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Majority of adults do not support legislation that addresses youth sexting

Sexting - sending sexually explicit, nude, or semi-nude photos by cell phone - has become a national concern, especially when it involves children and teens. A new poll shows that the vast majority of adults do not support legal consequences for teens who sext.

21 Mar 2012

FKBP52 may prevent hyperphosphorylation of pathogenic Tau protein

New research in humans published today reveals that the so-called FKBP52 protein may prevent the Tau protein from turning pathogenic. This may prove significant for the development of new Alzheimer's drugs and for detecting the disease before the onset of clinical symptoms.

21 Mar 2012

Factors that increase the possibility of having migraines

A migraine is the most common type of headache that propels patients to seek care from their doctors. Roughly 30 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches, with women affected almost three times more often than men, according to statistics from the National Headache Foundation in Chicago.

21 Mar 2012

OSU, NCKU sign MOU to improve clinical research on pancreatic cancer

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan, southern Taiwan, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ohio State University (OSU) College of Pharmacy on March 20 at the NCKU College of Medicine as part of its effort to enhance its international academic cooperation and most importantly to improve the clinical research on pancreatic cancer.

21 Mar 2012

Reuters examines global rise in drug-resistant tuberculosis cases

"[O]ften seen in the wealthy West as a disease of bygone eras," Reuters examines rising rates of tuberculosis (TB) -- drug-resistant TB in particular -- among the world's rich and poor. "[R]apidly rising rates of drug-resistant TB in some of the wealthiest cities in the world, as well as across Africa and Asia, are again making history," Reuters writes.

21 Mar 2012

Universal to acquire Seitz ProShield assets

Universal Capital Management, Inc. announced today a non-binding letter of intent to purchase ProShield assets, a product owned by Seitz Technical Products, Inc.

21 Mar 2012

HCD implements HLI's Language Engine

Health Language, Inc. (HLI), the global leader in healthcare terminology management, today announced its Language Engine has been selected by Health Care DataWorks, Inc. (HCD), to map disparate data entered into its KnowledgeEdge brand Enterprise Data Warehouse, providing health systems with standard code sets, enhanced analytics, reporting and business intelligence.

21 Mar 2012

Jersey Shore University Medical Center installs Asteres' ScriptCenter

Asteres Inc., the industry's leading provider of automated prescription pickup kiosks for retail, hospital, and Veterans Affairs/military pharmacies, announced today their first New Jersey hospital installation at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, a member of Meridian Health, in Neptune, New Jersey.

21 Mar 2012

Unseasonably warm weather triggers summer-type accidents

March 20 officially marks the first day of spring, but doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are already seeing summer-type accidents due to unseasonably warm weather.

21 Mar 2012

New perspective on why the immune system makes us worse while trying to make us well

A new article in The Quarterly Review of Biology helps explain why the immune system often makes us worse while trying to make us well.

21 Mar 2012

FPS acquires Psych Support

Family Preservation Services (FPS) of North Carolina, Inc., a leading provider of mental health services for at-risk and disadvantaged youth and adults with severe and persistent mental illness, today announced it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Psych Support Inc., a Raleigh-based Critical Access Behavioral Health Agency.

21 Mar 2012

Six early-career researchers to receive Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize

The new recipients of the most important prize for early-career researchers in Germany have been announced. The selection committee, appointed by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), has chosen three young men and three young women to receive the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize 2012.

21 Mar 2012

Closer to effective screening for TB

An Australian scientist will bring effective screening for tuberculosis a step closer with his latest study in Vietnam- where he now lives and works.

21 Mar 2012

Common pain relievers could cause hypertension

Diseases such as kidney failure and endocrine tumors are among the suspects causing high blood pressure - but could the common pain relievers in your medicine cabinet be the culprit? According to Prof. Ehud Grossman of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Sheba Medical Center, many common over-the-counter and prescription medications are underlying causes of hypertension, which is a major risk factor for stroke, heart attack, and aneurisms.

21 Mar 2012

IDSA releases new rhinosinusitis guidelines

The vast majority of sinus infections are caused by viruses and should not be treated with antibiotics, suggest new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

21 Mar 2012

Two new studies strongly support link between insulin resistance and Alzheimer's

An emerging body of research suggests that Alzheimer's disease may be linked to insulin resistance, constituting a third type of diabetes. This model is based on several observations including an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease for diabetic patients, and reduced insulin levels in the brain tissue of Alzheimer's disease patients. Though intriguing, the existing evidence does not reveal if defective insulin signaling is causative of Alzheimer's or how insulin resistance impacts cognitive function.

21 Mar 2012

Enrollment complete in HAL Allergy PURETHAL Mites Phase II trial for allergic rhinitis/rhinoconjunctivitis

HAL Allergy B.V. today announced that it has successfully completed patient enrollment in its Phase II dose range finding study. This multi-centre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in 250 patients with persistent allergic rhinitis / rhinoconjunctivitis will characterize the dose-response relationship of PURETHAL Mites in order to support the optimal dose in terms of clinical efficacy and safety.

21 Mar 2012

Terason receives FDA 510(k) clearance to use Soma's AxoTrack technology

Terason, the leading manufacturer of high-performance portable ultrasound systems and Soma Access Systems LLC today announced that they have received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for a new transducer equipped with AxoTrack needle visualization technology.

21 Mar 2012

Thermedical closes $1.5 million in Series A funding

Thermedical, a privately held company developing proprietary thermal therapy equipment for numerous clinical conditions, today announced that it closed $1.5 million in Series A funding with a private investor, Samuel H. Maslak, Sc.D.

21 Mar 2012

Systagenix announces U.S. launch of EPIFIX amniotic membrane allograft

Systagenix, announced today that it will launch EPIFIX in the United States in March as part of a global distribution agreement reached with MiMedx Group, Inc.

21 Mar 2012