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Abnormal protein translation leads to Fragile X ataxia, study finds

A bizarre twist on the usual way proteins are made may explain mysterious symptoms in the grandparents of some children with mental disabilities.

19 Apr 2013

Hospital for Special Surgery to host educational symposium to discuss on sports-related injuries

Hospital for Special Surgery, the nation's top hospital for orthopedics, will host Current Concepts in Sports Medicine, an educational symposium to discuss how to identify, prevent and treat articular cartilage and hip/pelvis injuries, as well as injuries common to the throwing and multisport athlete.

19 Apr 2013

SCCA pioneers new transplant procedures to reduce need for matching bone marrow donors

Patients from ethnic minority and mixed-racial backgrounds are less likely to receive a lifesaving bone marrow transplant than Caucasian patients with the same disease due to lack of matching donors, according to the National Marrow Donor Program.

19 Apr 2013

International research team casting wide net in search for H7N9 source, transmission routes

"Another case of bird flu has been reported in China, taking the total infection count to 83 people, as health authorities inside and outside the country try to determine how to stop its spread," CNN reports.

19 Apr 2013

Content of exosomes mirrors aggressiveness of brain tumour, study shows

"Current wisdom says that cells are closed entities that communicate through the secretion of soluble signalling molecules. Recent findings indicate that cells can exchange more complex information - whole packages of genetic material and signalling proteins.

19 Apr 2013

Obstructive salivary gland disease treatment: an interview with Thomas Cherry, Cook Medical

Everyone is familiar with urinary stones (kidney stones). The same thing can actually happen in your salivary ducts. These types of stones and strictures occur not nearly as frequently as kidney stones but they still occur quite often. The latest data we have seen showed about 1 in 5,000 patients actually have some type of obstructive salivary duct disorder.

From COOK MEDICAL INC. 19 Apr 2013

SironRX completes enrollment in Cohort 1 to study JVS-100 for wound healing, scar prevention

SironRX Therapeutics Inc., a privately-held, clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel regenerative therapies to prevent scarring and promote dermal wound repair, is pleased to report that it has completed enrollment of patients in Cohort 1 of its placebo-controlled, randomized, dose escalation double-blind clinical study evaluating the safety and efficacy of JVS-100 to reduce scar formation and improve wound healing in patients receiving surgical sternotomy incisions.

19 Apr 2013

Quest Diagnostics agrees to acquire Dignity Health's lab-related clinical outreach service operations

Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire lab-related clinical outreach service operations of Dignity Health, a hospital system based in California.

From Quest Diagnostics 19 Apr 2013

Viewpoints: Karl Rove says GOP reluctance isn't hampering exchanges; CDC's efforts on 'sugary' snacks assailed

In congressional testimony last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius blamed Republican governors for her department's failure to create a "model exchange" where consumers could shop for health-insurance coverage in states that don't set up their own exchange.

19 Apr 2013

Excess glutamate drives schizophrenia in high-risk individuals

An excess of the brain neurotransmitter glutamate may cause a transition to psychosis in people who are at risk for schizophrenia, reports a study from investigators at Columbia University Medical Center published in the current issue of Neuron.

19 Apr 2013

Family members of trauma patients can benefit by being present during critical moments of care

A critically injured person is wheeled into the emergency room. Family members rush to the patient's side. Soon, doctors and nurses begin emergency resuscitation efforts, inserting breathing tubes, pumping in blood and other fluids.

19 Apr 2013

Study finds tax-exempt hospitals spend little on 'community benefit'

New research also offers insights regarding the value of patient satisfaction as a quality indicator and the impact that context has on improving care.

19 Apr 2013

Study finds dietary supplements accounted for more than half the Class 1 drugs recalled by FDA

Dietary supplements accounted for more than half the Class 1 drugs recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from 2004-12, meaning they contained substances that could cause serious health problems or even death, a new study from St. Michael's Hospital has found.

19 Apr 2013

Longer looks: The timely trauma response in Boston; Problems with aging doctors; Transplants from donors with HIV

The bombs at the Boston Marathon were designed to maim and kill, and they did. Three people died within the first moments of the blast. More than a hundred and seventy people were injured. They had their limbs blown off, vital arteries severed, bones fractured, flesh torn open by shrapnel or scorched by the blasts' heat. Yet it now appears that every one of the wounded alive when rescuers reached them will survive.

19 Apr 2013

Antibiotic resistance: A growing problem in hospital and outpatient settings

A new study concludes that problems with antibiotic resistance faced by outpatients may be as bad as those in hospitalized patients, and that more studies of outpatients are needed - both to protect their health and to avoid inappropriate or unnecessary drug use.

19 Apr 2013

Research findings provide new hope for people suffering from dry eye disease

Natural lubricants play an important role in health, including a well-known effect to help prevent osteoarthritis in knee and ankle joints. However, much is still unknown about their role and function in other areas of the body.

19 Apr 2013

Kids mental health cuts at issue in Mass.; Colo. considers its mental illness 'hold' laws

Massachusetts officials are planning hearings about the Cambridge Health Alliance's planned cuts to pediatric services -- mainly to mental health care, while Colorado lawmakers consider their "involuntary hold" laws governing the treatment and holding of mentally ill people deemed a danger to themselves or others.

19 Apr 2013

Hospital News and Research

Abnormal protein translation leads to Fragile X ataxia, study finds

Hospital for Special Surgery to host educational symposium to discuss on sports-related injuries

SCCA pioneers new transplant procedures to reduce need for matching bone marrow donors

International research team casting wide net in search for H7N9 source, transmission routes

Content of exosomes mirrors aggressiveness of brain tumour, study shows

Obstructive salivary gland disease treatment: an interview with Thomas Cherry, Cook Medical

SironRX completes enrollment in Cohort 1 to study JVS-100 for wound healing, scar prevention

Quest Diagnostics agrees to acquire Dignity Health's lab-related clinical outreach service operations

Viewpoints: Karl Rove says GOP reluctance isn't hampering exchanges; CDC's efforts on 'sugary' snacks assailed

Excess glutamate drives schizophrenia in high-risk individuals

Family members of trauma patients can benefit by being present during critical moments of care

Study finds tax-exempt hospitals spend little on 'community benefit'

Study finds dietary supplements accounted for more than half the Class 1 drugs recalled by FDA

Longer looks: The timely trauma response in Boston; Problems with aging doctors; Transplants from donors with HIV

Antibiotic resistance: A growing problem in hospital and outpatient settings

Research findings provide new hope for people suffering from dry eye disease

Kids mental health cuts at issue in Mass.; Colo. considers its mental illness 'hold' laws

JHH officials report 17% drop in trash and medical waste in just five months

Pediatric allergist offers tips to protect kids from allergies during the spring

Arkansas' Medicaid expansion alternative survives bumpy path, gains state legislators' final approval

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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