment for cancer. Current methods of testing DNA samples, Sanger sequencing and pyrosequencing, occasionally produce complex results that can be difficult or impossible to interpret. Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a free software program, Pyromaker, that can more accurately identify such complex genetic mutations... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665117 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665116&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FGwAcJrCGxEU%2F241223.php University of British Columbia researchers have discovered the molecular pathway that enables receptors inside immune cells to find, and flag, fragments of pathogens trying to invade a host. The discovery of the role played by the molecule CD74 could help immunologists investigate treatments that offer better immune responses against cancers, viruses and bacteria, and lead to more efficient vaccines. The findings are published in this week's edition of Nature Immunology... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665116 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665115&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2F_-TX4yuuUco%2F241222.php North Carolina State University researchers have created specially engineered mammalian cells to provide a new "chemical handle" which will enable researchers to label proteins of interest more efficiently, without disrupting the normal function of the proteins themselves or the cells in which they are found. Protein labeling is used by researchers in a variety of fields to help them understand how these important molecules affect the normal functioning of cells... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665115 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665114&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FyapJ1aEfPWs%2F241221.php A genetic variant that increases the risk of a common type of stroke has been identified by scientists in a study published online in Nature Genetics. This is one of the few genetic variants to date to be associated with risk of stroke and the discovery opens up new possibilities for treatment. Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide (more than one in 10 of all deaths, and over six million deaths annually), and also in developed countries is a major cause of chronic disability. As the world's populations age the impact of stroke on wellbeing is likely to increase further... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665114 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5665113&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FOYU4HjmTkTk%2F241220.php Henry Ford Hospital researchers have identified for the first time two molecules that hold promise as a biomarker for measuring cartilage damage associated with osteoarthritis. Researchers say the concentration of two molecules called non-coding RNAs in blood were associated with mild cartilage damage in 30 patients who were one year removed from reconstruction surgery to repair an anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, injury... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5665113 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100 5665113 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5664990&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FSvGsM86Epw0%2F241192.php Breastfeeding is associated with improved lung function at school age, particularly in children of asthmatic mothers, according to a new study from researchers in Switzerland and the UK. "In our cohort of school age children, breastfeeding was associated with modest improvement in forced mid-expiratory flow (FEF50) in our whole group and with improvements in forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEV1) only in the children of asthmatic mothers," said Claudia E... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5664990 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5664990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5664989&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FW84gykNLW88%2F241191.php American scientists believe a new procedure to repair severed nerves could result in patients recovering in days or weeks, rather than months or years. The team used a cellular mechanism similar to that used by many invertebrates to repair damage to nerve axons. Their results are published in the Journal of Neuroscience Research. "We have developed a procedure which can repair severed nerves within minutes so that the behavior they control can be partially restored within days and often largely restored within two to four weeks," said Professor George Bittner from the University of Texas... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5664989 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5664989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5664988&cid=s_23292_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FHP8Tg0MGhjQ%2F241190.php Johns Hopkins neurologists report success with a new means of getting rid of potentially lethal blood clots in the brain safely without cutting through easily damaged brain tissue or removing large pieces of skull. The minimally invasive treatment, they report, increased the number of patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) who could function independently by 10 to 15 percent six months following the procedure... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Health News from Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5664988 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 5664988