Kamis, 31 Januari 2013

Jaw Pain Disorder Tied to Anxiety, Depression

German study of TMJ patients didn't pin down how body-mind connection works

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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_133351.html

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What Is Psychosis? What Causes Psychosis?

Psychosis is a generic psychiatric term for an abnormal sign or symptom that affects the mind, causing people to change the way they think, feel, perceive things, and behave. When a person suffers from psychosis they are not able to tell the difference between reality and what is in their imagination - a loss of contact with reality...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/248159.php

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Unneeded Antibiotics May Lead To Diarrheal Illness, Study Finds

Instead of helping hospitalized patients, treatment promotes infection in some

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Obese Drivers May Be More Likely to Die in Car Crashes

Seat belt positioning could be one reason, study authors say

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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_133302.html

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Discovery Of How Some Neurons Inhibit Others Could Shed Light On Autism, Other Neurological Disorders

The brain has billions of neurons, arranged in complex circuits that allow us to perceive the world, control our movements and make decisions. Deciphering those circuits is critical to understanding how the brain works and what goes wrong in neurological disorders. MIT neuroscientists have now taken a major step toward that goal...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/248839.php

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Avian Flu Study Finally And Fully Published

After endless toing and froing over whether two studies that demonstrated how bird flu, also known as avian H5N1 influenza, or avian flu, should be published, one of them has appeared in the latest issue of the journal Nature in its entirety. The studies show how the bird flu virus could become transmissible from mammal-to-mammal; as humans are mammals, the same would apply to humans...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/244971.php

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Bullying Harms Kids with Autism, Parents Say

Many suffer emotional trauma, physical injury

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Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)

Slides on HIV infection surveillance in men who have sex with men, have been updated with information from the 2010 HIV surveillance report.

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

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Rabu, 30 Januari 2013

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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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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Doctors Often Miss Signs of Problem Drinking in Patients, Study Finds

Using validated screening methods could identify many more cases, researchers say

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Vaccines Might Become Another Way to Fight Cancer

Researchers are working to harness the body's immune system to prevent, battle tumors

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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_133227.html

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Milo’s Kitchen® Voluntarily Recalls Chicken Jerky and Chicken Grillers Home-style Dog Treats

Milo’s Kitchen® today announced that it is voluntarily recalling its Chicken Jerky and Chicken Grillers home-style dog treats from retailer shelves nationally. No other Milo’s Kitchen® products are affected.

Source: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm335621.htm

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Medtronic Initiates Landmark Study Of Neurostimulation Therapy For Failed Back Surgery Syndrome

First Patients Treated in Global Clinical Trial Evaluating Impact of Therapy on Predominant Low Back Pain Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) have announced the start of PROMISE, a Prospective, Randomized Study of Multicolumn Implantable Lead Stimulation for Predominant Low Back Pain...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/255518.php

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Press Release: ‘CDC Analysis Provides New Look at Disproportionate Impact of HIV and Syphilis Among U.S. Gay and Bisexual Men’

A data analysis released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention underscores the disproportionate impact of HIV and syphilis among gay and bisexual men in the United States.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/Newsroom/msmpressrelease.html

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Using Math To Root Out Rumors, Epidemics, And Crime

Investigators are well aware of how difficult it is to trace an unlawful act to its source. The job was arguably easier with old, Mafia-style criminal organizations, as their hierarchical structures more or less resembled predictable family trees. In the Internet age, however, the networks used by organized criminals have changed...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/248915.php

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Selasa, 29 Januari 2013

Burnout In Middle-Aged Women

Emotional exhaustion and physical and cognitive fatigue are signs of burnout, often caused by prolonged exposure to stress. Burnout can cause negative health effects including poor sleep, depression, anxiety, and cardiovascular and immune disorders...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/255119.php

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New MMWR: Previous HIV Testing Among Adults and Adolescents Newly Diagnosed with HIV Infection — National HIV Surveillance System, 18 Jurisdictions, United States, 2006–2009

To assess previous HIV testing patterns among adults and adolescents newly diagnosed with HIV infection, CDC analyzed data for the period 2006–2009 from 18 jurisdictions participating in HIV incidence surveillance through CDC's National HIV Surveillance System (NHSS). This report describes the results of that analysis, which indicated that among adults and adolescents for whom testing history information (THI) was available, 41% were diagnosed with HIV infection at their first HIV test, and 59% had a negative test at some point before HIV diagnosis.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6124a2.htm?s_cid=mm6124a2_e

