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VHA Plays Leading Role in Health Information Technology Implementation and Research

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With an increasing reliance on technology in medical practices, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is aiming to become a leader in using health information technology (HIT). This will enable it to change the way patients experience medical care, to decrease medical mistakes, and to improve health outcomes. A special March supplement of a target="_Blank"href="http:journals.lww.com/lww-medicalcare/pages/default.aspx"iMedical Care/i/a highlights new ...

New Gene Linked With Alzheimer's Identified

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Researchers in the United States have identified a second gene that is linked with the amyloid plaque deposits found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients. In their study that combine genetic data with brain imaging, they have not only identified the APOE gene-long associated with development of Alzheimer's-but also uncovered an association with a second gene, called BCHE. The study, led by scientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine, ...

Italian Surgeon Wants to Stay in Sudan Rather Than Attend the Oscars

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Italian heart surgeon Gino Strada, whose work in Sudan is part of a documentary that is up for the Oscars, revealed that he would rather stay in Sudan and continue his work than attend the Academy Awards on Sunday.. "I would prefer to be here and doing surgery," said the head surgeon at the Salam Centre in Khartoum, which bills itself as Africa's only high-standard specialist facility offering free open-heart operations. The hospital is featured in Kief ...

Current Lifestyle To Be Blamed For Rise in Cancer Cases: Shilpa Shetty

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Current lifestyle of most people is hugely responsible for the rise in the number of cancer cases, says actress Shilpa Shetty and has urged the public to follow the right way of living. "I feel that cancer has become a very common disease. Earlier we used to hear about thyroid and diabetes. Now unfortunately, every second person has cancer. It's pretty scary, and I feel this is also happening because of our lifestyle," the 40-year-old said here Friday at the Cancer ...

India Sees No Rise in HIV/AIDS Cases

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There has been no increase in the number of people living with HIV/AIDS in India, union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Friday. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Azad said under the National AIDS Control Program (NACP), antiretroviral therapy (ART) centers have been established in medical colleges, district hospitals and other local hospitals in the government sector to provide treatment to people with HIV/AIDS. The minister said there are 380 ...

In Phase III Trials Greater Representation of Elderly Patients are Needed

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Over the recent years the median age of patients diagnosed with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has steadily increased and is presently 70 years. Despite this, the elderly are significantly underrepresented in clinical trials. A recent study published in the March 2013 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) iJournal of Thoracic Oncology/i, investigated the degree to which exclusion or underrepresentation of ...

Bacteria Become Resistant to Antibiotics When Stressed

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A research published in BioMed Central's open access journal iBMC Evolutionary Biology/i finds that bacteria become resistant to antibiotics when stressed. In particular iE. coli/i grown at high temperatures become resistant to rifampicin. It is generally thought that antibiotic resistance is costly to maintain, for example mutations which reduce antibiotic uptake also restrict the amount of nutrients entering the cell. Consequently in the absence ...

Should Grandma Join Facebook?

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It might be time to log on to Facebook for older adults looking to sharpen their mental abilities. Preliminary research findings from the University of Arizona suggest that men and women older than 65 who learn to use Facebook could see a boost in cognitive function. Janelle Wohltmann, a graduate student in the UA department of psychology, set out to see whether teaching older adults to use the popular social networking site could help improve their ...

With Behavioral Counseling, Employees Shed Pounds in Worksite-based Weight Loss Intervention

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Workplace-based programs that include dietary advice coupled with behavioral counseling appear to be a promising approach for men and women with significant weight loss goals. This is based on the results of a pilot study conducted by researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University. Employees enrolled in the intervention arm of a randomized controlled trial lost on average, 18 pounds over a six-month period ...

Men can Handle Violence Better Than Women: Says Republican

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For a renewal of the Violence Against Women Act, republican John 'Jimmy' Duncan Jr. has said he does not know if he will vote. It is a bill the congressman said has a nice name. And he also argued that men can handle violence better than women. According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, Duncan said that every bill id given a motherhood-and-apple-pie title. He added that but if you voted [based] on the title, you'd vote for every bill ...

Smoking Rock Found in China That can Inhale Cigarette in 5 Mins

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It has been revealed that a rock found in China can inhale a cigarette in under five minutes. Mystery surrounds the nicotine-addicted rock, which was put on show by collector Luo Yuanshui, from Longyan in southeast China's Fujian Province. Cigarettes, with variations for length and brand, take around six minutes to burn down naturally if left unsmoked, the Daily Mail reported. Luo said that his puffing pebble knocks an incredible minute ...

