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** ALLERGY News **
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: June 11, 2012
http://mnt.to/a/46Ff
ALLERGY AND ASTHMAEvidence for a new therapeutic target for inflammatory skin diseases Many chronic inflammatory diseases, including atopic dermatitis and asthma, are initially triggered by an allergic reaction.
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Alzheimer's Onset Linked To Signs Of Stress, Grief And Sorrow
http://mnt.to/a/46Gn
Hypertension, diabetes, advanced age or a mentally and physically inactive lifestyle are known to increase an individuals risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, the most prevalent form of dementia in the world.
Beta Amyloid May Be The Key To Diagnosis Of Alzheimer's In Healthy Patients
http://mnt.to/a/46Fk
An arsenal of Alzheimer's research revealed at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 59th Annual Meeting indicates that beta-amyloid plaque in the brain not only is involved in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease but may also precede even mild cognitive decline.
Your Attitude Towards Age May Increase Your Risk Of Dementia Diagnosis
http://mnt.to/a/46F5
Our attitude towards our age has a massive impact on the likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia. New research shows that when seniors see themselves as 'older' their performance on a standard dementia screening test declines dramatically; making them five times more likely to meet the criteria for dementia.
Understanding Self-Assembly Of Tiny Living Machines May Lead To Development Of Methods To Treat Diseases At The Nanoscale
http://mnt.to/a/46Dz
Enabling bioengineers to design new molecular machines for nanotechnology applications is one of the possible outcomes of a study by University of Montreal researchers that was published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology.
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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Happiness Is Significantly Affected By Neuroticism
http://mnt.to/a/46Db
Having more money does not necessarily lead to happiness, especially if the person is neurotic, researchers from the University of Warwick, England, and the University of Minnesota, USA, reported in a CAGE (Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy) document.
Higher Anxiety Levels Likely Following Sleep Deprivation
http://mnt.to/a/46D9
New research shows that sleep loss markedly exaggerates the degree to which we anticipate impending emotional events, particularly among highly anxious people, who are especially vulnerable.Two common features of anxiety disorders are sleep loss and an amplification of emotional response.
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** ARTHRITIS / RHEUMATOLOGY News **
News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: June 12, 2012 Online Issue
http://mnt.to/a/46DX
1. Hospital Noises Disrupt Sleep, Hinder Healing, and Have Negative Impact on Cardiovascular Health For hospitalized patients, adequate sleep is imperative to the healing process. However, hospital noise frequently disrupts patients' sleep.
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** BONES / ORTHOPEDICS News **
New Drug Treatment Extends Life In Advanced Prostate Cancer That Has Spread To Bone
http://mnt.to/a/46Fm
Prostate cancer patients with advanced tumors that have spread to bone have a poor chance of surviving. Patients with the disease may now live longer with a new line of radioisotope therapy, said researchers at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 2012 Annual Meeting.
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** BREAST CANCER News **
Breast Tumor Signatures Found That Predict Treatment Response
http://mnt.to/a/46DB
Decoding the DNA of patients with advanced breast cancer has allowed scientists to identify distinct cancer "signatures" that could help predict which women are most likely to benefit from estrogen-lowering therapy, while sparing others from unnecessary treatment.
ADAM28-Mediated Cancer Metastasis
http://mnt.to/a/46Dm
ADAM28, a metalloproteinase belonging to the ADAM gene family, cleaves the von Willebrand factor (VWF) and inhibits VWF-mediated cancer cell apoptosis, thereby enhancing lung metastases, so inhibiting its expression gives a substantial reduction in lung metastases, according to a study published June 8 in the Journal of The National Cancer Institute.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Basal Cell Carcinoma Risk Linked To Early Life Stress
http://mnt.to/a/46Gb
Having a troubled early parent-child relationship together with a severe life event in the past year may potentially be linked to immune responses to the most common skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma (BCC).
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: June 11, 2012
http://mnt.to/a/46Ff
ALLERGY AND ASTHMAEvidence for a new therapeutic target for inflammatory skin diseases Many chronic inflammatory diseases, including atopic dermatitis and asthma, are initially triggered by an allergic reaction.
