http://www.medblogs.org/ Medblogs is a news site covering health, medicine, disease and nutrition. Topics include cancer, diabetes, diet, exercise, cardiac, pulmonsary, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals Copyright 2009 http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-apnea/news/20120202/treating-sleep-apnea-kids-improves-behavior-quality-life?src=RSS_PUBLIC http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-apnea/news/20120202/treating-sleep-apnea-kids-improves-behavior-quality-life?src=RSS_PUBLIC New research shows that air pressure masks worn at night can improve quality of life and behavior issues in children with sleep apnea. http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/two-arms-are-better-than-one-for-blood-pressure-check/17105 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/two-arms-are-better-than-one-for-blood-pressure-check/17105 A systematic review and meta-analysis carried out by researchers at the University of Exeter Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD) has found that differences in systolic blood pressure be http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/body-image-not-always-a-drag-on-women's-wellbeing/17104 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/body-image-not-always-a-drag-on-women's-wellbeing/17104 Deakin University psychology researchers have found that body image isn't always a negative experience for women. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209102023.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209102023.htm Fingerprints that are potential key pieces of evidence in court currently are not being considered due to shortcomings in the way this evidence is reported. Now, a statistical model has been developed that enables the weight of fingerprint evidence to be expressed in quantitative terms, paving the way for its full inclusion in the process of identifying criminals, according to a new report. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209143918.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209143918.htm A national, U.S. federally funded study has found that testing a developing fetus �� DNA through chromosomal microarray (CMA) provides more information about potential disorders than does the standard method of prenatal testing, which is to visually examine the chromosomes (karyotyping). http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209144005.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209144005.htm Neuroscientists have made a dramatic breakthrough in their efforts to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease. The use of a drug appears to quickly reverse the pathological, cognitive and memory deficits caused by the onset of Alzheimer's in mice. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209172818.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209172818.htm The way people rate their health determines their probability of survival in the following decades. Researchers have demonstrated that for ratings ranging from "excellent," "good," "fair," and "poor" to "very poor," the risk of mortality increases steadily �� independently of such known risk factors as smoking, low education levels or pre-existing diseases. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120210104745.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120210104745.htm Drug researchers hunting for alternative ways to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections may soon have a novel target -- its camouflage coat. HIV hides inside a cloak unusually rich in a sugar called mannose, which it uses to slip past the immune system before infecting its host's cells. Recently, however, biochemists discovered a family of chemical compounds that stick strongly to mannose. Understanding how this mechanism works could reveal a way to make drugs adhere to and kill HIV http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120210110510.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120210110510.htm New research finds that 16- to 18-year-olds perform better academically when they shave about two hours off what current guidelines prescribe. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pharmalot/~3/DV5P2e-PSzY/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pharmalot/~3/DV5P2e-PSzY/ And so, another working week is about to draw to a close. Hooray #8230;. This is, of course, our treasured signal to daydream about weekend plans. Our agenda is, as always, rather modest. We may connect with old friends, catch up on some reading and promenade with the official Pharmalot mascots. And you? Perhaps this is a good time to reach out to someone special or tidy up around your own campus. Or you could curl up with a good e-book and tune out the noisy world. Whatever you do, have a grand http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pharmalot/~3/XmNCrzYBFjs/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pharmalot/~3/XmNCrzYBFjs/ Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we ��ll share with it others. That ��s right. Send us your announcements and we ��ll find a home for them. Don ��t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going, especially with all the layoffs. Despite the downsizing, there is movement. Here are some of the latest changes. Recognize anyone? And here is our regular feature. Send us a photo and we will spotlight a dif http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pharmalot/~3/3J3-wVM_eOY/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pharmalot/~3/3J3-wVM_eOY/ As the feared patent cliff loomed, drugmakers began talking up their R #038;D priorities and efficiencies with an eye toward easing investor anxiety and positioning themselves for presumably better times. At the same time, pharma continually trumpted the high cost - still higher failure rates - involved. But which drugmaker made the best use of their R #038;D dollars? And which did the worst job? Well, the winner was Amgen. Between 1997 and 2011, the biotech spent $33.2 billion on R #038;D whil http://pharmagossip.blogspot.com/2012/02/hospital-pharmacy-europe-clopidogrel.html http://pharmagossip.blogspot.com/2012/02/hospital-pharmacy-europe-clopidogrel.html The anti-blood clot regimen that adds the drug clopidogrel (Plavix) to aspirin treatment is unlikely to prevent recurrent strokes and may increase the risk of bleeding and death in patients with subcortical stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. Because of these preliminary results, researchers ended the anti-clotting part of the Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes Trial (SPS3) in August 2011. http://pharmagossip.blogspot.com/2012/02/qe-explained.html http://pharmagossip.blogspot.com/2012/02/qe-explained.html eight='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16831881-7869203772862702700?l=pharmagossip.blogspot.com' alt='' /> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/DlJuM/~3/D8eBpuJaX-Q/hospital-pharmacy-europe-clopidogrel.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/DlJuM/~3/D8eBpuJaX-Q/hospital-pharmacy-europe-clopidogrel.html The anti-blood clot regimen that adds the drug clopidogrel (Plavix) to aspirin treatment is unlikely to prevent recurrent strokes and may increase the risk of bleeding and death in patients with subcortical stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. Because of these preliminary results, researchers ended the anti-clotting part of the Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes Trial (SPS3) in August 2011. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/DlJuM/~3/uzXBtp6I5Do/qe-explained.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/DlJuM/~3/uzXBtp6I5Do/qe-explained.html eight='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16831881-7869203772862702700?l=pharmagossip.blogspot.com' alt='' /> http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241403.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241403.php A new study published in the journal Pharmacoepidemiology Drug Safety reveals that benfluorex, a fenfluramine derivative drug used in France under the name Mediator®, is likely responsible for thousands of hospitalizations and deaths over a 30 year period. Benfluorex (Mediator®) was used in France from 1976 to 2009... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241401.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241401.php Children of diabetic pregnancies have a greater risk of childhood obesity, but new research from the Colorado School of Public Health shows breastfeeding can reduce this threat. Epidemiologist Tessa Crume, Ph.D., MSPH, and fellow researchers tracked 94 children of diabetic pregnancies and 399 of non-diabetic pregnancies from birth to age 13... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241395.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241395.php A study led by the University of Leicester has found that anti-obesity drugs coupled with lifestyle advice are effective in reducing weight and BMI... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241393.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241393.php There are two key cell types in the brain that are central to the regulation of feeding behaviors, agouti-related peptide (AgRP)-expressing neurons and proopiomelancortin (POMC)-expressing neurons. Previous work has shown that the AgRP neurons promote feeding and weight gain, while the POMC cells have been linked with appetite suppression and weight loss... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241500.