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- Study Identifies Main Causes of Unprofessional Behavior Among Doctors in Hospitals
- Diabetes: Aggressive Control of Blood Sugar Prevents Nerve Condition, but Has Risky Side Effects
- Ghazal Maestro Mehdi Hasan Dies in Karachi
- Quiz on Global Warming
- Outfit Made from Red Wine
- Sleep Deprivation Perhaps Causes Intense Anxiety Levels, Reveal FMRI Scans
- Male Doctors Make More Money Compared to Women: US Study
- Molecular Imaging Boost Cocaine Vaccine
- Cough Relief in Sweet Minty Flavour
- Fresh Insight into Pancreatic Cancer Progression
- Restricting Pre-Dental Procedure Antibiotics Towards High Risk Heart Patients Is Okay
- Frenchman With No Limbs Means to Swim from Asia To Africa
- 'New' Liver Generation With Hepatocyte Cell Transplantation, Exhibit Japanese Scientists
- Study Says Most Cases of Thyroid Cancer Do Not Affect Survival
- Feeble Raise in Blood Glucose Levels Raise Heart Disease Risk
- New Patch Treatment for Skin Cancer
- Drug Intake Up to 5 Percent Working Women In NZ
- Particular Neuronal Response To Junk Food When Sleep-Restricted Exposed by Brain Scans
- Risk of Kidney Stones Increases With Obesity, Diabetes, and Gout
- World Blood Donor Day 2012 - 'Every Blood Donor is a Hero'
- Link Between Low Dopamine Levels and Aggression
- Atkins Diet can Increase Heart Disease Risk
- Women Pregnant With Twins Should Opt for Early Birth to Avoid Serious Complications
- Diesel Exhaust Cancer-causing, Says WHO Cancer Research Agency
- Legalization of Abortion in Morocco Can End Dangerous, Illegal Abortions: Conference
- Researchers Discover Compound That may Motivate You to Work Harder
- Depression Left Untreated in Many Poor Pregnant Women With HIV
- Main Culprits of Daytime Sleepiness Identified
- US Freezer Malfunction Damages Brains for Research
- Updated Guideline for Treating Rare Seizure Disorder in Babies, Young Children
- New Coronary Artery Disease Prediction Tool
- Link Between Smoking and Mortality Risk
- Hospital Noise can Disrupt Patients' Sleep
- Study Says Stem Cells can be Harvested Long After Death
- Attitude Towards Age Increases Risk of Dementia Diagnosis
- Reconfigured Hybrid Imaging Lowers Radiation Exposure: Research
- Aggressive Pre-diabetes Approach 'may Help Prevent Full-blown Disease': Study
- Reason Behind Why Foetus Is Not Rejected By Immune System Found
- Longevity Enhanced in Children Born to Older Fathers
- Sunlight Reduces the Risk of Developing Skin Infections
- Inequalities in Access to Biologics for Treatment of Arthritis
| Study Identifies Main Causes of Unprofessional Behavior Among Doctors in Hospitals Posted:  Though unprofessional behavior among hospitalists is rare, those who do behave poorly share common features, suggests a research published in the iJournal of Hospital Medicine/i. American researchers spoke to 77 Illinois hospitalists - doctors who provide care tailored to the needs of hospitalized patients as a general internist, rather than focusing on an organ, disease or a specific patient age-group. The three-center study found four key factors ...         |
| Diabetes: Aggressive Control of Blood Sugar Prevents Nerve Condition, but Has Risky Side Effects Posted:  Very tight control of blood sugar levels in diabetes can help prevent diabetic neuropathy, a painful condition affecting patients' nerves, but the strict regimen can have serious side effects say researchers. Aggressive control of blood sugar levels by diabetics can keep at bay a painful condition affecting patients' nerves, according to a new systematic review in the iCochrane Library/i. However, the review suggests that optimal target levels need to be established ...      |
| Ghazal Maestro Mehdi Hasan Dies in Karachi Posted:  Pakistani ghazal maestro Mehdi Hasan passes away. Hasan had been under treatment at hospitals in Pakistan for a while, and there had also been reports of shifting him to India. He was admitted at a hospital in Karachi for the past couple of weeks after he had developed a chest infection and breathing problems, reports The Express Tribune. He passed away after he was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the hospital. It is expected that funeral prayers ...      |
| Posted:  This quiz on global warming deals with causes of global warming, its effect on health and environment and the steps for correcting it.      |
| Posted:  A collection of skin-tight garments fashioned from red wine has been unveiled by scientists. A team from the University of Western Australia added a bacteria to the alcoholic beverage to create a cotton-like substance. To date they have made dresses, T-shirts and swimwear and are now looking at ways to improve the fabric tear strength, the daily said. Lead researcher Gary Cass, collaborated with contemporary artist Donna Franklin ...      |
