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New treatments to help patients with chronic illnesses have become big business

The New York Times reports that these types of medical advances have become a multi-billion dollar opportunity.

8 Apr 2014

Arnold Palmer Hospital cardiologists perform Florida's first pediatric implant of new device to prevent sudden cardiac arrest

Cardiologists at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children today performed Florida's first pediatric implant of a new device to prevent sudden cardiac arrest.

8 Apr 2014

Studies underestimate mortality risks linked with excess weight

New research by Andrew Stokes, a doctoral student in demography and sociology in the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, suggests that many obesity studies substantially underestimate the mortality risks associated with excess weight in the United States. His study, "Using Maximum Weight to Redefine Body Mass Index Categories in Studies of The Mortality Risks of Obesity," was published in the March issue of the open-access journal Population Health Metrics.

8 Apr 2014

Study examines links between parental obesity and risk of autism developmental in child

Several studies have looked at possible links between maternal obesity during pregnancy and the risk of developmental disorders in the child. However, paternal obesity could be a greater risk factor than maternal obesity, according to a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

8 Apr 2014

Republicans secure health law coverage change

The change involves improving coverage choices for small business. In the meantime, Senate Democratic leadership is trying to secure victories for their at-risk colleagues and Republicans look to pass a budget.

8 Apr 2014

Exposure to arsenic in drinking water negatively associated with child intelligence, shows study

A study by researchers at Columbia University reports that schoolchildren from three school districts in Maine exposed to arsenic in drinking water experienced declines in child intelligence.

8 Apr 2014

Researchers identify potential treatment targets for incurable form of pediatric brain cancer

Researchers from the University of Toronto's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (LMP) have defined potential treatment targets for a previously incurable form of pediatric brain cancer called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).

8 Apr 2014

Researchers develop method to observe immediate changes in brain function when watching movie

When we watch a movie, our brains react to it immediately in a way similar to brains of other people. Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have succeeded in developing a method fast enough to observe immediate changes in the function of the brain even when watching a movie.

8 Apr 2014

Children exposed to 'green exercise' more likely to experience health-enhancing effects after activity

Children who are exposed to scenes of nature while exercising are more likely to experience health-enhancing effects after activity, according to a Coventry University study published this week in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

8 Apr 2014

Genome Project offers new leads to improve outcomes for children with high-grade glioma brain tumors

The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital-Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project has identified new mutations in pediatric brain tumors known as high-grade gliomas (HGGs), which most often occur in the youngest patients.

8 Apr 2014

Green tea extract enhances cognitive functions in brain

Green tea is said to have many putative positive effects on health. Now, researchers at the University of Basel are reporting first evidence that green tea extract enhances the cognitive functions, in particular the working memory.

8 Apr 2014

Bladder outlet obstruction shows distinct urodynamic patterns

Chinese researchers have identified a number of distinct urodynamic patterns among older men with non-neurogenic lower urinary tract symptoms and bladder outlet obstruction.

7 Apr 2014

Rare case of tuberculous otitis media described

South Korean researchers have reported a rare case of tuberculous otitis media and say that ear tuberculosis should be considered in patients presenting with otitis media complicated by facial paralysis.

7 Apr 2014

Interarm blood pressure measurement advised for diabetic patients

Initial blood pressure measurements in patients with diabetes should be taken from both arms, say researchers.

7 Apr 2014

ICIQ bladder diary ‘psychometrically valid’

UK researchers in collaboration with patients and clinicians have developed a new diary to be used to record lower urinary tract symptoms.

7 Apr 2014

Researchers show that vitamin B3 can slow down progression of mitochondrial disease

The researchers of the University of Helsinki, Finland, and école Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, have shown that vitamin B3 form nicotinamide riboside can slow down the progression of mitochondrial disease, suggesting its potential as a novel therapy approach to adult-onset mitochondrial muscle diseases.

7 Apr 2014

Algatechnologies launches AstaPure 20% astaxanthin oleoresin

Algatechnologies Ltd., a leading manufacturer and supplier of natural algae astaxanthin announces the launch of AstaPure 20% astaxanthin oleoresin. This content of astaxanthin exceeds any available in the marketplace.

7 Apr 2014

Chromogenex launches non-surgical fat reduction and body shaping system

Chromogenex, a world leader in laser innovation, announced today the launch of i-LipoXcell, the company's non-surgical fat reduction and body shaping system. Representing third generation technology, i-LipoXcell incorporates both visible red and infrared lasers for bio-stimulation of metabolic pathways, effectively shrinking fat cells through the release of fatty acids and glycerol.

7 Apr 2014

Eli Lilly presents early-stage data from several targeted cancer therapies at AACR 2014

Eli Lilly and Company will present early-stage data from several targeted cancer therapies – including bemaciclib "beh meh sye' klib" (LY2835219), its oral, cell-cycle inhibitor of CDK4/6 – that make up its diverse clinical oncology pipeline during the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2014 held in San Diego, Calif. from April 5 – 9.

7 Apr 2014

Findings could lead to more potent anti-diabetic drugs with fewer side effects

Scientists thought they basically knew how the most common drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes worked, but a new study from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) reveals unexpected new aspects of the process. These findings could eventually lead to more potent anti-diabetic drugs with fewer serious side effects.

7 Apr 2014

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New treatments to help patients with chronic illnesses have become big business

Arnold Palmer Hospital cardiologists perform Florida's first pediatric implant of new device to prevent sudden cardiac arrest

Studies underestimate mortality risks linked with excess weight

Study examines links between parental obesity and risk of autism developmental in child

Republicans secure health law coverage change

Exposure to arsenic in drinking water negatively associated with child intelligence, shows study

Researchers identify potential treatment targets for incurable form of pediatric brain cancer

Researchers develop method to observe immediate changes in brain function when watching movie

Children exposed to 'green exercise' more likely to experience health-enhancing effects after activity

Genome Project offers new leads to improve outcomes for children with high-grade glioma brain tumors

Green tea extract enhances cognitive functions in brain

Bladder outlet obstruction shows distinct urodynamic patterns

Rare case of tuberculous otitis media described

Interarm blood pressure measurement advised for diabetic patients

ICIQ bladder diary ‘psychometrically valid’

Researchers show that vitamin B3 can slow down progression of mitochondrial disease

Algatechnologies launches AstaPure 20% astaxanthin oleoresin

Chromogenex launches non-surgical fat reduction and body shaping system

Eli Lilly presents early-stage data from several targeted cancer therapies at AACR 2014

Findings could lead to more potent anti-diabetic drugs with fewer side effects

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

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

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

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