Risk Genes In Bipolar Disorder

One of the biggest challenges in psychiatric genetics has been to replicate findings across large studies. Scientists at King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry have now performed one of the largest ever genetic replication studies of bipolar affective disorder, with 28,000 subjects recruited from 36 different research centers...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/251548.php

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Rates Of Osteoporosis Screening And Treatment Need To Improve

About 30 million women in the U.S. have osteoporosis, with low bone mass and deteriorating bone structure that increases their risk for fractures. Racial differences in the rates of detection and management of osteoporosis were explored in a study of African American and white women published in Journal of Women's Health, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253603.php

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'Boomers' with Hepatitis C Boosting Demand for Liver Transplants

Study finds many in need of new organs have liver cancer

Source: HealthDay
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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_132387.html

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Lithium Could Be Key To Personalized Treatment For Bipolar Disorder

Lithium is a 'gold standard' drug for treating bipolar disorder, however not everyone responds in the same way. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Biology of Mood & Anxiety Disorders finds that this is true at the levels of gene activation, especially in the activation or repression of genes which alter the level the apoptosis (programmed cell death)...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/250578.php

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Potential New Avenues For Drug Treatments And Intervention For Bipolar Disorder

The more that we understand the brain, the more complex it becomes. The same can be said about the genetics and neurobiology of psychiatric disorders. For "Mendelian" disorders, like Huntington disease, mutation of a single gene predictably produces a single clinical disorder, following relatively simple genetic principals...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/249253.php

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Free Birth Control Leads To Massive Decrease In Abortion Rates

Providing birth control to women at no cost substantially reduced unplanned pregnancies and cut abortion rates by 62 percent to 78 percent over the national rate, a new study shows. The research, by investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, appears online in Obstetrics & Gynecology...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/251161.php

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The Significance Of Antibody Orientation

The orientation of antibody binding to bacteria can mean life or death to the bug, according to a study published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine. These findings may help explain why these bacteria cause millions of localized infections, but more serious, systemic blood infections are rare...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253832.php

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Vitamin D Insufficiency Contributes To Pain In Black Americans With Knee Osteoarthritis

A new study reveals that black Americans display lower levels of vitamin D and greater pain sensitivity compared to white Americans. Findings published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), indicate that vitamin D deficiency may be one of many factors that account for increased pain in older black Americans with knee osteoarthritis (OA)...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/252488.php

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How To Balance Risk Of Escape Of New H5N1 Viruses With Benefits Of Research

In the controversy surrounding the newly developed strains of avian H5N1 flu viruses, scientists and policy makers are struggling with one question in particular: what level of biosafety is best for studying these potentially lethal strains of influenza? In a pair of commentaries, researchers from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and the University of Michigan arg...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/242548.php

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First-Trimester Induced Abortion Not Associated With Increased Risk Of Psychiatric Readmission

Research published in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, reveals that for women with a history of a treated mental disorder, who had their first induced abortion within the first-trimester of pregnancy, are not at a higher risk of readmission to psychiatric facilities...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241479.php

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New MMWR: CDC Grand Rounds: the TB/HIV Syndemic

This is another in a series of occasional MMWR reports titled CDC Grand Rounds. These reports are based on grand rounds presentations at CDC on high-profile issues in public health science, practice, and policy. TB and HIV act synergistically within a population to cause excess morbidity and mortality. PWHA are more likely to develop TB disease because of their immunodeficiency; HIV infection is the most powerful risk factor for progressing from TB infection to disease.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6126a3.htm?s_cid=mm6126a3_e

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Sunburn Pain Discovery Could Benefit Inflammation Conditions

The discovery that a protein called CXCL5 is responsible for triggering the pain of sunburn may indicate it has a wider role in other inflammation-related conditions. This could pave the way for new drugs that have fewer side effects than current painkillers and analgesics, said UK researchers whose work is published in 6 July issue of Science Translational Medicine...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/230653.php

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U.S. Glaucoma Cases Jump 22 Percent Over Decade

More than 2.7 million Americans aged 40 and older are affected by this eye disease, experts warn

Source: HealthDay
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New Video: 30 Years Lecture Series

The Evolution of HIV Testing: Then, Now and Beyond: This lecture highlights the pivotal role of testing in HIV prevention and treatment.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/30thAnniversary/index.htm

