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Mass. Eye and Ear's OGSH launches new collaboration to care for people ENT diseases

Rates of death and disability stemming from ear, nose and throat conditions continue to rise in developing countries like Uganda, but despite the need, fewer than 15 operating ear, nose and throat surgeons serve Uganda's 33.4 million and growing population. Only two ENT residency programs exist in this country, but many trainees do not remain in the country after graduation. Mass. Eye and Ear's Office of Global Surgery and Health is launching a new collaboration with Mbarara University Science and Technology School of Medicine and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital to help address the need for more trained physicians to care for the ENT diseases and conditions of this population and to help encourage those who are ENT trained to stay in the country to care for those who need them.

16 Nov 2013

Researchers examine effectiveness of calorie labels at fast-food chains

Posting the calorie content of menu items at major fast-food chains in Philadelphia, per federal law, does not change purchasing habits or decrease the number of calories that those customers consume, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center reported today at the Obesity Society's annual scientific meeting, held in Atlanta, Georgia. The results echo those conducted by the same researchers among low-income neighborhoods in New York City before and after calorie-labels were mandated there in July 2008.

16 Nov 2013

MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando receives national accreditation for treatment of breast disease

MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando has received a prestigious national accreditation for its treatment of breast disease. The Breast Care Center has been granted a three-year/full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, a program administered by the American College of Surgeons.

16 Nov 2013

Bleach solution could provide new way to treat skin damage

Processes that age and damage skin are impeded by dilute bleach solution, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

16 Nov 2013

SNAP may not be enough to provide beneficiaries with long-term food security or dietary quality

Millions of families in the United States struggle to provide nutritionally adequate meals due to insufficient money or other resources. To combat food security issues, over one in seven Americans currently rely upon the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the largest federal nutrition program, to provide monetary support for nutrition. In the past, SNAP has been shown to reduce poverty among the poorest Americans and generate economic activity.

16 Nov 2013

iPads play increasing role in making late-speaking autistic children develop language

New research indicates that children with autism who are minimally verbal can learn to speak later than previously thought, and iPads are playing an increasing role in making that happen, according to Ann Kaiser[peabody.vanderbilt.edu], a researcher at Vanderbilt Peabody College[peabody.vanderbilt.edu] of education and human development.

16 Nov 2013

Satellite Healthcare, NKF partner to sponsor free Community Kidney Disease Symposium

Satellite Healthcare, one of the nation's first and leading not-for-profit providers of kidney dialysis services and a major sponsor of kidney research, is proud to announce that it has partnered with the National Kidney Foundation to sponsor NKF's free Community Kidney Disease Symposium this Saturday, November 16th in Stockton, California.

16 Nov 2013

New technique helps fight deadly pancreatic cancer using 2 types of nanoparticles

Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a new technique for fighting deadly and hard-to-treat pancreatic cancer that uses two different types of nanoparticles, the first type clearing a path into tumor cells for the second, which delivers chemotherapy drugs.

16 Nov 2013

Study: Collaborative approaches can be effective in fighting high blood pressure

Uncontrolled high blood pressure rates continue to grow despite the availability of proven treatments, but collaborative approaches can be effective in fighting this deadly disease, according to a science advisory from the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

16 Nov 2013

GSK and Save the Children to help roll out student-created breathing technology in Africa

A low-cost device that Rice University bioengineering students invented to help premature babies breathe more easily will be rolled out to teaching hospitals in three African nations, thanks to a $400,000 award from pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline and London-based charity Save the Children. The technology, which is known as "bubble CPAP," earned the top prize in GSK and Save the Children's inaugural Healthcare Innovation Award program.

15 Nov 2013

Good quality care for young people with type-1 diabetes unevenly distributed in Ireland

New research launched today to coincide with World Diabetes Day which takes place tomorrow, 14th November 2013 revealed that good quality care for young people with type-1 diabetes is unevenly distributed throughout Ireland.

15 Nov 2013

Tufts hires Bridge Professors to foster teaching and research across traditional disciplines

Tufts University will bolster its approach to interdisciplinary education by establishing a program that will add new senior-level faculty positions to foster teaching and research across traditional disciplines, connecting at least two academic departments or schools.

