20. November 2009 04:38
Only about 1 in 4 Americans aged 50-64 regularly take advantage of preventive services such as screenings and immunizations, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with AARP and the American Medical Association (AMA).
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20. November 2009 02:08
A team led by Penn State's Ross Hardison, T. Ming Chu Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has taken a large step toward unraveling how regulatory proteins control the production of gene products during development and growth.
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20. November 2009 01:12
Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA), representing more than 1,600 registered nurses at Sacred Heart Medical Center, is holding a press conference today to highlight serious concerns about the safety of nurses and patients at Sacred Heart Medical Center during this H1N1 pandemic.
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20. November 2009 00:00
Curemark LLC, (www.curemark.com), a drug research and development company focused on the treatment of neurological diseases, announced that the company has begun enrolling patients in Phase III clinical trials for CM-AT, its autism treatment, at three additional clinical trial sites.
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19. November 2009 07:35
Massachusetts today announced extraordinary results from its aggressive efforts to help Medicaid beneficiaries quit smoking by providing easy access to coverage for smoking cessation medication and counseling.
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18. November 2009 23:33
U.S. health officials defended their handling of the country's H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine campaign Tuesday "against criticism that their plan to protect Americans was confusing and over-optimistic," Reuters reports (Fox, 11/17).
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18. November 2009 06:35
Engineer/pilot/attorney Jon Roberts, PhD, has dozens of inventions to his credit. They include technology that thwarts piracy in movie theatres, gadgets that track important items inadvertently left behind, devices to enhance airport security and even an electronic matchmaker that alerts two nearby individuals with similar interests that they have, indeed, found their match.
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18. November 2009 05:43
Rapid influenza diagnostic tests used in doctors' offices, hospitals and medical laboratories to detect H1N1 are virtually useless and could pose a significant danger to public health, according to a Loyola University Medical Center researcher.
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18. November 2009 05:40
GeoVax Labs, Inc. (the "Company"), an Atlanta-based, biopharmaceutical company developing human vaccines for diseases caused by HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and other infectious agents, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted its request for a pre-IND meeting to discuss the proposed Investigational New Drug (IND) application for GeoVax's therapeutic vaccine as a treatment for individuals already infected with HIV.
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18. November 2009 05:31
Emtec Federal, a systems integrator, today announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded the company two separate Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) for Information Technology (IT) products and services, each with an estimated value of $10 million per year.
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18. November 2009 03:56
A recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who currently smoke cigarettes. Boston-based researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School also found that long-term, moderate intake of caffeine or alcohol does not increase the chance of having a seizure or developing epilepsy.
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18. November 2009 02:14
A new study published in the current issue of Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health (vol. 64, No. 3) shows that this combination of night work, overtime and shortened sleep can contribute to the development among police officers of the metabolic syndrome, a combination of unhealthful factors that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), primarily heart disease and stroke.
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Posted in: Medical Condition News
Tags: Blood Pressure, Carbohydrate, Cardiovascular Disease, CDC, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Mental Health, Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolism, Obesity, Occupational Health, Sleep, Stress, Stroke
18. November 2009 02:09
Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology have found that previous influenza infections may provide at least some level of immunity to the H1N1 "swine" flu. "The question we asked was, "Is the swine flu more like the seasonal flu or like a totally new strain of influenza where there would be no immunity?," said Alessandro Sette, Ph.D., an internationally recognized vaccine expert and director of the La Jolla Institute's Center for Infectious Disease.
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Posted in: Disease/Infection News
Tags: Allergy, Antibody, Arthritis, Asthma, Cancer, CDC, Cell, Crohn's Disease, Diabetes, H1N1, Immunology, Influenza, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Swine Flu, Vaccine, Virus
18. November 2009 00:13
Bayer's CONTOUR® USB meter, the first blood glucose monitor that connects directly to a PC or MAC -- providing users with instant access to information and trends about their blood sugar levels -- is now available for purchase through Walgreens online pharmacy and will soon also be available online through CVS and Walmart.
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Posted in: Device / Technology News
Tags: Acetaminophen, Ascorbic Acid, Blindness, CDC, Diabetes, Education, Gestational Diabetes, Glucose Metabolism, Insulin, Juvenile Diabetes, Kidney Disease, Metabolism, Nutrition, Obesity, Stroke, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
18. November 2009 00:07
The Electronic Cigarette Association (ECA) today urged decision-makers to seek alternatives to combustible tobacco that reduce Americans’ exposure to the multitude of harmful chemicals and toxins found in cigarettes.
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