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- Study Shows Potential of Computers in Harnessing Accurate Patient Information
- UCLA Researchers Find Out How High-Earning Clinicians Make More Money
- Lifestyle Factors that Improve Fertility
- Research on Hospital Acquired Infections Using Genome Sequencing
- E-Cigarettes can Aid Lesser Addiction for Smokers
- Health Plans Leave Special Children Without Important Benefits
- Claims Made by Top-selling Eye Vitamin Products Found to Lack Scientific Evidence
- Winnie-the-Pooh Sold for 314,500 - A Record Price
- Yeast can Cure Themselves of Prions
- Immunization Against Flu can Protect Other Kids too
- CYP2D6 Testing for Tamoxifen Therapy Plagued by Genotyping Errors
- Mother's Diversion During Mealtime may Have an Effect on the Child's Health
- Cognitive Concerns in Children: Disparity in Genes
- Female Great Tit Birds Remember Positions of Cached Food Much Better Than the Males
- Finger Fracture / Broken Finger
- Johns Hopkins to Use Twitter to Gather Information on Common Mental Illnesses
- Immunity Booster: Seasonal Flu Vaccines Protect from Other Flu Virus
- Tracking Oxygen Levels Underwater for Swim Performance and Muscle Repair
- Use of Hospice in and Out of Nursing Homes and Transition Assessed
- ADHD Linked to Conduct Disorder and Alcohol and Tobacco Use in Young Teens
- Simple Blood Test for Zinc Could Help Diagnose Breast Cancer Early
- MGH-Developed Laser Treatment for Vocal-Cord Cancer Successful
- Treating Shoulder Pain in Baseball Pitchers is Difficult
- Risk of Ankylosing Spondylitis - New Insight
- Survival and Prognosis for Premature Infants Depend on Certain Factors
- 'Re-regulation' of Body's Natural Reward Systems in People With Opioid Dependence in Recovery
- Nuclear Medicine Treatment Assures Better Cancer Therapy
- 'Blazing' Ebola Rampant in Sierra Leone: UN
- Better Treatment for Schizophrenia With Novel Drug Target
- Patients With Advanced Myelofibrosis Tolerate PRM-151 Therapy Well
- Mysterious Mars: A Water Body Says NASA
- Wealth, Power or Lack Thereof at Center of Many Mental Disorders
- Hookah Smoking Increases Risk of Cigarette Smoking in Adolescents
- ANG4043, a Brain-penetrant Peptide-monoclonal Antibody Conjugate, Effective in Treating HER2-positive Intracranial Tumors
- MRI Links Frontal Brain Abnormalities to Suicidal Behavior in Youth
- Progress of the WHO Malaria Program Risks Being Reversed by Ebola Outbreak
- Health Plans Leave Special Children Without Important Benefits
- Finishing Cold-tolerant Bedding Plants in High Tunnels Saved Energy Costs
- Confounding Factors Which Lead to Unexpected Results of Renal Denervation Trial
| Study Shows Potential of Computers in Harnessing Accurate Patient Information Posted:  A Cedars-Sinai study reports that a computer system was more effective at collecting information about patient symptoms, producing reports that were more complete, organized and useful than narratives generated by physicians during office visits. Investigators said the research, published in the iAmerican Journal of Gastroenterology/i, highlights the potential of computers to enhance the quality of medical care and improve outcomes by harnessing accurate and ... |
| UCLA Researchers Find Out How High-Earning Clinicians Make More Money Posted:  Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, in a study have found for the first time that higher-earning clinicians surprisingly make more money by ordering more procedures and services per patient rather than by seeing more patients, which may not be in patients' best interest. The research team from the UCLA Department of Urology and the Veterans' Health Administration examined what Medicare was billed and what it paid to clinicians. The data reviewed ... |
| Lifestyle Factors that Improve Fertility Posted:  Couples facing difficulty in getting pregnant could benefit from lifestyle changes. Serious medical factors might be beyond control, but lifestyle factors are choices, affecting fertility. |
| Research on Hospital Acquired Infections Using Genome Sequencing Posted:  In a study by the researchers from the University of Cambridge, the reason behind the spread of methicillin-resistant emStaphylococcus aureus/em (MRSA) occurring in under-resourced hospitals has been found by using genome sequencing. By pinpointing how and when MRSA was transmitted over a three-month period at a hospital in northeast Thailand, the researchers are hoping their results will support evidence-based policies around infection control. MRSA is a common ... |
| E-Cigarettes can Aid Lesser Addiction for Smokers Posted:  Recent research has concluded that E-cigarettes are less addictive when compared to cigarettes for former smokers. This could help improve understanding of how various nicotine delivery devices lead to dependence, according to researchers. "We found that e-cigarettes appear to be less addictive than tobacco cigarettes in a large sample of long-term users," said Jonathan Foulds, professor of public health sciences and psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine. The ... |
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| Claims Made by Top-selling Eye Vitamin Products Found to Lack Scientific Evidence Posted:  Researchers in the Unites States have analyzed popular eye vitamin products to determine whether their formulations and claims are consistent with scientific findings, with the increased obsession with nutrition supplements. They determined that some of the top-selling products do not contain identical ingredient dosages to eye vitamin formulas proven effective in clinical trials. In addition, the study found that claims made on the products' promotional materials lack scientific ... |
