20. January 2010 03:30
New research, published by Cell Press in the January 19th issue of the journal Developmental Cell, provides intriguing insight into how the nervous system forms during very early embryonic development.
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8. January 2010 23:49
A complete evaluation, including an assessment of post-void residual volume, is key when evaluating a female patient for surgery to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI), according to a new clinical practice guideline released today by the American Urological Association (AUA).
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Posted in: Medical Condition News | Women's Health News
Tags: Collagen, Cystoscopy, Fistula, Incontinence, Overactive Bladder, Prolapse, Spina Bifida, Stress, Trauma, Urethra, Urinary Incontinence, Urology
30. December 2009 04:25
More than 240 babies born in 2009 in the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit (SDU) at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia are ringing in 2010 with their joyful families. Families from 24 states traveled to Children's Hospital for expert prenatal, delivery and postnatal care for their babies.
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29. December 2009 01:09
Spinal cord disorders like spina bifida arise during early development when future spinal cord cells growing in a flat layer fail to roll up into a tube. In the Dec. 6 issue of Nature Cell Biology, researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine team with colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley to report a never-before known link between protein transport and mouse spinal cord development, a discovery that opens new doors for research on all spinal defects.
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27. December 2009 23:29
Spinal cord disorders like spina bifida arise during early development when future spinal cord cells growing in a flat layer fail to roll up into a tube. In the Dec. 6 issue of Nature Cell Biology, researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine team with colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley to report a never-before known link between protein transport and mouse spinal cord development, a discovery that opens new doors for research on all spinal defects.
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24. November 2009 03:08
Responding to a growing need in central and northeast Pennsylvania for highly specialized care of pediatric brain tumors and other central nervous system disorders, Geisinger's Janet Weis Children's Hospital has launched a state-of-the-art and comprehensive pediatric neurosurgery program. The multidisciplinary program is led by pediatric neurosurgeon Amir Kershenovich, M.D., who says he is pleased to accept his challenging role.
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Posted in: Child Health News | Medical Condition News
Tags: Brain, Cancer, Deep Brain Stimulation, Depression, Dystonia, Electronic Health Record, Endocrinology, Epilepsy, Genetics, Hospital, Hydrocephalus, Nervous System, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Oncology, Parkinson's Disease, Psychology, Spina Bifida
18. October 2009 23:34
For the first time, a surgical robot has been used to perform minimally invasive reconstructive surgery on five children whose bladder was dysfunctional because they were born with spina bifida [incomplete formation of the spine or spinal cord].
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Posted in: Child Health News | Medical Procedure News
Tags: Analgesia, Brain, Catheter, Diet, Epidural, Hospital, Incontinence, Morphine, Pediatrics, Spina Bifida, Spine, Urethra, Urology
15. October 2009 00:06
Using medication that reduces or blocks the actions of folic acid during the first trimester of pregnancy (weeks 1-12), increases the risk that the growing baby will develop abnormalities. This conclusion was reached by a team of Epidemiologists, Paediatricians, Clinical Pharmacologists, Obstetricians and Gynaecologists who examined birth and abortion data collected in Israel between 1998 and 2007.
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14. October 2009 23:50
Pregnant women are advised to take vitamin supplements containing folic acid as part of their routine pre-natal care. Now, a new study warns that taking medications that reduce or block the actions of folic acid during the first trimester of pregnancy increase the risk that the growing baby will develop abnormalities.
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Posted in: Child Health News | Women's Health News
Tags: Abortion, Antibiotic, Brain, Cholesterol, Education, Folic Acid, Hospital, Methotrexate, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Pregnancy, Spina Bifida, Ulcerative Colitis, Valproic Acid
25. September 2009 08:34
United Spinal Association praised New York Senator Charles Schumer for introducing an amendment to the Senate Finance Committee health care reform bill to enact the Community Choice Act benefiting people with disabilities.
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11. September 2009 02:35
VitaPath Genetics, a molecular diagnostics company, announced today that it has closed a $6 million series A round of funding led by MDV-Mohr Davidow Ventures. VitaPath was originally seeded by X/Seed Capital, which also co-invested in the Series A. Concurrent with the financing MDV's Michael Goldberg and X/Seed's Michael Borrus took seats on the company's board.
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12. August 2009 19:40
Most people would agree that arsenic, lead, mercury, benzene and carbon monoxide pose dangers to humans. Not many, though, realize that the average person is exposed to about 10,000 different chemicals per day.
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Posted in: Medical Research News
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Arsenic, Biochemistry, Brain, Cell, Education, Embryonic Development, Nervous System, Pharmacology, Spina Bifida, Toxicology
11. August 2009 00:53
Amid the debate about reforming heath care in the United States, it's tough to turn on your television these days without hearing a political ad condemning the Canadian health care system.
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Posted in: Healthcare News
Tags: Anxiety, Brain, Brain Tumor, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Commonwealth Fund, Dentistry, Health Insurance, Hospital, Life Expectancy, Obesity, Spina Bifida
25. May 2009 19:17
Women of childbearing age can reduce the risk of having a child born with a neural tube defect such as spina bifida by eating enough folate or folic acid. However, folate prevents only about 70 percent of these defects.
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20. May 2009 14:26
Women can increase their chances for a healthy pregnancy by eating right, exercising, not smoking, and getting early medical care, says a podcast featuring a National Institutes of Health obstetrician who oversees research on pregnancy and birth.
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Posted in: Women's Health News
Tags: Corticosteroid, Folic Acid, Healthy Living, Hormone, Learning Disability, Perinatology, Pregnancy, Premature Birth, Progesterone, Spina Bifida, Twins, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Womb
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