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Clinical interventions may help cocaine abusers from using drugs and prevent relapse

When asked to inhibit their response to a "cocaine-cues" video, active cocaine abusers were, on average, able to suppress activity in brain regions linked to drug craving, according to a new study at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory. The results, to be published in an upcoming issue of NeuroImage, suggest that clinical interventions designed to strengthen these inhibitory responses could help cocaine abusers stop using drugs and avoid relapse.

30 Nov 2009

Senate Democrats face rocky road on the way to the health reform finish line

"The 60 votes aren't there any more," The Associated Press reports: "With the Senate set to begin debate Monday on health care overhaul, the all-hands-on-deck Democratic coalition that allowed the bill to advance is fracturing already. Yet majority Democrats will need 60 votes again to finish."

30 Nov 2009

MHI team performs catheter implantation of the new Amptlazer Cardiac Plug prosthesis

A multidisciplinary team from the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) performed its first catheter implantation of a new prosthesis (Amptlazer(R) Cardiac Plug) closing the appendage of the left atrium of the heart, which will have the effect of preventing the formation of blood clots and avoiding open-heart surgery. This is excellent news for patients suffering from atrial fibrillation, the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia, affecting at least 5% of Canadians over the age of 70.

30 Nov 2009

Presentations at Tuesday's RSNA conference

A new study from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center reports that beverage can stay-tabs pose a potential ingestion risk. In the 1970s, U.S. manufacturers switched to the stay-tab design after safety concerns about pull-tabs. The new study found 19 cases of stay-tab ingestion at a single institution, mainly among teenagers.

30 Nov 2009

$Stem cell technology for rapid healing of complicated bone fractures$

Stem cell technology for rapid healing of complicated bone fractures

A novel technology involving use of stem cells, developed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers, has been applied to provide better and rapid healing for patients suffering from complicated bone fractures.

30 Nov 2009

Increasing patient responsibility in medical decisions may decrease their willingness to accept risky treatment options

A recent study suggests that increasing patient responsibility for making medical decisions may decrease their willingness to accept risky treatment options. Details of this proof-of-concept study appear in the December issue of Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology.

30 Nov 2009

Men and women respond differently to emotional stimuli, says new study

Researchers using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study brain activation have found that men and women respond differently to positive and negative stimuli, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

30 Nov 2009

Public option expected to dominate Senate debate on health reform this week

The Associated Press: "... the all-hands-on-deck Democratic coalition that allowed the bill to advance is fracturing already. ... Some Democratic senators say they'll jump ship from the bill without tighter restrictions on abortion coverage. Others say they'll go unless a government plan to compete with private insurance companies gets tossed overboard.

29 Nov 2009

AIDS Healthcare Foundation to hold free rapid HIV testing to mark World AIDS Day

In observation of World AIDS Day this year, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS group and which currently provides more than 15,000 free HIV and STD tests annually in California via its community-based testing programs, is hosting an extended day—and evening—of free rapid HIV testing this Saturday, November 28th, starting at 10 am, going until 2 am Sunday at its ‘Out of the Closet’ Hollywood thrift store and testing location (6210 Sunset). The HIV testing marathon is being held as part of AHF’s ‘Testing Millions’ campaign, a worldwide initiative to test more than three million people in conjunction with the observance of this year’s World AIDS Day, Tuesday, December 1st. In an effort to raise awareness about the event and HIV testing, LA’s KIIS radio station (102.7 FM) will have its mobile van broadcasting live from the testing event from 8 pm to 10 pm Saturday.

28 Nov 2009

Philips Electronics to showcase its new range of healthcare imaging and informatics solutions at RSNA meeting

At the upcoming Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting starting Sunday, Royal Philips Electronics will demonstrate a new range of healthcare imaging and informatics solutions designed to directly address the priorities of patients and care providers, by delivering meaningful imaging innovations that reflect a desire for value, modular price points and easy upgradability.

From Philips Healthcare 28 Nov 2009

Many amendments to massive Senate health bill expected

The Senate is scheduled to begin debate Monday on health care, and according to some news organizations, they have their work cut out for themselves.

