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Liposuction expert offers treatment for patients suffering from lipedema

Liposuction expert Dr. David Amron is one of the select surgeons in the nation to successfully treat lipedema (a.k.a. lipoedema), a potentially debilitating condition that causes abnormal accumulation of fat cells in the legs and sometimes arms.

6 Jun 2014

Study sheds light on new potential treatment for heat stroke

Scientists in Taiwan have found that intravenous injections of stem cells derived from human exfoliated deciduous tooth pulp (SHED) have a protective effect against brain damage from heat stroke in mice. Their finding was safe and effective and so may be a candidate for successfully treating human patients by preventing the neurological damage caused by heat stroke.

6 Jun 2014

Endocrine Society announces winners of Early Investigators Awards and FLARE Internship Awards

The Endocrine Society is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014 Early Investigators Awards and the Future Leaders Advancing Research in Endocrinology Internship Awards.

6 Jun 2014

Injured patients who have alcohol in blood have reduced risk for developing complications

Injured patients who have alcohol in their blood have a reduced risk for developing cardiac and renal complications, according to a study from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health.

6 Jun 2014

Study examines relationships among life-changing events and decreased physical activity

Adults tend to engage in less leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) after changes in both lifestyle and physical status, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

6 Jun 2014

Scientists identify new way to reactivate latent HIV

A team of scientists at the Gladstone Institutes has identified a new way to make latent HIV reveal itself, which could help overcome one of the biggest obstacles to finding a cure for HIV infection.

6 Jun 2014

Study demonstrates link between obstructive sleep apnea and development of diabetes

In the largest study to date of the relationship between sleep apnea and diabetes, a new study of more than 8,500 Canadian patients has demonstrated a link between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the development of diabetes, confirming earlier evidence of such a relationship from smaller studies with shorter follow-up periods.

6 Jun 2014

Longer looks: When an ER doctor becomes an ER patient; visualizing end-of-life treatments; Google Glass inside operating rooms

If you are shot or stabbed in or around Oakland, you are likely to be sent [to Highland Hospital). Oakland has the highest violent crime rate in the nation, so I have indeed seen my fair share of victims over my long career here.

6 Jun 2014

Researchers find that protein serves as on-off switch for "beigeing" of fat

Scientists this week reported that a molecular pathway called mTORC1 controls the conversion of unhealthy white fat into beige fat, an appealing target for increasing energy expenditure and reducing obesity.

6 Jun 2014

New legislation allows Illinois high schools to add CPR and AED training to curriculum

Illinois firefighters and advocates from the American Heart Association applauded Governor Quinn for signing House Bill 3724 into law at the annual Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois convention in Bloomington-Normal.

6 Jun 2014

Lack of O2 in fat cells triggers inflammation and insulin resistance in obesity

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have, for the first time, described the sequence of early cellular responses to a high-fat diet, one that can result in obesity-induced insulin resistance and diabetes.

6 Jun 2014

Couples are more likely to sleep in sync when wife is more satisfied with their marriage

A new study suggests that couples are more likely to sleep in sync when the wife is more satisfied with their marriage.

6 Jun 2014

University of Texas professor to receive Robert K. Chalmers Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy will honor Robert L. Talbert, Pharm.D., B.S., professor of pharmacotherapy in the College of Pharmacy at The University of Texas at Austin, for his excellence as a teacher, his outstanding achievements as an author and mentor, and his overall impact on pharmacy education and the profession.

6 Jun 2014