The Duchess of Cambridge Nervous About Baby Birth

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Duchess Kate has admitted that she is nervous about giving birth while she showed off her baby bump for the first time on official duties. Tanned and looking relaxed after a holiday on the Caribbean island of Mustique, Kate confided in a recovering alcoholic as she visited a treatment centre for female addicts, the Daily Express reported. As the 31-year-old Duchess joined an art therapy class with the women at Hope House in Clapham, south London, one ...

The World's Most Expensive Cup of Starbucks Coffee

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Aromatic and tasty coffee is legendary in many homes, and often gives a great start to a day. The caffeine in the coffee does act as a catalyst to a productive day at work. If you feel lazy, you can get that renewed burst of energy from this innocuous looking cuppa coffee. Starbucks, famous for their coffee, has introduced a cup which may cost you dear. Priced at a steep (Dollar) 47.30, it might be a tad unfriendly to the pocket. Coffee is a favorite beverage ...

Malaria Can Be Defeated Without a Globally Led Eradication Program: Research

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According to a recent research published in journal iScience/i malaria does not have to be eradicated globally for individual countries to succeed at maintaining elimination of the disease. Researchers Andrew Tatem and Christina Chiyaka found that those countries that have eliminated malaria have maintained their malaria-free states with remarkable stability, going against traditional theory. Between 1945 and 2010, 79 countries eliminated malaria and ...

The Best Way to Deal With Rude People

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A new study has revealed a good way to deal with rude and offensive people, which is to disengage or completely ignore them. Scientists form Baruch College at City University of New York, found that the best way to remain calm and healthy amidst those who are rude and offensive, is to just ignore such people. The research found that it is better not to engage in a confrontation with such people. Ignoring them sends the message across in a subtle way that ...

Woman Takes Manufacturer of Birth Control Pills to Court

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A thirty-three year old woman from Kansas City, MO, has been completely let down by the birth control pills she took, which resulted in an unwanted pregnancy. She is all set to take legal action on the pharmaceutical company that manufactured the birth control pills. In 2011, Shanta Russel, found she was pregnant. She also got a recall notice from Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, who said the pills were placed in the wrong order, defeating the very purpose ...

Premature Discharge of Teenage Anorexia Victim Leads to Death

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Laura Willmott, a teenage victim of anorexia did not make it and she died in December 2011. The complications of her illness caused her to suffer a cardiac arrest. She passed away a week later due to severe brain damage. She was first diagnosed with anorexia when she was 13 years old. The mother of this young girl is deeply hurt by the manner in which she received treatment at the NHS hospital. In her opinion, it is high time hospitals adopt a different approach ...

High Calcium Levels Behind Hyperparathyroidism In Women And Elderly

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A new UCLA study has found that elevated calcium levels in the blood leads to primary hyperparathyroidism, an undertreated, underreported condition that affects mainly women and the elderly. The condition, which results from overactive parathyroid glands and includes symptoms of bone loss, depression and fatigue that may go undetected for years, is most often seen in African American women over the age of 50, the researchers discovered. The study, ...

Snacking at Work Desk can Make You Gain Weight

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A new survey has found that eating unhealthy snacks at your work desk makes you pile on almost half a stone a year. The waistlines of women suffer the most, with the average female putting on 6lb 3oz - the equivalent of a whole dress size - while men see their weight increase by 5lb 2oz, the Daily Mail reported. The report into our eating habits found that, on average, we eat at least two snacks a day, with 30 percent of us tucking into three or more. ...

Over 3,000 Indian-origin Physicians to Meet in Chicago

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In Chicago May 23-27, over 3,000 doctors are expected to attend the annual convention of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the largest ethnic medical organization in the US. Organized by AAPI's largest and most active chapter, the Indian American Medical Association of Illinois, this year's convention would deliberate on ways to enhance their professional growth as well as explore possibilities to give back to the society. "The ...

Antipsychotic Agents Can Cause Diabetes Mellitus

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Diabetes mellitus is widely becoming a serious health issue globally. Antipsychotics have been used for disrupting glucose metabolism and causing diabetes mellitus. Antipsychotic drugs are known to have metabolic repercussions such as weight gain, dyslipidemia and hyperglycemia. Not all antipsychotic agents are associated with weight gain such as ziprasidone and aripiprazole. It therefore, is a wise decision to select a low-risk antipsychotic ...

Amazon.com Has Launched an Online Shop Stocked With Film, Music and Television Show

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Internet retail colossus Amazon.com has launched an online shop stocked with film, music, and television show memorabilia as this year's Academy Awards ceremony nears. The Entertainment Collectibles Store opened its virtual doors on Tuesday at amazon.com/entertainmentcollectibles with more than 350,000 items that included outfits worn by Oscar winners and instruments played by Grammy stars. A brimmed biker cap once worn by film legend James Dean was ...

