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Socioeconomic status may contribute to celiac diagnostic disparity

Income is a pivotal factor in whether a patient without common symptoms of celiac disease is accurately diagnosed with the digestive condition, according to a new study from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA.

9 May 2011

Despite evidence family members feel feeding tube improves quality of life for elderly dementia patients

Despite evidence that feeding tubes do not improve survival rates or quality of life for elderly patients with advanced dementia, their frequency of use varies widely across the states. A new survey of family members finds that discussions surrounding the decision to place feeding tubes surgically are often inadequate.

9 May 2011

GOP Medicare proposal keeps roiling Washington politics

Six months after Republicans swept the midterm election by promising bold solutions to fiscal woes, they continue to struggle to find a unified voice on key issues and to overcome persistent divisions within the party.

9 May 2011

Adalimumab remains in newborn's bloodstream for at least three months

Adalimumab, a drug often prescribed for women with Crohn's disease, actively crosses the placenta during the final trimester of pregnancy and remains in a newborn's bloodstream for at least three months, researchers at the University of California San Francisco have found.

9 May 2011

Study reveals autism prevalence may be higher than current estimates in Korean children

Autism may be more common worldwide than previously thought, according to researchers from the George Washington University and Yale University.

9 May 2011

MaxID wins 1000-unit sale of iDL500 multi-modal mobile computer in South Africa

MaxID Pty Ltd, a wholly owned company of MaxID Corp, a leading provider of mobile identity solutions, is pleased to announce that it has won a 1000-unit sale of its iDL500 units in South Africa.

9 May 2011

Research offers further evidence that diet affects gastrointestinal illnesses

Research being presented at Digestive Disease Week- offers further evidence that diet affects gastrointestinal illnesses, such as gallstones and celiac disease, and that some patients who think their digestive problems are caused by lactose intolerance are actually reacting to a psychological disorder.

9 May 2011

Pawlenty's health-care claims during debate get mixed ratings

During the first Republican presidential debate of the 2012 campaign, former Gov. Tim Pawlenty reminded viewers that President Barack Obama was against a requirement that everyone buy health insurance before he was for it. Just a few years ago, Obama "promised the nation he would do health care reform focused on cost containment, he opposed the individual mandate," Pawlenty said on May 5, 2011.

9 May 2011

Period of observation can avoid unnecessary head CT scan use in children

Overall, roughly half of U.S. children taken to hospital emergency departments for a head injury receive a head CT scan, often to ease worried parents' concerns. Yet true traumatic brain injury is uncommon.

9 May 2011

Mithridion's MCD-386CR receives Orphan Drug designation from FDA for PSP treatment

Mithridion, Inc., a privately-owned clinical stage drug development company focusing on serious Central Nervous System disorders, announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded Orphan Drug designation for MCD-386CR, its lead drug candidate, for the treatment of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.

9 May 2011

New book outlines revolutionary 8-step rapid fat-loss program

TurboCharged, a new book by brother and sister co-authors Dian Griesel, Ph.D. and Tom Griesel, outlines a revolutionary 8-step rapid fat-loss program requiring no aerobic exercise, supplements or special equipment. The book is now available on Amazon.de for readers in Germany.

9 May 2011

Mary Ann Liebert publishes new journal on cancer care for adolescent and young adult patients

The field of adolescent and young adult oncology reflects the growing recognition that this group of patients and survivors are not just "old" pediatric patients or "young" adult patients.

9 May 2011

Florida, Vermont, Hawaii, Maine make sweeping health care changes

As some state legislative sessions begin drawing to a close, news outlets report on major changes in health care. Florida is overhauling its Medicaid program, Vermont passed a modified "single payer" bill, Hawaii is trying a "medical home" model and the Maine legislature has a new approach to insurance sales in the state.

9 May 2011

NYU Langone researchers present recent findings at The Heart Rhythm Society 32nd annual sessions

Cardiologists from the Cardiac & Vascular Institute at NYU Langone Medical Center presented new research at The Heart Rhythm Society's 32nd Annual Scientific Sessions, May 4 -7 in San Francisco, California.

9 May 2011

Karmanos Cancer Institute raises funds for patient care and research

More than 450 guests attended the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute's 29th Annual Dinner gala on Saturday, April 30, at the beautiful General Motors Heritage Center, in Sterling Heights. Dan Akerson, chairman and chief executive officer for General Motors Company, and his wife Karin, chaired the event.

9 May 2011

Administration's top lawyer to argue for health law at appeals court hearing

The government's top lawyer will handle the first appeals court arguments on the constitutionality of the healthcare reform law - a sign of how seriously the administration takes lower court proceedings in a case with huge ramifications not only for the healthcare system, but for the 2012 election.

9 May 2011

Brain cancer research needs $50 billion to find cure

According to one of Australia's leading neurosurgeons a massive increase in funding is needed to find a cure for brain cancer. Brain cancer kills one Australian every eight hours. About 1,400 cases of malignant brain cancer are diagnosed in Australia every year and about 1,100 people die from the disease.

8 May 2011

Breast cancer linked to lifestyle & three new genes

According to the latest research as many as 20,000 British women could avoid developing breast cancer if they took more exercise, drank less and ate better. The World Cancer Research Fund recommends taking half an hour of physical exercise a day, limiting alcohol consumption to just one drink daily and losing weight.

8 May 2011

Junk food ads to be banned to slow childhood obesity rates

Health experts and anti-obesity groups have called for a total ban on junk-food advertising during peak children's viewing times. This comes in the wake of the release of the research finding of the Obesity Policy Coalition that conducted a telephone survey of 1,521 adults says that 84 per cent of consumers believe children should be protected from unhealthy food advertising.

8 May 2011

Parasites in human waste fertilizers alarm health experts

It has been suggested that human faeces used as fertiliser on farms are leading to the spread of ‘Third World’ parasites causing a serious stomach illness across Sydney.

8 May 2011