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MedCepts aligns independent sales reps and small rep teams with Startup Company committed to raise $100,000 for Breast Cancer Research - Oct 08, 2010 - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so it’s the perfect time for MedCepts to partner with a diversity business, woman owned and small business, committed to raising $100,000 for Breast Cancer Research.
MedCepts Positions Healthcare Related Product in a State-of-the-Art Spine and Sports Rehab Clinic - Nashville, TN, June 14, 2010 - During a soft beta launch, another cutting edge medical diagnostic system will be placed in a State of-the-Art Spine and Sports Rehab clinic well known for utilizing high-end technology and evidence-based techniques offered by many leading European and U.S. manufacturers.MedCepts and a Medical Equipment Co. Reunite to Build National Sales Force of Independent Sales Reps - Aug 28, 2009 - MedCepts and a Medical Equipment Sales and Service Provider have reunited to launch nationwide introductions through a national sales team of independent sales representatives and medical product distributors.
MedCepts Develops Independent Sales Force Team with Medical Diagnostic Device Manufacturer - Jan 13, 2009 – MedCepts announced the signing of an agreement of a strategic relationship which will result in a synergy of an entire network sharing similar core values to provide relevant diagnostic tools to assist in diagnosing and treating patients in order to enhance quality of life as it relates to their disease state. Current product sales opportunities and other expected new products, in aggregate, are expected to generate $1 to $3 million of incremental revenue in 2009.
MedCepts Independent Medical Sales Representatives “Qualified” and “Successful” - Nashville, TN, November 30, 2008 - MedCepts receives the results of a completed research project by MBA Classmates from UCLA Anderson School of Business as a result of the classmates research to explore the Sales Force Philosophies & Economics of utilizing Independent Medical Sales Representatives, selling on commission only, for the national promotion of a physician designed product.
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SAMHSA Awards $16.8 Million To Expand Services To Children Affected By Methamphetamine In Families Participating In Family Treatment Drug Courts -
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will award a total of up to $16.8 million for the next four years in grants to expand and enhance services to help provide greater support to children affected by methamphetamine use in their families. The program will focus primarily on the children (0-17 years old) of parents who use or abuse methamphetamine who are enrolled in a Family Treatment Drug Court (FTDC)...
Hospital Fined After Health Worker Infected With Hepatitis C, UK -
A healthcare worker at a Worcestershire hospital contracted the Hepatitis C virus after injuring herself on a needle used to take blood from an infected patient. During the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust over the February 2007 incident, City Magistrates heard the worker, who had been training at the Trust for three weeks, was instructed to take blood from a patient known to be infected with the virus...
La Jolla Institute To Develop San Diego's First Center For RNAi Genomics Research -
The La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology will develop San Diego's first Center for RNAi screening -- a breakthrough genomics technology that will further enhance San Diego's reputation as a national research leader and provide the local biomedical community ready access to the Nobel-Prize winning technology. The National Institutes of Health awarded the La Jolla Institute $12.6 million to develop the Center. "RNAi (RNA interference) allows scientists to explore new ways of disrupting disease processes based on altering gene function," said Mitchell Kronenberg, Ph.D...
Opaskwayak Cree Nation Celebrates A New Health Facility Funded Through Canada's Economic Action Plan -
The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety and Member of Parliament for Provencher, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today announced funding for a new health centre in Opaskwayak Cree Nation. The new facility will provide the Opaskwayak Cree Nation with larger and better quality space to deliver health programs and services to its community members. The new facility, which will house a number of health programs and services, is the result of a $3.34 million investment by the Government of Canada through its Economic Action Plan (EAP)...
Health Minister Joins Schools To Take A Stand On Stigma - Royal College Of Psychiatrists, UK -
Music and sports stars have joined psychiatrists, politicians, charities, and companies to ask school pupils not to make fun of mental health problems. Up to 300 students will pledge to take a stand on stigma at the Royal College of Psychiatrists annual World Mental Health Day event for schools. Health Minister Michael McGimpsey will lead the way signing the pledge at the Odyssey Cinema in Belfast today. The pledge has been widely endorsed by the music industry including Gary Lightbody and the Oh Yeah! Music Centre Belfast, band General Fiasco, and Small Town America Records...