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MMWR: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2009

MMWR report on The Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System monitors six categories of priority health-risk behaviors among youth and young adults.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5905a1.htm?s_cid=ss5905a1_e

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Girls Who Have ADHD As Kids Are More Likely To Attempt Suicide As Adults

According to a study published online in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, girls are considerably more likely to attempt suicide or injure themselves as young adults if they have attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/249288.php

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Autistic Adults Report Significant Shortcomings In Their Health Care

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have found that adults with autism, who represent about 1 percent of the adult population in the United States, report significantly worse health care experiences than their non-autistic counterparts. "Like other adults, adults on the autism spectrum need to use health care services to prevent and treat illness...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253729.php

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Hospira issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of One Lot of Lactated Ringers and 5% Dextrose Injection, USP, 1000 ML, Flexible Containers Due to Non-Sterility

Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP), announced today it is initiating a voluntary nationwide user-level recall of one lot of Lactated Ringers and 5% Dextrose Injection, USP, 1000 mL, Flexible Container, NDC 0409-7929-09. This action is due to one confirmed customer report where a spore-like structured particulate, consistent with mold, was noted in the solution.

Source: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm336959.htm

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A Back Brace That Can Measure How Long It Is Worn Benefits Children With Curvature Of The Spine

Scoliosis (curvature of the spine) affects three or four per thousand children and as many as seven out of ten older adults. While there is still controversy about the efficacy of back braces for children this is often considered a problem of compliance - if the children do not wear their braces the treatment does not work...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/246036.php

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Language Development Video-Based Test For Toddlers And Children With Autism

Parents often wonder how much of the world their young children really understand. Though typically developing children are not able to speak or point to objects on command until they are between eighteen months and two years old, they do provide clues that they understand language as early as the age of one...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/254136.php

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Senin, 28 Januari 2013

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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'Spot' Shortages of Flu Vaccine, Tamiflu Reported, FDA Head Says

Agency is offering tips on how to find the shot or medication at a clinic or pharmacy near you

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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_133099.html

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As Parents' Share of College Fees Rises, Students' GPAs Fall

But the research also found that parents' financial support boosted college graduation rate

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Involved Parents Encourage Better Treatments In Kids With ADHD

A first-of-its kind tool has been developed geared towards helping families and children with ADHD to make better choices for their treatment by using a "shared decision-making" approach. The new three-part survey guides doctors and families in their quest for the most comprehensive treatment available for their unique ADHD cases...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/251887.php

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Back Straight Boys Educate Community On Proper Computer Posture

Move over, boy bands of America - there's a new group in town. Four middle-school students from Carmel Valley Middle School in San Diego, California, entered The Christopher Columbus Awards Competition, a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program that challenges middle-school students to identify a community problem and solve it using science and technology...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/230637.php

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Study Suggests US Health Security Research Not Balanced Enough To Meet Goals

Federal support for health security research is heavily weighted toward preparing for bioterrorism and other biological threats, providing significantly less funding for challenges such as monster storms or attacks with conventional bombs, according to a new RAND Corporation study...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/253547.php

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Mesothelioma - Photodynamic Therapy Yields Longer Survival Rates

Treating patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma with PDT (photodynamic therapy) alongside lung-sparing surgery appears to result in significantly longer survival rates - up to two years longer compared to other treatments, and sometimes even more, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania reported in Annals of Thoracic Surgey...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/246104.php

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Study Identifies Genetic Regulators Hijacked By Avian And Swine Flu Viruses

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a number of tiny but powerful "genetic regulators" that are hijacked by avian and swine flu viruses during human infection. The discovery, published in the Journal of Virology, could reveal new targets for broad-spectrum antivirals to combat current - and perhaps future - strains of influenza A viruses...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/243562.php

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Minggu, 27 Januari 2013

Study Is First to Show Improved Outcomes with Postpartum Depression Screening and Care

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Source: http://www.ahrq.gov/research/jan13/0113RA12.htm

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NIH Launches Collaborative Effort to Find Biomarkers for Parkinson's

Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - From the National Institutes of Health
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Source: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2013/ninds-15.htm

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Generic Color Switch Tied to Not Taking Pills

People seem less likely to take their medications if the pill color changes between prescriptions, which can happen when switching from a brand-name to generic drug, says a new study.

