Saturday, March 29, 2008
No Prescription - Miami Herald Examines Reduced Services At Fla. Planned Parenthood Clinics During Review
Miami Herald Examines Reduced Services At Fla. Planned Parenthood Clinics During Review The Miami Herald on Friday examined how Planned Parenthood of South Palm Beach and Broward Counties' five clinics have reduced their services during a Planned Parenthood Federation of America review of the clinics. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comVA Reaches Out To Women Veterans Recognizing the valor, service and sacrifice of America's 1.7 million women veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has created a comprehensive array of benefits and programs. "Women who served this country in uniform -- whether veterans of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, the current Global War on Terror or peacetime service -- have earned our respect and thanks," said Dr. James B. Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comActions Taken On Women's-Health Related Legislation In Alaska, Idaho The following highlights recent state news about women's health-related legislation. Alaska: The House on Tuesday voted 21-15 to approve a measure (HB 301) that would ban so-called "partial-birth" abortion in the state, the Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
No Prescription - UH Chemist Earns Top Honor For Simplifying Manufacture Of Drugs, Plastics
UH Chemist Earns Top Honor For Simplifying Manufacture Of Drugs, Plastics Simplifying the process for forming compounds that can be used in many everyday products, such as pharmaceuticals and plastics, has earned one University of Houston chemist a prestigious honor. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHairdressers And Barbers Have Higher Risk Of Cancer Workas a hairdresser or barber has been confirmed as a potentialcarcinogenic influcence, according to a Working Group report of theInternational Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), as published in theApril2008 issue of The Lancet Oncology. Hair dyes are presently classified as permanent, semipermanent, ortemporary dyes. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAmazonian Small Farmers Threatened By Climate Change A six-year study of Amazonian small farmers and their responses to climate change shows the farmers are vulnerable to natural catastrophes and risky land use practices, say Indiana University Bloomington anthropologists Eduardo Brondizio and Emilio Moran. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFamily Study Bolsters Link Between Pesticides And Parkinson's For the first time, the association between Parkinson's disease and exposure to pesticides has been shown in patients with the neurological disorder compared with their unaffected relatives, according to a study in the online open access journal BMC Neurology.Parkinson's disease is a common neurological disorder affecting about 1 million people in the USA. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comRectal Artemisinins Rapidly Eliminate Malarial Parasites Artemisinin-based suppositories can help ' buy time' for malaria patients who face a delay in accessing effective, injectable antimalarials, according to research published in the online open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases. Plasmodium falciparum malaria can progress to severe disease and death in a number of hours, so prompt treatment is crucial. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFour Tips For Understanding Medical News Medicine is a science. That means research should provide clear answers that stand the test of time and scrutiny from additional investigations. That's the theory behind evidence-based, data-driven scientific medicine. But in our imperfect world, things don't always turn out as they should. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comComputer Simulations Of Traffic Jams, Stresses On Infrastructure, Vehicle Crash Tests Possible The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration, has announced the opening of the Transportation Research and Analysis Computing Center (TRACC) in suburban Chicago. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDepartment Of Health Highlights Violence As A Public Health Issue The Pennsylvania Department of Health and its partners were recognized by Philadelphia City Council for the department's Pennsylvania Injury Reporting and Intervention System, or PIRIS, a unique pilot program that addresses gun violence in Philadelphia. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comActions Taken On Women's-Health Related Legislation In Alaska, Idaho The following highlights recent state news about women's health-related legislation. Alaska: The House on Tuesday voted 21-15 to approve a measure (HB 301) that would ban so-called "partial-birth" abortion in the state, the AP/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports (Sutton, AP/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 3/26). Rep. John Coghill (R), who is co-sponsoring the measure, has said the U.S. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comKeeping In Good Shape In Old Age Is Harder For Women Than Men Women over the age of 65 years have a more difficult time preservingmuscle than their male counterparts, which probable impacts theirability to stay as strong and fit, according to new research publishedon March 26, 2008 in theopen-access journal PLoS ONE.Muscle maintenance is very important in reducing the risk of falls inthe elderly, one of the major causes of premature death. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Actions Taken On (No Prescription) Women's-Health Related Legislation In Alaska, Idaho
Actions Taken On Women's-Health Related Legislation In Alaska, Idaho The following highlights recent state news about women's health-related legislation. Alaska: The House on Tuesday voted 21-15 to approve a measure (HB 301) that would ban so-called "partial-birth" abortion in the state, the Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comVA Reaches Out To Women Veterans Recognizing the valor, service and sacrifice of America's 1.7 million women veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has created a comprehensive array of benefits and programs. "Women who served this country in uniform -- whether veterans of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, the current Global War on Terror or peacetime service -- have earned our respect and thanks," said Dr. James B. Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMiami Herald Examines Reduced Services At Fla. Planned Parenthood Clinics During Review The Miami Herald on Friday examined how Planned Parenthood of South Palm Beach and Broward Counties' five clinics have reduced their services during a Planned Parenthood Federation of America review of the clinics. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
VA Reaches Out To Women Veterans (No Prescription)
