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Scientists discover way to enhance nerve regeneration in peripheral nervous system

Faculty of Medicine scientists have discovered a way to enhance nerve regeneration in the peripheral nervous system. This important discovery could lead to new treatments for nerve damage caused by diabetes or traumatic injuries. Peripheral nerves connect the brain and spinal cord to the body, and without them, there is no movement or sensation. Peripheral nerve damage is common and often irreversible. This discovery is published in the July 7, 2010 edition of the Journal of Neuroscience.

12 Jul 2010

Counseling parents of infants about when to stop using bottle can reduce tooth decay, obesity and iron deficiency

Family doctors and pediatricians can influence when parents wean their children from the bottle, thereby helping to reduce tooth decay, obesity and iron deficiency, according to a new study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).

12 Jul 2010

Hispanic and Asian Pacific Islander women have higher risk of GDM recurrence: Study

There is an increased risk of recurring gestational diabetes in pregnant women who developed gestational diabetes during their first and second pregnancies, according to a Kaiser Permanente study appearing online in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

12 Jul 2010

Deaths from heroin overdoses in Chicago's Cook County fall 16%: Study

A new study by Roosevelt University's Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy shows deaths from heroin overdoses in Chicago's Cook County fell 16 percent during the last decade, but the Chicago metropolitan region still ranks among the worst in the nation for heroin use. Kimberly Dennis, M.D., eating disorder specialist at Chicago's Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center, sees the use of heroin regularly from women and girls she treats and knows the importance of awareness and seeking help to overcome this addiction.

12 Jul 2010

Obama announces VA will ease rules for vets to qualify for stress disorder benefits

"President Barack Obama said Saturday the country has a 'solemn responsibility' to ensure that veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder get the help they need. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is to announce new regulations Monday intended to make it easier for veterans with PTSD to receive government benefits. The new rules will not only apply to veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, but also those who served in previous conflicts. The regulations drop a provision requiring veterans to prove what caused their illness. Instead, veterans would have to show that the conditions surrounding the time and place of their service could have contributed to their illness" (Pace, 7/10).

12 Jul 2010

Serum BNP do not increase in pediatric trauma patients with serious head injuries: Report

Investigators at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles have found that unlike adults, levels of serum beta-natriuretic peptide do not increase in pediatric trauma patients with serious head injuries.

9 Jul 2010

PTSD disability claims for veterans become easier with new VA regulations

While The American Legion welcomed new VA regulations that make it easier for veterans to claim disabilities from post-traumatic stress disorder, it also urged the agency to allow private practitioners to diagnose and treat the condition.

9 Jul 2010

Tips to keep kids safe while traveling in a car

Car accidents remain the leading cause of death and disability in children in the United States. Stricter laws and car seat education programs have dramatically decreased the mortality and morbidity rates in motor vehicle accidents in the last several years. Yet, thousands of children die or are injured in car accidents each year.

8 Jul 2010

Researchers use nanotechnology to develop advanced wound dressing to detect, treat infection

Researchers are using nanotechnology to develop a medical dressing which will detect and treat infection in wounds. Scientists at the University of Bath and the burns team at the Southwest UK Paediatric Burns Centre at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol are working together with teams across Europe and Australia to create an advanced wound dressing.

8 Jul 2010

Decline in international medical graduates threatens patient access to quality surgical care

A decline in the number of international medical graduates (IMGs) is threatening patient access to quality surgical care, according to a new study in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

8 Jul 2010

Severe trauma to head and spine from ATV accidents on the rise: Research

Severe trauma to the head and spine resulting from all-terrain vehicle accidents are increasing dramatically according to research released today from the University of Utah Department of Neurosurgery. The research, to be published in the journal Neurosurgery, highlights the need for efforts to improve ATV stability, increase helmet use, and greater efforts to train riders in safe operation of the vehicles.

7 Jul 2010

Predictable, preventable injuries occur in children during summer months, say doctors

It is a time most families look forward to every year - summertime. For parents, the warm summer months are often filled with family vacations and cookouts. For kids, it is a chance to play outdoors and enjoy a few months without homework. However, doctors at Nationwide Children's Hospital have recently noticed a trend in injuries that occur in children during the summer months that are both predictable and preventable.

