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Pfizer receives FDA approval for new therapy to treat adults and children with AML

Pfizer Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved MYLOTARG (gemtuzumab ozogamicin) for adults with newly diagnosed CD33-positive acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and adults and children 2 years and older with relapsed or refractory CD33-positive AML.

1 Sep 2017

Trump administration whacks millions from budget used to push Obamacare

President Donald Trump has insisted for months that "Obamacare is already dead." His administration matched its harsh words with damaging action on Thursday — slashing millions of dollars from the government's budget to promote the health law's annual open enrollment season beginning in two months.

1 Sep 2017

New findings on functional connections within the brain may provide insights into psychiatric disorders

Ongoing advances in understanding the functional connections within the brain are producing exciting insights into how the brain circuits function together to support human behavior--and may lead to new discoveries in the development and treatment of psychiatric disorders, according to a review and update in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry.

1 Sep 2017

50% of men struggle to identify a woman’s vagina correctly on a diagram: Survey

A recent survey by a gynaecological cancer charity has shown that nearly half of the men could not identify a woman’s vagina correctly on a diagram.

31 Aug 2017

Study finds low health literacy as risk factor for preventable ED visits

Low health literacy is a risk factor for potentially preventable emergency department visits, particularly those that result in hospital admission.

31 Aug 2017

Human propensity for contagious yawning triggered by primitive reflexes in the brain, research suggests

Feeling tired? Even if we aren't tired, why do we yawn if someone else does? Experts at the University of Nottingham have published research that suggests the human propensity for contagious yawning is triggered automatically by primitive reflexes in the primary motor cortex -- an area of the brain responsible for motor function.

31 Aug 2017

Study explores periodontal status of patients with Chédiak-Higashi syndrome

The International and American Associations for Dental Research have published an article titled "Periodontitis in Chédiak-Higashi Syndrome: An Altered Immunoinflammatory Response" in the JDR Clinical & Translational Research.

31 Aug 2017

Non-drug behavioral treatments to address symptoms may help older adults with multiple chronic conditions

When we have several chronic health conditions as we age, the symptoms we experience can reduce our quality of life.

31 Aug 2017

Gout patient hospitalizations: what’s causing the increase?

We looked at all hospitalizations in patients with gout. The concern is that gout is often considered as a disease of just the joints, specifically of the big toe. Yet, there have been quite a lot of studies that have talked about the many other comorbidities that occur because of hyperuricemia and gout. The idea is that it's not just the crystal deposits in the joint, but other consequences that are happening because of this disease in the rest of the body.

31 Aug 2017

'Doctor on Your Wrist' event brings together experts to explore pros and cons of using wearable devices

Can wearable technology make us well? Does the simple act of strapping a monitor to our arm modify our behaviour? Could these tiny devices provide doctors with vital information to reduce our risk of becoming unwell?

31 Aug 2017

Cherwell confirms continued support for PHSS Annual Conference 2017

Cherwell Laboratories have confirmed their continued support for the Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Sciences Society - UCL Q3P Annual Conference 2017.

31 Aug 2017

Protein intake three times a day could be linked to greater mass, muscle strength in the elderly

Loss of muscle is an inevitable consequence of aging that can lead to frailty, falls or mobility problems. Eating enough protein is one way to remedy it, but it would seem that spreading protein equally among the three daily meals could be linked to greater mass and muscle strength in the elderly.

31 Aug 2017

'Open gym' format reduces cardiac rehabilitation wait times, study reports

Changing from scheduled appointments to an "open gym" format can reduce waiting times for cardiac rehabilitation, reports a study in the September/October issue of Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention.

30 Aug 2017

Wayne State awarded NIH grant to improve outcomes, care for African American adolescents with asthma

A research team led by Deborah Ellis, Ph.D., professor of family medicine and public health sciences in Wayne State University's School of Medicine, received a $3.2 million award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

30 Aug 2017

Wolters Kluwer announces new publishing partnership with AANP

Wolters Kluwer Health today announced a new publishing partnership with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

30 Aug 2017

$Novartis gets FDA approval for novel immunocellular therapy to treat relapsed or refractory B-cell ALL$

Novartis gets FDA approval for novel immunocellular therapy to treat relapsed or refractory B-cell ALL

Novartis announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) suspension for intravenous infusion, formerly CTL019, the first chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy, for the treatment of patients up to 25 years of age with B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that is refractory or in second or later relapse.

30 Aug 2017

New test for meningitis could speed up diagnosis and save lives

Clinicians at an A&E department in Northern Ireland are to start using a new test that rapidly detects meningitis, potentially speeding up diagnosis and saving lives.

30 Aug 2017

UCLA professor offers 10 tips for college students to ensure good gynecologic health

For young women heading off to college, it can be a time filled with the excitement of living away from home. This new sense of independence should also include taking charge of one's own health, says Dr. Aparna Sridhar, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

30 Aug 2017

Two-stage approach improves outcomes for women with large breasts undergoing risk-reducing mastectomy

For women undergoing risk-reducing mastectomy to prevent breast cancer, reconstruction can be challenging in those with larger breasts.

30 Aug 2017

Long-term follow-up study finds link between cosmetic surgery and smoking cessation

If you're a smoker considering cosmetic surgery, your plastic surgeon will likely require you to stop smoking for at least two weeks before your procedure.

30 Aug 2017

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Pfizer receives FDA approval for new therapy to treat adults and children with AML

Trump administration whacks millions from budget used to push Obamacare

New findings on functional connections within the brain may provide insights into psychiatric disorders

50% of men struggle to identify a woman’s vagina correctly on a diagram: Survey

Study finds low health literacy as risk factor for preventable ED visits

Human propensity for contagious yawning triggered by primitive reflexes in the brain, research suggests

Study explores periodontal status of patients with Chédiak-Higashi syndrome

Non-drug behavioral treatments to address symptoms may help older adults with multiple chronic conditions

Gout patient hospitalizations: what’s causing the increase?

'Doctor on Your Wrist' event brings together experts to explore pros and cons of using wearable devices

Cherwell confirms continued support for PHSS Annual Conference 2017

Protein intake three times a day could be linked to greater mass, muscle strength in the elderly

'Open gym' format reduces cardiac rehabilitation wait times, study reports

Wayne State awarded NIH grant to improve outcomes, care for African American adolescents with asthma

Wolters Kluwer announces new publishing partnership with AANP

Novartis gets FDA approval for novel immunocellular therapy to treat relapsed or refractory B-cell ALL

New test for meningitis could speed up diagnosis and save lives

UCLA professor offers 10 tips for college students to ensure good gynecologic health

Two-stage approach improves outcomes for women with large breasts undergoing risk-reducing mastectomy

Long-term follow-up study finds link between cosmetic surgery and smoking cessation

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