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Heartburn Treatment May Extend Survival in IPF Patients Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:25PMPatients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) who report treatment for gastroespophageal reflux (GER) appear to have longer survival than IPF patients who are not treated for GERD, according to a new study from the University of California, San Francisco.
Researchers Discover Possible Drug Targets for Common Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:25PMResearchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have discovered a novel interaction between two proteins involved in regulating cell growth that could provide possible new drug targets for treating the most common type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Elsevier CPM Resource Center to Integrate Evidence-Based Clinical Content Software at Providence Health & Services Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:11PMGRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - CPM and Providence Health & Services Collaboration Aims to Improve Overall Interdisciplinary Care and Transform Patient Care Culture Elsevier / CPM Resource Center (CPM), a leader in developing clinical decision support tools for healthcare, announced today a contract with Providence Health & Services, a not-for-profit health system ...
Hoag's Orange County Vital Aging Program Data Presented at the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:09PMPARIS, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. William Shankle MS, MD, FACP, program director, Memory and Cognitive Disorders, of Hoag Neurosciences Institute (HNI) presented Orange County Vital Aging Program (OCVAP) data today at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (ICAD) in Paris, France. The presentation highlighted 12-month results of the recently-developed ...
Mothers with breastfeeding difficulties more likely to suffer postpartum depression, study finds Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:31PMWomen who have breastfeeding difficulties in the first two weeks after giving birth are more likely to suffer postpartum depression two months later compared to women without such difficulties, according to a new study.
University of Maryland researchers discover possible drug targets for common non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:30PM( University of Maryland Medical Center ) Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have discovered a novel interaction between two proteins involved in regulating cell growth that could provide possible new drug targets for treating diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, the most common type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to a new study in Nature Communications. The scientists ...
Mothers with breastfeeding difficulties more likely to suffer postpartum depression Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:14AMWomen who have breastfeeding difficulties in the first two weeks after giving birth are more likely to suffer postpartum depression two months later compared to women without such difficulties.
FDA outlines oversight of mobile medical applications Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:13AMThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it is seeking input on its proposed oversight approach for certain mobile applications specific to medicine or health care called mobile medical applications (?apps?) that are designed for use on smartphones and other mobile computing...
Surgeons’ Civility in Operating Room is Beneficial Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:11AM(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A surgeon's behavior in the operating room affects patient outcomes, healthcare costs, medical errors and patient- and staff-satisfaction, according to this study. In an increasingly rude society where it is rare for a stranger to give up a bus seat to a senior citizen and expletives have become all-too common in daily conversation, the lack of civility has degraded all ...
Single traumatic brain injury may prompt long-term neurodegeneration Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:21PMIn a new study, researchers suggest that Alzheimer's disease-like neurodegeneration may be initiated or accelerated following a single traumatic brain injury, even in young adults.
American Academy of Ophthalmology Takes the Lead in Establishing Standards for Electronic Health Records Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:14PMFirst-of-Its-Kind EHR Checklist for Ophthalmology Supports Meaningful Use Standards While Enabling Critical Physician to Physician Communication and Enhancing Overall Patient Care
Digital Dentistry Markets for Low Iron Glass to Reach $1.2 Billion by 2017 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:04PMROCKVILLE, MD--(Marketwire - Jul 18, 2011) - MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of the new report "Digital Dentistry Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2011 to 2017," to their collection of Medical Devices market reports. For more information, visit http://www.marketresearch.com/product/display.asp?ProductID=6454489
Boomers Most Worried About Cancer, Memory Loss: Poll Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:57PMWASHINGTON — Baby boomers say their biggest health fear is cancer. Given their waistlines, heart disease and diabetes should be atop that list, too. Boomers are more obese than other generations, a new poll finds, setting them up for unhealthy senior years.
Genetic basis for muscle endurance discovered in animal study Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:23PMResearchers have identified a gene for endurance, or more precisely, its negative regulator. Not having the gene relates to greater endurance in the knockout mice that were studied. The investigators also showed that the gene is linked to Olympic-level athletes in endurance sports such as swimming compared to athletes in sprint sports such as the 100-meter dash. The work has implications for ...
Penn Medicine News: Penn Study Finds a Genetic Basis for Muscle Endurance in Animal Study Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:25AMPHILADELPHIA — Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a gene for endurance, or more precisely, a negative regulator of it. Not having the gene relates to greater endurance in the knockout mice that were studied.
