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Over 10% of children falsely identified as having noise induced hearing loss

New research from University of Minnesota hearing scientists shows that fewer than 20 percent of teenagers in the United States have a hearing loss as a result of exposure to loud sounds, thus offering a different analysis of data reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in August.

21 Sep 2010

Study observes enteral nutrition outcome in patients with severe acute pancreatitis

Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) requires an adequate nutritional support. Enteral nutrition (EN) should be preferred to total parenteral nutrition in patients with SAP, as it is associated with reduced mortality and complications. However, in clinical practice EN is employed far less frequently than it should. The main obstacle to EN diffusion is that it is considered complicated, as to ensure full pancreatic rest, nutrition tubes should be placed in the jejunum, requiring often troublesome procedures. In the past few years, it has been proposed that EN through nasogastric (NG) tubes may be a simple, safe and equally valid alternative to nasojejunal tubes.

21 Sep 2010

National Science Foundation awards UofL researcher $500,000 for nervous system study

Michal Hetman, MD, PhD, associate professor and endowed chair in molecular signaling in the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center and the UofL Department of Neurological Surgery, has received a three-year, $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund a project that will aim to explain how the nervous system grows and develops.

21 Sep 2010

VDF presents 2010 awards at seventh annual meeting

The Vascular Disease Foundation (VDF) presented its annual awards at the organization's seventh annual meeting in Alexandria, VA. The awards honor the work of citizens, health care providers, organizations, researchers and companies that have enhanced the understanding and/or treatment of peripheral vascular diseases.

21 Sep 2010

New professional handbook highlights fast-growing trends in scientific knowledge

As genomic advances reveal new insights into what underlies human health and disease, important questions emerge about the meaning of this information for entire families especially children and their parents. Now, a new professional handbook is available to help researchers, practitioners, and policy makers understand the impacts of these discoveries on child and family well-being.

21 Sep 2010

NIMU, NMRC sign CRADA agreement

Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems, Inc. announced that it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) in Silver Springs, MD to evaluate the benefit of Exer-Rest for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

21 Sep 2010

Regular consumption of watercress can prevent breast cancer: Research

Watercress, the super food, is now watercress the breast cancer preventive according to a study released September 20, 2010 in The British Journal of Nutrition conducted by the Cancer Research Centre at the School of Medicine, Southampton General Hospital in the United Kingdom.

21 Sep 2010

FDA recommends dabigatran etexilate to prevent stroke in AF patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee today voted 9 to 0 in favour of recommending dabigatran etexilate for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

21 Sep 2010

ALS Society of Canada applauds Prime Minister's commitment to ensure benefits for veterans with ALS

The ALS Society of Canada applauds Prime Minister Stephen Harper's September 17 announcement on Global National Television regarding veterans with ALS: "I think I've been pretty clear that supporting our veterans is one of the government's highest priorities. We've been doing some internal reviews. We're aware of some concerns on how veterans who have ALS may be handled and I've certainly been insisting our officials look into how we can fix some people's problems. So you're going to see some action on that in the not-too-distant future."

21 Sep 2010

Discovery could lead to new treatment methods for toxoplasmosis

The parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis requires a stress response system that helps it survive the move to infect new cells, Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have reported, a discovery that could lead to new treatments to control the disease.

21 Sep 2010

Scientists identify new pathway to control immune balance

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified a new pathway that helps control the immune balance through reciprocal regulation of specialized T lymphocytes, which play very different inflammatory roles.

21 Sep 2010

MediMedia launches Formulary Quick Lookup tool

MediMedia Information Technologies LLC, the complete source for formulary intelligence, has introduced Formulary Quick Lookup. Developed to enhance our Formulary Compass™ data suite, this website now joins the other Formulary Compass offerings.