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Appropriate Food Assistance Programs Essential To Tackle Both Obesity And Under-Nutrition In Long-Term Refugee Populations

Both obesity and under-nutrition are common in women and children from the Western Sahara living in refugee camps in Algeria, highlighting the need to balance both obesity prevention and management with interventions to tackle under-nutrition in this population, according to a study by international researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/251039.php

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Poorest Miss Out On Benefits, Experience More Material Hardship, Since 1996 Welfare Reform, USA

Although the federal government's 1996 reform of welfare brought some improvements for the nation's poor, it also may have made extremely poor Americans worse off, new research shows. The reforms radically changed cash assistance - what most Americans think of as 'welfare' - by imposing lifetime limits on the receipt of aid and requiring recipients to work...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/250245.php

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Scientists Find Gene Link to Teenage Binge Drinking

Scientists have unpicked the brain processes involved in teenage alcohol abuse and say their findings help explain why some young people have more of a tendency to binge drink.

Source: Reuters Health
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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_131898.html

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Updated Slide Set: Pediatric HIV Surveillance (through 2010)

The pediatric HIV surveillance slide set has been with information from the 2010 HIV surveillance report.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/slides/pediatric/index.htm

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Factsheet: Projecting Possible Future Courses of the HIV Epidemic in the United States

The U.S. HIV epidemic has claimed more than 575,000 lives, and 56,300 Americans were newly infected with HIV in 2006. HIV prevention efforts to date have helped hundreds of thousands of people avoid infection, but have not reached enough of those currently at risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV with highly effective interventions to turn the course of the epidemic.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/us-epi-future-courses.htm

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Study Questions Standard of Care for Head Trauma

CT scans, neurological exams worked as well as invasive intracranial pressure monitoring, researchers say

Source: HealthDay
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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_132182.html

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Patients With Bipolar Depression Benefit From Ketamine Within Minutes

Bipolar disorder is a serious and debilitating condition where individuals experience severe swings in mood between mania and depression. The episodes of low or elevated mood can last days or months, and the risk of suicide is high. Antidepressants are commonly prescribed to treat or prevent the depressive episodes, but they are not universally effective...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/246028.php

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Updated Fact Sheet: HIV and TB

TB is particularly dangerous for people with HIV infection. People who have both HIV infection and LTBI are 20 to 30 times as likely to develop active TB disease as those who do not have HIV infection. Worldwide, TB is the leading cause of death among persons with HIV infection and almost one in four deaths among people with HIV infection is due to TB.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/hivtb.htm

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Early Medical Abortion Is "Safe And Effective"

Early medical abortion (EMA) using mifepristone is an effective option with a favourable safety profile, according to the authors of the first large-scale Australian study of the drug published online by the Medical Journal of Australia...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/249798.php

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Controversy Centering Around Research On Enhanced Transmissibility In H5N1 Influenza

How can scientists safely conduct avian flu research if the results could potentially threaten, as well as save, millions of lives? In a series of commentaries appearing in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, prominent microbiologists and physicians argue the cases both for and against lifting a voluntary moratorium on experiments...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/251262.php

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Updated Fact sheets: Replicating Effective Programs (REP)

The programs in REP are tested, science-based behavioral interventions with demonstrated evidence of effectiveness in reducing risky behaviors, such as unprotected sex, or in encouraging safer ones, such as using condoms and other methods of practicing safer sex.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/prev_prog/rep/index.htm

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A Patient's History Of Falls Is Useful In Predicting Future Fractures

Clinicians are being urged to ask about a patient's history of falls as new research shows that the information is valuable in determining their future risk of fracture. The likelihood of an individual sustaining a fracture is determined by the strength of their bones and the forces applied to them...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253214.php

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Preventable Surgical Errors Continue to Occur

So-called 'never events' include operating on the wrong body part or leaving towels inside patients

Source: HealthDay
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New Report: HIV Infections Attributed to Male-to-Male Sexual Contact — Metropolitan Statistical Areas, United States and Puerto Rico, 2010

This report discusses human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections attributed to male-to-male sexual contact which comprised 64% of the estimated new HIV infections in the United States in 2009. Assessing the geographic distribution of HIV infection by transmission category can help public health programs target prevention resources to men who have sex with men (MSM) in areas where HIV infection from male-to-male sexual contact is most frequent.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6147a3.htm?s_cid=mm6147a3_e