15 Nov 2013

Study recommends cut point for clinical experience in pediatric ICUs

Nursing leaders from 38 children's hospitals, led by Patricia Hickey, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, vice president of critical care and cardiovascular services at Boston Children's Hospital, demonstrated that nursing education and experience significantly impact outcomes for patients who underwent cardiac surgery. The researchers recommend that there be no more than 20 percent of nurses with less than two years of clinical experience in pediatric ICUs to decrease mortality rates. Nurse education preparation at the baccalaureate level or higher also improved mortality rates in these hospitals.

15 Nov 2013

Mayo Clinic Cardio-Rheumatology Clinic created for catching heart disease early in arthritis patients

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and other chronic forms of inflammatory arthritis can face life-threatening complications, and heart disease tops the list. People with such rheumatic diseases are twice as likely as the average person to develop heart problems.

15 Nov 2013

High school sports played at higher altitudes linked with reduction in concussion rates

According to a recent study done by doctors at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, high school athletes who play collision sports at higher altitudes are less likely to suffer from concussions than those who play at lower altitudes.

15 Nov 2013

Viewpoints: Despite website woes, administration should be given more time; health law credibility 'going up in smoke'

The enrollment numbers are in, and as expected, they are well short of projections. Around 106,000 enrolled in new plans during October - with approximately 27,000 coming from states where the federal government is running the exchange (with its extensive problems), and another 79,000 coming through the state exchanges. Republicans are gleefully pointing to the numbers as proof Obamacare needs to be scrapped entirely. That confirms two things we've long known to be true: the website is a disaster, and short term enrollment figures are a serious political problem for the White House and Democrats (Greg Sargent, 11/13).

15 Nov 2013

Two health care providers argue about making flu vaccination mandatory for health care workers

Should flu vaccines be mandatory for health care workers? That's the question raised this week in the British Medical Journal to two health care providers, including Penn Medicine's Amy J. Behrman, MD, in a "Head to Head" piece that argues both sides of the debate.

15 Nov 2013

Novel combination anti-psoriasis therapy targets genetic abnormalities in deeper layers of the skin

A novel combination anti-psoriasis therapy has potential for superior and longer-lasting therapeutic effects than current topical treatments by targeting genetic abnormalities in deeper layers of the skin. This research is being presented at the 2013 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting and Exposition, the world's largest pharmaceutical sciences meeting, in San Antonio, Nov. 10-14.

15 Nov 2013

Private or government-subsidized insurance plans determine weight loss after bariatric surgery

Researchers found the biggest determinant of weight loss after bariatric surgery was not how long a patient was on a medically supervised diet program before surgery, but whether or not the patient had private or government-subsidized insurance.

15 Nov 2013

New microbicide gel formulation shows promise for safe vaginal and rectal administration to prevent HIV

Researchers developed a first-of-its-kind microbicide gel formulation that shows promise for safe vaginal and rectal administration to prevent the sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

15 Nov 2013

Education News and Research

Mass. Eye and Ear's OGSH launches new collaboration to care for people ENT diseases

Researchers examine effectiveness of calorie labels at fast-food chains

MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando receives national accreditation for treatment of breast disease

Bleach solution could provide new way to treat skin damage

SNAP may not be enough to provide beneficiaries with long-term food security or dietary quality

iPads play increasing role in making late-speaking autistic children develop language

Satellite Healthcare, NKF partner to sponsor free Community Kidney Disease Symposium

New technique helps fight deadly pancreatic cancer using 2 types of nanoparticles

Study: Collaborative approaches can be effective in fighting high blood pressure

GSK and Save the Children to help roll out student-created breathing technology in Africa

Good quality care for young people with type-1 diabetes unevenly distributed in Ireland

Tufts hires Bridge Professors to foster teaching and research across traditional disciplines

Study recommends cut point for clinical experience in pediatric ICUs

Mayo Clinic Cardio-Rheumatology Clinic created for catching heart disease early in arthritis patients

High school sports played at higher altitudes linked with reduction in concussion rates

Viewpoints: Despite website woes, administration should be given more time; health law credibility 'going up in smoke'

Two health care providers argue about making flu vaccination mandatory for health care workers

Novel combination anti-psoriasis therapy targets genetic abnormalities in deeper layers of the skin

Private or government-subsidized insurance plans determine weight loss after bariatric surgery

New microbicide gel formulation shows promise for safe vaginal and rectal administration to prevent HIV

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