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Stem Cell Research Facilities At Einstein To Be Expanded With The Help Of $10 Million NIH GrantAlbert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has been awarded $10 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand its stem cell research capabilities. The funds will be used to create new laboratories in order to increase its already substantial base of stem cell investigators. This will be carried out under the auspices of the recently established Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am NIH Funding Of $2.3 Million For Promising Cancer Research At Cincinnati Children'sTwo scientific teams at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center are receiving a total of $2.3 million in research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue promising studies seeking novel treatments for leukemia and bone marrow failure. A team led by Yi Zheng, Ph.D., and James Mulloy, Ph.D., is getting a five-year grant totaling $1.04 million from NIH's National Cancer Institute entitled, "Targeting CDC42 in Leukemia Stem Cells." Qishen Pang, Ph.D., and colleagues are being awarded a five-year grant totaling $1...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Is Phosphorus Running Out?The mineral phosphorus (P) is critical to the creation of bones, teeth and DNA. "P" is also a key component of the fertilizers used to produce our food, as critical to agriculture as water. But is P, like oil, peaking? Natural and social scientists in Europe, Australia, the United States and elsewhere see growing evidence that the answer is yes. But when? That is the question. Predictions of P scarcity run the gamut, starting as early as 2034 to as late as 2070 or beyond...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am What Are The Causes Of Bronchiectasis (Bronchiectasia)?In the majority of cases bronchiectasis, also known as bronchiectasia, is caused by injury or damage to the wall of the airways. This damage could be the consequence of a lung infection, such as: Pneumonia Measles Whooping cough TB (tuberculosis) A fungal infection Underlying conditions - some underlying conditions can damage the airways, resulting in more lung infections and a higher risk of developing bronchiectasis...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Improving Road Safety For Older DriversKansas State University researchers are discovering the challenges aging creates for drivers. To help improve traffic safety, K-State engineers identified the characteristics of older drivers in Kansas and the types of crashes they are involved in. Their research found most car accidents involving older drivers occur during the daytime and are more severe, often ending in injury or fatality, than those for younger populations. With this knowledge, the researchers will follow up with a study to learn what changes can be made to improve these difficulties for older drivers...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am How Salmonella Sabotages Host CellsA new switch that enables Salmonella bacteria to sabotage host cells is revealed in a study published in the journal Science. The researchers behind the study, from Imperial College London, say that the new finding could ultimately lead to drugs that interfere with the switch in order to combat Salmonella and possibly other bacterial infections. In humans, Salmonella causes diseases ranging from gastroenteritis to typhoid fever. It also causes similar diseases in livestock...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Confirmation That Routine Screening For Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease Is Not EffectiveThe routine use of a screening urine dipstick to diagnose chronic kidney disease in healthy children is not a cost-effective test, confirm Penn State College of Medicine researchers, who validated an American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendation. "Screening urine dipsticks have routinely been performed on healthy children in primary care offices for decades," said Deepa L. Sekhar, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics. "The AAP made the recommendation to discontinue screening urine dipsticks in healthy children to test for chronic kidney disease in 2007...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Free IPhone App For Molecule Of The Week Unveiled By American Chemical SocietyThe American Chemical Society's (ACS) Molecule of the Week (MOTW) is one of the most popular destinations on the ACS Web site, and it may be getting more popular. The reason: ACS has unveiled a MOTW mobile application for iTunes. Current MOTW enthusiasts - and everyone else interested in science - also can download the new app from http://www.acs.org/motwapp. Each week, the MOTW presents a different molecule, with a description, image of the molecular structure, links to records from the Chemical Abstracts (CAS) RegistrySM, and other information...