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ICT revolution will have impact on our everyday lives

Information technology and electronics are becoming entwined with our everyday lives in industry, the service sector, transport, logistics, health care, housing, education, and our leisure time, almost without our noticing it.

20 Oct 2012

Study identifies critical contributors of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Results of one study indicate that the risk for developing pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia increased the longer a baby was fed formula and the longer solid foods were delayed.

20 Oct 2012

Novel therapy that uses human stool is safe and highly effective in treating C.diff infection

A novel therapy that uses donated human stool to treat the deadly and contagious C.diff infection is safe and highly effective, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.

20 Oct 2012

FDA expands approved indication for Sapien Transcatheter Heart Valve

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved indication for the Sapien Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV) to include patients with aortic valve stenosis who are eligible for surgery, but who are at high risk for serious surgical complications or death.

20 Oct 2012

Roundup: Va. health chief quits, citing new abortion clinic regulations; Texas will shutter women's health program if Planned Parenthood participates

Virginia Health Commissioner Karen Remley resigned Thursday over new GOP-backed regulations that could shutter most Virginia abortion providers as reproductive rights take center stage in pivotal Senate and presidential races.

20 Oct 2012

Carob extracts may combat listeriosis

Leaves of the plant that yields carob - the substitute for chocolate that some consider healthier than chocolate - are a rich source of antibacterial substances ideal for fighting the microbe responsible for listeriosis, a serious form of food poisoning, according to a report in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

19 Oct 2012

Calcium link to PHPT shown

Increased calcium intake is associated with a lower risk for primary hyperparathyroidism, shows research published in the BMJ.

19 Oct 2012

ThromboGenics receives FDA approval for Jetrea to treat symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion

On Oct. 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Jetrea (ocriplasmin), the first drug approved to treat an eye condition called symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion (VMA).

19 Oct 2012

Governments should focus 'scant resources' on food security before biofuels

"The latest calculations show that U.S. ethanol policies have increased the food bills of poor food-importing countries by more than $9 billion (£5.6 billion) since 2006," Olivier De Schutter, U.N. special rapporteur on the right to food, writes in the Guardian's "Poverty Matters" blog.

19 Oct 2012

Current draft of India's Food Security Bill excludes many from public food system

India's National Food Security Bill, "expected to be discussed in Parliament later this year, ... holds out hope of addressing some of the nation's most persistent and pervasive problems," Ashwin Parulkar, a research scholar at the Centre for Equity Studies, writes in the Wall Street Journal's "India Real Time" blog.

19 Oct 2012

Lack of 'fiscal cliff' talk offers proof that the urgent issue is frozen until after election

The fact that House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and President Barack Obama have not discussed looming automatic spending cuts leads this roundup of Capitol Hill news.

19 Oct 2012

Federal agents raid drug compounding center

Food and Drug Administration investigators probe the Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a meningitis outbreak that has killed 16.

19 Oct 2012

Public-private cooperation can help establish sustainable farming for better nutrition, health

"Nothing could be more appropriate than the World Food Day focus on cooperatives this year," because "the collective power of cooperatives can enable better access to market, better returns, better access to inputs and services, and a better support network for smallholder farmers," leading to "higher returns" which allow farmers to "better provide for the nutrition, education and health of their families," Mark Bowman, managing director of SABMiller, writes in an AllAfrica.com opinion piece.

19 Oct 2012

Better physical fitness linked to lower levels of insulin among teenagers

Researchers at the UPM are collaborating on new studies regarding workouts and healthy eating habits with controlled levels of insulin and leptin what can prevent from obesity and diabetes.

19 Oct 2012

Research to determine how genes contribute to Type 1 diabetes

Diabetes is a chronic, debilitating disease which affects nearly 26 million Americans. As many as three million people have Type 1 diabetes or juvenile diabetes that usually occurs in children or young adults.

19 Oct 2012

Long-term multivitamin use associated with prevention of cancer in middle-aged and older men

In a randomized trial that included nearly 15,000 male physicians, long-term daily multivitamin use resulted in a modest but statistically significant reduction in cancer after more than a decade of treatment and follow-up, according to a study appearing in JAMA.

19 Oct 2012

Views on meningitis outbreak: FDA says it is working to contain risks; USA Today says regulators had 'ample warning of the potential risks'

The ongoing meningitis outbreak and its impact on patients and their families is a tragedy, and our hearts go out to the patients and their families who have suffered as a result of these events. The FDA's top priority is to fully contain the health risks associated with the outbreak as quickly as possible, and we will continue to work tirelessly to do so.

19 Oct 2012

Food News and Research

ICT revolution will have impact on our everyday lives

Study identifies critical contributors of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Novel therapy that uses human stool is safe and highly effective in treating C.diff infection

FDA expands approved indication for Sapien Transcatheter Heart Valve

Roundup: Va. health chief quits, citing new abortion clinic regulations; Texas will shutter women's health program if Planned Parenthood participates

Carob extracts may combat listeriosis

Calcium link to PHPT shown

ThromboGenics receives FDA approval for Jetrea to treat symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion

Governments should focus 'scant resources' on food security before biofuels

Current draft of India's Food Security Bill excludes many from public food system

Lack of 'fiscal cliff' talk offers proof that the urgent issue is frozen until after election

Federal agents raid drug compounding center

Public-private cooperation can help establish sustainable farming for better nutrition, health

Better physical fitness linked to lower levels of insulin among teenagers

Research to determine how genes contribute to Type 1 diabetes

Long-term multivitamin use associated with prevention of cancer in middle-aged and older men

Views on meningitis outbreak: FDA says it is working to contain risks; USA Today says regulators had 'ample warning of the potential risks'

FGF21 hormone markedly increases life span in mice

Additional drugs linked to meningitis outbreak

High-carb diet may increase risk of mild cognitive impairment among older people

Understanding cultivated meat and its global potential 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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