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Influenza A Virus In Fruit Bats

After the discovery of a new influenza A virus in fruit bats in Guatemala, a study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , reveals that the virus represents no current threat to humans, although scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the University of the Valley of Guatemala, recommend to research the virus as a potential so...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/242318.php

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9/11 WTC Program Adds 50 New Cancers

Fifty types of cancer have been added to the list of diseases that have affected 9/11 victims and will be federally funded, the National Institute for Occupational Safety (NIOSH) announced today. This means another 70,000 emergency service workers as well as other 9/11 survivors will be entitled to free medical care...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/250138.php

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Qualitest Issues Voluntary, Nationwide Recall of 101 Lots of Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen Tablets, Usp 10 Mg/500 Mg Due to the Potential for Oversized Tablets

Qualitest, a subsidiary of Endo Health Solutions, (Nasdaq: ENDP) today issued a voluntary nationwide recall for 101 lots of Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen Tablets, USP 10 mg/500 mg. This includes product with the following NDC numbers and lot numbers beginning with the letter “C”.

Source: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm331218.htm

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Report Finds Big Pharma Is Doing More For Access To Medicine In Developing Countries Than Two Years Ago

The latest Access to Medicine Index, which ranks the top 20 pharmaceutical companies on their efforts to improve access to medicine in developing countries, finds that the industry is doing more than it was two years ago, with GlaxoSmithKline still outperforming its peers, but an expanding group of leaders closing the gap...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253389.php

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Patients With Severe Back Pain Who Quit Smoking Report Less Pain Than Patients Who Continue To Smoke

For years, research has shown a link between smoking and an increased risk for low back pain, intervertebral (spine) disc disease, and inferior patient outcomes following surgery...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253698.php

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Dangerous Mix

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Funding Allocations Distributed Under Program Announcement (PA) 04012 by State and Local Health Departments in 2008 and 2009 for CDC-Supported HIV Prevention Projects

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awards about $300 million to 59 health departments (50 state health departments, 6 directly funded city health departments, and health departments in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C.) each year under Program Announcement (PA) 04012 (HIV Prevention Projects for State and Local Health Departments) to deliver comprehensive HIV prevention programs/activities to prevent HIV transmission and acquisition in populations most heavily affected by the epidemic.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/reports/pdf/2008-2009_funding_allocations_report.pdf

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Questioning The Safety And Effectiveness Of 4 Common Antipsychotic Drugs Prescribed For Older Adults

In older adults, antipsychotic drugs are commonly prescribed off-label for a number of disorders outside of their Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved indications - schizophrenia and bipolar disorder...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253285.php

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2 Biological Risk Factors For Schizophrenia Linked

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have discovered a cause-and-effect relationship between two well-established biological risk factors for schizophrenia previously believed to be independent of one another. The findings could eventually lead researchers to develop better drugs to treat the cognitive dysfunction associated with schizophrenia and possibly other mental illnesses...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/247916.php

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Study Reveals The Brain's Mysterious Switchboard Operator

A mysterious region deep in the human brain could be where we sort through the onslaught of stimuli from the outside world and focus on the information most important to our behavior and survival, Princeton University researchers have found...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/249203.php

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Following Abortion, Immediate Use Of An IUD Is More Likely To Prevent Unintended Pregnancies

Women who receive a contraceptive known as an intrauterine device or IUD immediately following a first trimester abortion experience few complications and are less likely to have an unintended pregnancy than those who delay getting an IUD by several weeks, according to a new study at Oregon Health & Science University. The findings are published in the June 9 New England Journal of Medicine...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/228023.php

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Zimmer Spine Issues Urgent Worldwide Medical Device Recall Of The Inserter Instrument For The PEEK Ardis Interbody Spacer

Zimmer Spine, Inc. is initiating a voluntary worldwide recall of all 315 units of the PEEK Ardis Inserter. The Ardis Inserter is a surgical instrument used during spinal surgery to implant the PEEK Ardis Interbody Spacer.

