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Discovery of Destructive Protein
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[12/03/2013] Oxidative stress turns a protein that normally protects healthy cells into their executioner, according to a current study. This discovery could help scientists develop therapies to combat a host of conditions from stroke to Lou Gehrig's disease. Discovery of Destructive Protein - Read more
UK Lags Behind Europe
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[12/03/2013] A new paper reveals that UK lags behind much of Europe on key measures of health: British people spend more time with chronic illness and disability than most Europeans. Young adults are hit hard by alcohol and drug use. UK Lags Behind Europe - Read more
World Kidney Day - 03/14/2013
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[14/03/2013] World Kidney Day is celebrated the second thursday in march since 2006. It is intended to raise awareness for the importance of our kidneys to overall health. “Kidneys for Life – Stop Kidney Attack!” – this is the slogan 2013.World Kidney Day - 03/14/2013 - Read more
Mortality Near 1 Percent per Hour
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[13/03/2013] The belief among medical professionals in the 1950s that the mortality rate for type A acute aortic dissection during the initial 24 hours was one to two percent per hour appears to hold true in the contemporary era of treatment, based on a review of the large-scale IRAD registry of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions. Mortality Near 1 Percent per Hour - Read more
No Effect on Implanted Cardiac Devices
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[13/03/2013] A Mayo Clinic study has concluded that patients with implanted cardiac devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators can safely drive or ride in an electric car without risk of electromagnetic interference (EMI). No Effect on Implanted Cardiac Devices - Read more
Proposal for New Regulation
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[14/03/2013] In a position paper, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) welcomes the European Commission’s (EC’s) proposals for a new regulation to govern the evaluation and approval of medical devices as an important step towards improving patient safety. Proposal for New Regulation - Read more
Money Talks
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[14/03/2013] Weight loss study participants who received financial incentives were more likely to stick with a weight loss program and lost more weight than study participants who received no incentives, according to Mayo Clinic research. Money Talks - Read more
Potential Early Indicator Identified
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[15/03/2013] A guidance cue that helps kidneys form may also be a red flag that they are in danger, researchers of Georgia Regents University report. Potential Early Indicator Identified - Read more
Stronger Effect of Local Chemotherapy
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[15/03/2013] Reducing the growth of a tumor by localized delivery of cancer medication can be achieved by using a combination of ultrasound, temperature-sensitive nanoparticles and MRI. This is shown by Mariska de Smet of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Stronger Effect of Local Chemotherapy - Read more
Predicting Hotspots for Future Outbreaks
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[18/03/2013] This year's unusually long and rocky flu season would be nothing compared to the pandemic that could occur if bird flu became highly contagious among humans, which is why researchers of the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) and their colleagues are creating new ways to predict where an outbreak could emerge. Predicting Hotspots for Future Outbreaks - Read more
Parents Won’t Vaccinate Their Daughters
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[18/03/2013] A rising percentage of parents say they won’t have their teen daughters vaccinated to protect against the human papilloma virus, even though physicians are increasingly recommending adolescent vaccinations, a study by Mayo Clinic and others shows. Parents Won’t Vaccinate Their Daughters - Read more
Connection of Lifestyle and Risk?
