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First international conference on pediatric psychological trauma in infants and young children

The First International Conference: Pediatric Psychological Trauma in Infants and Young Children from Illness, Injury and Medical Intervention now available on DVD in its entirety, brought together ten of the most respected, multidisciplinary pediatric researchers and clinicians to present their individual assessments on the status of the care of young children who continue to be victims of psychological trauma from illness, injury and medical intervention.

13 Jan 2011

Family physicians often uncomfortable in discussing IUDs with patients

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) for contraception are safe and effective, but only a small fraction of women in the United States use them.

13 Jan 2011

Huge falloff in teens' recalled exposure to drug abuse prevention messages

The University of Michigan's Monitoring the Future study (MTF) – the largest survey on teen drug abuse tracking over 46,000 8th, 10th and 12th graders – found a huge falloff in teens' recalled exposure to drug abuse prevention messages over the past seven years. The new data from the MTF study have been released at a time when teens themselves report finding the drug-prevention messages to be effective.

13 Jan 2011

Sanofi-aventis, UCSF announce research and development collaborations

Sanofi-aventis and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) announced today that they have formed two research and development collaborations that join together leaders from academia and industry to more rapidly advance groundbreaking innovation from the lab to the patient.

13 Jan 2011

Personal genetic tests have promising effects on consumers

New findings from a landmark research study led by Scripps Health and the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) reveal that personal genetic tests have some promising effects on consumers who choose to undergo the screenings. STSI is an initiative of Scripps Health in collaboration with The Scripps Research Institute.

13 Jan 2011

Study: Women with abnormal mammograms experience lower QoL and increased anxiety

Doctors are calling for women to receive more information about the pitfalls of breast cancer screening, as well as the benefits, after some women who received false-positive results faced serious anxiety and reduced quality of life for at least a year.

13 Jan 2011

Addition of caffeine to alcohol does not improve sustained attention or reaction times

Marketing efforts that encourage mixing caffeinated "energy" drinks with alcohol often try to sway young people to believe that caffeine will offset the sedating effects of alcohol and increase alertness and stamina.

13 Jan 2011

Antibiotics need to be used only when diagnosis of acute ear infection is certain

A new study showed that antibiotics are more effective than previously thought in the treatment of acute ear infection (namely acute otitis media) in young children. However, half of the children became better without antibiotics. Expectedly, antibiotics caused more adverse events. Antibiotics should be used only when the diagnosis of acute ear infection is certain.

13 Jan 2011

Genetic information from Guthrie cards may serve as valuable resource to diagnose infant diseases

Van Andel Research Institute researchers have developed a method that can yield more information from archived newborn blood that has implications for a vast array of research, including population health studies and answering questions about diseases in infants and children.

13 Jan 2011

BP-lowering medications provide long-term benefit of reducing death risk from cardiovascular disease

In a study published in December 2010, in Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart Association, investigators have shown that early treatment with blood pressure-lowering medications provides a long-term benefit of reducing the risk of death from cardiovascular disease.

13 Jan 2011

SRI International receives $17.4 million grant to boost treatments for cardiovascular, lung, blood diseases

SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development organization, announced today that it has been awarded two preclinical services contracts totaling $17.4 million by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, one of the National Institutes of Health.

13 Jan 2011

Marshfield Clinic, Physicians Practice join forces to enhance patient care

Physicians Practice and Marshfield Clinic have joined forces to help provide area physicians, other providers, and their staff more time to devote to patient care. This new partnership is a unique program designed to help doctors in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan better handle the cumbersome and time-consuming issues of managing a busy practice.

13 Jan 2011

Health, social and economical consequences of sleep disorders: A controlled national study

"Snoring, sleep apnoea, and obesity-related respiratory difficulties are fairly common disorders that affect a large proportion of the population," according to Poul Jennum, Professor of Clinical Neurophysiology at the Center for Healthy Ageing at the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health Sciences. He is head of the Danish Centre for Sleep Medicine, Glostrup Hospital, which treats patients from all over the country.

13 Jan 2011

Medical breakthrough: Surgeons use stem cells from patient's fat for cosmetic procedure

We've all heard stories about medical breakthroughs involving stem cells in recent years. But stem cells and cosmetic surgery? "We've learned that your own fat is a great source for stem cells," says Dr. Mark Berman, MD, President of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. "With our current technology, we can harvest fat and actually separate the stem cells."

13 Jan 2011

Central Florida Pulmonary Group to implement ChartLogic's EHR Suite

Central Florida Pulmonary Group, a 15-physician medical group based in Orlando, has selected ChartLogic's EHR (electronic health record) Suite. The medical group serves patients through offices in Orlando, East Orlando and Altamonte Springs and includes a pulmonary function laboratory, an imaging center and sleep medicine department.

13 Jan 2011

Aβ, tau and Fyn protein interactions may lead to brain dysfunction and AD

Though the cause of Alzheimer's disease still is unknown, recent studies have implicated three proteins strongly in its onset. New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the Gladstone Institutes and the Baylor College of Medicine indicates that interactions between those three proteins might lead to brain dysfunction and AD in a mouse model of the disease.

13 Jan 2011

Cholesterol efflux capacity is more closely associated with protection against heart disease: Study

The discovery that high levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease has fostered intensive research to modify HDL levels for therapeutic gain. However, recent findings have called into question the notion that pharmacologic increases in HDL cholesterol levels are necessarily beneficial to patients.

13 Jan 2011

Scientist develops FMR1 genetic blood test for predicting IVF outcomes

A researcher at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has helped to develop the first genetic blood test for predicting the chances that in vitro fertilization will lead to a successful pregnancy.

13 Jan 2011

Merck and PAREXEL enter strategic alliance for biosimilars

Merck and PAREXEL International Corporation, a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, today announced that they have entered into an alliance by which PAREXEL will provide strategic access to global clinical development services for designated biosimilar candidates to Merck BioVentures.

From Parexel 12 Jan 2011

Salix and CCA offer Colonoscopy For Dummies

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., in partnership with the Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA), is proud to announce the availability of Colonoscopy For Dummies.

12 Jan 2011

Education News and Research

First international conference on pediatric psychological trauma in infants and young children

Family physicians often uncomfortable in discussing IUDs with patients

Huge falloff in teens' recalled exposure to drug abuse prevention messages

Sanofi-aventis, UCSF announce research and development collaborations

Personal genetic tests have promising effects on consumers

Study: Women with abnormal mammograms experience lower QoL and increased anxiety

Addition of caffeine to alcohol does not improve sustained attention or reaction times

Antibiotics need to be used only when diagnosis of acute ear infection is certain

Genetic information from Guthrie cards may serve as valuable resource to diagnose infant diseases

BP-lowering medications provide long-term benefit of reducing death risk from cardiovascular disease

SRI International receives $17.4 million grant to boost treatments for cardiovascular, lung, blood diseases

Marshfield Clinic, Physicians Practice join forces to enhance patient care

Health, social and economical consequences of sleep disorders: A controlled national study

Medical breakthrough: Surgeons use stem cells from patient's fat for cosmetic procedure

Central Florida Pulmonary Group to implement ChartLogic's EHR Suite

Aβ, tau and Fyn protein interactions may lead to brain dysfunction and AD

Cholesterol efflux capacity is more closely associated with protection against heart disease: Study

Scientist develops FMR1 genetic blood test for predicting IVF outcomes

Merck and PAREXEL enter strategic alliance for biosimilars

Salix and CCA offer Colonoscopy For Dummies

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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