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ApoA-V as a contributor to dyslipidemia in obese children

Insulin may be an important regulator of serum apolipoprotein A-V levels in obese people and may contribute to the development of obesity-associated dyslipidemia, say Japanese researchers.

27 Sep 2012

Women more likely to suffer infections related to urolithiasis

While more men than women develop kidney stones and other obstructions in the urinary tract, women are more than twice as likely to suffer infections related to the condition, according to a new study led by Henry Ford Hospital researchers.

27 Sep 2012

World working together to end polio

In a post on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog, foundation Co-Chair Bill Gates writes about traveling to New York this week to deliver a speech to the U.N. on polio eradication, one of the top five global health priorities as described by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

27 Sep 2012

Eaton highlights potential of Tropine 3 for women with hot flashes

Eaton Scientific Systems, Ltd. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pristine Solutions, Inc. is pleased to highlight the increasing international potential of Tropine 3 for the non-hormonal treatment for pre-menopausal, peri-menopausal, and post-menopausal women experiencing hot flashes.

27 Sep 2012

U.N. General Assembly focuses on women, children

"Women and children shared the spotlight at the 27th session of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday," Devex's "Development Newswire" reports.

27 Sep 2012

British Society for Immunology, Springer partner to publish six books per year

Springer and the British Society for Immunology (BSI) have entered into an agreement to publish six books per year, to be included in Springer's long-running book series, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology.

27 Sep 2012

Challenges to India's role as global pharmaceutical supplier

"India has had a positive global impact through its supply of vast quantities of low-cost, good-quality generic medicines, which have saved or prolonged millions of lives ... but there are also many factors that may hinder the continuation of the country's role as chief supplier of medicines to developing countries," Martin Khor, executive director of the South Centre in Geneva, writes in an Inter Press Service opinion piece.

27 Sep 2012

Nottingham expert to study impact of gluten intolerance on patients in the UK

A University of Nottingham expert has been awarded -80,000 by two national charities to study the impact of gluten intolerance on patients in the UK.

27 Sep 2012

Study: For children on Medicaid, prescriptions often go unfilled

A large share of medication prescriptions to children on Medicaid may go unfilled, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of nearly 17,000 prescriptions made to kids at two urban clinics, 22 percent were never filled.

27 Sep 2012

Combination of two neuroprotective therapies shows promise against Alzheimer's

The combination of two neuroprotective therapies, voluntary physical exercise, and the daily intake of melatonin has been shown to have a synergistic effect against brain deterioration in rodents with three different mutations of Alzheimer's disease.

27 Sep 2012

President Obama, Mitt Romney address Clinton Global Initiative

"President Obama and his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, appeared within hours of each other Tuesday at the Clinton Global Initiative, a global charitable gathering hosted by former president Bill Clinton, each focusing on how the United States can better promote prosperity and human rights abroad and at home," the Washington Post reports.

27 Sep 2012

Report illustrates safety and efficacy of transoral robotic surgery for supraglottic laryngectomy

Robotic surgery though the mouth is a safe and effective way to remove tumors of the throat and voice box, according to a study by head and neck cancer surgeons at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

27 Sep 2012

IRIN examines reaction to Global Fund's new funding approach

"The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has released initial details on its new funding model, ... but as the fund works to finalize the model before next year, civil society is criticizing the process for being untransparent and rushed," IRIN reports in an article examining the draft model and reaction to it.

27 Sep 2012

Article reveals biochemical chain of events involved in penile erection

For two decades, scientists have known the biochemical factors that trigger penile erection, but not what's needed to maintain one. Now an article by Johns Hopkins researchers, scheduled to be published this week by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), uncovers the biochemical chain of events involved in that process.

27 Sep 2012

AP poll: Most Americans believe health law will be implemented

The poll found that about seven in 10 people think the law will go into effect with adjustments. Some expect major changes, others, minor ones. Meanwhile, a new round of polls in the presidential contest finds President Barack Obama faring well in key states.

27 Sep 2012

GW to evaluate effectiveness of glucose-lowering drugs against type 2 diabetes

John Lachin, professor of biostatistics, epidemiology and statistics at the George Washington University, has been awarded a five-year, $134 million grant from the National Institute of Health's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to conduct a clinical trial examining the long-term effectiveness of several glucose-lowering medications for treatment of people with type 2 diabetes. The grant sets a record as the largest sum award GW has ever received.

27 Sep 2012

Medicaid: Ark. Gov. pushes expansion, Maine hunts for savings

Arkansas's governor is trying to use the health law's Medicaid coverage expansion to prevent a GOP takeover of the state legislature, while Maine hunts for savings in its Medicaid program.

27 Sep 2012

Study looks at rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism that has no known treatment

Fewer than 100 people in the world are known to be affected by a movement disorder called rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism (RDP), but its symptoms are life-changing. Seemingly normal young people are suddenly and dramatically unable to control movement of their arms or legs and have trouble speaking or swallowing. A normal life is nearly impossible.

27 Sep 2012

Blog examines need for U.S. review of multilateral, bilateral aid

"Britain's National Audit Office (NAO), akin to the U.S. Government Accountability Office or GAO, is applauding the Department for International Development's Multilateral Aid Review," Sarah Jane Staats, director of the Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance Program at the Center for Global Development (CGD), writes in this post in the center's "Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance Blog."

27 Sep 2012

Study sheds new light on potential habit-forming properties of tramadol

A study by a team of University of Kentucky researchers has shed new light on the potential habit-forming properties of the popular pain medication tramadol, in research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

27 Sep 2012