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Chemotherapy or immunosuppressive treatment may reactivate HBV

Individuals previously infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) who receive chemotherapy or immunosuppressive treatment may be at risk of reactivating the disease according to a summary of report from the Emerging Trends Conference, "Reactivation of Hepatitis B," and published in Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

6 Feb 2015

New report explores measures to address shortages of lifesaving medicines

As shortages of lifesaving medicines, including antibiotics, chemotherapy, and cardiovascular drugs continue to plague the United States, a group of health care organizations released a report exploring measures that should be considered to address this ongoing issue. The report summarizes manufacturing, regulatory, and economic issues related to drug shortages, as well as potential solutions that were considered at a 2014 Summit attended by 22 stakeholder groups, including health care professionals and other non-profit organizations, industry, public interest, and government agencies.

6 Feb 2015

Newly found peptide may reduce desire for food

Researchers have identified a peptide and hormone that when administered to a specific area of the brain may reduce the desire for food. The study, which appears in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, may one day lead to medications that treat obesity and binge eating disorders.

5 Feb 2015

Study shows that drinking green tea before taking supplements may reduce toxicity risk

As high doses of green tea extract supplements for weight loss become more popular, potential liver toxicity becomes a concern. In the last decade, dozens of people have been diagnosed with the condition. However, drinking green tea in the weeks before taking supplements likely reduces risk, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

5 Feb 2015

Providing knowledge about contraception can significantly improve use of isotretinoin

Providing women who take a powerful acne drug with a fact sheet about contraception while visiting the dermatologist can significantly improve their awareness of the most effective birth control options and may prevent unintended pregnancies and birth defects that can be caused by the drug, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study published Feb. 4 in the journal JAMA Dermatology.

5 Feb 2015

Retigabine drug could reduce debilitating impact of strokes

New research suggests that an already-approved drug could dramatically reduce the debilitating impact of strokes, which affect nearly a million Americans every year.

5 Feb 2015

Scientists awarded Agri-Tech Catalyst funding to develop new varieties of pearl millet to tackle diabetes

Scientists at Aberystwyth University's IBERS (Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences) have been awarded £250,000 of Agri-Tech Catalyst funding for an 18 month project to develop new varieties of pearl millet.

5 Feb 2015

Study focuses on two natural approaches to preventing breast cancer

Preventing cancer requires intimate knowledge of how cancer starts, what causes it to grow and flourish, and how to stop it in its tracks. Sometimes this comes in the form of a vaccine (the HPV vaccine for cervical and head and neck cancers), a screening (a colonoscopy for colorectal cancer) or a blood test (the PSA level test for prostate cancer).

5 Feb 2015

Scientists reveal genetic links to metabolic disorders

For at least 40 years, scientists who study how the body metabolizes sugar have accepted one point: there are four enzymes that kick-start the body's process of getting energy from food.

5 Feb 2015

Johns Hopkins researchers reveal that e-cigarettes weaken immune system

In a study with mice, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers have found that e-cigarettes compromise the immune system in the lungs and generate some of the same potentially dangerous chemicals found in traditional nicotine cigarettes.

5 Feb 2015

Study examines four risk factors that can lead families to varying degrees of hunger

Food insecurity creates a host of unhealthy consequences. The roads leading there can be very different. Understanding those differences may provide a clearer picture of hunger in families and a better way of responding to families' needs. A University of Houston study examined four risk factors for families that can lead to varying degrees of hunger.

5 Feb 2015

USF scientists develop handheld sensor to debunk fraudulent seafood species claims

Scientists at the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science have developed a handheld sensor capable of debunking fraudulent seafood species claims, helping to ensure that consumers are get what they pay for.

5 Feb 2015

Scripps Green Hospital treats peripheral artery disease patient using new drug-coated balloon

A doctor at Scripps Green Hospital this week became the first in California to use a new drug-coated balloon to treat peripheral artery disease in a patient since regulatory approval of the IN.PACT Admiral device in January by the Food and Drug Administration.

5 Feb 2015

Diplomat to dispense FDA-approved IBRANCE (palbociclib) to treat metastatic breast cancer

Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc., the nation's largest independent specialty pharmacy, announced today it will dispense Pfizer's new breakthrough medication, IBRANCE (palbociclib), starting tomorrow, Feb. 5.

4 Feb 2015

IOM report says white potatoes should be allowed under WIC Nutrition Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture should allow white potatoes as a vegetable eligible for purchase with vouchers issued by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Woman, Infants, and Children (WIC), says a new report.

4 Feb 2015

Women’s risk factors for heart disease

Heart disease is often thought of as a health problem for men, but more and more women die of heart disease each year than men, and from any other disease including breast cancer.

4 Feb 2015

Telenatal to distribute AirStrip's Sense4Baby wireless fetal/maternal monitoring system in Europe

Mobile interoperability leader AirStrip and Telenatal have announced a strategic partnership to begin distributing AirStrip's Sense4Baby wireless fetal/maternal monitoring system in 13 European countries.

4 Feb 2015

FDA accepts Sangamo BioSciences' IND for SB-BCLmR-HSPC genome editing approach

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. announced today that an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for the company's SB-BCLmR-HSPC genome editing approach, which is designed to provide a one-time lasting therapy for beta-thalassemia, has been accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is now active.

4 Feb 2015

Cooking foods at high temperatures increases Alzheimer's risk

Our new paper published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease provides evidence that cooking foods at high temperatures increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease. This study looked at the content of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in national diets and clinical studies comparing and compared total AGEs to Alzheimer's disease rates.

4 Feb 2015

U of I study shows that picky eaters exhibit definable preferences, mealtime behaviors

Although there's no scientific definition of picky eating, parents say they know it when they see it. Now a University of Illinois study shows that picky eaters do exhibit definable preferences and mealtime behaviors.

4 Feb 2015

Food News and Research

Chemotherapy or immunosuppressive treatment may reactivate HBV

New report explores measures to address shortages of lifesaving medicines

Newly found peptide may reduce desire for food

Study shows that drinking green tea before taking supplements may reduce toxicity risk

Providing knowledge about contraception can significantly improve use of isotretinoin

Retigabine drug could reduce debilitating impact of strokes

Scientists awarded Agri-Tech Catalyst funding to develop new varieties of pearl millet to tackle diabetes

Study focuses on two natural approaches to preventing breast cancer

Scientists reveal genetic links to metabolic disorders

Johns Hopkins researchers reveal that e-cigarettes weaken immune system

Study examines four risk factors that can lead families to varying degrees of hunger

USF scientists develop handheld sensor to debunk fraudulent seafood species claims

Scripps Green Hospital treats peripheral artery disease patient using new drug-coated balloon

Diplomat to dispense FDA-approved IBRANCE (palbociclib) to treat metastatic breast cancer

IOM report says white potatoes should be allowed under WIC Nutrition Program

Women’s risk factors for heart disease

Telenatal to distribute AirStrip's Sense4Baby wireless fetal/maternal monitoring system in Europe

FDA accepts Sangamo BioSciences' IND for SB-BCLmR-HSPC genome editing approach

Cooking foods at high temperatures increases Alzheimer's risk

U of I study shows that picky eaters exhibit definable preferences, mealtime behaviors

Enhancing confidence in chemical ionization spectrometry data eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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