Healthy Eating Decisions Program Tackles Childhood Obesity Head-On -
Dave Pittman is convinced you can teach schoolchildren to make healthy choices at lunchtime. And he's got the research to prove it. Pittman, a psychology professor at Wofford College in Spartanburg, ran tests in two different elementary schools in his area. He was trying, in part, to convince the children to select white milk instead of sugary, flavored milk for their lunch. And then, with an array of menu selections, to pick the healthiest food for lunch. All this comes at a time when America is confronting an epidemic of childhood obesity...
Scoliosis: What Every Parent Needs To Know -
Scoliosis may sound like a frightening diagnosis, but proper treatment enables children with the condition to lead normal, active lives. Scoliosis refers to an abnormal curvature of the spine. Small curves are a normal part of spine anatomy and are not cause for concern, according to Dr. Daniel Green, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. But when the curvature exceeds a certain range, children require medical attention. "Many cases of scoliosis are mild, and periodic checkups may be all a child needs," Dr. Green says...
Keeping Family At The Center Of A Child's Treatment Can Improve The Hospital Experience -
As physicians and scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital work to find new insights into pediatric cancer and other catastrophic diseases, a central tenant of any treatment plan is to keep families at the center of children's care. The philosophy of family-centered care strives to give parents and their children a voice as well as a sense of control during this arduous time. The family-centered care approach seeks answers to the direct needs of patients and their parents by seeking their input and responding in kind...
Allergies, Forbidden Foods Put Childcare Centers On Alert -
Attention to children's food allergies at childcare centers can be a life-or-death issue. As these centers wrestle with the problem, some also have unique needs to address, such as an ethnically diverse child population. At Michigan Technological University, for example, staff at the Little Huskies Child Development Center must account for various ethnic cuisine while adhering to strict standards, such as separate tables, labeling of foods and acceptable disposal of leftovers. "We have food allergy policies and a plan to guide staff through emergencies," says director Eva Hatfield...
Don't Let Allergies And Asthma Add To Halloween Fright -
While witches, ghosts and ghouls haunt us all on Halloween, children with food allergies, allergic rhinitis and asthma also need to beware of the triggers that lurk in candy, costumes, makeup and decorations and may cause a reaction that spoils spooky fun. The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) and its allergist members, doctors who are experts at diagnosing and treating allergies and asthma, suggests the following tips to keep little goblins with allergic conditions safe this Halloween...
The Fight Against Childhood Diseases At The Sanford Children's Health Research Center At Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute -
A New Target Against Muscular Dystrophy Patients with muscular dystrophy suffer debilitating muscle loss that gets worse as they age. As the disease progresses, resident stem cells in a patient's muscle tissue must work harder to replace diseased muscle. Over time, this special population of stem cells gets exhausted as they constantly proliferate (making more stem cells) and differentiate (specialize into new muscle cells). Dr...
Yoga Found To Be Beneficial For Childhood Cancer Patients And Their Parents -
A new study reports that yoga can reduce the stress of cancer diagnosis and treatment experienced by childhood cancer patients and their parents. The findings were published in the September/October 2010 edition of Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, published by the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON). "Parents and adolescents showed a decrease in anxiety and increase in sense of well-being" following yoga sessions conducted for the study, the authors wrote. Megan V. Thygeson, BA, Mary C...
Discovery Could Impact How The Body Receives Medicine -
Researchers at Queen's University have discovered how molecules in glass or plastic are able to move when exposed to light from a laser. The findings could one day be used to facilitate medicinal drug distribution by allowing doctors to control the time and rate at which drugs are delivered into the body. The drugs, in a solid plastic carrier, could be released through the body when exposed to light. Lead researcher Jean-Michel Nunzi, a professor in the departments of Chemistry and Physics, has determined that "molecular cooperation" is what allows the molecules to move and shift...
The Real Price Of Cigarettes Is More Than 100 Euros A Pack -
Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT) estimate that each pack of cigarettes really costs 107 Euros for men and 75 Euros for women, when premature death is taken into account. These figures confirm previous studies, and are of key importance in the cost-benefit analysis of smoking-prevention policies...
Thoughts About Time Inspire People To Socialize -
Does thinking about time or money make you happier? A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that people who are made to think about time plan to spend more of their time with the people in their lives while people who think about money fill their schedules with work, work, and - you guessed it - more work...