Source: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm333093.htm

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Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance in Injection Drug User (through 2010)

Slides on HIV surveillance in injection drug users, have been updated with information from the 2010 HIV surveillance report.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/idu/resources/slides/index.htm

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Greater Accuracy Predicting Alzheimer's By Combining Diagnostic Tests

Employing a combination of imaging and biomarker tests improves the ability of doctors to predict Alzheimer's in patients with mild cognitive impairment, according to researchers at Duke Medicine. The findings, which appeared in the journal Radiology, provide new insight into how to accurately detect Alzheimer's before the full onset of the disease...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253910.php

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New Blood Test For Down Syndrome - During Early Pregnancy

For years doctors have struggled to identify Down Syndrome in pregnant women, giving expectant mothers the opportunity to abort the full term. Now a new blood test promises to change all that with several new products coming to market that aim to provide accurate results in the 8th to 12th weeks...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/236256.php

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Secondhand Smoke Puts Children at Risk for Meningitis

Review found smoking during pregnancy and in the home raised odds of dangerous bacterial infection
Source: HealthDay
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Questioning The Safety And Effectiveness Of 4 Common Antipsychotic Drugs Prescribed For Older Adults

In older adults, antipsychotic drugs are commonly prescribed off-label for a number of disorders outside of their Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved indications - schizophrenia and bipolar disorder...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253285.php

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Genetic Studies Confirm A Mathematical Model For The Mechanism That Generates Our Fingers And Toes

Dr. Marie Kmita and her research team at the IRCM contributed to a multidisciplinary research project that identified the mechanism responsible for generating our fingers and toes, and revealed the importance of gene regulation in the transition of fins to limbs during evolution. Their scientific breakthrough is published in the prestigious scientific journal Science...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/254108.php

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Should Breast Cancer Patients Skip the Pre-Op MRI?

A new review of existing evidence suggests that using magnetic resonance imaging to "stage" a woman's breast cancer before surgery might do more harm than good.
Source: Reuters Health
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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_132067.html

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Aspirin Resistance Is Extremely Rare

Pharmacological resistance to aspirin is very rare, despite various estimates that have been put forward over the last few years, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania reported in the journal Circulation. The authors say that the incidence of aspirin resistance is so low as to be considered nonexistent...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/253652.php

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Eat Right and Stay Active While Traveling

Source: American Cancer Society
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Drug May Aid Sleep Apnea Symptoms at High Altitude

People with sleep apnea can safely travel to high altitudes with the help of a diuretic and a commonly used breathing device, a new study from Switzerland suggests.
Source: Reuters Health
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First Study To Show Early Brain Changes Predict Which Patients Develop Chronic Pain

When people have similar injuries, why do some end up with chronic pain while others recover and are pain free? The first longitudinal brain imaging study to track participants with a new back injury has found the chronic pain is all in their heads - quite literally...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/247323.php

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Preventable Surgical Errors Continue to Occur

So-called 'never events' include operating on the wrong body part or leaving towels inside patients

Source: HealthDay
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Increased Risk For Osteoporosis In Men With Belly Fat

Visceral, or deep belly, obesity is a risk factor for bone loss and decreased bone strength in men, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). "It is important for men to be aware that excess belly fat is not only a risk factor for heart disease and diabetes, it is also a risk factor for bone loss," said Miriam Bredella, M.D...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253318.php

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Clinical and Behavioral Characteristics of Adults Receiving Medical Care for HIV Infection

This report presents interview data collected during the 2005 pilot cycle of the MMP. Data were collected from January 2006 through August 2007. A total of 13 project areas were funded to conduct data collection activities for this pilot cycle.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/pdf/MMP_2005_Report_6.pdf

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With Testicular Cancer, CT Scan Benefit May Beat Risks

Study should reassure patients, doctors, expert says

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The Controversy Of The Global Malaria Program

A group of 29 researchers, led by a team from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who evaluated a global malaria treatment subsidy - AMFm - reported in The Lancet that it has had a considerable impact in a brief space of time. They acknowledged, however, that the program has been "highly controversial"...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/252242.php

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Creating Long-Lived Stem Cells Used For Bone Replacement: New Method Reported In BioResearch Open Access

Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) can develop into bone cells and are useful for tissue engineering and regeneration. However, when grown in the laboratory they quickly lose their ability to continue dividing and they die...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253623.php

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Helping Seniors With Pain: New GSA Resources

