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Up to a third of obese kids 'metabolically healthy'

Digits on a scale can help determine a child's weight, but their overall health status can be influenced by other factors such as physical activity, diet and screen time, according to new research from the University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services.

20 Mar 2014

Obesity: fat mass in cells expands with disuse

Over 35 percent of American adults and 17 percent of American children are considered obese, according to the latest survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Associated with diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and even certain types of cancer, obesity places a major burden on the health care system and economy. It's usually treated through a combination of diet, nutrition, exercise, and other techniques.

20 Mar 2014

Researchers estimate psychosis rates in epilepsy

Patients with epilepsy are nearly eight times more likely than people without the condition to experience psychosis, show results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

20 Mar 2014

Illness course impacts suicide risk in bipolar and depressive disorder

Differing illness course, rather than the illness itself, is the greatest determinant of the differential risk of suicide attempts between patients with bipolar disorder and those with major depressive disorder, study findings indicate.

20 Mar 2014

NSCLC gene fusion testing, targeted crizotinib – not yet cost effective

Genomic fusion testing for echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4 and anaplastic lymphoma kinase genes plus targeted first-line crizotinib is not a cost effective treatment strategy for patients with advanced non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer, shows a Canadian analysis.

20 Mar 2014

New tool pinpoints genetic sources of disease

Many diseases are the result of either variations in the genome or reversible chemical changes to DNA, known as the epigenome. New data obtained by Johns Hopkins scientists show a connection between genetic variants and epigenetic information.

20 Mar 2014

GHIT Fund announces grants to speed up innovative drug development for neglected diseases

The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund, a new public health partnership that is bringing Japanese know-how and investment to the global fight against infectious diseases, today announced three grants worth a total of US$6.8 million to speed the development of innovative drugs for some of the world’s most neglected diseases—schistosomiasis, Chagas disease and parasitic roundworms.

20 Mar 2014

Adocia announces positive final results for first clinical trial of BioChaperone Combo

Adocia announces today positive final results for the first clinical trial on its innovative formulation combining insulin analog glargine (Lantus, Sanofi), the gold standard basal insulin, with a rapid-acting insulin analog, lispro (Humalog, Eli Lilly) using Adocia's BioChaperone technology.

20 Mar 2014

New study provides first ever reliable data on antibiotic use in non-EU countries

A new study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, provides the first ever reliable data on antibiotic use in non-European Union southern and eastern European countries and newly independent states.

20 Mar 2014

MRI magnetic fields may diagnose, treat balance disorders and dizziness, say researchers

Expanding on earlier research, Johns Hopkins researchers report that people with balance disorders or dizziness traceable to an inner-ear disturbance show distinctive abnormal eye movements when the affected ear is exposed to the strong pull of an MRI’s magnetic field.

20 Mar 2014

LSTM and University of Liverpool receive GHIT Fund to target lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis

The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) together with colleagues at the Department of Chemistry (University of Liverpool (UoL)) and Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai are pleased to announce that they have been awarded a Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund to develop new drugs to target lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis.

20 Mar 2014

Ventilator patients have considerable risk of developing psychological problems

Fortunately, more and more people survive critical illnesses and accidents. A new Danish-American survey shows, however, that hospitalisation where the patient has received mechanical ventilation can have serious consequences.

20 Mar 2014

TeleTracking and Hill-Rom sign agreement that increases RTLS cross-selling rights

TeleTracking Technologies, Inc. and Hill-Rom today announced they are expanding a long-standing collaboration aimed at automating the healthcare clinical environment with a new agreement that increases the RTLS cross-selling rights of both companies.

20 Mar 2014

Concordia Healthcare enters into definitive agreement to acquire Donnatal

Concordia Healthcare Corp., announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Donnatal®, an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome ("IBS") and acute enterocolitis, from a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company carrying on business as Revive Pharmaceuticals ("Revive Pharmaceuticals").

20 Mar 2014

First Edition: March 20, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about how the GOP is challenging the Obama administration's authority regarding the health law on various fronts, including the employer mandate delay and the birth control coverage mandate.

20 Mar 2014

Investigational vaccine reduces number of tumors in mice with lung cancer

Researchers at UC Davis have found that the investigational cancer vaccine tecemotide, when administered with the chemotherapeutic cisplatin, boosted the immune response and reduced the number of tumors in mice with lung cancer.

20 Mar 2014

Maturitas publishes EMAS' position statement on menopause curriculum for medical students

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the publication of a position statement by the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) in the journal Maturitas on the topic of the essential menopause curriculum for medical students.

20 Mar 2014

Endomagnetics receives award for Best New Product

Endomagnetics, the company enjoying international commercial success with its medical device technology, has been given the award for Best New Product or Business Model in this year’s Business Weekly awards. The award was made at a gala dinner at Queens’ College, Cambridge last night.

20 Mar 2014

Intelligent Energy collaborates to support Hydro's water purification technology across India

Hydro Industries today announces that it has entered into a collaboration with Intelligent Energy to support the commercialisation of Hydro's water purification technology across India.

20 Mar 2014

People who develop diabetes in middle age are more likely to have brain cell loss in old age

People who develop diabetes and high blood pressure in middle age are more likely to have brain cell loss and other damage to the brain, as well as problems with memory and thinking skills, than people who never have diabetes or high blood pressure or who develop it in old age, according to a new study published in the March 19, 2014, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

20 Mar 2014

Medical News

Up to a third of obese kids 'metabolically healthy'

Obesity: fat mass in cells expands with disuse

Researchers estimate psychosis rates in epilepsy

Illness course impacts suicide risk in bipolar and depressive disorder

NSCLC gene fusion testing, targeted crizotinib – not yet cost effective

New tool pinpoints genetic sources of disease

GHIT Fund announces grants to speed up innovative drug development for neglected diseases

Adocia announces positive final results for first clinical trial of BioChaperone Combo

New study provides first ever reliable data on antibiotic use in non-EU countries

MRI magnetic fields may diagnose, treat balance disorders and dizziness, say researchers

LSTM and University of Liverpool receive GHIT Fund to target lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis

Ventilator patients have considerable risk of developing psychological problems

TeleTracking and Hill-Rom sign agreement that increases RTLS cross-selling rights

Concordia Healthcare enters into definitive agreement to acquire Donnatal

First Edition: March 20, 2014

Investigational vaccine reduces number of tumors in mice with lung cancer

Maturitas publishes EMAS' position statement on menopause curriculum for medical students

Endomagnetics receives award for Best New Product

Intelligent Energy collaborates to support Hydro's water purification technology across India

People who develop diabetes in middle age are more likely to have brain cell loss in old age

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