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[19/03/2013] Researchers in Manchester have found a link between several lifestyle factors and pre-existing conditions, including smoking cigarettes and diabetes, and an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. Connection of Lifestyle and Risk? - Read more
Macrophages Control Red Blood Cells
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[19/03/2013] Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that macrophages – white blood cells that play a key role in the immune response – also help to both produce and eliminate red blood cells. Macrophages Control Red Blood Cells - Read more
Unexplained Pain by Tissue Damage
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[20/03/2013] The cause of unexplained pain among metal-on-metal hip implant patients is more likely to be tissue damage than wear of the implant, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) researchers have found. Unexplained Pain by Tissue Damage - Read more
Key Role to Reduce Deaths
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[20/03/2013] A report by World Health Organization and University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Nursing shows that nursing and midwifery can have major impact on lifestyles changes and health outcomes. Key Role to Reduce Deaths - Read more
Future Rehabilitation Options
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[21/03/2013] A compact, self-contained sensor recorded and transmitted brain activity data wirelessly for more than a year in early stage animal tests, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Future Rehabilitation Options - Read more
The Fates of Individual T Cells
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[21/03/2013] By charting the differing fates of individual T cells, researchers have shown that previously unpredictable aspects of the adaptive immune response can be effectively modeled. The Fates of Individual T Cells - Read more
Preventing Dangerous Blood Clots
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[22/03/2013] New research from the University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center may help clinicians determine which patients are at highest risk for post-surgical blood clots in the legs or lungs. Preventing Dangerous Blood Clots - Read more
Imaging Agent for Better Cancer Detection
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[22/03/2013] Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown that a new imaging dye is an effective agent in detecting and mapping cancers that have reached the lymph nodes. Imaging Agent for Better Cancer Detection - Read more
Just as Effective as Surgery
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[25/03/2013] A new study showing that physical therapy is just as effective as surgery in patients with meniscal tears and arthritis of the knee should encourage many health care providers to reconsider their practices in the management of this common injury. Just as Effective as Surgery - Read more
The Thalamus Moves into the Spotlight
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[25/03/2013] A growing body of research by multiple sclerosis (MS) investigators at the University at Buffalo (UB) and international partners is providing powerful new evidence that the brain’s gray matter reflects important changes in the disease that could allow clinicians to diagnose earlier and to better monitor and predict how the disease will progress. The Thalamus Moves into the Spotlight - Read more
Revolutionary Dressing To Save Children
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[26/03/2013] Chemists at the University have developed a prototype medical dressing that detects the first signs of the lethal Toxic Shock Syndrome along with other burn wound infections and could potentially save the lives of children with serious burns. Revolutionary Dressing To Save Children - Read more
More Complications Than Previously Reported
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[26/03/2013] Outcomes after surgery have always been difficult to determine. Now a new case study on more than 500 hip procedures highlights that complication rates may be even higher than previous reports, researchers say. More Complications Than Previously Reported - Read more
Insulin Pumps Impact Quality of Life
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[27/03/2013] Being treated for diabetes with an insulin pump, an aid that is attached to the body to provide a continuous supply of insulin, has a strong impact on a person’s quality of life. The pump can be a lifeline, but also a bothersome shackle. This is shown in a unique long-term study performed at the Dalarna University, Sweden in collaboration with the Uppsala University and Umeå University. Insulin Pumps Impact Quality of Life - Read more
Vitamin D Benefits Breathing
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[27/03/2013] Maintaining adequate levels of vitamin D can help people breathe better and may even protect against tuberculosis (TB), according to a study. Vitamin D Benefits Breathing - Read more
New Nerve Cells Formed
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[28/03/2013] The field of cell therapy, which aims to form new cells in the body in order to cure disease, has taken another important step in the development towards new treatments. A new report from researchers at Lund University in Sweden shows that it is possible to re-programme other cells to become nerve cells, directly in the brain. New Nerve Cells Formed - Read more
Health Risk of Youth
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[28/03/2013] Adolescent type 1 diabetes patients face greater risk for heart attacks, strokes, blindness and kidney failure later in life if their transition from pediatric to adult care is not carefully managed, two researchers at the University of Colorado have found. Health Risk of Youth - Read more
