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Study uses simulation model to assess cost-effective eye screenings for Americans with diabetes

Eye examinations every other year are more cost-effective than currently recommended annual eye exams for people with diabetes who are at low risk of diabetic retinopathy progression.

16 Apr 2011

Women experience more severe and frequent domestic violence than men

Domestic violence knows no boundaries: cultural, socio-economic, religious, level of education, gender or age. It can occur in any relationship and to anyone, but especially to women. In fact, roughly 25 percent of women will become a victim at one time or another during her lifetime.

16 Apr 2011

Neural dysfunction underlying impulsive choice increases with AD severity: Study

Researchers already know that alcohol dependence is strongly associated with impaired impulse control or, more precisely, the inability to choose large, delayed rewards rather than smaller but more immediate rewards.

16 Apr 2011

Seniors living in supportive neighborhoods have better stroke survival rates

The odds of surviving stroke appear to be much better for seniors living in neighborhoods where they interact more often with their neighbors and count on them for help, according to research published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

16 Apr 2011

Novocure's NovoTTF-100A System receives FDA approval for GBM treatment

Novocure today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the NovoTTF-100A System for the treatment of adult patients with glioblastoma multiforme brain tumors, following tumor recurrence after receiving chemotherapy.

16 Apr 2011

GRAVITAS study shows no benefit of double-dose compared with standard-dose clopidogrel

An international consortium of scientists, including major contributions from the Montreal Heart Institute, demonstrates that the "one-size fits all" strategy of uniformly doubling the dose of an antiplatelet drug, clopidogrel, for patients with high on-treatment platelet reactivity does not reduce the incidence on death, heart attacks and stent thrombosis after percutaneous coronary intervention.

16 Apr 2011

Hospital patients with AUDs are at increased risk of developing HAIs: Study

Hospital patients with alcohol use disorders are at an increased risk of developing healthcare-associated infections, which affect 1.7 million patients annually in the United States. HAIs are infections that patients acquire during their hospitalization and that were not present at the time of admission to the hospital.

16 Apr 2011

Data of ImmunoCellular's lead dendritic cell cancer vaccine candidate for GBM presented at AAN meeting

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd., announced that Surasak Phuphanich, MD, Principal Investigator of the Phase I clinical trial of ImmunoCellular's lead dendritic cell cancer vaccine candidate for glioblastoma multiforme presented safety and preliminary efficacy data yesterday at the American Academy of Neurology 63rd Annual Meeting.

16 Apr 2011

Amylin's new metreleptin data in lipodystrophy to be presented at AACE meeting

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced results from a new analysis of an ongoing, long-term research study of the investigational drug metreleptin, an analog of the human hormone leptin, for the treatment of lipodystrophy.

16 Apr 2011

IOF, ISCD to develop new training courses to focus on osteoporosis diagnostic techniques

Two leading international organizations in the bone field are joining forces to establish a global series of training courses. The International Osteoporosis Foundation and the International Society for Clinical Densitometry have agreed to work together to develop an exciting new series of training courses which will set new standards in health education in the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis.

16 Apr 2011

Abbott submits ARCHITECT 25-OH Vitamin D assay application to FDA for clearance

According to a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a third of Americans have vitamin D levels that are either inadequate or deficient. While many people know that vitamin D is necessary to help the body absorb calcium, which helps create strong bones and muscles, many don't know that insufficient levels of this important vitamin may lead to other health problems.

16 Apr 2011

NIH researchers survey landscape of melanoma genome

A team led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health is the first to systematically survey the landscape of the melanoma genome, the DNA code of the deadliest form of skin cancer. The researchers have made surprising new discoveries using whole-exome sequencing, an approach that decodes the 1-2 percent of the genome that contains protein-coding genes.

16 Apr 2011

Parental AUDs associated with increased risk of AUDs among offspring: Study

Researchers know that there is a strong link between parental alcohol use disorders and the risk for developing an AUD among their offspring. This study looked at the risk of AUDs in the offspring of a large population-based sample of Danish parents. Findings confirmed that parental AUDs were associated with an increased risk of AUDs among the offspring.

16 Apr 2011

Eli Lilly receives FDA complete response letter for liprotamase NDA

Eli Lilly and Company has received a complete response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its New Drug Application for liprotamase, a non-porcine pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy, under investigation for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.

16 Apr 2011

New results from largest multicenter clinical trial for heart transplant patients be released at ISHLT 2011

New results from the largest multicenter clinical trial for heart transplant patients will be released this week at the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation 31st Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions in San Diego. Results show clinical benefit for the use of Everolimus in heart transplant patients.

16 Apr 2011

Smile Brands inaugurates new Bright Now! Dental office in Lake Stevens

Smile Brands Inc., the nation's leading provider of business support services to dental groups in the United States, today announced the grand opening of its newest Bright Now! Dental office in Lake Stevens – the 16th office in Washington. Bright Now Dental will continue its growth in Washington with another office scheduled to open in Maple Valley next year.

16 Apr 2011

Chronic exposure to polluted air can lead to inflammation

Chronic inhalation of polluted air appears to activate a protein that triggers the release of white blood cells, setting off events that lead to widespread inflammation, according to new research in an animal model.

16 Apr 2011

Complementary alternative medicine may improve quality of life in urban adolescents with asthma

A new study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati shows that urban adolescents with asthma may experience worse outcomes when not using spiritual coping and often use complementary and alternative medicine, or integrative medicine, like prayer or relaxation, to manage symptoms.

16 Apr 2011

Proteins could lead to new therapeutic target for NF2: Wistar Institute researchers

The proteins that provide cells with a sense of personal space could lead to a therapeutic target for Neurofibromatosis Type 2, an inherited cancer disorder, according to researchers at The Wistar Institute. Their findings, which appear in the April 12 issue of the journal Cancer Cell, could have profound implications for NF2 and related cancers, such as mesothelioma.

16 Apr 2011

Children who have eczema with hay fever more likely to develop allergic asthma

Children who have eczema, particularly when occurring with hay fever, are nine times more likely to develop allergic asthma in their 40s, a new study reveals.

16 Apr 2011

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Study uses simulation model to assess cost-effective eye screenings for Americans with diabetes

Women experience more severe and frequent domestic violence than men

Neural dysfunction underlying impulsive choice increases with AD severity: Study

Seniors living in supportive neighborhoods have better stroke survival rates

Novocure's NovoTTF-100A System receives FDA approval for GBM treatment

GRAVITAS study shows no benefit of double-dose compared with standard-dose clopidogrel

Hospital patients with AUDs are at increased risk of developing HAIs: Study

Data of ImmunoCellular's lead dendritic cell cancer vaccine candidate for GBM presented at AAN meeting

Amylin's new metreleptin data in lipodystrophy to be presented at AACE meeting

IOF, ISCD to develop new training courses to focus on osteoporosis diagnostic techniques

Abbott submits ARCHITECT 25-OH Vitamin D assay application to FDA for clearance

NIH researchers survey landscape of melanoma genome

Parental AUDs associated with increased risk of AUDs among offspring: Study

Eli Lilly receives FDA complete response letter for liprotamase NDA

New results from largest multicenter clinical trial for heart transplant patients be released at ISHLT 2011

Smile Brands inaugurates new Bright Now! Dental office in Lake Stevens

Chronic exposure to polluted air can lead to inflammation

Complementary alternative medicine may improve quality of life in urban adolescents with asthma

Proteins could lead to new therapeutic target for NF2: Wistar Institute researchers

Children who have eczema with hay fever more likely to develop allergic asthma

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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