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Surgical fat removal reduces skin cancer in mice

Results from a study conducted in mice fed a high-fat diet show that the surgical removal of abdominal fat was associated with a reduced risk for skin cancer in the animals.

1 Jun 2012

Hip arthroplasty pseudotumors ‘cause for great concern’

Pseudotumors may be 10 times more common in patients after metal-on-metal hip resurfacing and total hip replacement than thought, suggest Dutch researchers.

1 Jun 2012

Post-revascularization exercise echo ‘of little benefit’

Asymptomatic patients identified as high-risk by exercise echocardiography after coronary revascularization and may not necessarily benefit from repeat revascularization, researchers say.

1 Jun 2012

First Edition: June 1, 2012

Today's headlines include reports about the latest health policy developments on Capitol Hill and news on the health insurance marketplace.

1 Jun 2012

New Lupus Insight Prize to be awarded to outstanding investigator

Lupus organizations have come together to launch a first-of-a-kind initiative to encourage scientific advances in lupus research.

1 Jun 2012

Scientists discover genetic basis for CLOVES syndrome

Using advanced technologies for rapidly sequencing and analyzing DNA from clinical and pathologic samples, a multidisciplinary research team consisting of geneticists, pathologists and surgeons at Boston Children's Hospital has identified the genetic basis for CLOVES syndrome, a rare congenital malformation and overgrowth disorder.

1 Jun 2012

JSUMC completes first procedure with TAVR

Jersey Shore University Medical Center proudly announces the completion of its first procedure with the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), the latest minimally-invasive, life-saving innovation for non-operative patients with critical aortic stenosis.

1 Jun 2012

ImmunoCellular to present new data from ICT-107 Phase I trial on GBM

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd., announced today it will present new data from the previously completed Phase I clinical trial of ICT-107, the Company's lead cancer vaccine candidate for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago, IL.

1 Jun 2012

Covidien introduces Endo GIA Radial Reload with Tri-Staple technology for LAR procedures

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the launch of the Endo GIA Radial Reload with Tri-Staple technology.

1 Jun 2012

Cleveland Clinic, Cadence Health expand relationship for cardiology services

Cadence Health, the health system created through the merger of Central DuPage Health and Delnor Community Health System, announced an expansion of its relationship with the Cleveland Clinic to include cardiology services.

1 Jun 2012

Researchers develop special brassiere for breast cancer patients

In cooperation with Amoena Medizin-Orthopädie-Technik GmbH, researchers from the Hohenstein Institute have taken on a highly sensitive yet very important issue. In the framework of the publicly funded research project they developed a special brassiere for breast cancer patients.

1 Jun 2012

Omeros commences planned PK substudy in Phase 3 clinical program of OMS302

Omeros Corporation today announced the initiation of the planned pharmacokinetic (PK) substudy in its Phase 3 clinical program evaluating OMS302 in patients undergoing intraocular lens replacement (ILR) surgery.

1 Jun 2012

$Vertebroplasty feasible for at least 1 year after fracture$

Vertebroplasty feasible for at least 1 year after fracture

Patients with subacute and chronic osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures can be successfully treated with percutaneous vertebroplasty between 2 and 12 months after symptom onset, say researchers.

31 May 2012

Obstetric, perinatal difficulties ‘not linked to bipolar disorder risk’

Results from a US study indicate that obstetric and perinatal difficulties are not associated with an increased risk for bipolar disorder in children.

31 May 2012

Swallowed batteries, coins and magnets can cause severe internal damage to children

The nation's emergency physicians are warning parents about the dangers associated with young children swallowing objects like small batteries, coins and even magnets. Not only do they serve as potential choking hazards, but these foreign objects can cause severe internal damage as they pass through a child's body.

31 May 2012

Too much salt and aldosterone leads to high blood pressure, tissue damage

Nearly 40 percent of the small adrenal tumors that cause big problems with high blood pressure share a genetic mutation that causes patients to retain too much sodium, researchers report.

31 May 2012

Skin transplant surgery safe and effective for patients with vitligo

Henry Ford Hospital dermatologists say skin transplant surgery is safe and effective for restoring skin pigmentation caused by the skin disease vitligo.

31 May 2012

UCLA research projects aim to improve lives of children with serious illnesses

New hope for deadly pediatric brain tumors; opening the door to improved diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy in children; and advanced genetic testing to better understand the causes of autism and cancer in kids. These research projects are currently underway at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA under the umbrella of the UCLA Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute (CDI), and aim to dramatically improve the lives of children with serious illnesses.

31 May 2012

Simple blood test can detect genetic faults in patients with cancer

A simple and cost-effective blood test could be used to monitor how a patient is responding to treatment and detect genetic faults in their cancer as they happen, according to a Cancer Research UK study.

31 May 2012

RUSM, KMC announce 10-year affiliation agreement

Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) and Kern Medical Center (KMC) in Bakersfield, Calif. today announced a 10-year affiliation agreement to allocate, on an annual basis, a significant number of core clinical rotation slots to RUSM students.

31 May 2012