Development Depends On Grip
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[02/04/2013] Researchers have generated new insight on how a stem cell's environment influences its development: Whether human mesenchymal stem cells turn into fat or bone cells depends partially on how well they can "grip" the material they are growing in. Development Depends On Grip - Read more
Doctors Do Not Assist Tobacco Cessation
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[02/04/2013] Physicians who care for lung cancer patients recognize the importance of tobacco cessation, but often do not provide cessation assistance to their patients according to a recent study. Doctors Do Not Assist Tobacco Cessation - Read more
World Health Day - 04/07/2013
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[07/04/2013] The World Health Organization celebrates its founding April 7th in 1948 with the World Health Day. This day is dedicated to another current health topic each year. In 2013, the focus is on high blood pressure (hypertension).World Health Day - 04/07/2013 - Read more
Bioglass to Mend Bones
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[03/04/2013] Researchers in the materials engineering department of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country, have been studying new materials or implants that are of interest in medicine and in helping to mend bones, in particular. Bioglass to Mend Bones - Read more
Regaining Proper Hearing At Last
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[03/04/2013] Around 17 million people in Germany suffer from impaired hearing. For many of them, their hearing is so damaged that a standard hearing aid is no longer enough. A new device will improve patients’ hearing and can be implanted during outpatient surgery. Regaining Proper Hearing At Last - Read more
Capture of Circulating Tumor Cells
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[04/04/2013] A new system for isolating rare circulating tumor cells (CTCs) – living solid tumor cells found at low levels in the bloodstream – shows significant improvement over previously developed devices and does not require prior identification of tumor-specific target molecules. Capture of Circulating Tumor Cells - Read more
Identifing Cognitive Decline Early
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[04/04/2013] Researchers of the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) have used a brain-imaging tool and stroke risk assessment to identify signs of cognitive decline early on in individuals who do not yet show symptoms of dementia. Identifing Cognitive Decline Early - Read more
Telerobotic System Designed to Treat Better
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[05/04/2013] Although bladder cancer is the sixth most common form of cancer in the United States and the most expensive to treat, the basic method that doctors use to treat it has not changed much in more than 70 years. An interdisciplinary collaboration of engineers and doctors at Vanderbilt and Columbia Universities intends to change that situation dramatically. Telerobotic System Designed to Treat Better - Read more
Filling Gaps in Bones
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[05/04/2013] For many patients the removal of several centimeters of bone from the lower leg following a serious injury or a tumor extraction is only the beginning of a long-lasting ordeal. Autologous stem cells have been found to accelerate and boost healing. Filling Gaps in Bones - Read more
Link Between Heart Disease and Red Meat
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[08/04/2013] A compound abundant in red meat and added as a supplement to popular energy drinks has been found to promote atherosclerosis – or the hardening or clogging of the arteries – according to Cleveland Clinic research. Link Between Heart Disease and Red Meat - Read more
Higher Mercury Levels May Increase Risk
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[08/04/2013] A new study found that higher levels of mercury exposure in young adults increased their risks for type 2 diabetes later in life by 65 percent. The study is the first to establish the link between mercury and diabetes in humans. Higher Mercury Levels May Increase Risk - Read more
Global Burden Is Triple Current Estimates
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[09/04/2013] The global burden of dengue infection is more than triple current estimates from the World Health Organization, according to a multinational study. Global Burden Is Triple Current Estimates - Read more
Moving Cells Holds Medical Promise
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[09/04/2013] Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown they can coax cells to move toward a beam of light. The feat is a first step toward manipulating cells to control insulin secretion or heart rate using light. Moving Cells Holds Medical Promise - Read more
Household Income Affects Diabetes Control
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[10/04/2013] Researchers at the University of Montreal have found that the glycated hemoglobin levels of children with type 1-diabetes are correlated linearly and negatively with household income. Household Income Affects Diabetes Control - Read more
Fewer Unnecessary Early Deliveries
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[10/04/2013] A new study shows that multistate, hospital-based quality improvement programs can be remarkably effective at reducing early elective deliveries of babies. Fewer Unnecessary Early Deliveries - Read more
Clinging to Crevices, E. coli Thrive
