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Study: Active surveillance does not appear to be good idea for black men with prostate cancer

A Johns Hopkins study of more than 1,800 men ages 52 to 62 suggests that African-Americans diagnosed with very-low-risk prostate cancers are much more likely than white men to actually have aggressive disease that goes unrecognized with current diagnostic approaches.

26 Jun 2013

Sebelius ramps up enrollment push

The Obama administration unveiled a revamped HealthCare.gov website, the centerpiece of its campaign in more than 30 states to enroll people in health coverage, as well as a 24-hour consumer call center. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius aims to enroll 7 million people by late March with help from major sports franchises and moms.

26 Jun 2013

A paradigm shift for treatment of muscular dystrophy

Researchers at Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College have identified a combinatorial therapeutic approach that has proven effective in treating muscular dystrophy in a mouse model.

26 Jun 2013

Caspase-2 protein contributes to cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have demonstrated that a protein called caspase-2 is a key regulator of a signaling pathway that leads to cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease.

26 Jun 2013

Researchers develop breakthrough approach to reduce harmful effects from blood transfusions

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have developed an unprecedented approach to restore nitric oxide to donated blood, a breakthrough that could dramatically reduce harmful effects from transfusions.

26 Jun 2013

Weill Cornell researchers discover high burden of hypertension in sub-Saharan African country

Based on the experience of a large hospital in Tanzania, Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have discovered a "startlingly" high burden of hypertension in this sub-Saharan African country.

26 Jun 2013

Reason for large increase in hospitalizations of children with IBD unclear, researchers report

The largest investigation to date has found a dramatic increase in the number of hospitalizations for children with inflammatory bowel disease during the past decade in the United States.

26 Jun 2013

Researchers discover promising new way to treat HIV-related blood cancer

Researchers at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a promising new way to treat a rare and aggressive blood cancer most commonly found in people infected with HIV.

26 Jun 2013

Study finds PTSD as risk factor for heart disease among Vietnam vets

Male twin Vietnam veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder were more than twice as likely as those without PTSD to develop heart disease during a 13-year period, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

26 Jun 2013

Researchers examine effect of ADHD in children recovering from mild traumatic brain injury

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Chicago have found that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are more likely to demonstrate a moderate disability after sustaining a mild traumatic brain injury than children without ADHD.

26 Jun 2013

Parents’ concern over adolescents’ weight can promote unhealthy habits

Overweight or obese adolescents who were spoken to about their weight by their mothers and fathers were more likely to engage in binge eating and use unhealthy weight-control behaviors than teens whose parents spoke with them in terms of eating healthier, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

25 Jun 2013

Study shows risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome after vaccination is extremely low

Patients are not at increased risk of Guillain-Barr- syndrome in the six-week period after vaccination with any vaccine, including influenza, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

25 Jun 2013

Newly developed approach could benefit basic medical research and help detect H2S in environment

University of Oregon chemists have developed a selective probe that detects hydrogen sulfide (H2S) levels as low as 190 nanomolar (10 parts per billion) in biological samples.

25 Jun 2013

Study shows absence of gene leads to early onset of more serious disease in MS animal model

Scientists led by a UCSF neurology researcher are reporting that they have identified the likely genetic mechanism that causes some patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) to quickly progress to a debilitating stage of the disease while other patients progress much more slowly.

25 Jun 2013

Combination of better healthcare and community awareness improves maternal and newborn care

A five-year programme that mobilised communities to improve the quality of care for mothers and newborns reduced newborn mortality by 30 percent and saved at least 1,000 newborn lives in rural Malawi.

25 Jun 2013

Physician earns Outstanding District Service Award from ACOG

Patrick Sweeney, MD, MPH, PhD, a long-time member of the medical staff at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, was recently presented with the Outstanding District Service Award by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).

25 Jun 2013

Moderate-intensity exercise reduces fat deposits in people with diabetes mellitus

Moderate-intensity exercise reduces fat stored around the heart, in the liver and in the abdomen of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, even in the absence of any changes in diet, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

25 Jun 2013

First Edition: June 25, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about the Obama administraiton's plans for getting the word about the health law's online marketplaces.

25 Jun 2013

Minneapolis set to host fifth annual Healthcare Business Intelligence Summit

Minneapolis is set to become a national epicenter of healthcare data thought leadership and policy discussion this September when the city plays host to the fifth annual Healthcare Business Intelligence Summit.

25 Jun 2013

New study points to potential strategy for erasing memory of addiction

A new study by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at UC San Francisco offers encouraging findings that researchers hope may one day lead to a treatment option for people who suffer from alcohol abuse disorders and other addictions.

25 Jun 2013

Education News and Research

Study: Active surveillance does not appear to be good idea for black men with prostate cancer

Sebelius ramps up enrollment push

A paradigm shift for treatment of muscular dystrophy

Caspase-2 protein contributes to cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease

Researchers develop breakthrough approach to reduce harmful effects from blood transfusions

Weill Cornell researchers discover high burden of hypertension in sub-Saharan African country

Reason for large increase in hospitalizations of children with IBD unclear, researchers report

Researchers discover promising new way to treat HIV-related blood cancer

Study finds PTSD as risk factor for heart disease among Vietnam vets

Researchers examine effect of ADHD in children recovering from mild traumatic brain injury

Parents’ concern over adolescents’ weight can promote unhealthy habits

Study shows risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome after vaccination is extremely low

Newly developed approach could benefit basic medical research and help detect H2S in environment

Study shows absence of gene leads to early onset of more serious disease in MS animal model

Combination of better healthcare and community awareness improves maternal and newborn care

Physician earns Outstanding District Service Award from ACOG

Moderate-intensity exercise reduces fat deposits in people with diabetes mellitus

First Edition: June 25, 2013

Minneapolis set to host fifth annual Healthcare Business Intelligence Summit

New study points to potential strategy for erasing memory of addiction

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