European Medicines Agency Management Board Adopt New Policies On Handling Of Conflicts Of Interests And On Access To Documents -
The board endorsed the new EMA policy on handling of conflicts of interests, introducing a more efficient, robust and transparent process ensuring that scientific committee members and experts participating in the Agency's activities have no interests in the pharmaceutical industry which could affect their impartiality. Involvement in the Agency's activities means all activities carried out at the Agency in the context of the authorisation and surveillance of medicines for human and veterinary use...
USAID Expands Global Emergency Food Aid Prepositioning Program -
In order to respond more rapidly to global food emergencies, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a major expansion of its global food aid prepositioning program this week. Stockpiling food aid supplies in or near regions of the world with historically high emergency food aid needs allows USAID to respond quickly when disasters occur...
College Of GPs Releases Updated Computer Security Guidelines For General Practices, Australia -
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) will launch the 3rd edition of the Computer security guidelines: a self assessment guide and checklist for general practices at GP10 - the conference for general practice - in Cairns. The computer security guidelines are designed to help busy general practices ensure their practice systems are secure and the 3rd edition takes into account the increased use of laptops, remote access devices and wireless connections...
College Of GPs Launches New QI&CPD Triennium, Australia -
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) will today officially launch the RACGP Quality Improvement and Continuing Professional Development (QI&CPD) Program for the 2011-2013 triennium at GP10 - the conference for general practice - in Cairns. The RACGP's 2011 - 2013 QI&CPD Program aims to assist Australian GPs to maintain and improve the quality of care they provide to patients and promote care to the community of the highest possible standard...
Medistem Signs Commercialization Agreement For Endometrial Regenerative Cells With General Biotechnology LLC -
Medistem Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MEDS) announced it has entered into a commercialization agreement with the Indianapolis-based company, General Biotechnology LLC, for sale of its universal donor Endometrial Regenerative Cells (ERC) as a research reagent to qualified academic and corporate institutions. Under the agreement General Biotechnology will harvest menstrual blood from qualified donors, isolate research-grade ERC stem cells, expand and qualify said stem cells and provide a distribution mechanism through its sales network...
Minister For Health And Children Announces Resignation Of Chairman Of The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board, Ireland -
The Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney T.D. has announced the resignation of Mr Philip Lynch as Chairman of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board. Mr Lynch was appointed Chairman by the Minister in May 2007. The Minister thanked Mr. Lynch for his contribution to the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board. "I want to genuinely thank Philip for his time and dedication in steering this project to where it is today" she said. The Minister has appointed businessman, Mr. John Gallagher as the new Chairman of the National Paediataric Hospital Development Board...
HSAN 1: Identification Of New Mutations Can Lead To More Accurate Diagnosis And Improved Genetic Counseling -
VIB researchers at the University of Antwerp have identified several mutations that play an important role in the development of Hereditary Sensory and Autonomous Neuropathy Type 1 (HSAN 1). HSAN 1 is a rare genetic disorder of the peripheral nervous system. Identification of the mutations will lead to a more accurate diagnosis of the disease in patients as well as improved genetic counseling and prenatal diagnostic tests for couples who are carriers and planning a pregnancy...
BMA Scotland Comment On Certification Of Death (Scotland) Bill -
Commenting on the publication of the Certification of Death (Scotland) Bill, Dr George Fernie, chair of the BMA's Forensic Medicine Committee and member of the BMA's Scottish Council, said: "The BMA welcomes this planned overhaul of the existing death certification systems which have become outdated. The Government's proposals provide a foundation on which to develop a modernised service but it essential that this has sufficient resource to ensure the new system has effective medical support...
Shell Gas (LPG) Launches Care Home Service -
As winter approaches Shell Gas (LPG) is launching a new service for care homes in the UK to ensure a dependable supply of energy throughout the colder months. Shell Gas (LPG) is launching a service where every care home using LPG from Shell can receive a free Telemetry system which wirelessly monitors levels of fuel at the home. This will allow Shell Gas (LPG) to remotely check that care homes aren't running low on fuel and if particularly bad weather is predicted the company can also ensure that every care home has sufficient fuel to last out the bad weather...