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Uncertainty Creates Total Chaos For Patients And Physicians: Medicare 21 Percent Physician Payment Cut"Because of Congress's inability to find answers to the ongoing Medicare physician payment dilemma, physicians across the country are unable to accept and treat new Medicare patients," Joseph W. Stubbs, MD, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP) declared today as he considered the impending effects of the cut to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR). "This is simply because the uncertainty creates total chaos from a business-planning perspective." The 21 percent physician payment cut - that was originally scheduled to take effect on Jan...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Shedding Light On The Genetic Regulation Of Growth In HeightResearchers at the University of Helsinki and the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) have shown that a gene called LIN28B strongly influences height growth from birth to adulthood in a complex and sex-specific manner. Human growth in height is a multifaceted process including periods of accelerated and decelerated growth velocities...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Obama Calls on HHS to Protect Medical Rights of Same-Sex CouplesPartners of hospitalized gay and lesbian patients have been denied bedside access despite the existence of proxy documents, says a gay-rights group.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Apr 2010 | 10:42 pm UPDATE 1-Malaysia PM says Iran fuel cut reports inaccurateKUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has denied reports quoting him as saying the country has halted gasoline sales to Iran, saying there had been no requests since a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Apr 2010 | 10:38 pm Faces of Health Care Debate Point to New Law’s ComplexityThe new health care law will have varying effects on three people whose stories helped lead to its passage.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Apr 2010 | 10:25 pm Malaysia PM says Iran fuel cut reports inaccurateKUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has denied reports quoting him as saying the country has halted gasoline sales to Iran, saying there had been no requests since a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Apr 2010 | 10:11 pm Volcanic Ash From Iceland May Have Health ConsequencesThe ash cloud from the volcanic explosion in Iceland contains fine particles that can penetrate deeper into the lungs, posing a potential health risk to people with chronic respiratory conditions.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Apr 2010 | 10:10 pm Big City: The Trouble, and Joys, of Adopting OverseasFor most parents seeking to adopt a child from overseas, the decision on which child to bring home is made early in the process — and never undone.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Apr 2010 | 10:10 pm Health Tip: At Risk for Gestational Diabetes? (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Gestational diabetes refers to a diagnosis (usually for the first time) of diabetes while a woman is pregnant. The condition can lead to serious health problems for both the mother and infant.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Apr 2010 | 9:50 pm Clinical Trials Update: April 16, 2010 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Apr 2010 | 9:50 pm Abnormal Heart Rhythm Linked to Alzheimer's (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- People with atrial fibrillation, a form of abnormal heart rhythm, are more likely than others to develop dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Apr 2010 | 9:50 pm Obesity Epidemic May Cut Life Spans of Young Adults (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- Because Americans are getting heavier at an earlier age and failing to lose the extra pounds for longer, researchers now believe that chronic illness and life expectancy will be worse than previously estimated.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Apr 2010 | 9:50 pm Respiratory Infections Major Cause of Childhood Deaths (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- As many as 200,000 children under age 5 die worldwide each year because of acute lower-respiratory tract infections caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a new study finds. The researchers called for new prevention and treatment strategies to reduce this major cause of death in young children.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Apr 2010 | 9:50 pm Why Drug Addicts Are Getting Sterilized for Cash (Time.com)Time.com - A North Carolina charity is taking a controversial approach to preventingaddicts from having too many children -- paying them to tie their tubes orget vasectomiesSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Apr 2010 | 9:50 pm Mexico rejects church criticism of sex education (AP)AP - Mexican educators and officials defended the country's public school sex education Friday from criticism by a Roman Catholic bishop who said such teachings make celibacy vows more difficult for priests to keep.