MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'companion'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:17:46 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4399748&cid=t_105619_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspiewebnet%2F%7E3%2FoUfub8eBp0Q%2F There is a new Autism guide dog program out there and here is the latest on it.  The Lions Foundation of Canada has just announced that it is expanding its guide dog program to “include Autism Assistance Dog Guides for children and families living with autism. This new initiative will compliment the school’s established four [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4399748 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:39:47 +0100 4399748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4386411&cid=t_105619_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fhow-to-get-companion-dog-legal-in-oregon%2F Tina wrote in asking how to get a companion dog legal in Oregon.   I was wondering how do u get a companion dog in Oregon where its legal. First off Tina I want to let you know that I am not a lawyer, nor do I pretend to be one on TV, but I have previously wrote on [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4386411 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:57:20 +0100 4386411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4168134&cid=t_105619_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspiewebnet%2F%7E3%2F1yzXtDYQazY%2F Big changes are coming to the Americans with Disability Acts on Service Dogs that will be good for the Autism Community.  Although some people may be upset with a certain stipulation.  Most people with Autism use a service dog to keep a child from wandering, or to help them dealing with a lot of sensory [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4168134 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:15:53 +0100 4168134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3942962&cid=t_105619_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fcompanion-dogs-in-oregon%2F Michelle wrote in asking what getting a prescription for a companion dog does for her in Oregon and if it entitles her to bring her dog to stores, airplanes and other areas.  You can read Michelle’s question and other peoples comments on our facebook page. Housing Under Federal law including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3942962 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:32:02 +0100 3942962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3858318&cid=t_105619_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fautistic-animal-whisperer-sara-childers%2F Sara Childers is a young woman with Autism that has a huge passion for animals.  Here is a video she conducted with CNN in 2008 which she makes some very great points. She talks greatly about the misconceptions about Autism that many people believe that you have to be rain man in order to be [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3858318 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:42:54 +0100 3858318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3758049&cid=t_105619_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fmichigan-companion-dog%2F There was recently a story run in a local newspaper about Scott and his dog Zeus.  While Zeus is not a companion dog, Scott is seeking to make him one.  Scott has anxiety issues and a stutter and according to the article Zeus has helped him. I think its sweet that Michigan has laws protecting [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3758049 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:35:14 +0100 3758049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3327026&cid=t_105619_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F02%2Fmindfulness-based-stress-reduction%2F Mindfulness-based techniques are a growing trend in the psychotherapy field, as we recently noted in our entry about Ellen Langer. So we’re pleased to let you know about the release of a new mindfulness resource that I think you may find interesting from blogger Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. The book is called A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook and it’s intended to help people change the way they approach stress, pain and illness and find greater calm, peace and balance in their lives. There’s a companion website that introduces the book, provides a sample chapter, reviews, and videos that help you understand what the new book has to offer. I haven’t had the chance to read my copy yet, but if it’s like the past work I’ve enjoyed from Dr. Goldstein, ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3327026 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:30:35 +0100 3327026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3083196&cid=t_105619_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fsober-companions%2F Everyday people in recovery often turn to support groups or an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) sponsor when they face a possible relapse, but some celebrities and other wealthy addicts are turning to paid “sober companions” to help maintain their sobriety, the New York Times reported April 15. Sober companions like Ronnie Kaplan, a former addict and ex-con, [...] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com) Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3083196 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:13:00 +0100 3083196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2447991&cid=t_105619_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fpet-therapy-autism-aspergers%2F Pets can be very great for those with autism, aspergers and other disabilities.  People with Autism, Aspergers and other disabilities often have trouble with social situations, and a pet really does not care about the social norms, and will always remain loyal to its owner.  People with disabilities often form bonding relationships with pets, because [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2447991 Sat, 30 May 2009 17:21:02 +0100 2447991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2287233&cid=t_105619_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F22%2Fromantic-love-greater-long-term-happiness%2F Contrary to popular opinion, it appears that romance doesn’t have to die a natural death in a long-term relationship. In a meta-analysis review of 25 studies with 6,070 individuals in short- and long-term relationships published last week, researchers set out to find out whether romantic love is associated with greater relationship satisfaction. The findings? The researchers found that those who reported greater romantic love were more satisfied in both the short- and long-term relationships. Perhaps not surprising, those who reported greater passionate love in their relationships were more satisfied in the short term compared to the long term. Companion-like love, on the other hand, was only moderately associated with satisfaction in both short- and long-term relationships. What&... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2287233 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:59:47 +0100 2287233 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2241922&cid=t_105619_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspieweb%2F%7E3%2FY_xke3TLNr0%2F I just received an email from someone named Lizzie who could use some help - I thought I would open it up for the rest of us as I don’t have much experience in the legalities of companion dogs in different states than I reside. Lizzie writes: I have depression, fatigue, and many more illnesses. My [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2241922 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 10:32:28 +0100 2241922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2232542&cid=t_105619_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F04%2Fcould-a-dog-benefit-your-mental-health%2F Midweek Mental Greening Last summer, I was fortunate enough to receive a copy of Bruce Goldstein’s Puppy Chow Is Better Than Prozac: The True Story Of A Man And The Dog Who Saved His Life to review. Puppy Chow is the candid and raw tale of how Ozzy, a gorgeous black Labrador, played a key role in saving a man’s sanity – and quite possibly his life. If you haven’t read the book, I highly recommend it. I’ve been a dog owner for nearly three years now, so I fully understand the joys and miseries that accompany the role. (Yes – miseries. My dog has made me cry. Actually, during the first few weeks I had her, I seriously thought I was experiencing some kind of canine postpartum depression.) Since the day I rescued her from the animal shelter, my own adorable mutt (Chopper, pictured... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2232542 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:50:26 +0100 2232542 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2188488&cid=t_105619_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspieweb%2F%7E3%2FAvZNDZ64AS8%2F As some of you know, my landlord has recently moved to evict me due to my companion dog - which is illegal and considered a form of discrimination according to the Fair Housing Act.  Here is an update on the situation - including a new round of threats from the apartment complex.As of Saturday I [...] This is an excerpt from an article on AspieWeb.net, A blog writen by an Autistic Blogger. (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2188488 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 07:35:59 +0100 2188488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2184118&cid=t_105619_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspieweb%2F%7E3%2FwwBhkqtC_dw%2F It just happened - an apartment complex has sent eviction paperwork to me because of the companion dog I keep to help me with Aspergers. Background I sublease through a mental health service provider an apartment in Concord Place Apartments in Kalamazoo, MI.  Before moving to this apartment I subleased from the service provider a more [...] This is an excerpt from an article on AspieWeb.net, A blog writen by an Autistic Blogger. (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2184118 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:51:28 +0100 2184118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1961800&cid=t_105619_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fgovt-sues-over-companion-dog%2F Apparently Federal Prosecutors have filed a lawsuit on behalf of a child with Aspergers Syndrome because his landlord placed burdensome restrictions on his need for a service dog including it had to be less then 10 pounds, carried through common areas, not be left alone for more than 2 hours, and $1 million USD in [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1961800 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:54:14 +0100 1961800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1478019&cid=t_105619_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F300493803%2F Thank you to Jennifer Texada at MD Anderson for bringing this great cancer treatment discovery to my attention…. (Image courtesy Introgen Therapeutics) A gene therapy invented at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is the first to succeed in a U.S. phase III clinical trial for cancer.  Introgen Therapeutics, Inc a spin out from MD Anderson, reported results of its phase III trial of Advexin, a modified adenovirus that expresses the tumor-suppressing gene p53, for end-stage head and neck cancer. The p53 gene is inactivated in many types of cancer. Its normal role is to halt the division of a defective cell and then force the cell to kill itself. “Cells become cancerous because p53 no longer functions. Restoring p53 works unlike any current cancer treatment bec... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1478019 Thu, 29 May 2008 11:32:34 +0100 1478019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1311106&cid=t_105619_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F253626282%2F   I’ve known UK diagnostics company Lab-21 for some years now. My previous company Opaldia and Lab-21 effectively ‘grew up’ together.  Amgen Limited UK and Lab21 have announced their partnership to introduce a new genetic therapy test for advanced bowel cancer treatment. Under the terms of the agreement, Lab21 will provide a screening test to indicate which patients are likely to benefit from Amgen’s new drug for advanced bowel cancer Vectibix® (panitumumab). It is the first time that the European Commission (EU) has licensed a bowel cancer product with the stipulation that a predictive test should be carried out.  This is the start of companion diagnostics. The term companion diagnostic tests is used to describe diagnostic or prognostic tools that are spec... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1311106 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:16:33 +0100 1311106 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1223720&cid=t_105619_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F233376367%2F    Prostate cancer (Picture courtesy of BBC) UK scientists have found seven new sites in the human genome that are linked to men’s risk of developing prostate cancer.   