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Novel device designed to treat diastolic heart failure found safe and effective

Results presented today at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions and published in Circulation show that a new device designed to treat diastolic heart failure is safe and effective.

15 Nov 2017

Text message reminders found to be cost-effective strategy for increasing influenza vaccination rates

Text message reminders are a low-cost effective strategy for increasing rates of influenza vaccination. A randomized controlled trial in Western Australia identified patients who were at high risk of serious influenza illness and had a mobile phone number on record in their physician's office.

15 Nov 2017

Study identifies molecular pathway critical to development of fibrosis

A study led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital and University Health Network in Toronto has identified a molecular pathway that appears to be critical to the development of fibrosis - scarring and excessive tissue deposition that result from abnormal healing responses and can compromise the function of vital organs.

15 Nov 2017

Researchers discover new way to target cancer without destroying healthy T-cells

A unique approach to targeting the abnormal T-cells that cause T-cell lymphomas could offer hope to patients with the aggressive and difficult-to-treat family of cancers, finds a study involving researchers from Cardiff University.

15 Nov 2017

Study finds lack of follow-up care for more than two-thirds of children with concussion

In a study that looked at data over a 10-year period, York University researchers, in collaboration with Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, found that more than two-thirds of youth and children with an acute concussion do not seek medical follow-up or clearance as recommended by current international concussion guidelines.

15 Nov 2017

California firm running physician practices is closing down as scrutiny ramps up

SynerMed, a company that manages physician practices serving hundreds of thousands of Medicaid and Medicare patients across California, is planning to shut down amid scrutiny from state regulators and health insurers.

15 Nov 2017

Stem cell therapy fails to improve walking ability in people with PAD

A stem cell therapy did not improve walking ability in people with peripheral artery disease, although exercise did lead to significant improvements, according to the results of a new Northwestern Medicine clinical trial.

15 Nov 2017

ATS and JRS publish new guidelines for diagnosis and management of LAM

The American Thoracic Society and the Japanese Respiratory Society have published additional clinical practice guidelines regarding four specific questions related to the diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) and management of pneumothoraces in patients with LAM.

15 Nov 2017

Clinical trial results could lead to treatment of heart disease in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients

After boys and young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy received cardiac progenitor cell infusions, medical tests indicated that the patients' hearts appeared improved, results from a new study show. Patients in the study also scored higher on arm strength tests after receiving the cell infusions.

15 Nov 2017

California fines Anthem $5 million for failing to address consumer grievances

California's managed-care regulator announced Wednesday it has fined insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross $5 million for repeatedly failing to resolve consumer grievances in a timely manner.

15 Nov 2017

Water baths just as effective as bleach baths at reducing severity of eczema

For patients suffering from eczema (atopic dermatitis), dermatologists will sometimes recommend bleach baths to decrease bacterial infection and reduce symptoms.

15 Nov 2017

Energy drink consumption linked to negative health consequences

A new review of current scientific knowledge on energy drinks finds their advertised short-term benefits can be outweighed by serious health risks -- which include risk-seeking behavior, mental health problems, increased blood pressure, obesity and kidney damage.

15 Nov 2017

Researchers test new vaccination strategy against HIV-related SIV in monkeys

According to the WHO, there are currently more than 36 million people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and a further 2.4 million become infected every year.

15 Nov 2017

MGH researchers develop potential alternative to gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents

A team of Massachusetts General Hospital researchers has developed a potential alternative to gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) for magnetic resonance imaging.

15 Nov 2017

Clinical study shows positive results for two yoga poses to decrease scoliosis curves

Continuing clinical research shows strongly positive results for two yoga-like isometric maneuvers to decrease scoliosis curves in 6,000,000 -9,000,000 million Americans, young and old, providing a potentially enormous decrease in health care costs and human misery.

15 Nov 2017

UTEP researchers one step closer to developing effective vaccine for cutaneous leishmaniasis

A research team at The University of Texas at El Paso is one step closer to developing an effective human vaccine for cutaneous leishmaniasis, a tropical disease found in Texas and Oklahoma, and affecting some U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq.

15 Nov 2017

Smoking parents may underestimate kid’s exposure to secondhand smoke

Four out of 10 children in the US are exposed to secondhand smoke, according to the American Heart Association. A new Tel Aviv University study suggests that parents who smoke mistakenly rely on their own physical senses to gauge the presence of tobacco smoke in the air.

15 Nov 2017

Intensive glucose control in type 2 diabetes patients can increase mortality risk, study finds

The common approach of intensive glucose control to achieve low blood sugar targets in type 2 diabetes can increase the risk of mortality, finds a study by Cardiff University.

15 Nov 2017

Researchers find that tiny brain region plays key role in social memory formation

Research by a group of scientists at the Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore have discovered that a tiny brain region plays a critical role in the formation of social memory and interaction.

15 Nov 2017

Heavy drinkers with history of TBI do not have worse drinking behavior, study finds

Head injury, which often damages brain regions overlapping with those involved in addictive behaviors, does not worsen drinking behavior in people with heavy alcohol use, according to a new study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.

15 Nov 2017

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Novel device designed to treat diastolic heart failure found safe and effective

Text message reminders found to be cost-effective strategy for increasing influenza vaccination rates

Study identifies molecular pathway critical to development of fibrosis

Researchers discover new way to target cancer without destroying healthy T-cells

Study finds lack of follow-up care for more than two-thirds of children with concussion

California firm running physician practices is closing down as scrutiny ramps up

Stem cell therapy fails to improve walking ability in people with PAD

ATS and JRS publish new guidelines for diagnosis and management of LAM

Clinical trial results could lead to treatment of heart disease in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients

California fines Anthem $5 million for failing to address consumer grievances

Water baths just as effective as bleach baths at reducing severity of eczema

Energy drink consumption linked to negative health consequences

Researchers test new vaccination strategy against HIV-related SIV in monkeys

MGH researchers develop potential alternative to gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents

Clinical study shows positive results for two yoga poses to decrease scoliosis curves

UTEP researchers one step closer to developing effective vaccine for cutaneous leishmaniasis

Smoking parents may underestimate kid’s exposure to secondhand smoke

Intensive glucose control in type 2 diabetes patients can increase mortality risk, study finds

Researchers find that tiny brain region plays key role in social memory formation

Heavy drinkers with history of TBI do not have worse drinking behavior, study finds

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