Managing Hospital Readmissions - Innovative Care Coordination Strategies Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:08AMDr. Susan Nedza, Vice President of Strategic Clinical Solution at HealthyCircles, discusses how changes in reimbursement policy are creating financial incentives for health systems to lower their readmission rates. (PRWeb July 18, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8644153.htm
Grape seed polyphenols may help prevent Alzheimer's disease Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:00AMResearchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that grape seed polyphenols—a natural antioxidant—may help prevent the development or delay the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
Antibody Finding Might Help in Search for HIV Vaccine Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:17PMTitle: Antibody Finding Might Help in Search for HIV Vaccine Category: Health News Created: 7/14/2011 4:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 7/15/2011
Natural chemical found in grapes may protect against Alzheimer's disease Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:21PMResearchers have found that grape seed polyphenols -- a natural antioxidant -- may help prevent the development or delay the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
Research Links Telomere Length To Emphysema Risk Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:10PMTelomeres, the body's own cellular clocks, may be a crucial factor underlying the development of emphysema, according to research from Johns Hopkins University. "We found that in mice that have short telomeres, there was a significant increased risk of developing emphysema after exposure to cigarette smoke," said Mary Armanios, MD, assistant professor of oncology at the Johns Hopkins School of ...
ECG results for young athletes prone to misinterpretation Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:14AMPediatric cardiologists are prone to misinterpreting electrocardiograms when using the results to determine whether young athletes have heart defects that could make exercising perilous, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. This is the first research to examine the acumen of pediatric cardiologists from several health ...
Is It a Spider Bite? Probably Not Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:26AMSpider bites aren't as common as most people and most doctors think, according to a new analysis.
Novel combined technique for treating neoplastic meningitis, hydrocephalus Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:00AMApproximately five to ten percent of patients with primary or metastatic cancer suffer from devastating neurological complications such as headaches, seizures, confusion, difficulty swallowing and visual disturbances. These deficits are caused by a life-threatening form of brain invasion from cancer called neoplastic meningitis.
Research links telomere length to emphysema risk Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:34AMTelomeres, the body's own cellular clocks, may be a crucial factor underlying the development of emphysema, according to research from Johns Hopkins University.
Longer looks: Penalties for doctors who keep patients waiting Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:59AMWhen she makes a doctor's appointment, Cherie Kerr makes it clear that she better not be kept waiting long. She said she usually tries to schedule the first appointment of the day, or the first one after lunch. But if the doctor is going to be late, she insists the staff give her a call -- lest the office be billed for her time in the waiting room.
United States DoD contracts for July 14, 2011 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:41AM...
Novel Combined Therapy Extends Life, Diminishes Pain In Brain Cancer Patients Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:11PMApproximately five to ten percent of patients with primary or metastatic cancer suffer from devastating neurological complications such as headaches, seizures, confusion, difficulty swallowing and visual disturbances. These deficits are caused by a life-threatening form of brain invasion from cancer called neoplastic meningitis. Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD, at the University of California, San Diego ...
Alzheimer's Disease Signs Identified With PET Scan Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:36PMPET (positron emission tomography) scans can help detect plaques in the brain (amyloid lesions) which are associated with Alzheimer's disease, researchers reported in Archives of Neurology. The authors explain, as background information, that researchers are trying to understand AD more deeply, as well as other forms of dementia. In doing so, the usage of PET scans has been explored. PET scans ...
Talking About Faith Increases Hospital Patients' Overall Satisfaction Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:11PMStudy highlights desire for religious and spiritual discussions in hospitals Hospitalized patients who had conversations about religion and spirituality with the healthcare team were the most satisfied with their overall care. However, 20 percent of patients who would have valued these discussions say their desires went unmet, according to a new study¹ by Joshua Williams from the University of ...
Therapy Adds Life, Lessens Pain in Brain Cancer Patients Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:45PMMulti-center study utilized a novel combined technique to treat cancer patients by bathing the brain in chemotherapy and relieving pressure from spinal fluid build-up (hydrocephalus).
Kaiser Permanente Ranks Highest in 2011 J.D. Power and Associates Employer Satisfaction Study Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:00PMKaiser Permanente announced today that employers ranked the organization's health plan the highest among fully insured commercial health plans in the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S.
Greater seizure frequency seen in women with epilepsy during anovulatory cycle Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:19AMA recent multi-center study determined that women with generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) had a greater number of seizures during anovulatory cycles—menstrual cycles where an egg is not released—than in cycles where ovulation occurs. According to the study publishing today in Epilepsia, a journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), reproductive steroids may play a role in ...
Pediatric Center of Excellence here for children Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:11AMOpen since June 6, the Chiricahua Community Health Center is proud to have one more facility to help sustain the good health in Douglasâ kids. The new Pediatric Center of Excellence is now open to take care of children and teens from 0 â“ 21 years old.
Doctors, nurses warned not to ‘Facebook’ with patients Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:00PMThe British Medical Association (BMA) has said that doctors should not accept Facebook requests from current and former patients and should consider adopting “conservative privacy settings” where possible. The guidelines are termed, “Using social media: practical and ethical guidance for doctors and medical students”. The BMA explains that problems can occur if the boundaries of the doctor ...
