Medical News

RSS

Tips for fighting drug-resistant superbugs

Superbug CRKP is just the latest in emerging strains of drug-resistant bacteria. While new drugs to combat these stealthy microbes like MRSA and CRKP remain in development what can we do to prevent catching and spreading these dangerous bugs?.

13 May 2011

UCSD scientists discover steroid hormone that inhibits brain inflammation

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a steroid hormone that inhibits inflammation in the brain. The findings, to be published in the May 13 issue of the journal Cell, have implications for understanding the exaggerated inflammatory responses that are characteristic features of numerous neurodegenerative diseases.

13 May 2011

Boehner's support for budget cuts to Medicare, Medicaid draws criticism from Catholic U. faculty

The letter writers criticize Mr. Boehner's support for a budget that cut financing for Medicare, Medicaid and the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program, while granting tax cuts to the wealthy and corporations. They call such policies "anti-life," a particularly biting reference because the phrase is usually applied to politicians and others who support the right to abortion.

13 May 2011

Rethink praises Ontario's decision to provide breast cancer patients with access to Herceptin

Today, Rethink Breast Cancer (Rethink) applauds the Ontario government's decision to provide breast cancer patients with tumours less than or equal to 1 cm access to the revolutionary drug Herceptin under the new Evidence Building Program.

13 May 2011

Washington Governor signs health exchange bill; Texas House debates bills opposing federal overhaul

Gov. Chris Gregoire approved several proposals Wednesday to prepare the state for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, even as Washington's attorney general challenges the law in court. The new bills include a plan to create a state health insurance exchange, making Washington the fourth in the nation to prepare such a system.

13 May 2011

CAMH scientist identifies gene responsible for Joubert syndrome

A new study involving Canada's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has found a gene connected with a type of intellectual disability called Joubert syndrome.

13 May 2011

Gene manipulation can improve survival rates during sepsis infection

Sepsis is a major killer in hospital intensive care units. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found that manipulating a genetic factor that can launch or throttle the body's defenses can improve survival rates during bacterial infection.

13 May 2011

House Appropriations Committee Chair releases FY12 budget plan proposing to cut $30B from current spending levels

House Appropriations Chairman Rep. Hal Rogers released a 2012 budget plan on Wednesday that would cut federal spending levels by $30 billion compared with current levels, the Wall Street Journal reports.

13 May 2011

TFAH applauds HHS for new strategic approach to prevent viral hepatitis

The Trust for America's Health applauds the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for unveiling a new strategic approach to dealing with the silent epidemic of viral hepatitis today.

13 May 2011

New circumcision treatment can reduce HIV

Promising study results published in the May issue of JAIDS show that a novel medical device has the potential to revolutionize how male circumcision services are offered in countries hardest hit by the HIV epidemic.

13 May 2011

Simple tips for avoiding allergies and asthma during summer

Summertime means outdoor fun at weddings, graduations, festivals and picnics. But uninvited guests ranging from stinging insects to grass pollen can ruin the fun for the millions of Americans with allergies and asthma.

13 May 2011

Early antiretroviral treatment can halt HIV spread in couples

A research study led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has made a major discovery in the effort to halt the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

13 May 2011

Study offers hints to why Parkinson's so selectively harms dopamine-producing cells

New data offer hints to why Parkinson's disease so selectively harms brain cells that produce the chemical dopamine, say researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

13 May 2011

Scientists discover enzyme that controls K-Ras gene responsible for lung cancer growth

Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that an enzyme called C-Raf controls a hugely important gene responsible for the development of lung cancer, according to research published in Cancer Discovery.

13 May 2011

Groundbreaking cancer treatment studies to be unveiled at AAPS National Biotechnology Conference

Cancer studies from Mercer University headline groundbreaking research that will be unveiled at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists' (AAPS) National Biotechnology Conference (NBC).

13 May 2011

ACP wins excellence award for health care publishing

The American College of Physicians (ACP) is pleased to announce that ACP Internist, ACP Hospitalist, and ACP InternistWeekly have won awards for excellence in publishing.

13 May 2011

Majority of Americans support ban on menthol cigarettes

According to a new study released online today, a majority of Americans, including most African Americans, stand together in support of banning menthol in cigarettes just as other cigarette flavorings have now been banned by the FDA.

13 May 2011

Longer looks: Conservatives vs. liberals on Medicare - who's winning?

What you really need to know is that Tuesday was a great day in court for supporters of the Care Act and a very tough one for its opponents. That dynamic could easily change within the next six weeks or so when the 11th Circuit, the 6th Circuit, and the 3rd Circuit also hold their oral arguments on Care Act appeals. Either way, we are one step closer to the end of all of this, and you can bet that the justices were paying attention up the road a bit from Richmond.

13 May 2011

Maximum chest compression during chiropractic manipulation is unlikely to result in injury

Dynamic chest compression occurs during spinal manipulation. While dynamic chest compression has been well studied in events such as motor vehicle collisions, chest compression forces have not been studied during chiropractic manipulation.

13 May 2011

Majority of high-risk heart disease patients have poor adherence to statin treatment

A new study from North Carolina State University shows that the vast majority of patients at high risk for heart disease or stroke do a poor job of taking statins as prescribed. That's especially unfortunate, because the same study shows that taking statins can significantly increase the quality and length of those patients' lives.

13 May 2011

Medical News

Tips for fighting drug-resistant superbugs

UCSD scientists discover steroid hormone that inhibits brain inflammation

Boehner's support for budget cuts to Medicare, Medicaid draws criticism from Catholic U. faculty

Rethink praises Ontario's decision to provide breast cancer patients with access to Herceptin

Washington Governor signs health exchange bill; Texas House debates bills opposing federal overhaul

CAMH scientist identifies gene responsible for Joubert syndrome

Gene manipulation can improve survival rates during sepsis infection

House Appropriations Committee Chair releases FY12 budget plan proposing to cut $30B from current spending levels

TFAH applauds HHS for new strategic approach to prevent viral hepatitis

New circumcision treatment can reduce HIV

Simple tips for avoiding allergies and asthma during summer

Early antiretroviral treatment can halt HIV spread in couples

Study offers hints to why Parkinson's so selectively harms dopamine-producing cells

Scientists discover enzyme that controls K-Ras gene responsible for lung cancer growth

Groundbreaking cancer treatment studies to be unveiled at AAPS National Biotechnology Conference

ACP wins excellence award for health care publishing

Majority of Americans support ban on menthol cigarettes

Longer looks: Conservatives vs. liberals on Medicare - who's winning?

Maximum chest compression during chiropractic manipulation is unlikely to result in injury

Majority of high-risk heart disease patients have poor adherence to statin treatment

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

Latest News