Unusual 'Altruistic' Stem Cell Behavior Identified With Possible Link To Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/46Fc
When most groups of mammalian cells are faced with a shortage of nutrients or oxygen, the phrase "every man for himself" is more apt than "all for one, one for all." Unlike colonies of bacteria, which often cooperate to thrive as a group, mammalian cells have never been observed to help one another out.
How Cells' Common Sugar Molecules Influence Inflammation, Cancer Metastasis, And Related Conditions
http://mnt.to/a/46Dx
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have developed chemical compounds that can make key modifications to common sugar molecules ("glycans"), which are found on the surface of all cells in our body.
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
It Is Now Deemed Safe To Give Pre-Dental Antibiotics Only To High Risk Heart Patients
http://mnt.to/a/46Fb
The incidence of infective endocarditis among dental patients in Olmsted County, Minn. did not increase after new guidelines called for giving preventive antibiotics before dental procedures only to those at greatest risk of complications, according to independent research published in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal.
The Risk Of Post-Operative Acute Kidney Failure Reduced By Aspirin Administered Before Heart Surgery
http://mnt.to/a/46Dp
Aspirin taken for five days before a heart operation can halve the numbers of patients developing post-operative acute kidney failure, according to research presented at the European Anaesthesiology Congress in Paris.
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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **
Cells Identified That Are Targeted By HPV, The Origins Of Cervical Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/46F4
Virtually all cervical cancers are caused by HPV infections, with just two HPV types, 16 and 18, responsible for about 70 percent of all cases, according to the National Cancer Institute. Scientists have presumed for decades that the cervical cancers that develop from HPV infection arise in a specific location in the cervix.
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** CHOLESTEROL News **
Side Effects Of Statins
http://mnt.to/a/46F8
In a study of more than 1,000 adults, researchers at the University of California, San Diego, found that individuals taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are more likely than non-users to experience decreased energy, fatigue upon exertion, or both.
Some Dieting Increases Heart Disease Risk
http://mnt.to/a/46Dv
A 25 year study in Northern Sweden, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition Journal, is the first to show that a regional and national dietary intervention to reduce fat intake, decreased cholesterol levels, but a switch to the popular low carbohydrate diet was paralleled by an increase in cholesterol levels.
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** CLINICAL TRIALS / DRUG TRIALS News **
Long Term Insulin Not Linked To Higher Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke, Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/46F3
Long term use of insulin does not put people with diabetes or pre-diabetes at higher risk for heart attack, stroke or cancer, according to a large international study that followed more than 12,500 people in 40 countries over 6 years.
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** CONFERENCES News **
Avoiding Healthcare Service Reimbursement Gaps
http://mnt.to/a/46G4
Healthcare Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) cannot do much about the reimbursement rates that Medicare has set, but they can make sure their organization is paid for all services provided, says Lloyd R.
Making The Facility Part Of The Solution In The Healthcare Industry
http://mnt.to/a/46G2
For many years now, healthcare organizations have tried to find efficiencies in their supply chain and staff, but most have not considered the facility as part of the solution, according to R.
SMi's 5th Annual KOL Management Conference, 26-27 September 2012, London
http://mnt.to/a/46FX
SMi is proud to present their 5th annual KOL Management on 26th & 27th September 2012, in London, the conference focused to keep our audience up-to-date with developments in the ever-changing KOL sphere.
SMi's Next-Generation Sequencing Conference, 17-18 September 2012, London
http://mnt.to/a/46FW
SMi's Next-Generation Sequencing conference on 17th - 18th September 2012, in London focuses exclusively on the data interpretation and analytical challenges facing genomics and computational biology today.
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** DENTISTRY News **
It Is Now Deemed Safe To Give Pre-Dental Antibiotics Only To High Risk Heart Patients
http://mnt.to/a/46Fb
The incidence of infective endocarditis among dental patients in Olmsted County, Minn. did not increase after new guidelines called for giving preventive antibiotics before dental procedures only to those at greatest risk of complications, according to independent research published in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal.
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** DEPRESSION News **
Happiness Is Significantly Affected By Neuroticism
http://mnt.to/a/46Db
Having more money does not necessarily lead to happiness, especially if the person is neurotic, researchers from the University of Warwick, England, and the University of Minnesota, USA, reported in a CAGE (Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy) document.