VA Reaches Out To Women Veterans Recognizing the valor, service and sacrifice of America's 1.7 million women veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has created a comprehensive array of benefits and programs. "Women who served this country in uniform -- whether veterans of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, the current Global War on Terror or peacetime service -- have earned our respect and thanks," said Dr. James B. Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comActions Taken On Women's-Health Related Legislation In Alaska, Idaho The following highlights recent state news about women's health-related legislation. Alaska: The House on Tuesday voted 21-15 to approve a measure (HB 301) that would ban so-called "partial-birth" abortion in the state, the Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comRectal Artemisinins Rapidly Eliminate Malarial Parasites Artemisinin-based suppositories can help ' buy time' for malaria patients who face a delay in accessing effective, injectable antimalarials, according to research published in the online open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases. Plasmodium falciparum malaria can progress to severe disease and death in a number of hours, so prompt treatment is crucial. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFolate Scores Another Win: Brief, High Doses Of Vitamin Blunt Damage From Heart Attack Long known for its role in preventing anemia in expectant mothers and spinal birth defects in newborns, the B vitamin folate, found in leafy green vegetables, beans and nuts has now been shown to blunt the damaging effects of heart attack when given in short-term, high doses to test animals. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comVision Loss A Key Issue For Aging Women As the baby-boomer generation comes of age, conditions affecting vision seem to be getting more attention in doctor's offices around the country. Roughly 200,000 cases of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) get diagnosed each year, a disease that affects women more frequently than men.Age-related macular degeneration is the number one cause of vision loss in adults ages 60 and older. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDepartment Of Health Highlights Violence As A Public Health Issue The Pennsylvania Department of Health and its partners were recognized by Philadelphia City Council for the department's Pennsylvania Injury Reporting and Intervention System, or PIRIS, a unique pilot program that addresses gun violence in Philadelphia. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Friday, March 28, 2008
No Prescription - Rising Australian Biotech Stars Set To Connect On The World Stage
Rising Australian Biotech Stars Set To Connect On The World Stage Two of Australia's leading life scientists have been chosen from a highly competitive field of candidates to take part in an initiative by Merck Sharp & Dohme and Advance to boost the capability of the country's burgeoning biopharmaceutical industry. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStudy Shows Why Synthetic Estrogens Wreak Havoc On Reproductive System Researchers at Yale School of Medicine now have a clearer understanding of why synthetic estrogens such as those found in many widely-used plastics have a detrimental effect on a developing fetus, cause fertility problems, as well as vaginal and breast cancers.Preliminary results of the study will be presented at the 2008 Society for Gynecologic Investigation (SGI) Annual Scientific Meeting held March 26-29 in San Diego, California. The study was led by Hugh S. Taylor, M.D. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAntisense Therapeutics Scientist Out To Pull More Big Deals Aiming for more major licensing deals like the one his company recently secured with top 20 global pharmaceutical company, Teva, is front of mind for rising Australian biotechnology star, Antisense Therapeutics Ltd (ASX code: ANP)Research Director Dr Christopher Wraight when he meets with leading industry figures in the US in May. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comReflect Scientific, Inc. Receives U.S. Patent For Catalytic Inspection Method Reflect Scientific, Inc. (OTCBB: RSCF) announces that the Company has been issued another patent from the United States Patent Office. The patent discloses a unique method for inspecting an object having a planar face with surface variations. Management believes that the intellectual property contained within the issued patent will enhance Miralogix's inspection instrumentation, thus offering more features and value to our customers. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comEducation Seminars On Medicines - Publication Of Details By Medicines Australia Medicines Australia (MA) has posted on its website the details of all education events provided or sponsored for healthcare practitioners by MA member companies. The ACCC has said that the publication of company events is the best way to bring greater public accountability for these events. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPhoenix Marketing Study Demonstrates Impact Of Press Coverage And Advertising On Cholesterol Drug Users And Medication Brands A burst of unfavorable or confusing publicity often prompts users of prescription medications to take swift actions that can hurt those medications' brand perception and market share, according to researchers at Phoenix Healthcare, a Phoenix Marketing International practice. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
For People with Schizophrenia, New Antipsychotic Drugs Are Not Better Than Old Ones (Online Pharmacy)
For People with Schizophrenia, New Antipsychotic Drugs Are Not Better Than Old Ones Research reported in The Lancet finds that whentreating a first episode of schizophrenia, second-generationantipsychotic drugs are not necessarily better than thefirst-generation drug haloperidol. Second-generation drugs were introduced over ten years ago. Compared tofirst-generation drugs, they were designed to be more effective andcause fewer motor side-effects such as stiffness and tremors. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Book Speaks To Sufferers Of Mental And Physical Abuse First-time author Tawana Jackson's debut, Stretched But Not Broken ($15.99, paperback, 978-1-60477-640-9), is a compelling, emotional, and uplifting read about one woman overcoming overwhelming obstacles. It chronicles the story of Mia Hall who, after being raped at five years old and emotionally abandoned by a loving but depressed mother, grows into a compliant woman who enables the bipolar and controlling abuses of her older sister, Karen, and her stepfather, Bruce. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
For People with Schizophrenia, New Antipsychotic Drugs Are Not Better Than Old Ones (Online Pharmacy)
For People with Schizophrenia, New Antipsychotic Drugs Are Not Better Than Old Ones Research reported in The Lancet finds that whentreating a first episode of schizophrenia, second-generationantipsychotic drugs are not necessarily better than thefirst-generation drug haloperidol. Second-generation drugs were introduced over ten years ago. Compared tofirst-generation drugs, they were designed to be more effective andcause fewer motor side-effects such as stiffness and tremors. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Book Speaks To Sufferers Of Mental And Physical Abuse First-time author Tawana Jackson's debut, Stretched But Not Broken ($15.99, paperback, 978-1-60477-640-9), is a compelling, emotional, and uplifting read about one woman overcoming overwhelming obstacles. It chronicles the story of Mia Hall who, after being raped at five years old and emotionally abandoned by a loving but depressed mother, grows into a compliant woman who enables the bipolar and controlling abuses of her older sister, Karen, and her stepfather, Bruce. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Antisense Therapeutics Scientist Out To Pull More Big Deals (No Prescription)