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241500.php Researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered that anti-obesity drugs together with lifestyle advice are effective in reducing weight and BMI. In the paper published in Obesity Review, Dr. Laura Gray and her team from Leicester University's Department of Health Sciences assessed the effectiveness of anti -obesity drugs and a modified lifestyle on weight loss and body mass index... http://www.nih.gov/news/health/feb2012/niams-10.htm http://www.nih.gov/news/health/feb2012/niams-10.htm A new study shows that Kineret (anakinra), a medication approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, is effective in stopping the progression of organ damage in people with neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID). This rare and debilitating genetic disorder causes persistent inflammation and ongoing tissue damage. The research was performed by scientists at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), part of the National Institutes of http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758421?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758421?src=rss http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758421?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758421?src=rss When it comes to deciding whether or not to put extremely elderly patients on mechanical ventilation, doctors should not have a nihilistic attitude. Medscape Medical News http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758422?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758422?src=rss http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758422?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758422?src=rss Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee who undergo total knee arthroplasty cut their 7-year mortality rate in half, a new study shows. Medscape Medical News http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121753.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121753.html Suggestions to help ease the pain Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Tooth Disorders http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121757.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121757.html Rate among U.S.-born Hispanic women nearly triple that of women here less than a decade, study says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Childbirth Problems, Hispanic-American Health http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121760.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121760.html But majority of adults still not told to get active during office visit, report finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Exercise and Physical Fitness, Talking With Your Doctor http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121761.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121761.html Case report says victims thought they'd ordered amphetamine, but got drug that turned their skin blue Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Drug Abuse http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121759.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121759.html Analysis looked at a variety of ethnic groups Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Diabetes Type 2, Genes and Gene Therapy http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121765.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121765.html After unusual femur break, patients should not take bisphosphonates, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Fractures, Osteoporosis http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121763.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121763.html Early lab study showed reduction of disease-related plaque Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Alzheimer's Disease, Cancer Chemotherapy http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121764.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121764.html Study found men who had the first had 74% higher chance of developing the secondSource: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Heart Diseases, Prostate Cancer http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121767.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121767.html More than 95 percent said they ordered unnecessary tests, referrals and hospitalizations to protect themselves Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Health Occupations http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121768.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121768.html Study found respiratory distress syndrome more likely in small, premature infants born by cesarean Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Cesarean Section, Lung Diseases, Premature Babies http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121788.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121788.html About two-thirds of women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer want to take part in making decisions about their treatment, according to a new survey of patients from five different countries.Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Breast Cancer, Talking With Your Doctor http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121789.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121789.html People enrolled in early stage trials for possible cancer treatments may underestimate the risks involved and overestimate the potential benefits, suggests a new study.Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Page: Clinical Trials http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121769.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_121769.html Study suggests treatment of expectant mothers is feasible after first trimester Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Cancer and Pregnancy http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/videos/news/c_section_021012.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/videos/news/c_section_021012.html Source: HealthDay - Related MedlinePlus Pages: Cesarean Section, Infant and Newborn Development http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KevinMd-MedicalWeblog/~3/xdgEqXa1pTQ/top-stories-health-medicine-morning-february-10-2012.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KevinMd-MedicalWeblog/~3/xdgEqXa1pTQ/top-stories-health-medicine-morning-february-10-2012.html This series is brought to you by MedPage Today.1. Last Patients on ICU Rounds Get Least Time. Clinical staff spent significantly less time with intensive care unit patients at the end of rounds as compared with the beginning.2. Women Suffer More ICD Complications. Women are at greater risk of complications and are less likely to receive appropriate shocks from their implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) than men.3. Drugs Not Equal Against Bladder Infection. For uncomplicated bladder inf http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KevinMd-MedicalWeblog/~3/t9YsV5_Sb2o/medical-advances-world-disservice.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KevinMd-MedicalWeblog/~3/t9YsV5_Sb2o/medical-advances-world-disservice.html There is a healthy debate over whether a lab that created an extremely infectious version of influenza ought to publish the genetic sequence. The debate speaks to a larger problem: sometimes, medical advances do the world a disservice. The medical field could use some soul-searching, just as physicists did in the wake of the Manhattan Project.A few years ago, I read a neat research finding.  In a pregnant woman, some of the fetus #8217;s DNA crosses the placenta and circulates in the mother #82 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KevinMd-MedicalWeblog/~3/03CKA5VzDlQ/avoid-malpractice-treating-minor-head-trauma-children.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KevinMd-MedicalWeblog/~3/03CKA5VzDlQ/avoid-malpractice-treating-minor-head-trauma-children.html In October 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a 60% increase in ��emergency department visits for sports �� and recreation ��related traumatic brain injuries, including concussions, among children and adolescents �� over the past decade. That ��s good news: as the CDC ��s press release said, they believe the increase was due in part to ��growing awareness among parents and coaches, and the public as a whole, about the need for individuals with a suspected TBI to http://insureblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/pcip-head-scratcher-edition.html http://insureblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/pcip-head-scratcher-edition.html PCIP, the taxpayer funded federal program for those with pre-existing medical conditions is one of the few sections of Obamacrap that I applaud.If Congress had created PCIP and stopped there, all of us would be better off.PCIP is an option for those who can't obtain health insurance through existing channels. It does come with a mandatory 6 month waiting period which has mixed reviews. PCIP has few requirements (other than rejection by health insurance carriers due to existing medical conditions http://insureblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/warning-health-insurance-may-be.html http://insureblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/warning-health-insurance-may-be.html That's right. HHS has decided your health, and/or your wallet, can be dangerous and requires warning labels.According to KHN:"For too many Americans today, choosing a health plan means reading through a human resources book usually the size of a small phone book and important information about eligibility and benefits is often buried in the fine print," saidMarilyn Tavenner, the acting head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency within the Department of Health and Human Se http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hyscience/~3/Scyo6NX0U0w/the_sun_is_sett.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hyscience/~3/Scyo6NX0U0w/the_sun_is_sett.php If we say nothing while watching someone walk off a cliff and plunge to her death we would be criminally negligent. If we ride past a home in the early morning and see smoke rising from the roof and don't call 911 we would be criminally negligent. Today, as we watch our nation walk off a cliff, as we watch the smoke rise from the home of the brave and the land of the free, if we do not do all we can to raise the awareness of our fellow Americans we are criminally negligent. Those who are awa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hyscience/~3/-mgmEG18Ifk/re_obamas_versi.