21 Sep 2010

Arrayit installs microarray platform at NIH

Arrayit Corporation has completed installation and technical training of its proprietary microarray platform at the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, in Rockville, Maryland. In 2010, the NIH will invest more than $31.2 billion in medical research for the American people through 50,000 competitive grants to 325,000 researchers at 3,000 universities, hospitals, companies, medical schools and scientific institutions in the United States and around the world.

21 Sep 2010

Lifepoint Hospitals announces pricing of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. announced today the pricing of $400 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020. The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will be guaranteed by substantially all of the Company's subsidiaries that guarantee its senior secured credit facilities.

21 Sep 2010

Health insurance companies raise rates in Colorado and Michigan; Minn.'s GMAC program takes 'full form' in the state's hospitals

The Denver Post: "Health-insurance companies are raising rates in Colorado, ending sales of child-only policies and blaming their actions in part on the federal health reform law, moves that regulators call 'bizarre' and consumer advocates are vowing to watch. The election-season changes by insurers come as Democrats and Republicans escalate harsh rhetoric on the reforms passed in March.

21 Sep 2010

Aware to unveil new biometrics software products at 2010 Biometrics Consortium Conference

Aware, Inc., a global provider of imaging and biometrics software, today announced that it will introduce and demonstrate several new biometrics software products in its exhibition booth at the upcoming Biometrics Consortium Conference and Technology Expo. The event takes place in Tampa from September 21 to 23, 2010.

21 Sep 2010

Trius and Scripps to develop antibiotics from marine biomedical sources

In an effort to tap into the vast potential of the oceans as a source for novel medical treatments, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), a part of the Department of Defense (DoD), has awarded San Diego-based Trius Therapeutics, Inc. a four-and-a-half year contract worth up to $29.5 million to collaborate with Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego for the development of novel antibiotics directed against microorganisms that cause serious infections.

21 Sep 2010

AB5000 VADs can restore normal hemodynamics in AMI cardiogenic shock patients: Report

Results from the U.S. registry of Abiomed, Inc. AB5000 patients were recently published in the September 2010 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. The paper, "Use of the AB5000TM Ventricular Assist Device in Cardiogenic Shock After Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)," concludes that the "results from this nationwide registry suggest that VADs can restore normal hemodynamics and support recovery of native cardiac function in the majority of survivors when conventional therapies fail."

21 Sep 2010

HHS provides $101 million as part of Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the release of $101 million in emergency contingency funding to help eligible low-income homeowners and renters meet their home energy needs.

21 Sep 2010

High screen use increases body fat in teenagers

Too much television, video games and Internet can increase body fat in teens. A five-year study from the University of Montreal and the Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, has found teenagers have four different patterns of screen use: increasers, decreasers, consistently high and consistently low users.

21 Sep 2010

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Over 10% of children falsely identified as having noise induced hearing loss

Study observes enteral nutrition outcome in patients with severe acute pancreatitis

National Science Foundation awards UofL researcher $500,000 for nervous system study

VDF presents 2010 awards at seventh annual meeting

New professional handbook highlights fast-growing trends in scientific knowledge

NIMU, NMRC sign CRADA agreement

Regular consumption of watercress can prevent breast cancer: Research

FDA recommends dabigatran etexilate to prevent stroke in AF patients

ALS Society of Canada applauds Prime Minister's commitment to ensure benefits for veterans with ALS

Discovery could lead to new treatment methods for toxoplasmosis

Scientists identify new pathway to control immune balance

MediMedia launches Formulary Quick Lookup tool

Arrayit installs microarray platform at NIH

Lifepoint Hospitals announces pricing of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020

Health insurance companies raise rates in Colorado and Michigan; Minn.'s GMAC program takes 'full form' in the state's hospitals

Aware to unveil new biometrics software products at 2010 Biometrics Consortium Conference

Trius and Scripps to develop antibiotics from marine biomedical sources

AB5000 VADs can restore normal hemodynamics in AMI cardiogenic shock patients: Report

HHS provides $101 million as part of Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program

High screen use increases body fat in teenagers

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