| Winnie-the-Pooh Sold for 314,500 - A Record Price Posted:  It was record-breaking sale of the original iconic literary illustration portraying Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends playing "poohsticks". The sketch was sold for 314,500 ( (Dollar) 490,470 or 399,170 euros) at an auction in London. The sale of EH Shepard's ink drawing of the much-loved AA Milne characters Pooh, Christopher Robin and Piglet broke the world record for any book illustration in the sale at Sotheby's auction house. The drawing, which has become one ... |
| Yeast can Cure Themselves of Prions Posted:  Protein misfolding and clumping associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's can sometimes be reversed by yeast, reports a new research from the University of Arizona. The new finding contradicts the idea that once prion proteins have changed into the shape that aggregates, the change is irreversible. "It's believed that when these aggregates arise that cells cannot get rid of them," said Tricia Serio, UA professor and head of the department of molecular ... |
| Immunization Against Flu can Protect Other Kids too Posted:  Immunizing school-aged children from flu can protect other segments of population as well, confirms a University of Florida study based on the mathematical models predicting this fact. When half of 5- to 17-year-old children in Alachua County were vaccinated through a school-based program, the entire age group's flu rates decreased by 79 percent. Strikingly, the rate of influenza-like illness among 0-4 year olds went down 89 percent, despite the fact that this group ... |
| CYP2D6 Testing for Tamoxifen Therapy Plagued by Genotyping Errors Posted:  CYP2D6 gene testing to guide tamoxifen therapy in breast cancer patients is discouraged in clinical recommendations. This is based on studies with flawed methodology and should be reconsidered. The results of a Mayo Clinic study published in the iJournal of the National Cancer Institute/i suggested this. For years, controversy has surrounded the CYP2D6 gene test for breast cancer. Women with certain inherited genetic deficiencies in the CYP2D6 gene metabolize ... |
| Mother's Diversion During Mealtime may Have an Effect on the Child's Health Posted:  A study shows that mothers who have the habit of using mobile phones while eating with their young children are less likely to have verbal, nonverbal and encouraging interactions with them. The findings, which appear online in emAcademic Pediatrics/em, may have important implications about how parents balance attention between their devices with their children during daily life. Parent-child interactions during meal time in particular show a protective effect ... |
| Cognitive Concerns in Children: Disparity in Genes Posted:  Children tested for acute lymphoblastic leukemia may suffer from retaining memories, learning and other cognitive functions. This may happen due to disparity in four genes linked to brain inflammation or cells' response to damage. This study was led by researchers from Boston Children's Hospital, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, and Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. The data, presented at the 56th annual meeting of the American ... |
| Female Great Tit Birds Remember Positions of Cached Food Much Better Than the Males Posted:  Female great tit birds are miles ahead of their male counterparts when it comes to remembering where a food particle was left. This ability might have evolved because the females come second when there's food to be shared, argue Anders Brodin and Utku Urhan of Lund University in Sweden. In Springer's journal emBehavioral Ecology and Sociobiology/em, they present one of only a handful of cases in nature in which the female of a bird species has better spatial and learning ... |
| Finger Fracture / Broken Finger Posted:  Finger fracture or broken finger is a common but serious injury that disrupts the alignment of finger bones. |
| Johns Hopkins to Use Twitter to Gather Information on Common Mental Illnesses Posted:  Computers scientists at Johns Hopkins have used Twitter posts to track flu cases and are saying that their techniques also show promise as a tool to gather important information about some common mental illnesses. By reviewing tweets from users who publicly mentioned their diagnosis and by looking for language cues linked to certain disorders, the researchers say, they've been able to quickly and inexpensively collect new data on post-traumatic stress disorder, ... |
| Immunity Booster: Seasonal Flu Vaccines Protect from Other Flu Virus Posted:  Recent research reveals that seasonal flu vaccines may help individuals defend against many other types of flu apart from those of the same strain. The study was published in imBio/i, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. baba The work, directed by researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., found that some study participants who reported receiving flu vaccines had a strong immune response not only against ... |
| Tracking Oxygen Levels Underwater for Swim Performance and Muscle Repair Posted:  A light-based tool helps in monitoring and improving technique for swimmers and also for patients striving to heal injured muscles. A research article by scientists at the University of Essex in Colchester and Artinis Medical Systems published today (5 December) in the iJournal of Biomedical Optics/i (iJBO/i) describes the first measurements of muscle oxygenation underwater and the development of the enabling technology. The article, "Underwater near-infrared ... |