Children's Agitation After Surgery May Be Preventable -
Temporary combativeness after surgery-a complication affecting up to half of anesthetized children-may be preventable with drugs that decrease epinephrine production, according to a Medical College of Georgia pediatric anesthesiologist. "Some children wake up after surgery and begin crying and become combative," said Dr. Ivan Florentino, associate professor of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine and pediatrics at MCG. "They are often extremely frightened, disoriented and refuse to be comforted, even after being reunited with their parents...
Archimedes Pharma Launches PecFent(R) (fentanyl Pectin Nasal Spray) for The Treatment Of Breakthrough Cancer Pain In The UK -
Archimedes Pharma Ltd., a leading international specialty pharma company, announced that PecFent*, fentanyl pectin nasal spray indicated for the treatment of breakthrough cancer pain (BTCP) in adults who are already receiving maintenance opioid therapy for chronic cancer pain, is now available in the UK following the granting of a marketing authorisation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). BTCP is sudden, often unpredictable episodes of pain that are severe to excruciating in intensity, and occur in people who are already taking strong, opioid pain killers for cancer pain...
Researchers Determine The Genetic Blueprint Of The Lyme Disease Microbe -
Researchers Dr. Steven E. Schutzer of UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School and Dr. Claire M. Fraser-Liggett of the Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland, and their collaborators have made a major achievement toward better understanding Lyme disease, by determining the complete genetic structures of 13 strains of the bacteria that cause the disease. These new discoveries may accelerate research efforts to diagnose, prevent and treat the disease, which can affect the nervous system, heart, skin and joints...
Bloodstream Infection Surveillance Inconsistent Between Institutions -
A new study looking at how hospitals identify pediatric patients who develop catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CA-BSI) found significant inconsistencies in the methods used to report the number of patients who develop them. The study, led by Matthew Niedner, M.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases at U-M C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, was conducted by the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Focus Group. It appears in the October issue of the American Journal of Infection Control...
Manipulating Muscle Stem Cells To Treat Muscular Dystrophy -
Under normal circumstances, adult stem cells reside in muscle tissue, where they can differentiate into a number of different cell types. After an injury (or even a tough workout), muscles are inflamed as cells and molecules flood the area to control damage and begin repairs. When called upon to replace muscle tissue damaged by injury or genetic disease, some muscle stem cells differentiate, becoming new muscle cells, while others make more stem cells. At Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham), a team of scientists led by Pier Lorenzo Puri, M.D., Ph.D...
FDA: Potentially Harmful Stimulant Found In Slimming Beauty Capsules -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advised consumers who have Slimming Beauty Bitter Orange Slimming Capsules not to use the product. FDA warns that Slimming Beauty Bitter Orange Slimming Capsules contain the active pharmaceutical ingredient sibutramine, a prescription-only drug which is a stimulant. Sibutramine is not listed on the product label and could harm consumers, especially those with cardiovascular conditions...
Abbott Laboratories Agrees To Withdraw Its Obesity Drug Meridia -
Abbott Laboratories has agreed to voluntarily withdraw its obesity drug Meridia (sibutramine) from the U.S. market because of clinical trial data indicating an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced recently. "Meridia's continued availability is not justified when you compare the very modest weight loss that people achieve on this drug to their risk of heart attack or stroke," said John Jenkins, M.D., director of the Office of New Drugs in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)...
Ethicon, Inc. Introduces Two Innovative Devices For Minimally Invasive Hernia Repair During American College Of Surgeons (ACS) Annual Meeting -
Ethicon, Inc., a worldwide leader in surgical care, announced the launch of ETHICON SECURESTRAP™ 5mm Absorbable Strap Fixation Device, the first fixation device to feature an absorbable "strap" design, and ETHICON PHYSIOMESH™ Flexible Composite Mesh. These two new surgical devices provide secure mesh fixation and address patient comfort and surgeon ease-of-use in laparoscopic (minimally invasive) hernia repair procedures - the sixth most common outpatient surgery in the US...
High School Football Brain Injuries Often Go Undiagnosed -
Even though the clinical signs of concussion are not present, some high school football players may suffer an alteration in brain function, and continue playing because nobody knows anything is wrong, report researchers from Purdue University Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering in an article published in the Journal of Neurotrama. According to post-mortem evidence, repeated head blows may eventually damage the brain, even though individual blows might not provide any clinical symptoms of concussion, the researchers write...