Keeping up your overall health may keep dementia away, study suggests Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:21PMImproving and maintaining health factors not traditionally associated with dementia, such as denture fit, vision and hearing, may lower a person's risk for developing dementia, according to a new study.
Talking about faith increases hospital patients' overall satisfaction, study finds Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:22PMHospitalized patients who had conversations about religion and spirituality with the health-care team were the most satisfied with their overall care. However, 20 percent of patients who would have valued these discussions say their desires went unmet, according to a new study.
Organ Transplant Waiting Lists Can Be Artificially Inflated, Comment Organ Transplant Experts Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:21PMWaiting lists for organ transplants were the topic of discussion for organ transplant experts and their views were published online first as a Viewpoint by The Lancet. They believe that such lists can be artificially inflated as not all patients requiring a transplant actually opt to receive one (and it varies depending on the organ)...
Using the web to self-diagnose can bring on Cyberchondria Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:18PMThe Internet medical web sites can turn a hypochondriac into a cyberchondriac. This condition can produce severe medical problems of it's own.
Midland walking club to meet Saturday for 10K Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:14PMHe suddenly couldn't catch a fly ball anymore.
New study confirms the existence of 'trial effect' in HIV clinical trials Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:30PM( Public Library of Science ) A new study by investigators from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine has confirmed the existence of a "trial effect" in clinical trials for treatment of HIV.
Keeping up Your Overall Health May Keep Dementia Away Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:58PMMedia Contacts:Rachel Seroka, rserokaaan.com, 651 695-2738Angela Babb, APR, ababbaan.com, 651 695-2789Keeping up Your Overall Health May Keep Dementia Away ST. PAUL, Minn. Improving and maintaining health factors not traditionally associated with dementia, such as denture fit, vision and hearing, may lower a persons risk for developing dementia, according to a new study published...
RAPS Publishes New Edition of Essential Regulatory Affairs Text Book Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:42PMFundamentals of US Regulatory Affairs, Seventh Edition now available.Rockville, MD (PRWEB) July 13, 2011 The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) has published a new edition of its popular text, Fundamentals of US Regulatory Affairs, regarded by many as the essential reference guide to regulatory affairs for healthcare products marketed in the US. Fundamentals of US Regulatory Affairs ...
Groundbreaking new journal on the applications of digital games to human health Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:46PM( Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News ) Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. announces the launch of Games for Health: Research, Development, and Clinical Applications (G4H), a new, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the development, use, and applications of game technology for improving physical and mental health and well-being.
Efficient process using microRNA converts human skin cells into neurons Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:21PMThe addition of two particular gene snippets to a skin cell's usual genetic material is enough to turn that cell into a fully functional neuron, according to new research. The finding is one of just a few recent reports of ways to create human neurons in a lab dish.
TheCarrot.com Introduces Social Health Networking Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:11PMSAN FRANCISCO, July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TheCarrot announced today the availability of social networking capabilities for its users to share their personal health information with other individuals, online communities and their health care providers. Now users of TheCarrot can have the best of both worlds, strict privacy control and the benefits of collaboration. With TheCarrot, users can ...
Efficient process using microrna converts human skin cells into neurons, Stanford study shows Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:30PMThe addition of two particular gene snippets to a skin cell's usual genetic material is enough to turn that cell into a fully functional neuron, report researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine. The finding, to be published online July 13 in Nature, is one of just a few recent reports of ways to create human neurons in a lab dish.
Michealene Cristini Risley: Could Prenatal Ultrasounds Contribute to Cases of Autism? Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:42AMNew research suggests that concerns about a possible relationship between autism and environmental exposures may be well founded.
Talking about faith increases hospital patients' overall satisfaction Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:04AMHospitalized patients who had conversations about religion and spirituality with the healthcare team were the most satisfied with their overall care. However, 20 percent of patients who would have valued these discussions say their desires went unmet, according to a new study by Joshua Williams from the University of Chicago, USA, and his colleagues. Their work appears online in the Journal of ...
Sermo Launches Real Time Medicine(TM) Mobile App for Physicians Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:10AMCAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sermo , Inc. ( www.sermo.com ), the largest online network in the United States exclusive to physicians, today introduced Sermo Mobile, an application that allows physicians to access the country's greatest concentration of medical knowledge in real-time. Sermo Mobile builds on Sermo's current web platform, an online ...
Anthem Using Google Maps and Member Education on Options for Non-Emergent Conditions Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:35AMAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has launched an education campaign incorporating Google Maps to make it easier for consumers to find and use retail health clinics and walk-in centers for non-emergency conditions when their regular physicians are not available.