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MRI useful for identifying bone lesions in diabetic feet

Identification of specific bone lesions in the feet of patients with diabetes can be achieved with magnetic resonance imaging, show study findings.

25 Jul 2012

ANCA-associated vasculitis not a single clinical entity

Study findings show distinct subtypes of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis, distinguished by the target of autoantigen reactivity.

25 Jul 2012

Brain response to emotion altered in BD youth

Results from a US study show that adolescents with bipolar disorder (BD) have altered activation in certain brain regions in response to facial expressions of emotion.

25 Jul 2012

Reduced white matter integrity in schizophrenia patients

Patients with schizophrenia show widespread reductions in white matter integrity, particularly in fronto-temporal regions, researchers report.

25 Jul 2012

Benefit of in-joint anesthesia queried in canine arthroscopy

Measurements of gait and lameness after arthroscopy in dogs show no evidence that either intra-articular bupivacaine or morphine provide an analgesic effect in the immediate postoperative period, despite bupivacaine having some effect on pain, report researchers.

25 Jul 2012

Early-age cataract surgery increases central corneal thickness

When congenital cataract surgery is performed at an early age, central corneal thickness increases, show study results published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

25 Jul 2012

Self-neglect predicts hospice use among elderly

Both the presence and severity of self-neglect in the elderly independently predict hospice use, and are not mediated by the presence of health-related factors, show results published in the Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics.

25 Jul 2012

Constant pain after breast cancer surgery ‘more taxing’

Women who experience chronic pain after treatment for breast cancer are not significantly more anxious or depressed than women without pain, find researchers.

25 Jul 2012

RCGP: GPs ‘crucial’ in personal budget plans

The RCGP is calling for GPs to review personal health budget care plans, warning that patients’ health needs may not be met if their allocated funds run out.

25 Jul 2012

Poststroke speech therapy ‘should be reorganized’

Results of the randomized ACT NoW trial show no benefit of "enhanced" over "everyday" communication therapy for patients with dysarthria resulting from stroke.

25 Jul 2012

Exact Sciences reports total revenues of $1.0 million for second quarter 2012

Exact Sciences Corp. today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012.

25 Jul 2012

Acuo Technologies, Client Outlook and GNAX Health form new strategic alliance

GNAX Health, Acuo Technologies and Client Outlook, announced today the formation of a new strategic alliance to provide an integrated and simplified solution for medical image access, exchange and management.

25 Jul 2012

Cepheid launches new Xpert BCR-ABL Monitor test

Cepheid today announced the release of an updated Xpert BCR-ABL Monitor test, now incorporating lot-specific standardization using the WHO (World Health Organization) BCR-ABL standards.

25 Jul 2012

bluebird bio completes $60 million Series D financing

bluebird bio, a leader in the development of innovative gene therapies for severe genetic disorders, today announced the successful completion of a $60 million Series D financing. In this round, new investors Deerfield Partners, RA Capital, Ramius Capital Group, and two undisclosed blue chip public investment funds joined existing investors ARCH Venture Partners, Third Rock Ventures, TVM Capital, and Forbion Capital Partners. In addition, Shire plc joined the round as a strategic investor.

25 Jul 2012

VGo Communications, VNAVNH partner to deploy telepresence robots for home healthcare

Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Vermont and New Hampshire (VNAVNH), and VGo Communications, the leader in robotic telepresence, announced their agreement to be the first to deploy telepresence robots for use in delivering care in New Hampshire and Vermont clients' homes.

25 Jul 2012

Karyopharm commences two KPT-330 phase 1 studies in cancers

Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc., a leader in the new field of nuclear transport modulators, announced dosing of patients in the first-in-human clinical trials with KPT-330.

25 Jul 2012

MedeAnalytics launches new resource center to optimize Medicaid managed care plans

MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, today announced the launch of its Medicaid Managed Care Resource Center.

25 Jul 2012

Alexion second quarter net product sales increase to $274.7 million

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

25 Jul 2012

Increased distribution of neurosurgeons may reduce risk of motor vehicle accident-related deaths

Researchers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire have found an association between increasing the distribution of neurosurgeons throughout the United States and decreasing the risk of death from motor vehicle accidents (MVAs).

25 Jul 2012

New cell regeneration method uses gene therapy to repair bone tissue

Researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) have developed a new method of repairing bone using synthetic bone graft substitute material, which combined with gene therapy, can mimic real bone tissue and has potential to regenerate bone in patients who have lost large areas of bone from either disease or trauma.

25 Jul 2012