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Updated Slide Set: HIV Mortality (through 2008)

The slide set covering HIV Mortality has been updated through 2008.

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

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New Report: Integrated Prevention Services for HIV Infection, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis for Persons Who Use Drugs Illicitly: Summary Guidance from CDC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This report summarizes current (as of 2011) public health recommendations and guidelines from multiple agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for science-based public health strategies for the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis (TB) (referred to collectively as infectious diseases) among persons who use drugs illicitly and their contacts (sex and drug-using partners) in the United States.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr6105a1.htm?s_cid=rr6105a1_e

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Many Suffer Chronic Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery, Study Finds

Researchers call for better pain management

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What Is Psychosis? What Causes Psychosis?

Psychosis is a generic psychiatric term for an abnormal sign or symptom that affects the mind, causing people to change the way they think, feel, perceive things, and behave. When a person suffers from psychosis they are not able to tell the difference between reality and what is in their imagination - a loss of contact with reality...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/248159.php

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Schools Are Not Properly Prepared For A Pandemic

According to a recent study published in American Journal of Infection Control, the journal of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), less than 50% of schools do not prepare for pandemic situations and only 40% have re-evaluated their plans since the H1N1 outbreak in 2009. It is believed that the H1N1 virus caused around 17,000 deaths by 2010...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/249705.php

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Sabtu, 26 Januari 2013

A Likely Link Between Stress And Heart Disease: Viral Reactivation

A new study could provide the link that scientists have been looking for to confirm that reactivation of a latent herpes virus is a cause of some heart problems...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/255285.php

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Unneeded Antibiotics May Lead To Diarrheal Illness, Study Finds

Instead of helping hospitalized patients, treatment promotes infection in some

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Vitamin D Levels In Children Most Likely Determined By Supplements Taken And Consumption Of Cow's Milk

Taking a vitamin D supplement and drinking cow's milk are the two most important factors that determine how much vitamin D is in a child's body, new research has found. Those factors play a bigger role than even skin colour and exposure to the sun, according to Dr. Jonathon Maguire, a researcher and pediatrician at St. Michael's Hospital...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/254945.php

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Updated Slide Set: HIV Mortality (through 2007)

The slide set covering HIV Mortality has been updated through 2007.

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

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Pictures Speak Louder Than Words on Cigarette Labeling

Graphic images of health consequences shored up smokers' intentions to quit, study found

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Poorer Neighborhoods Often Have Less Safe Playgrounds

Chicago study found many needed simple fixes like adding more wood chips

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Predicting Scoliosis Progression From 3D Imaging, Study Shows Promising Results

Data Presented at SRS Conference Suggest 3D Evaluation May Help Forecast Disease Progression at Initial Medical Visit EOS imaging (NYSE Euronext, FR0011191766 - EOSI), the pioneer in 2D/3D orthopedic medical imaging, announces today results of a new clinical study highlighting the value of 3D spine measurements provided by the EOS® imaging system for monitoring and predict...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/250146.php

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Health Tip: Excessively Sleepy?

Talk with a doctor about your symptoms

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Jumat, 25 Januari 2013

e-HAP FYI March 1, 2012

Injection Drug Users (IDUs) in the United States (U.S.) are at increased risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Despite a recent reduction in the number of HIV infections attributed to injecting drug use in the U.S., IDUs remain a substantial proportion of those becoming infected with HIV. In 2009, 12% of new HIV infections in the U.S. occurred among IDUs.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/ehap/resources/fyi/030112/index.htm

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Giving A Voice To Children With ADHD: Study Finds Medication Frees Them To Choose Between Right And Wrong

Children living with ADHD tend to feel they benefit from medication to treat the condition and do not think the medication turns them into 'robots', according to a report just published. In fact, they report that medication helps them to control their behaviour and make better decisions...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/251643.php

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Exercise Improves School Performance For Kids With ADHD

Children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) may perform better in school after just twenty minutes of exercise. The finding, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, came from a team of experts at Michigan State University who have demonstrated for the first time that kids with ADHD can focus better and become less distracted after a quick session of exercise...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/251573.php

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Obese Patients May Have Less Success with Back Surgery

Study looked at treatments for slipped or ruptured disks

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Updated: Basic Information about HIV and AIDS

Basic information about HIV and AIDS, including information on the virus, its origins, symptoms, and testing.

