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Overprotection during childhood leads to heart-focused anxiety in adults with congenital heart disease: Study

Adults with congenital heart disease are more likely to suffer heart-focused anxiety - a fear of heart-related symptoms and sensations - if their parents were overprotective during their childhood and adolescence. Dr. Lephuong Ong from Orion Health Services in Vancouver, and colleagues from University Health Network and York University in Toronto, Canada, suggest that health care professionals could encourage greater independence for adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease to improve their psychosocial adjustment. Dr. Ong's work1 is published online in Springer's International Journal of Behavioral Medicine.

16 Sep 2010

Label reading is even more effective than exercise: Analysis

Diet and exercise have long been the top two elements of effective weight loss. Now add a third: reading the labels on packaged foods. Washington State University Economist Bidisha Mandal has found that middle-aged Americans who want to lose weight and who take up the label-reading habit are more likely to lose weight than those who don't. In some cases, label reading is even more effective than exercise.

16 Sep 2010

ASG-5ME compound kills pancreatic cancer cells: Researchers

A new investigational drug designed to penetrate and attack pancreatic cancer cells has been administered to a patient for the first time ever at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare.

16 Sep 2010

Renal research consortia receives two grants for translational research from DKF

The Dutch Kidney Foundation (DKF) awards two Consortium Grants of 1,5 million euro to renal research consortia to concentrate on translational research.

16 Sep 2010

ESMO honors three eminent cancer specialists for their contribution towards medical research

The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) honors three eminent cancer specialists for their contribution to the advancement of medical research. The awards will be presented to Hilary Calvert, Alberto Costa and Bengt Glimelius at the 35th ESMO Congress, to take place from 8-12 October in Milan, Italy.

16 Sep 2010

NAMI launches new, interactive, online resource center to support children, adults with ADHD

The National Alliance on Mental Illness has launched a new, interactive, online resource center to support children and adults living with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

16 Sep 2010

U.N. Secretary-General taps former Chilean president to head U.N. Agency for Women

Michelle Bachelet, famous for breaking gender barriers by becoming the first woman elected president of Chile, will head the new global United Nations agency created to advance women's rights, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced Tuesday.

16 Sep 2010

Daily doses of ginger relieve muscle pain: Research

Daily doses of raw or heat-treated ginger are effective for relieving muscle pain following strenuous exercise, according to research reported in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society.

16 Sep 2010

Moores UCSD Cancer Center receives Breast Imaging Center of Excellence certificate from ACR

Moores UCSD Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology.

16 Sep 2010

New computerized catheter makes surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation faster, cheaper and more effective

Atrial fibrillation is a heart disorder that affects more than two million Americans, and is considered a key contributor to blood clots and stroke. Now researchers from North Carolina State University are developing a new computerized catheter that could make the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation faster, cheaper and more effective - while significantly decreasing radiation exposure related to the treatment.

16 Sep 2010

Researchers to examine effects of environmental influences on health, development of children in the U.S.

Residents of Durham County, N.C., are encouraged to take part in the largest ever long-term study of children's health and development undertaken in the United States.

16 Sep 2010

Study finds GRK2 molecule promotes cell death after heart attack

A molecule known to be involved in progressive heart failure has now been shown to also lead to permanent damage after a heart attack, according to researchers at Thomas Jefferson University.

16 Sep 2010

JAK oral medication produces lasting relief for patients with myelofibrosis: Researchers

An oral medication produces significant and lasting relief for patients with myelofibrosis, a debilitating and lethal bone marrow disorder, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report in the Sept. 16 New England Journal of Medicine.

16 Sep 2010

Researchers find association between physical fitness and children’s brain development

Researchers have found an association between physical fitness and the brain in 9- and 10-year-old children: Those who are more fit tend to have a bigger hippocampus and perform better on a test of memory than their less-fit peers.

16 Sep 2010

Novel Compound's NVC-422 broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent kills P. mirabilis bacteria in catheters

Patients fitted with long-term bladder catheters often face a potentially serious complication caused by a Gram-negative bacteria Proteus mirabilis that can colonize the catheters.

16 Sep 2010

U.N. report: Number of hungry people worldwide drops, but 925 million still mlnourished

U.N. officials on Tuesday said that the number of hungry people worldwide dropped for the first time in 15 years, but warned that the number is still too large, the New York Times reports (MacFarquhar, 9/14).

16 Sep 2010

Veracyte presents FNA clinical trial data at International Thyroid Congress

Veracyte, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company pioneering the emerging field of molecular cytology, announced that initial data from its large-scale, prospective, multi-center clinical trial were presented today at the 14th International Thyroid Congress, held in Paris, France.

16 Sep 2010

Keele University to hold public lectures on ethics of organ transplantation

Keele University is set to hold a series of three public lectures looking at the ethics of organ transplantation. The series will be given by Martin Wilkinson, a Leverhulme Visiting Professor at Keele University and an international expert on transplantation.

16 Sep 2010

Jaeb Center for Health Research awarded $26M grant to accelerate new therapies for type 1 diabetes

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, a leader in type 1 diabetes research funding, today announced that the Trust has awarded a three-year, $26 million grant to the Jaeb Center for Health Research. The grant is for the development of a type 1 diabetes exchange that includes a data repository, a biobank and an interactive website with mobile capability.

16 Sep 2010

Milwaukee sees fast rise in costs of benefits; N.J. Gov. outlines cuts to public workers' benefits; Hawaii teachers file suit over health changes

"The cost of health benefits appears to be rising at a much faster pace in the Milwaukee area than the national average. Employers reported that the cost of health benefits increased 11% to 13% on average in the Milwaukee area this year, according to the 2010 Greater Milwaukee Employer Health Care Benefits Survey

16 Sep 2010

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Overprotection during childhood leads to heart-focused anxiety in adults with congenital heart disease: Study

Label reading is even more effective than exercise: Analysis

ASG-5ME compound kills pancreatic cancer cells: Researchers

Renal research consortia receives two grants for translational research from DKF

ESMO honors three eminent cancer specialists for their contribution towards medical research

NAMI launches new, interactive, online resource center to support children, adults with ADHD

U.N. Secretary-General taps former Chilean president to head U.N. Agency for Women

Daily doses of ginger relieve muscle pain: Research

Moores UCSD Cancer Center receives Breast Imaging Center of Excellence certificate from ACR

New computerized catheter makes surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation faster, cheaper and more effective

Researchers to examine effects of environmental influences on health, development of children in the U.S.

Study finds GRK2 molecule promotes cell death after heart attack

JAK oral medication produces lasting relief for patients with myelofibrosis: Researchers

Researchers find association between physical fitness and children’s brain development

Novel Compound's NVC-422 broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent kills P. mirabilis bacteria in catheters

U.N. report: Number of hungry people worldwide drops, but 925 million still mlnourished

Veracyte presents FNA clinical trial data at International Thyroid Congress

Keele University to hold public lectures on ethics of organ transplantation

Jaeb Center for Health Research awarded $26M grant to accelerate new therapies for type 1 diabetes

Milwaukee sees fast rise in costs of benefits; N.J. Gov. outlines cuts to public workers' benefits; Hawaii teachers file suit over health changes

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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