Trends In Tuberculosis- United States, 2008 U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Continue to Decline, but Health Disparities Persist The latest national surveillance data show that tuberculosis (TB) rates reached an all-time low in the United States in 2008. Data also show that racial and ethnic minorities and foreign-born individuals continue to bear a disproportionate burden of TB disease in this country.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMalnutrition Risk Underappreciated In Laryngeal Cancer Patients Almost half of all patients with cancer of the voice box (larynx) who receive radiotherapy treatment will experience malnutrition, according to new data presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology's Symposium on Cancer and Nutrition (Zurich, 20-21 March 2009).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comLay Health Workers Help Increase Cancer Screenings Among Low-income Hispanic Women The intervention of lay health workers can be beneficial in increasing breast and cervical cancer screening among low-income Hispanic women, reports a new study. Participants in this study were women 50 and older who were non-adherent to mammography or Pap test screening guidelines.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWhat is a Root Canal? What is Endodontics? The word endodontic comes from the Greek word eno meaning "within" and the Greek word odous meaning "tooth". Endodontic therapy, also known as a root canal (therapy), is a treatment of the tooth aimed at clearing infection, as well as protecting the tooth from subsequent infections. The treatment is carried out in the pulp of the tooth.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFDA Committee Finds Favorable Profile For Rivaroxaban For DVT And Pulmonary Embolism After Hip/Knee Surgery Ortho-McNeil announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (
FDA's) Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee has determined that rivaroxaban, a novel, investigational, oral anticoagulant, has a favorable risk-benefit profile for the prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients undergoing hip replacement or knee replacement surgery.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network's Annual Food Allergy Conference Comes To Baltimore For the millions of Americans with food allergies, the importance of being educated about food allergy and prepared to treat a reaction is not to be underestimated. On March 28, the first of the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network's (FAAN) 16th annual Food Allergy Conferences will be held in Baltimore, Md.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Desalting Pipette Tips Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has introduced the new Thermo Scientific Aspire RP30 desalting pipette tips that purify, desalt and concentrate peptides or low molecular weight proteins. The Aspire tip is a 200 µl pipette tip containing a bed of proprietary Styrene-divinylbenzene (SDVB) reversed phase resin.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Study: 60 Million Americans Lack Access To Basic Medical Care On Tuesday, March 24, at 9:30 a.m. EDT, health professionals from across the country will share their experiences and discuss a new report on the startling numbers of people struggling without access to basic health care during these tough economic times.
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