Antisense Therapeutics Scientist Out To Pull More Big Deals Aiming for more major licensing deals like the one his company recently secured with top 20 global pharmaceutical company, Teva, is front of mind for rising Australian biotechnology star, Antisense Therapeutics Ltd (ASX code: ANP)Research Director Dr Christopher Wraight when he meets with leading industry figures in the US in May. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUCSF Program Achieves Over 56% Reduction In Medication Administration Error A demonstration program at UCSF reported a 56.8% reduction in medication administration errors - increasing the administration accuracy rate at participating hospitals to 93%. These gains were achieved through adherence to a set of six "best practice" procedures for medication administration identified by CalNOC (the California Nursing Outcomes Coalition). Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comImplantable Device Designed For Type-2 Diabetes Patients Who Are Overweight And Do Not Respond To Current Oral Anti-Diabetic Treatments New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is recruiting patients for a national clinical research study of an investigational implantable device designed to help those with type-2 diabetes who are overweight and do not respond to current oral anti-diabetic treatments. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSafety, Efficacy In On-And-Off-label Use Demonstrated In Largest Ever Analysis Of Drug-Eluting Stents Data The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) will present results of the largest meta-analysis to date comparing mortality rates for drug-eluting stents (DES) versus bare metal stents (BMS) at the Drug-Eluting Stent Revolution VII meeting in Chicago.The analysis - which includes approximately 180,000 patients from 52 studies - was performed by a team of researchers led by Ajay J. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSocial Security Disability Insurance Recipients Need Better Understanding Of Pros And Cons Of New Debit Card, Allsup Says (USA) Starting next month Social Security Disability Insurance recipients in some states will have the option of receiving their benefit payments electronically on a debit card, rather than via a paper check. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comReflect Scientific, Inc. Receives U.S. Patent For Catalytic Inspection Method Reflect Scientific, Inc. (OTCBB: RSCF) announces that the Company has been issued another patent from the United States Patent Office. The patent discloses a unique method for inspecting an object having a planar face with surface variations. Management believes that the intellectual property contained within the issued patent will enhance Miralogix's inspection instrumentation, thus offering more features and value to our customers. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
ARCALYST(TM), First And Only FDA-approved Treatment For Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS), Now Available In The United States (No Prescription)
ARCALYST(TM), First And Only FDA-approved Treatment For Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS), Now Available In The United States Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: REGN) announced ARCALYST? (rilonacept) Injection for Subcutaneous Use is now available for prescription in the United States for the treatment of Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS), including Familial Cold Auto-inflammatory Syndrome (FCAS) and Muckle-Wells Syndrome (MWS) in adults and children 12 and older. Regeneron was granted marketing approval for ARCALYST by the U.S. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comReflect Scientific, Inc. Receives U.S. Patent For Catalytic Inspection Method Reflect Scientific, Inc. (OTCBB: RSCF) announces that the Company has been issued another patent from the United States Patent Office. The patent discloses a unique method for inspecting an object having a planar face with surface variations. Management believes that the intellectual property contained within the issued patent will enhance Miralogix's inspection instrumentation, thus offering more features and value to our customers. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFor People with Schizophrenia, New Antipsychotic Drugs Are Not Better Than Old Ones Research reported in The Lancet finds that whentreating a first episode of schizophrenia, second-generationantipsychotic drugs are not necessarily better than thefirst-generation drug haloperidol. Second-generation drugs were introduced over ten years ago. Compared tofirst-generation drugs, they were designed to be more effective andcause fewer motor side-effects such as stiffness and tremors. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Book Speaks To Sufferers Of Mental And Physical Abuse First-time author Tawana Jackson's debut, Stretched But Not Broken ($15.99, paperback, 978-1-60477-640-9), is a compelling, emotional, and uplifting read about one woman overcoming overwhelming obstacles. It chronicles the story of Mia Hall who, after being raped at five years old and emotionally abandoned by a loving but depressed mother, grows into a compliant woman who enables the bipolar and controlling abuses of her older sister, Karen, and her stepfather, Bruce. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Study Shows Why Synthetic Estrogens Wreak Havoc On Reproductive System (No Prescription)
Study Shows Why Synthetic Estrogens Wreak Havoc On Reproductive System Researchers at Yale School of Medicine now have a clearer understanding of why synthetic estrogens such as those found in many widely-used plastics have a detrimental effect on a developing fetus, cause fertility problems, as well as vaginal and breast cancers.Preliminary results of the study will be presented at the 2008 Society for Gynecologic Investigation (SGI) Annual Scientific Meeting held March 26-29 in San Diego, California. The study was led by Hugh S. Taylor, M.D. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Online Pharmacy - Male Contraception: The Right Combination Of Hormones Holds The Key
Male Contraception: The Right Combination Of Hormones Holds The Key Hormonal contraception may become a safe, effective, and reversible form of birth control for men, according to a new study accepted for publication in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). The study revealed that the combination of testosterone and progestin suppressed sperm production faster and more completely than testosterone alone. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCalifornia Pharmacy Board Delays Deadline For Drug Tracking Requirement The California Pharmacy Board on Tuesday voted unanimously to delay by two years the deadline for implementing an electronic drug tracking system that the state Legislature approved in 2004, the New York Times reports. The new deadline is Jan. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCognitive 'Rigidity' In Compulsive Gamblers Gambling addicts don't learn from their mistakes, according to a study published in the open access journal Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health. The problem could be explained by a kind of mental rigidity that leads to harmful compulsive behaviour in sufferers. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comIndia's National AIDS Project Reaching Out To MSM, Other Groups Officials with India's National Aids Control Project III are focusing their prevention efforts at men who have sex with men, as well as other vulnerable groups, in an effort to reduce the number of new HIV cases in the country, the Times of India reports. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDevins Launches Console's National Snowdrop Day, Ireland Dr Jimmy Devins, T.D., Minister for State at the Department of Health and Children with special responsibility for disability and mental health, today (Thursday, 27th March 2008) launched Console's National Snowdrop Day to raise funds to support their professional counselling, support and helpline services. The Minister said "Providing hope to those who have been bereaved as a result of suicide is an invaluable gift. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comLocal Pharmacist On 15 Day Fast To Protest Governor's Medi-Cal Budget Cuts Local Pharmacist Ira Freeman, RPh, of Key Pharmacy, is in his 11th day of a 15 day fast. He's fasting to protest the Governor's proposed 10% Medi-Cal providers cuts, which will negatively affect all Medi-Cal beneficiaries and the pharmacies that serve them. "There's been very little press about how the cuts will really impact patients and the care they receive," said Ira Freeman. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHealth Minister Gives Go-Ahead For New Mental Health Unit, Wales £21.3m development to help meet One Wales commitment to improve mental health servicesTwo new mental health units at Wrexham Maelor Hospital were given the green light by Health Minister Edwina Hart. The Welsh Assembly Government is providing £21.3m funding for the two developments. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Devins Launches Console's National Snowdrop Day, Ireland (Online Pharmacy)