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[11/04/2013] New research from Harvard University helps to explain how waterborne bacteria can colonize rough surfaces — even those that have been designed to resist water. Clinging to Crevices, E. coli Thrive - Read more
New Method Restores Grip Function
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[11/04/2013] A new method in which a number of operations are performed simultaneously can provide people with tetraplegia with a better grip function and the ability to open their hand. This method also shortens the patient’s rehabilitation period by at least three months, reveals a doctoral thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. New Method Restores Grip Function - Read more
How Alzheimer's Could Occur
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[12/04/2013] A new hypothesis has been developed by researchers from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) on how Alzheimer's disease could occur. They analyzed the interaction of the proteins FE65 and BLM that regulate cell division. How Alzheimer's Could Occur - Read more
Training Gives Kids of Patients a Leg Up
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[12/04/2013] A simple in-home training program for caregivers can give children of AIDS patients a better shot at prosperity by improving their early-childhood development, according to a study led by a Michigan State University (MSU) researcher. Training Gives Kids of Patients a Leg Up - Read more
Three Risk Factors Combined
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[15/04/2013] The chances of developing lung cancer associated with asbestos exposure, asbestosis and smoking are dramatically increased when these three risk factors are combined. Three Risk Factors Combined - Read more
Drug-coated Stents Prevent Amputation
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[15/04/2013] Minimally invasive procedure proves better than surgery when angioplasty fails in patients with severely blocked leg arteries. Drug-eluting stents can keep clogged leg arteries open, preventing amputation of the leg. Drug-coated Stents Prevent Amputation - Read more
Support for Health of Older People
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[16/04/2013] The use of social media by older people can offer valuable additional support in cases of sickness and diseases, new research from the University of Luxembourg has shown. Support for Health of Older People - Read more
Teenagers Influenced by Friends and Parents
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[16/04/2013] The company you keep in junior high school may have more influence on your smoking behavior than your high school friends, according to newly published research from the University of Southern California (USC). Teenagers Influenced by Friends and Parents - Read more
Cholera Mutations Could Lead to Severe Disease
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[17/04/2013] The cholera strain that transferred to Haiti in 2010 has multiple toxin gene mutations that may account for the severity of disease and is evolving to be more like a 1800s version of cholera, reports a new Northwestern University study. Cholera Mutations Could Lead to Severe Disease - Read more
Greater Hospital Profit-margins
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[17/04/2013] Privately insured surgical patients who had a complication provided hospitals with a 330 percent higher profit margin than those without a complication, according to new research from Ariadne Labs. Greater Hospital Profit-margins - Read more
Nanosponges Remove Toxins and Venoms
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[18/04/2013] Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have invented a "nanosponge" capable of safely removing a broad class of dangerous toxins from the bloodstream – including toxins produced by MRSA, E. coli, poisonous snakes and bees. Nanosponges Remove Toxins and Venoms - Read more
Development Progresses Slowly
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[18/04/2013] Despite the desperate need for new antibiotics to combat increasingly deadly resistant bacteria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved only one new systemic antibiotic since 2010. That drug was approved two and a half years ago. Development Progresses Slowly - Read more
World Malaria Day - 04/25/2013
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[19/04/2013] About 219 million people around the world suffer from malaria; nearly one million of them die from it annually. Almost 90 percent of the victims are children under 5 years of age. For this reason, each year at April 25th the progress in the fight against malaria is highlighted.World Malaria Day - 04/25/2013 - Read more
New Drug Combination Therapy Developed
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[19/04/2013] A new, pre-clinical study by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center suggests that a novel drug combination could lead to profound leukemia cell death by disrupting the function of two major pro-survival proteins. New Drug Combination Therapy Developed - Read more
Detecting Autism from Brain Activity
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[19/04/2013] Neuroscientists from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the University of Toronto have developed an efficient and reliable method of analyzing brain activity to detect autism in children. Detecting Autism from Brain Activity - Read more
Models Predict Treatment Outcome
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[22/04/2013] Mathematical prediction models are better than doctors at predicting the outcomes and responses of lung cancer patients to treatment. This applies even after the doctor has seen the patient and knows what treatment plan and radiation dose will be. Models Predict Treatment Outcome - Read more
