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Experts highlight health issues in growing megacities

Experts at the World Health Summit highlighted health concerns related to the growth of megacities, "roughly defined as cities with a population of more than 10 million," Agence France-Presse reports.

13 Oct 2010

Sirius collaborates with Golden Helix to advance diagnostic pipeline

Sirius Genomics, a developer of companion diagnostics, and Golden Helix, a global leader in genetic analysis solutions, announced today a collaboration under which Golden Helix will apply its expertise and technologies in SNP and copy number variant analysis and predictive modeling to advance development of Sirius' diagnostic pipeline.

13 Oct 2010

Global Hunger Index shows importance of addressing childhood malnutrition

The Global Hunger Index released Monday finds that many developing countries primarily in South Asia and Latin America have made significant progress in reducing hunger.

13 Oct 2010

NCKU develops novel stem cell therapy for heart repair

Assistant Prof. Patrick C. H. Hsieh of Institute of Nanotechnology and Microsystems Engineering, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, has led a research team of myocardial regeneration to conduct an experiment on pigs and has proved that by combining self-assembling peptide nanofiber hydrogel with autologous bone marrow stem cell, myocardial protection after acute myocardial infarction, vascular regeneration and heart functions can be improved.

12 Oct 2010

Teen Art Show shares teenagers' emotions in artistic fashion

With the help of the Child Life Program at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 22 new pieces of art were revealed from 19 talented adolescent patients during the Teen Art Show. The artwork is on display in a hospital hallway that was transformed permanently into the Teen Art Gallery.

12 Oct 2010

WHO Western Pacific meeting to address maternal health, rise in dengue

Maternal health and dengue fever are among the issues that will be discussed at the 61st session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific, Bernama reports.

12 Oct 2010

Study finds no link between AMD treatments and increase in cardiovascular complication

Newer treatments for age-related macular degeneration (AMD)-including an intravitreous (into the eye) injection of a chemotherapy drug and use of a related compound approved for use against the eye disease-do not appear to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular complications or death when compared with existing therapies, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

12 Oct 2010

Folic acid supplement does not reduce cardiovascular events, cancer or death

Use of folic acid supplements appears to lower blood levels of the amino acid homocysteine—theorized to be a risk factor for heart and blood vessel disease—but does not appear to be associated with reduced rates of cardiovascular events, cancer or death over a five-year period, according to a meta-analysis of previously published studies in the October 11 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

12 Oct 2010

$Osteoporosis Canada issues new guidelines to prevent fragility fractures$

Osteoporosis Canada issues new guidelines to prevent fragility fractures

Comprehensive new guidelines from the Osteoporosis Canada aimed at preventing fragility fractures in women and men over the age of 50 are published in CMAJ.

12 Oct 2010

OrbusNeich completes enrollment in randomized clinical study of Genous Bio-engineered R stent in China

OrbusNeich today reported the completion of patient enrollment in a randomized clinical study of its Genous Bio-engineered R stent at 11 sites in China.

12 Oct 2010

New data on implementation of minimally invasive treatments for ruptured intracranial aneurysms

Two recent studies from the Zeenat Qureshi Stroke Research Center, in Minneapolis, MN, provide new data regarding implementation of minimally invasive treatments for ruptured intracranial aneurysms and impact on patient outcomes in U.S.

11 Oct 2010

Tobacco consumption raises risk of death in comparison with non-smokers

Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT) estimate that each pack of cigarettes really costs €107 for men and €75 for women, when premature death is taken into account. These figures confirm previous studies, and are of key importance in the cost-benefit analysis of smoking-prevention policies.

8 Oct 2010

Knowledge about ecology of disease limits spread of infection

Common frog (Rana temporaria) populations across the UK are suffering dramatic population crashes due to infection from the emerging disease Ranavirus, reveals research published in the Zoological Society of London's (ZSL) journal Animal Conservation.

8 Oct 2010

People involved in ATV crashes are more likely to die from serious trauma: Research

In research that may surprise off-road riding enthusiasts and safety experts, a Johns Hopkins team has found that crashes involving ATVs four-wheeled all-terrain vehicles — are significantly more dangerous than crashes involving two-wheeled off-road motorcycles, such as those used in extreme sports like Motocross.

8 Oct 2010

Researchers identify risk factors that cause bicycling injuries

The streets of New York City can be dangerous for bicyclists, but they can be especially risky for young adult male bicyclists who don't wear helmets, have too much to drink, or are listening to music through earphones, a group of investigators from New York City's Bellevue Hospital reported at the 2010 Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.

8 Oct 2010

Arthritis Foundation launches new initiatives on World Arthritis Day

The already staggering social and economic impact of arthritis in the United States is set to explode during the coming decades, says the Arthritis Foundation in response to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report published in the Oct. 8 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which coincides with World Arthritis Day on Tuesday, Oct. 12.

8 Oct 2010

Increased global attention, research needs to be given to stroke prevention: UEA

Increased global attention and research needs to be given to stroke prevention and the social and economic effects of the condition in developing countries, according to an academic at the University of East Anglia.

8 Oct 2010

UEM, San Diego School of Medicine enter partnership to address medical human resource needs in Mozambique

Aimed at enhancing the capacity of Mozambique's flagship medical school, Universidade Eduardo Modlane (UEM), in pre- and postgraduate medical education, the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UEM entered into a partnership in 2007 to address both short and long-term medical human resource needs in Mozambique.

7 Oct 2010

African development, economies improve, many governments doing poorly, Index says

According to an index on African governance released by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, "most countries are improving their economies and their human development, yet nearly two-thirds are suffering a 'democratic recession' a deterioration in human rights, physical security and the rule of law," the Globe and Mail reports.

7 Oct 2010

Core Dynamics receives USD grant to develop Freeze Dried blood unit

CORE DYNAMICS announced today that it has recently received a 2 Million USD grant from the US Army. The US Army Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), has selected Core Dynamics to lead its effort on the development of a Freeze Dried blood unit for future use in the battle field.

7 Oct 2010