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Apr 2010 | 7:30 pm Patient Money: Health Law Means Changes in Flexible Spending PlansAfter Jan. 1, using pretax dollars for most over-the-counter medicines will not be allowed, and in 2013, lower limits for spending plans take effect.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Apr 2010 | 7:20 pm UPDATE 2-TD Bank buys assets, liabilities of 3 banks from FDIC* Says assets and liabilities worth $3.8 bln (All figures in US dollars)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Apr 2010 | 6:30 pm UPDATE 1-Weinsteins, Burkle in exclusive Miramax talks-sources* Sale of Miramax was floated in January (Adds details on timeline of auction, byline)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Apr 2010 | 6:26 pm Nurse practitioners may be able to discharge in-patients in the future: McGuintyTORONTO - Nurse practitioners could soon be allowed to admit and discharge in-patients in order to ease the flow of traffic at the province's hospitals, Premier Dalton McGuinty said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Apr 2010 | 5:42 pm 'Threats' to seniors over drug changes outrageous: Ontario health ministerTORONTO - A Shoppers Drug Mart flyer telling seniors and people covered under the Ontario Drug Benefit Plan that services they receive could be at risk due to government cuts is...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Apr 2010 | 5:41 pm Rowdy crowd of Sask health workers try to collar Sask premier on labour impasseMELFORT, Sask. - A large, rowdy crowd of Saskatchewan health-care workers chanted outside a fundraising dinner for Premier Brad Wall Thursday night in Melfort, hoping to convince the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Apr 2010 | 5:40 pm Weinsteins, Burkle in exclusive Miramax talks: sourcesLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein and their financial backer, billionaire Ron Burkle's Yucaipa Co.s, have gained an exclusive negotiating window to negotiate buying Disney's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Apr 2010 | 5:10 pm UPDATE 2-KKR, Bain's NXP files for $1.15 bln IPO* Will use proceeds to repay debt (Adds details on ownership, PE pipeline, adds datelines)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Apr 2010 | 5:06 pm Fun run or competition? Why men and women enter marathonsMen and women seem to go through the pain and pleasure of marathon-running for very different reasons, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Apr 2010 | 5:05 pm Hughes heirs object to General Growth planNEW YORK, April 16 (Reuters) - A group representing heirs of Howard Hughes filed an objection on Friday to a plan for General Growth Properties Inc to emerge from bankruptcy as a stand-alone company,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Apr 2010 | 5:01 pm Mirror Neurons Allow Us to Understand Each OtherScientists have recorded the "mirror neutron" in effect for the first time, showing how our minds make us mimic others.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 16 Apr 2010 | 4:54 pm Boston Scientific Gets Green Light to Resume Certain ICD/CRT-D SalesThe FDA said the company can resume distribution of two defibrillator devices that make up most of its domestic ICD sales.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Apr 2010 | 3:41 pm Low health risk from volcano ash, experts sayThe ash from the volcanic eruption in Iceland this week is paralyzing air travel because it is too dangerous for aircraft to fly through it. Those on the ground may be concerned about health effects when the ash falls to earth, but experts say there is little to worry about.Source: CNN.com - Health | 16 Apr 2010 | 3:20 pm Vital Signs: Aging: Diet May Be Linked to Lower Alzheimer’s Risk in Older PeopleA study showed that people who mostly ate foods low in saturated fat and rich in nutrients were at one-third lower risk of the disease than those who ate more higher-fat foods.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Apr 2010 | 3:17 pm Vital Signs: Behavior: Few Young Men Counseled on Sexual Health, Study FindsA national survey in 2002 found no significant change since a similar study in 1995 in the number of adolescent boys who had received counseling on sexually transmitted diseases and HIV.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Apr 2010 | 3:17 pm Doctor and Patient: Living Wills Do Make a Difference at the End of LifeWe now have the evidence that advance directives and living wills do make a difference.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Apr 2010 | 11:43 am Monofilament Test Helps Predict Long-Term Risk of Diabetic NeuropathyA sensitive, specific - and simple - monofilament exam can help predict patients' long-term risk of diabetic neuropathy, according to a new study published online March 31 in Diabetes Care.