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Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections safe, effective for patients with knee osteoarthritis

A new meta-analysis of 29 randomized studies involving more than 4,500 patients with knee osteoarthritis found that intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections provided significant improvement in pain and function compared to saline injections.

18 Sep 2013

Lifescript.com, Cedars-Sinai join to produce Web video series focusing on women's health

Cedars-Sinai, the largest academic medical center in California, and Lifescript.com, a leading women's health and wellness website, announced today they are co-producing a Web video series focused on women's health, medical news and innovations.

18 Sep 2013

Emotional stress, cognitive impairment linked to early hospital readmission of heart patients

Heart patients' mental state and thinking abilities may help predict whether costly and potentially dangerous early hospital readmission will follow their release after treatment, according to the results of a significant new study by Henry Ford Hospital researchers.

18 Sep 2013

RedHill Biopharma to initiate phase III trial of RHB 104 in Crohn's disease patients

UCF College of Medicine professor Dr. Saleh Naser soon will participate in a clinical trial to test whether a new antibiotic therapy acquired by RedHill Biopharma can be used to treat Crohn's disease patients.

18 Sep 2013

Abnormalities in brain axons predispose people to chronic back pain after injury

Abnormalities in the structure of the brain predispose people to develop chronic pain after a lower back injury, according to new Northwestern Medicine- research. The findings could lead to changes in the way physicians treat patients' pain.

18 Sep 2013

Dual-pronged approach to diabetes and COPD needed

Researchers from the USA have found that patients with diabetes and a history of smoking have significantly impaired lung function, even in the absence of overt chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

17 Sep 2013

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17 Sep 2013

First Edition: September 17, 2013

Today's headlines include stories detailing how the health law's new online insurance marketplaces will work.

17 Sep 2013

Immune marker predicts transplant success, improves selection of bone marrow donors

The risk of death following bone marrow transplantation can be reduced about 60 percent using a new technique to identify bone marrow donors who make the most potent cancer-fighting immune cells, according to research from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The findings appear in the September 16 online issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

17 Sep 2013

Understanding essential role of gut microbes in immune system

A new understanding of the essential role of gut microbes in the immune system may hold the key to dealing with some of the more significant health problems facing people in the world today, Oregon State University researchers say in a new analysis.

17 Sep 2013

Young people remain in the dark as Obamacare exchanges prepare to open

Several newspapers explore how uninformed many young people are about new online insurance exchanges which open in two weeks, even though their participation is considered crucial to the markets' success.

17 Sep 2013

Researchers find mucus-regulating protein receptors out of control in uterine, pancreatic cancers

A "vicious cycle" produces mucus that protects uterine and pancreatic cancer cells and promotes their proliferation, according to researchers at Rice University. The researchers offer hope for a therapeutic solution.

17 Sep 2013

Study shows that changes in diet, lifestyle choices may result in longer telomeres

A small pilot study shows for the first time that changes in diet, exercise, stress management and social support may result in longer telomeres, the parts of chromosomes that affect aging.

17 Sep 2013

Patients who receive automated telephone calls are more likely to have controlled hypertension

Patients who received automated telephone calls inviting them to get their blood pressure checked at a walk-in clinic were more likely to have controlled hypertension than patients who did not receive calls, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension.

17 Sep 2013

Researchers identify new link between meal times and daily changes in immune system

A new link between meal times and daily changes in the immune system has been identified by UC San Francisco researchers, and has led them to question assumptions about the roles of specific immune cells in infection and allergy.

17 Sep 2013

Hyperthyroidism sounds urinary problem alarm

Physicians should be alert to urinary problems in women with hyperthyroidism, say researchers who found an association between the endocrine disorder and bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis.

16 Sep 2013

Attention drawn to COPD in never smokers

Research from Denmark shows that, while never smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease typically experience milder disease than their smoking counterparts, they still have substantial morbidity due to COPD- and pneumonia-related hospital admissions.

16 Sep 2013

Phone support boost to COPD patients

Researchers from Australia have found that even brief phone contact from medical professionals can provide benefits to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

16 Sep 2013

Relmada Therapeutics collaborates with the Malvern Consulting Group

Relmada Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage company developing novel therapies for the treatment of chronic pain, today announced that has signed a collaboration agreement with the Malvern Consulting Group as clinical and regulatory advisor.

16 Sep 2013

Flights are major risk factors for bouts of inflammation in IBD patients

Patients with a chronic intestinal inflammation often experience bouts of inflammation after a journey. The main cause of this is not the stress of travelling, but the lack of oxygen experienced in an aircraft or during high altitude stays in the mountains.

16 Sep 2013

Chronic News and Research

Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections safe, effective for patients with knee osteoarthritis

Lifescript.com, Cedars-Sinai join to produce Web video series focusing on women's health

Emotional stress, cognitive impairment linked to early hospital readmission of heart patients

RedHill Biopharma to initiate phase III trial of RHB 104 in Crohn's disease patients

Abnormalities in brain axons predispose people to chronic back pain after injury

Dual-pronged approach to diabetes and COPD needed

Improve Your Lifestyle, Lengthen Your Telomeres

First Edition: September 17, 2013

Immune marker predicts transplant success, improves selection of bone marrow donors

Understanding essential role of gut microbes in immune system

Young people remain in the dark as Obamacare exchanges prepare to open

Researchers find mucus-regulating protein receptors out of control in uterine, pancreatic cancers

Study shows that changes in diet, lifestyle choices may result in longer telomeres

Patients who receive automated telephone calls are more likely to have controlled hypertension

Researchers identify new link between meal times and daily changes in immune system

Hyperthyroidism sounds urinary problem alarm

Attention drawn to COPD in never smokers

Phone support boost to COPD patients

Relmada Therapeutics collaborates with the Malvern Consulting Group

Flights are major risk factors for bouts of inflammation in IBD patients

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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