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Universal Gown And Glove Use By Health-Care Workers In ICU Reduces MRSA 40 Percent

Healthcare workers' use of disposable gowns and gloves upon entering all patient rooms on an intensive care unit (ICU), versus only in rooms on standard isolation protocol, helped reduce patient acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by approximately 40 percent, according to new research co-led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Yale New Haven Health System Center for Healthcare Solutions.

5 Oct 2013

Longer looks: Chinese medicine; revolutionary doctors; frozen embryos

A few years ago, while visiting Beijing, I caught a cold. My wife, who is Chinese, and wanted me to feel better, took me to a local restaurant. After we sat down, she ordered a live turtle.

5 Oct 2013

Prime Therapeutics Honored With Silver Award For Best Practices In Care Coordination And Clinical Integration By URAC

Prime Therapeutics' (Prime) efforts to improve patient health and reduce health care costs were recognized on Oct. 1 at the URAC Quality Summit in Washington, D.C.

5 Oct 2013

Cancer survivors in rural areas more likely to forgo medical care because of financial concerns

Older cancer survivors living in rural areas were more likely to forgo medical and dental care because of financial concerns compared with older cancer survivors living in urban areas, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

5 Oct 2013

Researchers discover way to use stem cells as drug delivery vehicles

A group of Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers and collaborators at MIT and MGH have found a way to use stem cells as drug delivery vehicles.

5 Oct 2013

Swallowing pills containing fecal bacteria stops recurrent bouts of C. diff infection

Swallowing pills containing a concentrate of fecal bacteria successfully stops recurrent bouts of debilitating Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection by rebalancing the bacteria in the gut, suggests a study being presented at the IDWeek 2013- meeting today.

5 Oct 2013

'Personalised medicine': Topic of free public lecture at the University of Greenwich

'Personalised medicine' is the topic of a free public lecture at the University of Greenwich. Personalised medicine, or precision medicine, as it is sometimes known, is a key goal for 21st century healthcare. Currently, many medicines are either ineffective or unsafe in certain patient populations, whereas the aim for personalised medicine is to target the right treatment to the right patient group.

5 Oct 2013

Doctors prescribe antibiotics for sore throats and acute bronchitis, say researchers

A vast majority of people who see their doctors for sore throats or acute bronchitis receive antibiotics, yet only a small percentage should, according to analyses of two major national surveys being presented at IDWeek 2013-. Those illnesses usually are caused by viruses, and antibiotics - which only treat bacterial infections - do not help.

5 Oct 2013

Newly opened Manchester-based DNA bank may support discoveries on motor neuron disease

A specialist DNA Bank, based at The University of Manchester, is now open to the worldwide research community, supporting more crucial discoveries about motor neurone disease (MND), a devastating terminal illness.

5 Oct 2013

Report: Doctors who abuse prescription drugs often do so for "self-medication"

Doctors who abuse prescription drugs often do so for "self-medication"—whether for physical or emotional pain or stress relief, reports a study in the October Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

5 Oct 2013

New technique for breast cancer treatment and prevention-injection via nipple

JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, will publish a new technique for breast cancer treatment and prevention-injection of therapeutics via the nipple.

5 Oct 2013

Taking multivitamin daily may reduce incidence of cancer in men

Major diseases that stem from vitamin deficiencies are rare in the U.S., where food is abundant and rich in vital nutrients, explains David J. Park, DO, an AOA board-certified family physician in Henderson, Nev., during the American Osteopathic Association's (AOA) OMED 2013, the Osteopathic Medical Conference & Exposition taking place this week in Las Vegas.

5 Oct 2013

Medicine News and Research

Universal Gown And Glove Use By Health-Care Workers In ICU Reduces MRSA 40 Percent

Longer looks: Chinese medicine; revolutionary doctors; frozen embryos

Prime Therapeutics Honored With Silver Award For Best Practices In Care Coordination And Clinical Integration By URAC

Cancer survivors in rural areas more likely to forgo medical care because of financial concerns

Researchers discover way to use stem cells as drug delivery vehicles

Swallowing pills containing fecal bacteria stops recurrent bouts of C. diff infection

'Personalised medicine': Topic of free public lecture at the University of Greenwich

Doctors prescribe antibiotics for sore throats and acute bronchitis, say researchers

Newly opened Manchester-based DNA bank may support discoveries on motor neuron disease

Report: Doctors who abuse prescription drugs often do so for "self-medication"

New technique for breast cancer treatment and prevention-injection via nipple

Taking multivitamin daily may reduce incidence of cancer in men

Dying heart cells are kept alive with spikes of oxygen

Researchers develop new method to identify genes involved in kidney diseases

Study identifies new potential genetic culprits in origins of congenital heart defects

New therapeutic targets and drugs may benefit people with leukemia

Merck Canada Awards $15.5M To Four Universities

Active ingredient of ipecac syrup inhibits growth of cancer cells

Scientists identify chemical agents that block flu virus's ability to replicate itself in cell culture

PET/CT imaging provides valuable insight to predict risk of rupture abdominal aortic aneurysms

Industry Focus eBook - Cell & Gene Therapy (1st Edition) eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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