The pain suffered by older adults is the shared focus of the two newest entries in The Gerontological Society of America's (GSA) From Publication to Practice* series. Together they address both pain management and new labeling changes for one of the most popular pain medications, acetaminophen...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241030.php

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Overactive Thyroid May Raise Risk for Common Irregular Heartbeat

Even early stage thyroid trouble could help spur atrial fibrillation, study suggests

Source: HealthDay
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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_131702.html

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Women Far More Likely to Live to 100 Than Men

More than 80 percent of all centenarians were white, lived in urban areas

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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_132133.html

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Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance in Injection Drug Users (through 2008)

The slide set covering HIV surveillance in Injection Drug Users (IDU) has been updated through 2008.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/idu/resources/slides/index.htm

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12-Year-Old Wheelchair Bound Girl Detained At Dallas Airport - TSA Apologizes Today

Shelbi Wasler, 12, who has Brittle Bone Disease, was left in tears in her wheelchair with no access to her mother for one hour at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, after her hands were swabbed and tested positive for explosives...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/254144.php

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How Glucocorticoid Hormones Shut Off Key Immune System Genes

Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have obtained a detailed molecular picture that shows how glucocorticoid hormones shut off key immune system genes. The finding could help guide drug discovery efforts aimed at finding new anti-inflammatory drugs with fewer side effects. The results were scheduled for publication by the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253804.php

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DHAP Annual Report: Accelerating Progress, Investing for Impact

The Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) recently released its inaugural annual report, Accelerating Progress, Investing for Impact. This report provides an overview of some of the HIV prevention activities conducted and supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during late 2010 to the end of 2011.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/strategy/pdf/DHAP_AnnualReport.pdf

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A New Approach To Reduce Risk In Construction Industry

"Some of the most pressing occupational health hazard risks in construction" are associated with masonry operations, asphalt roofing, and welding, wrote Deborah Young-Corbett in an article recently accepted by the Journal of Civil Engineering and Management...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253858.php

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Creating Long-Lived Stem Cells Used For Bone Replacement: New Method Reported In BioResearch Open Access

Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) can develop into bone cells and are useful for tissue engineering and regeneration. However, when grown in the laboratory they quickly lose their ability to continue dividing and they die...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253623.php

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Mechanism Found For Destruction Of Key Allergy-Inducing Complexes

Researchers have learned how a man-made molecule destroys complexes that induce allergic responses - a discovery that could lead to the development of highly potent, rapidly acting interventions for a host of acute allergic reactions. The study, which was published online in Nature, was led by scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the University of Bern, Switzerland...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/252160.php

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MMWR: Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-Risk Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9-12 — Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance, Selected Sites, United States, 2001-2009

Sexual minority youths are youths who identify themselves as gay or lesbian, bisexual, or unsure of their sexual identity or youths who have only had sexual contact with persons of the same sex or with both sexes. Population-based data on the health-risk behaviors practiced by sexual minority youths are needed at the state and local levels to most effectively monitor and ensure the effectiveness of public health interventions designed to address the needs of this population.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss60e0606a1.htm?s_cid=ss60e0606a1_e

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Some Victims Of Childhood Trauma Left With Lifelong Dysregulation Of Stress Hormones

Abused children are at high risk of anxiety and mood disorders, as traumatic experience induces lasting changes to their gene regulation. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich have now documented for the first time that genetic variants of the FKBP5 gene can influence epigenetic alterations in this gene induced by early trauma...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253499.php

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A Doctor's Empathy Can Increase A Patient's Pain Tolerance

A doctor-patient relationship built on trust and empathy doesn't just put patients at ease - it actually changes the brain's response to stress and increases pain tolerance, according to new findings from a Michigan State University research team...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253584.php

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New Report: Sexual Behavior, Sexual Attraction, and Sexual Identity in the United States: Data from the 2006-2008 National Survey of Family Growth

This report presents national estimates of several measures of sexual behavior, sexual attraction, and sexual identity among males and females 15-44 years of age in the United States, based on the 2006-2008 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). These data are relevant to demographic and public health concerns, including fertility and sexually transmitted diseases among teenagers and adults. Data from the 2006-2008 NSFG are compared with data from the 2002 NSFG and other national surveys.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr036.pdf

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Holiday Health and Safety Tips

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Source: http://www.cdc.gov/family/holiday/

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Genetic Link To Smoking And ADHD

Researchers suggest that ADHD during childhood might be a gateway to heavy smoking later on in life. The scientists, from McGill University, Canada, reported in the Archives of Disease in Childhood that a variation of a gene may be associated with childhood ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and smoking addiction...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/252238.php

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Could Baby's Crying Give Clues to Autism?

