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$Ankle fracture severity linked to obesity$

Ankle fracture severity linked to obesity

Obese patients experience more severe ankle fractures than individuals with a healthy body mass index, research suggests.

12 Jul 2012

Overweight, obesity prevalent in psychiatric inpatients

Most inpatients with psychiatric disorders are overweight or obese, say Australian researchers who urge closer monitoring of the physical health of patients with mental illnesses.

12 Jul 2012

Many bipolar patients unaware of co-occurring medical conditions

Co-occurring medical conditions are common among patients with bipolar disorder, but many may not be aware that they have such conditions, say researchers.

12 Jul 2012

Family physicians’ continuity of care pivotal in depressed terminally ill patients

The long-standing relationship between a family physician and his/her terminally ill patient is pivotal in the management of depression during palliative care, show Dutch study results.

12 Jul 2012

Nutrisystem announces debut of enhanced weight management plan for people with diabetes

Nutrisystem, a leading provider of weight management products and services, today announced the debut of its enhanced weight management plan for people with diabetes, Nutrisystem D.

12 Jul 2012

Manipulating retinal recipient microenvironment impacts photoreceptor cell transplantation

A research team in the United Kingdom has found that insulin-like growth factor (IGF1) impacts cell transplantation of photoreceptor precursors by manipulating the retinal recipient microenvironment, enabling better migration and integration of the cells into the adult mouse retina.

12 Jul 2012

Mayo Clinic, 18 other leading research institutions urge Congress to maintain funding levels for NIH

Mayo Clinic and 18 other leading medical research institutions nationwide are urging congressional leaders to maintain current funding levels for the National Institutes of Health.

12 Jul 2012

TGen's customized procedure produces high amounts of exosomes for treatment of CKD

Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have developed a method of isolating biospecimens that could lead to a less costly, less invasive and more accurate way of diagnosing chronic kidney disease, or CKD.

12 Jul 2012

Eschar-derived cells may be used for tissue engineering

A research team in the Netherlands has found that cells from burn eschar, the non-viable tissue remaining after burn injury and normally removed to prevent infection, can be a source of mesenchymal cells that may be used for tissue engineering.

12 Jul 2012

Arena files lorcaserin hydrochloride MAA with Swissmedic

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today the filing with the Swiss health authority, Swissmedic, of a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for lorcaserin hydrochloride, an investigational drug candidate in Switzerland.

12 Jul 2012

Effective therapies to reduce perioperative morbidity and mortality remain elusive

Among intermediate- to high-risk patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery, administration of the agent acadesine to regulate adenosine (a naturally occurring chemical that dilates blood flow and can improve coronary blood flow and perfusion) did not reduce all-cause death, nonfatal stroke, or need for mechanical support for ventricular dysfunction, for approximately a month after surgery, according to a study in the July 11 issue of JAMA.

12 Jul 2012

Ambulance crews failing to flag stroke arrivals

Two studies from the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke initiative show that the emergency medical services often fail to notify hospitals of an incoming stroke patient, despite the clear positive effect on acute stroke treatment.

11 Jul 2012

Health risks associated with H1N1 vaccine investigated

Results from two studies published in JAMA show that the H1N1 vaccination is associated with a small, but significant, increase in risk for Guillain-Barré syndrome in adults, but does not increase the risk for birth defects or problems when given to pregnant women.

11 Jul 2012

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Ankle fracture severity linked to obesity

Overweight, obesity prevalent in psychiatric inpatients

Many bipolar patients unaware of co-occurring medical conditions

Family physicians’ continuity of care pivotal in depressed terminally ill patients

Nutrisystem announces debut of enhanced weight management plan for people with diabetes

Manipulating retinal recipient microenvironment impacts photoreceptor cell transplantation

Mayo Clinic, 18 other leading research institutions urge Congress to maintain funding levels for NIH

TGen's customized procedure produces high amounts of exosomes for treatment of CKD

Eschar-derived cells may be used for tissue engineering

Arena files lorcaserin hydrochloride MAA with Swissmedic

Effective therapies to reduce perioperative morbidity and mortality remain elusive

Ambulance crews failing to flag stroke arrivals

Health risks associated with H1N1 vaccine investigated

Thrombopoietin mimetic offers aplastic anemia hope

Pain rehab may boost children’s ownership of self management

Arrowhead initiates Adipotide Phase 1 trial in obesity

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