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Scientists report development of three new formulations against methamphetamine abuse

Scientists are reporting development of three promising formulations that could be used in a vaccine to treat methamphetamine addiction - one of the most serious drug abuse problems in the United States.

15 Sep 2011

U.K. Coalition against NTDs officially launched in London

This "End the Neglect" blog post reports that the U.K. Coalition against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) was officially launched on Tuesday at the All Parliamentary Group on Malaria and NTDs meeting in London.

15 Sep 2011

Lack of communication between diabetes patients and physicians around hypoglycaemia: Survey

New multinational survey data released to coincide with the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 47th Annual Meeting has revealed a lack of communication between type 2 diabetes patients and physicians around hypoglycaemia.

15 Sep 2011

Health industry, insurers launch coalition to sign up uninsured

Meanwhile, Modern Healthcare reports that federal officials are seeking input regarding a health overhaul provision.

15 Sep 2011

Axeq announces Turnkey Discovery sequencing and analysis services

Axeq Technologies announced the industry-first Axeq Turnkey Discovery analytical bioinformatic services coupled with high-coverage exome sequencing applications.

15 Sep 2011

Fighting NCDs can be achieved with low-cost interventions

In this Atlantic opinion piece, Amanda Glassman, director of Global Health Policy at the Center for Global Development (CGD), and Denizhan Duran, a research assistant at CGD, outline the macro- and microeconomic effects non-communicable diseases (NCDs) can have on countries and families, noting that "80 percent of NCD deaths occur in developing countries, mostly the middle-income countries."

15 Sep 2011

NCCN 6th annual congress discusses role of maintenance therapies in follicular lymphoma

While therapeutic advances have improved survival of patients with follicular lymphoma (FL), it remains an incurable disease with inevitable relapse. This underscores the need for therapies and strategies to extend the duration of remission without significantly increasing toxicity and while maintaining quality of life.

15 Sep 2011

USAID releases new issue of frontlines

The September/October issue of USAID's Frontlines focuses on the agency's efforts in Sudan and the new nation of South Sudan, as well as USAID's Education Strategy. In his "Insights" column, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah writes, "There is no more powerful tool for creating healthy, prosperous, stable societies than education".

15 Sep 2011

Small nursing homes for people with dementia provide good quality care, domestic environment

Small group homes for people with dementia provide good quality care and a domestic environment where people can live as individuals and families can get involved. But tension can arise when it comes to deciding who takes responsibilities for certain practical and caring tasks.

15 Sep 2011

Presidential Commission report calls 1940s STD experiments in Guatemala 'gross violations of ethics'

"Sexually transmitted disease experiments conducted by federal researchers from 1946 to 1948 in Guatemala involved 'gross violations of ethics,'" according to a report published Tuesday by the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, USA Today's "ScienceFair" blog reports.

15 Sep 2011

Telestroke appears to be cost-effective for rural hospitals

In a first of its kind study, researchers have found that using two way audio-video telemedicine to deliver stroke care, also known as telestroke, appears to be cost-effective for rural hospitals that don't have an around-the-clock neurologist, or stroke expert, on staff.

15 Sep 2011

Differences in lifestyle, tumor genetics linked to head and neck cancer in African Americans

Why are African Americans more likely than Caucasians to be not only diagnosed with head and neck cancer, but also die from the disease? While the answer isn't a simple one, differences in lifestyle, access to care and tumor genetics may, in part, be to blame, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital.

15 Sep 2011

Consensus panel calls for specialized nutrition therapy to manage obesity

A newly published consensus report prepared by a panel of clinical experts, with sponsorship from Nestle Health Science, reveals that there are opportunities to do more to manage the impact of obesity on the delivery of critical care, particularly in the area of nutrition therapy.

15 Sep 2011

WHO warns drug-resistant TB spreading in Europe at 'alarming' rate, releases plan to fight disease

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) "are spreading at an alarming rate in Europe and will kill thousands unless health authorities halt the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday" during the launch of "a new regional plan to find, diagnose and treat cases of the airborne infectious disease more effectively," Reuters reports.

15 Sep 2011

Heart specialists reveal how pacemaker works at the biological level

Heart specialists at Johns Hopkins have figured out how a widely used pacemaker for heart failure, which makes both sides of the heart beat together to pump effectively, works at the biological level.

15 Sep 2011

Fast-track genetic diagnosis for hearing loss

Over 28 million Americans are hearing impaired, and 50 percent of these cases can be traced to genetic causes. The condition can be especially challenging for children born hearing impaired because spoken language, reading, and cognitive development are tied to hearing. That makes early diagnosis essential for identifying appropriate therapy and treatment.

15 Sep 2011

The value of work-based wellness programs

Work these days can certainly be stressful, and that stress can eventually lead to burnout and even health problems. But can the growing number of wellness programs at work make employees healthier than they would otherwise be? According to recent research, such programs around the country save $1.9 trillion in health care costs per year. Makes sense, since a large portion of health care costs are spent treating preventable conditions.

15 Sep 2011

Researchers to study relationship between visual function, muscular coordination and driving

Researchers at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) and the psychology department have partnered with Perceptual Testing Inc. of San Diego to study the relationship between visual function, muscular coordination and driving.

15 Sep 2011

Novo Nordisk's insulin degludec reduces blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes

Ultra-long-acting insulin degludec, an investigational basal insulin being developed by Novo Nordisk, showed significant blood sugar reductions in patients with type 2 diabetes.

From Novo Nordisk 15 Sep 2011

Without action to curb antibiotic resistance, some diseases may once again become untreatable

In this Atlantic Magazine opinion piece, Megan McArdle, senior editor at the Atlantic, echoes a warning by the FDA issued in 2001 which stated, "Unless antibiotic resistance problems are detected as they emerge, and actions are taken to contain them, the world could be faced with previously treatable diseases that have again become untreatable, as in the days before antibiotics were developed."

15 Sep 2011

Medical News

Scientists report development of three new formulations against methamphetamine abuse

U.K. Coalition against NTDs officially launched in London

Lack of communication between diabetes patients and physicians around hypoglycaemia: Survey

Health industry, insurers launch coalition to sign up uninsured

Axeq announces Turnkey Discovery sequencing and analysis services

Fighting NCDs can be achieved with low-cost interventions

NCCN 6th annual congress discusses role of maintenance therapies in follicular lymphoma

USAID releases new issue of frontlines

Small nursing homes for people with dementia provide good quality care, domestic environment

Presidential Commission report calls 1940s STD experiments in Guatemala 'gross violations of ethics'

Telestroke appears to be cost-effective for rural hospitals

Differences in lifestyle, tumor genetics linked to head and neck cancer in African Americans

Consensus panel calls for specialized nutrition therapy to manage obesity

WHO warns drug-resistant TB spreading in Europe at 'alarming' rate, releases plan to fight disease

Heart specialists reveal how pacemaker works at the biological level

Fast-track genetic diagnosis for hearing loss

The value of work-based wellness programs

Researchers to study relationship between visual function, muscular coordination and driving

Novo Nordisk's insulin degludec reduces blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes

Without action to curb antibiotic resistance, some diseases may once again become untreatable

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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