Devins Launches Console's National Snowdrop Day, Ireland Dr Jimmy Devins, T.D., Minister for State at the Department of Health and Children with special responsibility for disability and mental health, today (Thursday, 27th March 2008) launched Console's National Snowdrop Day to raise funds to support their professional counselling, support and helpline services. The Minister said "Providing hope to those who have been bereaved as a result of suicide is an invaluable gift. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNSAIDs: Painkillers, Inflammation Inhibitors, Anti-Cancer Drugs And New De-Methylating Agents Researchers at the National Sun Yat-Sen University and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan have revealed a new mechanism by which nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) attenuate tumor invasion and metastasis. The research, to be published in the April 2008 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine, provides new insights for the understanding of the anti-cancer effects of NSAIDs. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCognitive 'Rigidity' In Compulsive Gamblers Gambling addicts don't learn from their mistakes, according to a study published in the open access journal Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health. The problem could be explained by a kind of mental rigidity that leads to harmful compulsive behaviour in sufferers. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comIndia's National AIDS Project Reaching Out To MSM, Other Groups Officials with India's National Aids Control Project III are focusing their prevention efforts at men who have sex with men, as well as other vulnerable groups, in an effort to reduce the number of new HIV cases in the country, the Times of India reports. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHealth Minister Gives Go-Ahead For New Mental Health Unit, Wales £21.3m development to help meet One Wales commitment to improve mental health servicesTwo new mental health units at Wrexham Maelor Hospital were given the green light by Health Minister Edwina Hart. The Welsh Assembly Government is providing £21.3m funding for the two developments. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMale Contraception: The Right Combination Of Hormones Holds The Key Hormonal contraception may become a safe, effective, and reversible form of birth control for men, according to a new study accepted for publication in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). The study revealed that the combination of testosterone and progestin suppressed sperm production faster and more completely than testosterone alone. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
No Prescription - Dental Lab Industry Launches Web Site To Inform Consumers On Lead Scare
Dental Lab Industry Launches Web Site To Inform Consumers On Lead Scare The National Association of Dental Laboratories has launched a Web site to inform consumers concerned about recent reports of lead contamination in dental crowns imported from overseas. The Web site, http://www.whatsinyourmouth. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comGenetic Factor In Brain Development Revealed In the earliest days of brain development, the brain's first cells - neuroepithelial stem cells - divide continuously, producing a population of cells that eventually evolves into the various cells of the fully formed brain. Now, scientists have identified a gene that, in mice, is critical for these stem cells to divide correctly. Without it, they fail to divide, and die. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWis. Appeals Court Upholds Punishment Of Pharmacist Who Refused To Refill Oral Contraceptive Prescription A three-judge panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeals in Wisconsin on Tuesday upheld the ruling of the state Pharmacy Examining Board against a pharmacist who refused to refill a woman's oral contraceptive prescription because of moral objections, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comValuable Cancer Diagnostic And Disease-Staging Tool Found In PET The recent release of data by the National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) showing that positron emission tomography (PET) produced scans revealing disease at a molecular level, which then caused physicians to change treatment plans for more than one-third of participating patients, has corroborated decades of nuclear medicine research. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSan Francisco Mayor Discusses Potential Lawsuit To Block Medicaid Payment Reductions San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday said that an impending 10% reduction in Medi-Cal reimbursements to physicians is "unconscionable" and discussed details of a potential lawsuit to block the cut, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid program. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAnne Arundel County, Md., Program To Reduce Infant Mortality Rate Loses Federal Funding The fate of the Anne Arundel County, Md., Healthy Start program, which seeks to reduce the county's infant mortality rate, is "unclear" after the loss of $610,000 in federal funding, the Annapolis Capital reports. Whether the program "can be reconstructed with county dollars" is unknown, according to the Capital. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCalifornia Pharmacy Board Delays Deadline For Drug Tracking Requirement The California Pharmacy Board on Tuesday voted unanimously to delay by two years the deadline for implementing an electronic drug tracking system that the state Legislature approved in 2004, the New York Times reports. The new deadline is Jan. 1, 2011 (Pollack, New York Times, 3/26). Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comIndian Generic Drug Maker Strides Acrolab Receives Tentative FDA Approval For Combination Antiretroviral FDA on Tuesday announced that it has given tentative approval to Indian generic pharmaceutical company Strides Acrolab for its fixed-dose antiretroviral drug that contains lamivudine, nevirapine and stavudine, Reuters/Yahoo! Malaysia News reports (Reuters/Yahoo! Malaysia News, 3/26). Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBuildCleanTM Studies Radon Levels In Natural Stone Countertops BuildCleanTM, a not-for-profit organization seeking to educate consumers and the building industry about the health, safety and environmental risks and benefits of indoor building products, announced today it is offering free in-home radon tests in the Greater Houston area to determine whether using Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
NSAIDs: Painkillers, Inflammation Inhibitors, Anti-Cancer Drugs And New De-Methylating Agents (No Prescription)
NSAIDs: Painkillers, Inflammation Inhibitors, Anti-Cancer Drugs And New De-Methylating Agents Researchers at the National Sun Yat-Sen University and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan have revealed a new mechanism by which nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) attenuate tumor invasion and metastasis. The research, to be published in the April 2008 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine, provides new insights for the understanding of the anti-cancer effects of NSAIDs. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comLocal Pharmacist On 15 Day Fast To Protest Governor's Medi-Cal Budget Cuts Local Pharmacist Ira Freeman, RPh, of Key Pharmacy, is in his 11th day of a 15 day fast. He's fasting to protest the Governor's proposed 10% Medi-Cal providers cuts, which will negatively affect all Medi-Cal beneficiaries and the pharmacies that serve them. "There's been very little press about how the cuts will really impact patients and the care they receive," said Ira Freeman. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Apple Pectin, Apple Juice Extracts Shown To Have Anticarcinogenic Effects On Colon (Online Pharmacy)
