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AfriCoLeish launches Phase III clinical study to test 2 treatments for HIV-VL co-infected patients

The international research & development (R&D) consortium, AfriCoLeish, formed by six research organizations from East Africa and Europe, has launched a Phase III clinical study to address the extreme difficulty in treating visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in patients who also are HIV-positive.

6 Oct 2014

Researchers discover rare disease that affects heart rate, intestinal movements

Physicians and researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine, Universit- de Montr-al, CHU de Qu-bec, Universit- Laval, and Hubrecht Institute have discovered a rare disease affecting both heart rate and intestinal movements.

6 Oct 2014

Modified form of niclosamide drug may hold key to battling type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes affects an estimated 28 million Americans according to the American Diabetes Association, but medications now available only treat symptoms, not the root cause of the disease.

6 Oct 2014

Researchers find potential new way to better control immune-mediated diseases

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that T-cells - a type of white blood cell that learns to recognize and attack microbial pathogens - are activated by a pain receptor.

6 Oct 2014

Suicide prevention: an interview with Dr Shekhar Saxena, World Health Organization

Suicide is a serious public health problem. More than 800,000 people die from suicide every year – that’s one person every 40 seconds.

5 Oct 2014

CHLA selected as first Accredited Pediatric Heart Failure Institute on the West Coast

Children's Hospital Los Angeles is honored to be selected the first Accredited Pediatric Heart Failure Institute on the West Coast by The Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium.

5 Oct 2014

New study suggests that family meals may be protective against obesity

Increasing rates of adolescent obesity and the likelihood that obesity will carry forward into adulthood, have led to various preventive initiatives. It has been suggested that family meals, which tend to include fruits, vegetables, calcium, and whole grains, could be protective against obesity.

5 Oct 2014

Scientists shed new light on how LAMR1 and Gal-3 proteins can cause meningitis, septicaemia

Previously undiscovered secrets of how human cells interact with a bacterium which causes a serious human disease have been revealed in new research by microbiologists at The University of Nottingham.

5 Oct 2014

Silicon Valley using health care perks to lure talent

High salaries and free food aren't enough any more in Silicon Valley, where maturing companies are competing for talent with creative health care and "wellness" programs that use gadgets to promote good behavior. Standard benefits at the largest technology companies, including Google Inc and Apple Inc, range from fertility treatments to deluxe on-site medical clinics, to new technology treats like health-tracking bracelets. The health largesse separates Silicon Valley's raging economy from many other sectors in the United States, but tech companies' experiments with perks show signs of spreading, benefits managers say.

5 Oct 2014

Children who require long-term parenteral nutrition are at risk of IAFLD

Children who require long-term parenteral nutrition are at risk of a potentially devastating complication called intestinal failure-associated liver disease (IAFLD). The diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of IAFLD are discussed in a new position paper in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, official journal of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

5 Oct 2014

Vitamin D supplement significantly reduces symptoms of winter-related atopic dermatitis

A study conducted in more than 100 Mongolian schoolchildren found that daily treatment with a vitamin D supplement significantly reduced the symptoms of winter-related atopic dermatitis, a type of eczema.

5 Oct 2014

Obama, health law star in campaign ads

The Center for Public Integrity says there have been more than 300,000 Obama-related ads this election cycle. Elsewhere, abortion figures prominently in Senate races such as Colorado's where Democrats look to push their differences with the GOP.

5 Oct 2014

Endocrine Society issues updated Clinical Practice Guideline on androgens in women

The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) advising against the use of testosterone therapy in healthy women.

5 Oct 2014

MU researcher gets $1 million from CDC to enhance FASDs prevention efforts

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs), like Autism Spectrum Disorders, manifest in childhood as physical abnormalities along with social, attention and learning difficulties that range in severity and continue into adulthood.

5 Oct 2014

Medicare fines 2,610 hospitals for excessive readmissions

Medicare is fining a record number of hospitals – 2,610 – for having too many patients return within a month for additional treatments, federal records released Wednesday show. Even though the nation's readmission rate is dropping, Medicare's average fines will be higher, with 39 hospitals receiving the largest penalty allowed, including the nation's oldest hospital, Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia (Rau, 10/2).

5 Oct 2014

CTRC researcher receives special $1.62 million orphan disease grant from FDA

A researcher at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center is the leader on a study receiving a special $1.62 million orphan disease grant from the Food & Drug Administration.

5 Oct 2014

Damage to right frontal-subcortical network may cause ipsilateral spatial neglect

Stroke researchers have confirmed that damage to the right frontal-subcortical network may cause ipsilateral spatial neglect. Among individuals with ipsilateral neglect, a much greater proportion had frontal subcortical damage than anticipated by the investigators - 83% vs the expected 27%.

5 Oct 2014

Kessler Foundation, NJHF partner to advance biomedical research

The signing of a formal affiliation agreement that allows Kessler Foundation and New Jersey Health Foundation to work together to advance biomedical research, education and patient care programs has been announced by Rodger DeRose, president and chief executive officer of Kessler Foundation and James M. Golubieski, president of New Jersey Health Foundation.

5 Oct 2014

Bankers Healthcare Group going pink for national breast cancer awareness month

Bankers Healthcare Group, Inc., a leading provider of innovative financing solutions for healthcare professionals, is going pink this October for national breast cancer awareness month.

5 Oct 2014

Majority of remaining Texas abortion clinics likely to close after court ruling

A federal appeals court Thursday allowed Texas to immediately begin enforcing tough new abortion restrictions that will effectively close all but seven abortion facilities in America's second most-populous state. A panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court in New Orleans stayed a lower judge's ruling while it considers the overall constitutionality of key portions of Texas' sweeping 2013 abortion law, which Republican Gov. Rick Perry and other conservatives say is designed to protect women's health (10/2).

5 Oct 2014

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AfriCoLeish launches Phase III clinical study to test 2 treatments for HIV-VL co-infected patients

Researchers discover rare disease that affects heart rate, intestinal movements

Modified form of niclosamide drug may hold key to battling type 2 diabetes

Researchers find potential new way to better control immune-mediated diseases

Suicide prevention: an interview with Dr Shekhar Saxena, World Health Organization

CHLA selected as first Accredited Pediatric Heart Failure Institute on the West Coast

New study suggests that family meals may be protective against obesity

Scientists shed new light on how LAMR1 and Gal-3 proteins can cause meningitis, septicaemia

Silicon Valley using health care perks to lure talent

Children who require long-term parenteral nutrition are at risk of IAFLD

Vitamin D supplement significantly reduces symptoms of winter-related atopic dermatitis

Obama, health law star in campaign ads

Endocrine Society issues updated Clinical Practice Guideline on androgens in women

MU researcher gets $1 million from CDC to enhance FASDs prevention efforts

Medicare fines 2,610 hospitals for excessive readmissions

CTRC researcher receives special $1.62 million orphan disease grant from FDA

Damage to right frontal-subcortical network may cause ipsilateral spatial neglect

Kessler Foundation, NJHF partner to advance biomedical research

Bankers Healthcare Group going pink for national breast cancer awareness month

Majority of remaining Texas abortion clinics likely to close after court ruling

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