Archive for April, 2011
Checklist May Help Identify Autism Earlier On In Life
Identifying autism as early in life as possible increases the chances of being treated sooner, which improves a child’s subsequent learning and development. A new checklist that only takes five minutes for parents to complete at doctor’s waiting rooms might well help do this, researchers from the University of California, San Diego, reported in the Journal of Pediatrics…
Original post by Better Health
No commentsScripps Research Scientists Create New Genetic Model Of Premature Aging Diseases
Working with a group of national and international researchers, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have developed a new genetic model of premature aging disorders that could shed light on these rare conditions in humans and provide a novel platform for large-scale screening of compounds to combat these and other age-related diseases…
Original post by Better Health
No commentsHealth Literacy Tests Underutilized; May Improve Elderly Cancer Patients’ Care And Outcomes
Low health literacy is a significant barrier to quality care, especially among elderly patients, but increased use of simple and effective health literacy assessment tests by nurses and clinicians can help improve communication and health outcomes…
Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsMayo Clinic Finds Robotic Surgery Effective For Removing Hard-to-Reach Throat Cancer
Robotic surgery has become a mainstream tool for removing an ever-increasing variety of head and neck tumors. Now, a team of head and neck surgeons from Mayo Clinic has found robotic surgery can treat cancer in the narrow, hard-to-reach area beyond the tongue at the top of the voice box…
Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsBiodesix Supports Unique Lung Cancer Research Initiative
Biodesix announces the enrollment of initial subjects into CASTLE, the inaugural study of the Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute (ALCMI, pronounced as “Alchemy”). The CASTLE (Collaborative Advanced Stage Tissue Lung Cancer) study is recruiting a minimum of 250 subjects over two years among academic and community medical centers in the United States…
Original post by Better Health
No commentsChronic Hepatitis C Treatment, Pegasys®, Designated For Priority Reviewby Ministry Of Health, Labour And Welfare For The Indication Of Hepatitis B
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (hereafter ”Chugai”) [Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo. President: Osamu Nagayama] announced today that on April 11, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare designated Pegasys®, trade names: “Pegasys® S.C. 90 μg” and “Pegasys® S.C…
Original post by Better Health
No commentsAnorexia More Likely To Affect Those Born In Spring
If you were born in the spring, your chances of subsequently developing anorexia are greater, researchers from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, revealed in the British Journal of Psychiatry. According to the authors, theirs is the “largest study to date” and provides compelling evidence of a link between spring births and anorexia risk…
Original post by Better Health
No commentsUse Of Costly Breast Cancer Therapy Strongly Influenced By Reimbursement Policy
What Medicare would pay for and where a radiation oncologist practiced were two factors that strongly influenced the choice of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for treating breast cancer, according to an article published April 29 online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The use of IMRT and the cost of radiation therapy increased sharply over the period of the study…
Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsIntervene Early To Prevent Smoking
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of premature, preventable death in the United States. Each year smoking causes an average of 438,000 deaths from cancer, heart disease, stroke, and lung disease, according to the National Cancer Institute. For years the conventional wisdom in smoking research was that smokers don’t show signs of daily cigarette addiction until adulthood…
Original post by Better Health
No commentsSleep Deprivation: A Hidden Hazard For Nursing
Sleep has become a hot button topic in health care, at least when it comes to physicians. The fact that doctors-in-training don’t get enough of it has resulted in regulations governing duty hours in resident training programs across the nation…
Original post by Better Health
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