Apple Pectin, Apple Juice Extracts Shown To Have Anticarcinogenic Effects On Colon The apples and apple juice you consume may have positive effects in one of the most unlikely places in the body - in the colon. New research has demonstrated that both apple pectin and polyphenol-rich apple juice components actually enhance biological mechanisms that produce anticarcinogenic compounds during the fermentation process. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Online Pharmacy - Cognitive 'Rigidity' In Compulsive Gamblers
Cognitive 'Rigidity' In Compulsive Gamblers Gambling addicts don't learn from their mistakes, according to a study published in the open access journal Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health. The problem could be explained by a kind of mental rigidity that leads to harmful compulsive behaviour in sufferers. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHealth Minister Gives Go-Ahead For New Mental Health Unit, Wales £21.3m development to help meet One Wales commitment to improve mental health servicesTwo new mental health units at Wrexham Maelor Hospital were given the green light by Health Minister Edwina Hart. The Welsh Assembly Government is providing £21.3m funding for the two developments. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFASgen Diagnostic Tests Identify Ovarian Cancer Progression And Apoptosis FASgen Diagnostics, LLC is pleased to report that results of studies using the Company's FAS-detect(TM) IHC and FAS- detect(TM) ELISA research tests were the subject of an address to Society of Gynecologic Oncologists annual meeting last week in Tampa, Florida. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Trial And Research (Online Pharmacy) Centre Launched
Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Trial And Research Centre Launched Sir Bobby Robson, who used to be manager of the England football team, has launched the Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Trial and Research Centre, a charitable foundation aimed at combating cancer. Sir Bobby, who was first diagnosed with cancer in 1991, said his aim is to raise £500,000 (about $1 million). The new research centre is being built at the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle (England). Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHalsa Pharmaceuticals Receives 250,000 Dollars From Texas ETF To Develop Therapeutic Weight-Loss Treatment Houston-based Halsa Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has been awarded $250,000 from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) to continue development and pilot manufacturing of a therapeutic treatment for obesity. The TETF may provide up to $1 million total investment if the company meets certain performance benchmarks. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comProject Is The First Clinical Trial Spawned By The Virginia Israel Bioscience Commercialization Center The Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center will open a Phase I pancreatic cancer study later this year in conjunction with leading researchers from Israel, marking the first time cancer researchers at VCU have partnered with their counterparts in Israel.The study is supported by a $950,000 grant from the U.S. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPotential Malaria Vaccine From Fertilization Discovery International investigations of an organism that one UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher calls a "silly little green scum" have led to key insights into the basic mechanisms of reproduction. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comM.D. Anderson Researchers Target Minorities For Cord Blood Donations To Address Bone Marrow Shortages Researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center are using donations of umbilical cord blood -- which is quickly "emerging as an alternative to treat" at least 50 diseases such as cancer, cell anemia and Tay-Sachs disease -- to help offset a "shortage of transplant material for minority patients," the Houston Chronicle reports. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWorkshop Focusus On Ensuring Food Security In A Changing Climate Climate change may limit global agricultural productivity and economic development by placing crops under stress due to rising temperatures and increased demand for water. Changing environmental conditions may also increase plant stress by intensifying plant pests and diseases. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comU.S. Should Fund HIV/AIDS Strategies 'That Work,' Not 'Expensive Vaccine Research,' Opinion Piece Says The U.S. should invest in proven HIV/AIDS treatment, testing and prevention strategies and not in "expensive vaccine research that over 20 years has yielded little of promise other than discovering how not to make an AIDS vaccine," Homayoon Khanlou and Michael Weinstein of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation write in a Baltimore Sun opinion piece. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMedicare Trustees To Issue Annual Report On Financial Status Of Program; Third Consecutive Funding Warning Likely The board of trustees for Medicare and Social Security on Tuesday will issue an annual report on the financial status of the programs that likely will "kick off a fierce round of debate," the AP/Houston Chronicle reports. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comKaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Presidential Campaign News Summaries of developments related to health care in the presidential election appear below.NFIB campaign: Reuters last week examined a multimillion-dollar campaign launched earlier this month by the National Federation of Independent Business that will ask presidential and congressional candidates to address the concerns of small businesses in their health care proposals. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comEurope's Largest Forum On Breast Cancer What is EBCC?The most exciting breast cancer conference in Europe, it is the only one that involves all the major players in breast cancer. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
No Prescription - Workshop Focusus On Ensuring Food Security In A Changing Climate
Workshop Focusus On Ensuring Food Security In A Changing Climate Climate change may limit global agricultural productivity and economic development by placing crops under stress due to rising temperatures and increased demand for water. Changing environmental conditions may also increase plant stress by intensifying plant pests and diseases. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comGroup-Based Cancer Trials Found To Have Flaws In Studies' Design And Analysis A new study reviewing 75 group-randomized cancer trials over a five-year stretch shows that fewer than half of those studies used appropriate statistical methods to analyze the results. The review suggests that some trials may have reported that interventions to prevent disease or reduce cancer risks were effective when in fact they might not have been. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comGenetic Variations Might Be Causing Mutations To HIV, Making It Less Potent, Study Says Genetic variations that might help people newly diagnosed with HIV control their viral loads also could be causing a mutation in the virus that makes it less potent, according to a study published Friday in PLoS Pathogens, Reuters reports. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
No Prescription - Premature Male Babies At Greater Risk Of Cardiovascular Complications
