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G8 summit recommendations: Funding and resources for maternal, child health must be increased

Governments and other organizations must intensify efforts to improve the health of women and children, particularly in the developing world where the lion's share of deaths occur, says Dr. Philip Baker, an internationally renowned medical researcher in obstetrics & gynecology. Baker is the lead author on a G8 positioning paper that included consultations with 20 of the world's leading medical experts on women and children's health.

27 May 2010

Patterns consolidate features of older theories, may help diagnosis of psychiatric disorders

In a study appearing in the journal PLoS ONE, Massachusetts General Hospital scientists describe finding mathematical patterns underlying the way individuals unconsciously distribute their preferences regarding approaching or avoiding objects in their environment.

27 May 2010

Weill Cornell Medical College commences construction of 18-story, $650 million Medical Research Building

Weill Cornell Medical College today celebrated the start of construction on its new Medical Research Building, a state-of-the-art facility that will more than double the institution's existing research space. The 18-story, $650 million building is the centerpiece of Weill Cornell's $1.3 billion Discoveries that Make a Difference Campaign, the country's largest for a medical college. A total of $1 billion has been raised toward this goal in a record time of less than four years.

27 May 2010

UCSF research shows brief exercise buffers the effects of stress-induced cell aging

Exercise can buffer the effects of stress-induced cell aging, according to new research from UCSF that revealed actual benefits of physical activity at the cellular level.

27 May 2010

Carbon dioxide and other gases from air traffic to become significant source of global warming

The first new projections of future aircraft emissions in 10 years predicts that carbon dioxide and other gases from air traffic will become a significant source of global warming as they double or triple by 2050. The study is in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology, a semi-monthly journal.

27 May 2010

Nottingham scientists given green light to test new vaccine for malignant melanoma

Nottingham scientists have been given the green light to test a vaccine which they hope could reverse, and even cure malignant melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer.

27 May 2010

Drug and dosage influence risk of GI bleeding

A study conducted at the Spanish Centre for Pharmacoepidemiological Research revealed that the risk of gastrointestinal complications due to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use varies by specific NSAID administered and by dosage. The study further determined that NSAIDs with a long half-life or slow-release formulation are associated with a greater risk of GI bleeding or perforation.

27 May 2010

Study assesses possible links between pain medications and recurrent breast cancer risk

Women who receive one common pain drug during mastectomy are less likely to develop recurrent breast cancer in the years following surgery, suggests a study in the June issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

27 May 2010

TASE approves new listing of PROLOR Biotech's common stock

PROLOR Biotech, Inc.,, a company developing next generation biobetter therapeutic proteins, today announced that the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) has approved the new listing of PROLOR's common stock on the TASE beginning on Thursday, May 27, 2010. At that time, the company's common stock will be listed on both the NYSE Amex in the United States and the TASE in Israel.

26 May 2010

Good number of natural bypass vessels an 'insurance policy' against blockage

When the arteries delivering oxygen to our vital organs are obstructed by atherosclerosis or clots, the result is almost always a stroke, heart attack or damage to a peripheral tissue such as the legs (peripheral artery disease). But the severity of tissue injury or destruction from a choked-off blood supply varies from person to person, and may depend in large part on whose circulatory system has the best back-up plan to provide alternate routes of circulation.

26 May 2010

Plackers to donate dental flossers to Oral Health America's Smiles Across America program

Plackers, a leading brand of consumer oral care products, has partnered with Oral Health America, the nation's leading independent organization dedicated to eliminating oral disease through access, education and advocacy, to donate dental flossers that will reach over 30,000 children in need through the Smiles Across America program.

26 May 2010

Psychologists and neuroscientists study link between brain volume reduction and anorexia

A team of American psychologists and neuroscientists have found that adult brain volume, which can be reduced by Anorexia Nervosa, can be regained. The research, published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders, revealed that through specialist treatment patients with the eating disorder can reverse this symptom and regain grey matter volume.

