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The Lancet issues special series of articles focused on emerging zoonoses

Today, the prestigious British medical journal, The Lancet, has issued a special series of articles focused on emerging zoonoses (human diseases that originate in or are shared with animals).

1 Dec 2012

Increasing sleep time improves daytime alertness and reduces pain sensitivity

A new study suggests that extending nightly sleep in mildly sleepy, healthy adults increases daytime alertness and reduces pain sensitivity.

1 Dec 2012

Global food prices remain stable but high, World Bank reports

"Global food prices remained stable, though close to 2008 record levels, the World Bank said on Thursday, as it warned that a 'new norm' of costlier food was setting in and threatening to increase hunger and malnutrition in the world's poorer regions," Reuters reports.

1 Dec 2012

Weak economic situation will affect health of ageing population, researchers warn

Many people will be much poorer than they had expected in their older age and this has profound implications for the health of our ageing population claims an editorial published today in Age & Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society.

1 Dec 2012

Canadian neurophysiologist to receive AES 2012 J. Kiffin Penry Excellence in Epilepsy Care Award

The American Epilepsy Society has announced that Warren T. Blume. M.D., FRCP(C), Neurology Professor Emeritus at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, has been named recipient of the AES 2012 J. Kiffin Penry Excellence in Epilepsy Care Award.

1 Dec 2012

Researchers find association between neuroscience providers and stroke-related deaths in US

Researchers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, have found an association in the United States between a higher density of neurologists and neurosurgeons and a decreased risk of death from stroke.

1 Dec 2012

Financial Times publishes special report on global AIDS response

The Financial Times on Friday published a special report titled, "FT Health: Combating AIDS 2012."

1 Dec 2012

NCQA accredits Jefferson Medical Care - South Philadelphia as Patient-Centered Medical Home

Jefferson Medical Care - South Philadelphia, a primary care practice, has received accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as a Patient-Centered Medical Home, showing its commitment to evidence-based, patient-centered care that focuses on coordinated and long-term collaborative patient-physician partnerships.

1 Dec 2012

Researchers uncover molecular structure of master regulator central to melanoma

With the X-ray vision of DESY's light source DORIS, a research team from Hamburg and Iceland has uncovered the molecular structure of a master regulator central to the most deadly form of skin cancer, melanoma.

1 Dec 2012

Tour DaVita helps raise $0.9M to support 2012 Bridge of Life

DaVita, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. and a leading provider of kidney care services announced that its annual charity bike ride, Tour DaVita, raised $900,000 to support Bridge of Life—DaVita Medical MissionsTM in 2012.

1 Dec 2012

New strains of HIV spreading in India, scientists warn

"While India has drastically reduced the spread of HIV over the past decade, new strains of the virus that cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are troubling medical scientists in this country," Inter Press Service reports (Devraj, 11/29).

1 Dec 2012

Holiday stress and cold temperatures could lead to heart attacks if left unchecked

Amid the frenzy of decorating, planning and shopping for the holidays, health may take a backseat. However, the stress brought on by these activities plus cold temperatures could lead to heart attacks or heart-related complications if left unchecked.

1 Dec 2012

Brain study provides new insights into how recognition is connected with emotion and morality

People are able to detect, within a split second, if a hurtful action they are witnessing is intentional or accidental, new research on the brain at the University of Chicago shows.

1 Dec 2012

Loss of either T-bet or Eomes protein reduces immune system's ability to fight viral infection

When you get an acute infection, such as influenza, the body generally responds with a coordinated response of immune-cell proliferation and attack that rapidly clears the pathogen. Then, their mission done, the immune system stands down, leaving a population of sentinel memory cells to rapidly redeploy the immune system in the event of reinfection.

1 Dec 2012

Studies show possibility of improving healthcare by tackling problem in standardized way

Given the right equipment, training and skill, an individual surgeon can expect to provide the best possible care on a consistent basis.

1 Dec 2012

Students from ASU graduate programs visit Africa to study health care and building design

Students from four of Arizona State University's graduate programs traveled to a country known as the Land of 1,000 Hills to study health care and building design in one of Africa's most impoverished areas.

1 Dec 2012

New Weill Cornell campaign to improve hypertension prevention, detection and control

The Weill Cornell Physician Organization at Weill Cornell Medical College has joined more than 120 medical groups and health systems nationwide to launch the new health campaign Measure Up, Pressure Down aimed to improve high blood pressure prevention, detection and control.

1 Dec 2012

Operating room distractions can contribute to major errors by young surgeons

A study has found that young, less-experienced surgeons made major surgical mistakes almost half the time during a "simulated" gall bladder removal when they were distracted by noises, questions, conversation or other commotion in the operating room.

1 Dec 2012

Scientists can produce new proteins by following certain rules

By following certain rules, scientists can prepare architectural plans for building ideal protein molecules not found in the real world. Based on these computer renditions, previously non-existent proteins can be produced from scratch in the lab. The principles to make this happen appear this month in Nature magazine.

1 Dec 2012

New national healthcare campaign aims at controlling high blood pressure

A majority of patients can't recall whether their physician mentioned their blood pressure numbers and among patients with high blood pressure, only 56 percent say they talked with their doctor about ways to reduce their high blood pressure, according to a new survey released today by the American Medical Group Foundation, the nonprofit education and research arm of the American Medical Group Association.

1 Dec 2012

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The Lancet issues special series of articles focused on emerging zoonoses

Increasing sleep time improves daytime alertness and reduces pain sensitivity

Global food prices remain stable but high, World Bank reports

Weak economic situation will affect health of ageing population, researchers warn

Canadian neurophysiologist to receive AES 2012 J. Kiffin Penry Excellence in Epilepsy Care Award

Researchers find association between neuroscience providers and stroke-related deaths in US

Financial Times publishes special report on global AIDS response

NCQA accredits Jefferson Medical Care - South Philadelphia as Patient-Centered Medical Home

Researchers uncover molecular structure of master regulator central to melanoma

Tour DaVita helps raise $0.9M to support 2012 Bridge of Life

New strains of HIV spreading in India, scientists warn

Holiday stress and cold temperatures could lead to heart attacks if left unchecked

Brain study provides new insights into how recognition is connected with emotion and morality

Loss of either T-bet or Eomes protein reduces immune system's ability to fight viral infection

Studies show possibility of improving healthcare by tackling problem in standardized way

Students from ASU graduate programs visit Africa to study health care and building design

New Weill Cornell campaign to improve hypertension prevention, detection and control

Operating room distractions can contribute to major errors by young surgeons

Scientists can produce new proteins by following certain rules

New national healthcare campaign aims at controlling high blood pressure

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