Premature Male Babies At Greater Risk Of Cardiovascular Complications Hunter researchers have discovered that male babies born prematurely are more vulnerable to cardiovascular complications than female babies.This finding may explain why male babies born prematurely are twice as likely to die as female babies in the first 72 hours of life. It could also lead to new ways of treating premature babies throughout the world. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNEREUS Debuts To Provide Insights On The Technologies, Practices, Persons And Companies That Are Redefining The Bioprocess Industries Nereus Consulting, LLC announced the debut of NEREUS, a monthly e-publication profiling the Technologies, Practices, Persons and Companies that are redefining the bioprocess industries of Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Brewing and Biofuels. While NEREUS is provided to subscribers at no charge the specialized nature of its content is expected to limit the monthly distribution to 15,000 bioprocess professionals. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBiotech Career Fair Features Largest Employers In Life Sciences Industry The sixth annual BIO Career Fair will feature more than 50 potential employers representing pharmaceuticals, food and agriculture, consumer products, biopreparedness, and energy, among other fields. The BIO Career Fair will take place 3 - 8 pm on Monday, June 16, 2008 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, Calif. in conjunction with the 2008 BIO International Convention - the global event for biotechnology. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAVI BioPharma Announces Close Of Ercole Biotech Acquisition AVI BioPharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVII) announced the closing on March 20, 2008 of the previously announced merger transaction between AVI and Ercole Biotechnology Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, AVI is issuing $7.4 million in AVI common stock valued at $1.3161 per share in exchange for all outstanding shares of Ercole stock not already owned by AVI. In addition, AVI has assumed responsibility for $1. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
California Pharmacy Board To Consider Delaying Deadline For Electronic Drug Tracking (Online Pharmacy) System
California Pharmacy Board To Consider Delaying Deadline For Electronic Drug Tracking System The California Pharmacy Board on Tuesday will consider extending until Jan. 1, 2011, the deadline for implementing an electronic drug tracking system approved by the state Legislature in 2004, the Los Angeles Times reports. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNational Pharmacy Association Feeds In Thoughts On Regulation To PRLOG, UK The NPA has recently provided comments to the chair of PRLOG, Ken Jarrold, on the burden of regulation in community pharmacy, revalidation and CPD. The Group agreed to take these points into account. As the burden of regulation on pharmacy is increasing there may be a case for streamlining the inspection regime and potentially reducing costs. Community pharmacy is inspected by the RPSGB inspectors and by PCTs/LHBs. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comObesity May Keep Some Women From Getting Screened For Breast, Cervical Cancer A review of cancer screening studies shows that white women who are obese are less likely than healthy weight women to get the recommended screenings for breast and cervical cancer, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Public Health.The trend was not seen as consistently among black women; however there were fewer high quality studies that examined black women separately. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
California Pharmacy Board To Consider (No Prescription) Delaying Deadline For Electronic Drug Tracking System
California Pharmacy Board To Consider Delaying Deadline For Electronic Drug Tracking System The California Pharmacy Board on Tuesday will consider extending until Jan. 1, 2011, the deadline for implementing an electronic drug tracking system approved by the state Legislature in 2004, the Los Angeles Times reports. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNational Pharmacy Association Feeds In Thoughts On Regulation To PRLOG, UK The NPA has recently provided comments to the chair of PRLOG, Ken Jarrold, on the burden of regulation in community pharmacy, revalidation and CPD. The Group agreed to take these points into account. As the burden of regulation on pharmacy is increasing there may be a case for streamlining the inspection regime and potentially reducing costs. Community pharmacy is inspected by the RPSGB inspectors and by PCTs/LHBs. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSuspended Animation Using Sewer-Gas Is Rapid And Reversible Low doses of the toxic gas responsible for the unpleasant odor of rotten eggs can safely and reversibly depress both metabolism and aspects of cardiovascular function in mice, producing a suspended-animation-like state. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comTeenager Dies During Breast Surgery A teenager from South Florida, USA, died last Saturday during an operation to correct asymmetrical breasts and an inverted areola.Two hours into what was supposed to be a routine operation at a plastic surgery facility in Boca Raton, 18-year old Stephanie Kuleba was rushed to Delray Medical Center. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPremature Male Babies At Greater Risk Of Cardiovascular Complications Hunter researchers have discovered that male babies born prematurely are more vulnerable to cardiovascular complications than female babies.This finding may explain why male babies born prematurely are twice as likely to die as female babies in the first 72 hours of life. It could also lead to new ways of treating premature babies throughout the world. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Bellwether Industry's Confidence In UK Slumps - ABPI/CBI Survey, UK (No Prescription)
Bellwether Industry's Confidence In UK Slumps - ABPI/CBI Survey, UK A key strategic industry for the UK, the pharmaceutical sector, has lost confidence in the country as a place to do business to an alarming degree, according to research published jointly by and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). In a survey of more than 100 UK-based pharmaceutical companies, three-quarters had little confidence in the current environment. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Online Pharmacy - Obese Women Less Likely to Be Tested for Some Cancers
Obese Women Less Likely to Be Tested for Some Cancers Title: Obese Women Less Likely to Be Tested for Some Cancers Category: Health News Created: 3/25/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/25/2008 Source: www.medicinenet.comASA Commemorates Doctors Day 2008 The American Society of Anesthesiologists will join communities across the United States to celebrate Doctors Day on March 30. While physicians in all specialties and in primary care are honored, Doctors Day was first observed in recognition of the efforts of one physician whose endeavors relate specifically to the specialty of anesthesiology.Doctors Day marks the date that Crawford W. Long, M.D. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSex Ed Can Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy Title: Sex Ed Can Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy Category: Health News Created: 3/25/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/25/2008 Source: www.medicinenet.comTrauma Patients Likely To Experience Moderately Severe Pain One Year After Injuries Most patients have moderately severe pain resulting from their injuries one year after sustaining major trauma, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "Pain is a natural accompaniment of acute injury to tissues and is expected in the setting of acute trauma," according to background information in the article. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Online Pharmacy - New Edition Of ABMS' Guide To Physician Specialties Now Available
