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Dermatological nuisance caused by toilet seats making a comeback in pediatricians' offices

Considered a dermatological nuisance that was long gone, skin irritations caused by toilet seats appear to be making a comeback in pediatricians' offices, according to research led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center investigator Bernard Cohen, M.D.

25 Jan 2010

Prostate cancer: Surgery in county hospitals, radiation or hormone therapy in private facilities

Researchers at Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego and colleagues have found that prostate cancer treatments varied significantly between county hospitals and private providers. Patients treated in county hospitals are more likely to undergo surgery while patients treated in private facilities tend to receive radiation or hormone therapy. These findings were published online by the journal Cancer on January 25.

25 Jan 2010

Mitchell Group's clinically proven cosmetic products focus customer's safety above anything else

Mitchell Group, a global manufacturer and distributor of clinically proven and locally inspired cosmetic and beauty products, puts their customer's safety above anything else.

23 Jan 2010

Heart research news and updates from University of Houston

Matters of the heart dominate in February with Valentine's Day and the American Heart Association's 'Heart Month' topping the list. As you consider story ideas ranging from heart disease to relationships, keep in mind these resources from the University of Houston.

23 Jan 2010

Ampyra receives FDA approval for improving walking in MS patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Ampyra (dalfampridine) extended release tablets to improve walking in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). In clinical trials, patients treated with Ampyra had faster walking speeds than those treated with an inactive pill (placebo). This is the first drug approved for this use.

23 Jan 2010

The American Journal of Pathology: Highlights from February 2010 issue

A group led by Dr. Peter Lloyd Jones at the University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland; the University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO; and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA has demonstrated that tenascin-C affects proto-oncogene function in breast cancer. Their report can be found in the February 2010 issue of The American Journal of Pathology.

22 Jan 2010

CDA to host skin cancer awareness event at Winnipeg

Winnipeg dermatologists are inviting members of the public to a skin cancer awareness event at Polo Park Shopping Centre's Community Centre, Winnipeg, on Monday January 25, 2010, from 10 am to 1.30 pm.

22 Jan 2010

Showing scan images to motivate healthy behaviors in patients provides mixed results

Can showing patients ultrasounds and X-rays of their bodies to point out existing health damage make patients change their risky behavior?

21 Jan 2010

Medical Care Technologies to include HVS as add-on to its Tele-Health Suite

Medical Care Technologies Inc. today announced that it has been developing its latest medical device technology -- Heart Vital Signs ("HVS") to be included as an add-on to its Tele-Health™ Suite. Remote cardiac monitoring technologies allow home electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring of patients with suspected cardiac arrhythmias or at risk for developing arrhythmias.

21 Jan 2010

Study shows nutrition has a direct influence on the immune system

Bonn researchers have discovered an elementary mechanism which regulates vital immune functions in healthy people. In situations of hunger which mean stress for the body's cells, the body releases more antimicrobial peptides in order to protect itself. The scientists will publish their results in the journal Nature.

21 Jan 2010

Acyclovir does not reduce risk of HIV transmission for people infected with both HIV and HSV-2

A five-year international multi-center clinical trial has found that acyclovir, a drug widely used as a safe and effective treatment taken twice daily to suppress herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which is the most common cause of genital herpes, does not reduce the risk of HIV transmission when taken by people infected with both HIV and HSV-2.

21 Jan 2010

New blood test for diagnosing schizophrenia to be launched in 2010

A blood test for diagnosing schizophrenia - the most serious form of mental illness - could be available this year, according to an article in the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS' weekly newsmagazine.

21 Jan 2010

Aetna and Walgreens collaborate to educate people on taking adequate levels of Vitamin D

Aetna (NYSE: AET) and Walgreens announced today that they have joined forces to educate people about the need to take in adequate levels of Vitamin D. The two organizations are working with United Way of the Midlands on a Vitamin D giveaway program being piloted in Richland and Lexington counties in South Carolina.

21 Jan 2010

FDA approves HeartMate II for patients with severe heart failure

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the HeartMate II, a continuous-flow, left ventricular assist system as a support for severe heart failure patients who are not acceptable candidates for heart transplantation.

20 Jan 2010

Loyola Center for Aesthetics conducts open house on new anti-aging and cosmetic-enhancement procedures

Loyola Center for Aesthetics will hold an open house from 5 - 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, at 1S260 Summit Ave., 3rd Floor, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. Members of the community will have the opportunity to learn about the latest anti-aging and cosmetic-enhancement procedures and treatments.

20 Jan 2010

Taking opioids long term could hold small risk of addition

Coping with chronic non-cancer pain is a way of life for millions of Americans. Unfortunately, many older adults, in particular, hesitate to take opioids — a kind of narcotic — for fear of addiction. However, a new review finds that taking opioids long term is associated with clinically significant pain relief in some patients with a very small risk of addition.

20 Jan 2010

Intelligent panic disorder treatment by using biofeedback analysis and web technologies

An online treatment system for patients suffering with panic disorder and anxiety problems combine biofeedback therapy with web technologies and allows patients and medical professionals to communicate effectively, according to research published in the International Journal of Business Intelligence and Data Mining.

20 Jan 2010

Use of braces in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is still an area of controversy

The use of braces to correct excessive curvature of the spine, or scoliosis, in adolescents is still an area of controversy — and is likely to remain that way until there is better evidence, concludes a new review of published research. Although some evidence points toward a benefit from using braces, research has failed to prove definitively that they work.

20 Jan 2010

ConvaTec offers medical supplies for Haiti's relief efforts

ConvaTec, a world-leading provider of medical technologies for community and hospital care, today announced that it has made an initial donation of more than $400,000 in medical supplies to rescue and relief efforts in Haiti, following the devastating earthquake that hit that nation last week.

20 Jan 2010

Endo Pharmaceuticals' partners receive Paragraph IV Certification Notice regarding LIDODERM

Endo Pharmaceuticals announced today that its partners, Teikoku Seiyaku Co., Ltd. and Teikoku Pharma USA, Inc. have received a Paragraph IV Certification Notice from Watson Laboratories, Inc. advising of the filing of an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for a generic version of LIDODERM® (lidocaine topical patch 5%).

20 Jan 2010

Skin News and Research

Dermatological nuisance caused by toilet seats making a comeback in pediatricians' offices

Prostate cancer: Surgery in county hospitals, radiation or hormone therapy in private facilities

Mitchell Group's clinically proven cosmetic products focus customer's safety above anything else

Heart research news and updates from University of Houston

Ampyra receives FDA approval for improving walking in MS patients

The American Journal of Pathology: Highlights from February 2010 issue

CDA to host skin cancer awareness event at Winnipeg

Showing scan images to motivate healthy behaviors in patients provides mixed results

Medical Care Technologies to include HVS as add-on to its Tele-Health Suite

Study shows nutrition has a direct influence on the immune system

Acyclovir does not reduce risk of HIV transmission for people infected with both HIV and HSV-2

New blood test for diagnosing schizophrenia to be launched in 2010

Aetna and Walgreens collaborate to educate people on taking adequate levels of Vitamin D

FDA approves HeartMate II for patients with severe heart failure

Loyola Center for Aesthetics conducts open house on new anti-aging and cosmetic-enhancement procedures

Taking opioids long term could hold small risk of addition

Intelligent panic disorder treatment by using biofeedback analysis and web technologies

Use of braces in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is still an area of controversy

ConvaTec offers medical supplies for Haiti's relief efforts

Endo Pharmaceuticals' partners receive Paragraph IV Certification Notice regarding LIDODERM

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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