27 Nov 2009

European Commission approves MICARDIS medication for CV protection

MICARDIS® is the first treatment in its class to be approved for this indication. The EMEA approval is the second major milestone for MICARDIS® in cardiovascular protection. It follows the approval by the US FDA for the reduction of the risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack), stroke, or death from cardiovascular (CV) causes in patients 55 years of age or older at high risk of developing major CV events who are unable to take ACE inhibitors.

27 Nov 2009

Combination of CPR and AED saves boy's life

A 13-year old male student attending James Keating Elementary School is alive today thanks to the partnership between the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and the County of Simcoe Paramedic Services.

27 Nov 2009

Researchers predict diabetes cases to double and cost to triple in the next 25 years

The diabetes population in the United States will almost double over the next 25 years and annual medical spending on the disease is projected to hit $336 billion, up from $113 billion today, according to a study published in the December issue of Diabetes Care. The National Changing Diabetes® Program (NCDP), a program of Novo Nordisk, commissioned the analysis by a team from the University of Chicago.

27 Nov 2009

Cancer Research UK launches Little Star Awards in partnership with TK Maxx

THE COURAGE of British children who've encountered cancer is to be recognised with a unique award backed by celebrities including Leona Lewis, the Jonas Brothers and athletics phenomenon Usain Bolt.

27 Nov 2009

MICARDIS receives Health Canada approval to reduce the risk of non-fatal stroke

MICARDIS(R) (telmisartan) has received Health Canada approval to reduce the risk of non-fatal stroke or non-fatal myocardial infarction in patients 55 years or older at high risk of developing major cardiovascular events who cannot tolerate an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor.

26 Nov 2009

GE Healthcare’s flagship Discovery CT750HD system installed in Moscow

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, today announced the installation of Russia’s first high-definition computed tomography (CT) scanner, GE Healthcare’s flagship Discovery CT750HD, at the Center of Medical Rehabilitation by the Russian Ministry of Health in Moscow led by Professor Konstantin V. Lyadov.

26 Nov 2009

Prescriptions for cholestrol therapy filled after the release of Arbiter 6-HALTS study results

In the week ending Friday, Nov. 20 – after the American Heart Association and New England Journal of Medicine released results of the Arbiter 6-HALTS study on Saturday, Nov. 14 – patients new to Niaspan filled 13,255 prescriptions for the cholesterol therapy, an increase of 41% from the week ending Nov. 13.

26 Nov 2009

UCLA engineers and physicians develop PAD treatment device to prevent thrombosis

A fortuitous discovery that grew out of a collaboration between UCLA engineers and physicians could potentially offer hope to the nearly 10 million Americans who suffer from peripheral arterial disease.

26 Nov 2009

Strategies to reduce greenhouse gases benefit human health, show new studies

Today, new studies published in the Lancet show that strategies to reduce greenhouse gases also benefit human health. The Lancet series highlights case studies on four climate change topics - household energy, transportation, electricity generation, and agricultural food production.

26 Nov 2009

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Clinical interventions may help cocaine abusers from using drugs and prevent relapse

Senate Democrats face rocky road on the way to the health reform finish line

MHI team performs catheter implantation of the new Amptlazer Cardiac Plug prosthesis

Presentations at Tuesday's RSNA conference

Stem cell technology for rapid healing of complicated bone fractures

Increasing patient responsibility in medical decisions may decrease their willingness to accept risky treatment options

Men and women respond differently to emotional stimuli, says new study

Public option expected to dominate Senate debate on health reform this week

AIDS Healthcare Foundation to hold free rapid HIV testing to mark World AIDS Day

Philips Electronics to showcase its new range of healthcare imaging and informatics solutions at RSNA meeting

Many amendments to massive Senate health bill expected

European Commission approves MICARDIS medication for CV protection

Combination of CPR and AED saves boy's life

Researchers predict diabetes cases to double and cost to triple in the next 25 years

Cancer Research UK launches Little Star Awards in partnership with TK Maxx

MICARDIS receives Health Canada approval to reduce the risk of non-fatal stroke

GE Healthcare’s flagship Discovery CT750HD system installed in Moscow

Prescriptions for cholestrol therapy filled after the release of Arbiter 6-HALTS study results

UCLA engineers and physicians develop PAD treatment device to prevent thrombosis

Strategies to reduce greenhouse gases benefit human health, show new studies

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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