Dr Ros Eales and Prof Doug Easton  from The Institute of Cancer Research and University of Cambridge respectively, found one gene called MSMB which could possibly be used in screening for prostate cancer and disease monitoring. Another of the sites harbors a gene called LMTK2 which might be a target for new treatments. The data suggests these newly identified genetic alterations are present in over half of all prostate cancer cases. They each increase a person’s risk of the disease by up to 60 per cent. The findings, in summary are: - The five new genetic regions found are on human chromosomes 3, 6, 7, 10, ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1223720 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:52:48 +0100 1223720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1152550&cid=t_105619_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F217109816%2F   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a test that helps in assessing the risk of tumor recurrence and long-term survival for patients with relatively high-risk breast cancer. The TOP2A FISH pharmDx is the first approved device to test for the TOP2A (topoisomerase 2 alpha) gene in cancer patients. The TOP2A gene plays a role in DNA replication. Changes in the TOP2A gene in breast cancer cells mean there is an increased likelihood that the tumor will recur or that long-term survival will be decreased. The test is suitable for breast cancer patients who are premenopausal or for whom tumor characteristics, such as tumor size or lymph node involvement, suggest a higher likelihood of tumor recurrence or decreased survival. The FDA reviewed evidence that the test, manufa... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1152550 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:31:36 +0100 1152550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1127361&cid=t_105619_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F210437965%2F    (Stylized rendering of a cross section of the AIDS virus) New HIV infections are averaging around 2.5m per annum worldwide, and growing. Most people infected with HIV produce antibodies against the virus within several weeks following infection, these antibodies rarely prevent the infection from progressing to symptomatic AIDS. However a recent study involving a group of women from Mombasa, Kenya at risk of HIV infection identified one woman who carried an AIDS virus that was easily inactivated by antibodies. Analyzing this woman’s virus, they found that it contained mutations in four amino acids in the envelope protein, two of which, when introduced into unrelated strains of HIV in the laboratory, conferred sensitivity to inactivation by a number of antibodies produced in peo... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1127361 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:12:56 +0100 1127361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1122543&cid=t_105619_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F208833766%2F   Being able to sequence a human genome for $1,000 or less (which is the price most insurance companies are willing to pay) could open a new era in personal medicine, making it possible to precisely diagnose the cause of many diseases and tailor drugs and treatment procedures to the genetic make-up of an individual. Professor Aleksei Aksimentiev at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaignhas demonstrated a strategy for sequencing DNA by driving the DNA molecule back and forth through a nanopore capacitor in a semiconductor chip. As DNA passes through the nanopore, the DNA molecule’s electric field induces sequence-specific electrostatic potentials that can be detected at the top and bottom layers of the capacitor membrane. “Despite the tremendous interest in using nanopo... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1122543 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:11:01 +0100 1122543 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1088737&cid=t_105619_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F199131945%2F There is increasing evidence that there is a genetic link between schizophrenia and cancer, providing a surprising possible scientific explanation for lower rates of cancer among patients with schizophrenia - despite having poor diets and high rates of smoking - and their parents.  It would seem that many of the genes associated with schizophrenia are the same as the genes associated with cancer, but that the cells that have these genes use them in opposite ways in the two disorders. While cancer results from changes in the genes that cause cells to go into metabolic overdrive and multiply rapidly, those same genes cause cells in schizophrenia to slow to a crawl.  Like a ‘yin and yang’. Dr. Daniel Weinberger of NIMH says “Some of the genes showing this yin-yang effect ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1088737 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:12:11 +0100 1088737 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1085655&cid=t_105619_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F198579640%2F Here’s an interesting article from the BBC website.  Scientists believe they have located a new brain area essential for good memory - the “irrelevance filter”. People who are good at remembering things, even with distractions, have more activity in the basal ganglia on brain scans, the Swedish team found. The work in Nature Neuroscience could help explain why some people are better at remembering things than others. Clinically, it could also aid the understanding of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). For further information go to:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7132829.stm Elaine Warburton Share This (Source: Genetics and Health) Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1085655 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:15:25 +0100 1085655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1084240&cid=t_105619_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F198284565%2F Nature Genetics has published a report by scientists in US and Sweden who have discovered how a variant of the BRCA 1 gene helps breast cancer to grow by knocking out a tumor suppressor gene called PTEN. The link between BRCA 1 and breast cancer was established 10 years ago but questions have been asked as to why this gene causes breast cancer. PTEN is a key tumor suppressor gene which is knocked out in breast, brain and prostate cancers. PTEN mutations are second only to p53 as being the most frequently present in all cancers, affecting about 30% of them. Once a cell loses PTEN it has growth advantages over its neighbours and starts on the road to cancer. PTEN mutations increase the activity of various proteins via the PTEN/P13K pathway to promote tumor growth. The scientists examined... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1084240 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:25:13 +0100 1084240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1060036&cid=t_105619_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F192667486%2F Embryonic stem cells are derived from human embryos.  They are valued as they are shown to be ‘pluripotent’ - having the capability to become any of the 220 types of cell in the human body. They have the potential to generate new heart, liver, brain, muscle and bone tissue to replace diseased or damaged tissue in people who are ill with cardiovascular, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and a whole range of other diseases including diabetes. Thew topic of stem cell research and using stem cells from embryos has provoked serious ethical debates over the last few years.  However, these debates may well draw to a close following this latest discovery. A team of researchers at Wisconsin University, Madison in the US have reported that they have reprogramed human skin cells t... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1060036 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:48:27 +0100 1060036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1060042&cid=t_105619_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F192640765%2F Just to let you know that I attended one of the largest medical exhibitions in the world.  Medica is vast! 16 exhibition halls in Dusseldorf, Germany housed every conceivable medical device, test and invention. I have to admit I was a little disappointed at the low numbers of molecular diagnostic and genetic tests on show but it is early days in this field. Hand held, point of care devices are the future.  At present they only test for 1 or 2 markers but I do know that within the next couple of years there will be a paradigm shift in the way testing is carried out and the number of tests able to be undertaken on a hand held … watch this space!  Elaine Share This (Source: Genetics and Health) Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1060042 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:57:52 +0100 1060042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1049081&cid=t_105619_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F190396085%2F “Anecdotal reports suggest that some dogs can perform early warning of hypoglycemia by using their sense of smell to sniff out if their owner’s blood sugar levels are dropping,” Dr Wells said.” This is interesting enough if it proves to pan out. Just imagine if dogs could really be trained to have this type of powerful sniffer! That would be brilliant. You could have a k-9 companion and peace of mind. A Side note: This photo is a picture of our 12 year old black lab that passed away last week. She was our first “baby”. via BBC Share This (Source: Diabetes Notes) Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1049081 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:46:45 +0100 1049081 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=989730&cid=t_105619_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F177084998%2F Following my article on latest prognostic tests for breast cancer, Dutch firm Agendia BV are leading the field again!  Their Mammaprint®  test is the first microarray to gain FDA approval and now they have won a prestigious award for innovation in the field of breast cancer. The 2007 Frost & SullivanEuropean Product Innovation Award in the field of biomarker-based breast cancer diagnostics is presented to Netherlands-based Agendia BV, for its new method of translating a breast cancer prognosis microarray signature into a high-throughput diagnostic test called MammaPrint. The Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Innovation is presented each year to the company that has demonstrated excellence in new products and technologies within its industry. The recipient company has shown... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=989730 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:58:22 +0100 989730 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=983283&cid=t_105619_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F175763908%2F Some patients, particularly young children, may be born with a genetic mutation which means they are at risk of hearing loss after taken antibiotics called aminoglycosides.  There is now a drive to consider screening patients for the genetic mutation known as m.1555A-G which is held in around 1 in 1,611 newborns in the USA, 1 in 206 newborns in New Zealand and 1 in 40,000 newborns in the UK. Aminoglycosides are valuable antibiotics used for serious infections such as complicated urinary tract infections, TB and septicemia.  They are known to potentially cause damage to the ear - otoxicity. Individuals holding the mutation have an inherited predisposition which makes them extremely sensitive to the effects - they can end up with severe and permanent hearing loss. It is estimated to cos... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=983283 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:05:43 +0100 983283 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=489978&cid=t_105619_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F21%2Fprostate-cancer-survivor-debuts-film-about-his-disease%2F Filed under: Prostate Cancer, Daily news, Movies, Cancer SurvivorsOne man. One cancer diagnosis. One feature-length film. About how 17,000 men gain membership every month in a group this one man calls, The Men's Club.The man is Rocky Galgano. He is 58 years old. He is a retired police officer. And he happens to be a member of the very club he features in his film -- a club full of men living with prostate cancer.Galgano created his documentary as a companion to all the densely-written books and resources he found filled to the brim with medical jargon about a disease that will strike 218,890 and kill 27,050 men this year alone.Men are reluctant to talk about prostate cancer or get tested for the disease, says Galgano. And yet this form of cancer can be cured if caught early. So Galgano ste... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=489978 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 489978