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** DERMATOLOGY News **
Basal Cell Carcinoma Risk Linked To Early Life Stress
http://mnt.to/a/46Gb
Having a troubled early parent-child relationship together with a severe life event in the past year may potentially be linked to immune responses to the most common skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma (BCC).
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** DIABETES News **
Pre-Diabetic Patients Respond To Agressive Glucose-Lowering Treatment
http://mnt.to/a/46Gk
In 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that 79 million Americans have pre-diabetes. Each year 11% of individuals with the condition, which occurs when blood glucose concentrations are higher than normal, but not as high as seen in diabetes, develop diabetes.
One In Four Type 2 Diabetes Patients Do Not Take Basal Insulin As Prescribed And More Than A Third Suffer From Hypoglycemia
http://mnt.to/a/46FN
One in four people with type 2 diabetes missed or did not dose their long-acting (basal) insulin correctly in the previous 30 days, according to a new global survey funded by Novo Nordisk. The GAPP2™ (Global Attitudes of Patients and Physicians) survey also found that more than a third experienced a self-treated low blood sugar event called hypoglycemia.
Heart Disease Risk Increases With Even Slightly Elevated Blood Glucose Levels
http://mnt.to/a/46F6
New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that even slightly higher levels of glucose in the blood noticeably increase the risk of ischemic heart disease. The study involves more than 80,000 people and has just been published in the well-reputed Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Long Term Insulin Not Linked To Higher Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke, Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/46F3
Long term use of insulin does not put people with diabetes or pre-diabetes at higher risk for heart attack, stroke or cancer, according to a large international study that followed more than 12,500 people in 40 countries over 6 years.
Clinical Trials Of A First-Generation Artificial Pancreas System
http://mnt.to/a/46DC
Results from the first feasibility study of an advanced first-generation artificial pancreas system were presented at the 72nd Annual American Diabetes Association Meeting in Philadelphia. Findings from the study indicated that the Hypoglycemia-Hyperglycemia Minimizer (HHM) System was able to automatically predict a rise and fall in blood glucose and correspondingly increase and/or decrease insulin delivery safely.
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** FERTILITY News **
Multiple Sclerosis Patients Who Receive Fertility Treatment Have Higher Relapse Rates
http://mnt.to/a/46Gq
Although pregnancy and sex hormone therapy are known to influence the multiple sclerosis (MS) relapse rate, researchers have now found that women with MS are more likely to relapse if they undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF).
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** FLU / COLD / SARS News **
SMART Tracking Of Influenza
http://mnt.to/a/46Fg
In April 2009, the world took notice as reports surfaced of a virus in Mexico that had mutated from pigs and was being passed from human to human. The H1N1 "swine flu," as the virus was named, circulated worldwide, killing more than 18,000 people, according to the World Health Organization.
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** GENETICS News **
Children Of Older Fathers Could Live Longer
http://mnt.to/a/46Gj
It appears that older men can impart a genetic advantage to their children that might mean their offspring live longer.It has been known for some time that one of the causes of aging is what is known as the telomere, DNA found at the end of each chromosome, that slowly shortens as cells reproduce.
Pancreatic Cancer Can Run But Not Always Hide From The Immune System
http://mnt.to/a/46F9
A pair of recent studies describes how pancreatic cancer cells produce a protein that attracts the body's immune cells and tricks them into helping cancer cells grow. The research, published by Cell Press in the June 12th issue of the journal Cancer Cell, also reveals that blocking the protein may be an effective way to treat pancreatic cancer.
Scientists Determine 1,000 Protein Structures Of Deadly Diseases
http://mnt.to/a/46DW
Working together, two scientific organizations have achieved a key milestone earlier than planned: using X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance to probe at the atomic level, they have determined the structure of 1,000 proteins from more than 40 organisms that cause deadly diseases in humans, such as leprosy, TB, cholera, anthrax, the plague, salmonellosis, amoebic dysentery and influenza.
Breast Tumor Signatures Found That Predict Treatment Response
http://mnt.to/a/46DB
Decoding the DNA of patients with advanced breast cancer has allowed scientists to identify distinct cancer "signatures" that could help predict which women are most likely to benefit from estrogen-lowering therapy, while sparing others from unnecessary treatment.
