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Argentine President does not have cancer

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez had her thyroid gland removed amid fears of thyroid cancer. A detailed look at the tissues of her thyroid gland has shown no cancer authorities said Saturday.

9 Jan 2012

Novel target in artery plaque identified as potential therapeutic intervention

A new study by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers identified a new culprit that leads to atherosclerosis, the accumulation of fat and cholesterol that hardens into plaque and narrows arteries.

9 Jan 2012

GOP presidential debates touch on various health care issues

News outlets offer analysis and fact-checking after the weekend's two GOP debates. Some coverage looks ahead to South Carolina, and even further into the future.

9 Jan 2012

For physicians, the practice of medicine can pose business challenges

CNN reports that physicians sometimes have trouble owning a small business and the Miami Herald reports on how new technology might prove healthful.

9 Jan 2012

HDC, NeoGenomics sign worldwide licensing agreement to develop LDT

Health Discovery Corporation, a molecular diagnostics leader in the use of patent protected advanced mathematical techniques for personalized medicine, has entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with NeoGenomics, Inc. for laboratory developed tests in the Field of hematopoietic and solid tumor cancers excluding breast cancer, which was previously licensed to Quest Diagnostics and Smart Personalized Medicine and excluding cancer of the retina which was previously committed to Retinalyze, LLC.

9 Jan 2012

Cameron Health's PMA application for S-ICD System submitted to FDA

Cameron Health, Inc. announced today that it has submitted the Premarket Approval application to the Food and Drug Administration for the S-ICD System, the world's only completely subcutaneous implantable defibrillator.

9 Jan 2012

TRON uses Ingenuity Variant Analysis to identify cancer driver variants

Ingenuity Systems, a leading provider of information and analysis solutions for life science researchers, today announced that TRON has used Ingenuity Variant Analysis to identify cancer driver variants that inform the development of an experimental individualized RNA-based therapeutic.

9 Jan 2012

JDRF, KalVista collaborate to focus on novel approach for diabetic macular edema

KalVista Pharmaceuticals and JDRF have formed a research partnership focused on a novel approach being developed by KalVista to preserve vision and slow the progression of diabetic eye disease.

9 Jan 2012

Scientists identify key tumorigenic pathways in never-smoker lung adenocarcinoma patients

Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have begun to identify mutations and cellular pathway changes that lead to lung cancer in never-smokers - a first step in developing potential therapeutic targets.

9 Jan 2012

Middle-aged adults with diabetes have time to learn how to control hypertension

A new study suggests that middle-aged adults recently diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension have time to try to learn how to control their high blood pressure without medications, but not too much time.

9 Jan 2012

NYU medical students use online 3D interactive virtual human body

First-year students at NYU School of Medicine were introduced to a pioneering online 3D interactive virtual human body called the BioDigital Human. This unique educational experience supplements the traditional use of human cadavers in anatomy instruction by allowing students to both view and interact with realistically simulated 3D organs and other anatomical structures.

9 Jan 2012

Scientists identify two genes involved in major symptoms of MeCP2 duplication disorder

The anxiety and behavioral issues associated with excess MeCP2 protein result from overexpression of two genes (Crh [corticotropin-releasing hormone] and Oprm 1 [mu-opioid receptor MOR 1]), which may point the way to treating these problems in patients with too much of the protein, said Baylor of Medicine scientists in a report that appears online in the journal Nature Genetics.

8 Jan 2012

AICAR therapy may combat heat stroke

We've all seen the story in the news before. Whether it's the death of a physically fit high school athlete at football training camp in August, or of an elderly woman gardening in the middle of the day in July, heat stroke is a serious, life-threatening condition for which there is no treatment beyond submersion in ice water or the application of ice packs to cool the body to a normal temperature.

8 Jan 2012

Scientists develop simple, reliable test to identify biomarkers for MPS

A team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Zacharon Pharmaceuticals, have developed a simple, reliable test for identifying biomarkers for mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS), a group of inherited metabolic disorders that are currently diagnosed in patients only after symptoms have become serious and the damage possibly irreversible.

8 Jan 2012

Americans cutting costs by skipping prescription drugs

A Consumer Reports survey revealed that more Americans are ignoring their doctor’s advice and skipping prescription drugs or medical procedures to save money in 2011 than a year earlier.

8 Jan 2012

Vinegar may easily detect cervical cancer

Vinegar may be more useful than realised. Its could offer the ability to find precancerous lesions in the cervix and potentially save thousands of women’s lives say researchers.

8 Jan 2012

Saw Palmetto ineffective in patients with enlarged prostate: Study

A new study showed that much cited saw-palmetto supplements for the middle aged to cope with the symptoms of an enlarged prostate might not be working at all.

8 Jan 2012

Acceptance increases for selective non-operative management of stab, gunshot wound patients

Although more patients with abdominal gunshot and stab wounds can successfully forego emergency "exploratory" surgery and its potential complications, new Johns Hopkins research suggests that choosing the wrong patients for this "watchful waiting" approach substantially increases their risk of death from these injuries.

7 Jan 2012

Allsup and PRIUM partner to address pharmacy regimens and costs for MSAs

PRIUM and Allsup Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance Services have joined forces to address pharmacy regimens and costs before submitting Medicare Set-Asides to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

7 Jan 2012

Trail of research that led to discovery of aspirin's role in prevention of first heart attack

Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., DrPH, the first Sir Richard Doll Research Professor as well as first recipient of an endowed chair in the new Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University, has published a Citation Classic in the current issue of Clinical Chemistry. Hennekens was the founding principal investigator (PI) of the landmark Physician's Health Study and was the first to demonstrate that aspirin prevents a first heart attack.

7 Jan 2012