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Scientists raise concerns about exposure to hazardous mineral fibers among off-road vehicle users

Preventing injuries may not be the only reason children shouldn't use off-road vehicles (ORVs). In a new study, public health scientists raise concerns that people who use ORVs in many regions of the country may face exposure to hazardous mineral fibers. These include naturally occurring asbestos and erionite - an asbestos-like material that occurs in sedimentary rocks of the western United States.

30 Aug 2017

People with cardiac arrest in black neighborhoods less likely to receive bystander CPR

Surviving cardiac arrest often seems like a matter of luck -- whether a passerby knows CPR, or a defibrillator is close at hand or the ambulance arrives quickly.

30 Aug 2017

Prolonged sitting and TV watching linked to mobility disability risk in older adults

Older people who watched more than five hours of TV per day and reported three or fewer hours per week of total physical activity had more than a three-fold higher risk of being unable to walk or having difficulty walking at the end of an 8-year study.

30 Aug 2017

FDA approves first cell-based gene therapy for use in the United States

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a historic action today making the first gene therapy available in the United States, ushering in a new approach to the treatment of cancer and other serious and life-threatening diseases.

30 Aug 2017

Happiness motivates dog walking, not health or social benefits

It appears to be a case of 'do what makes you happy' for people who regularly walk their dogs. According to new University of Liverpool research, owners are motivated to go dog walking because it makes them feel happy, not because of other health and social benefits.

30 Aug 2017

FDA approves new antibacterial treatment for adults with cUTI

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Vabomere for adults with complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), including a type of kidney infection, pyelonephritis, caused by specific bacteria. Vabomere is a drug containing meropenem, an antibacterial, and vaborbactam, which inhibits certain types of resistance mechanisms used by bacteria.

30 Aug 2017

Nurses' scrubs with antimicrobial properties ineffective at preventing bacterial contamination

Clothing worn by healthcare providers can become contaminated with bacteria, however having nurses wear scrubs with antimicrobial properties did not prevent this bacterial contamination from occurring, according to a study published online today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

30 Aug 2017

FDA grants accelerated approval to new treatment for children with Chagas disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to benznidazole for use in children ages 2 to 12 years old with Chagas disease. It is the first treatment approved in the United States for the treatment of Chagas disease.

29 Aug 2017

Placenta-on-a-chip device mimics microenvironment of malaria in the womb to develop treatments

Malaria, one of the most severe public health problems, affected 212 million people worldwide in 2015. This life-threatening disease is caused by parasites that are transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.

29 Aug 2017

Boosting blood levels of bone-derived hormone may reverse age-related memory loss

Age-related memory loss may be reversed by boosting blood levels of osteocalcin, a hormone produced by bone cells, according to mouse studies led by Columbia University Medical Center researchers.

29 Aug 2017

First-in-class investigational drug lowers LDL cholesterol for up to one year, study finds

Inclisiran lowers low-density lipoprotein (LDL; "bad") cholesterol for up to one year in patients with high cardiovascular risk and elevated LDL cholesterol, according to late-breaking results from the ORION 1 trial presented today in a Hot Line LBCT Session at ESC Congress.

29 Aug 2017

LSU Health New Orleans to receive $735,000 for improving heart attack recovery

LSU Health New Orleans will receive $735,000 over two years to study the effectiveness of the first patented drug-eluting guidewire in preventing a complication that can occur following treatment of heart attacks with angioplasty.

28 Aug 2017

Study captures wide range of diverse sexual behaviors in general population

Researchers at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington and the Center for Sexual Health Promotion have published a new U.S. nationally representative study of sexual behavior, the first of its kind to capture a wide range of diverse sexual behaviors not previously examined in the general population.

28 Aug 2017

FDA issues warning letter to US Stem Cell Clinic for significant deviations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today posted a warning letter issued to US Stem Cell Clinic of Sunrise, Florida, and its Chief Scientific Officer Kristin Comella for marketing stem cell products without FDA approval and for significant deviations from current good manufacturing practice requirements, including some that could impact the sterility of their products, putting patients at risk.

28 Aug 2017

Study highlights link between environmental degradation and ill health in young children

Researchers from the National University of Singapore have found that the loss of dense forest in Cambodia was associated with higher risk of diarrhea, acute respiratory infection, and fever – which are major sources of global childhood morbidity and mortality – in children younger than five years old.

28 Aug 2017

SLU-led project receives NIH funding for clinical trial on potential treatment for MDR-TB

Saint Louis University is leading a multi-national clinical trial of what could become a regimen for drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) that does not require injectable medications. The project is funded by a $6.4 million task order from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

26 Aug 2017

LSU Health New Orleans receives $10 million grant to support research on virus-induced cancers

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded LSU Health New Orleans a $10 million grant over five years to support new basic research studies advancing the development new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for virus-induced cancers.

26 Aug 2017

UA College of Medicine - Tucson selected for NIH initiative to advance critical emergency medicine research

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is one of a team of six national institutions selected for the Strategies to Innovate EmeRgENcy Care Clinical Trials Network, a new initiative of the National Institutes of Health to advance critical emergency medicine research.

26 Aug 2017

Distinguishing biothreat look-alikes could aid biological surveillance

Biological "detectives" are tracking down biothreats such as the bacteria that causes tularemia ("rabbit fever"), but they constantly face the challenge of avoiding false positives.

26 Aug 2017

Writing your way through cancer

When Lynn Scozzari wrote the beginning lines of that poem, "The Offering," in 2013, she was staring at a photo of a naked woman seated on a rock, her arms thrust open to a valley below. Scozzari herself was in a conference room of the cancer center at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, Calif., seated at a table stocked with coffee and tissues.

26 Aug 2017

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Scientists raise concerns about exposure to hazardous mineral fibers among off-road vehicle users

People with cardiac arrest in black neighborhoods less likely to receive bystander CPR

Prolonged sitting and TV watching linked to mobility disability risk in older adults

FDA approves first cell-based gene therapy for use in the United States

Happiness motivates dog walking, not health or social benefits

FDA approves new antibacterial treatment for adults with cUTI

Nurses' scrubs with antimicrobial properties ineffective at preventing bacterial contamination

FDA grants accelerated approval to new treatment for children with Chagas disease

Placenta-on-a-chip device mimics microenvironment of malaria in the womb to develop treatments

Boosting blood levels of bone-derived hormone may reverse age-related memory loss

First-in-class investigational drug lowers LDL cholesterol for up to one year, study finds

LSU Health New Orleans to receive $735,000 for improving heart attack recovery

Study captures wide range of diverse sexual behaviors in general population

FDA issues warning letter to US Stem Cell Clinic for significant deviations

Study highlights link between environmental degradation and ill health in young children

SLU-led project receives NIH funding for clinical trial on potential treatment for MDR-TB

LSU Health New Orleans receives $10 million grant to support research on virus-induced cancers

UA College of Medicine - Tucson selected for NIH initiative to advance critical emergency medicine research

Distinguishing biothreat look-alikes could aid biological surveillance

Writing your way through cancer

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