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Apr 2010 | 11:41 am Drug Resistance to Modern AIDS Drugs Relatively Common: StudyWith modern antiretroviral regimens for HIV, virologic failure and drug resistance within 8 years are relatively common, a study from the U.K. shows.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Apr 2010 | 11:41 am Childhood Asthma Prevalence Increasing in TurkeyThe prevalence of asthma and wheeze among school children in Turkey has been on the rise, Turkish researchers have found.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Apr 2010 | 11:41 am Obama Widens Medical Rights for Gay PartnersThe new rules are aimed at making it easier for gays and lesbians to make medical decisions for their partners.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Apr 2010 | 11:32 am FDA Announces Phase Out of CFC-Based Asthma and COPD InhalersSeven asthma and COPD inhalers containing chlorofluorocarbons are to be phased out within the next couple of years.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Apr 2010 | 11:15 am Widespread Community-Associated MRSA Found in Pediatric ICU PatientsResearchers recommend entrance and follow-up screening for all children admitted to intensive care.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Apr 2010 | 11:04 am Economists Study How to Improve China's Food SafetyChinese consumer demand study that analyzes consumer preferences and willingness-to-pay for select food safety attributes in pork.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 16 Apr 2010 | 11:00 am Experts differ on health risk of volcanic ash (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Apr 2010 | 10:48 am 'Prozac Pilot' hopes to fly againTwo years ago, in perhaps the hardest decision of his life, an Oklahoma charter jet pilot stopped flying because he was suffering from depression. Embarrassed, he kept the reasons for leaving his career hidden from all but his closest confidants.Source: CNN.com - Health | 16 Apr 2010 | 10:41 am CDC: Colorectal Cancer Screening Practices Need ImprovementCurrent screening methods for fecal occult blood tests are often not appropriate.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Apr 2010 | 10:22 am Top 10 Controversial Psychiatric DisordersThe history of psychiatry is littered with impassioned fights over controversial diagnoses.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 16 Apr 2010 | 10:16 am Fellow creaturesEU drafts new rules to control tests on animals.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Apr 2010 | 10:14 am AHRQ Issues Annual Quality and Disparities ReportsThe new statement includes findings from data analysis on rates of healthcare-associated infections, obesity, and health insurance.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Apr 2010 | 10:07 am Keeping hackers out of implanted medical devicesNathanael Paul likes the convenience of the insulin pump that regulates his diabetes. It communicates with other gadgets wirelessly and adjusts his blood sugar levels automatically.Source: CNN.com - Health | 16 Apr 2010 | 9:47 am Social networking makes it easier for patients to ask for helpCourtney Bugler moved from Illinois to Georgia while undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer four years ago, but she didn't ask anyone except her husband for help packing up her old apartment.Source: CNN.com - Health | 16 Apr 2010 | 8:58 am 'Shrapnel' in soldier's head was live shell"I think we have a problem."Source: CNN.com - Health | 16 Apr 2010 | 8:52 am Toxic dust families agree pay-outFamilies with children who suffered birth defects from toxic dust at a former steelworks reach an out-of-court deal.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Apr 2010 | 8:34 am 'Poison town'How toxic waste left one boy with a series of tumoursSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Apr 2010 | 8:03 am Sailing to cope with the 'hell of cancer'A round-the-world yachtswoman who beat breast cancer says that sailing helped her cope with the "hell of cancer."Source: CNN.com - Health | 16 Apr 2010 | 7:02 am Forget Boston: Runners find alternatives to big raceA new ragtag elites-only marathon in Rhode Island offers an alternative to those who couldn't sign up for the Boston Marathon.Source: CNN.com - Health | 16 Apr 2010 | 6:21 am Campaigner wins tainted blood caseA composer who contracted HIV and hepatitis C through an NHS blood transfusion has won a High Court challenge over compensation levels.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Apr 2010 | 5:10 am Ash adviceThe symptoms which mean you should go indoorsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Apr 2010 | 4:08 am Vaccine hope over lung infectionA common virus that causes wheezing and pneumonia claims the lives of up to 200,000 children a year, a study finds.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am
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