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Anti-diabetic drug alogliptin meets primary endpoint in EXAMINE trial

Patients with type 2 diabetes and high cardiovascular risk due to recent acute coronary syndromes had similar rates of cardiovascular events when treated with the anti-diabetic agent alogliptin compared to placebo according to results of the Examination of Cardiovascular Outcomes with Alogliptin versus Standard of Care trial presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

2 Sep 2013

Researchers pinpoint ways to counter effects of antibiotics-driven depletion of gut-dwelling bacteria

A new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine could help pinpoint ways to counter the effects of the antibiotics-driven depletion of friendly, gut-dwelling bacteria.

2 Sep 2013

Despite living with highest risk factors for heart disease, people in high income countries suffer less

Despite living with the highest risk factors for heart disease, people in high income countries suffer less from serious cardiovascular disease, says an international study by the global PURE (Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology ) collaboration and led by McMaster University researchers.

2 Sep 2013

Research reveals that only 7% of patients survive from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is just 7%, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2013 by Professor Xavier Jouven and Dr Wulfran Bougouin from France.

2 Sep 2013

Holistic approach to understand and treat TB

For years, physicians around the world have watched as strain after strain of the deadly bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis evolves resistance to drugs.

2 Sep 2013

Royal Philips Electronics launches EPIQ ultrasound system to create ultrasound images

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced the launch of EPIQ ultrasound system, offering an entirely new level of clinical confidence with a first-of-its-kind ultrasound architecture that is a totally new approach to creating ultrasound images without compromise.

From Philips Healthcare 31 Aug 2013

Healthcare providers are unable to implement policies to protect American football players from MIB, concussions

The National Football League's stance on concussions has changed in the past few years. Despite the changes to their platform, the NFL has not been active in the creation of health policy, and healthcare providers are unable to implement policies to protect American football players from mild brain injuries and concussions.

31 Aug 2013

Viewpoints: Tying 'social safeguards' to work may not be best policy; GOP missing an opportunity by not offering alternative to health law; food makers' health claims 'hard to swallow'

In May, the head of [Trader Joe's] ... sent a confidential memo to employees notifying them of changes to their health coverage, retirement program and wages. ... He pledged to reduce workers' healthcare costs 10% for the remainder of the year while the company determines its response to changes under the Affordable Care Act. ...

31 Aug 2013

Research roundup: Assessing new hospital observation rule; doctors' view of DNR orders for kids

Hospitalized patients in the United States are increasingly placed on "observation status." The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) state that observation should rarely exceed 48 hours.

31 Aug 2013

ACOEM supports introduction of CSIA that reviews safety of all chemicals in commerce

The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), has expressed its support for the introduction of S.1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act (CSIA), legislation that would for the first time require that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) review the safety of all chemicals in commerce.

31 Aug 2013

BUSM professors suggest importance of eliminating healthy obese persons from unnecessary treatments

With soaring obesity rates in the U.S., the American Medical Association has classified obesity as a disease. This major shift in healthcare policy brings much needed medical attention to obese patients.

31 Aug 2013

Researchers discover role played by epigenetic factors in senescence and age-related diseases

One way cells promote tumor suppression is through a process called senescence, an irreversible arrest of proliferation. Senescence is thought to be associated with normal aging, but is also a protective measure by the body against run-away cell replication.

31 Aug 2013

Mayo Clinic tests feasibility of telemedicine robot to assess athletes during football games

There will be a new face at Northern Arizona University football games this fall - only this face will be on a robot on wheels.

31 Aug 2013

Promiscuity in mice is matter of free choice

We know from earlier studies that mice can derive genetic benefits when females mate with multiple males, but until recently, the conditions under which females will voluntarily mate with multiple males were not clear. Kerstin Thonhauser and her colleagues from the Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology of the Vetmeduni Vienna conducted a series of experiments in which female wild-derived house mice (Mus musculus) could mate freely with one or two males while not in danger of sexual coercion by a male.

31 Aug 2013

Study shows functional MRI differences in working memory in people with primary insomnia

A new brain imaging study may help explain why people with insomnia often complain that they struggle to concentrate during the day even when objective evidence of a cognitive problem is lacking.

31 Aug 2013

Researchers study reproductive stage that remains most mysterious

Mississippi State University scientists are working to find out why some pregnancies are successful and others are not.

31 Aug 2013

Behavioral interventions that improve delay of gratification works equally well for lean and overweight/obese women

The study looked at 24 lean women and 24 overweight and obese women, all of whom underwent several behavioral assessments to determine differences in each person's motivation level, their perspective on time and how much they sought out fun and responded to rewards.

31 Aug 2013

Women may need to exercise one day a week to improve strength

A study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) reveals that women over age 60 may need to exercise only one day a week to significantly improve strength and endurance.

31 Aug 2013

Sleep deprivation has noticeable effects on facial appearance

A new study finds that sleep deprivation affects facial features such as the eyes, mouth and skin, and these features function as cues of sleep loss to other people.

31 Aug 2013

New angle for developing drugs to prevent thrombosis and heart attack

Platelets, which allow blood to clot, are at the heart of numerous cardiovascular problems, including heart attacks and stroke. New research has uncovered a key platelet protein that could offer a new angle for developing drugs to prevent thrombosis, or dangerous blood clots, in patients who are at high risk such as those with atherosclerosis or a history of heart problems.

31 Aug 2013

Medicine News and Research

Anti-diabetic drug alogliptin meets primary endpoint in EXAMINE trial

Researchers pinpoint ways to counter effects of antibiotics-driven depletion of gut-dwelling bacteria

Despite living with highest risk factors for heart disease, people in high income countries suffer less

Research reveals that only 7% of patients survive from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Holistic approach to understand and treat TB

Royal Philips Electronics launches EPIQ ultrasound system to create ultrasound images

Healthcare providers are unable to implement policies to protect American football players from MIB, concussions

Viewpoints: Tying 'social safeguards' to work may not be best policy; GOP missing an opportunity by not offering alternative to health law; food makers' health claims 'hard to swallow'

Research roundup: Assessing new hospital observation rule; doctors' view of DNR orders for kids

ACOEM supports introduction of CSIA that reviews safety of all chemicals in commerce

BUSM professors suggest importance of eliminating healthy obese persons from unnecessary treatments

Researchers discover role played by epigenetic factors in senescence and age-related diseases

Mayo Clinic tests feasibility of telemedicine robot to assess athletes during football games

Promiscuity in mice is matter of free choice

Study shows functional MRI differences in working memory in people with primary insomnia

Researchers study reproductive stage that remains most mysterious

Behavioral interventions that improve delay of gratification works equally well for lean and overweight/obese women

Women may need to exercise one day a week to improve strength

Sleep deprivation has noticeable effects on facial appearance

New angle for developing drugs to prevent thrombosis and heart attack

Everything there is to know about biosimilars eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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