4 Gene Loci Discovered That Predispose People To The Most Common Subtype Of Migraine
http://mnt.to/a/46Dw
Researchers studied genetic data of more than 11 000 people and found altogether six genes that predispose to migraine without aura. Four of these genes are new and two of them confirm previous findings.
Improved Understanding Of Placental Growth And Healthy Pregnancy
http://mnt.to/a/46Dt
Scientists at the Babraham Institute have gained a new understanding of how the growth of the placenta is regulated before birth, which has important implications for a healthy pregnancy. The research, published in the journal Nature Cell Biology shows that the controlled release of a specific molecule, called miR-675, slows down growth of the placenta before birth.
ADAM28-Mediated Cancer Metastasis
http://mnt.to/a/46Dm
ADAM28, a metalloproteinase belonging to the ADAM gene family, cleaves the von Willebrand factor (VWF) and inhibits VWF-mediated cancer cell apoptosis, thereby enhancing lung metastases, so inhibiting its expression gives a substantial reduction in lung metastases, according to a study published June 8 in the Journal of The National Cancer Institute.
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** HEADACHE / MIGRAINE News **
4 Gene Loci Discovered That Predispose People To The Most Common Subtype Of Migraine
http://mnt.to/a/46Dw
Researchers studied genetic data of more than 11 000 people and found altogether six genes that predispose to migraine without aura. Four of these genes are new and two of them confirm previous findings.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Heart Disease Risk Increases With Even Slightly Elevated Blood Glucose Levels
http://mnt.to/a/46F6
New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that even slightly higher levels of glucose in the blood noticeably increase the risk of ischemic heart disease. The study involves more than 80,000 people and has just been published in the well-reputed Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Some Dieting Increases Heart Disease Risk
http://mnt.to/a/46Dv
A 25 year study in Northern Sweden, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition Journal, is the first to show that a regional and national dietary intervention to reduce fat intake, decreased cholesterol levels, but a switch to the popular low carbohydrate diet was paralleled by an increase in cholesterol levels.
Research Offers New Perspectives In The Treatment Of Heart Disease
http://mnt.to/a/46Ds
In Switzerland, more than 20,000 people (37% of all deaths) die of cardiovascular disease caused by atherosclerosis each year. Treatment options are currently available to people who suffer from the disease but no drug can target solely the diseased areas, often leading to generalized side effects.
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** HIV / AIDS News **
HIV Drug Resistance Often Caused By Mutations
http://mnt.to/a/46Gg
Harvard researchers have made a critical discovery that could pave the way for new, more effective HIV treatments. The researchers discovered pre-existing mutations in a small number of HIV patients, which can lead to the virus developing a resistance to the drugs that are administered in order to slow the progression of the disease.
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: June 11, 2012
http://mnt.to/a/46Ff
ALLERGY AND ASTHMAEvidence for a new therapeutic target for inflammatory skin diseases Many chronic inflammatory diseases, including atopic dermatitis and asthma, are initially triggered by an allergic reaction.
Using The Immune System To Fight Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/46Fd
The human immune system has a natural ability to identify and attack tumor cells. Natural killer (NK) cells are innate immune cells that are particularly effective at killing tumor cells due to their ability to secrete cytotoxic enzymes.
Pancreatic Cancer Can Run But Not Always Hide From The Immune System
http://mnt.to/a/46F9
A pair of recent studies describes how pancreatic cancer cells produce a protein that attracts the body's immune cells and tricks them into helping cancer cells grow. The research, published by Cell Press in the June 12th issue of the journal Cancer Cell, also reveals that blocking the protein may be an effective way to treat pancreatic cancer.
How Cells' Common Sugar Molecules Influence Inflammation, Cancer Metastasis, And Related Conditions
http://mnt.to/a/46Dx
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have developed chemical compounds that can make key modifications to common sugar molecules ("glycans"), which are found on the surface of all cells in our body.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Scientists Determine 1,000 Protein Structures Of Deadly Diseases
http://mnt.to/a/46DW
Working together, two scientific organizations have achieved a key milestone earlier than planned: using X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance to probe at the atomic level, they have determined the structure of 1,000 proteins from more than 40 organisms that cause deadly diseases in humans, such as leprosy, TB, cholera, anthrax, the plague, salmonellosis, amoebic dysentery and influenza.
