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Geriatricians call for creative and wide-reaching solutions to end-of-life care for patients with dementia

Three University of Chicago geriatricians are calling for creative and wide-reaching solutions to the problem of sub-optimal end-of-life care for patients with dementia.

14 Oct 2004

UK agencies stepping up action to protect the public's health following continued outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis

The UK Health Protection Agency (HPA) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are stepping up action to protect the public's health following continued outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis (other than phage type 4) since 2002, many of which have been linked to Spanish eggs used in the catering trade.

14 Oct 2004

Scientists can now explain why the brain prefers one brand of soft drink to another

A study involving 67 people showed no preference for either Coca-Cola® (Coke®) or Pepsi® when the drinks were administered anonymously, according to results published in the Oct. 14 issue of the journal Neuron.

13 Oct 2004

New research collaboration investigates disease in newborn and elderly

The University of Otago's Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences' 30 year expertise in free radical research will be a vital component of a new collaborative Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE), recently backed by major Government funding.

13 Oct 2004

Report challenges the British government's drug strategy

The findings show that the majority of drug addicts contacting drug treatment services in Scotland are looking to achieve abstinence rather than to receive advice on harm reduction from treatment services.

13 Oct 2004

Building awareness of a silent epidemic

It was only when UniSA architecture student Andrew Wishart fractured a rib after doing a simple thing, pushing a cupboard at home, that he thought about the possibility he may have a bigger problem.

13 Oct 2004

Researchers make House of Commons focus on school toilets

Newcastle University researchers have played a key part in a national campaign to improve school toilets which is being launched at the House of Commons.

13 Oct 2004

Study shows how people with severe and persistent mental illnesses live their everyday lives

A study by two Indiana University Bloomington professors in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation is beginning to suggest how people with severe and persistent mental illnesses live their everyday lives.

13 Oct 2004

Asthma research company Synairgen to float on London's Alternative Investment Market

A spin-out company from the University of Southampton specialising in finding and out-licensing treatments for chronic bronchitis (COPD) and the severest forms of asthma, is about to seek a listing on London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

13 Oct 2004

Researchers help neonatal specialists administer a replacement substance that helps babies breathe easier

When babies are born prematurely, their lungs are not able to produce a protein that helps them breathe.

13 Oct 2004

Laboratory test of evolutionary theory confirms the importance of connections between populations

Researchers studying the evolutionary dynamics of bacteria and viruses in bubbling glass tubes have confirmed an evolutionary theory of central importance to ecologists studying more familiar flora and fauna in the wild.

13 Oct 2004

PAHO reports on the care and treatment of people with HIV in the Americas

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued reports on the first seven of 47 countries and territories with new and specific data on the care and treatment of people with HIV in the Americas.

13 Oct 2004

New Jersey to receive additional flu vaccine

The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) received information on October 5, 2004 that, due to manufacturing problems in the United Kingdom, the United States will have only one-half of the expected supply of the influence vaccine available for this year’s flu season.

13 Oct 2004

Wisconsin has identified its first laboratory confirmed case of influenza this season

Public health officials in the department said the case, confirmed by the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene to be influenza type A (H3 subtype), involves an adult female from Waupaca County.

13 Oct 2004

Research shows brain cells move like a two-stroke engine

Following the often-quoted advice of Yogi Berra — "You can observe a lot by just watching" — Rockefeller University scientists show that nerve cells in the developing brains of humans and other mammals move in a two-part "step" led by a structure within the cell called the centrosome.

13 Oct 2004

Teva Pharmaceutical granted FDA approval for Flumazenil injection

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted final approval for the Company’s ANDA for Flumazenil Injection, 0.1 mg/mL. Commercial marketing of this product will begin immediately.

13 Oct 2004

Surgical remedies for snoring and sleep disorders

Like thousands of Americans, snoring keeps Dr. Kenny Pang awake at night. It’s not his own nocturnal nasal sounds, or those of his wife, that trouble Dr. Pang -- it’s the why behind the sounds.

13 Oct 2004

You can't buy cigarettes from your doctor, so why can you purchase tobacco products at some pharmacies?

People do not expect to be able to purchase cigarettes or other tobacco products when they visit their doctors' or dentists' offices.

13 Oct 2004

Mothers must breastfeed for at least four months without using formula to reduce obesity risk in preschool children

Pediatric obesity researchers from Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh have found that for breastfeeding to reduce the risk of obesity in preschool children, mothers must breastfeed for at least four months without using formula or for at least six months if they are also formula feeding.

13 Oct 2004

Low dose aspirin dosages trigger the body to generate its own anti-inflammatory compounds

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and colleagues have demonstrated for the first time in humans in a randomized clinical trial that low-dose aspirin - dosages equivalent to one baby aspirin (81 mg) - trigger the body to generate its own anti-inflammatory compounds that help fight unwanted inflammation.

13 Oct 2004

Medical News

Geriatricians call for creative and wide-reaching solutions to end-of-life care for patients with dementia

UK agencies stepping up action to protect the public's health following continued outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis

Scientists can now explain why the brain prefers one brand of soft drink to another

New research collaboration investigates disease in newborn and elderly

Report challenges the British government's drug strategy

Building awareness of a silent epidemic

Researchers make House of Commons focus on school toilets

Study shows how people with severe and persistent mental illnesses live their everyday lives

Asthma research company Synairgen to float on London's Alternative Investment Market

Researchers help neonatal specialists administer a replacement substance that helps babies breathe easier

Laboratory test of evolutionary theory confirms the importance of connections between populations

PAHO reports on the care and treatment of people with HIV in the Americas

New Jersey to receive additional flu vaccine

Wisconsin has identified its first laboratory confirmed case of influenza this season

Research shows brain cells move like a two-stroke engine

Teva Pharmaceutical granted FDA approval for Flumazenil injection

Surgical remedies for snoring and sleep disorders

You can't buy cigarettes from your doctor, so why can you purchase tobacco products at some pharmacies?

Mothers must breastfeed for at least four months without using formula to reduce obesity risk in preschool children

Low dose aspirin dosages trigger the body to generate its own anti-inflammatory compounds

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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