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

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Health Tip: Create a Winter Emergency Kit

Here's what to include

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Got the Flu? Rest First, Exercise Later, Experts Say

Sick athletes should put off vigorous workouts

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New FOA PS11-1113: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Projects for Young Men of Color Who Have Sex with Men and Young Transgender Persons of Color

New Funding Opportunity Announcement: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Projects for Young Men of Color Who Have Sex with Men and Young Transgender Persons of Color
The purpose of the program is to support the development and implementation of effective community-based HIV Prevention Programs that serve Young Men of Color Who Have Sex with Men (YMSM of color) and Young Transgender (YTG) persons of color and their partners at high risk for acquiring or transmitting HIV; to increase the number of YMSM of color and YTG persons of color who are aware of their HIV status and linked to care, treatment, and prevention services; to build the capacity of CDC-funded CBOs delivering selected structural interventions, behavioral interventions, outreach or Enhanced HIV Testing with Personalized Cognitive Counseling to YMSM of color and/or YTG persons of color and their partners at high risk for acquiring or transmitting HIV; to ensure provision of HIV prevention and care services; and to promote collaboration and coordination of HIV prevention efforts among CBOs, health departments, and private agencies.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/funding/PS11-1113/index.htm

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Kamis, 24 Januari 2013

Avian Flu Study Finally And Fully Published

After endless toing and froing over whether two studies that demonstrated how bird flu, also known as avian H5N1 influenza, or avian flu, should be published, one of them has appeared in the latest issue of the journal Nature in its entirety. The studies show how the bird flu virus could become transmissible from mammal-to-mammal; as humans are mammals, the same would apply to humans...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/244971.php

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Bacteria Can Morph Host Cells Into Stem Cells

Bacteria have the ability to convert the host tissue cells that they infect to become like stem cells that can then differentiate into virtually any other type of cell, thereby enabling the bugs to spread to other parts of the body...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/255150.php

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Panel Recommends Changing Name of Common Disorder in Women

Source: National Institutes of Health - From the National Institutes of Health
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Source: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2013/od-23.htm

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U.S. Launches Extensive Alzheimer's Studies

5-year, $55 million effort will look at exercise, drug treatment as therapies for early disease

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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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Global View Of Mutability On Human Diseases Provided By The Findings Between DNMs And Autism

A study published online in Cell reports the latest investigation of de novo germline mutation by whole genome sequencing in autism patients. This study provides a global view of the landscape of mutability and its influence on genetic diversity and susceptibility in autism, and its implications on other human diseases...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/254443.php

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Many People Unaware of Radiation Risk from CT Scans

One-third of people getting a CT scan didn't know the test exposed their body to radiation, in a new study from a single U.S. medical center.
Source: Reuters Health
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Dengue Is Fastest-Spreading Tropical Disease, WHO Says

Dengue is the world's fastest-spreading tropical disease and represents a "pandemic threat", infecting an estimated 50 million people across all continents, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

Paraguayan soldiers collect discarded tyres to prevent mosquitoes breeding at the start of a campaign combating the spread of dengue fever, in Villa Elisa city near Asuncion January 9, 2013. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_133167.html

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Rabu, 23 Januari 2013

Aborting Female Fetuses In Canada - Action Required

According to a report in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), pregnant women should not be told the sex of their unborn child until after 30 weeks of pregnancy, in order to combat female feticide, which some individuals in certain ethnic groups in Canada and the U.S. practice. Female feticide is the decision to terminate a pregnancy based on the grounds that the sex is female...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240599.php

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Heart Attack Patients Who Receive Blood Transfusion Have Higher Mortality Risk

Heart attack patients who receive a blood transfusion are at a much higher risk of death than those who don't receive one, according to a report published in Archives of Internal Medicine. Anticoagulant and anti platelet drugs are often used to treat acute coronary syndrome which typically occurs during a heart attack...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/254483.php

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Apixaban Reduces Risk Of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism

A recent study finds that Eliquis (apixaban), an oral factor Xa inhibitor drug, is very effective at reducing the risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism. The drug being developed by Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb is an anticoagulant; it works by preventing the formation of blood clots in veins by inhibiting an enzyme in the coagulation cascade...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/253900.php

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Co-Morbidities Associated With Childhood Obesity

While a great deal of research on childhood obesity has spotlighted the long-term health problems that emerge in adulthood, a new UCLA study focuses on the condition's immediate consequences and shows that obese youngsters are at far greater risk than had been supposed...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/254918.php

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FOA PS11-1103: Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Training Centers.

