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Exposure to high levels of phthalates during pregnancy linked to preterm births

The odds of preterm birth for women exposed to a commonly used class of chemicals known as phthalates are increased significantly, according to a new study from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

20 Nov 2013

Topokine initiates Phase 2 clinical trial of XAF5 Gel for double chin treatment

Topokine Therapeutics has initiated dosing in a Phase 2, randomized controlled clinical trial of XAF5 Gel for reduction of excess submental fat, commonly known as "double chin." XAF5 Gel is a proprietary skin formulation of a compound already known to reduce fat around the human eye. Study participants are applying XAF5 Gel or placebo once a night to skin under the chin.

20 Nov 2013

Overall contribution from New Jersey hospitals to Garden State economy surpasses $20 billion

New Jersey hospitals contributed $20.4 billion to the Garden State economy in 2012, according to the 2013 N.J. Hospitals Economic Impact Report released today by the New Jersey Hospital Association. This is the first time in the six years NJHA has published this report that the overall contribution from hospitals surpassed $20 billion.

20 Nov 2013

Watertree Health, Make-A-Wish Arizona partner to support children with life-threatening conditions

Nonprofit organizations should never have to decrease their services due to the economy. That is why Watertree Health, a leading provider of FREE prescription discount cards, is partnering with Make-A-Wish Arizona to provide financial support for the work they do for children with life-threatening medical conditions.

20 Nov 2013

Health law travails drag down Obama approval rating

A Washington Post-ABC News poll finds President Barack Obama's disapproval reaches an all-time high. The fallout from the beleaguered rollout of healthcare.gov also seems to be shaping voters' thoughts about upcoming congressional races.

20 Nov 2013

MICS CABG procedure safe and feasible, confirms new study

A new study published by The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery confirms MICS CABG (minimally invasive cardiac surgery/coronary artery bypass grafting) is a safe and feasible procedure that ensures positive outcomes. Published on Nov 1st, the article brings light to the open-heart surgery alternative pioneered by Medical Director and cardiothoracic surgeon, Joseph T. McGinn of The Heart Institute at Staten Island University Hospital.

20 Nov 2013

Boston Scientific's Direxion Torqueable Microcatheter receives FDA clearance and CE Mark approval

Further bolstering its market-leading portfolio of peripheral embolization technologies, Boston Scientific Corporation has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance and CE Mark approval for its Direxion Torqueable Microcatheter.

20 Nov 2013

Chronic diseases account for increasing proportion of GPs' workload

GPs in Australia are working three hours less per week in direct clinical care, however they are dealing with more health problems per visit, research led by the University of Sydney shows.

19 Nov 2013

Teenage bereavement linked to asthma hospitalization risk

Research shows that children who experience bereavement during late adolescence are at increased risk for asthma hospitalizations.

19 Nov 2013

Cerebral basis for positive psychosis symptoms pinpointed

Altered activation in the secondary somatosensory cortex during sensorimotor experiences may underlie the flawed judgments resulting in positive schizophrenia symptoms, research suggests.

19 Nov 2013

Bipolar disorder treatment nonadherence ‘needs more attention’

More than half of patients with bipolar disorder fail to take their medication as prescribed, a study of Finnish inpatients and outpatients has found.

19 Nov 2013

Brain signals in fibromyalgia patients: an interview with Dr. Marco Loggia from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston

Fibromyalgia patients suffer from a variety of symptoms, including widespread body pain and myofascial tenderness. They are ‘hyperalgesic’, which means that if you give them a stimulus that in healthy subjects is just mildly painful (or even completely innocuous), they may perceive it as excruciatingly painful.

19 Nov 2013

Study assesses CPR with mechanical chest compression in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Sten Rubertsson, M.D., Ph.D., of Uppsala University, Sweden and colleagues assessed whether cardiopulmonary resuscitation in which chest compressions are delivered with a mechanical device would result in superior 4-hour survival in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest compared to CPR with manual chest compression.

19 Nov 2013

Aortic valve replacement improves survival and outcomes in elderly patients

Jose Augusto Barreto-Filho, M.D., Ph.D., of the Federal University of Sergipe and the Clinica e Hospital Sao Lucas, Sergipe, Brazil, and colleagues assessed procedure rates and outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) among 82,755,924 Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries between 1999 and 2011.

19 Nov 2013

Penn researchers advance towards new DNA sequencing technique using graphene nanoribbon

The instructions for building all of the body's proteins are contained in a person's DNA, a string of chemicals that, if unwound and strung end to end, would form a sentence 3 billion letters long. Each person's sentence is unique, so learning how to read gene sequences as quickly and inexpensively as possible could pave the way to countless personalized medical applications.

19 Nov 2013

Scientists announce successful installation of first Blue Gene Active Storage system

The ever growing complexity of various simulation tasks not only require a continuous increase of computing power but also the capability of managing large amounts of data.

19 Nov 2013

Weill Cornell Medical College receives grant to support research efforts designed to end women's cancers

MasterCard today announced a $500,000 grant to Weill Cornell Medical College to support research efforts designed to end women's cancers.

19 Nov 2013

Intraoperative RLN monitoring prior to thyroid surgery improves surgical outcomes

Intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) monitoring has gained popularity with approximately 53 percent of general surgeons and 65 percent of otolaryngologists using intraoperative nerve monitoring in select or all cases.

19 Nov 2013

Heart failure patients receiving LVAD may benefit from injection of powerful cells directly into heart

A multicenter team of researchers within the NIH-funded Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network, led by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, have found end-stage heart failure patients who receive a surgically implanted left ventricular assist device heart pump may also benefit from a single dose of millions of powerful cells injected directly into their heart during surgery.

19 Nov 2013

Study reveals substantial economic impact of HAIs following cardiac surgery

After cardiac surgery, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are common complications associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and use of resources.

19 Nov 2013

Medical News

Exposure to high levels of phthalates during pregnancy linked to preterm births

Topokine initiates Phase 2 clinical trial of XAF5 Gel for double chin treatment

Overall contribution from New Jersey hospitals to Garden State economy surpasses $20 billion

Watertree Health, Make-A-Wish Arizona partner to support children with life-threatening conditions

Health law travails drag down Obama approval rating

MICS CABG procedure safe and feasible, confirms new study

Boston Scientific's Direxion Torqueable Microcatheter receives FDA clearance and CE Mark approval

Chronic diseases account for increasing proportion of GPs' workload

Teenage bereavement linked to asthma hospitalization risk

Cerebral basis for positive psychosis symptoms pinpointed

Bipolar disorder treatment nonadherence ‘needs more attention’

Brain signals in fibromyalgia patients: an interview with Dr. Marco Loggia from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston

Study assesses CPR with mechanical chest compression in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Aortic valve replacement improves survival and outcomes in elderly patients

Penn researchers advance towards new DNA sequencing technique using graphene nanoribbon

Scientists announce successful installation of first Blue Gene Active Storage system

Weill Cornell Medical College receives grant to support research efforts designed to end women's cancers

Intraoperative RLN monitoring prior to thyroid surgery improves surgical outcomes

Heart failure patients receiving LVAD may benefit from injection of powerful cells directly into heart

Study reveals substantial economic impact of HAIs following cardiac surgery

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

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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