Study Suggests Reduced Risk of Dementia
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[22/04/2013] A new Swedish study shows the risk of developing dementia may have declined over the past 20 years, in direct contrast to what many previously assumed. The result is based on data from the SNAC-K, an ongoing study on aging and health started in 1987. Study Suggests Reduced Risk of Dementia - Read more
Telescope for Macular Degeneration
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[23/04/2013] Physicians at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center have become the first in Virginia to successfully implant a telescope in a patient's eye to treat macular degeneration – the leading cause of blindness in older Americans. Telescope for Macular Degeneration - Read more
Scientists Map Drug-like Compounds
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[23/04/2013] Drug developers may have a new tool to search for more effective medications and new materials. It is a computer algorithm that can model and catalogue the entire set of lightweight, carbon-containing molecules that chemists could feasibly create in a lab. Scientists Map Drug-like Compounds - Read more
Tiny Surgical Tools Perform Biopsies
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[24/04/2013] By using swarms of untethered microgrippers Johns Hopkins engineers and physicians may have devised a new way to perform biopsies that could prove more effective to access narrow body conduits as well as find early signs of diseases. Tiny Surgical Tools Perform Biopsies - Read more
Very Little Time at Patient Bedside
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[24/04/2013] Medical interns spend just 12 percent of their time examining and talking with patients, and more than 40 percent of their time behind a computer, according to a new Johns Hopkins study. Very Little Time at Patient Bedside - Read more
Atrophy Associated with Multiple Sclerosis
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[25/04/2013] Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements of atrophy in an important area of the brain are an accurate predictor of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study. According to the researchers, these atrophy measurements offer an improvement over current methods for evaluating patients at risk for MS. Atrophy Associated with Multiple Sclerosis - Read more
Novel Therapy is Safe
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[25/04/2013] An investigational treatment for an inherited form of Lou Gehrig’s disease has passed an early phase clinical trial for safety, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Massachusetts General Hospital report. Novel Therapy is Safe - Read more
Air Pollution Linked to Hardening of the Arteries
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[26/04/2013] Long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to heart attacks and strokes by speeding up atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries," according to a University of Michigan public health researcher and colleagues from across the United States. Air Pollution Linked to Hardening of the Arteries - Read more
84 Million People Were Uninsured
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[26/04/2013] Eighty-four million people ― nearly half of all working-age adults in the United States ―went without health insurance for a time last year or had out-of-pocket costs that were so high relative to their income they were considered underinsured, according to the Commonwealth Fund 2012 Biennial Health Insurance Survey. 84 Million People Were Uninsured - Read more
Conversion from Bad Fat to Good Fat
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[29/04/2013] Scientists from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich have shown for the first time that brown and white fat cells in a living organism can be converted from one cell type to the other. Conversion from Bad Fat to Good Fat - Read more
High Treatment Costs Harming Patients
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[29/04/2013] The increasing cost of treatments for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in the United States has reached unsustainably high levels and may be leaving many patients under- or untreated because they cannot afford care, according to a study. High Treatment Costs Harming Patients - Read more
Improving Response Time
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[30/04/2013] Recent study finds that door-to-balloon times can be lowered using process improvement strategies. Improving Response Time - Read more
Creating Stronger, More Elastic Hearts
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[30/04/2013] A team of bioengineers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is the first to report creating artificial heart tissue that closely mimics the functions of natural heart tissue through the use of human-based materials. Creating Stronger, More Elastic Hearts - Read more
Postcode Inequality for Cancer Diagnosis
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[02/05/2013] Hundreds of women with breast cancer living in England's most deprived areas would have better survival rates if they were diagnosed at the same stage as those who lived in affluent areas. Postcode Inequality for Cancer Diagnosis - Read more
The Many Faces of the Bacterial Defense System
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[02/05/2013] Even bacteria have a kind of immune system they use to defend themselves against unwanted intruders – in their case, viruses. Scientists at the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany, were now able to show that this defense system is much more diverse than previously thought and that it comes in multiple versions. The Many Faces of the Bacterial Defense System - Read more