The purpose of this program is to create a National Network of Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)/Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC). The Prevention Training Centers (PTCs) will provide high-quality curriculum development, training and training assistance for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) for health care professionals and prevention specialists across the United States.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/funding/PS11-1103/index.htm

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Poor Reading Skills Tied to Risk of Teen Pregnancy

Seventh grade girls who have trouble reading are more likely to get pregnant in high school than average or above-average readers, according to a new study from Philadelphia.
Source: Reuters Health
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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_132608.html

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Dropping Planned Parenthood Is Not Political, Says Susan G. Komen For The Cure

Breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, says that dropping Planned Parenthood from its granting process is not political, and says it is "dismayed and extremely disappointed" that its action has been mischaracterized. The charity says it has taken actions to make its granting process stronger and more effective, resulting in Planned Parenthood being dropped from its list of grantees...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241111.php

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Excessive Protein Synthesis Linked To Autistic-Like Behaviors

Autistic-like behaviors can be partially remedied by normalizing excessive levels of protein synthesis in the brain, a team of researchers has found in a study of laboratory mice...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/254451.php

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Selasa, 22 Januari 2013

Vitamin D May Not Relieve Arthritis Pain

Taking daily vitamin D doesn't keep knee pain from getting worse or slow the loss of cartilage for people with osteoarthritis, according to a new study.
Source: Reuters Health
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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_132901.html

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Medications For Arthritis And Fibrosis Can Treat Inflammation Without Increasing Risk For Infection

In a discovery that can fundamentally change how drugs for arthritis, and potentially many other diseases, are made, University of Utah medical researchers have identified a way to treat inflammation while potentially minimizing a serious side effect of current medications: the increased risk for infection...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/252687.php

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ITube Attaches To Cell Phone To Enable Those Who Suffer From Food Allergies To Test Their Meals For Allergens

Are you allergic to peanuts and worried there might be some in that cookie? Now you can find out using a rather unlikely source: your cell phone. A team of researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has developed a lightweight device called the iTube, which attaches to a common cell phone to detect allergens in food samples...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/254015.php

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Losing It in 2013

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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/videos/news/Weight_2013_010313-1.html

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Gene Flaw Linked To Lower Back Pain

A new study published online first in the journal Annals of Rheumatic Diseases on 19 September, shows how for the first time researchers have identified a gene linked to a common cause of lower back pain: a condition known as lumbar disc degeneration (LDD)...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/250575.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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Pounds of Protection?

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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/videos/news/Pounds_Protection_010213-1.html

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Headache and Nausea Most Common Side Effects among Adults and Adolescents Taking Antidepressants

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Source: http://www.ahrq.gov/research/jan13/0113RA11.htm

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Senin, 21 Januari 2013

Updated PrEP Guidance: CDC issues interim guidance on use of medication to prevent HIV infection among heterosexually-active adults

The CDC has released new interim guidance on PrEP. Physicians considering the use of anti-HIV medication to reduce the risk of acquiring HIV through heterosexual sex should ensure that patients are confirmed to be uninfected prior to use and provided regular testing and other key prevention services.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/prep/index.htm

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Health Tip: Choosing Healthy Frozen Produce

Avoid added calories by skipping veggies prepackaged in sauces

Source: HealthDay
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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_132692.html

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Males' Childhood ADHD Results In Poor Outcomes During Adulthood

Young boys who are diagnosed with ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) often grow up to become men who have lower educational scores, and worse social and economic outcomes, than those who are not diagnosed with the condition during childhood, according to a recent study published in Archives of General Psychiatry...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/251505.php

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Most Of World Will Fail To Meet Goals For Women's And Children's Health By 2015 Amid Declining Donor Funding

The first report of the UN Secretary-General's independent Expert Review Group (iERG)* on Information and Accountability for Women's and Children's Health, launched on September 26 at the UN General Assembly, concludes that although headline reductions in maternal and child mortality during the past decade have been impressive in some countries, millions of women and children...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/250726.php

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Quitting Smoking Reduces Anxiety

If you successfully quit smoking, you are more likely to feel less anxious, researchers from Oxford and Cambridge Universities, and Kings College London reported in the British Journal of Psychiatry, 2nd January, 2013 issue. The authors explained that the widely held belief that giving up smoking makes you more edgy and that smoking relieves stress has been challenged by their findings...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/254544.php