New Compound, MetMAb Doubles Survival Period For Lung Cancer Patients -
A new investigational compound, MetMAb, was found to double the survival period for patients with high MET expressing non-small cell lung cancer, without the disease worsening, when taken along with Tarceva, compared to Tarceva plus a placebo, Swiss pharmaceutical company announced at the 35th European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress. Richard Scheller, Ph.D., Head of Genentech Research and Early Development, (gRED), said: We are pleased to be able to share this new data in lung cancer regarding Tarceva and MetMAb here at ESMO...
Frequent Inaccuracies In Testosterone Testing Lead To Call For Standardization -
The use of testosterone assays for patient care and research is on the rise as new research links testosterone to a variety of diseases and conditions. Although the assays are heavily used, discrepancies and inaccuracies in measurements resulting from the various assays are widespread...
IntegenX Awarded DTRA Contract To Develop Pathogen Detection And Identification Platform -
IntegenX, Inc. (IXI) announced that it has been awarded a new contract by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to develop an Integrated Sample-to-Sequence (ISS) system for rapid detection and identification of genetically engineered bacteria and viruses, medically relevant bacteria and viruses, and emerging pathogens...
Voices Of UC Survey Shows Need For Patients With Ulcerative Colitis To Speak Up About Debilitating Digestive Disease -
People living with ulcerative colitis (UC) say greater understanding is needed about the life-altering nature of this chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects approximately 500,000 Americans. Data released today from Voices of UC, an initiative developed to educate and raise awareness of the condition, captures the dual perspectives of people who live with the condition and the physicians who treat it. These new survey findings illustrate the physical and emotional toll of the disease, as well as a disconnect in the way patients and physicians discuss and manage the condition...
Media Statement From Amedisys On IOM Report On The Future Of Nursing -
Amedisys, the largest home health care and hospice company in the U.S., applauded the Institute of Medicine's recommendations which came out this week in the report, "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health," which called for significant changes in the roles, responsibilities and education of nurses. "Nurses are on the front lines of patient care every day and are absolutely essential to ensure high quality care is delivered," said Michael Fleming, MD, Chief Medical Officer for Amedisys...
Many U.S. Physicians Are Unfamiliar With Chagas' Disease, According To Survey -
According to recent survey results published in the October issue of The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, obstetricians and gynecologists in the United States are unfamiliar with Chagas' disease, a condition that affects an estimated 300,000 people in the United States and can cause serious cardiovascular and digestive complications. The disease can be transmitted from mother to her unborn child, and as many as 300 congenital infections are estimated to occur annually in the United States...
Clue To Unusual Drug-Resistant Breast Cancers Found -
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found how gene expression that may contribute to drug resistance is ramped up in unusual types of breast tumors. Their findings may offer new therapy targets. The study is published in the Oct. 8 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, where it is designated a paper of the week. Approximately 70 percent of breast cancers express the estrogen receptor. These "ER-positive" tumors usually respond to hormone-related therapies, such as tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors. But not always...
Promising Targeted Therapy For Her2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer -
A new type of breast cancer treatment has shown encouraging activity as a first-line therapy in HER2-positive metastatic disease, researchers reported at the 35th Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in Milan, Italy. Principal investigator Edith Perez, MD, Mayo Clinic in Florida, presented the results of the first ever randomized trial of trastuzumab-DM1 (T-DM1) as a first-line treatment for metastatic breast cancer. T-DM1 is the first of a new type of cancer medicine known as an antibody-drug conjugate...
Daiichi Sankyo To Launch Percutaneous Analgesic And Anti-Inflammatory Drug Loxonin(R) Gel 1% In Japan -
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) announced the launch in Japan of its percutaneous analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug Loxonin® Gel 1% (generic name, loxoprofen sodium hydrate; approval for manufacture and marketing, June 9, 2010; drug price listing, September 24, 2010). Loxonin® Gel 1% contains the same active ingredient, loxoprofen sodium hydrate, as found in pills and powder formulations of the leading oral analgesic and anti-inflammatory Loxonin® brand...