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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **
MITA Statement On JAMA Article On Imaging Utilization Trends
http://mnt.to/a/46Gf
The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) issued the following statement today in response to a study (Smith-Bindman et al) in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) examining trends in imaging utilization and associated radiation exposure among members of integrated health care systems which finds usage of diagnostic CT and other advanced imaging modalities has declined in the last few years.
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** LUNG CANCER News **
ADAM28-Mediated Cancer Metastasis
http://mnt.to/a/46Dm
ADAM28, a metalloproteinase belonging to the ADAM gene family, cleaves the von Willebrand factor (VWF) and inhibits VWF-mediated cancer cell apoptosis, thereby enhancing lung metastases, so inhibiting its expression gives a substantial reduction in lung metastases, according to a study published June 8 in the Journal of The National Cancer Institute.
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA / MYELOMA News **
Using The Immune System To Fight Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/46Fd
The human immune system has a natural ability to identify and attack tumor cells. Natural killer (NK) cells are innate immune cells that are particularly effective at killing tumor cells due to their ability to secrete cytotoxic enzymes.
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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **
MITA Statement On JAMA Article On Imaging Utilization Trends
http://mnt.to/a/46Gf
The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) issued the following statement today in response to a study (Smith-Bindman et al) in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) examining trends in imaging utilization and associated radiation exposure among members of integrated health care systems which finds usage of diagnostic CT and other advanced imaging modalities has declined in the last few years.
SMART Tracking Of Influenza
http://mnt.to/a/46Fg
In April 2009, the world took notice as reports surfaced of a virus in Mexico that had mutated from pigs and was being passed from human to human. The H1N1 "swine flu," as the virus was named, circulated worldwide, killing more than 18,000 people, according to the World Health Organization.
Scientists Determine 1,000 Protein Structures Of Deadly Diseases
http://mnt.to/a/46DW
Working together, two scientific organizations have achieved a key milestone earlier than planned: using X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance to probe at the atomic level, they have determined the structure of 1,000 proteins from more than 40 organisms that cause deadly diseases in humans, such as leprosy, TB, cholera, anthrax, the plague, salmonellosis, amoebic dysentery and influenza.
Clinical Trials Of A First-Generation Artificial Pancreas System
http://mnt.to/a/46DC
Results from the first feasibility study of an advanced first-generation artificial pancreas system were presented at the 72nd Annual American Diabetes Association Meeting in Philadelphia. Findings from the study indicated that the Hypoglycemia-Hyperglycemia Minimizer (HHM) System was able to automatically predict a rise and fall in blood glucose and correspondingly increase and/or decrease insulin delivery safely.
Understanding Self-Assembly Of Tiny Living Machines May Lead To Development Of Methods To Treat Diseases At The Nanoscale
http://mnt.to/a/46Dz
Enabling bioengineers to design new molecular machines for nanotechnology applications is one of the possible outcomes of a study by University of Montreal researchers that was published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology.
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** MEDICARE / MEDICAID / SCHIP News **
Avoiding Healthcare Service Reimbursement Gaps
http://mnt.to/a/46G4
Healthcare Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) cannot do much about the reimbursement rates that Medicare has set, but they can make sure their organization is paid for all services provided, says Lloyd R.
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** MELANOMA / SKIN CANCER News **
Basal Cell Carcinoma Risk Linked To Early Life Stress
http://mnt.to/a/46Gb
Having a troubled early parent-child relationship together with a severe life event in the past year may potentially be linked to immune responses to the most common skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma (BCC).
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** MENTAL HEALTH News **
Emergency Departments Frequented More Often For Mental Health Care By First Nations And Low-Income Children
http://mnt.to/a/46DY
First Nations children and those from families receiving government subsidies had more return visits to emergency departments for mental health crises than other socioeconomic groups, found a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
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** MRI / PET / ULTRASOUND News **
MITA Statement On JAMA Article On Imaging Utilization Trends
http://mnt.to/a/46Gf
The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) issued the following statement today in response to a study (Smith-Bindman et al) in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) examining trends in imaging utilization and associated radiation exposure among members of integrated health care systems which finds usage of diagnostic CT and other advanced imaging modalities has declined in the last few years.
