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GE Healthcare launches new ultrasound technology

GE Healthcare has announced today the availability of HDlive and Volume SRI (Speckle Reduction Imaging) for women’s health imaging products within its Voluson Expert series platform. These innovations are being showcased for the first time in the United States at the 2011 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) congress in Los Angeles.

19 Sep 2011

New wave of disabilities strains school's resources for children with special needs

For educators, (chronic fatigue syndrome) is merely one of an expanding group of "hidden disabilities" increasingly being diagnosed in children, conditions that are debilitating but often not visible, including fibromyalgia, multiple chemical sensitivities, Crohn's disease and migraines. ...

19 Sep 2011

Study investigates links between GWI and veterans' locations during war

Gulf War Illness (GWI)-the chronic health condition that affects about one in four military veterans of the 1991 Gulf War-appears to be the result of several factors, which differed in importance depending upon the locations where veterans served during the war, according to a Baylor University study.

19 Sep 2011

Noninvasive method can detect sudden infant death syndrome, sleep apnea

University of Utah engineers who built wireless networks that see through walls now are aiming the technology at a new goal: noninvasively measuring the breathing of surgery patients, adults with sleep apnea and babies at risk of sudden infant death syndrome.

19 Sep 2011

Venus Williams withdraws from US Open due to Sjogren syndrome

Sjogren syndrome was in the news recently when tennis player, Venus Williams, was forced to withdraw form the US Open tennis tournament due to symptoms from the disease.

17 Sep 2011

Loyola tests new pressure-sensing catheter to treat atrial fibrillation

Loyola University Medical Center is testing a high-tech catheter device that's intended to improve outcomes of patients treated for atrial fibrillation, the most common irregular heartbeat.

15 Sep 2011

Heart specialists reveal how pacemaker works at the biological level

Heart specialists at Johns Hopkins have figured out how a widely used pacemaker for heart failure, which makes both sides of the heart beat together to pump effectively, works at the biological level.

15 Sep 2011

Spanish research establishes factors associated with tiredness in breast cancer survivors

In Spain, 5-year survival following breast cancer diagnosis is more than 83%. Around 66% suffer fatigue following treatment. A Spanish research establishes the factors associated with tiredness in cancer survivors to improve their quality of life and rehabilitation.

15 Sep 2011

Researchers identify abnormal hippocampal blood flow in veterans with Gulf War illness

Blood flow abnormalities found in the brains of veterans with Gulf War illness have persisted 20 years after the war, and in some cases have gotten worse, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

14 Sep 2011

Web-based tool can improve employment outcomes of breast cancer survivors

In a paper to be presented at the upcoming HFES 55th Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, human factors/ergonomics researchers will describe WISE, a Web-based tool for breast cancer survivors designed to reduce work disabilities and improve employment outcomes.

14 Sep 2011

Gottlieb allergist issues high mold air alert for the Midwest

Chicago's mold count today is 54,000 -well over the 50,000 threshold that signals a dangerous air quality warning. This is the third time a high mold alert has been declared in the 2011 allergy reporting season. "Headaches, sinus congestion, runny noses and fatigue will be common among Chicagoans," says Dr. Joseph Leija, allergist, who performs the official allergy count at Loyola University Health System's Gottlieb Memorial Hospital.

14 Sep 2011

ImmunoCellular announces updated long-term data from ICT-107 Phase I trial on GBM

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd., a biotechnology company focused on the development of novel immune-based cancer therapies, today announced updated long-term data from a Phase I clinical trial of ICT-107, the Company's lead cancer vaccine candidate for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer.

13 Sep 2011

Modern Plastics named distributor for new EVONIK VESTAKEEP 5000 PEEK extruded stock shapes

Modern Plastics, one of the largest distributors of high-performance and engineering-grade stock shapes and medical-grade plastics, is a distributor for new EVONIK VESTAKEEP® 5000 PEEK extruded stock shapes.

12 Sep 2011

Genentech submits vismodegib NDA to FDA for treatment of advanced basal cell carcinoma

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today announced that the company has submitted a New Drug Application for vismodegib to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of people with advanced basal cell carcinoma (BCC) for whom surgery is considered inappropriate.

12 Sep 2011

New physician training hour limits could be expensive for U.S teaching hospitals

The new limits on hours that physicians-in-training can work will prove costly for U.S teaching hospitals, which will need to spend up to $1.3 billion a year, and possibly more, to effect the changes, a new UCLA study suggests.

9 Sep 2011

Beta-glucans can help wounds to heal quickly

Can wounds be helped to heal faster? Yes, says a Norwegian company whose product's active ingredient, beta-glucans, comes from common baker's yeast.

8 Sep 2011

Tick-borne disease in US blood supply

A tick-borne infection known as Babesiosis, which can cause severe disease and even death, is becoming a growing threat to the U.S. blood supply, government researchers said on Monday.

6 Sep 2011

Western, Midwestern states register higher methamphetamine usage

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today issued its annual report on U.S. worker drug use, the Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index.

From Quest Diagnostics 2 Sep 2011

Rapid sideline visual test effectively detects concussions in collegiate athletes

A sideline visual test effectively detected concussions in collegiate athletes, according to a team of researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

2 Sep 2011

New guidelines for the treatment of acromegaly, a serious growth hormone disorder

It’s said a lot can happen in seven days. In seven years, a lot has happened in the understanding of acromegaly, a debilitating condition that causes a patient to have too much growth hormone. It’s seven years since the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists last produced guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly. Their 2004 guidelines were just 13 pages long. Their latest, the 2011 guidelines, have grown – to 44 pages.

31 Aug 2011

Fatigue News and Research

GE Healthcare launches new ultrasound technology

New wave of disabilities strains school's resources for children with special needs

Study investigates links between GWI and veterans' locations during war

Noninvasive method can detect sudden infant death syndrome, sleep apnea

Venus Williams withdraws from US Open due to Sjogren syndrome

Loyola tests new pressure-sensing catheter to treat atrial fibrillation

Heart specialists reveal how pacemaker works at the biological level

Spanish research establishes factors associated with tiredness in breast cancer survivors

Researchers identify abnormal hippocampal blood flow in veterans with Gulf War illness

Web-based tool can improve employment outcomes of breast cancer survivors

Gottlieb allergist issues high mold air alert for the Midwest

ImmunoCellular announces updated long-term data from ICT-107 Phase I trial on GBM

Modern Plastics named distributor for new EVONIK VESTAKEEP 5000 PEEK extruded stock shapes

Genentech submits vismodegib NDA to FDA for treatment of advanced basal cell carcinoma

New physician training hour limits could be expensive for U.S teaching hospitals

Beta-glucans can help wounds to heal quickly

Tick-borne disease in US blood supply

Western, Midwestern states register higher methamphetamine usage

Rapid sideline visual test effectively detects concussions in collegiate athletes

New guidelines for the treatment of acromegaly, a serious growth hormone disorder

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

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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