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hyscience/~3/-mgmEG18Ifk/re_obamas_versi.php The controversy over the Obama administration's guidelines under ObamaCare that make it mandatory for all employer-provided health insurance to include free birth control, abortifacients, and sterilizations didn't just happen or was brought about by the Catholic Church - it was purposeful on the part of the Secretary of HHS and the White House. It's Obama's version of a "faith-based intiative." Jim Geraghty makes this perfectly clear:... They're in it because some members of the White House sta http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hyscience/~3/lFu3A8bvx-s/forbes_oped_don.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hyscience/~3/lFu3A8bvx-s/forbes_oped_don.php We keep hearing more and more about Barack Obama's phony baloney unemployment rate, and for good reason. Despite the claim by the U.S. Department of Labor (headed by a political appointee of Barack Obama, Hilda Solis) that the rate is now 8.3%, truth be known ... it's actually 11%. Peter Ferrara explains today at Forbes (emphasis mine): When Barack Obama entered office in January, 2009, the labor force participation rate was 65.7%, meaning nearly two-thirds of working age Americans were workin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hyscience/~3/rsLPWe5ohTs/obama_saul_alin.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hyscience/~3/rsLPWe5ohTs/obama_saul_alin.php Even if Obama relents on the contraception mandate, as he is now being pressured to do, his word cannot be believed, as his pattern of broken promises demonstrates. He can only be actively opposed, as the contraception mandate reflects his true contempt of Christianity and of Christians. ... And if this is the disdain Obama displays to Catholics during an election year, how much more fierce will be that disdain throughout a second term unencumbered by re-election concerns. - John Vennari, Cathol http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661456 http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661456 Health experts say Americans shouldn't be overly concerned http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661654 http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661654 More seizures, lower Apgar scores found in home http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661651 http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661651 And repeat surgery is likely for many younger recipients, researchers predict http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661127 http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661127 Here are possible symptoms http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661124 http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661124 Here are common factors http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661648 http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661648 Long-term study found lower BMI in children breast-fed at least 6 months http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661544 http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661544 Operating sooner, later worse for babies, preliminary research finds http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661444 http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661444 No evidence found to link antiretroviral therapy with severity of psychiatric symptoms http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661669 http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661669 FDA Issues Guidelines for Review of Lower-Priced Biotech Drugs More Than Half of U.S. Dogs and Cats Too Fat: Survey Tassimo Single-Cup Brewers Recalled http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/NU6LjrPFse4/241521.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/NU6LjrPFse4/241521.php Early this spring, conference producer, Q1 Productions, will bring leaders in the medical device and diagnostic industries together to discuss most innovative as well as best practices in developing sales training programs. Held over March 8th and 9th at the luxurious Wigwam Resort in the Phoenix area, this year's sales training event updates and expands upon its predecessors, keeping abreast of the effects of constantly evolving elements in global economy, health policy and healthcare industry http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/UvkJBLcgBmo/241513.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/UvkJBLcgBmo/241513.php marcus evans, a conference production company, will host the 7th Drug Medical Device Litigation Forum, March 7-8, 2012 in Philadelphia, PA. More than 16 leading experts will provide insights on how to use and implement the new strategies in drug and medical device litigation. Due to recent developments, medical device and pharmaceutical products are inherently at risk... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/k7TdhKsOZlc/241391.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/k7TdhKsOZlc/241391.php The financial burden Americans face paying out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs has declined, although prescription costs remain a significant challenge for people with lower incomes and those with public insurance, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Despite the improvement, more than 8 million nonelderly Americans lived in families with high drug-cost burden in 2008 and one in four devoted more than half of their total out-of-pocket medical spending to prescription drugs, accordin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/PammaC4329Q/241390.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/PammaC4329Q/241390.php In their search for new, better ways to diagnose periprosthetic joint infection, Rothman Institute at Jefferson researchers have discovered that measurement of C-reactive protein in the synovial fluid is extremely accurate, while measuring a patients' serum white blood cell count (WBC) and the percentage of neutrophils (PMN%), the conventional method for diagnosis, has a minimal role in the determination of PJI. The synovial fluid is the viscous liquid that lubricates the joints and feeds the ca http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/g8fu2Ljv3nk/241389.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/g8fu2Ljv3nk/241389.php Gene therapy for congenital blindness has taken another step forward, as researchers further improved vision in three adult patients previously treated in one eye. After receiving the same treatment in their other eye, the patients became better able to see in dim light, and two were able to navigate obstacles in low-light situations. No adverse effects occurred. Neither the first treatment nor the readministered treatment triggered an immune reaction that cancelled the benefits of the inserted http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/hMpl8lSzh-o/241388.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/hMpl8lSzh-o/241388.php A study by Hospital for Special Surgery researchers has provided the first comprehensive look at just how metal-on-metal total hip replacements are failing in patients around the country. Made possible by what is thought to be the largest archive of failed joint replacements, the research should help doctors develop a better hip replacement for future patients. The study was reported at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Feb. 7-11... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/o24t5ThOjO8/241387.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/o24t5ThOjO8/241387.php A new study has demonstrated that a procedure wherein healthy cartilage is transplanted to fix an area of damaged cartilage (osteoarticular cartilage transplantation or OATS procedure) is superior to the standard of care for repairing cartilage defects. It is thought that fixing such lesions may ultimately help to prevent the onset of osteoarthritis, and get athletic individuals back to sporting activities reliably. The study by Hospital for Special Surgery researchers was reported at the annual http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/FQZXp99kq-k/241386.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/FQZXp99kq-k/241386.php An Oregon Research Institute (ORI) exercise study conducted in four Oregon cities has shown significant benefits for patients with mild-to-moderate Parkinson's disease. In an original article published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), ORI scientist Fuzhong Li, Ph.D. and colleagues report that a tailored program of twice-weekly Tai Chi training resulted in improved postural stability and walking ability, and reduced falls in the participants... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/rBdkClkrsJo/241385.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/rBdkClkrsJo/241385.php DNA sequences from tumor cells can be used to direct the immune system to attack cancer, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The research, in mice, appears online in Nature. The immune system relies on an intricate network of alarm bells, targets and safety brakes to determine when and what to attack. The new results suggest that scientists may now be able to combine DNA sequencing data with their knowledge of the triggers and targets that set off im http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/c7X1sFES2iE/241382.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/c7X1sFES2iE/241382.php High-quality early child care isn't important just for children, but for their mothers, too. That's the conclusion of a new study by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin; the study appears in the journal Child Development . The study analyzed data from more than 1,300 children in the longitudinal Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, which was sponsored by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/5YsXbM-KHSE/241381.