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Penn and CHOP receive major grant to help curb distracted driving

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 3,450 drivers are killed each year from distracted driving. M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS, an assistant professor of Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and an associate fellow at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and a team from Penn and CHOP have received a major grant from the Federal Highway Administration, an agency within the United States Department of Transportation, to help curb distracted driving.

7 Nov 2018

FDA approves LORBRENA for treatment of patients with ALK-positive metastatic NSCLC

Pfizer Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved LORBRENA, a third-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase tyrosine kinase inhibitor for patients with ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer whose disease has progressed on crizotinib and at least one other ALK inhibitor for metastatic disease; or whose disease has progressed on alectinib or ceritinib as the first ALK inhibitor therapy for metastatic disease.

5 Nov 2018

Utilization of ED for mTBI evaluations may increase with approval of TBI legislation

Millions of children and teens are affected by sports and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries annually. To help reduce the effects of TBIs in youth sports, all 50 states and the District of Columbia enacted state youth TBI laws between 2009 and 2014.

5 Nov 2018

Study: Individuals with serious psychological distress less likely to quit smoking

Even as more and more American quit smoking cigarettes, individuals with serious psychological distress (SPD) are much less likely to extinguish their habit.

2 Nov 2018

UCLA researchers investigate how a protein factor contributes to cancer cell migration

UCLA researchers have discovered a new protein factor that contributes to a fibroblast cell's ability to migrate to a wound and participate in its healing process. The study's results could help scientists prevent cancer cells from using the same mechanisms to move throughout the body and spread.

1 Nov 2018

Pain sensitization linked to increased risk for persistent knee pain

Becoming more sensitive to pain, or pain sensitization, is an important risk factor for developing persistent knee pain in osteoarthritis, according to a new study by researchers from the Université de Montréal School of Rehabilitation and Hôpital Maisonneuve Rosemont Research Centre in collaboration with researchers at Boston University School of Medicine.

31 Oct 2018

Research highlights lack of data on European children's nutrient intake levels

Only a third of European countries have robust reporting on child and adolescent nutrient intakes, new research shows. This highlights the potential lack of data to inform the design and monitoring of nutritional policies in some parts of Europe.

31 Oct 2018

Study finds pain sensitization as key risk factor for persistent knee pain in osteoarthritis

Becoming more sensitive to pain, or pain sensitization, is an important risk factor for developing persistent knee pain in osteoarthritis, according to a new study by researchers at Université de Montréal and its affiliated Maisonneuve Rosemont Hospital Research Centre, in collaboration with researchers at Boston University.

31 Oct 2018

New reviews analyze symptom stability over the course of psychiatric disorders

In patients with psychiatric disorders, stability of symptoms has important implications for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.

31 Oct 2018

World’s first vaccine against coeliac disease to be tested in Australia

US-based pharmaceutical company ImmusanT, after worldwide trials, is all set to start clinical trials of a new vaccine against coeliac disease at the Royal Melbourne Hospital Clinical Trials Centre in Melbourne. This will be followed by trials to be held at Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Mackay and Sunshine Coast say the sources.

31 Oct 2018

Relapses are common in patients with drug-resistant urinary tract infections

Patients with a certain drug-resistant urinary tract infection were more likely to have a relapse of their infection within a week than those with non-resistant infections and were more likely to be prescribed an incorrect antibiotic according to a study published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

30 Oct 2018

Monkeys infected with Zika virus points to a sylvatic transmission cycle

Zika virus has been detected in dead monkeys found in Brazil near São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo State, and Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.

30 Oct 2018

Firearm suicide is twice as common as homicide in the U.S., but most Americans are not aware of it

In the United States, suicide is twice as common as homicide -- and more often involves firearms -- but public perception is just the opposite.

30 Oct 2018

Study finds increased risks to mother and baby when pregnancies are closely spaced

Twelve to 18 months seems to be the ideal length of time between giving birth and getting pregnant again, according to new research from the University of British Columbia and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

29 Oct 2018

TherapeuticsMD announces FDA approval of BIJUVA capsules to manage vasomotor symptoms of menopause

TherapeuticsMD, Inc., an innovative women's healthcare company, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration has approved BIJUVA (estradiol and progesterone) capsules, 1 mg/100 mg, the first and only FDA-approved bio-identical hormone therapy combination of estradiol and progesterone in a single, oral capsule for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms (commonly known as hot flashes or flushes) due to menopause in women with a uterus.

29 Oct 2018

New resource outlines neurologic effects and treatment options for biologic, chemical attacks

The neurologic effects and treatment options for exposure to biologic and chemical agents are outlined in a newly published article by neurologists from the University of Colorado School of Medicine who collaborated on the article with military physicians.

26 Oct 2018

Polygenic screening could inform breast cancer risk in female survivors of pediatric cancer

A combined evaluation of common variants with small effects and rare predisposing mutations among young female childhood cancer survivors may further stratify this high-risk population for subsequent breast cancer risk.

26 Oct 2018

Study provides complete picture of genetic breast cancer susceptibility among pediatric cancer survivors

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researchers have evidence that common genetic variations can help to identify pediatric cancer survivors who are at increased risk for developing breast cancer while relatively young. The findings appear today in the journal Clinical Cancer Research.

26 Oct 2018

Early exposure to health enrichment programs benefits students

A study conducted by LSU Health New Orleans researchers provides new evidence that early exposure to multiple health disciplines in pipeline programs targeting underserved/underrepresented students interested in health professions reduces the development of traditional role and leadership stereotypes about professional health care teams and practice.

26 Oct 2018

STIs being diagnosed in young adults every four minutes in the UK

According to latest statistics, one young person is diagnosed with a sexually-transmitted infection (STI) every four minutes in England.

26 Oct 2018

Epidemiology News and Research

Penn and CHOP receive major grant to help curb distracted driving

FDA approves LORBRENA for treatment of patients with ALK-positive metastatic NSCLC

Utilization of ED for mTBI evaluations may increase with approval of TBI legislation

Study: Individuals with serious psychological distress less likely to quit smoking

UCLA researchers investigate how a protein factor contributes to cancer cell migration

Pain sensitization linked to increased risk for persistent knee pain

Research highlights lack of data on European children's nutrient intake levels

Study finds pain sensitization as key risk factor for persistent knee pain in osteoarthritis

New reviews analyze symptom stability over the course of psychiatric disorders

World’s first vaccine against coeliac disease to be tested in Australia

Relapses are common in patients with drug-resistant urinary tract infections

Monkeys infected with Zika virus points to a sylvatic transmission cycle

Firearm suicide is twice as common as homicide in the U.S., but most Americans are not aware of it

Study finds increased risks to mother and baby when pregnancies are closely spaced

TherapeuticsMD announces FDA approval of BIJUVA capsules to manage vasomotor symptoms of menopause

New resource outlines neurologic effects and treatment options for biologic, chemical attacks

Polygenic screening could inform breast cancer risk in female survivors of pediatric cancer

Study provides complete picture of genetic breast cancer susceptibility among pediatric cancer survivors

Early exposure to health enrichment programs benefits students

STIs being diagnosed in young adults every four minutes in the UK

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