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Low vitamin D levels may predispose one to type 2 diabetes

A new study shows that people with lower vitamin D levels were more likely to be obese and have higher degrees of insulin resistance, when the hormone becomes less effective at lowering blood sugar.

6 Dec 2011

Cameron says all NHS patients should share their medical data for research

According to British Prime Minister David Cameron, every NHS patient should be a “research patient” with their medical details “opened up” to private healthcare firms. The PM announced that all those who use the NHS in England will be helping in the fight against disease by helping advance research. He hopes the result will be that patients get faster access to new treatments and Britain's life sciences sector will become a world leader.

6 Dec 2011

New website helps raise awareness about childhood obesity

A new website has been launched to help raise awareness of work being done in the East Midlands region of the UK to tackle childhood obesity and to seek the views of parents and healthcare professionals.

6 Dec 2011

Child abuse can affect brain functions later life: Study

According to a new research from Yale University, teenagers who were abused as young children show changes in their brains that put them at risk for behavioral problems in adulthood.

6 Dec 2011

Health coverage increases dramatically in parts of China between 1997 and 2006

Health care coverage increased dramatically in parts of China between 1997 and 2006, a period when government interventions were implemented to improve access to health care, with particularly striking upswings in rural areas, according to new research by Brown University sociologist Susan E. Short and Hongwei Xu of the University of Michigan.

6 Dec 2011

Roundup: Calif. to drop hospital report cards; Getting a doctor in N.Y. may depend on your neighborhood

The project was considered a pioneering effort when it started in 2004, but Jan Emerson-Shea, a spokesperson for the California Hospital Association, says the report cards have outlived their usefulness. "Today there are numerous places consumers can get information on the quality of care delivered by hospitals," Emerson-Shea says.

6 Dec 2011

New research suggests that teenage texting of nude photos not so popular

Only 1 percent of kids aged 10 to 17 have shared images of themselves or others that involve explicit nudity, a nationally representative study found. Roughly the same number said they'd shared suggestive but less graphic photos; while 7 percent said they'd received either type of picture.

6 Dec 2011

Top-line primary endpoint data from Pfizer's Toviaz trial on overactive bladder

Pfizer Inc. announced today the top-line primary endpoint result for Toviaz (fesoterodine fumarate) Study A0221049 - Efficacy and Safety of Fesoterodine Flexible Dose Regimen in Vulnerable Elderly Patients with Overactive Bladder.

6 Dec 2011

Acupuncture for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

Acupuncture may help ease the severe nerve pain associated with certain cancer drugs, suggests a small preliminary study published in Acupuncture in Medicine.

5 Dec 2011

DFG to establish eight new CRCs as of 1 January 2012

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) will establish eight Collaborative Research Centres (CRC) as of 1 January 2012. This was agreed by the responsible Grants Committee at its autumn meeting in Bonn.

5 Dec 2011

Viewpoints: Premium support disadvantages; GOP candidates & the individual mandate; Stop fight over high court recusals?

Republican politicians are touting the virtues of market competition and calling for a "premium support" plan that would give beneficiaries a set amount of money to shop among private plans for their own insurance. What they do not say is that private plans have long been more costly than traditional Medicare and have shown far less ability to slow spending.

5 Dec 2011

Fatal snakebites emerging global threat

Fatal snakebites are a bigger-than-acknowledged global health problem that has been vastly under-reported, according to research presented today at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s (ASTMH) annual meeting.

5 Dec 2011

Alcohol related liver problems on the rise among the young

According to the NHS figures there has been a huge increase in the number of young adults treated in hospital for serious liver problems brought on by drinking too much.

5 Dec 2011

Obesity maybe passed down from fathers to kids: Study

Australian researchers have found that the sperm of overweight fathers appears to carry a molecular signal that causes their offspring to inherit obesity. This may be more severe in female children and males they add.

5 Dec 2011

Stem cells for the damaged heart

Stem cell research got its latest boost. For the first time, stem cells were injected into the hearts of humans who had suffered serious heart damage, and patients improved dramatically. The scientists found that the stem cells grew into new heart cells to replace the damaged tissue.

5 Dec 2011

Measles raises its head again in Europe after years of suppression: Report

According to a new report last Thursday, measles incidence is on the rise in Europe following decades of decline. Up to October European health officials reported more than 26,000 measles cases this year and nine deaths.

5 Dec 2011

MRG releases 2012 report on European markets for large-joint reconstructive implants

According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the European market for large-joint reconstructive implants will grow moderately through 2016.

5 Dec 2011

Competition among institutions for doctors, scientists grabs headlines

Some big name health facilities sometimes draw entire physician or research groups from other institutions.

5 Dec 2011

Premier healthcare alliance awards new agreement for specialty distribution-research

The Premier healthcare alliance today announced a new agreement for specialty distribution-research has been awarded to VWR International, LLC, a global laboratory supply and distribution company with worldwide sales in excess of $3.6 billion in 2010.

5 Dec 2011

Factors associated with increased risk of in-hospital falls after total hip or knee replacement surgery

Investigators from Hospital for Special Surgery have identified factors that are associated with an increased risk of in-hospital falls after total hip or knee replacement surgery.

5 Dec 2011

Research News and Research

Low vitamin D levels may predispose one to type 2 diabetes

Cameron says all NHS patients should share their medical data for research

New website helps raise awareness about childhood obesity

Child abuse can affect brain functions later life: Study

Health coverage increases dramatically in parts of China between 1997 and 2006

Roundup: Calif. to drop hospital report cards; Getting a doctor in N.Y. may depend on your neighborhood

New research suggests that teenage texting of nude photos not so popular

Top-line primary endpoint data from Pfizer's Toviaz trial on overactive bladder

Acupuncture for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

DFG to establish eight new CRCs as of 1 January 2012

Viewpoints: Premium support disadvantages; GOP candidates & the individual mandate; Stop fight over high court recusals?

Fatal snakebites emerging global threat

Alcohol related liver problems on the rise among the young

Obesity maybe passed down from fathers to kids: Study

Stem cells for the damaged heart

Measles raises its head again in Europe after years of suppression: Report

MRG releases 2012 report on European markets for large-joint reconstructive implants

Competition among institutions for doctors, scientists grabs headlines

Premier healthcare alliance awards new agreement for specialty distribution-research

Factors associated with increased risk of in-hospital falls after total hip or knee replacement surgery

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