Greer, a leading developer and provider of allergy immunotherapy products and services, provided a grant to BioMedEcon to conduct a retrospective study analyzing the use of allergy immunotherapy via subcutaneous injections in children with allergic rhinitis. The study analyzed Medicaid records of 520 low-income Florida children with documented allergies. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
A study by researchers at the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center has shown that a receptor protein found on melanoma cells appears to facilitate the disease's spread to the small intestine. The study, published in the Feb. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
University of Arizona optical scientists have broken a technological barrier by making three-dimensional holographic displays that can be erased and rewritten in a matter of minutes. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
HIV remains a serious public health issue in the United States and in Minnesota. As the Minnesota AIDS Project recognizes its 25th year of service, it is also essential to acknowledge the continuing disparity in HIV rates within the African American community. On February 7, 2008, organizations throughout the U.S. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham Institute) have provided genetic evidence that Activating Transcription Factor 2 (ATF2) plays a suppressor role in skin cancer development. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
CytoCore Inc. (OTCBB:CYOE), the biopharmaceutical research and medical device company for early detection and treatment of reproductive-tract cancers, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the company's 510(k) submission to sell CytoCore's SoftPAP™ cervical cell collector. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Consumers have long known that including dairy in their diets can help maintain healthy bones and even help promote weight loss. However, a recent study published in the January issue of the Journal of Periodontology, the official publication of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP), demonstrated that routine intake of dairy products may also help promote periodontal health. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Mitralign, Inc. announced that it successfully performed its first implantation of the Mitralign Percutaneous Annuloplasty System(TM) for mitral valve repair at French Hospital in Asuncion, Paraguay. The patient was treated by an experienced medical team led by Adrian Ebner, MD of the French Hospital and Lutz Buellesfeld, MD of Helios Heart Center, Siegburg, Germany. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:GERN) announced that it has received U.S. Patent 7,326,572 with claims covering a widely used method for producing endoderm cells from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). The production of endoderm cells is a critical step in generating pancreatic islet cells from hESCs, which Geron is developing for potential use in treating diabetes. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
A pair of new thin, transparent devices, constructed with soft lithography, should boost research in which nematodes are studied to explore brain-behavior connections and to screen new pharmaceuticals for potential treatment of parasitic infections in humans, report 10 scientists at three institutions. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Doctors hope to use the body's own nerves to bridge the gap in the spinal cord left by paralysing injuries. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Feb 2008 | 9:25 am
China welcomed in the Year of the Rat Thursday with a bonanza of fireworks and festivals, but the celebrations for many were subdued due to ferocious cold weather that kept them from their... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Feb 2008 | 8:50 am
LONDON (Reuters) - New data from a combined analysis of four Phase II/III studies involving more than 20,000 women confirm the effectiveness of Merck & Co Inc's cervical cancer vaccine... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Feb 2008 | 8:39 am
A mother who lost most of her belongings in an apartment fire begins to rebuild a sense of family life for her sons. Source: NYT > Health | 7 Feb 2008 | 6:48 am
Hamid Senni says he could not find work in France despite being French and growing up there, because his north African roots met with latent racism. So along with growing... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Feb 2008 | 6:33 am
Babelsberg, Berlin's historic answer to Hollywood, likes to remind visitors of its mythic status as the world's oldest movie studio. But its current success is also tied to the German... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Feb 2008 | 6:24 am
Researchers have identified another way that babies can be infected with H.I.V. — through food pre-chewed by an infected parent or caretaker. Source: NYT > Health | 7 Feb 2008 | 5:58 am
Medical tourism has been an increasingly popular alternative for the uninsured desperate for care, and for middle-class Americans willing to travel to secure affordable health care. Source: NYT > Health | 7 Feb 2008 | 4:45 am
The United States is hoping bolster the safety of food and other products imported from China by opening a new Food and Drug Administration office in the Asian nation. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Feb 2008 | 3:25 am
Using a powerful tool called unbiased high-throughput sequencing, researchers from Australia and the US identified a new arenavirus that was associated with a fatal febrile illness in three transplant recipients. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Feb 2008 | 3:22 am
Seven French former medical officials went on trial on Wednesday after a 17 year-long investigation into contaminated growth hormones that caused the death of more than 100 people from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The doctors and pharmacists face maximum terms varying from 3 to 10 years if convicted. They face charges of aggravated deception, manslaughter and causing unintentional injury. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Feb 2008 | 3:20 am
Insurer Cigna Corp said on Wednesday that fourth-quarter profit rose 13 percent, as its international operations and disability and life segment offset weaker performance in its main health care business. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Feb 2008 | 3:16 am
Alefacept, which in 2003 was the first biologic agent approved in the US for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis, appears to be a long-term option for certain patients. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Feb 2008 | 2:47 am
Scientists in Germany say that tattoos could be the ideal way of delivering vaccines into the body. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Feb 2008 | 2:09 am
Separating the salt and pepper shakers or worrying whether the cutlery is clean enough are just some of the woes that can befall obsessive-compulsive diners. Source: NYT > Health | 7 Feb 2008 | 12:42 am
Becoming overweight as a child is more likely to be the result of your genes than your lifestyle, claims a study. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Feb 2008 | 12:05 am
Babies fathered by teenagers are more likely to be unhealthy at birth, suggests a study. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Feb 2008 | 12:05 am
Use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers, cream-based lotions, and cotton gloves under rubber gloves are recommended. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:01 pm
The FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for a prepackaged regimen of lansoprazole, amoxicillin, and clarithromycin; cetuximab intravenous infusion; and idursulfase intravenous infusion. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:00 pm
A large international trial shows that prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in the acute hospital care setting is substantially underused worldwide. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:00 pm
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued updated guidelines on managing drug interactions in the treatment of HIV-related tuberculosis. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:00 pm
A new study suggests that use of calcium-channel blockers, but not other antihypertensive agents, is associated with a reduced risk for PD. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Feb 2008 | 10:32 pm
A human rights group says Egypt has tortured HIV-positive men before they are subjected to unfair trials. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Feb 2008 | 6:10 pm
Cheap dietary supplements could protect young children from malaria, a study suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Feb 2008 | 5:11 pm
In these germ-phobic times, it's easy to feel guilty for skipping the kids' bath on a hectic evening or handing your baby's paci back straight from the floor without rinsing it. The dirty truth: It's nearly impossible to keep your kids perfectly clean all the time. Luckily, you don't have to.
Feelings of phoniness appear to alter people’s goals in unexpected ways and may also protect them against subconscious self-delusions. Source: NYT > Health | 6 Feb 2008 | 4:24 pm
Young people are to be offered a much broader range of contraception in a bid to cut the high teenage pregnancy rate. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Feb 2008 | 2:48 pm
Associated Press February 06, 2008 COCKEYSVILLE, Md. - Authorities offered no further insight into the motive of a teenager accused in the shooting deaths of his father, mother and two brothers, but experts say such crimes are not unprecedented - and they often come without any obvious warning signs. Source: PsycPORT.com | 6 Feb 2008 | 12:26 pm
Seven go on trial over the deaths of more than 100 children from the human form of mad cow disease. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Feb 2008 | 12:20 pm