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** MRSA / DRUG RESISTANCE News **
HIV Drug Resistance Often Caused By Mutations
http://mnt.to/a/46Gg
Harvard researchers have made a critical discovery that could pave the way for new, more effective HIV treatments. The researchers discovered pre-existing mutations in a small number of HIV patients, which can lead to the virus developing a resistance to the drugs that are administered in order to slow the progression of the disease.
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** MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS News **
Multiple Sclerosis Patients Who Receive Fertility Treatment Have Higher Relapse Rates
http://mnt.to/a/46Gq
Although pregnancy and sex hormone therapy are known to influence the multiple sclerosis (MS) relapse rate, researchers have now found that women with MS are more likely to relapse if they undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Multiple Sclerosis Risk Lower When Vitamin D Levels Are Higher
http://mnt.to/a/46Gm
Vitamin D, the "sunshine vitamin", is vital for health and can be obtained from food, sunlight or supplements. In addition, individuals with high vitamin D levels are less likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS).
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Multiple Sclerosis Risk Lower When Vitamin D Levels Are Higher
http://mnt.to/a/46Gm
Vitamin D, the "sunshine vitamin", is vital for health and can be obtained from food, sunlight or supplements. In addition, individuals with high vitamin D levels are less likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS).
Eating More Veggies And Doing More Exercise Works Wonders
http://mnt.to/a/46Gh
A new Northwestern Medicine study reveals that just by simply spending less time on the sofa means not as much time is spent eating sweets. The study, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, demonstrates that changing just one bad habit has a domino effect on others.
Heart Disease Risk Increases With Even Slightly Elevated Blood Glucose Levels
http://mnt.to/a/46F6
New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that even slightly higher levels of glucose in the blood noticeably increase the risk of ischemic heart disease. The study involves more than 80,000 people and has just been published in the well-reputed Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Junk Food More Appealing When Sleep-Restricted
http://mnt.to/a/46D6
The sight of unhealthy food during a period of sleep restriction activated reward centers in the brain that were less active when participants had adequate sleep, according to a new study using brain scans to better understand the link between sleep restriction and obesity.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Eating More Veggies And Doing More Exercise Works Wonders
http://mnt.to/a/46Gh
A new Northwestern Medicine study reveals that just by simply spending less time on the sofa means not as much time is spent eating sweets. The study, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, demonstrates that changing just one bad habit has a domino effect on others.
Some Dieting Increases Heart Disease Risk
http://mnt.to/a/46Dv
A 25 year study in Northern Sweden, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition Journal, is the first to show that a regional and national dietary intervention to reduce fat intake, decreased cholesterol levels, but a switch to the popular low carbohydrate diet was paralleled by an increase in cholesterol levels.
Junk Food More Appealing When Sleep-Restricted
http://mnt.to/a/46D6
The sight of unhealthy food during a period of sleep restriction activated reward centers in the brain that were less active when participants had adequate sleep, according to a new study using brain scans to better understand the link between sleep restriction and obesity.
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** PAIN / ANESTHETICS News **
The Risk Of Post-Operative Acute Kidney Failure Reduced By Aspirin Administered Before Heart Surgery
http://mnt.to/a/46Dp
Aspirin taken for five days before a heart operation can halve the numbers of patients developing post-operative acute kidney failure, according to research presented at the European Anaesthesiology Congress in Paris.
New Test Identifies Patients Who Will Not Respond To The Painkiller Tramadol
http://mnt.to/a/46Dn
French researchers have found a way to identify quickly the 5-10% of patients in whom the commonly used painkiller, tramadol, does not work effectively. A simple blood test can produce a result within a few hours, enabling doctors to switch a non-responding patient on to another painkiller, such as morphine, which will be able to work in these patients.
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** PANCREATIC CANCER News **
Pancreatic Cancer Can Run But Not Always Hide From The Immune System
http://mnt.to/a/46F9
A pair of recent studies describes how pancreatic cancer cells produce a protein that attracts the body's immune cells and tricks them into helping cancer cells grow. The research, published by Cell Press in the June 12th issue of the journal Cancer Cell, also reveals that blocking the protein may be an effective way to treat pancreatic cancer.
