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New educational infographic highlights risks to radiologist health and diagnostic accuracy from RSI

RedRick Technologies, a provider of ergonomic radiology furniture, monitor mounting solutions and reading room design guidance, has released a new educational infographic that highlights the significant risks to radiologist health and diagnostic accuracy from repetitive stress injuries (RSI).

27 Jun 2015

Study suggests link between fatalistic beliefs and completion of HPV vaccine series among Appalachian women

Could a fatalistic attitude toward cervical cancer serve as a barrier to prevention of the disease? A recent study conducted by University of Kentucky researchers in the Rural Cancer Prevention Center suggests a link between fatalistic beliefs and completion of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series among a sample of young Appalachian Kentucky women.

27 Jun 2015

ProfNet network experts available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area

Below are experts from the ProfNet network that are available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area. You can also submit a query to the hundreds of thousands of experts in our network – it's easy and free!

27 Jun 2015

Health Canada informs Canadians that eight unauthorized health products were seized from Better Bodies Supplements

Health Canada is informing Canadians that eight unauthorized health products (listed in the table below) were seized from Better Bodies Supplements, 118 Main Street North, in Airdrie, Alta.

27 Jun 2015

Daily CHG bathing protocol for pediatric patients reduces bloodstream infections by 59%: Study

Daily bathing of pediatric patients with disposable cloths containing 2 percent chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) reduced central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) by 59 percent and saved approximately $300,000 in one hospital over a six-month period, according to a new study.

27 Jun 2015

Discovery sheds light on how the Hippo pathway maintains cellular balance

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a self-regulating loop in the Hippo pathway, a signaling channel garnering increased attention from cancer researchers due to its role in controlling organ size, cell proliferation and cell death.

27 Jun 2015

Lamont R Jones receives 2015 Research Scholar Award to study pathogenesis of keloids

Lamont R Jones, M.D., vice chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at Henry Ford Hospital, received the 2015 Research Scholar Award from the Educational and Research Foundation for the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery to continue his efforts to study the pathogenesis of keloids and improve understanding of how keloid scars develop.

26 Jun 2015

Growth of lymph node metastases takes advantage of existing blood vessels

While the use of antiangiogenesis drugs that block the growth of new blood vessels can improve the treatment of some cancers, clinical trials of their ability to prevent the development of new metastases have failed. Now a study from the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center may have found at least one reason why.

26 Jun 2015

Alabama scientists show how phytochemical in magnolia works against head and neck cancers

Magnolias are prized for their large, colorful, fragrant flowers. Does the attractive, showy tree also harbor a potent cancer fighter?

26 Jun 2015

Northeastern professor receives $1.4 million NIH grant to design microfluidic devices for vaccine development

Northeastern professor of chemical engineering Shashi Murthy has received a four-year, $1.4 million award from the National Institutes of Health to develop a novel instrument that would automate an important process used in creating effective vaccines.

24 Jun 2015

Cosmetic surgery could improve lives of people with facial paralysis

A cosmetic surgery that uses injections of hyaluronic acid to make lips appear fuller could also improve the lives of people with facial paralysis, according to results of a small study by researchers at Johns Hopkins and Stanford universities.

19 Jun 2015

Completing sepsis resuscitation bundle in six hours after diagnosis

Blood poisoning, known as sepsis, is the most common cause of death in intensive care units, according to the National Institutes of Health. The body's immune response to fight the infection triggers inflammation that restricts blood flow and leads to multiple organ failure.

17 Jun 2015

RPCI receives NCI grant to continue research program on photodynamic therapy for head and neck cancers

Roswell Park Cancer Institute has received continuation of a prestigious program project grant from the National Cancer Institute for research through the Roswell Park Photodynamic Therapy Center.

17 Jun 2015

Young thyroid cancer patients with lymph node involvement at increased risk of dying

Patients older than age 45 with thyroid cancer that has spread to neck lymph nodes have long been considered at higher risk of dying, but the same has not been true for younger patients.

17 Jun 2015

PNP Therapeutics granted FDA orphan drug designation for Gedeptin

PNP Therapeutics Inc. announced today the Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug status to Gedeptin, the Company's lead product candidate (adenoviral vector expressing E. coli purine nucleoside phosphorylase gene) for the intratumoral treatment of anatomically accessible oral and pharyngeal cancers, including cancers of the lip, tongue, gum, floor of mouth, salivary gland and other oral cavities.

16 Jun 2015

OncoSec enrolls first patient in Phase II trial of ImmunoPulse IL-12 for treatment of HNSCC

OncoSec Medical Inc., a company developing DNA-based intratumoral cancer immunotherapies, announced today that the company has enrolled the first patient into OMS-I130, a Phase II clinical trial of ImmunoPulse IL-12 in patients with treatment-refractory, metastatic and unresectable squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC).

16 Jun 2015

Men's poor health costs $36.9 billion a year for Canada

Canadian Men's Health Week is kicking off with an urgent message: Unhealthy lifestyle choices are running rampant, and they are costing this country an arm and a leg.

15 Jun 2015

Surgeons perform breakthrough operation to separate six-month-old conjoined Haitian twins

On Friday, May 22, an 18-member team of physicians and nurses from Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) led an international collaboration to separate a pair of six-month-old conjoined Haitian twins, the first such operation ever performed on Haitian soil.

11 Jun 2015

BerGenBio begins BGB324 Phase 1b trial in combination with erlotinib in NSCLC patients

BerGenBio AS, an oncology biopharmaceutical company, today announces that its multi-centre open label Phase 1b trial (BGBC004) of BGB324, a selective inhibitor of Axl, in patients with Stage IIIb and Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in erlotinib-sensitive and refractory patients who have an activating EGFR mutation, is now underway at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Oncology Partners, Houston, and at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.

10 Jun 2015

Star-shaped brain cells control cerebral blood flow and blood pressure

A star-shaped brain cell called an astrocyte appears to help keep blood pressure and blood flow inside the brain on a healthy, even keel, scientists report.

10 Jun 2015

Neck News and Research

New educational infographic highlights risks to radiologist health and diagnostic accuracy from RSI

Study suggests link between fatalistic beliefs and completion of HPV vaccine series among Appalachian women

ProfNet network experts available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area

Health Canada informs Canadians that eight unauthorized health products were seized from Better Bodies Supplements

Daily CHG bathing protocol for pediatric patients reduces bloodstream infections by 59%: Study

Discovery sheds light on how the Hippo pathway maintains cellular balance

Lamont R Jones receives 2015 Research Scholar Award to study pathogenesis of keloids

Growth of lymph node metastases takes advantage of existing blood vessels

Alabama scientists show how phytochemical in magnolia works against head and neck cancers

Northeastern professor receives $1.4 million NIH grant to design microfluidic devices for vaccine development

Cosmetic surgery could improve lives of people with facial paralysis

Completing sepsis resuscitation bundle in six hours after diagnosis

RPCI receives NCI grant to continue research program on photodynamic therapy for head and neck cancers

Young thyroid cancer patients with lymph node involvement at increased risk of dying

PNP Therapeutics granted FDA orphan drug designation for Gedeptin

OncoSec enrolls first patient in Phase II trial of ImmunoPulse IL-12 for treatment of HNSCC

Men's poor health costs $36.9 billion a year for Canada

Surgeons perform breakthrough operation to separate six-month-old conjoined Haitian twins

BerGenBio begins BGB324 Phase 1b trial in combination with erlotinib in NSCLC patients

Star-shaped brain cells control cerebral blood flow and blood pressure

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