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Artificial discs a viable alternative to fusion surgery for two-level lumbar degenerative disc disease

When two adjacent discs in the low back wear out, become compressed and cause unmanageable pain, numbness or other symptoms, replacement with artificial discs can be a viable alternative to standard fusion surgery, based on two-year post-surgery data from a randomized, multicenter trial recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

21 May 2011

Free NCLEX-RN Review Class for nursing students affected by tornado disasters

To help aspiring nurses in Alabama whose nursing education may have been interrupted by the tornado disasters last month, Kaplan Nursing is offering its NCLEX-RN Review Class for free, Monday, May 23 through Thursday, May 26, from 9 AM to 4 PM, at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville.

21 May 2011

Researchers develop cheap, reliable diagnostic test for HLRCC

Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a cheap and reliable diagnostic test for a rare form of cancer. The test involves screening tumour samples for a particular molecular fingerprint unique to this type of cancer.

21 May 2011

Feeding SimplyThick to premature infants may cause NEC, warns FDA

FDA is warning parents, caregivers and health care providers not to feed SimplyThick, a thickening agent for management of swallowing disorders, to infants born before 37 weeks.

21 May 2011

WHO member states adopt resolutions on financing, reform and flu pandemic at World Health Assembly

A committee of WHO member governments this week at the World Health Assembly in Geneva "adopted a resolution on the future financing of the organisation and a broad set of reforms, as well as a resolution on the WHO's management of [the H1N1] influenza pandemic showing no evidence of wrongdoing," Intellectual Property Watch reports.

21 May 2011

Decade-long study demonstrates immediate, long-term benefits of holmium laser treatment for enlarged prostate

New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Urology Association (AUA) in Washington, DC demonstrates that holmium laser therapy is a safe and durable treatment option for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - an enlargement of the prostate that affects most men as they age.

21 May 2011

Adjusting life goals can help family caregivers prevent depressive symptoms: Study

Caring for a family member with a mental illness can be a taxing experience marked by personal sacrifices and psychological problems.

21 May 2011

Multiple toxic mechanisms link elevated iron, copper levels in the brain and extensive DNA damage

No one knows the cause of most cases of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative disorders. But researchers have found that certain factors are consistently associated with these debilitating conditions.

21 May 2011

16 Countries pledge to reduce maternal, newborn, child mortality

Sixteen countries have announced new commitments aimed at significantly reducing maternal, newborn and child mortality by "focus[ing] on measures proven effective in preventing deaths, such as increased contraceptive use, attended childbirth, improved access to emergency obstetric care, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, and childhood immunizations," ANI/Sify News reports (5/20).

21 May 2011

Healthier diet associated with less weight gain in African American women: Study

Investigators from the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University have reported that African American women who consumed a diet high in vegetables and fruit gained less weight over a 14-year period than those who consumed a diet high in red meat and fried foods.

21 May 2011

OPINION: Global health community must recognize merits of HIV treatment as prevention

"Many interesting research questions now lie ahead. But most urgent will be the assessment of the practical impact of these findings and their public health importance in generalised epidemics," according to a Lancet editorial about last week's release of study results showing early HIV treatment dramatically reduces transmission risk.

21 May 2011

USPTO awards Serina patent for polymer drug delivery technology

Serina Therapeutics, Inc., a pharmaceutical research and development company, announced that the company was awarded a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering its polymer technology.

21 May 2011

Cross-disciplinary fall prevention programs for visually impaired older adults

For older adults, a fall can pose a serious health risk. Add in blindness or visual impairment, and the possibility of a fall increases. The approach of "it takes a village" can be applied to reducing the risk of a fall. Cross-disciplinary fall prevention programs that address multiple risk factors have been shown to be effective.

21 May 2011

Stopping prostate cancer cells from 'bulking up' with nutrients blocks spread of disease

Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that stopping prostate cancer cells from 'bulking up' with nutrients reduces the spread of the disease and tumour size, according to research published today in EMBO Journal.

21 May 2011

World Health Assembly could pass resolutions asking governments to improve water, sanitation, IPS reports

Inter Press Service reports on the possibility that the World Health Assembly "could adopt landmark resolutions asking governments to improve water and sanitation to eradicate cholera and guinea worm," the latter of which exists in only four countries - Ghana, Mali, Ethiopia and Sudan.

21 May 2011

Researchers to examine different teaching models for children with ASD

Researchers from the University of Miami Department of Psychology participated in a multi-site study to examine different teaching models for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The study is one of the first to look at the fidelity of treatment models for preschoolers with autism.

21 May 2011

Cordis EXOSEAL Vascular Closure Device receives approval in the U.S.

Cordis Corporation, a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of interventional vascular technology, today announced the approval of the EXOSEAL Vascular Closure Device in the US. EXOSEAL incorporates a number of new advances in technology and simplicity of design to provide precise and secure extravascular arterial closure.

21 May 2011

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Artificial discs a viable alternative to fusion surgery for two-level lumbar degenerative disc disease

Free NCLEX-RN Review Class for nursing students affected by tornado disasters

Researchers develop cheap, reliable diagnostic test for HLRCC

Feeding SimplyThick to premature infants may cause NEC, warns FDA

WHO member states adopt resolutions on financing, reform and flu pandemic at World Health Assembly

Decade-long study demonstrates immediate, long-term benefits of holmium laser treatment for enlarged prostate

Adjusting life goals can help family caregivers prevent depressive symptoms: Study

Multiple toxic mechanisms link elevated iron, copper levels in the brain and extensive DNA damage

16 Countries pledge to reduce maternal, newborn, child mortality

Healthier diet associated with less weight gain in African American women: Study

OPINION: Global health community must recognize merits of HIV treatment as prevention

USPTO awards Serina patent for polymer drug delivery technology

Cross-disciplinary fall prevention programs for visually impaired older adults

Stopping prostate cancer cells from 'bulking up' with nutrients blocks spread of disease

World Health Assembly could pass resolutions asking governments to improve water, sanitation, IPS reports

Researchers to examine different teaching models for children with ASD

Cordis EXOSEAL Vascular Closure Device receives approval in the U.S.

Texas, Minnesota lawmakers advance abortion bills

Data from Seattle Genetics' brentuximab vedotin, SGN-75 programs to be presented at ASCO 2011

Coordinated efforts required to close gaps in preventive behavior: American Cancer Society

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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