Potential Novel Treatment Found
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[03/05/2013] An experimental drug has shown promise in treating influenza, preventing lung injury and death from the virus in preclinical studies, according to University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers. The scientists found that a drug called Eritoran can protect mice from death after they have been infected with a lethal dose of influenza virus. Potential Novel Treatment Found - Read more
Persistent Pain Has a Neurobiological Basis
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[03/05/2013] A new study led by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers is the first to identify a genetic risk factor for persistent pain after traumatic events such as motor vehicle collision and sexual assault. Persistent Pain Has a Neurobiological Basis - Read more
World Asthma Day - 05/07/2013
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[03/05/2013] On May 7th, 2013, the World Asthma Day will take place under the motto „You Can Control Your Asthma“. It was initiated in 1998 by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA). On this day, organizations and associations worldwide inform about the chronic respiratory disease and call on the affected persons to control it.World Asthma Day - 05/07/2013 - Read more
Risk Factors May Decrease Brain Function
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[06/05/2013] Brain function in adults as young as 35 may decline as their heart disease risk factors increase, according to new research. Risk Factors May Decrease Brain Function - Read more
Toxic Metals Found in Lipstick
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[06/05/2013] Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health tested 32 different lipsticks and lip glosses commonly found in drugstores and department stores. They detected lead, cadmium, chromium, aluminum and five other metals, some of which were found at levels that could raise potential health concerns. Toxic Metals Found in Lipstick - Read more
Cells Control Neuronal Connections
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[07/05/2013] Environment moulds behaviour - and not just that of people in society, but also at the microscopic level. This is because, for their function, neurons are dependent on the cell environment, the so-termed extracellular matrix. Cells Control Neuronal Connections - Read more
Stage for Policies to Address Health Risks
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[07/05/2013] For the first time, researchers from institutions around the United States have conducted an identical series of toxicology tests evaluating lung-related health impacts associated with widely used engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). Stage for Policies to Address Health Risks - Read more
AEDs Not Always in the Best Position
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[08/05/2013] A new study has found that publicly registered AEDs in Toronto are not in the best positions to help victims of cardiac arrest. AEDs Not Always in the Best Position - Read more
Local Laws Reduce Dangers of Lead
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[08/05/2013] A new study catalogues community-based efforts to develop strategies and policies that – by targeting high risk housing – may hold the key to reducing lead hazards in children's homes. Local Laws Reduce Dangers of Lead - Read more
Stability for the Genome
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[10/05/2013] In cancer cells, the genome is often in a chaotic, unstable state. Now, a research group from the Würzburg Biocenter, Germany, found out which enzymes can stabilize DNA. Stability for the Genome - Read more
Tool Shows which Kids at Greatest Risk
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[10/05/2013] Researchers at Michigan State University have identified a test that can determine which children with malaria are likely to develop cerebral malaria, a much more life-threatening form of the disease. Tool Shows which Kids at Greatest Risk - Read more
3-D Technology to Treat Atrial Fibrillation
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[13/05/2013] Researchers at the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center have developed a new 3-D technology that for the first time allows cardiologists the ability to see the precise source of atrial fibrillation in the heart. 3-D Technology to Treat Atrial Fibrillation - Read more
Distraction from Background Noises
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[13/05/2013] A new study finds that high levels of operating room (OR) noise can have a disruptive effect on a surgeon's auditory processing abilities. Distraction from Background Noises - Read more
App to Help Weight Loss Developed
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[14/05/2013] Researchers at the University of Liverpool have developed a smart phone app that helps users lose weight by carefully recording their food consumption. App to Help Weight Loss Developed - Read more
Reversing Paralysis with Restorative Gel
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[14/05/2013] Some parts of the body, like the liver, can regenerate themselves after damage. But others, such as our nervous system, are considered either irreparable or slow to recover, leaving thousands with a lifetime of pain, limited mobility, or even paralysis. Reversing Paralysis with Restorative Gel - Read more
Tumor-activated Protein Promotes Cancer Spread