| Sleep Deprivation Perhaps Causes Intense Anxiety Levels, Reveal FMRI Scans Posted:  Sleep loss distinctly amplifies the level to which we anticipate imminent emotional events, mainly among highly anxious people, who are particularly vulnerable reveals new research. Two common features of anxiety disorders are sleep loss and an amplification of emotional response. Results from the new study suggest that these features may not be independent of one another but may interact instead. Researchers from the Sleep and Neuroimaging Laboratory ...      |
| Male Doctors Make More Money Compared to Women: US Study Posted:  Male doctors earn approximately (Dollar) 12,000 more per year compared to women doctors, states a US study published on Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The differences persisted even after adjusting for factors like specialty, academic rank and work hours, said researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School. "The gender pay disparity we found in this highly talented and select group of physicians was sobering," said lead ...      |
| Molecular Imaging Boost Cocaine Vaccine Posted:  Addicts incapable of quitting cocaine habit may someday hopefully be vaccinated against cocaine and view proof with a molecular imaging technique demonstrating how the vaccine prompts antibodies to avert the drug before it can reach the brain, say researchers at SNM's 59th Annual Meeting. "Vaccination offers a whole new treatment paradigm for drug addiction," says Shankar Vallabhajosula, Ph.D., professor of radiochemistry and radiopharmacy in the department of radiology ...      |
| Cough Relief in Sweet Minty Flavour Posted:  Countless Americans stretch out to get their cough drops or syrup at the first cough. Yet scientists are sceptical about how these popular remedies work. Now, new findings from the Monell Center suggest that sucrose and menthol, ingredients commonly regarded as flavorings in these preparations, each act independently to reduce coughing. Cough is a vital protective reflex that clears the respiratory tract of threats from mechanical stimuli like food and chemical ...      |
| Fresh Insight into Pancreatic Cancer Progression Posted:  Recent study offers new insight into progression of pancreatic cancer. The study reveals a strategy used by pancreatic cancer cells to tinker with the immune system in a way that enables them to escape destruction by specialized immune cells. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and by The Irvington Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of the Cancer Research Institute, appears in the June 12 issue of ...      |
| Restricting Pre-Dental Procedure Antibiotics Towards High Risk Heart Patients Is Okay Posted:  After new guidelines stipulated giving preventive antibiotics before dental procedures only to those at greatest risk of complications the incidence of infective endocarditis among dental patients in Olmsted County, Minn. did not augment, states independent research published in iCirculation/i, an American Heart Association journal. Infective endocarditis is a bacterial infection of the heart lining, heart valve or blood vessel. Although rare, it can occur when ...      |
| Frenchman With No Limbs Means to Swim from Asia To Africa Posted:  Frenchman who has lost all of his limbs is preparing to swim 25 kilometres (15.5 miles) across the Red Sea from Taba in Egypt to Jordan's Aqaba said on Monday this week as part of a global challenge. Using prosthetic limbs with flippers attached, Philippe Croizon, 44, said: "If things go as planned and I get the green light from the Egyptian authorities, I will swim from Africa to Asia on Friday." "I should leave Taba for Aqaba early in the morning (0300 ...      |
| 'New' Liver Generation With Hepatocyte Cell Transplantation, Exhibit Japanese Scientists Posted:  Hepatocytes, cells including the main tissue of the liver and involved in protein synthesis and storage, can support in tissue engineering and create a 'new liver system' in mouse models when donor mouse liver hepatocytes are isolated and propagated for transplantation find researchers in Japan. Their study is published in a recent issue of ICell Transplantation /I(21:2/3). "In light of a serious shortage of donor livers that can be used for hepatocyte isolation, ...      |
| Study Says Most Cases of Thyroid Cancer Do Not Affect Survival Posted:  Patients with thyroid cancer live as long as people with perfect health, reveals study. "This highlights the excellent diagnostic and therapeutic strategies available to patients with differentiated thyroid cancer," says Alexis Vrachimis, M.D., lead investigator for the department of nuclear medicine at University Hospital Muenster, Germany. "The excellent survival rates of almost all of our patients are predominantly due to the multidisciplinary optimization ...      |
