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Interdisciplinary team evaluates the economic impact of mental illness in Spain

An interdisciplinary team coordinated by researchers from the University of Castilla La Mancha (UCLM) and the Canary Islands Health Service has evaluated the economic impact of mental illness in Spain, and estimated their social cost. According to the study, despite health resources being invested to alleviate the effects of such illnesses, informal care and lost work time places a heavy burden on society.

28 Jan 2010

Humans' evolutionary advantage also makes them susceptible to cancer, dementia and heart disease

The same evolutionary genetic advantages that have helped increase human lifespans also make us uniquely susceptible to diseases of aging such as cancer, heart disease and dementia, reveals a study to be published in a special PNAS collection on "Evolution in Health and Medicine" on Tuesday, Jan. 26.

28 Jan 2010

GUMC invites Washington-area residents for Spring 2010 Mini-Medical School Program

Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) is inviting Washington-area residents to find out what it takes to become a doctor—minus the long hours and late nights. Georgetown's eight-week Spring 2010 Mini-Medical School Program, open to the public and members of the media, begins Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

28 Jan 2010

Avonworth Middle School commended for its efforts to boost physical activity among students

During a visit today to Avonworth Middle School, Department of Health Secretary Everette James and Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak commended the school for its efforts to boost physical activity among students.

28 Jan 2010

Telemedicine may help community hospitals in early treatment of severely injured patients

It's known that people who live or work in rural areas are more likely to suffer and die from serious injuries compared to those in more urban environments. But while time and distance play a role in these higher mortality rates, new research suggests that limited access to early, high-quality trauma care in many smaller Ontario hospitals may be a factor.

28 Jan 2010

PIH receives medical volunteers, medical supplies to support its relief work in Haiti

Partners HealthCare in Boston and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, have sent multiple teams of medical volunteers as well as critical medical supplies and equipment to support Partners In Health's earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.

28 Jan 2010

Palliative care program may complement patients' ongoing care with symptom management and support

Georgia Sue Huston knew she was really sick. Every time the 82-year-old woman tried to turn over in her bed in the coronary care unit at Stanford Hospital & Clinics, she’d panic because she couldn’t get enough air and because it hurt so much.

28 Jan 2010

New study questions current BMI guidelines for older adults

Adults aged over 70 years who are classified as overweight are less likely to die over a ten year period than adults who are in the 'normal' weight range, according to a new study published today in the Journal of The American Geriatrics Society.

28 Jan 2010

Formatech donates $308K in aseptic liquid fill and finish manufacturing services

Formatech continues its pledge to give back and make a difference in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical community with its Fillanthropy Program. Since the program’s inception, Formatech has donated $308K in aseptic liquid fill and finish manufacturing services to companies developing new drug therapies.

28 Jan 2010

New insight into reprogramming of cells

A discovery by Babraham scientists brings new insight into how cells are reprogrammed and a greater understanding of how the environment, or factors like nutritional signals, can interact with our genes to affect health. As an embryo develops, cells acquire a particular fate, for example becoming a nerve or skin cell. The findings, reported online in the journal Nature, pinpoint a protein called AID as being important for complete cellular reprogramming in mammals.

28 Jan 2010

MedPage Today publishes most read medical stories

Which medical news stories are physicians reading to stay informed about key developments? MedPage Today publishes the Most Read Stories for the Past Week.

28 Jan 2010

Pfizer's new pipeline shows growth and diversity in research and development

Pfizer Inc. today provided an update to its pipeline for the first time since the close of the acquisition of Wyeth in October, 2009. The new development pipeline, composed of assets from both legacy companies, includes 133 programs from phase 1 through registration, and shows growth and increased diversity in each of the areas where the company invests in research and development.

28 Jan 2010

IsoRay ships first set of Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds to Canada

IsoRay, Inc. announced today that it has successfully shipped the first set of Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds to a Canadian customer for the purpose of furthering research and development of Cesium-131 in Canada. Cesium-131 is currently approved by Health Canada for the treatment of low-risk prostate cancers and has been cleared by the US FDA for treatment of a wide variety of malignant disease (e.g. prostate, head and neck, brain, breast, lung, eye, etc.).

28 Jan 2010

Transdermal estrogen therapies: Effective alternatives to oral estrogen and compounded bioidentical hormones

Clinical and experimental evidence suggests that non-patch, transdermal estrogen therapies, such as Divigel® (estradiol gel 0.1%), prescribed for the management of moderate-to-severe hot flashes, including night sweats, associated with menopause are effective alternatives to oral estrogen and compounded bioidentical hormones.

28 Jan 2010

Radiation exposure from whole body scanners has little risk, says ACR

In the wake of the failed attempt by would-be bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to destroy Northwest flight 253 as it prepared to land in Detroit on Christmas day, airports around the world are considering mandatory installations of full-body (whole body) scanners including backscatter systems. Numerous media organizations have reported on whether radiation exposure from these systems poses a health risk to those who are scanned.

28 Jan 2010

NNSA helps funding development of domestic radioisotope supply

SNM applauds a move by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to help fund the development of a domestic supply of radioisotopes, which are used to help millions of patients each year through the diagnosis and staging of cancer, thyroid and heart disease.

28 Jan 2010

Special issue explores how evolution can help doctors understand and treat diseases

What does evolution - a field that often deals with changes over many generations - have to do with preventing and treating disease in our lifetime?

28 Jan 2010

Scientists discover new technique to investigate cancer stem cells

Scientists at Oxford University, funded by Cancer Research UK, have discovered a way to investigate cancer stem cells more efficiently in the laboratory.

28 Jan 2010

Leukemia cells rely on fatty acid metabolism to grow and evade cell death

Leukemia cells, like most cancers, are addicted to glucose to generate their energy, but new research shows for the first time that these cells also rely on fatty acid metabolism to grow and to evade cell death.

28 Jan 2010

Majority of Americans agree monetary stress can negatively affect health

As we enter a new decade with the hope of rebounding from one of the worst economic downturns in our history, a newly commissioned bank study confirms that nearly 90 percent of Americans agree that monetary stress can negatively affect one’s health. Even more women (91 percent) and older adults (92 percent of those 45 and older) link stress to concerns over money.

28 Jan 2010

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Interdisciplinary team evaluates the economic impact of mental illness in Spain

Humans' evolutionary advantage also makes them susceptible to cancer, dementia and heart disease

GUMC invites Washington-area residents for Spring 2010 Mini-Medical School Program

Avonworth Middle School commended for its efforts to boost physical activity among students

Telemedicine may help community hospitals in early treatment of severely injured patients

PIH receives medical volunteers, medical supplies to support its relief work in Haiti

Palliative care program may complement patients' ongoing care with symptom management and support

New study questions current BMI guidelines for older adults

Formatech donates $308K in aseptic liquid fill and finish manufacturing services

New insight into reprogramming of cells

MedPage Today publishes most read medical stories

Pfizer's new pipeline shows growth and diversity in research and development

IsoRay ships first set of Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds to Canada

Transdermal estrogen therapies: Effective alternatives to oral estrogen and compounded bioidentical hormones

Radiation exposure from whole body scanners has little risk, says ACR

NNSA helps funding development of domestic radioisotope supply

Special issue explores how evolution can help doctors understand and treat diseases

Scientists discover new technique to investigate cancer stem cells

Leukemia cells rely on fatty acid metabolism to grow and evade cell death

Majority of Americans agree monetary stress can negatively affect health

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