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** PARKINSON'S DISEASE News **
Understanding Self-Assembly Of Tiny Living Machines May Lead To Development Of Methods To Treat Diseases At The Nanoscale
http://mnt.to/a/46Dz
Enabling bioengineers to design new molecular machines for nanotechnology applications is one of the possible outcomes of a study by University of Montreal researchers that was published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
Emergency Departments Frequented More Often For Mental Health Care By First Nations And Low-Income Children
http://mnt.to/a/46DY
First Nations children and those from families receiving government subsidies had more return visits to emergency departments for mental health crises than other socioeconomic groups, found a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
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** PHARMA INDUSTRY / BIOTECH INDUSTRY News **
Avoiding Healthcare Service Reimbursement Gaps
http://mnt.to/a/46G4
Healthcare Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) cannot do much about the reimbursement rates that Medicare has set, but they can make sure their organization is paid for all services provided, says Lloyd R.
Making The Facility Part Of The Solution In The Healthcare Industry
http://mnt.to/a/46G2
For many years now, healthcare organizations have tried to find efficiencies in their supply chain and staff, but most have not considered the facility as part of the solution, according to R.
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Stem Cells In The Embryonic Kidney
http://mnt.to/a/46F7
Studying mice and humans, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and their collaborators in Paris have identified two proteins that are required to maintain a supply of stem cells in the developing kidney.
Improved Understanding Of Placental Growth And Healthy Pregnancy
http://mnt.to/a/46Dt
Scientists at the Babraham Institute have gained a new understanding of how the growth of the placenta is regulated before birth, which has important implications for a healthy pregnancy. The research, published in the journal Nature Cell Biology shows that the controlled release of a specific molecule, called miR-675, slows down growth of the placenta before birth.
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** PREVENTIVE MEDICINE News **
It Is Now Deemed Safe To Give Pre-Dental Antibiotics Only To High Risk Heart Patients
http://mnt.to/a/46Fb
The incidence of infective endocarditis among dental patients in Olmsted County, Minn. did not increase after new guidelines called for giving preventive antibiotics before dental procedures only to those at greatest risk of complications, according to independent research published in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal.
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
New Drug Treatment Extends Life In Advanced Prostate Cancer That Has Spread To Bone
http://mnt.to/a/46Fm
Prostate cancer patients with advanced tumors that have spread to bone have a poor chance of surviving. Patients with the disease may now live longer with a new line of radioisotope therapy, said researchers at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 2012 Annual Meeting.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
Your Attitude Towards Age May Increase Your Risk Of Dementia Diagnosis
http://mnt.to/a/46F5
Our attitude towards our age has a massive impact on the likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia. New research shows that when seniors see themselves as 'older' their performance on a standard dementia screening test declines dramatically; making them five times more likely to meet the criteria for dementia.
Fear Of The Dark May Be Responsible For Sleep Disturbances In Some Adults
http://mnt.to/a/46DZ
A small study of Toronto college students is shedding light on a contributing factor of insomnia that might be hard to admit - an adult fear of the dark.Nearly half of the students who reported having poor sleep also reported a fear of the dark.
Happiness Is Significantly Affected By Neuroticism
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Having more money does not necessarily lead to happiness, especially if the person is neurotic, researchers from the University of Warwick, England, and the University of Minnesota, USA, reported in a CAGE (Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy) document.
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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **
Emergency Departments Frequented More Often For Mental Health Care By First Nations And Low-Income Children
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First Nations children and those from families receiving government subsidies had more return visits to emergency departments for mental health crises than other socioeconomic groups, found a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: June 12, 2012 Online Issue
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1. Hospital Noises Disrupt Sleep, Hinder Healing, and Have Negative Impact on Cardiovascular Health For hospitalized patients, adequate sleep is imperative to the healing process. However, hospital noise frequently disrupts patients' sleep.
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** RADIOLOGY / NUCLEAR MEDICINE News **
New Drug Treatment Extends Life In Advanced Prostate Cancer That Has Spread To Bone
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Prostate cancer patients with advanced tumors that have spread to bone have a poor chance of surviving. Patients with the disease may now live longer with a new line of radioisotope therapy, said researchers at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 2012 Annual Meeting.
Beta Amyloid May Be The Key To Diagnosis Of Alzheimer's In Healthy Patients
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An arsenal of Alzheimer's research revealed at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 59th Annual Meeting indicates that beta-amyloid plaque in the brain not only is involved in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease but may also precede even mild cognitive decline.