| Feeble Raise in Blood Glucose Levels Raise Heart Disease Risk Posted:  Even slightly higher levels of glucose in the blood visibly boost the risk of ischemic heart disease reveals latest research from the University of Copenhagen.The study involves more than 80,000 people and has just been published in the well-reputed iJournal of the American College of Cardiology/i. It is not only diabetics who risk heart-related problems resulting from lifelong above-average blood glucose levels. New research from the University of Copenhagen ...      |
| New Patch Treatment for Skin Cancer Posted:  A new skin patch treatment for basal cell carcinoma destroys facial tumors, say researchers. There are two main types of skin cancer:melanoma, which forms deep in the cells that produce pigment in skin, and nonmelanoma cancer, such as basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer that affects the surface layer of the skin. Researchers have developed a treatment called a phosphorus-32 (P-32) skin ...      |
| Drug Intake Up to 5 Percent Working Women In NZ Posted:  Among 20 women one takes illegal drugs to get through the working day, suggests a new survey. According to the online survey of 1000 New Zealand females aged over 15, which was carried out by Nielsen for Next magazine, Wellington was a hotspot for working women using drugs. A significant number of women also said that they knew people who were using narcotics, Stuff.co.nz reported. A large proportion of women questioned thought that men had ...      |
| Particular Neuronal Response To Junk Food When Sleep-Restricted Exposed by Brain Scans Posted:  During a phase of sleep restriction the sight of unhealthy food triggered reward centres in the brain that were less active when participants had sufficient sleep, states a new study with means of brain scans to better know the relation between sleep restriction and obesity. Researchers from St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital Center and Columbia University in New York performed functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) on 25 men and women of normal weights while ...      |
| Risk of Kidney Stones Increases With Obesity, Diabetes, and Gout Posted:  A new study published in the journal European Urology indicated that the prevalence of kidney stones in the US has almost doubled since 1994. The study, conducted by the researchers from UCLA and the RAND Corp, is based on the analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data regarding kidney stone history. Scales and his colleagues found that amongst 12,110 responses reviewed, one out of every eleven people ...      |
| World Blood Donor Day 2012 - 'Every Blood Donor is a Hero' Posted:  June 14, 2012 is a red letter day, when the world comes together to celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) as an occasion to honor those who donate the life saving gift-blood and to raise awareness on the universal need for safest possible blood and blood products that best come from voluntary blood donors around the world. World Blood Donor Day also commemorates the birthday of Karl Landsteiner, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the ABO blood group ...      |
| Link Between Low Dopamine Levels and Aggression Posted:  A strong association between low dopamine levels and aggressive behavior has been identified in a recent study. For many people, anger is an almost automatic response to life's challenges. In clinical psychiatry, scientists look at not only the impact of aggressive behavior on the individual, their loved ones and the community but also the triggers in the brain that lead to aggressive response. The neurobiology of aggression is not well understood, but scientists ...      |
| Atkins Diet can Increase Heart Disease Risk Posted:  Popular Atkins diet can heighten the risk of heart disease, say researchers. Researchers from Sweden found that the introduction of the low-carbohydrate regime led to a surge in saturated fat intake in 2004, with an increase in cholesterol levels three years later. "While low carbohydrate/high fat diets may help short-term weight loss, these results of this Swedish study demonstrate that long-term weight loss is not maintained and that this diet ...      |
| Women Pregnant With Twins Should Opt for Early Birth to Avoid Serious Complications Posted:  Women pregnant with twins should elect to give birth at 37 weeks to avoid serious complications, say University of Adelaide researchers. The advice is based on the world's biggest study addressing the timing of birth for women who have an uncomplicated twin pregnancy, the results of which are published today in the http:www.bjog.org British Journal of Obstetrics (and) Gynaecology. Studying 235 women in Australia, New Zealand and Italy, researchers found ...      |
