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Taking precautions to protect health during summer

Summer is a time for enjoying warm weather, but spending time outside also increases the risk of contracting serious conditions like Lyme disease, poison ivy rashes, West Nile virus and allergic reactions to bee stings.

31 May 2013

Billions of people across the globe suffer from major untreated dental problems

Billions of people across the globe are suffering from major untreated dental problems, according to a new report led by Professor Wagner Marcenes of Queen Mary, University of London, published in the Journal of Dental Research.

31 May 2013

Extremely low doses of THC protect the brain from long-term cognitive damage

Though marijuana is a well-known recreational drug, extensive scientific research has been conducted on the therapeutic properties of marijuana in the last decade. Medical cannabis is often used by sufferers of chronic ailments, including cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder, to combat pain, insomnia, lack of appetite, and other symptoms.

31 May 2013

Apnix Sleep Diagnostics updates comprehensive sleep apnea treatments

Apnix Sleep Diagnostics has recently updated its comprehensive sleep apnea treatments, and is eager to serve more Houston sufferers of this condition.

31 May 2013

Doctors perform investigational procedure on six patients using ADRCs to treat heart failure

Doctors at the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital announced that they have performed an investigational procedure on six patients in a new FDA-approved clinical trial to evaluate therapy that uses regenerative cells derived from a patient's own adipose (body fat) tissue to treat a severe form of heart failure.

30 May 2013

Standard strategies to prevent lethal blood clots more effective than temporary placement of filters

The temporary placement of umbrella-like, metal mesh filters in abdominal veins to stop potentially lethal blood clots from traveling to the lungs during and after weight loss surgery may actually increase the risk of death in morbidly obese patients, according to new Johns Hopkins research.

30 May 2013

Endovascular stroke therapy should be limited to use within clinical trials, say physicians

Devices snaked into the brain artery of a patient experiencing a stroke that either snatch and remove the offending clot or pump a dissolving drug into the blockage should primarily be used within a clinical trial setting, say a team of vascular neurologists at Mayo Clinic in Florida.

30 May 2013

Cedars-Sinai team awarded grant to study cardiac stem cell treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Newport Beach-based nonprofit Coalition Duchenne has awarded a $150,000 grant to a Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute team investigating whether an experimental cardiac stem cell treatment could be used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients who have developed heart disease.

30 May 2013

Study details Medicare spending variations

The analysis finds health differences explain as much as 85 percent of cost variations around the country.

30 May 2013

PTSD following heart attack is associated with poor sleep, study finds

Clinicians have long speculated that poor sleep may be a mechanism involved in the higher risk of further cardiac events or death among those with post-traumatic stress disorder following a heart attack, but the association between PTSD and sleep after a heart event has been unknown.

30 May 2013

Scientists develop new chemical method to treat Alzheimer's disease

Scientists at the University of Liverpool and Callaghan Innovation in New Zealand have developed a new chemical approach to help harness the natural ability of complex sugars to treat Alzheimer's disease.

30 May 2013

Californians who jump from provider to provider less likely to get preventive treatment against flu: Study

Too many cooks may spoil a recipe, and too many doctors may give you the flu. That's the takeaway from a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research that found that Californians who jump from provider to provider rather than seeing a regular doctor who coordinates their care may be less likely to get the kind of preventive treatment that protects against the flu and flare ups in their chronic conditions.

30 May 2013

Tafinlar, Mekinist get FDA approval to treat patients with advanced melanoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved two new drugs, Tafinlar (dabrafenib) and Mekinist (trametinib), for patients with advanced (metastatic) or unresectable (cannot be removed by surgery) melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer.

30 May 2013

Cancer: The No. 1 health concern among middle-income Americans

Cancer is the No. 1 health concern among our country's middle-income Americans, according to a new study released by Washington National Institute for Wellness Solutions.

29 May 2013

Researchers to examine effectiveness of antibiotic therapy to treat appendicitis in children

In the first study of its kind in the United States, researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital will examine the effectiveness of antibiotic therapy alone to treat appendicitis in children, research that could allow patients to avoid a surgery many may not need.

29 May 2013

Offspring of long-lived parents less prone to cancer, study reveals

The offspring of parents who live to a ripe old age are more likely to live longer themselves, and less prone to cancer and other common diseases associated with ageing, a study has revealed.

29 May 2013

Harmless genetic variations may team up to increase risk of schizophrenia, find researchers

Using a novel method of analyzing genetic variations in families, researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that individually harmless genetic variations affecting related biochemical processes may team up to increase the risk of schizophrenia.

29 May 2013

Research data on AMPYRA Extended Release Tablets to be presented at CMSC and ACTRIMS meeting

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. will present new research data on AMPYRA (dalfampridine) Extended Release Tablets, 10 mg at the 5th Cooperative Meeting of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers and Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, being held in Orlando, FL, May 29 - June 1.

28 May 2013

Researchers investigate preferences for participation in decision-making process among AMI patients

In a research letter, Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D., S.M., from Yale University School of Medicine and colleagues, "sought to investigate preferences for participation in the decision-making process among individuals hospitalized with an acute myocardial infarction ([AMI] or heart attack)."

28 May 2013

New AAN guideline provides direction for use of blood thinners during surgery

A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology will help people who take blood thinners decide whether or not to take them during surgery or other medical procedures.

28 May 2013

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Taking precautions to protect health during summer

Billions of people across the globe suffer from major untreated dental problems

Extremely low doses of THC protect the brain from long-term cognitive damage

Apnix Sleep Diagnostics updates comprehensive sleep apnea treatments

Doctors perform investigational procedure on six patients using ADRCs to treat heart failure

Standard strategies to prevent lethal blood clots more effective than temporary placement of filters

Endovascular stroke therapy should be limited to use within clinical trials, say physicians

Cedars-Sinai team awarded grant to study cardiac stem cell treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Study details Medicare spending variations

PTSD following heart attack is associated with poor sleep, study finds

Scientists develop new chemical method to treat Alzheimer's disease

Californians who jump from provider to provider less likely to get preventive treatment against flu: Study

Tafinlar, Mekinist get FDA approval to treat patients with advanced melanoma

Cancer: The No. 1 health concern among middle-income Americans

Researchers to examine effectiveness of antibiotic therapy to treat appendicitis in children

Offspring of long-lived parents less prone to cancer, study reveals

Harmless genetic variations may team up to increase risk of schizophrenia, find researchers

Research data on AMPYRA Extended Release Tablets to be presented at CMSC and ACTRIMS meeting

Researchers investigate preferences for participation in decision-making process among AMI patients

New AAN guideline provides direction for use of blood thinners during surgery

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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