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Your Attitude Towards Age May Increase Your Risk Of Dementia Diagnosis
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Our attitude towards our age has a massive impact on the likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia. New research shows that when seniors see themselves as 'older' their performance on a standard dementia screening test declines dramatically; making them five times more likely to meet the criteria for dementia.
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** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **
Less Than 6 Hours Of Sleep Increases Stroke Risk In Normal Weight Adults
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Habitually sleeping less than six hours a night significantly increases the risk of stroke symptoms among middle-age to older adults who are of normal weight and at low risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a study of 5,666 people followed for up to three years.
Fear Of The Dark May Be Responsible For Sleep Disturbances In Some Adults
http://mnt.to/a/46DZ
A small study of Toronto college students is shedding light on a contributing factor of insomnia that might be hard to admit - an adult fear of the dark.Nearly half of the students who reported having poor sleep also reported a fear of the dark.
News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: June 12, 2012 Online Issue
http://mnt.to/a/46DX
1. Hospital Noises Disrupt Sleep, Hinder Healing, and Have Negative Impact on Cardiovascular Health For hospitalized patients, adequate sleep is imperative to the healing process. However, hospital noise frequently disrupts patients' sleep.
Higher Anxiety Levels Likely Following Sleep Deprivation
http://mnt.to/a/46D9
New research shows that sleep loss markedly exaggerates the degree to which we anticipate impending emotional events, particularly among highly anxious people, who are especially vulnerable.Two common features of anxiety disorders are sleep loss and an amplification of emotional response.
Junk Food More Appealing When Sleep-Restricted
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The sight of unhealthy food during a period of sleep restriction activated reward centers in the brain that were less active when participants had adequate sleep, according to a new study using brain scans to better understand the link between sleep restriction and obesity.
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** STATINS News **
Side Effects Of Statins
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In a study of more than 1,000 adults, researchers at the University of California, San Diego, found that individuals taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are more likely than non-users to experience decreased energy, fatigue upon exertion, or both.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Unusual 'Altruistic' Stem Cell Behavior Identified With Possible Link To Cancer
http://mnt.to/a/46Fc
When most groups of mammalian cells are faced with a shortage of nutrients or oxygen, the phrase "every man for himself" is more apt than "all for one, one for all." Unlike colonies of bacteria, which often cooperate to thrive as a group, mammalian cells have never been observed to help one another out.
Stem Cells In The Embryonic Kidney
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Studying mice and humans, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and their collaborators in Paris have identified two proteins that are required to maintain a supply of stem cells in the developing kidney.
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** STROKE News **
Less Than 6 Hours Of Sleep Increases Stroke Risk In Normal Weight Adults
http://mnt.to/a/46F2
Habitually sleeping less than six hours a night significantly increases the risk of stroke symptoms among middle-age to older adults who are of normal weight and at low risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a study of 5,666 people followed for up to three years.
Do Women Have A Higher Risk Of Stroke Than Men? Probably
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According to a study in British Medical Journal (BMJ), the risk of women suffering a stroke in comparison with men is moderately higher. The study suggests that doctors should consider a patient's gender when deciding on anti-clotting treatments.
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** SWINE FLU News **
SMART Tracking Of Influenza
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In April 2009, the world took notice as reports surfaced of a virus in Mexico that had mutated from pigs and was being passed from human to human. The H1N1 "swine flu," as the virus was named, circulated worldwide, killing more than 18,000 people, according to the World Health Organization.
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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **
Stem Cells In The Embryonic Kidney
http://mnt.to/a/46F7
Studying mice and humans, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and their collaborators in Paris have identified two proteins that are required to maintain a supply of stem cells in the developing kidney.
The Risk Of Post-Operative Acute Kidney Failure Reduced By Aspirin Administered Before Heart Surgery
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Aspirin taken for five days before a heart operation can halve the numbers of patients developing post-operative acute kidney failure, according to research presented at the European Anaesthesiology Congress in Paris.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Side Effects Of Statins
http://mnt.to/a/46F8
In a study of more than 1,000 adults, researchers at the University of California, San Diego, found that individuals taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are more likely than non-users to experience decreased energy, fatigue upon exertion, or both.
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