New Edition Of ABMS' Guide To Physician Specialties Now Available American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has just released a new edition of its popular Guide to Physician Specialties. Last published in 2006, the booklet has been a widely popular reference for learning about the many specialty and subspecialty areas of medicine where certification is offered by an ABMS Member Board. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHorse Stopped From Visiting Patient At Hospital Bedside A few weeks ago, on a Hawaiian island, a man concerned to help his sick relative make a good recovery, took his favourite pet to visit him in hospital. The only problem was the pet was not a cat or a dog, or even a gerbil in a cage, but a horse. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com31-Country Study Finds Stable Angina More Common In Women Than Men Although men have a higher rate of heart attacks, stable angina is 20 percent more prevalent in women, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers discovered the unexpected result in the first large-scale study investigating risk factors for stable angina. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
No Prescription - Drugs Based On Immune Factors Set To Double In Value By 2011
Drugs Based On Immune Factors Set To Double In Value By 2011 The discovery of the ubiquitous nature and influence of the human immune system on health and disease has led to the emergence of a number of powerful drugs that are bringing relief to patients afflicted with heretofore intractable conditions. These drugs include Enbrel, Remicade, and Humira for the treatment of inflammatory autoimmune diseases, Herceptin for oncology, and Avonex and Betaseron for multiple sclerosis. Each of these drugs had more than US $1 billion in sales in 2007. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBellwether Industry's Confidence In UK Slumps - ABPI/CBI Survey, UK A key strategic industry for the UK, the pharmaceutical sector, has lost confidence in the country as a place to do business to an alarming degree, according to research published jointly by and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). In a survey of more than 100 UK-based pharmaceutical companies, three-quarters had little confidence in the current environment. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFree Drug Samples May Burden Patients' Pockets Following free drug sample receipt, patients who receive these samples have significantly higher out-of-pocket prescription costs than those who don't, according to the first study to look at the out-of-pocket cost associated with free-sample use, published in the March 24, 2008, issue of Medical Care.Patients who never received samples had estimated out-of-pocket prescription costs of $178 over six months. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Online Pharmacy - Free Drug Samples May Burden Patients' Pockets
Free Drug Samples May Burden Patients' Pockets Following free drug sample receipt, patients who receive these samples have significantly higher out-of-pocket prescription costs than those who don't, according to the first study to look at the out-of-pocket cost associated with free-sample use, published in the March 24, 2008, issue of Medical Care.Patients who never received samples had estimated out-of-pocket prescription costs of $178 over six months. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comASA Commemorates Doctors Day 2008 The American Society of Anesthesiologists will join communities across the United States to celebrate Doctors Day on March 30. While physicians in all specialties and in primary care are honored, Doctors Day was first observed in recognition of the efforts of one physician whose endeavors relate specifically to the specialty of anesthesiology.Doctors Day marks the date that Crawford W. Long, M.D. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comTrauma Patients Likely To Experience Moderately Severe Pain One Year After Injuries Most patients have moderately severe pain resulting from their injuries one year after sustaining major trauma, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "Pain is a natural accompaniment of acute injury to tissues and is expected in the setting of acute trauma," according to background information in the article. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBellwether Industry's Confidence In UK Slumps - ABPI/CBI Survey, UK A key strategic industry for the UK, the pharmaceutical sector, has lost confidence in the country as a place to do business to an alarming degree, according to research published jointly by and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). In a survey of more than 100 UK-based pharmaceutical companies, three-quarters had little confidence in the current environment. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Monday, March 24, 2008
Protecting EU Patients Against Counterfeit Medicines EFPIA Welcomes The Commission's Commitment To Take Action (Online Pharmacy)
Protecting EU Patients Against Counterfeit Medicines EFPIA Welcomes The Commission's Commitment To Take Action EFPIA, the European Pharmaceutical Industry Association, welcomes the European Commission's initiative to launch a public consultation in preparation of a legal proposal to combat counterfeit medicines for human use. Counterfeiting of medicinal products has become an increasing threat for patients in Europe. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Health Tip: (Online Pharmacy) Use Tampons Properly
Health Tip: Use Tampons Properly Title: Health Tip: Use Tampons Properly Category: Health News Created: 3/22/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/24/2008 Source: www.medicinenet.comMaryland House Approves FY 2009 Budget That Reduces Stem Cell Research Funding The Maryland House of Delegates on Wednesday voted 105-34 to approve a fiscal year 2009 budget that reduces funding for the state's stem cell research program to $15 million, the Washington Post reports. According to the Post, Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) allocated $23 million for the program in his budget proposal. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHealth Tip: Weight-Bearing Exercises Strengthen Bones Title: Health Tip: Weight-Bearing Exercises Strengthen Bones Category: Health News Created: 3/22/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/24/2008 Source: www.medicinenet.comLack of Sleep Hurts Women's Hearts Most Title: Lack of Sleep Hurts Women's Hearts Most Category: Health News Created: 3/22/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/24/2008 Source: www.medicinenet.com
Online Pharmacy - Kansas Senate Passes SCHIP Expansion Bill That Would Extend Coverage To 5,500 Children
Kansas Senate Passes SCHIP Expansion Bill That Would Extend Coverage To 5,500 Children The Kansas Senate on Wednesday voted 30-8 to approve legislation that would phase in a $14 million SCHIP expansion over two years, the AP/Wichita Eagle reports. The bill would increase the income eligibility threshold next year to 225% of the federal poverty level and to 250% of the poverty level in 2010. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFDA To Review Merck's Application To Expand HPV Vaccine Gardasil's Approval To Older Women FDA has granted priority review status to Merck's application to expand marketing of its human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil to women ages 27 to 45, the company said Wednesday, Reuters reports. The designation means that an FDA decision could come within six months, according to Reuters. currently is approved by the FDA for use by girls and women ages nine to 26 (Reuters, 3/19). Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com St. Jude Researchers Believe Molecular Science Could Further Improve Leukemia Survival The dramatic increase that has occurred in the cure rate for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) will be difficult to replicate in older patients without considerable additional research, according to an article by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital authors that appears in the March 22 issue of the Lancet. