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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

North American scientists chart new territory in immunity research

Cracking the DNA code for a complex region of the human genome has helped 14 North American scientists, including five at Simon Fraser University, chart new territory in immunity research.

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

Tel Aviv University researcher reveals the missing link between brain patterns and Alzheimer's

Evidence indicates that the accumulation of amyloid-beta proteins, which form the plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, is critical for the development of Alzheimer's disease, which impacts 5.4 million Americans.

19 Apr 2013

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

Officials at The Johns Hopkins Hospital report a 200,000-pound decrease in the amount of trash produced each month — a 17 percent drop in just the first five months of a campaign begun in October 2012.

19 Apr 2013

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

Spring is having a hard time deciding if it wants to be here this year. Still, for many allergy sufferers its presence is being felt. Allergies are extremely common with an estimated 50 million people in the United States suffering from them.

19 Apr 2013

Research shows English-speaking U.S. Hispanics less likely to engage in skin cancer prevention practices

Research from The Cancer Institute of New Jersey shows that U.S. Hispanics who speak English are less likely to engage in skin cancer prevention practices and more likely to put themselves at risk for skin cancer as compared to Spanish-speaking Hispanics who live in this country.

19 Apr 2013

Patient satisfaction does not reflect the quality of surgical care in hospitals

Patient satisfaction is an important indicator of a hospital's service quality, but new Johns Hopkins research suggests that it doesn't necessarily reflect the quality of the surgical care patients receive.

18 Apr 2013

Parents tend to share more bacteria with their dogs than their children

As much as dog owners love their children, they tend to share more of themselves, at least in terms of bacteria, with their canine cohorts rather than their kids.

18 Apr 2013

Painful effects of harsh discipline can be moderated by a loving mother

The use of harsh discipline of unwanted behaviour in children has long been controversial. Whether verbal (insults, disparaging remarks, threats) or physical (slapping/spanking), harsh discipline at all stages of childhood carries a large risk of manifesting antisocial 'externalising behaviours' in the child, including aggression, delinquency or hyperactivity.

18 Apr 2013

New microneedle adhesive is more than 3x stronger than conventional surgical staples

A parasitic worm may hold the answer to keeping skin grafts firmly in place over wounds, according to a new study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH).

18 Apr 2013

New report reveals growing burden of osteoporosis in all 27 member states of EU

A new report prepared in collaboration with the International Osteoporosis Foundation and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industry Associations, is the first to describe in detail the epidemiology, burden, and treatment of osteoporosis in all 27 member states of the European Union.

18 Apr 2013

MCG, Vighter Medical Group to provide medical support to FBI's field operations

A small Minnesota-based medical direction and support-company and Georgia's public medical school have teamed up to provide supplemental medical support to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's field operations.

18 Apr 2013

University of Florence professor awarded ESCEO-IOF Servier Pierre D. Delmas Prize

Today, at the opening of the European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis in Rome, Italy, Professor Maria Luisa Brandi MD, Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases at the University of Florence, Florence, Italy was presented with ESCEO-IOF Servier Pierre D. Delmas Prize.

18 Apr 2013

Medicine News and Research

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

North American scientists chart new territory in immunity research

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

Tel Aviv University researcher reveals the missing link between brain patterns and Alzheimer's

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

Research shows English-speaking U.S. Hispanics less likely to engage in skin cancer prevention practices

Patient satisfaction does not reflect the quality of surgical care in hospitals

Parents tend to share more bacteria with their dogs than their children

Painful effects of harsh discipline can be moderated by a loving mother

New microneedle adhesive is more than 3x stronger than conventional surgical staples

New report reveals growing burden of osteoporosis in all 27 member states of EU

MCG, Vighter Medical Group to provide medical support to FBI's field operations

University of Florence professor awarded ESCEO-IOF Servier Pierre D. Delmas Prize

First Edition: April 18, 2013

New issue of GHD-NET's Health & Foreign Policy Bulletin available online

New review of medications to prevent migraines appears in Journal of General Internal Medicine

Reports showcase potential of scientists working together to find breast cancer predictors

Telemedicine house calls for Parkinson’s patients: an interview with Dr Ray Dorsey, Johns Hopkins University

Scientists working on pollen count map to warn hay fever sufferers

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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