| Diesel Exhaust Cancer-causing, Says WHO Cancer Research Agency Posted:  Diesel engine exhaust has been classified as cancer-causing by the World Health Organisation's cancer research agency on Tuesday and the UN health body has urged action to reduce human exposure to it. "Diesel engine exhaust causes lung cancer in humans," said Christopher Portier, chairman of a working group at the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). There was also a "positive association" with an increased risk of bladder cancer, ...      |
| Legalization of Abortion in Morocco Can End Dangerous, Illegal Abortions: Conference Posted:  A call for the legalization of abortion in Morocco to end the 'real tragedy' of backstreet terminations in the north African country was launched at a conference in the Moroccan capital Rabat on Tuesday. "Clandestine abortion is a taboo subject but a very real tragedy," said Chafik Chraibi, president of the Moroccan Association of the Fight Against Clandestine Abortion (AMLAC), which organised the conference. "We estimate at 600 the number of abortions ...      |
| Researchers Discover Compound That may Motivate You to Work Harder Posted:  Erythropoietin hormone improves motivation for higher exercise performance, reveals study. A team of Swiss researchers found that when a hormone in the brain, erythropoietin (Epo), was elevated in mice, they were more motivated to exercise. In addition, the form of erythropoietin used in these experiments did not elevate red blood cell counts. Such a treatment has obvious benefits for a wide range of health problems ranging from Alzheimer's to ...      |
| Depression Left Untreated in Many Poor Pregnant Women With HIV Posted:  Recent research reveals programs to screen and manage depression in pregnant, HIV-positive Medicaid patients are not in place and many depressed HIV positive pregnant women suffer without proper treatment. It's the kind of glaring oversight that Rajesh Balkrishnan, associate professor at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, said he finds all the time in his research on health disparities. Balkrishnan also has an appointment in the School of Public Health. ...      |
| Main Culprits of Daytime Sleepiness Identified Posted:  Obesity and sleep are found to be the root causes of daytime sleepiness, reveal studies. Researchers at Penn State examined a random population sample of 1,741 adults and determined that obesity and emotional stress are the main causes of the current "epidemic" of sleepiness and fatigue plaguing the country. Insufficient sleep and obstructive sleep apnea also play a role; both have been linked to high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, depression, diabetes, ...      |
| US Freezer Malfunction Damages Brains for Research Posted:  A major US brain bank was left with as many as 54 damaged brain samples that were supposed to be used for autism research, due to a freezer malfunction officials said on Tuesday. The reasons for the freezer malfunction remain unclear, said the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center (HBTRC) at McLean Hospital, which is the largest federally funded brain bank in the United States. "A full investigation has been launched to determine what caused the freezer, ...      |
| Updated Guideline for Treating Rare Seizure Disorder in Babies, Young Children Posted:  The American Academy of Neurology has issued a new guideline which outlines the best treatments for infantile spasms - a rare type of seizures that occurs in infants and children. The guideline, which was co-developed with the Child Neurology Society, is published in the June 12, 2012, print issue of iNeurology/i, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Infantile spasms is a rare disorder that usually begins in infants aged four to six ...      |
| New Coronary Artery Disease Prediction Tool Posted:  New risk score predicts coronary artery disease in chest pain patients, says study published in BMJ.The tool is more accurate than existing models and could be easily integrated into electronic patient records or mobile applications. Coronary artery disease is a major cause of death throughout the world. It occurs when the arteries supplying oxygen and nutrients to the heart become narrowed with fatty deposits. Chest pain may be the first sign of ...      |
| Link Between Smoking and Mortality Risk Posted:  In older patients, smoking is linked to increased mortality and smoking cessation decreases morality rate, reveals study published in iArchives of Internal Medicine/i. Smoking is a known risk factor for many chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease and cancer, however, the epidemiological evidence mostly relies on studies conducted among middle-aged adults, according to the study background. "We provide a thorough review and meta-analysis ...      |
