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New research may help in regulation of tobacco products to protect public health

UC San Francisco will receive a five-year, $20 million grant as part of a first-of-its-kind tobacco science regulatory program by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health.

21 Sep 2013

BHI raises awareness of link between cardiovascular and hearing health

Gen Xers and baby boomers should no longer ignore their hearing loss, says the Better Hearing Institute, which is raising awareness of the link between cardiovascular and hearing health in recognition of World Heart Day on September 29th.

20 Sep 2013

Lightning strike causes IED-like injuries

Eight-year-old twin boys, camping in a backyard tent, received penetrating blast injuries when a bolt of lightning struck a transformer near their tent, sending them to the emergency department for treatment.

20 Sep 2013

Urgent Matters announces winners of ACEP's Emergency Care Innovation of the Year Award

Urgent Matters, Blue Jay Consulting, and Schumacher Group are pleased to announce the winners of the Emergency Care Innovation of the Year Award, a newly created competition to foster innovation in emergency departments nationwide.

20 Sep 2013

LUHS physician offers tips to help parents keep germs at bay

Most parents are all too familiar with the equation school + kids = sick days. With more than 200 cold viruses it's no wonder parents feel like they are fighting a losing battle when it comes to keeping their kids healthy.

19 Sep 2013

Postpartum sexuality: an interview with Dr Sari van Anders, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Research on postpartum seems to have focused on birth mothers for good reason: women (and, of course, some transmen) are the ones who carry a pregnancy and give birth, and the postpartum is conceptualized as “following birth”.

19 Sep 2013

Only few service providers are available to help young gay black men, say researchers

Physical, sexual and emotional abuse among young gay black men is a pervasive problem, yet there remains a lack of social services and resources available to help them, a Michigan State University scholar argues in a new study.

19 Sep 2013

Study: Neurocognitive impairment is one of common side effects of HIV and AIDS

One of the common side effects of HIV and AIDS is neurocognitive impairments - changes in how fast a person can process information, pay attention, multi-task and remember things - yet there are no adequate tests to screen patients for these problems, according to a new study out of St. Michael's Hospital.

19 Sep 2013

Wayne State University initiates groundbreaking multiple sclerosis study

A groundbreaking study in multiple sclerosis focusing on "remyelination in the brain" has been initiated by Omar Khan, M.D., professor and chair of neurology at the Wayne State University School of Medicine.

19 Sep 2013

Doctoral thesis sheds light on phenomenon of war rape in DRC

Rape in war cannot be addressed in isolation. It is deeply embedded in both the local context and that of global proportions. This is one of the conclusions made in a doctoral thesis about eastern Democratic Republic of Congo presented at Uppsala University, Sweden, on 19th September.

18 Sep 2013

Comprehensive approach to the evaluation of groin pain

She wasn't born this way, but even Lady Gaga experienced groin pain-typically a symptom of hip disease such as arthritis of the hip-or, in her case, a hip labral tear. Groin pain is a common health complaint. According to a literature review appearing in the September 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, one in four people develop hip arthritis-damage to the surfaces in the hip joint-before the age of 85 that contributes to groin pain.

18 Sep 2013

Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections safe, effective for patients with knee osteoarthritis

A new meta-analysis of 29 randomized studies involving more than 4,500 patients with knee osteoarthritis found that intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections provided significant improvement in pain and function compared to saline injections.

18 Sep 2013

Spinal injuries present in 11% of Iraq/Afghanistan casualties

Spinal injuries are present in 1 out of 9 U.S. military personnel sustaining combat injuries in Iraq or Afghanistan -- a much higher rate than in previous wars, according to a report in the Sept. 15 issue of Spine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

17 Sep 2013

FDA grants orphan drug designation to Soligenix’s SGX94 for treatment of Acute Radiation Syndrome

Soligenix, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing products to treat inflammatory diseases and biodefense countermeasures where there remains an unmet medical need, announced today that the Office of Orphan Products Development of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to the active ingredient SGX94 for the treatment of acute radiation syndrome (ARS).

16 Sep 2013

Basketball player with rapid heart rhythm successfully treated using minimally invasive procedure

Brainna McCormick was warming up for a high school basketball game last December when she noticed something wasn't right. An accomplished athlete, McCormick knows her body so when her heart started racing she knew something was wrong.

13 Sep 2013

Report: Rates of sexual abuse of children have declined, but reasons not fully understood

Rates of physical and sexual abuse of children have declined over the last 20 years, but for reasons not fully understood, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Yet, reports of psychological and emotional child abuse have risen in the same period, and data vary significantly as to whether child neglect is increasing, decreasing, or remaining constant.

13 Sep 2013

$MatrixRIB MIPO instrumentation from DePuy Synthes CMF is more effective for rib fractures$

MatrixRIB MIPO instrumentation from DePuy Synthes CMF is more effective for rib fractures

DePuy Synthes CMF, a leader in skeletal and soft tissue repair and reconstruction, announced the launch of new instrumentation that enables less invasive surgical fixation and stabilization of rib fractures with the company's MatrixRIB System of precontoured, low-profile titanium plates, locking screws and intramedullary splints.

13 Sep 2013

Study: 4% of head-trauma scans in children have unexpected results that may need follow up

The largest study of computed tomographic scans taken in emergency departments across the country for children with head injuries describes the prevalence of "incidental findings" - results that were not expected from the injury - and categorizes them by urgency.

13 Sep 2013

Surgeons must balance research and medical training with outstanding patient care

Like a juggler keeping multiple plates in the air, a surgeon in academic medicine must balance research and medical training with outstanding patient care. Charles Bellows, MD, FACS, relishes the challenge. Dr. Bellows, a University of New Mexico Professor of General Surgery, recently assumed the role of Chief of the Division of General Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the UNM School of Medicine.

12 Sep 2013

IFHF dedicates new $11 million centre to provide crucial treatment of TBI and PTS to returning veterans

Since September 11, 2001, more than 2.5 million U.S. troops have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and hundreds of thousands of service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries, due to IEDs, combat related incidents and training activities.

12 Sep 2013

Trauma News and Research

New research may help in regulation of tobacco products to protect public health

BHI raises awareness of link between cardiovascular and hearing health

Lightning strike causes IED-like injuries

Urgent Matters announces winners of ACEP's Emergency Care Innovation of the Year Award

LUHS physician offers tips to help parents keep germs at bay

Postpartum sexuality: an interview with Dr Sari van Anders, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Only few service providers are available to help young gay black men, say researchers

Study: Neurocognitive impairment is one of common side effects of HIV and AIDS

Wayne State University initiates groundbreaking multiple sclerosis study

Doctoral thesis sheds light on phenomenon of war rape in DRC

Comprehensive approach to the evaluation of groin pain

Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections safe, effective for patients with knee osteoarthritis

Spinal injuries present in 11% of Iraq/Afghanistan casualties

FDA grants orphan drug designation to Soligenix’s SGX94 for treatment of Acute Radiation Syndrome

Basketball player with rapid heart rhythm successfully treated using minimally invasive procedure

Report: Rates of sexual abuse of children have declined, but reasons not fully understood

MatrixRIB MIPO instrumentation from DePuy Synthes CMF is more effective for rib fractures

Study: 4% of head-trauma scans in children have unexpected results that may need follow up

Surgeons must balance research and medical training with outstanding patient care

IFHF dedicates new $11 million centre to provide crucial treatment of TBI and PTS to returning veterans

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How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

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