December Highlighted Studies In The Journal CHEST MEN WITH EMPHYSEMA AT RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS New research shows that men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, may also be at risk for osteoporosis. Researchers from Japan performed chest CT scans and pulmonary function tests on 65 male patients with COPD.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMedia Examine Opposition To Proposed HHS Conscience Rule The Florida Times-Union on Wednesday examined reactions in Florida to the proposed HHS conscience rule, which would permit
health care providers who receive federal grants to opt out of medical care based on their moral or religious beliefs.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNearly 5 Percent Of The US Population Suffers From Persistent Depression Or Anxiety Though effective treatments are available for individuals suffering from chronic depression and anxiety, very little is known about how often these treatments are used or how prevalent these conditions are among the nation's general population.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSelf-Embedding Disorder In Teens Diagnosed And Treated By Radiologists Minimally invasive, image-guided treatment is a safe and precise method for removal of self-inflicted foreign objects from the body, according to the first report on "self-embedding disorder," or self-injury and self-inflicted foreign body insertion in adolescents. The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comLawmakers Must Act To End Gender Bias In Individual Health Insurance Market, Editorial Says Women as a group are "particularly disadvantaged" in the individual
health insurance market, a St. Petersburg Times editorial says. The editorial notes that a recent study conducted by the
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew HIV Film Tackles Stigma Faced By Teachers In Africa Addressing the discrimination against HIV-positive teachers in Africa is a key aim of a new documentary and accompanying book launched in Senegal by the Partnership for Child Development based at Imperial College London. An estimated 122,000 teachers in sub-Saharan Africa are living with HIV, most of whom have not sought testing and do not know their status.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comResourceful And Resilient Women Are Less Pear-Shaped A study of non-western and western women's body shapes found that the "perfect" hour-glass or pear shape supposedly favoured by men where the waist to hip ratio is 0.7 or less, is rarely found among women who have to rely on their own resources, such as going out to work or to search for food, to support themselves and their families.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Queen's Speech: Welfare Reforms 'Must Support People With Mental Health Problems', Say Four Leading Organisations, UK Four leading mental
health organisations have today united in calling on the Government to ensure that any welfare reform measures in the Queen's Speech (1) give the best possible support for people with mental
health problems to find and keep jobs.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBionovo Announces Development Plans For Menopausal Hot Flash Drug Candidate, Menerba (MF101), Following FDA Meetings Bionovo, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNVI) announced that the FDA has reviewed the company's manufacturing and control process descriptions (CMC), and has provided guidance on how Bionovo can move forward with the development of Menerba (formerly named MF101) for menopausal hot flashes. "We have concluded three CMC discussions with the FDA, and are moving to address the Agency's recommendations for further development of Menerba.
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