| Use of Hospice in and Out of Nursing Homes and Transition Assessed Posted:  Characteristics of hospice patients in nursing homes with hospice patients living in the community have been studied, as hospice for nursing home patients grows dramatically. A new study from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research compares these characteristics. The study also provides details on how hospice patients move in and out of these two settings. Longer lengths of hospice care, rising costs and concerns over possible ... |
| ADHD Linked to Conduct Disorder and Alcohol and Tobacco Use in Young Teens Posted:  ADHD and conduct disorder in young adolescents with increased alcohol and tobacco use has been linked in a study. The Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center study is among the first to assess such an association in this age group. Conduct disorder is a behavioral and emotional disorder marked by aggressive, destructive or deceitful behavior. The study is published in the journal iDrug and Alcohol Dependence/i. "Early onset of ... |
| Simple Blood Test for Zinc Could Help Diagnose Breast Cancer Early Posted:  Developing a simple blood test that detects the change in zinc content in our bodies may help to diagnose breast cancer early. A team, led by Oxford University scientists, took techniques normally used to analyze trace metal isotopes for studying climate change and planetary formation and applied them to how the human body processes metals. In a world's-first, the researchers were able to show that changes in the isotopic composition of zinc, which can ... |
| MGH-Developed Laser Treatment for Vocal-Cord Cancer Successful Posted:  A pioneering endoscopic laser treatment for early vocal-cord cancer has been developed at Massachusettes General Hospital. This method was previously shown to provide optimal voice outcomes and the first long-term study finds that it is as successful as traditional approaches in curing patients' tumors while avoiding the damage to vocal quality caused by radiotherapy or by conventional laser or cold-instrument surgery. The report in the December emAnnals of Otology, Rhinology ... |
| Treating Shoulder Pain in Baseball Pitchers is Difficult Posted:  Shoulder pain in baseball pitchers and other throwing athletes cannot be treated the way doctors, patients and coaches think it would benefit them, suggests a report in the journal emPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America/em. Nickolas Garbis, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in shoulder and elbow injuries at Loyola University Medical Center, is the primary author. Shoulder pain occurs in athletes who play sports that ... |
| Risk of Ankylosing Spondylitis - New Insight Posted:  Variations in an enzyme belonging to the immune system that leaves individuals susceptible to Ankylosing Spondylitis have been discovered by scientists at the University of Southampton. The variation in ERAP1 can be detected by genetic testing which, if available, could lead to people becoming aware of the risk of the condition earlier. Ankylosing Spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease which mainly affects joints in the spine. In severe cases, ... |
| Survival and Prognosis for Premature Infants Depend on Certain Factors Posted:  Survival and prognosis for severely premature infant (23 weeks gestation) after birth and over the long term, is influenced by several factors, suggest researchers at Loyola University Medical Center. These findings were published in the latest issue of the iAmerican Journal of Perinatology/i. Researchers found that males, multiples and premature infants born in a hospital without a neonatal intensive care unit had a significantly higher death rate. Lack of ... |
| 'Re-regulation' of Body's Natural Reward Systems in People With Opioid Dependence in Recovery Posted:  A study in the iJournal of Addiction Medicine/i, the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, reports that patients in recovery from dependence on prescription pain medications may show signs that the body's natural reward systems are normalizing, within a few months after drug withdrawal. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams (and) Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. The study by Scott C. Bunce, PhD, of Penn State University ... |
| Nuclear Medicine Treatment Assures Better Cancer Therapy Posted:  Tailor-made nuclear medicine treatment can abet more effective cancer therapies. Researchers conclude in iThe Journal of Nuclear Medicine/i. The process could also be useful for other diseases that could benefit from targeted radiation. Targeted therapy with radiopharmaceuticals - radioactive compounds used in nuclear medicine for diagnosis or treatment - has great potential for the treatment of cancer, especially for cancer cells that have migrated from primary ... |
| 'Blazing' Ebola Rampant in Sierra Leone: UN Posted:  UN's Ebola czar warns rising outbreaks in Western Sierra Leone and northern Guinea, though reports have evidenced extensive progress in the brawl against this deadly virus. "We know the outbreak is still flaming strongly in western Sierra Leone and some parts of the interior of Guinea," David Nabarro, the UN coordinator on Ebola, told reporters in Geneva. He said more foreign health workers and specialists were needed in the areas where the disease was ... |
| Better Treatment for Schizophrenia With Novel Drug Target Posted:  A novel drug target that could lead to the development of better antipsyhcotic medications has been identified by scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Dr. Fang Liu, Senior Scientist in CAMH's Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, and her team published their results online in the journal iNeuron/i. Current treatment for patients with schizophrenia ... |
