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Online health information affects people who cannot tolerate uncertainty

Turning to the Internet to find out what ails you is common, but for folks who have trouble handling uncertainty, "cyberchondria" - the online counterpart to hypochondria - worsens as they seek answers, a Baylor University researcher says.

9 Oct 2013

Research: Sunscreen provides 100% protection against skin cancer

Next time your kids complain about putting on sunscreen, tell them this: Sunscreen shields a superhero gene that protects them from getting cancer.

9 Oct 2013

CNIO researcher identifies new molecular mechanism that regulates genome stability, cell proliferation

Cell division is an essential process for the development of an organism. This process, however, can cause tumour growth when it stops working properly. Tumour cells accumulate alterations in their genetic material, and this makes them divide in an uncontrolled fashion, thus encouraging growth of the tumour.

9 Oct 2013

Physiatrist-in-chief of Sinai Rehabilitation Center receives Lifetime Achievement Award from AAPM&R

Leon Reinstein, M.D., associate physiatrist-in-chief of Sinai Rehabilitation Center, has been given the Frank H. Krusen, M.D., Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R).

9 Oct 2013

HHS Sec. Sebelius: 'I don't know' how many have enrolled in health law's exchanges

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on The Daily Show Monday that she doesn't know how many people have enrolled in health insurance exchanges, but that "hundreds of thousands" of accounts have been created and that officials will give monthly reports on enrollment.

9 Oct 2013

UCLA investigates high rates of schizophrenia in people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

UCLA has joined an international consortium to investigate the high rates of schizophrenia and other neuropsychiatric disorders in those who are affected with Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, a disorder caused by the deletion of a small piece of chromosome number 22.

9 Oct 2013

Healthcare providers report unaccompanied teens may not receive required vaccines

Healthcare providers report that older teens often go to the doctor without a parent or guardian, a new survey in the Journal of Adolescent Health reveals—and those teens may not get necessary vaccinations because there's no parent or guardian present to give consent.

9 Oct 2013

Researchers study link between newborn infections and later behavior problems

Researchers exploring the link between newborn infections and later behavior and movement problems have found that inflammation in the brain keeps cells from accessing iron that they need to perform a critical role in brain development.

9 Oct 2013

Janssen buys all rights from GSK to develop, commercialize hepatitis C compound

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today the acquisition of the investigational compound GSK2336805, an NS5a replication complex inhibitor in Phase 2 development for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C, from an affiliate of GlaxoSmithKline plc.

9 Oct 2013

Sahlgrenska Academy study finds no traces of viruses in breast cancer and glioblastoma

A major study conducted at the Sahlgrenska Academy has now disproved theories of a viral cause for breast cancer and the brain tumour, glioblastoma. The study, which was based on over seven billion DNA sequences and which is published in Nature Communications, found no genetic traces of viruses in these forms of cancer.

9 Oct 2013

Veterinarians complain about one impact of the health law while seniors look forward to lower drug spending

The vets say a new tax aimed at helping pay for changes from the health overhaul is hurting them, according to KHN. Meanwhile, Healthy Cal looks at closing of the prescription drug coverage gap. CNN also explores the arguments over the law's effect on overall health spending.

9 Oct 2013

Recent study confirms healing properties of liquorice in lung surgery patients

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), liquorice is regarded as a "panacea". A recent study by the University Department of Anaesthetics, General Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy at the MedUni Vienna has now, for the first time, scientifically confirmed the healing properties of this natural substance.

9 Oct 2013

Study: Distinct behavior of proteins reflects common biochemical principles

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found unexpected similarities between proteins that were thought to be fundamentally different.

9 Oct 2013

California's exchange undergoes a weekend tune-up; Maryland officials say site is improving, but challenges remain

In addition, news outlets offer progress reports on state-based health exchanges in Minnesota, Washington and Michigan as well as how the federal exchange is working for other states that opted not to run their own online insurance marketplace.

9 Oct 2013

Retinitis pigmentosa test identifies mutation found in Ashkenazi Jewish population

You might not think to look to a urine test to diagnose an eye disease. But a new Duke University study says it can link what is in a patient's urine to gene mutations that cause retinitis pigmentosa, or RP, an inherited, degenerative disease that results in severe vision impairment and often blindness. The findings appear online in the Journal of Lipid Research.

9 Oct 2013

Researchers to develop effective mucosal vaccines based on cell-targeted nanoparticles

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation will give a little over SEK 16 million to the development of new, highly-efficient mucosal vaccines. The vaccines will be drinkable or given as a nasal spray. Professor Nils Lycke at MIVAC at the Sahlgrenska Academy will in cooperation with researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and Lund University, combine technologies to develop the next generation of effective mucosal vaccines based on immunomodulation and cell-targeted nanoparticles.

9 Oct 2013

New HIV vaccines stimulate critical immune response in infants born to HIV-infected mothers

A new analysis of two HIV vaccine trials that involved pediatric patients shows that the investigational vaccines stimulated a critical immune response in infants born to HIV-infected mothers, researchers at Duke Medicine report.

9 Oct 2013

Study reveals association between sleep-disordered breathing and Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease affects millions of people worldwide. As a result of an increase in life expectancy, the number of patients with dementia is expected to increase dramatically. Due to the lack of effective treatments that can slow down or reverse the progression of AD, preventive measures to lower the prevalence rate of AD by means of managing potential or actual risk factors is a reasonable clinical strategy.

9 Oct 2013

Supreme Court justices seek administration views in medical device case

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the legal views of the Obama administration in a medical device manufacturer's appeal of a ruling that the company can be sued by a man who was left paralyzed after using one of its products (Hurley, 10/7).

9 Oct 2013

Study looks at attitudes toward drug use among high school seniors

High school seniors who frown upon the use of drugs are most likely to be female, nonsmokers or hold strong religious beliefs, according to a study- by Joseph Palamar of New York University. Palamar examines how teenagers' attitudes toward marijuana influenced their thoughts on the further use of other illicit drugs.

9 Oct 2013

Medical News

Online health information affects people who cannot tolerate uncertainty

Research: Sunscreen provides 100% protection against skin cancer

CNIO researcher identifies new molecular mechanism that regulates genome stability, cell proliferation

Physiatrist-in-chief of Sinai Rehabilitation Center receives Lifetime Achievement Award from AAPM&R

HHS Sec. Sebelius: 'I don't know' how many have enrolled in health law's exchanges

UCLA investigates high rates of schizophrenia in people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

Healthcare providers report unaccompanied teens may not receive required vaccines

Researchers study link between newborn infections and later behavior problems

Janssen buys all rights from GSK to develop, commercialize hepatitis C compound

Sahlgrenska Academy study finds no traces of viruses in breast cancer and glioblastoma

Veterinarians complain about one impact of the health law while seniors look forward to lower drug spending

Recent study confirms healing properties of liquorice in lung surgery patients

Study: Distinct behavior of proteins reflects common biochemical principles

California's exchange undergoes a weekend tune-up; Maryland officials say site is improving, but challenges remain

Retinitis pigmentosa test identifies mutation found in Ashkenazi Jewish population

Researchers to develop effective mucosal vaccines based on cell-targeted nanoparticles

New HIV vaccines stimulate critical immune response in infants born to HIV-infected mothers

Study reveals association between sleep-disordered breathing and Alzheimer's disease

Supreme Court justices seek administration views in medical device case

Study looks at attitudes toward drug use among high school seniors

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