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[15/05/2013] Researchers at the University of California report that cancers physically alter cells in the lymphatic system – a network of vessels that transports and stores immune cells throughout the body – to promote the spread of disease, a process called metastasis. Tumor-activated Protein Promotes Cancer Spread - Read more
50 Percent Increase in ICU Admissions
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[15/05/2013] A study of the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) researchers offers an in-depth look at hospitals nationwide and admissions to intensive care units (ICU). The study finds a sharp increase — nearly 50 percent — in ICU admissions coming from United States’ emergency departments. 50 Percent Increase in ICU Admissions - Read more
Bacterium Akkermansia Curbs Obesity
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[16/05/2013] A dominant and useful bacterium called Akkermansia muciniphila is present in the intestinal system of all humans, from babies to the elderly. This bacterium has a favourable effect on the disrupted metabolism associated with obesity. Bacterium Akkermansia Curbs Obesity - Read more
Biomaterial Could Improve Success
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[16/05/2013] Expensive, state-of-the-art medical devices and surgeries often are thwarted by the body’s natural response to attack something in the tissue that appears foreign. University of Washington (UW) engineers have demonstrated a way to prevent this. Biomaterial Could Improve Success - Read more
Robotic Kidney Transplant Safer for Obese
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[17/05/2013] Obese patients who received robotic kidney transplants had fewer wound complications than patients who received traditional “open” transplant surgery, according to surgeons at the University of Illinois (UI) Hospital & Health Sciences System. Robotic Kidney Transplant Safer for Obese - Read more
Caution When Using Genetic Sequencing
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[17/05/2013] The use of genome-wide analysis (GWA), that examines the entirety of an individual's DNA for genomic mutations or variants which can cause health problems is a useful technology for diagnosing disease. But it can also pose major ethical problems if used incorrectly. Caution When Using Genetic Sequencing - Read more
Breakup of Physician Drug Company Relationship Cut Cost
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[21/05/2013] A new report suggests that improved health care and significant reductions in drug costs might be attained by breaking up the age-old relationship between physicians and drug company representatives who promote the newest, more costly and often unnecessary prescription drugs. Breakup of Physician Drug Company Relationship Cut Cost - Read more
Leading Explanations for Whooping Cough's Resurgence
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[21/05/2013] Whooping cough has exploded in the United States and some other developed countries in recent decades, and many experts suspect ineffective childhood vaccines for the alarming resurgence. Leading Explanations for Whooping Cough's Resurgence - Read more
Results in Developing Oral Vaccin
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[22/05/2013] The University of Gothenburg Vaccine Research Institute (GUVAX) announces successful results in a placebo controlled phase I study of an oral, inactivated Escherichia coli diarrhea vaccine. Results in Developing Oral Vaccin - Read more
New Molecule as a Tumour Killer
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[22/05/2013] Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Lund University, Sweden, have bioengineered a novel molecule which has been proven to successfully kill tumour cells. New Molecule as a Tumour Killer - Read more
Gauging Bladder Cancer Treatment
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[23/05/2013] Aggressive forms of bladder cancer involve the protein PODXL – a discovery that could hold the key to improved treatment, according to researchers at Lund University, Uppsala University and KTH in Sweden. Gauging Bladder Cancer Treatment - Read more
Hospitals Profit from Infections
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[23/05/2013] Johns Hopkins researchers report that hospitals may be reaping enormous income for patients whose hospital stays are complicated by preventable bloodstream infections contracted in their intensive care units. Hospitals Profit from Infections - Read more
Management of High Blood Glucose
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[24/05/2013] High blood glucose is associated with poor outcomes in hospitalized patients, and use of intensive insulin therapy (IIT) to control hyperglycemia is a common practice. Recent evidence does not show a consistent benefit, but even shows harm associated with IIT. Management of High Blood Glucose - Read more
New Technique Helps Patients with Epilepsy
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[24/05/2013] New techniques in imaging of brain activity developed by Doctor Jean Gotman, from McGill University's Montreal Neurological Institute, and his colleagues lead to improved treatment of patients suffering from epilepsy. New Technique Helps Patients with Epilepsy - Read more
World Multiple Sclerosis Day - 05/29/2013
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[24/05/2013] Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease. Its different manifestations cause progressive forms of disability that strongly vary in severity. More than two million people are affected worldwide. For their whole lifetime, they have to deal both with the disease itself and its effects, once it has emerged.World Multiple Sclerosis Day - 05/29/2013 - Read more
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