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Benefits outweigh risks in myeloablative therapy for children with high-risk neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is among the most common of childhood cancers and fortunately, some children will get better spontaneously. Yet for children with high-risk disease the outlook is poor: more than half will relapse despite chemotherapy.

12 May 2010

Caffeine helps shift workers make fewer errors: Cochrane researchers

Caffeine can help those working shifts or nights to make fewer errors, according to a new study by Cochrane researchers. The findings have implications for health workers and for any industry relying on shift or night work, such as transportation.

12 May 2010

Gap between Hispanic and white asthma sufferers widen in the use daily medications

The gap between the proportion of black and white Americans with asthma who took an inhaled or oral medicine daily to prevent attacks grew wider between 2003 and 2006, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

12 May 2010

Periodontal disease treatment reduces blood sugar levels in Type 2 diabetes patients

A study to be published in the latest issue of The Cochrane Library and led by researchers at the University of Edinburgh and supported by colleagues at the Peninsula Dental School, the University of Ottawa and UCL Eastman Dental Institute, suggests that the treatment of serious gum (periodontal) disease in diabetics with Type 2 diabetes may lower their blood sugar levels.

12 May 2010

Computerized bilingual decision aid can prompt Hispanic smokers to quit: Study

A computerized bilingual decision aid - placed in safety-net clinics and health fairs - can prompt Hispanic and other smokers to set a quit date and choose effective treatments.

12 May 2010

New computer-based tool developed to benefit cancer patients

Cancer patients and doctors are finally getting on the same page about cancer survivorship, thanks to a free new tool that can benefit anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer.

12 May 2010

PharmedOut to host conference to explore influence of pharmaceutical industry on medical education

PharmedOut, an initiative aimed at increasing physician access to unbiased information about drugs, will host a conference to explore the issues of pharmaceutical industry funding on continuing medical education. The conference, "Prescription for Conflict: Should Industry Fund Continuing Medical Education?" will be held June 25, 2010 at Georgetown University.

12 May 2010

OriGene Technologies, ISB to create proteotypic PeptideAtlas and SRM/MRM mass spectrometry standard database

OriGene Technologies, Inc., a leading gene-centric life sciences company, and the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB), announce plans to create a proteotypic PeptideAtlas and develop an SRM/MRM (single reaction monitoring, multiple reaction monitoring) mass spectrometry standard database for 5,000 human proteins. The new collaboration will apply ISB's novel systems biology mass spectrometry expertise to OriGene's large collection of full length human proteins.

12 May 2010

Researchers develop new method for tracing carbon flux

Microbial communities are performing important functions all around us - from the earth in our flowerpots to the human gut. Now researchers have developed a method for studying the metabolic functions of microbial communities in detail.

12 May 2010

Neurimmune Therapeutics honored with ZKB TECHNOPARK Pioneer Award

The ZKB TECHNOPARK® Pioneer Award, which has been sponsored by the Zürcher Kantonalbank since 2000, was presented for the 20th time at TECHNOPARK® Zurich. The award is given for technological innovations which - thanks to pioneering entrepreneurial achievements - are about to be launched on the market. This year's award winner is Neurimmune Therapeutics AG, represented by Dr. Jan Grimm, Professor Christoph Hock, Professor Roger Nitsch and Dr. Michael Salzmann.

12 May 2010

Patients who participate in physical therapist-led exercise achieve higher functional mobility: Report

Patients who are critically ill and participate in mild exercise programs led by physical therapists achieve higher functional mobility and spend fewer days in intensive care units and hospitals than those who receive less exercise, according to a report published in the April issue of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

12 May 2010

Angiogenesis inhibitors safe for cancer patients despite hypertension risk: Panel

A new class of cancer drugs can be used effectively while minimizing hypertensive side effects if patients' blood pressure is closely monitored and controlled, a clinical panel has determined.

12 May 2010

DOD struggles with health care costs, VA faces challenges in providing care

Defense Secretary Robert Gate spoke about the need to control soaring defense costs, especially health care expenses, while Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki responded to several health care challenges facing veterans' health care.

12 May 2010

Beike Biotechnology, Jiangsu government's CMC open world's largest stem cell management center

Beike Biotechnology Co. Ltd., one of the world's leading biotechnology companies focusing on adult stem cell therapies, and the Jiangsu government's China Medical City (CMC) opened China's state-of-the-art stem cell storage and processing facility today. The 20,000 square-meter Stem Cell Regenerative Medicine Industrial Project of National Bio-Industry Base (NBPD) houses China's first comprehensive regenerative medicine technology center and its largest international stem cell bank.

12 May 2010

New research shows British Indian children have better mental health than British Whites

British Indian children have substantially better mental health than British Whites, new research from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine shows.

12 May 2010

Anti-inflammatory drugs help block kidney destruction that occurs with hypertension: Researchers

Anti-inflammatory drugs appear to help block the rapid kidney destruction that can occur with hypertension, Medical College of Georgia researchers report.

12 May 2010

Minimum-wage employees more likely to be obese than those who earn higher wages: UC Davis study

A new UC Davis study has found that minimum-wage employees are more likely to be obese than those who earn higher wages, adding to growing evidence that being poor is a risk factor for unhealthy weight.

12 May 2010

Study shows relationship between built environment, SES and changes in BMI

People living in neighbourhoods where they perceived traffic made it unpleasant to walk were more likely to have a higher BMI than those who didn't, according to a new University of Alberta study looking at the relationship between the built environment, socio-economic status, and changes in body mass index over a six year period.

12 May 2010

Many pregnant women in the U.S. have insufficient vitamin D levels: Study

Seven out of every ten pregnant women in the United States are not getting enough Vitamin D according to a study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. While prenatal vitamins do raise Vitamin D levels during pregnancy, the study shows that higher doses may be needed for many women.

12 May 2010

Tianyin third-quarter revenue up 60%

Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.,, a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the modernized traditional Chinese medicine and branded generics today announced fiscal results for its third quarter ended March 31, 2010.

12 May 2010

Medicine News and Research

Benefits outweigh risks in myeloablative therapy for children with high-risk neuroblastoma

Caffeine helps shift workers make fewer errors: Cochrane researchers

Gap between Hispanic and white asthma sufferers widen in the use daily medications

Periodontal disease treatment reduces blood sugar levels in Type 2 diabetes patients

Computerized bilingual decision aid can prompt Hispanic smokers to quit: Study

New computer-based tool developed to benefit cancer patients

PharmedOut to host conference to explore influence of pharmaceutical industry on medical education

OriGene Technologies, ISB to create proteotypic PeptideAtlas and SRM/MRM mass spectrometry standard database

Researchers develop new method for tracing carbon flux

Neurimmune Therapeutics honored with ZKB TECHNOPARK Pioneer Award

Patients who participate in physical therapist-led exercise achieve higher functional mobility: Report

Angiogenesis inhibitors safe for cancer patients despite hypertension risk: Panel

DOD struggles with health care costs, VA faces challenges in providing care

Beike Biotechnology, Jiangsu government's CMC open world's largest stem cell management center

New research shows British Indian children have better mental health than British Whites

Anti-inflammatory drugs help block kidney destruction that occurs with hypertension: Researchers

Minimum-wage employees more likely to be obese than those who earn higher wages: UC Davis study

Study shows relationship between built environment, SES and changes in BMI

Many pregnant women in the U.S. have insufficient vitamin D levels: Study

Tianyin third-quarter revenue up 60%

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