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Study illuminates definitive brain alterations in troops with Gulf War Illness

New research illuminates definitive brain alterations in troops with Gulf War Illness thought to result from the exposure to neurotoxic chemicals, including sarin gas, during the first Persian Gulf War.

15 Oct 2013

UTMB researchers find high variability in PSA-ordering practice among primary care physicians

Many primary care doctors continue to administer the prostate-specific antigen test to even their oldest patients despite the fact that no medical organization recommends prostate cancer screening for men older than 75, according to new research from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

15 Oct 2013

Cash rewards encourage antipsychotic injection adherence

Offering “modest” financial incentives to patients receiving maintenance antipsychotic treatment by depot injection can encourage them to adhere to the regimen, shows a randomized trial.

15 Oct 2013

Bipolar risk markers identified in depressed ADHD children

Researchers have identified risk markers for bipolar I disorder conversion in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and major depressive disorder.

15 Oct 2013

Sexual dysfunction ‘ignored in COPD’

Researchers say that physicians should address sexual issues in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as a matter of course, after finding that over three-quarters of men with the condition have some level of erectile dysfunction.

15 Oct 2013

CEL-SCI, Ergomed To Co-Develop Head And Neck Cancer Candidate As Potential HPV Treatment

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15 Oct 2013

House dust mite allergy treatment: an interview with Steve Harris, CEO & Co-founder of Circassia

House dust mite allergy is a surprisingly prevalent problem. Something like 27% of the U.S. population and 20% of the European population are what’s called skin-prick test positive for house dust mites, which is a test for sensitivity to allergens to find out if a person is likely to get that allergy.

15 Oct 2013

New injection device to reduce fear and pain of injecting modern medicines

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15 Oct 2013

Astrazeneca Acquires Spirogen For Up To $440M

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15 Oct 2013

University of Sydney's free public talk to focus on halting superbug apocalypse

Everyday activities such as kissing, touching and sharing food can lead to the spread of a new kind of superbug that is as dangerous as it is resistant.

15 Oct 2013

Shutdown commentaries: The man who championed the strategy; 'opening salvo in a generational war;' lack of funding hurts public health efforts

'I really believe we are in a great position right now," says Michael Needham, the 31-year-old president of Heritage Action, the lobbying arm of the nation's largest conservative think tank. By "we" he means the Republican Party and the conservative movement; their "great position" refers to the potential to win the political battle over the government shutdown. Though Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is the public face of the high-risk strategy to "defund" ObamaCare, the masterminds behind it are a new generation of young conservatives, chief among them Mr. Needham. From a tactical view, the strategy has been deployed with precision.

15 Oct 2013

NPS MedicineWise urges everyone to clean out medicine cabinets as part of Be Medicinewise Week

This Wednesday NPS MedicineWise wants everyone to clean out their medicine cabinets and rid their homes, cars and offices of unwanted, unnecessary and potentially harmful out-of-date medicines.

15 Oct 2013

Innate Immunotherapeutics moves operations over to Sydney, Australia

Biopharmaceutical company Innate Immunotherapeutics has announced the successful migration of its operations from Auckland, New Zealand to Sydney, Australia.

15 Oct 2013

First Edition: October 15, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how the budget deal taking shape in the Senate would not derail the health law, but would include some tweaks.

15 Oct 2013

Exploring the human side of Alzheimer's

AgingCare.com, the online community of more than 6 million people caring for elderly loved ones, has released Fade to Blank: Life Inside Alzheimer's—a compelling and unprecedented account that explores the human side of Alzheimer's, as told by three families whose lives have been forever altered by this disease.

15 Oct 2013

Elsevier journals currently offers 3D visualization services to authors and readers

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and Kitware, a worldwide leader in developing advanced visualization technologies, today announced that Elsevier journals offer the opportunity to upload 3D datasets when submitting a paper for publication. This way, once published, readers can interactively explore 3D datasets next to the online article on ScienceDirect.

15 Oct 2013

Voxiva's personalized interactive smoking cessation program shows early success

Voxiva, Inc., a pioneer in interactive mobile health programs, has announced that Text2quit, their personalized interactive smoking cessation program, is showing early success across the country.

15 Oct 2013

Elderly patients who have diabetes are more likely to suffer from postoperative delirium, undergo longer surgery

Elderly surgical patients are more likely to suffer from debilitating post-operative delirium if they have diabetes, undergo longer surgery or respond poorly to stress, according to a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY™ 2013 annual meeting.

15 Oct 2013

IBS Treatment Center opens new clinic in Santa Monica, California

The IBS Treatment Center, which specializes in treating irritable bowel syndrome, announced the opening of a new clinic in Santa Monica, California, in late October. Conveniently located next to the UCLA Medical Center, this new branch of the clinic will provide a progressive approach to digestive health as well as easy access to treatment for patients previously without adequate care.

15 Oct 2013

Emergency departments across Michigan are more prepared to handle natural disaster

Emergency Departments across Michigan are better prepared to handle a disaster today than they were seven years ago, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.

15 Oct 2013

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Study illuminates definitive brain alterations in troops with Gulf War Illness

UTMB researchers find high variability in PSA-ordering practice among primary care physicians

Cash rewards encourage antipsychotic injection adherence

Bipolar risk markers identified in depressed ADHD children

Sexual dysfunction ‘ignored in COPD’

CEL-SCI, Ergomed To Co-Develop Head And Neck Cancer Candidate As Potential HPV Treatment

House dust mite allergy treatment: an interview with Steve Harris, CEO & Co-founder of Circassia

New injection device to reduce fear and pain of injecting modern medicines

Astrazeneca Acquires Spirogen For Up To $440M

University of Sydney's free public talk to focus on halting superbug apocalypse

Shutdown commentaries: The man who championed the strategy; 'opening salvo in a generational war;' lack of funding hurts public health efforts

NPS MedicineWise urges everyone to clean out medicine cabinets as part of Be Medicinewise Week

Innate Immunotherapeutics moves operations over to Sydney, Australia

First Edition: October 15, 2013

Exploring the human side of Alzheimer's

Elsevier journals currently offers 3D visualization services to authors and readers

Voxiva's personalized interactive smoking cessation program shows early success

Elderly patients who have diabetes are more likely to suffer from postoperative delirium, undergo longer surgery

IBS Treatment Center opens new clinic in Santa Monica, California

Emergency departments across Michigan are more prepared to handle natural disaster

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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