7 Jul 2010

Capstone Therapeutics to continue AZX100 Phase 2a trial in dermal scarring to planned 12-month endpoints

Capstone Therapeutics announced today it has completed a limited analysis of a subset of data from its ongoing AZX100 Phase 2a clinical trial in trocar site scarring following arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Based on this analysis, the clinical trial will continue to its planned 12-month endpoints.

7 Jul 2010

Cornerstone reacquires all development, commercial rights to HMGB1 related technology from MedImmune

Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing significant products primarily for the respiratory and related markets, today announced that the Company has reacquired all development and commercial rights to its high-mobility group box protein 1 (HMGB1) related technology from MedImmune, LLC.

6 Jul 2010

Web sites that promote anorexia raise concern

For women with low self-esteem, poor body image and a certain genetic predisposition towards an eating disorder, the messages promoted on pro-eating disorder web sites can be similar to someone considering suicide finding a loaded gun on her pillow.

3 Jul 2010

Studies demonstrate analgesic properties of synthetic cannabinoid

A new compound similar to the active component of marijuana (cannabis) might provide effective pain relief without the mental and physical side effects of cannabis, according to a study in the July issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).

2 Jul 2010

Imaging algorithm distributed in top-down fashion reduces unnecessary cervical spine radiographs

An imaging algorithm produced by a radiology department and distributed through the medical director's office, in a top-down fashion, enabled a large, academic medical center to significantly reduce the number of unnecessary cervical spine radiographs (X-rays) in the emergency department, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

2 Jul 2010

Elements Behavioral Health acquires The Ranch in Tennessee

Elements Behavioral Health, provider of residential treatment services for addiction and co-occurring disorders, announced this week the acquisition of The Ranch in Nunnelly, Tennessee. Elements is best known to the public as the owner of the internationally famous Promises Treatment Centers in Malibu and Los Angeles, where many Hollywood celebrities have been treated successfully for substance abuse.

2 Jul 2010

New device could improve conventional cochlear implants

More electrodes and a thinner, more flexible wire inserted further into the inner ear could improve conventional cochlear implants, a team of Medical College of Georgia and Georgia Institute of Technology researchers say.

2 Jul 2010

Medibase's BASEmetric solution using Hitachi's Finger VeinID technology deployed at Ohio health system

Hitachi America, Ltd. and Medibase Solutions, Inc today announced that an Ohio health system with two hospitals is using Hitachi's Finger vein authentication (VeinID), which incorporates Medibase's identity management technology to help ensure accurate patient identification. Initially, the Ohio health system plans to deploy Hitachi's SDK and finger vein scanners in the Emergency Departments of both hospitals.

2 Jul 2010

Trauma News and Research

Scientists discover way to enhance nerve regeneration in peripheral nervous system

Counseling parents of infants about when to stop using bottle can reduce tooth decay, obesity and iron deficiency

Hispanic and Asian Pacific Islander women have higher risk of GDM recurrence: Study

Deaths from heroin overdoses in Chicago's Cook County fall 16%: Study

Obama announces VA will ease rules for vets to qualify for stress disorder benefits

Serum BNP do not increase in pediatric trauma patients with serious head injuries: Report

PTSD disability claims for veterans become easier with new VA regulations

Tips to keep kids safe while traveling in a car

Researchers use nanotechnology to develop advanced wound dressing to detect, treat infection

Decline in international medical graduates threatens patient access to quality surgical care

Severe trauma to head and spine from ATV accidents on the rise: Research

Predictable, preventable injuries occur in children during summer months, say doctors

Capstone Therapeutics to continue AZX100 Phase 2a trial in dermal scarring to planned 12-month endpoints

Cornerstone reacquires all development, commercial rights to HMGB1 related technology from MedImmune

Web sites that promote anorexia raise concern

Studies demonstrate analgesic properties of synthetic cannabinoid

Imaging algorithm distributed in top-down fashion reduces unnecessary cervical spine radiographs

Elements Behavioral Health acquires The Ranch in Tennessee

New device could improve conventional cochlear implants

Medibase's BASEmetric solution using Hitachi's Finger VeinID technology deployed at Ohio health system

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