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Patients with sarcopenia more likely to have worse outcomes from melanoma

It's not how old but how frail patients are that can predict how well they will fare after a melanoma diagnosis. In fact, young patients in poor health may have worse outcomes than older patients in good shape.

31 Aug 2011

NSU's iPad program treats spinal cord injuries

A little iPad can go a long way. At Nova Southeastern University (NSU), the tiny, flat screen, touch pad is being used by the Occupational Therapy Department researchers to treat disabled patients who suffer from spinal cord injuries and other disabilities.

31 Aug 2011

Patients with coronary artery disease more likely to have complications from orthopedic surgery

Thrombotic and bleeding events are complications that may occur after surgery. With the aging population in the western world, there are more patients undergoing orthopedic surgery than ever before. This makes understanding the risk of complications from orthopedic surgery exceedingly important. However, there is a lack of data investigating the incidence of thrombotic and bleeding complications in orthopedic surgery.

31 Aug 2011

Cell's reserve fighting force shrinks with age: Study

When the body fights oxidative damage, it calls up a reservist enzyme that protects cells - but only if those cells are relatively young, a study has found.

31 Aug 2011

Epilepsy 'treatment gap' in Sierra Leone a result of stigma, lack of resources, experts say

In Sierra Leone, "one of Africa's poorest countries, ... scarce health care resources and the stigma surrounding epilepsy add up to a 'treatment gap' of more than 90 percent -- meaning that fewer than 10 percent of the estimated 60,000 to 100,000 Sierra Leoneans with epilepsy are getting the treatment they need," the New York Times reports.

31 Aug 2011

Hospitalized children with colonized with MRSA more likely to develop full-blown infections

A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of more than 3,000 hospitalized children shows that those colonized but not sick with the antibiotic-resistant bacterium MRSA are at considerable risk for developing full-blown infections.

31 Aug 2011

Yoga as therapy in neuropsychiatric disorders

Yoga is commonly seen as a practice beneficial to body and mind. Increasingly, yoga is being taken a step further and applied as a form of complementary and alternative medicine in treating psychiatric disorders.

31 Aug 2011

Simple tips for children's shoe shopping

As parents and children begin the back to school shopping ritual that includes fashionable shoes, the Ontario Society of Chiropodists (OSC) stresses that fit is more important than looks. Well-fitting shoes reduce the incidence of foot and ankle injuries and encourages physical activity, helping to increase self esteem through sport.

31 Aug 2011

Positive results from Bionovo's Menerba tolerability trial on menopausal hot flashes

Bionovo, Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of safe and effective treatments for women's health and cancer, today announced the positive results from the completion of their tolerability trial of Menerba (MF101) for menopausal hot flashes.

31 Aug 2011

Roundup: Laid-off IT workers in Conn. prepare for health jobs

Julie Michaelson has spent five years working on her hospital's information technology system. ... Mary McAward worked for years in data processing before being laid off. ... Both are taking federally funded courses at Capital Community College, part of a national effort to educate more than 10,500 people in the electronic systems that, after years of discussion, are poised to become commonplace in medicine. That means jobs, to build, install and maintain the systems.

31 Aug 2011

Global climate change linked with asthma-related ER visits among children

Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers have found that climate change may lead to more asthma-related health problems in children, and more emergency room (ER) visits in the next decade.

31 Aug 2011

Enrollment commences in Adamis' APC-100 Phase 1/2a clinical prostate study

Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation announced today that it enrolled the first patient in its Phase 1/2a clinical prostate study. Adamis' drug, APC-100, will be used to treat men with castrate-resistant prostate cancer.

31 Aug 2011

Insight Pharmaceuticals announces acquisition of MONISTAT business from McNEIL-PPC

Insight Pharmaceuticals, a portfolio company of Swander Pace Capital, announced today that it has acquired the MONISTAT North American brand portfolio from McNEIL-PPC, Inc.

31 Aug 2011

Positive results from Pearl's formoterol fumarate MDI Phase 2b trial on moderate-to-severe COPD

Pearl Therapeutics Inc. today announced positive results from a randomized, double-blind, Phase 2b, dose-ranging study of its formoterol fumarate metered dose inhaler (FF MDI; PT005), a long-acting beta-2 agonist (LABA) compared to placebo and Foradil Aerolizer in patients with moderate-to-severe COPD.

31 Aug 2011

Valeant to acquire Afexa for C$76 million in cash

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., announced today that it has agreed to acquire Afexa Life Sciences Inc. for approximately C$76 million.

31 Aug 2011

Perrigo's ANDA for Ketoconazole Foam, 2% receives final FDA approval to treat seborrheic dermatitis

Perrigo Company today announced that it has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its abbreviated new drug application for Ketoconazole Foam, 2%, the generic version of Extina Ketoconazole Foam, 2%.

31 Aug 2011

Favorable top-line results from Aeterna Zentaris' AEZS-130 Phase 3 study on AGHD

Aeterna Zentaris Inc. today announced favorable top-line results of its completed Phase 3 study with AEZS-130 as the first oral diagnostic test for Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency.

31 Aug 2011

Omega board authorizes repurchase of $100M shares of common stock

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of its outstanding common stock, from time to time over the next 12 months.

31 Aug 2011

Viewpoints: States' anti-abortion laws; unproven cancer therapy; paying for retirees' health benefits

Since last year, 13 states, including Kansas, have enacted laws banning insurance coverage of abortion in the health insurance exchanges created by the federal health care reform law. Some states have gone even further, aggressively restricting abortion coverage even in private insurance plans sold outside the exchanges. ... These cases, some of which are being appealed, are testing whether the antiabortion movement will get its way. It shouldn't.

31 Aug 2011

Racial, ethnic and poverty disparities in human papillomavirus vaccination completion

Barriers that hinder young African-American, Hispanic and poor women from completing a series of three vaccinations to prevent human papillomavirus infection (HPV) also leave them at higher risk for cervical cancer and death.

30 Aug 2011

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Patients with sarcopenia more likely to have worse outcomes from melanoma

NSU's iPad program treats spinal cord injuries

Patients with coronary artery disease more likely to have complications from orthopedic surgery

Cell's reserve fighting force shrinks with age: Study

Epilepsy 'treatment gap' in Sierra Leone a result of stigma, lack of resources, experts say

Hospitalized children with colonized with MRSA more likely to develop full-blown infections

Yoga as therapy in neuropsychiatric disorders

Simple tips for children's shoe shopping

Positive results from Bionovo's Menerba tolerability trial on menopausal hot flashes

Roundup: Laid-off IT workers in Conn. prepare for health jobs

Global climate change linked with asthma-related ER visits among children

Enrollment commences in Adamis' APC-100 Phase 1/2a clinical prostate study

Insight Pharmaceuticals announces acquisition of MONISTAT business from McNEIL-PPC

Positive results from Pearl's formoterol fumarate MDI Phase 2b trial on moderate-to-severe COPD

Valeant to acquire Afexa for C$76 million in cash

Perrigo's ANDA for Ketoconazole Foam, 2% receives final FDA approval to treat seborrheic dermatitis

Favorable top-line results from Aeterna Zentaris' AEZS-130 Phase 3 study on AGHD

Omega board authorizes repurchase of $100M shares of common stock

Viewpoints: States' anti-abortion laws; unproven cancer therapy; paying for retirees' health benefits

Racial, ethnic and poverty disparities in human papillomavirus vaccination completion

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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