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Researchers find potentially dangerous fungus in common household appliances

A potentially pathogenic fungus has found a home living in extreme conditions in some of the most common household appliances, researchers have found. A new paper published in the British Mycological Society journal, Fungal Biology, published by Elsevier, shows that these sites make perfect habitats for extremotolerant fungi.

21 Jun 2011

Roundup: State employee benefit battles heat up; Wis. Gov. to remake Medicaid program; Mass. cost controls

The Legislature is close to wrapping up its work on the $25 billion state budget bill after the Senate made minor changes to the plan late Sunday before approving it by a lopsided margin. ... the spending plan for the budget year that starts July 1 would eliminate more than 2,000 state jobs and includes cuts in most state departments and agencies.

21 Jun 2011

September will mark the end of HHS mini-med waiver program

The Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday that it will stop accepting applications for waivers from the health law's minimum coverage requirements.

20 Jun 2011

Paternal exposure during pregnancy may affect man's ability to father a child

According to the California Teratogen Information Service (CTIS) Pregnancy Health Information Line, more studies are needed to evaluate men and the potential effect of illnesses, medications and lifestyle habits on fertility and pregnancy. For couples suffering fertility problems, the issue is linked to the potential father approximately 50 percent of the time. In close to a quarter of these cases, a specific cause is unknown.

18 Jun 2011

'Ultrawideband' technology for real-time health diagnosis

New research by electrical engineers at Oregon State University has confirmed that an electronic technology called "ultrawideband" could hold part of the solution to an ambitious goal in the future of medicine - health monitoring with sophisticated "body-area networks."

17 Jun 2011

Wireless intelligent sensor platform for emergency responders

When Hansel and Gretel ventured into the forest, they left a trail of breadcrumbs to find their way home. In today's world, cellular phones, Global Positioning System (GPS), WiFi, and Bluetooth are the digital signals that connect us to friends, family, and colleagues while helping us find our location and map our routes.

17 Jun 2011

Tips for parents to protect teens from summer injuries

Summer is the season of backyard barbecues, scenic drives through the countryside and heat-easing dips in the pool. For all of its fun, though, summer is also the time when you're most likely to suffer an injury, especially if you're a teenager, said trauma surgeon Dr. Thomas Esposito of Loyola University Health System in Maywood, Ill.

17 Jun 2011

Evidence-based practice guidelines for prevention and treatment of frostbite

Frostbite can be a minor injury or a life-threatening condition. In the June issue of Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, a panel of experts has published evidence-based practice guidelines issued by the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) for the prevention and treatment of frostbite to guide clinicians and disseminate knowledge about best practices.

16 Jun 2011

Ethicon Endo-Surgery introduces ENSEAL G2 Super Jaw advanced bipolar technology

To address surgeons' need for achieving strong vessel seals while remaining gentle on tissue in open surgery, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (EES) today announces the launch of its innovative ENSEAL® G2 Super Jaw advanced bipolar technology.

15 Jun 2011

Hyperthermia prevents repair of tumor cells

BSD Medical Corporation, a leading provider of medical systems that utilize heat therapy to treat cancer, announced today that a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences demonstrated that hyperthermia can be a powerful tool to inhibit the ability of cancer cells to repair the DNA damage caused by radiation or chemotherapy.

10 Jun 2011

Tips for healthy barbecue

Some people may be reconsidering plans to grill hot dogs and steak based on a new report supporting the link between red and processed meats, and increased colorectal cancer risk. But, experts at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center say that small changes to what — and how — you grill can keep cancer off the menu.

10 Jun 2011

Tips for pregnant women during summer

Hot, humid and pregnant. Many women would call that a recipe for misery. But UAB obstetrician Kim Hoover, M.D., says there are real medical conditions that pregnant women should guard against to stay safe and healthy as the temperature rises.

10 Jun 2011

Neuroscientists uncover the source of visual system's 'false alarms'

On rare occasion, the light-sensing photoreceptor cells in the eye misfire and signal to the brain as if they have captured photons, when in reality they haven't. For years this phenomenon remained a mystery. Reporting in the June 10 issue of Science, neuroscientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered that a light-capturing pigment molecule in photoreceptors can be triggered by heat, as well, giving rise to these false alarms.

10 Jun 2011

Researchers develop new imaging technology to detect cardiovascular disease

Researchers have developed a new type of imaging technology to diagnose cardiovascular disease and other disorders by measuring ultrasound signals from molecules exposed to a fast-pulsing laser.

10 Jun 2011

Tips for preventing heat-related illnesses

With record-breaking temperatures expected in the Northeast and hot and humid conditions in the South, heat-related illnesses are to be expected. UAB emergency medicine doctors have tips to stay safe.

9 Jun 2011

Keeping kids safe and hydrated in hazardous heat

The national weather service is predicting heat indexes to be well above 100 degrees. Add kids playing outside and outdoor summer activities in full swing to the dangerous heat and you've got a hazardous combination.

8 Jun 2011

Synta presents ganetespib Phase 1, 2 trial results against solid tumors at ASCO 2011

Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. today presented results at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) from a Phase 2 single agent clinical trial of ganetespib in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and a Phase 1 trial of ganetespib in solid tumors evaluating a twice-weekly administration schedule.

7 Jun 2011

ITI receives FDA clearance for new Q fever assay kit

This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first nucleic acid amplification In vitro diagnostic (IVD) test that detects Coxiella burnetii, the bacteria that causes Q fever.

7 Jun 2011

Brown fat could help treat obesity and diabetes

A new study suggests that many adults have large amounts of brown fat, the "good" fat that burns calories to keep us warm, and that it may be possible to make even more of this tissue.

6 Jun 2011

Medizintechnik acquires BSD-2000/3D/MR integrated hyperthermia system

BSD Medical Corporation, a leading provider of medical systems that utilize heat therapy to treat cancer, today announced that Dr. Sennewald Medizintechnik GmbH (Medizintechnik) has purchased BSD Medical's BSD-2000/3D/MR Hyperthermia System (BSD-2000/3D/MR).

6 Jun 2011