26 May 2010

Report: 235 new medicines in development to treat diabetes

A record 235 new medicines to treat diabetes, one of the fastest-growing diseases in America, are being developed by America's pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies, according to a national report unveiled today in Charleston.

26 May 2010

Physicians able to retrieve medical evidence from smartphones

Global scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publisher Wiley-Blackwell today announced the that its evidence-based clinical decision support product, Essential Evidence Plus, is now accessible from mobile devices. Physicians on the move can now easily find answers to challenging point-of-care questions from their iPhoneTM, IPod Touch-, AndroidTM, Blackberry- or other Smartphones.

26 May 2010

Contaminant in cocaine impairs immune systems

Toxicologists across the country are sounding the alarm about a contaminant increasingly found in cocaine that is impairing cocaine users' immune systems, subjecting them to various infections and, in some cases, causing death.

26 May 2010

Researchers describe carcinogenic effects of EDCs

Longtime environmental health researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine describe the carcinogenic effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, ubiquitous chemicals that have hormone-like effects in the body. In a review article published online May 25 in Nature Reviews Endocrinology, the researchers express the need for more complex strategies for studying how these chemicals affect health but report that ample evidence already supports changing public health and environmental policies to protect the public from exposure to EDCs.

26 May 2010

Increasing levels of GGA3 protein prevent accumulation of enzyme linked to Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine have zeroed in on a protein that may play a role in the progression of Alzheimer's disease. The team found that increasing levels of the protein (called GGA3) prevented the accumulation of an enzyme linked to Alzheimer's. The strategy may lead to new treatments for the neurodegenerative disease.

26 May 2010

Dangerous bacterium appears in Australia for the first time

Clostridium difficile is a bacterium that has killed thousands abroad. Now is has been detected in three Australians for the first time. The bacterium was detected in three patients at Melbourne's Epworth Hospital.

25 May 2010

Masimo PVI identifies patients at high risk for developing severe hypotension during anesthesia induction

Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced today that a new clinical study published in the May 2010 issue of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica shows that Masimo pleth variability index can be used to help clinicians assess risk for mean arterial pressure decreases and subsequent hypotension during anesthesia administration.

25 May 2010

With 7.7M child deaths expected this year, study finds global child deaths falling faster than expected

Researchers estimate that 7.7 million children under the age of 5 will die this year, an indication that global child deaths "seem to have fallen faster than officials thought," according to a study, published online Monday in the Lancet, the Associated Press reports (Cheng, 5/23).

25 May 2010

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G8 summit recommendations: Funding and resources for maternal, child health must be increased

Patterns consolidate features of older theories, may help diagnosis of psychiatric disorders

Weill Cornell Medical College commences construction of 18-story, $650 million Medical Research Building

UCSF research shows brief exercise buffers the effects of stress-induced cell aging

Carbon dioxide and other gases from air traffic to become significant source of global warming

Nottingham scientists given green light to test new vaccine for malignant melanoma

Drug and dosage influence risk of GI bleeding

Study assesses possible links between pain medications and recurrent breast cancer risk

TASE approves new listing of PROLOR Biotech's common stock

Good number of natural bypass vessels an 'insurance policy' against blockage

Plackers to donate dental flossers to Oral Health America's Smiles Across America program

Psychologists and neuroscientists study link between brain volume reduction and anorexia

Report: 235 new medicines in development to treat diabetes

Physicians able to retrieve medical evidence from smartphones

Contaminant in cocaine impairs immune systems

Researchers describe carcinogenic effects of EDCs

Increasing levels of GGA3 protein prevent accumulation of enzyme linked to Alzheimer's disease

Dangerous bacterium appears in Australia for the first time

Masimo PVI identifies patients at high risk for developing severe hypotension during anesthesia induction

With 7.7M child deaths expected this year, study finds global child deaths falling faster than expected

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