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/5YsXbM-KHSE/241381.php War, the aftermath of war, and political violence are harmful to children's and teens' mental health and well-being. But few studies have looked at how this happens. A new longitudinal study of neighborhoods in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has found that political violence affects children by upsetting the ways their families function, resulting in behavior problems and mental health symptoms among the youths over extended periods of time... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/0EY3r3fmXBE/241380.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/0EY3r3fmXBE/241380.php Young people's choices about using drugs and alcohol are influenced by peers - not only close friends, but also sports teammates. A new study of middle schoolers and their social networks has found that teammates' smoking plays a big role in youths' decisions about smoking, but adolescents who take part in a lot of sports smoke less. The study was conducted at the University of Southern California (USC) and appears in the journal Child Development. Researchers looked at 1,260 ethnically diverse, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/AWDWGH57sJE/241362.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/AWDWGH57sJE/241362.php The molecular pathway that carries time-of-day signals from the body's internal clock to ultimately guide daily behavior is like a black box, says Amita Sehgal, PhD, the John Herr Musser Professor of Neuroscience and Co-Director, Comprehensive Neuroscience Center, at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Now, new research from the Sehgal lab is taking a peek inside, describing a molecular pathway and its inner parts that connect the well-known clock neurons to cells gover http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/FNNfkRZpM80/241361.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/FNNfkRZpM80/241361.php It has long been known that psychostimulant drugs have the paradoxical effect of reducing hyperactivity. [Psychostimulant drugs include methylphenidate - known by the trade names Ritalin, Concerta, and Methylin - and methamphetamine]. Since the mid-1950s, millions of children and adults have been prescribed stimulant medications to control attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But for more than seven decades, since the first experiment that gave an amphetamine drug to children diagnos http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/gnzKQ3VJ32o/241360.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/gnzKQ3VJ32o/241360.php Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Coloradans who smoke are not thinking about quitting or getting ready to quit, and a quarter are uncomfortable approaching their doctors for help, report University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers in a recent article published in Nicotine Tobacco Research. These and other findings from the study may help identify new approaches to encourage GLBT smokers to quit... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/P306wljbj0s/241359.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/P306wljbj0s/241359.php Parkinson's disease researchers at the University at Buffalo have discovered how mutations in the parkin gene cause the disease, which afflicts at least 500,000 Americans and for which there is no cure. The results are published in the current issue of Nature Communications. The UB findings reveal potential new drug targets for the disease as well as a screening platform for discovering new treatments that might mimic the protective functions of parkin. UB has applied for patent protection on th http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/zJiFCCQkrmc/241357.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/zJiFCCQkrmc/241357.php Researchers have discovered a restricted pattern of molecules that differentiate early-stage breast tumors from invasive, life-threatening cancer. They also found a similar molecular signature that correlated with the aggressiveness of invasive tumors, and with the time to metastasis and overall survival. Researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/kjiIaUb-qXU/241355.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/kjiIaUb-qXU/241355.php Wrist fractures, also called distal radius fractures (DRF), are among the most common osteoporosis-related fractures occurring on average 15 years earlier than hip fractures. As vitamin D deficiency has recently been linked with muscle weakness, increased fall risks, and bone fractures, investigators sought to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among post menopausal women with DRF. The study, "Hypovitaminosis D in Postmenopausal Women with a Distal Radius Fracture," was presented a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/F5R4oEeefdA/241354.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/F5R4oEeefdA/241354.php Researchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson examined data on patients being treated for lumbar stenosis and the degenerative spine condition spondylolisthesis and found that patients who received epidural steroid injections (ESI) had a higher rate of crossover to surgery and fared worse in physical health and bodily pain versus those who did not receive ESI, dispelling their pre-study hypothesis... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/FP4znBqREkE/241353.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/FP4znBqREkE/241353.php Reviving a theory first proposed in the late 1800s that the development of organs in the normal embryo and the development of cancers are related, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have studied organ development in mice to unravel how breast cancers, and perhaps other cancers, develop in people. Their findings provide new ways to predict and personalize the diagnosis and treatment of cancer... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/Y9Dr9qLn_co/241350.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/Y9Dr9qLn_co/241350.php Previous studies have found that human behavior during a recession is remarkably different than that during a bullish economy. For example, people tend to spend more time focused on working and less time engaging in leisure and recreation activities, resulting in fewer motor vehicle and other accidents. 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And fasting plus chemotherapy, but neither treatment on its own, resulted in long-term cancer-free survival in mice with neuroblastoma, according to a study published online on Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/rASsQD7WRKQ/241416.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/rASsQD7WRKQ/241416.php Some unusual alliances are necessary for you to wiggle your fingers, researchers report. Understanding those relationships should enable better treatment of neuromuscular diseases, such as myasthenia gravis, which prevent muscles from taking orders from your brain, said Dr. Lin Mei, Director of the Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics at Georgia Health Sciences University. During development, neurons in the spinal cord reach out to muscle fibers to form a direct line of communication cal http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/n1lYEE2gKl4/241415.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/n1lYEE2gKl4/241415.php Higher blood levels of cadmium in females, and higher blood levels of lead in males, delayed pregnancy in couples trying to become pregnant, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other academic research institutions. Cigarette smoke is the most common source of exposure to cadmium, a toxic metal found in the earth's crust, which is used in batteries, pigments, metal coatings and plastics. 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With the added capability to track the timing of dynamic biochemical reactions, cell sensors become more useful for many studies, such as measurements of protein folding or neural activity... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/PE7Gx7zW4hs/241411.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/PE7Gx7zW4hs/241411.php The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has developed a guideline on the radiotherapeutic and surgical management for newly diagnosed brain metastases. It has been published in Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO), ASTRO's official clinical practice journal. "This guideline was developed by an international multidisciplinary task force charged with systematically reviewing and synthesizing level one and other high-quality data into a distilled work product," Eric L. Chang, MD, a radiat http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/F_2TMrhk8bM/241410.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/F_2TMrhk8bM/241410.php Increased pain following surgery has long been linked to anxiety and "catastrophizing," an extreme response to stress. In a new study presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), 97 patients - men and women - who were about to undergo minimally invasive total knee replacement (TKR) surgery, completed a brief survey to quantify their level of anxiety, as well as their typical level of anxiety and potential for catastrophizing. Pain data was then col http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/KVlnBy2hq3U/241409.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/KVlnBy2hq3U/241409.php Patients taking antidepressants up to three years prior to undergoing a total hip replacement (THR) were more likely to report greater pain before and after surgery and less satisfaction with their procedure, according to new research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). In the study, 1,657 patients (13 percent of the study population) used antidepressants up to three years before surgery. The patients were surveyed before and one year afte http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/OE30_Yr1J78/241408.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/OE30_Yr1J78/241408.php The management of tuberculosis cases in the European Union (EU) is not meeting international standards, according to new research. The research, published online ahead of print in the European Respiratory Journal, has identified key areas of priority for public action to combat the growing number of drug-resistant tuberculosis cases. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates a prevalence of 440,000 multidrug-resistant TB cases (MDR-TB) with 150,000 deaths and 50,000 extremely drug-resistant http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/4LpOGFcp7HU/241406.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/4LpOGFcp7HU/241406.php A large-scale study analyzing metabolic compounds in rice grains conducted by researchers at the RIKEN Plant Science Center (PSC) and their collaborators has identified 131 rice metabolites and clarified the genetic and environmental factors that influence their production. The findings provide a natural way to bioengineer improved rice grain varieties by selectively increasing production of useful metabolites, boosting the nutritional value of crops. As one of the most important staple crops, r http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/QN-KjFAScCg/241405.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/QN-KjFAScCg/241405.php There is growing evidence that supports an association between atypical fractures of the femur - a rare break of the thigh bone, typically without trauma - and the use of bisphosphonates, drugs proven to enhance bone density and reduce fracture incidence caused by osteoporosis... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/LguOfuI-KWE/241403.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/LguOfuI-KWE/241403.php A new study published in the journal Pharmacoepidemiology Drug Safety reveals that benfluorex, a fenfluramine derivative drug used in France under the name Mediator®, is likely responsible for thousands of hospitalizations and deaths over a 30 year period. Benfluorex (Mediator®) was used in France from 1976 to 2009. Despite its anorexic properties, the drug was not marketed as an appetite suppressant but as an adjunct for the treatment of hyperlipidemia and among overweight patients with typ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/702-Ts-kCfw/241402.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/702-Ts-kCfw/241402.php It's been more than 50 years since James Watson and Francis Crick showed that DNA is a double helix of two strands that complement each other. But how does a short piece of DNA find its match, out of the millions of 'letters' in even a small genome? New work by researchers at the University of California, Davis, handling and observing single molecules of DNA, shows how it's done. The results are published online by the journal Nature. Defects in DNA repair and copying are strongly linked to canc http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/PxlT3uKchVE/241401.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/PxlT3uKchVE/241401.php Children of diabetic pregnancies have a greater risk of childhood obesity, but new research from the Colorado School of Public Health shows breastfeeding can reduce this threat. Epidemiologist Tessa Crume, Ph.D., MSPH, and fellow researchers tracked 94 children of diabetic pregnancies and 399 of non-diabetic pregnancies from birth to age 13. They evaluated the influence of breastfeeding on the growth of body mass index (BMI), an indicator of childhood obesity. "There are critical perinatal perio http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/dlC6MvPeI_U/241400.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/dlC6MvPeI_U/241400.php Children of mothers screened and treated for reduced thyroid function during pregnancy show no signs of improved IQ compared to women who receive no treatment, new research has uncovered. Scientists from Cardiff University's School of Medicine working with colleagues from The Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, and colleagues from Turin, Italy took blood samples from more than 20,000 women at about 13 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/ZUJABR_rxpw/241399.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/ZUJABR_rxpw/241399.php Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 5-9% of youth and is frequently treated with stimulant medications, such as methylphenidate and amphetamine products. A recent safety communication from the US Food and Drug Administration advised that all patients undergoing ADHD treatment be monitored for changes in heart rate or blood pressure. Amidst growing concern over the risks of stimulant use in youth, a study by Dr... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/s-IaaKge6m0/241398.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/s-IaaKge6m0/241398.php A new study has revealed the widening gap in suicide rates between Scotland and England Wales due to a large extent to the number of young Scottish men taking their lives. The research, carried out by the Universities of Manchester and Edinburgh and the Medical Research Council Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in Glasgow, examined suicide rates north and south of the border between 1960 and 2008. The team found that the suicide rate in both men and women was in fact lower in Scotland unt http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/jdFij-MGdGg/241397.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/jdFij-MGdGg/241397.php Mark Twain said, "Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times." Many smokers would agree that it's difficult to stay away from cigarettes. A new study in Biological Psychiatry this month now suggests that low dopamine levels that occur as a result of withdrawal from smoking actually promote the relapse to smoking. Dopamine is a brain chemical messenger that is critically important in reward and motivation. Some research suggests that one of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/tVuewkty3jY/241395.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/tVuewkty3jY/241395.php A study led by the University of Leicester has found that anti-obesity drugs coupled with lifestyle advice are effective in reducing weight and BMI. Dr Laura Gray and colleagues from the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Leicester have published a paper in the journal Obesity Review which looks at the effectiveness of anti-obesity drugs and a modified lifestyle on weight loss and body mass index. The research was funded by an National Institute for Health Research Health Technol http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/BSomqG1i4TA/241394.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/BSomqG1i4TA/241394.php Scientists have developed a new community resource that may act as a Rosetta stone for revealing the genetic basis of traits and disease. A paper in the Feb. 9 issue of Nature describes the Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel (DGRP), which provides the highest-resolution view to date, of the genome structure and variation in a population of 192 fruit flies with diverse traits... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/AspIEspL8TQ/241393.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/AspIEspL8TQ/241393.php There are two key cell types in the brain that are central to the regulation of feeding behaviors, agouti-related peptide (AgRP)-expressing neurons and proopiomelancortin (POMC)-expressing neurons. Previous work has shown that the AgRP neurons promote feeding and weight gain, while the POMC cells have been linked with appetite suppression and weight loss. Now a new study published by Cell Press in the February 9 issue of the journal Neuron uncovers a neural pathway that links fasting with activa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/lRSWwxfkCL0/241392.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/lRSWwxfkCL0/241392.php A new study identifies specific cell-stress signaling pathways that link injury of the optic nerve with irreversible vision loss. The research, published by Cell Press in the February 9 issue of the journal Neuron, may lead to new strategies that will help to protect vulnerable neurons in the retina after optic nerve damage and diseases. Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) send visual information from the retina to the brain through long processes called axons. The axons of the RGCs are bundled togeth http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/jXgUn6oEL24/241379.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/jXgUn6oEL24/241379.php Children who have difficult relationships with their peers can experience more psychological dysfunction, such as depression. But does the depression lead to youths' relationship problems, or do difficulties in the relationships provoke the depression? A new study of children in the middle years of childhood has found that depression forecasts problems in peer relationships, including being victimized by peers and problems being accepted by peers... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/ig1zmQBeYgg/241444.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/ig1zmQBeYgg/241444.php A drug approved for the treatment of cancer appears to quickly reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer's in mice, according to a new study from the US published in the journal Science on Thursday. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved bexarotene as a treatment for cutaneous T cell lymphoma, a type of skin cancer, in 2000. Now a team of neuroscientists has shown that when they gave the drug to mice with Alzheimer's disease, it quickly reversed the pathological, cognitive and memory defic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/qN4ER6q5gEg/241483.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/qN4ER6q5gEg/241483.php A report published Online First in Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, shows that under the revised criteria for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease, many patients who are currently diagnosed with very mild or mild Alzheimer disease dementia could potentially be reclassified as having mild cognitive impairment (MCI). According to John C. Morris, M.D., of Washington University School of Medicine in St... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/vE8Yt5e9NIc/241480.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/vE8Yt5e9NIc/241480.php Findings of a report published Online First in the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals shows that men who smoke seem to be linked with a more rapid cognitive decline. According to background information, smoking is more and more renown as a risk factor for dementia in the elderly. In 2010, the number of dementia diagnoses around the world was estimated at 36 million with numbers increasing and predicted to double every 20 years. Séverine Sabia, Ph.D... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/L0GUKrboUOc/241500.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/L0GUKrboUOc/241500.php Researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered that anti-obesity drugs together with lifestyle advice are effective in reducing weight and BMI. In the paper published in Obesity Review, Dr. Laura Gray and her team from Leicester University's Department of Health Sciences assessed the effectiveness of anti -obesity drugs and a modified lifestyle on weight loss and body mass index. The researchers reviewed 94 studies that included more than 24,000 individuals, evaluating the efficac http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsid.3386/news_detail.asp http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsid.3386/news_detail.asp It ��s a common perception that breast cancer is deadlier among younger women, but women over 75 are actually more likely to die from the disease, according to a large international study. http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsid.3385/news_detail.asp http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsid.3385/news_detail.asp For the first time ever, two major U.S. drugstore chains are selling a male fertility test. http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsid.3384/news_detail.asp http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsid.3384/news_detail.asp A class of antacids known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may increase the risk of severe diarrhea caused byClostridium difficile bacteria, the FDA has announced. http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsid.3383/news_detail.asp http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsid.3383/news_detail.asp Total knee replacement (TKR) in elderly patients with osteoarthritis (OA) may lower their risk of both heart failure and total mortality, suggests new research presented at this year ��s meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241391.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241391.php The financial burden Americans face paying out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs has declined, although prescription costs remain a significant challenge for people with lower incomes and those with public insurance, according to a new RAND Corporation study... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241403.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241403.php A new study published in the journal Pharmacoepidemiology Drug Safety reveals that benfluorex, a fenfluramine derivative drug used in France under the name Mediator®, is likely responsible for thousands of hospitalizations and deaths over a 30 year period. Benfluorex (Mediator®) was used in France from 1976 to 2009... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241401.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241401.php Children of diabetic pregnancies have a greater risk of childhood obesity, but new research from the Colorado School of Public Health shows breastfeeding can reduce this threat. Epidemiologist Tessa Crume, Ph.D., MSPH, and fellow researchers tracked 94 children of diabetic pregnancies and 399 of non-diabetic pregnancies from birth to age 13... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241395.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241395.php A study led by the University of Leicester has found that anti-obesity drugs coupled with lifestyle advice are effective in reducing weight and BMI... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241385.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241385.php DNA sequences from tumor cells can be used to direct the immune system to attack cancer, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The research, in mice, appears online in Nature. The immune system relies on an intricate network of alarm bells, targets and safety brakes to determine when and what to attack... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241353.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241353.php Reviving a theory first proposed in the late 1800s that the development of organs in the normal embryo and the development of cancers are related, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have studied organ development in mice to unravel how breast cancers, and perhaps other cancers, develop in people... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241454.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241454.php Fasting was as effective as chemotherapy in delaying growth of specific tumors in mice and boosted the effectiveness of chemotherapy on melanoma, glioma, and breast cancer cells... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241411.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241411.php The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has developed a guideline on the radiotherapeutic and surgical management for newly diagnosed brain metastases. It has been published in Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO), ASTRO's official clinical practice journal... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241402.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241402.php It's been more than 50 years since James Watson and Francis Crick showed that DNA is a double helix of two strands that complement each other. But how does a short piece of DNA find its match, out of the millions of 'letters' in even a small genome? New work by researchers at the University of California, Davis, handling and observing single molecules of DNA, shows how it's done... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241444.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241444.php A drug approved for the treatment of cancer appears to quickly reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer's in mice, according to a new study from the US published in the journal Science on Thursday. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved bexarotene as a treatment for cutaneous T cell lymphoma, a type of skin cancer, in 2000... http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/02/06/hlsb0210.htm http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/02/06/hlsb0210.htm Forty-seven percent received colorectal cancer screening in 2010 compared with 60% of whites, data show. Disparities also exist in testing for breast and cervical cancers. http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/02/06/hlsb0210.htm http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/02/06/hlsb0210.htm Forty-seven percent received colorectal cancer screening in 2010 compared with 60% of whites, data show. Disparities also exist in testing for breast and cervical cancers. http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/02/06/gvse0210.htm http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/02/06/gvse0210.htm A ballot measure for a $7 billion increase gains the support of state physicians and hospitals, who have been fighting fee cuts in the courts. http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/e-news/archive/2012/2/10 http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/e-news/archive/2012/2/10 ldquo;The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is notifying healthcare professionals and patients that drug interactions between the hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease inhibitor Victrelis (boceprevir) and certain ritonavir-boosted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease inhibitors (atazanavir, lopinavir, darunavir) can potentially reduce the effectiveness of these medicines when they are used together. ldquo;Patients should not stop taking any of their medicines without talking to their http://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20120209/chemo-may-not-harm-unborn-baby?src=RSS_PUBLIC http://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20120209/chemo-may-not-harm-unborn-baby?src=RSS_PUBLIC A new study shows little evidence that exposure to chemotherapy in the womb in the second and third trimesters leads to health problems or developmental delays in childhood. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120208132253.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120208132253.htm Synaptic plasticity �� the ability of the synaptic connections between the brain's neurons to change and modify over time -- has been shown to be a key to memory formation and the acquisition of new learning behaviors. Now researchers reveal that the neural circuits controlling hunger and eating behaviors are also controlled by plasticity. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120208132255.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120208132255.htm Previous work has shown that the AgRP neurons promote feeding and weight gain, while the POMC cells have been linked with appetite suppression and weight loss. Now a new study uncovers a neural pathway that links fasting with activation of AgRP neurons. The research provides valuable insight into the complex mechanisms that control food seeking behavior. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120208132257.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120208132257.htm A new study identifies specific cell-stress signaling pathways that link injury of the optic nerve with irreversible vision loss. The research may lead to new strategies that will help to protect vulnerable neurons in the retina after optic nerve damage and diseases. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120208132547.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120208132547.htm Mark Twain said, "Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times." Many smokers would agree that it's difficult to stay away from cigarettes. A new study now suggests that low dopamine levels that occur as a result of withdrawal from smoking actually promote the relapse to smoking. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209101839.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209101839.htm UC Riverside biomedical scientists have identified a new link between a protein (beta-arrestin) and short-term memory that could open new doors for the therapeutic treatment of neurological disorders, particularly Alzheimer's disease. They show that if beta-arrestin is removed from neurons, short-term memory loss is prevented. But beta-arrestin is also required for normal learning/memory. The researchers argue that a fine balance needs to be established, one that could be achieved by pharmaceuti http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209101844.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209101844.htm The threat of multi-drug resistant gonorrhea is rising. Cephalosporins, the last line of defense, are rapidly losing effectiveness. The likelihood of treatment failures in the United States calls for urgent action to control the spread of gonorrhea, medical research leaders say. Gonorrhea is the second most commonly reported communicable disease in the United States. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209131452.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209131452.htm Researchers have found new evidence for the role of the brain in obesity. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209135054.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209135054.htm The largest genetics study to date of Type 2 diabetes has identified new gene variants associated with risk for the common metabolic disease. An international scientific consortium, studying multi-ethnic populations, uncovered genes that may point to biological targets for developing more effective drugs for T2D. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209135058.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209135058.htm Young adults who easily engage in rewarding conversations with their partners are less likely to hold onto anger and stress and more likely to be satisfied with the relationship, according to new research. Researchers are also looking at factors that relate to positive dating relationships or problematic relationships. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209135343.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209135343.htm Children who display multiple psychosomatic symptoms, such as regular aches and pains and sleep and appetite problems, are more than twice as likely to be experiencing physical abuse at home than children who do not display symptoms. Researchers who studied 2,510 children found a strong association between reported physical abuse and three or more psychosomatic symptoms. The association was highest in children who were physically abused and also witnessed intimate partner violence. http://pharmagossip.blogspot.com/2012/02/gsk-malpractice-case-raises-questions.html http://pharmagossip.blogspot.com/2012/02/gsk-malpractice-case-raises-questions.html Natalia Fuertes An ongoing legal case between GlaxoSmithKline and courts in Argentina has drawn attention to possible procedural problems in trials done in developing nations. Natalia Fuertes reports.After GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) was fined US$92 000 by Argentinian courts for administrative irregularities in a vaccine trial, observers have questioned whether trials are done under the same strict principles all over the world.On Dec 28, 2011, Marcelo Aguinsky, a judge in the province of Mendoza, fo http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/DlJuM/~3/OapgGwM1ifE/gsk-malpractice-case-raises-questions.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/DlJuM/~3/OapgGwM1ifE/gsk-malpractice-case-raises-questions.html Natalia Fuertes An ongoing legal case between GlaxoSmithKline and courts in Argentina has drawn attention to possible procedural problems in trials done in developing nations. Natalia Fuertes reports.After GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) was fined US$92 000 by Argentinian courts for administrative irregularities in a vaccine trial, observers have questioned whether trials are done under the same strict principles all over the world.On Dec 28, 2011, Marcelo Aguinsky, a judge in the province of Mendoza, fo http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758396?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758396?src=rss http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758396?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758396?src=rss Taking a biopsy of metastatic cancer that has spread beyond the breast can lead to a change in systemic therapy, and thus management, in some patients, according to a prospective study. Medscape Medical News http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758399?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758399?src=rss http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758399?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758399?src=rss Contrary to previous research, a large multicenter study shows no greater risk for pregnancy loss or preterm birth with loop electrosurgical excision procedures (LEEP). Medscape Medical News http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758367?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758367?src=rss http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758367?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758367?src=rss Children exposed to chemotherapy during the prenatal period appear to develop as well as those in the general population, without increased cardiac or neurologic morbidity. Medscape Medical News http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KevinMd-MedicalWeblog/~3/EzqdDon16H0/patient-attached-implantable-defibrillator.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KevinMd-MedicalWeblog/~3/EzqdDon16H0/patient-attached-implantable-defibrillator.html As a follow-up to my post on why patients with implantable defibrillators should have access to their device ��s data, I am going to talk about what your physician looks for when a device is interrogated.  Many times this happens in silence or with few words, and some pushes of a button, when done in the office, and when done with remote patient management, is accomplished either automatically or with the patient pressing a transmission button.  Lengthy discussions or explanations are the exce http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661626 http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?Docid=661626 Study found respiratory distress syndrome more likely in small, premature infants born by cesarean http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/gPLOg8TBcg0/241423.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/gPLOg8TBcg0/241423.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... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/ByXA5NT9U7k/241426.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/ByXA5NT9U7k/241426.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 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/SzC1KldBsVI/241425.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/SzC1KldBsVI/241425.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... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/8L5pCDPNoxY/241424.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/8L5pCDPNoxY/241424.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... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/q4ptiUKwEi8/241440.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/q4ptiUKwEi8/241440.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 s http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/5Dnz79aDslI/241439.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/5Dnz79aDslI/241439.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... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/WrkpG7geHzE/241438.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/WrkpG7geHzE/241438.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... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/jX21136SyY4/241435.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/jX21136SyY4/241435.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 ris http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/63J0H-yhcD8/241365.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/63J0H-yhcD8/241365.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. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/ZKcxWlCFSZk/241441.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/ZKcxWlCFSZk/241441.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 - a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/cYhDfe_zrX8/241442.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/cYhDfe_zrX8/241442.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 http://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20120209/c-sections-not-always-best-small-babies?src=RSS_PUBLIC http://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20120209/c-sections-not-always-best-small-babies?src=RSS_PUBLIC Babies in the womb who are smaller than they should be have higher rates of breathing problems when delivered early by C-section vs. similar babies who are born vaginally, a new study shows. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120208102729.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120208102729.htm Some unusual alliances are necessary for you to wiggle your fingers, researchers report. Understanding those relationships should enable better treatment of neuromuscular diseases, such as myasthenia gravis, which prevent muscles from taking orders from your brain. Scientists have now solved one of the riddles. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209131412.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209131412.htm Researchers have again shown that injecting multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) into tumors and heating them with a quick, 30-second laser treatment can kill them. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209135106.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209135106.htm When disease-causing invaders like bacteria infect a human host, cells of various types swing into action, coordinating their activities to address the threat. Scientists have now investigated the coordination of a particular type of immune response, involving the release of of IFN- #955; -- a cell-signaling protein molecule known as a cytokine. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209135842.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209135842.htm A new study has shown that babies who are weaned using solid finger food are more likely to develop healthier food preferences and are less likely to become overweight as children than those who are spoon-fed pureed food. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209140208.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209140208.htm Our bodies are full of tiny superheroes -- antibodies that fight foreign invaders, cells that regenerate, and structures that ensure our systems run smoothly. One such structure is myelin, a material that forms a protective cape around the axons of our nerve cells so that they can send signals quickly and efficiently. But myelin becomes damaged in demyelinating diseases like multiple sclerosis, leaving neurons without their sheaths. Researchers now believe they have found a way to help the brain http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209143920.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209143920.htm Researchers have created a new, ��green �� method for developing medicines. The researchers used energy from a light bulb to create an organic molecule that may be useful in the treatment of Alzheimer ��s and other brain diseases. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209152814.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209152814.htm Scientists have identified a single prion protein that causes neuronal death similar to that seen in "mad cow" disease, but is at least 10 times more lethal than larger prion species. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209172812.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209172812.htm A neuropeptide called Substance P is the cause of seizures in patients with brains infected by the pork tapeworm. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pharmalot/~3/_B4-j3KaALo/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pharmalot/~3/_B4-j3KaALo/ All that M #038;A activity in the pharmaceutical industry is making some people greedy. Consider Brent Bankosky. The former senior director at Takeda Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay more than $136,000 to settle charges that he traded on inside information about various business alliances and acquisitions, according to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Bankosky, who worked at US headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois, garnered more than $63,000 in profits, which amounted to a 169 percent http://media.peerviewpress.com/000136/podcast/pvi/pdf/PPVNE07235CMEinfo.pdf http://media.peerviewpress.com/000136/podcast/pvi/pdf/PPVNE07235CMEinfo.pdf Please view this PDF file for full CME/CNE/CPE information. You will need Adobe Acrobat software to access this file. http://media.peerviewpress.com/000136/podcast/pvi/mp3/PPVNE07235e66.mp3 http://media.peerviewpress.com/000136/podcast/pvi/mp3/PPVNE07235e66.mp3 Please be sure to view the accompanying (PDF) file for full CME/CNE/CPE information. http://media.peerviewpress.com/000136/podcast/pvi/pdf/PPVNE07190CMEinfo.pdf http://media.peerviewpress.com/000136/podcast/pvi/pdf/PPVNE07190CMEinfo.pdf Please view this PDF file for full CME/CNE/CPE information. You will need Adobe Acrobat software to access this file. http://media.peerviewpress.com/000136/podcast/pvi/mp3/PPVNE07190e65.mp3 http://media.peerviewpress.com/000136/podcast/pvi/mp3/PPVNE07190e65.mp3 Please be sure to view the accompanying (PDF) file for full CME/CNE/CPE information. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241435.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241435.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... http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm291144.htm http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm291144.htm Interactions between Victrelis and ritonavir-boosted atazanavir, lopinavir, and darunavir can potentially reduce the effectiveness of these medicines when co-administered. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758352?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758352?src=rss http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758352?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758352?src=rss In a randomized trial, tai chi in improved balance and function over resistance training and stretching, and also reduced falls in patients with Parkinson's disease. Medscape Medical News http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758351?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758351?src=rss http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758351?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758351?src=rss Dabigatran was stopped the morning of the procedure; its long half-life combined with the use of unfractionated heparin during the procedure likely explains the increased risk of bleeding. Heartwire http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758353?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758353?src=rss http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758353?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758353?src=rss The new indication, aimed at men with castration-resistant prostate cancer, was not recommended for approval by an FDA advisory committee. Medscape Medical News http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758354?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758354?src=rss http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758354?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758354?src=rss The test might eventually be applied at point-of-care to help triage patients for treatment. Medscape Medical News http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758355?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758355?src=rss http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758355?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758355?src=rss The ruling means that criminal felony charges will be dropped against 84-year-old retired anesthesiologist Lawrence Egbert, MD. Medscape Medical News http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758356?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758356?src=rss http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758356?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758356?src=rss A new study finds stimulation of the entorhinal region during learning enhances spatial memory. Medscape Medical News http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758358?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758358?src=rss http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758358?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758358?src=rss The FDA warns clinicians and patients about "important" drug interactions between boceprevir and ritonavir-boosted anti-HIV protease inhibitors. News Alerts http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758359?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758359?src=rss http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758359?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758359?src=rss Continuous in-house attending coverage in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) does not get in the way of the autonomy or education of pediatric critical care fellows. Medscape Medical News http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758368?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758368?src=rss http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758368?src=rsshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758368?src=rss Cochrane systematic reviews of muscle relaxants and neuromodulators in RA found little pain relief from the former, but some benefit from topical capsaicin. Medscape Medical News http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hyscience/~3/-M4t4lKxLPQ/video_barack_ob_1.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hyscience/~3/-M4t4lKxLPQ/video_barack_ob_1.php This video was sent to CPAC bloggers from the office of the Majority Whip, Kevin McCarthy. It's a humorous take on a classic B W horror film trailer about Obama's coming budget (hat tip - Nice Deb): Unfortunately, Barack Obama's out-of-control spending, massive expansion of our debt and destruction of our economy is no laughing matter: ... under President Obama's out-of-control spending policies, we are running up another $1 trillion-plus budget deficit. trillion national debt will become http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hyscience/~3/LZK7YxGyqls/archbishop_timo.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hyscience/~3/LZK7YxGyqls/archbishop_timo.php "Betrayed" brushes over what really happened ... which is that Barack Obama flat-out lied to Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan - in person. Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, head of the Archdiocese of New York, has now publicly criticized the Obama administration's new HHS mandate. Specifically, he has stated that the President Obama betrayed a commitment made to him weeks ago in a personal meeting. 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