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New data shows increased risk for additional knee injuries when treatment is delayed

Young patients who wait for ACL surgery may be at increased risk for secondary knee injuries, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Annual Meeting.

10 Jul 2014

Study highlights success rate of return to play following shoulder stabilization surgery

Shoulder instability is a common injury in football players but the rate of return to play has not been regularly determined following surgery.

10 Jul 2014

Penn receives $8 million grant from NCI to study effects of PDT

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with the Roswell Park Cancer Institute have received an $8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to study the effects of photodynamic light therapy (PDT) in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare, aggressive and deadly cancer that most often manifests itself in the lining of the lungs and is caused almost exclusively by exposure to asbestos.

10 Jul 2014

Bacteria in healthy women bladders differ from bacteria in women with incontinence

Bacteria found in the bladders of healthy women differ from bacteria in women with a common form of incontinence, according to researchers from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

10 Jul 2014

HD Biosciences and MIIR partner to co-develop potential anti-cancer drugs

HD Biosciences Co., Ltd. (HDB), the Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (MIIR) and the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine announced the new partnership to co-develop potential anti-cancer drugs.

10 Jul 2014

New drug could prove useful in treating small cell lung cancer

Manchester scientists have shown that a new drug could prove useful in treating small cell lung cancer - the most aggressive form of lung cancer.

From The University of Manchester 10 Jul 2014

Experts release position statement on electronic cigarettes

Experts from the world's leading lung organizations have released a position statement on electronic cigarettes, focusing on their potential adverse effects on human health and calling on governments to ban or restrict their use until their health impacts are better known.

10 Jul 2014

National Gay Blood Drive to take place on July 11, 2014

On Friday, July 11, the second annual nationwide National Gay Blood Drive (NGBD) will take place to raise public awareness and increase pressure on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to change its policy on the long-standing ban on blood donation by men who have had sex with other men (MSM) – a restriction that has been in place since 1983.

10 Jul 2014

New diagnostic procedure helps differentiate psoriasis from eczema

In some patients, the chronic inflammatory skin diseases psoriasis* and eczema** are similar in appearance. Up to now, dermatologists have therefore had to base their decision on which treatment should be selected on their own experience and an examination of tissue samples.

10 Jul 2014

Health & Health Networks magazine names CHLA as one of nation's "Most Wired" hospitals

Children's Hospital Los Angeles has been named one of the nation's "Most Wired" hospitals by Health & Health Networks magazine. The magazine measures the level of health information technology (IT) adoption annually in U.S. hospitals and health systems through an annual survey process.

10 Jul 2014

Study help researchers develop proven ways to keep kids involved in organized sports

If you think winning is one of the key determinants that makes organized sports fun for kids think again: Winning along with other mental bonuses ranked near the bottom of 81 determinants of fun, each of which falls into one of 11 big fun factors, according to a new study.

10 Jul 2014

Study: Minimally invasive aortic repair procedure safer for patients

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have documented the safety benefits of aortic stent grafts inserted during minimally invasive surgery to repair abdominal aortic aneurysms - weaknesses in the body's largest artery that can rupture, causing potentially lethal internal bleeding.

10 Jul 2014

New persimmon milkshake with high antioxidant potential, make researchers

A team of researchers of the Universitat Politècnica de València have made a new persimmon milkshake with high antioxidant potential.

10 Jul 2014

Charles E. Daniels named recipient of 2014 John W. Webb Lecture Award

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists has named Charles E. Daniels, PhD, FASHP, as the recipient of the 2014 John W. Webb Lecture Award.

10 Jul 2014

People can be conditioned to feel less pain when they hear neutral sound

People can be conditioned to feel less pain when they hear a neutral sound, new research from the University of Luxembourg has found. This lends weight to the idea that we can learn to use mind-over-matter to beat pain. The scientific article was published recently in the online journal "PLOS One".

10 Jul 2014

New class of anti-arthritic drugs reduce arthritic joint inflammation and periodontitis

Inflammatory diseases can occur simultaneously in distinct sites in the same patient, complicating treatment because a medication effective for one disorder may exacerbate the other.

10 Jul 2014

Loyola University Medical Center recognized as one of nation's Most Wired hospitals

For the twelfth time in 14 years, Loyola University Medical Center has been named one of the nation's Most Wired hospitals.

10 Jul 2014

Researchers examine impact of birth on development of immune system in newborn mice

A number of studies suggest that children delivered by Caesarean section have a different intestinal flora than children delivered by natural birth.

10 Jul 2014

Study reveals effect of 3-n-butylphthalide on chronic ischemic stroke

The pathogenesis of vascular dementia induced by chronic cerebral ischemia is complex, mainly consisting of energy metabolism disorder, oxidative stress injury, neuronal apoptotic cell death and cholinergic nerve dysfunction.

10 Jul 2014

Study examines use of electronic patient portals by patients with cancer

There has been a sharp increase in the number of cancer patients at UT Southwestern Medical Center using MyChart, the online, interactive service that allows patients to view laboratory and radiology results, communicate with their healthcare providers, schedule appointments, and renew prescriptions.

10 Jul 2014

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New data shows increased risk for additional knee injuries when treatment is delayed

Study highlights success rate of return to play following shoulder stabilization surgery

Penn receives $8 million grant from NCI to study effects of PDT

Bacteria in healthy women bladders differ from bacteria in women with incontinence

HD Biosciences and MIIR partner to co-develop potential anti-cancer drugs

New drug could prove useful in treating small cell lung cancer

Experts release position statement on electronic cigarettes

National Gay Blood Drive to take place on July 11, 2014

New diagnostic procedure helps differentiate psoriasis from eczema

Health & Health Networks magazine names CHLA as one of nation's "Most Wired" hospitals

Study help researchers develop proven ways to keep kids involved in organized sports

Study: Minimally invasive aortic repair procedure safer for patients

New persimmon milkshake with high antioxidant potential, make researchers

Charles E. Daniels named recipient of 2014 John W. Webb Lecture Award

People can be conditioned to feel less pain when they hear neutral sound

New class of anti-arthritic drugs reduce arthritic joint inflammation and periodontitis

Loyola University Medical Center recognized as one of nation's Most Wired hospitals

Researchers examine impact of birth on development of immune system in newborn mice

Study reveals effect of 3-n-butylphthalide on chronic ischemic stroke

Study examines use of electronic patient portals by patients with cancer

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

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

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