Small study found subtle differences in sounds made by at-risk infants through computer analysis

Source: HealthDay
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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_131826.html

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Broadening Bipolar Disorder Criteria Could Do More Harm Than Good For Patients

A Rhode Island Hospital psychiatrist and researcher explains the negative impact of broadening the diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder in the upcoming Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). In a newly published commentary in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Mark Zimmerman, M.D...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/244559.php

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Long-Term ADHD Drug Use Is Not Harmful

As many as 5-7% of elementary school children are diagnosed with attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a behavioral disorder that causes problems with inattentiveness, over-activity, or a combination of these traits. Now, researchers have found that long-term ADHD drug use appears to have no long-term effects on the brain...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/248099.php

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One-Third of Patients with Hospital-Acquired Infections Are Readmitted within 1 Year

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Clostridium Difficile Infections, Infection Control, MRSA

Source: http://www.ahrq.gov/research/dec12/1212RA11.htm

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DHAP Annual Report: Accelerating Progress, Investing for Impact

The Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) recently released its inaugural annual report, Accelerating Progress, Investing for Impact. This report provides an overview of some of the HIV prevention activities conducted and supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during late 2010 to the end of 2011.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/strategy/pdf/DHAP_AnnualReport.pdf

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Back To School, Backpack Safety

Backpacks are a leading cause of back and shoulder pain for millions of school children across the nation. As students gear up for back to school this fall, Minnesota chiropractors would like to offer parents ways to help children avoid backpack injuries. Over 40 million students carry a backpack to school each day...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/198821.php

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Study Reveals Gene Activity In The Brain Which Could Deepen Understanding Of Human Diseases

More sophisticated wiring, not just bigger brain, helped humans evolve beyond chimps Human and chimp brains look anatomically similar because both evolved from the same ancestor millions of years ago...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/249389.php

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Some Victims Of Childhood Trauma Left With Lifelong Dysregulation Of Stress Hormones

Abused children are at high risk of anxiety and mood disorders, as traumatic experience induces lasting changes to their gene regulation. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich have now documented for the first time that genetic variants of the FKBP5 gene can influence epigenetic alterations in this gene induced by early trauma...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253499.php

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Just Lowering Fat Intake Can Shed Pounds, Study Finds

Loss not as dramatic as with dieting, but weight stays off, researchers found

Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Dietary Fats, Weight Control

Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_132016.html

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Overestimation Of Abortion Deaths In Mexico Hinders Maternal Mortality Reduction Efforts

Multinational study finds that overestimation was due to discrepancies between data employed by IPAS-Mexico and official observed figures, as well as inadequate use of codes of the International Classification of Diseases A collaborative study conducted in Mexico by researchers of the University of West Virginia-Charleston (USA), Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253751.php

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Patients With Severe Back Pain Who Quit Smoking Report Less Pain Than Patients Who Continue To Smoke

For years, research has shown a link between smoking and an increased risk for low back pain, intervertebral (spine) disc disease, and inferior patient outcomes following surgery...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253698.php

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Less Mental Decline Seen in Older Blacks Who Went Hungry as Kids

Reason for possible protective effect is unclear, researchers say
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: African-American Health, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Seniors' Health

Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_132259.html

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Health Tip: Getting a Tattoo?

'Think before you ink,' FDA says
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Page: Piercing and Tattoos

Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_131999.html

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For Patients With Sickle Cell Disease, New Studies Reveal Critical Insights To Improve Care

Research unveiling key gaps in continuity of care for sickle cell patients transitioning from pediatric to adult care were during the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH). Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited, chronic blood disorder affecting between 90,000 and 100,000 Americans...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253850.php

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Fewer Poor Cancer Patients Referred for Drug Trials

Among people with advanced cancer, poorer patients are less likely to be referred for clinical trials of experimental drugs, a new study from the UK suggests.
Source: Reuters Health
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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_131941.html

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New Fact Sheet: Condom Distribution as a Structural Level Intervention

