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Santa Claus: A public health pariah?

Santa should share Rudolf's snack of carrots and celery sticks rather than brandy and mince pies and swap his reindeer for a bike or walk, says a public health expert in the Christmas issue published on bmj.com today.

17 Dec 2009

Study explains Salmonella's infection strategy

Salmonella are highly adaptive bacteria. They can live in the presence and absence of oxygen and thus propagate in the gut. The ingestion by humans occurs mainly via contaminated egg dishes such as mayonnaise or raw milk products as well as meat or sausages. Infections with Salmonella lead to severe diarrhea and fever, particularly in patients harbouring a compromised immune system.

17 Dec 2009

Investigational study of TRT to alleviate debilitating effects of tinnitus commenced

A University of Alabama researcher is embarking on a $5.6 million phase-three, randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative treatment that uses a noise-generating device, along with counseling, to alleviate the debilitating effects of tinnitus - that ringing in the ears that drives some people to distraction.

17 Dec 2009

Pregnant and breastfeeding women exposed to workplace hazards

A new study shows the employment and sociodemographic characteristics involved in the exposure of pregnant women to workplace hazards. Of these, 56% say they often work standing up or have to lift heavy objects, 63% are exposed to workplace stress and 62% say they are frequently exposed to some physical risk in their place of work.

17 Dec 2009

Sporting Turn the Tables to return for the second time

CANCER Research UK's Sporting Turn the Tables will return for the second time on Monday 18 January 2010, with legends from the world of sport putting some of the nation's favourite sports journalists in the hot seat.

17 Dec 2009

IMRIS announces new organization structure to facilitate ongoing market expansion

IMRIS Inc. ("IMRIS" or the "Company") today announced a new organization structure designed to position the Company to continue to meet the growing global demand for IMRIS solutions.

17 Dec 2009

Health Research Institute presents top 10 issues in the upcoming year

PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute's Top 10 Health Industry Issues in 2010, puts healthcare cost control at the head of the list as the overarching theme for the year ahead.

17 Dec 2009

UK researchers encourage families to go for regular walks

Researchers from the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Science at Loughborough University in the UK are today encouraging families worldwide to take more regular exercise together in the New Year following concerning research that shows two-thirds of people across the globe are not walking together as a family (68%), with the Portuguese being the least likely (71%) and Austrians (63%) most likely to walk together.

17 Dec 2009

ASA offers practical ways for sufferers to take active role in treatment of pain

Whether the result of injury, illness or a chronic condition, 70 million Americans experience pain annually. The individual pain sufferer may experience a diminished quality of life, lack of mobility and added stress.

17 Dec 2009

Human embryonic stem cell lines lack genetic diversity, says study

The most widely used human embryonic stem cell lines lack genetic diversity, a finding that raises social justice questions that must be addressed to ensure that all sectors of society benefit from stem cell advances, according to a University of Michigan research team.

17 Dec 2009

Dangers of excess radiation exposure: Stricter measures needed to prevent unnecessary scans

MedSolutions (www.medsolutions.com), a leading provider of medical cost management services, today commended two new studies highlighting the dangers of excess radiation exposure from CT scans and other diagnostic imaging tests.

17 Dec 2009

New study shows how stem cell activity can contribute to cancer

In a developing animal, stem cells proliferate and differentiate to form the organs needed for life. A new study shows how a crucial step in this process happens and how a reversal of that step contributes to cancer.

17 Dec 2009

Typical smoker acquires one mutation for every 15 cigarettes and all cancers are caused by mutations

Research teams led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute announce the first comprehensive analyses of cancer genomes.

17 Dec 2009

Scientists discover possible way to identify malignant breast tumors without biopsy

Scientists from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have discovered a possible way for malignant breast tumors to be identified, without the need for a biopsy. The findings were published online ahead of print in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

17 Dec 2009

Cannabis for Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease treatment

Chemicals found in cannabis could prove an effective treatment for the inflammatory bowel diseases Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease, say scientists.

17 Dec 2009

Scientists analyze more than 21 million calls to determine the spread of malaria

University of Florida researchers at work on a malaria elimination study in Africa have become the first to predict the spread of the disease using cell phone records.

17 Dec 2009

Roche discloses results of two of eight taspoglutide T-emerge phase III studies in diabetes patients

Ipsen, an innovation-driven global specialty pharmaceutical group, today announced that its partner Roche has disclosed headline results of the fourth and fifth of eight T-emerge phase III studies in patients with diabetes for taspoglutide, the first once weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue based on a human sequence.

17 Dec 2009

Professional treatment can benefit first responders to cope with emotional challenges

Professional first responders are prepared, equipped and trained to handle various emergency situations, from car accidents to terrorist attacks and other major disasters. Today, however, this great responsibility can be particularly burdensome on one's emotions.

17 Dec 2009

RRE-90 score: A new web-based tool to predict recurrent stroke risk

Scientists have developed a new web-based tool that may better predict whether a person will suffer a second stroke within 90 days of a first stroke, according to research published in the December 16, 2009, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

17 Dec 2009

People with higher Leptin levels have significantly reduced incidence of AD and dementia

This week’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (Dec 16) features a report on a long-term, prospective study of elderly, dementia-free individuals led by researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and the Framingham Heart Study focusing on the association between the protein hormone Leptin and the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

17 Dec 2009

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Santa Claus: A public health pariah?

Study explains Salmonella's infection strategy

Investigational study of TRT to alleviate debilitating effects of tinnitus commenced

Pregnant and breastfeeding women exposed to workplace hazards

Sporting Turn the Tables to return for the second time

IMRIS announces new organization structure to facilitate ongoing market expansion

Health Research Institute presents top 10 issues in the upcoming year

UK researchers encourage families to go for regular walks

ASA offers practical ways for sufferers to take active role in treatment of pain

Human embryonic stem cell lines lack genetic diversity, says study

Dangers of excess radiation exposure: Stricter measures needed to prevent unnecessary scans

New study shows how stem cell activity can contribute to cancer

Typical smoker acquires one mutation for every 15 cigarettes and all cancers are caused by mutations

Scientists discover possible way to identify malignant breast tumors without biopsy

Cannabis for Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease treatment

Scientists analyze more than 21 million calls to determine the spread of malaria

Roche discloses results of two of eight taspoglutide T-emerge phase III studies in diabetes patients

Professional treatment can benefit first responders to cope with emotional challenges

RRE-90 score: A new web-based tool to predict recurrent stroke risk

People with higher Leptin levels have significantly reduced incidence of AD and dementia

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