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Findings link antihistamine use to adverse pregnancy outcomes

Women with a severe form of morning sickness who take antihistamines to help them sleep through their debilitating nausea are significantly more likely to experience adverse pregnancy outcomes, including low birth weight babies and premature births, a UCLA study has found.

11 Jun 2013

Research: Mental health care not only reduces arrest rates, but also saves money

Research from North Carolina State University, the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) and the University of South Florida shows that outpatient treatment of mental illness significantly reduces arrest rates for people with mental health problems and saves taxpayers money.

11 Jun 2013

Sugar ingestion associated with low dopamine release in patients with insulin resistance

Using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of the brain, researchers have identified a sweet spot that operates in a disorderly way when simple sugars are introduced to people with insulin resistance, a precursor to type 2 diabetes.

11 Jun 2013

Using stress CMR imaging for patients with acute chest pain is a win-win situation, say doctors

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center doctors have found that using stress cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in an Emergency Department observation unit to care for patients with acute chest pain is a win-win - for the patient and the institution.

11 Jun 2013

Binge drinking more than 2 days per week is associated with insomnia symptoms

A new study suggests that frequent binge drinking is associated with insomnia symptoms in older adults.

11 Jun 2013

Virginia Tech's Chang Lu awarded new NIH grant to research on cancer

Progress made in the technology development for studying protein-DNA interactions, conducted by Chang Lu, associate professor of chemical engineering and a core faculty member of the School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences at Virginia Tech, has led to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarding a new project to continue his groundbreaking work.

11 Jun 2013

Novel approach to pain therapy paves way for lower dosage painkillers

For patients managing cancer and other chronic health issues, painkillers such as morphine and Vicodin are often essential for pain relief. The body's natural tendency to develop tolerance to these medications, however, often requires patients to take higher doses - increasing risks of harmful side effects and dependency.

11 Jun 2013

OncoSec Medical signs Sponsored Research Agreement with ODU for melanoma study

OncoSec Medical Inc., a company developing its advanced-stage ImmunoPulse DNA-based immunotherapy and NeoPulse therapy to treat solid tumors, signed a Sponsored Research Agreement with Old Dominion University and the Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics.

11 Jun 2013

New approach for reducing drug abuse

Critics of the "war on drugs" point to the limited success of current strategies for reducing drug abuse and argue that a new approach is needed. Such an approach may now be on the horizon within the covers of a new book by New York Times best-selling author David Sheff. Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy was published in April 2013 and is quickly gaining attention. The book confronts the traditional views on addiction and highlights scientific approaches that work.

11 Jun 2013

State roundup: Calif. inches to budget deal; Iowa's Medicaid abortions may need gov. OK

The U.S. Supreme Court says women in America can terminate a pregnancy and that every citizen has an individual right to own a firearm, but those rulings have done little to settle political arguments over abortion and guns. The result is an uneven medley of state laws, which means that just how you can exercise those constitutional rights depends on where you live, and the differences often turn on whether a state is run by Democrats or Republicans (Barrow, 6/8).

11 Jun 2013

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland retains NIH ranking as 10th for research grants

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland is ranked 10th in the nation for research grants from the National Institutes of Health to children's hospitals. In 2012, Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland received more than $15 million in awards from the NIH for 25 separate research grants - a 20.4 percent increase in funding compared to 2011.

11 Jun 2013

Cedars-Sinai Graduate Program to award diplomas to six students

The Cedars-Sinai Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences and Translational Medicine will award its first diplomas to six students during a commencement ceremony June 11.

11 Jun 2013

Viewpoints: Selling Obamacare in Arizona; 'Hassle-free' marketplace; Seeking the 'grand bargain'

You may not admit it, but you are a fan of Obamacare and Gov. Jan Brewer knows it. The Republicans who run the Arizona legislature don't like Obamacare. And the Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives don't like it. But you do. You may deny it. You may not even know it. But you do. And that will help the governor get her Medicaid expansion plan through the legislature (EJ Montini, 6/6).

11 Jun 2013

CT scans increase risk of radiation-induced cancer in young children, study finds

According to a study of seven U.S. healthcare systems, the use of computed tomography scans of the head, abdomen/pelvis, chest or spine, in children younger than age 14 more than doubled from 1996 to 2005, and this associated radiation is projected to potentially increase the risk of radiation-induced cancer in these children in the future, according to a study published Online First by JAMA Pediatrics, a JAMA Network publication.

11 Jun 2013

The 'parallel challenge:' Coordinating care for mental and physical health issues

While the Los Angeles Times reports on the challenges of helping patients who struggle with physical and mental illnesses, the Boston Globe reports on a creative approach to reduce hospital readmissions.

11 Jun 2013

New study explores effects of growth hormone on the skin

It seems everyone's talking about human growth hormone these days. CNN, Fox News, The Today Show, The Dr. Oz Show, Shape magazine… even Vanity Fair have all done features on hGH. Many of Hollywood's "elite" have been visiting some of the most expensive clinics in the world for controversial hGH therapy. Why? Because they believe human growth hormone can reduce wrinkles, tighten saggy skin, decrease body fat, increase lean muscle mass, boost energy, rev up sex drive, and make you look and feel decades — not years, but DECADES — younger.

11 Jun 2013

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Findings link antihistamine use to adverse pregnancy outcomes

Research: Mental health care not only reduces arrest rates, but also saves money

Sugar ingestion associated with low dopamine release in patients with insulin resistance

Using stress CMR imaging for patients with acute chest pain is a win-win situation, say doctors

Binge drinking more than 2 days per week is associated with insomnia symptoms

Virginia Tech's Chang Lu awarded new NIH grant to research on cancer

Novel approach to pain therapy paves way for lower dosage painkillers

OncoSec Medical signs Sponsored Research Agreement with ODU for melanoma study

New approach for reducing drug abuse

State roundup: Calif. inches to budget deal; Iowa's Medicaid abortions may need gov. OK

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland retains NIH ranking as 10th for research grants

Cedars-Sinai Graduate Program to award diplomas to six students

Viewpoints: Selling Obamacare in Arizona; 'Hassle-free' marketplace; Seeking the 'grand bargain'

CT scans increase risk of radiation-induced cancer in young children, study finds

The 'parallel challenge:' Coordinating care for mental and physical health issues

New study explores effects of growth hormone on the skin

European Commission grants orphan drug designation for maribavir for treatment of CMV disease

Stroke experts discuss benefits of endovascular therapy in treating acute ischemic stroke

GE Healthcare plans to invest $2 billion to develop innovative software for healthcare systems

Sequester's budget cuts slowing Alzheimer's, other research

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