| Hospital Noise can Disrupt Patients' Sleep Posted:  Noisy hospitals can be a curse to patients and a new research supports this finding. The study evaluated the effect of noise in hospitals mainly from different equipments. Scientists used heart rate monitors and brain monitoring equipment to study its effect on the health of patients. The study found that noise in the hospitals especially from medical equipments did hamper patients' sleep and this is not good for their recovery. ...      |
| Study Says Stem Cells can be Harvested Long After Death Posted:  Some stem cells are viable long after death, say scientists. These dormant stem cells can be revived to divide into new, functioning cells. The research, published in the journal Nature Communications, unlocks further knowledge about the versatility of these cells, touted as a future source to replenish damaged tissue. "Remarkably, skeletal muscle stem cells can survive for 17 days in humans and 16 days in mice, post mortem well beyond the 1-2 days ...      |
| Attitude Towards Age Increases Risk of Dementia Diagnosis Posted:  The massive impact of our attitude towards out age might be being diagnosed with dementia. 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 shows new research. The research, conducted by the University of Exeter, highlights the significance of our age perceptions and its effect on our mental functioning. It is presented today ...      |
| Reconfigured Hybrid Imaging Lowers Radiation Exposure: Research Posted:  Molecular imaging is effective for providing information about disease processes. Today's hybrid imaging systems have additional computed tomography (CT) technology on board for alignment and imaging structures. Research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's2012 Annual Meeting finds that multiple molecular imaging studies need only one structural scan, which would slice off a significant amount of patient radiation exposure despite the fact that the addition increases ...      |
| Aggressive Pre-diabetes Approach 'may Help Prevent Full-blown Disease': Study Posted:  A new study has suggested an "early and aggressive" approach to people who are on the cusp of developing Type 2 diabetes is justified to reduce cases of the disease. People with "pre-diabetes" have higher than normal blood sugar which has not yet reached diabetic levels. A US study showed that restoring normal sugar levels more than halved the numbers going on to Type 2 diabetes. Experts said the findings were clinically important. It ...      |
| Reason Behind Why Foetus Is Not Rejected By Immune System Found Posted: The longstanding question which has been perplexing scientists for a long time finally has an answer. A recent discovery is very important as it finally gives an answer to why a mother's immune system does not reject a developing foetus as foreign tissue. Researchers discovered that embryo implantation sets off a process that ultimately turns off a key pathway required for the immune system to attack foreign bodies, leaving the developing foetus unharmed. "Our ...      |
| Longevity Enhanced in Children Born to Older Fathers Posted:  Recent insight from Northwestern University comes as a surprise as it questions earlier opinion on the subject of parental age and the health and lifespan of children. The study found that children born to older fathers and grandfathers can enjoy longer lifespan and better health. This contradicts earlier research which had always underlined the benefit of younger age of fathers and healthier children. Infact, scientists had gone a step further to say that ...      |
| Sunlight Reduces the Risk of Developing Skin Infections Posted:  Sunlight can help reduce the risk of developing skin allergies, a recent research has revealed. This has now prompted calls for people to get a regular dose of sunshine. "I am advocating only very small amounts of -sunshine. Wanton sunbathing or foolish sunbed use is potentially dangerous and large doses lead to the risk of skin ageing and cancer," the Daily Express quoted Professor John Hawk, who has been studying the benefits of sunlight, as saying. ...      |
| Inequalities in Access to Biologics for Treatment of Arthritis Posted:  A recent study has outlined the huge inequalities in access to biologics for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) across 46 European countries. In the 36 countries with reimbursed biologics, only 27 had more than five biologics reimbursed. The number of reimbursed drugs showed a moderate to very strong correlation with economic welfare and an inverse correlation with RA health status. Annual average per patient prices ranged from 9,431 in Turkey to 21,349 ...      |
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