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 'edmonton'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:32:52 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331524&cid=t_199109_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Frethinking-a-%25e2%2580%2598cure%25e2%2580%2599-for-diabetes.html Dan Hurley, award-winning journalist and author of the new book Diabetes Rising is turning out to have some controversial views. He certainly thinks about Type 1 diabetes — which he’s lived with himself for 34 years — in different terms than I do; he’s very focused on causes and prevention, while I’m just trying to [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331524 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:04 +0100 3331524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1727799&cid=t_199109_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F08%2F17%2Fwinners-walk-of-hope-ovarian-cancer-canada-takes-steps-to-eradicate-the-disease-that-whispers%2F “On Sunday, September 7th, 14 Canadian cities will join in the only national fundraising event dedicated to overcoming ovarian cancer - the Winners Walk of Hope. … The annual walk has raised more than $3-million for ovarian cancer support and awareness programs across the country, including resources for newly diagnosed women; awareness campaigns targeted at [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1727799 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:02:15 +0100 1727799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1512244&cid=t_199109_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Fuic-improves-islet-transplants-how-long.html This study is extremely promising and shows that we can achieve success with fewer islet cells, freeing patients from the need to check their insulin, even after 20 or 30 years of suffering from diabetes," Dr. Oberholzer said.What did they do differently from the widely-tested Edmonton Protocol? Six patients received the slightly-modified UIC protocol -- which was a combination of etanercept (an anti-inflammatory drug developed to treat rheumatoid arthritis) plus the inclusion of exenatide (a drug approved for use in type 2 diabetes, better known as BYETTA) -- in addition to the Edmonton regimen. The new procedure allowed patients to get off insulin with only a single transplant versus the two to four transplants that were needed using the older protocol, said Oberholzer.By comparison, the... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1512244 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:00:00 +0100 1512244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=573709&cid=t_199109_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F27%2Fedmonton-protocol-on-hold%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Drugs, Research, Daily News, EventsThe Edmonton Protocol has been temporarily put on hold due to fears the human form of mad cow disease might infect patients. The source of an enzyme used in transplants was reported to derive from cow brains. Transplants of these treated islets have been put on hold until a source for this enzyme can be found that doesn't use cow brains. Dr. James Shapiro, the surgeon who developed the Edmontol Protocol said, "we just decided to put the program on hold". Shapiro and his team transplant healthy islet cells into the pancreas of people with Type 1 diabetes. The healthy cells allow recipients to again begin producing insulin crucial to the body's ability to regulate sugar digestion. The National Institutes of Health was creati... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=573709 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 573709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=524553&cid=t_199109_107_f&fid=35009&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsciencesque.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F05%2Fthe-moose-to-be-removed-from-the-hinterland-whos-who-list%2F The plight of the poor moose dominated the front page of the Edmonton Journal yesterday (April 3). The miserable moose on the cover has rubbed itself raw trying to rid itself of its ticks. Unusually warm winters and springs over the past couple of years has increased the Winter tick (Dermacentor albipictus) population in Alberta. Moose are a favourite source of food of ticks, with a single moose having up to 40,000 of the little critters burrowed into their skin. This number of ticks can consume approximately 40 litres of blood over the course of their lifecycle. This means that an infected moose must replace their entire 32L blood supply over the winter months. This comes with an energetic cost that can leave some moose in a diseased state (called “ghost moose”). Usually, only... Sciencesque blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=524553 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:40:02 +0100 524553