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New analysis shows one person is diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes every three minutes

New analysis by Diabetes UK has shown that one person is diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes every three minutes in England and Wales.

2 Apr 2019

Metrion Biosciences announces closure of funding round

Metrion Biosciences Ltd, the specialist ion channel contract research and drug discovery company, announced today that it has completed a fully subscribed funding round on 14 March.

From Metrion Biosciences Limited 2 Apr 2019

Bedfont named 'Exporter of the Year' for third consecutive year

The Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce business awards and 2nd generation family business, Bedfont, was named Exporter of the Year for the 3rd year in a row.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 2 Apr 2019

Sleepovers reduce dogs' stress, ASU study shows

Of the estimated more than 4 million dogs that end up in animal shelters each year, about half a million are euthanized. To increase the number of shelter dogs that are adopted, Arizona State University's Canine Science Collaboratory studies what happens in animal shelters and how it affects dogs.

2 Apr 2019

$Breakthrough alpha-ray treatment of iodine-refractory thyroid cancer with multiple metastases$

Breakthrough alpha-ray treatment of iodine-refractory thyroid cancer with multiple metastases

For many years, radioactive iodine which emits beta rays has been used for treatment of thyroid cancer. Generally, 5-year survival rates may exceed 90%.

2 Apr 2019

Experts discover new offshoots of old health policy roots

As political leaders debate the future of the U.S. health care system, a pair of health financing experts discovered that all of the current proposals -- from Medicare for All to "repeal and replace" -- have been circulating in various forms since the 1940s.

2 Apr 2019

Networks in Medicare Advantage plans are broad and may be getting broader, study finds

Share of Medicare Advantage plans with broad networks increased from 80.1 percent in 2011 to 82.5 percent in 2015, and enrollment in broad-network plans grew from 54.1 percent to 64.9 percent.

2 Apr 2019

Early menopause raises bladder cancer risk for smokers

Early menopause increases the risk of bladder cancer for smokers - this was the finding of an interdisciplinary research group, led by urologist Mohammad Abufaraj from MedUni Vienna's Department of Urology and Division of Epidemiology and other international university hospitals, using data from 230,000 participants in the longitudinal Nurses' Health Studies I and II.

2 Apr 2019

People with treatment-resistant depression at higher risk of developing substance use syndrome

People suffering from treatment resistant depression are at a higher risk of developing substance use disorders than other patients with depression, reports a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journal Addiction.

2 Apr 2019

Study: Most American allergists prescribe under-the-tongue allergy tablets

Allergy shots (subcutaneous immunotherapy or SCIT) have been available for more than 100 years. Allergy tablets (sublingual immunotherapy or SLIT) have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in the United States for four years.

2 Apr 2019

ACR releases new drug pricing and step therapy position statements

The American College of Rheumatology has released new drug pricing and step therapy position statements that they hope legislators will consider as they continue to explore policy and regulatory options to make drugs more affordable and accessible.

2 Apr 2019

MUSC study provides evidence for link between 'leaky gut' and autoantibody production in HIV-positive patients

Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, attacks the immune system, making affected individuals more susceptible to infections. When patients with HIV are treated with antiretroviral therapy, their immune system can recover, but some of them produce self-destructive proteins, or autoantibodies.

2 Apr 2019

FDA issues warning letters to four homeopathic firms for CGMP violations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today posted warning letters to four companies who produce homeopathic drug products for significant violations of current good manufacturing practice regulations, including a letter to King Bio Inc. of Asheville, N.C.

2 Apr 2019

Researchers conduct largest study of childhood cancer after conception by IVF

In the past three decades, in vitro fertilization has gone from an experimental procedure to being more common. Pregnancies enabled by IVF frequently have more difficulties, with children born earlier and smaller even among singleton births.

2 Apr 2019

UC San Diego Health treats first cancer patient with iPSC-derived cell therapy

After 10 years in remission, Derek Ruff's cancer returned, this time as stage IV colon cancer. Despite aggressive rounds of chemotherapy, palliative radiotherapy and immunotherapy, his disease progressed.

2 Apr 2019

Pitt study sheds light on how immune cells help tumors to escape body's defenses

New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center sheds light on how tumors use the body's regulators of immunity for their own benefit.

2 Apr 2019

Tobacco use causes precancerous cells to 'fertilize' nearby cells with cancerous changes

Tobacco use causes a field of precancerous cells, increasing the risk of developing head & neck cancer. But exactly how this precancerous field influences cancer has been often overlooked.

2 Apr 2019

Religious, cultural beliefs may prevent Latinos from seeking treatment for mental illness

Religious and cultural beliefs may discourage many Latinos in the United States from seeking treatment for depression and other mental health disorders, a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study finds.

2 Apr 2019

Face-to-face workshops increase householders' natural disaster preparedness

Face-to-face workshops based on the psychology of behavior change and disaster preparedness can be used to prompt households to take action to protect themselves against disasters such as earthquakes, fires and floods, a new UCL-led study has found.

2 Apr 2019

Depression symptoms associated with death among patients with HIV infection

In a new study to investigate the relationship among depressive disorders or symptoms, HIV status and mortality, researchers report that symptoms of depression are moderately associated with death among Veterans with HIV but not among those without HIV infection.

2 Apr 2019

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New analysis shows one person is diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes every three minutes

Metrion Biosciences announces closure of funding round

Bedfont named 'Exporter of the Year' for third consecutive year

Sleepovers reduce dogs' stress, ASU study shows

Breakthrough alpha-ray treatment of iodine-refractory thyroid cancer with multiple metastases

Experts discover new offshoots of old health policy roots

Networks in Medicare Advantage plans are broad and may be getting broader, study finds

Early menopause raises bladder cancer risk for smokers

People with treatment-resistant depression at higher risk of developing substance use syndrome

Study: Most American allergists prescribe under-the-tongue allergy tablets

ACR releases new drug pricing and step therapy position statements

MUSC study provides evidence for link between 'leaky gut' and autoantibody production in HIV-positive patients

FDA issues warning letters to four homeopathic firms for CGMP violations

Researchers conduct largest study of childhood cancer after conception by IVF

UC San Diego Health treats first cancer patient with iPSC-derived cell therapy

Pitt study sheds light on how immune cells help tumors to escape body's defenses

Tobacco use causes precancerous cells to 'fertilize' nearby cells with cancerous changes

Religious, cultural beliefs may prevent Latinos from seeking treatment for mental illness

Face-to-face workshops increase householders' natural disaster preparedness

Depression symptoms associated with death among patients with HIV infection

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