Bayer To Present Early Clinical Data On Two Phase III Compounds In Company's Oncology Pipeline At ESMO 2010 -
Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany, announced that data from Phase I and II studies evaluating two of the company's late-stage pipeline cancer treatments AlpharadinTM (radium-223 chloride) and regorafenib (BAY 73-4506) will be presented at the 35th European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress, October 8-12, 2010, in Milan, Italy. Alpharadin is currently in a global Phase III clinical trial (ALSYMPCA) in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) whose cancer has spread to the bone. The primary endpoint of the Phase III trial is overall survival...
Study Links Large Waist Size To Higher Diabetes Rates Among Americans -
A higher rate of diabetes seen among adult Americans when compared to peers in England is explained primarily by a larger waist size rather than conventional risk factors such as obesity, according to a new study by researchers from the RAND Corporation, University College London and the Institute for Fiscal Studies in London. Researchers say the findings offer more evidence that accumulating fat around the mid-section poses a health risk and suggests that studies of diabetes risk should emphasize waist size along with traditional risk factors...
First Structure Of A Class Of Proteins That Help Guide Blood Cell Movement Revealed: Findings May Lead To New Drugs For Cancer, Immune Disorders Aids -
Researchers have determined the structure of a protein that helps guide blood-forming stem cells, or hematopoetic stem cells. The protein is also one of the main receptors used by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to get inside blood cells. The findings are described in the journal Science. The structure offers a detailed view of how the cell surface receptor, called CXCR4, interacts with molecules outside the cell...
Study Shows Faith-Based Interventions Can Encourage Exercise In Older African-American Women -
In a randomized controlled study based in Los Angeles, California, encouraging African-American women aged 60 or over to exercise, in conjunction with scripture reading and group prayer, led to a 78% increase in steps per week, equivalent to about three extra miles. This increase was four times greater than in the control group who were also encouraged to exercise but with no faith based interventions. The results are published today in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Older African-American women are the least physically active race-sex subgroup in the United States...
Study Finds Missing Self-Injury Behavior In Youths With Eating Disorders -
An alarming number of adolescents already battling eating disorders are also intentionally cutting themselves, and health-care providers may be failing to diagnose many instances of such self-injury, according to a new study from Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The researchers found that 40.8 percent of patients with eating disorders in their study had documented incidents of intentionally harming themselves, most often by cutting and burning...
Sex And The World Population On The Agenda At RCGP Conference -
Professor John Guillebaud has challenged GPs to consider their role in offering family planning advice in the context of increasing world population and its impact on the environment at the 2010 RCGP annual primary care conference. The conference, Sustainable Primary Care; growing healthy partnerships, is being held at the Harrogate International Centre October 7-9. Professor Guillebaud, Emeritus Professor of Reproductive Health and Family Planning at University College, London, presented a paper entitled "Sex and the world population 'youthquake' - a sustainable future?"...
Risks In Multiple Pregnancies -
The complication rate during pregnancy with twins is about 40%. Women with multiple pregnancies often develop pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, and hemorrhages during the term of their pregnancy. Joachim W Dudenhausen from the Charité Berlin University Medicine and Rolf F Maier from Magdeburg University Medical Center, investigate which risks can be minimized by close monitoring in multiple pregnancies (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010; 107[38]: 663 - 8). 14 in 1000 pregnancies will be multiple pregnancies...
Stem Cells Repair Damaged Spinal Cord Tissue -
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have shown how stem cells, together with other cells, repair damaged tissue in the mouse spinal cord. The results are of potential significance to the development of therapies for spinal cord injury. There is hope that damage to the spinal cord and brain will one day be treatable using stem cells (i.e. immature cells that can develop into different cell types)...
University Of Arkansas To Host National Breast Cancer Workshop -
Leading national researchers in the fight against breast cancer will convene Oct. 26-29 for the 2010 Advances in Breast Cancer Research Workshop at the University of Arkansas. More than 70 scientists from diverse research areas in science, medicine, engineering and technology will participate. Ten featured speakers will present cutting-edge research on breast cancer diagnosis, therapeutic techniques, treatment and screening. "There has never been a national workshop like this," said Magda El-Shenawee, professor of electrical engineering and one of the conference organizers...