| Patients With Advanced Myelofibrosis Tolerate PRM-151 Therapy Well Posted:  The potential of the compound PRM-151 for reducing progressive bone marrow fibrosis (scarring) in patients with advanced myelofibrosis has been investigated. The study showed initial positive results. Myelofibrosis is a life-threatening bone marrow cancer. The study, led by Srdan Verstovsek, M.D., Ph.D., professor of leukemia at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, showed the compound was well tolerated in observing 27 patients. Verstovsek's research ... |
| Mysterious Mars: A Water Body Says NASA Posted:  NASA's Curiosity Rover traveled 5.5 miles and reached the base of central peak inside Gale Crater, Aeolis Mons also called Mount Sharp. It is startling to know that Mount Sharp was naturally built over tens of millions of years by sediments deposited in the large lake bed. This suggests that ancient Mars maintained a climate that could have produced long-lasting lakes at many locations. Ashwin Vasavada, Curiosity deputy project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion ... |
| Wealth, Power or Lack Thereof at Center of Many Mental Disorders Posted:  Ego of Donald Trump may be the size of his financial empire, however, that doesn't mean he's the picture of mental health. The same can be said about the self-esteem of people who are living from paycheck to paycheck, or unemployed. New research from the University of California, Berkeley, underscores this mind-wallet connection. UC Berkeley researchers have linked inflated or deflated feelings of self-worth to such afflictions as bipolar disorder, narcissistic ... |
| Hookah Smoking Increases Risk of Cigarette Smoking in Adolescents Posted:  Hookah smoking increases the risk of cigarette smoking subsequently in adolescents, according to a team of researchers at Dartmouth College and University of Pittsburgh. 2,541 young adults aged 15-23 years were part of the study. It was found that teens who smoked water pipe tobacco were at increased risk of trying cigarette smoking after two years by 19 percent. Samir Soneji, PhD, a tobacco regulatory control researcher at Dartmouth and lead author ... |
| Posted:  Mice study by Angiochem has revealed that ANG4043, a peptide-monoclonal antibody (mAb) conjugate, entered the brain at therapeutic concentrations, resulting in significantly prolonged survival in mice. Angiochem is a biotechnology company creating and developing drugs that cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB). mAb is directed against HER2, which is the protein targeted by Herceptin. As mAb is conjugated to Angiopep-2, it is recognized by the LRP1 receptor and ... |
| MRI Links Frontal Brain Abnormalities to Suicidal Behavior in Youth Posted:  Study links abnormalities in the frontal areas of the brain with risk for suicide attempts in youths with mood disorders like bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. Hilary Blumberg and colleagues at the Yale School of Medicine examined brain structure and function in adolescents and young adults, 14-25 years of age, with the help of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Researchers found that compared with bipolar patients who did not attempt suicide ... |
| Progress of the WHO Malaria Program Risks Being Reversed by Ebola Outbreak Posted:  The World Health Organization (WHO) said that the progress in the malaria program risks being reversed by the Ebola outbreak. It also warned of major gaps in access to mosquito nets and anti-malaria treatments, as well as the worrying emergence of resistance to the most commonly used insecticides. The Ebola outbreak has halted malaria programs in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia putting huge strain on health services. Previously health workers were using simple ... |
| Health Plans Leave Special Children Without Important Benefits Posted: A comprehensive analysis to investigate the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Essential Health Benefit (EHB) has found that the EHB has resulted in a state-by-state patchwork of coverage for children and adolescents and has significant exclusions, particularly for children with developmental disabilities and other special health care needs. This analysis presents detailed evidence regarding the types of exclusionary practices that limit the effectiveness of coverage for children ... |
| Finishing Cold-tolerant Bedding Plants in High Tunnels Saved Energy Costs Posted:  A new study has shown that cold-tolerant annuals in unheated or minimally heated high tunnels can be a viable alternative for commercial producers aiming to reduce energy costs. Energy costs are the largest expenses in commercial greenhouse production of annual bedding plants and can account for 10-30% of total operating costs. High tunnels are traditionally used in cut flower production for season extension and frost protection. Daytime air temperatures inside ... |
| Confounding Factors Which Lead to Unexpected Results of Renal Denervation Trial Posted:  A new analysis of the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial, aimed at lowering the blood pressure with a procedure called as renal denervation, has identified factors like variations in the way the procedure was performed and changes in patients' medications and drug adherence, which may have had a significant impact on the results, eventually halting the renal denervation procedure. Renal denervation is a minimally invasive procedure which involves deactivating the renal ... |
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