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comProcess Discovered To Disrupt Hepatitis C Virion Production HCV is a significant human pathogen, infecting more than three percent of the world's population. The incidence of infection in the United States has been estimated to be as high as 4 million cases. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comKaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Budget Developments In Alabama, Maine, Maryland Summaries of recent news about state budgets in Alabama and Maine appear below.Alabama: Gov. Bob Riley's (R) proposed $1. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com'National Silence' On Sexual Behavior, Race, Poverty Contributes To High Rates Of HIV, Other STIs, Opinion Piece Says The "national silence" on issues such as sexual behavior, race and poverty has contributed to the high rate of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among teenagers in the U.S. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comInsights Into Genes Unique To Humans Among the approximately 23,000 genes found in human DNA, scientists currently estimate that there may be as few as 50 to 100 that have no counterparts in other species. Expand that comparison to include the primate family known as hominoids, and there may be several hundred unique genes. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Prevalence Of Positive Potassium Sensitivity Test Which Is An Indicator Of Bladder Epithelial Permeability Dysfunction In A Fixed Group (Online Pharmacy) Of Women
Prevalence Of Positive Potassium Sensitivity Test Which Is An Indicator Of Bladder Epithelial Permeability Dysfunction In A Fixed Group Of Women UroToday.com - Intravesical Potassium Chloride Screening Positive In 32. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comA Clearer Picture Of Cloudy Eyes A new study appearing online March 21 in JBC provides more insight into cataracts, the leading cause of vision loss and blindness in the elderly, finding that small pieces of a perfectly normal protein become toxic during the aging process. A cataract results from deterioration in the highly ordered assembly of crystallin proteins in the eye lens. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comTransperitoneal Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty In Children UroToday.com - This is a study from Gujarat, India regarding transperitoneal laparoscopic pyeloplasty in children. This group reported their technique and outcome with laparoscopic transperitoneal dismembered pyeloplasty in the pediatric population. They had 19 patients ranging from 2-14 years of age who underwent laparoscopic pyeloplasty between June 2004 and December 2006. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Characteristics Attractive Women Look For In A Mate Although many researchers have believed women choose partners based on the kind of relationship they are seeking, a new study from The University of Texas at Austin reveals women's preferences can be influenced by their own attractiveness. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
No Prescription - Beyond The Abstract - Insight Into Urogynecologic Features Of Women With Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome
Beyond The Abstract - Insight Into Urogynecologic Features Of Women With Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome UroToday.com - Interstitial cystitis (IC) is not "one disease." It is a sum of many different symptoms, and every patient needs to be treated as unique. Success can be achieved only if there is good collaboration between the patient, who needs to make lifestyle changes, the physicians and physical therapists.What IC patients have in common is varying degrees of voiding dysfunction. They are miserable, and often no one has acknowledged that they have a real problem. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHyperactive Girls Face Problems As Adults Hyperactive young girls are more likely to have poor school-leaving qualifications, become hooked on smoking and fall into mentally abusive relationships later in life, according to a collaborative study led by UCL (University College London) and the University of Montreal. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPrevalence Of Positive Potassium Sensitivity Test Which Is An Indicator Of Bladder Epithelial Permeability Dysfunction In A Fixed Group Of Women UroToday.com - Intravesical Potassium Chloride Screening Positive In 32.8% of Female Turkish Textile WorkersHow many unselected women in a population would have a BPS/IC if one considers a positive KCl test as a definitive standard? Six years ago Parsons answered this question for an American population1, determining that 74% of women with a pelvic pain, frequency, urgency scale (PUF) of 10-14 will have a positive potassium test. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Online Pharmacy - Beyond The Abstract - Insight Into Urogynecologic Features Of Women With Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome
Beyond The Abstract - Insight Into Urogynecologic Features Of Women With Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome UroToday.com - Interstitial cystitis (IC) is not "one disease." It is a sum of many different symptoms, and every patient needs to be treated as unique. Success can be achieved only if there is good collaboration between the patient, who needs to make lifestyle changes, the physicians and physical therapists.What IC patients have in common is varying degrees of voiding dysfunction. They are miserable, and often no one has acknowledged that they have a real problem. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAntibiotic Prophylaxis For The Prevention Of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection In Children With Low Grade Vesicoureteral Reflux UroToday.com - A prospective study out of France evaluated the effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in reducing the incidence of urinary tract infections in young children with low-grade vesicoureteral reflux, Grade I through Grade III. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Beyond The Abstract - Insight Into Urogynecologic Features Of Women With Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome (No Prescription)
Beyond The Abstract - Insight Into Urogynecologic Features Of Women With Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome UroToday.com - Interstitial cystitis (IC) is not "one disease." It is a sum of many different symptoms, and every patient needs to be treated as unique. Success can be achieved only if there is good collaboration between the patient, who needs to make lifestyle changes, the physicians and physical therapists.What IC patients have in common is varying degrees of voiding dysfunction. They are miserable, and often no one has acknowledged that they have a real problem. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comTime To Initiation Of Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium Treatment After Interstitial Cystitis Diagnosis: Effect On Symptom Improvement UroToday.com - Is Pentosan Polysulfate More Effective When Administered Early In Disease Course?In 2005, Nickel and colleagues reported the results of a company-sponsored dose ranging trial of pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS) in the treatment of interstitial cystitis1. This trial was not placebo controlled, and looked at doses of drug ranging from 300 to 600 to 900mg daily over 32 weeks. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSome Moms Quit Cigarettes, Marijuana, Alcohol During Pregnancy, But Dads Don't Despite public health campaigns, a surprising number of women continue to use substances such as tobacco, marijuana and alcohol during pregnancy and their usage rebounds to pre-pregnancy levels within two years of having a baby, according to a new University of Washington study.Men's patterns of substance use during their partners' pregnancies were even bleaker. Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
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