New Findings Overturn Commonly Held Views Regarding Synapses

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In a pair of new papers, researchers upend a long-held view about the basic functioning of a key receptor molecule involved in signaling between neurons. And they describe how a compound linked to Alzheimer's disease impacts that receptor and weakens synaptic connections between brain cells The researchers are from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. The findings are published ...

Filipino Mother Gave Birth to Her Child Mid-Air

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A Philippines national is worried about her daughter's future as she gave birth to a baby girl out of wedlock on board a flight. Kyamko Jina Sepulvuda, who gave birth to the child on board the Manila-bound Emirates Airlines flight from Dubai Feb 7, is concerned about the baby, who is currently being monitored in a private hospital in the city. "The father has been informed. He has said he will help to take care of the baby but I am not sure what will ...

Gene That Causes Rare Eye Disease Discovered

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A new mutation in a gene that causes Schnyder corneal dystrophy (SCD) has been discovered by a team of researchers. The gene was found to be involved in vitamin K metabolism suggesting the possibility that vitamin K may eventually be found useful in its treatment. The findings are published in the February 2013 issue of the peer-reviewed journal, iHuman Mutation/i. Schnyder corneal dystrophy is a rare hereditary eye disease that results in progressive ...

Diet May Not Influence Health Outcomes in the Elderly

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The diet taken by the elderly may not impact their health outcomes, says a recent study. It has traditionally been thought that the elderly are frail, thin and weak. But present reports contradict these beliefs. Recently it was revealed that 30 percent of the elderly are overweight and by 2030, 30 percent of seniors are likely to be obese. If reports are to be believed, then there is a fair chance of probable link between survival and obesity status ...

Don't Be Afraid Of Prostate Cancer

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Prostate cancer, just like all other cancers, is a silent disease, claiming thousands of lives around the world every year. Cancer is among the scariest and dreaded diseases, considering the treatment options one has to consider after being diagnosed with cancer. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are usually related to baldness, while surgery is feared by almost all. In such a scenario, a new mode of treatment, preferably minimally invasive and having lesser ...

Disruption In Body Clock Raises Risk of Diabetes, Heart Attacks

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Disruption in the body clock or circadian rhythm can not only increase the risk of obesity, but also diabetes and heart disease. That is the conclusion of the first study to show definitively that insulin activity is controlled by the body's circadian biological clock. The study, which was published on Feb. 21 in the journal iCurrent Biology/i, helps explain why not only what you eat, but when you eat, matters. The research was conducted by a team ...

Inhaled Betadine Linked To Rare Lung Inflammation In Children

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Inhalation of povidone-iodine (PI) or Betadine, an antiseptic widely used in children before preparing for cleft palate surgery could lead to an unusual - but not unprecedented - case of lung inflammation (pneumonitis), according to a study. The rare complication led to new surgical "prep" steps to reduce the chances of inhaling PI during head and neck surgery, write Drs. Kyle J. Chepla and Arun K. Gosain of University Hospitals-Case Medical Center, Cleveland. Betadine ...

Regeneration of Pig's Pancreas Proves Successful, Say Scientists

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Researchers from Japan have succeeded in growing the pancreas in genetically modified pigs by injecting normal pig embryonic cells into their embryos. The achievement marks progress toward the team's goal of creating human pancreases in pigs for transplantation into human diabetics, the team, led by Hiromitsu Nakauchi, a professor at the University of Tokyo's Institute of Medical Science, said. The team used male white pig embryos that had been genetically ...

Schizophrenia Genes May Lower IQ As You Age

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People who carry the schizophrenia genes could be at a higher risk of seeing their IQ decrease with age, even if they do not develop the condition. Scientists at the University of Edinburgh say the findings could lead to new research into how different genes for schizophrenia affect brain function over time. They also show that genes associated with schizophrenia influence people in other important ways besides causing the illness itself. The researchers ...

African-Asian Cancer Meet Calls for Collaborative Cancer Treatment

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An African-Asian conference on research in cancer called for a repository of cancer-based research in India. "India has immense potential to be a leader in oncology research due to a growing number of cancer patients. In the absence of research, we have been depending on western data and guidelines to tackle the problem," Association for Transitional Research in Oncology president B.S. Ajai Kumar said at a three-day conference here. According ...

EASL Unveils The Burden Of Liver Disease In Europe

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Approximately 29 million Europeans still suffer from a chronic liver condition despite major progress has been made in the past three decades in the knowledge and management of liver disease. The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) today unveiled its new publication The burden of liver disease in Europe: a review of available epidemiological data. Key findings in the report suggest that alcohol consumption, viral hepatitis B and C ...