Structural-level condom distribution interventions or programs (CD programs) are efficacious in increasing condom use, increasing condom acquisition or condom carrying, promoting delayed sexual initiation or abstinence among youth, and reducing incident STIs.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/condom_distribution.htm

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Job Factors Linked To 8,000 Cancer Deaths A Year In Britain

A new study that examines how the jobs of British workers affects their risk of cancer, concludes that over 8,000 cancer deaths a year in Britain, that is 5% of all cancer deaths, are linked to occupations, especially those involving shift work or exposure to carcinogens like asbestos and diesel engine fumes...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/246857.php

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Health Tip: Remove a Splinter

Wash your hands before and after extraction

Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Page: Foreign Bodies

Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_131914.html

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Postmenopausal Women Treated With Steroid Injection For Back Pain At Significant Risk For Bone Loss

Postmenopausal women suffered significant bone density loss in their hip after they were treated with an epidural steroid injection for back pain relief, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study Bone density loss after six months was six times greater when compared to the typical bone density loss seen in a year in a postmenopausal woman who doesn't receive steroid injection, researchers say...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253483.php

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Hanging Suicides Up in United States

Biggest increase seen among middle-age adults, study finds
Source: HealthDay
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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_131508.html

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MMWR: Estimated Lifetime Risk for Diagnosis of HIV Infection Among Latinos --- 37 States and Puerto Rico, 2007

In 2008, the annual rate of diagnosis with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the United States for Latinos (25.0 per 100,000 population) was approximately three times that for whites (8.2) (1). To calculate the estimated lifetime risk (ELR) and age-conditional risk for diagnosis of HIV infection among Latinos in 37 states and Puerto Rico, CDC analyzed HIV surveillance data, vital statistics data on general and HIV-specific mortality, and U.S. census data from 2007.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5940a2.htm?s_cid=mm5940a2_w

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Key Peptides Identified That Could Lead To A Universal Vaccine For Influenza

Researchers at the University of Southampton, University of Oxford and Retroscreeen Virology Ltd have discovered a series of peptides, found on the internal structures of influenza viruses that could lead to the development of a universal vaccine for influenza, one that gives people immunity against all strains of the disease, including seasonal, avian, and swine flu...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241008.php

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What Do Eye Movement Differences in Men and Women Mean?

Study compared reactions to images of faces, bodies by gender

Source: HealthDay

Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_131833.html

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Protecting Autoworkers From Back And Shoulder Injury By Tilting Cars On The Assembly Line

Letting autoworkers sit while they reach into a car's interior could help prevent shoulder and back strain - but another solution might be to tilt the entire car so that workers can stand up. That's the finding of two recent studies, which tested two ways to protect autoworkers from injury...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/245395.php

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New Fact Sheet: Condom Distribution as a Structural Level Intervention

Structural-level condom distribution interventions or programs (CD programs) are efficacious in increasing condom use, increasing condom acquisition or condom carrying, promoting delayed sexual initiation or abstinence among youth, and reducing incident STIs.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/condom_distribution.htm

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Engineering Researchers Pinpoint The Origin Of Bone Fractures

A new study from engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows, for the first time, how the little-understood protein osteocalcin plays a significant role in the strength of our bones. The findings could lead to new strategies and therapeutics for fighting osteoporosis and lowering the risk of bone fracture. Funded by the U.S...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253965.php

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Appropriate Food Assistance Programs Essential To Tackle Both Obesity And Under-Nutrition In Long-Term Refugee Populations

Both obesity and under-nutrition are common in women and children from the Western Sahara living in refugee camps in Algeria, highlighting the need to balance both obesity prevention and management with interventions to tackle under-nutrition in this population, according to a study by international researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/251039.php

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Millions of Nonsmokers Exposed to Smoke from Neighbors' Apartments

Multi-unit buildings need to become smoke-free zones, experts say

Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Page: Secondhand Smoke

Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_132261.html

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Pregnant Women Need a Flu Shot!

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Flu, Infections and Pregnancy

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/Features/pregnancyandflu/

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Mental Health Scars Common After Cardiac Arrest

A quarter of cardiac arrest survivors suffer long-term psychological problems such as anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, a new review of research estimates.
Source: Reuters Health
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Cardiac Arrest, Mental Disorders

Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_132236.html

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