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Xeljanz Approved For Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment By FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a drug by the name of Xeljanz (tofacitinib) for patients who have an insufficient or allergic response to methotrexate, as treatment for fiercely active rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease, in which the body's healthy tissue is under attack by the immune system...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/252517.php

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New Phase III Data For QNASL® Nasal Aerosol Presented At The 2012 ACAAI Meeting

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. have announced that additional data from the Phase III clinical program for QNASL® (beclomethasone dipropionate) Nasal Aerosol will be presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Anaheim, CA on November 8-13, 2012...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/252542.php

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Health Tip: Don't Eat Raw Cookie Dough

The raw eggs it contains can make you sick

Source: HealthDay
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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_132520.html

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Minggu, 20 Januari 2013

Updated Information on HIV Prevention in Communities of Color Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The mission of this fellowship program is to recruit, mentor, and train investigators to conduct domestic HIV/AIDS prevention research in communities of color. The fellows will be located in various branches in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/aboutdhap/orise/

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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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Evidence Insufficient To Recommend Routine Antibiotics For Joint Replacement Patients Who Undergo Dental Procedures

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons(AAOS), and the American Dental Association(ADA) found that there is insufficient evidence to recommend the routine use of antibiotics for patients with orthopaedic implants to prevent infections prior to having dental procedures because there is no direct evidence that routine dental procedures cause prosthetic joint infections...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/254271.php

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MMWR: Geographic Differences in HIV Infection Among Hispanics or Latinos — 46 States and Puerto Rico, 2010

In the United States, Hispanics or Latinos are disproportionately affected by infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In 2010, new diagnoses of HIV infection among Hispanics or Latinos occurred at an annual rate that was 2.8 times that of non-Hispanic whites (20.4 versus 7.3 per 100,000 persons). To further assess HIV infection among Hispanics or Latinos in the United States, CDC analyzed the geographic distribution of new diagnoses in 2010 in 46 states and Puerto Rico and the characteristics of those diagnosed

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6140a2.htm?s_cid=mm6140a2_e%0d%0a

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Pictures Speak Louder Than Words on Cigarette Labeling

Graphic images of health consequences shored up smokers' intentions to quit, study found

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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_133179.html

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Landslide Fatalities Are Greater Than Previously Thought

Landslides kill ten times more people across the world than was previously thought, according to research by Durham University, UK. A new database of hazards shows that 32,300 people died in landslides between 2004 and 2010. Previous estimates ranged from 3,000 to 7,000 fatalities...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/249097.php

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Cellular Fuel Gauge May Hold The Key To Restricting Cancer Growth

Researchers at McGill University have discovered that a key regulator of energy metabolism in cancer cells known as the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) may play a crucial role in restricting cancer cell growth...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/254533.php

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Link Between Concussions, Dementia is Complex

In a new study of National Football League (NFL) veterans, former players with thinking and memory problems also had more lesions in their brains than healthy players and non-athletes in a comparison group.
Source: Reuters Health
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Concussion, Dementia, Sports Injuries

Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_132861.html

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Sabtu, 19 Januari 2013

Has Komen Shot Itself In The Foot?

Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a breast cancer charity which until recently had an enviable reputation as being totally impartial and focused purely on saving women's lives, may have caused itself irreparable damage. By announcing a few days ago that it would stop awarding funds to Planned Parenthood, a sexual health organization; it found itself in the middle of an enormous public outcry...

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241219.php

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e-HAP Direct: Dear Colleague Letter

Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). The theme for this observance day, “I Am My Brother/Sister’s Keeper: Fight HIV/AIDS!” holds much significance as we reflect on opportunities to bring an end to the spread of HIV in the United States.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/ehap/resources/direct/020712/index.htm

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e-HAP Pubs August 17, 2010

The first issue of e-HAP Pubs, our bi-monthly list of new publication from the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) authors and collaborators. This is one item in our series of new communication products to keep you informed about important research and activities related to HIV prevention.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/ehap/resources/pubs/082010/index.htm

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U.S. Minorities Less Likely to Get Colon Cancer Screening

Researcher says reasons include high cost, lower health literacy, lack of doctors

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Related MedlinePlus Pages: Colorectal Cancer, Health Screening

Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_133096.html

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