Risk Of Asthma Increased By Gene Variant A tiny variation in a gene known as CHI3L1 increases susceptibility to asthma, bronchial hyperresponsiveness and decline in lung function, researchers report early online in the New England Journal of
Medicine. (The printed version will appear in the April 17 issue). The gene variant causes increased blood levels of YKL-40, a biomarker for asthma.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comTaking Opposite Approach To Treat Asthma One month of tough breathing may help asthma sufferers breathe easier in the long run, according to research from one University of Houston professor.In a move that challenges one of the most basic tenets of the Hippocratic Oath - first do no harm - Richard Bond, associate professor of pharmacology at UH, is relying on a long-standing medical taboo to treat asthma.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDebate Around Local Accountability In The NHS Lacks Clarity, Says King's Fund There is a need for greater clarity about what politicians mean when they talk about increasing local accountability in the NHS, according to a King's Fund report published. As government reforms have devolved more power to local NHS bodies and front-line professionals, there have been calls to ensure that those who take on increased responsibility are held to account.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comTechnique Developed At Stanford Enables Creation Of Cancer Stem Cells With a bit of genetic trickery, researchers at the Stanford University School of
Medicine have turned normal skin cells into cancer stem cells, a step that will make these naturally rare cells easier to study.Cancer stem cells are thought to be the ones that drive a cancer, and are therefore the targets of any cancer therapy that must kill them in order to be effective.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMental Health Charity Wins 8.8m Pounds To Fund Eco-projects That Will Tackle Stigma And Promote Mental Wellbeing, UK The Big Lottery Fund has awarded Mind £8.8million from its Changing Spaces programme to start up an exciting new grants scheme. 'Ecominds' will fund projects across England that will help transform local environments and build the confidence and self-esteem of people with mental
health problems.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Circus Comes To Town For This Year's Kidz Stuff, UK Fun and education will join forces again this year as the Kidz Stuff festival returns with a vengeance on May 31 and June 1. Last year's first ever Kidz Stuff event was such a huge hit, with thousands of families visiting the unique venue of Leonardslee Gardens in Lower Beeding, that the organisers, Horsham Rotary Club, are making the 2008 festival even bigger.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMental Health America Applauds Dingell-Murphy Bill To Delay Harmful Medicaid Cuts Mental
Health America is applauding legislation introduced by Congressmen John Dingell (D-MI) and Timothy Murphy (R-PA) to delay implementation of seven Medicaid regulations that would dramatically reduce coverage of services and supports needed by our most vulnerable citizens, including individuals with mental illnesses. The "Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008" (H.R.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHouse Committee Asks Industry For Input On FDA Approval Process Of Follow-On Biologics House Energy and Commerce
Health Subcommittee leaders last week sent
health industry stakeholders a six-page list of questions about how to create a pathway for FDA to approve follow-on biologics, CongressDaily reports. The request is the "first major movement on the issue" from subcommittee leaders since Chair Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) and ranking member Nathan Deal (R-Ga.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFederal Authorities Seize More Than 100,000 Dollars Of Unapproved Drugs Marketed As "Natural Supplements" At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals seized more than 14,000 dosage units of Shangai Regular, Shangai Ultra, Super Shangai, Naturalë Super Plus, and Lady Shangai.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comReports Shows How Many People Are Likely To Die In Each State Due To Lack Of Health Coverage In 2002, a groundbreaking national study by the Institute of
Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences demonstrated the direct link between a lack of
health coverage and deaths from
health-related causes.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
# posted by Network @ 12:00 PM
