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Study examines long-term economic consequences of childhood psychological disorders

A first-of-its-kind study examining the long-term economic consequences of childhood psychological disorders finds the conditions diminish people's ability to work and earn as adults, costing $2.1 trillion over the lifetimes of all affected Americans.

14 May 2010

Experts address fundamental questions related to renal failure in ICU

Despite the fact that recent medical advances have allowed healthcare professionals to stabilize patients who would have otherwise died, many stabilized patients later develop organ system failure. In fact, acute renal failure is one of the biggest threats to critically ill patients: forty percent of patients with this condition die.

14 May 2010

New research to improve treatment for oesophageal and upper stomach cancer

Poor diet, too much alcohol, smoking and increasing obesity could be leading to an epidemic of oesophageal and upper stomach cancer, according to a leading UK team of specialists at The University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals.

14 May 2010

Off-label use of AAs among elderly associated with increased risk of diabetes: Study

A new study yields important new evidence that the use of atypical antipsychotics among the elderly for off-label purposes is associated with increased risk of developing diabetes.

14 May 2010

Stanford researchers make hair-cell-like cells in a petri dish

Deep inside the ear, specialized cells called hair cells detect vibrations in the air and translate them into sound. Ten years ago, Stefan Heller, PhD, professor of otolaryngology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, came up with the idea that if you could create these cells in the laboratory from stem cells, it would go a long way toward helping scientists understand the molecular basis of hearing in order to develop better treatments for deafness.

14 May 2010

Mauna Kea Technologies' Cellvizio improves diagnosis of early forms of bile duct cancer

New data from a multi-centric international registry study show that cellular-level imaging with Mauna Kea Technologies' Cellvizio®, the world's smallest microscope, appears to significantly improve a physician's ability to diagnose or rule out early forms of bile duct cancer during a standard endoscopic diagnostic exam.

14 May 2010

Catheter ablation treatment reduces risks associated with atrial fibrillation

New findings by researchers from the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, reveals treatment of the most common heart rhythm disorder that affects more than two million Americans significantly reduces the risk of stroke, mortality, Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

14 May 2010

Research efforts needed to identify optimal treatments for sexual dysfunction in people with CKD

Despite the very high rate of problems with sexual function among people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), little is known about the best treatment approaches in this group of patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN).

14 May 2010

Medical professionals meet to standardize CT scanning techniques

A national summit of medical professionals meeting last month in Atlanta called for the creation of consensus scan techniques as a way of addressing the concerns of patients undergoing CT scans -- a common medical imaging procedure that uses X-rays to show cross-sectional images of the body.

14 May 2010

Each melanoma cell capable of cancer stem cell behavior: Study

Scientists at The Wistar Institute offer a new explanation for the persistent ability of melanoma cells to self-renew, one of the reasons why melanoma remains the deadliest form of skin cancer. The concept of the "dynamic stemness" of melanoma can explain why melanoma cells behave like both conventional tumor cells and cancer stem cells.

14 May 2010

Prometheus announces novel method for early detection of HACA during infliximab treatment

Prometheus Laboratories Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical and diagnostic company, announced a new method for detecting antibody levels in individual patients treated with infliximab, a biologic therapy that has been used to treat more than a million patients across a number of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

14 May 2010

FREEDOM trial results to be presented at Heart Rhythm 2010

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced results of the FREEDOM trial during the late breaking clinical trial presentations at Heart Rhythm 2010, the Heart Rhythm Society's 31st Annual Scientific Sessions. The trial demonstrated that the QuickOpt optimization feature available in St. Jude Medical cardiac resynchronization therapy devices produces an equivalent response rate in CRT patients as optimization using echocardiography.

14 May 2010

NiTi Surgical Solutions completes over 4,000 successful ColonRing applications in 16 countries

NiTi™ Surgical Solutions, an innovative surgical device company, today provided an update of sales and clinical data highlights related to its lead product ColonRing™, the first major advance in reconnection technology for gastrointestinal surgery in more than 30 years.

14 May 2010

New cases of Type 1 diabetes in young children to double by 2020: The Lancet

By 2020, new cases of Type 1 diabetes in children younger than five are expected to double if current trends continue, according to a study published in The Lancet. Diabetes is an epidemic, with numbers of those suffering from diabetes and its complications increasing worldwide.

14 May 2010

International study to test effectiveness of celecoxib in preventing growth of precancerous polyps

Rush University Medical Center is testing whether celecoxib, known by its brand name Celebrex, can help prevent the growth of precancerous polyps that form in the colon, rectum and small intestine of children with an inheritable genetic disease called familial adenomatous polyposis.

14 May 2010

GRNCM1 do not cause cardiac arrhythmias after transplantation: Preclinical study

Geron Corporation today reported positive preclinical study data showing that GRNCM1, Geron's cardiomyocyte product derived from human embryonic stem cells, does not cause cardiac arrhythmias after transplantation into a model of chronic heart damage designed to test this potential safety concern.

14 May 2010

Increase in use of imaging scans underscores need for evidence-based protocols in cancer care

New research showing a more than 30 percent annual increase in the use of high-tech imaging scans in older cancer patients underscores the need for evidence-based protocols in cancer care, said MedSolutions, a leading provider of medical management services.

14 May 2010

Nationwide Children's Hospital offers new gastric sleeve surgical weight loss procedure

A new weight reduction surgical option is now available through the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children's Hospital. The newest surgical weight loss procedure offered by the Center is the "gastric sleeve," named as such because a large part of the stomach is removed and the remainder is closed to make a tube-like "sleeve."

14 May 2010

Smoking, obesity and alcohol use associated with poorer survival of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients

A new study led by researchers from Mayo Clinic in collaboration with six other U.S. institutions has found that patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who smoked, consumed alcohol or were obese before their cancer diagnosis had poorer overall survival, compared to patients who did not have these risk factors.

14 May 2010

DMC recommends Celsion to continue enrollment in ThermoDox clinical study for primary liver cancer

Celsion Corporation announced today that after reviewing data from 294 patients including data from 12 Japanese patients enrolled in the pivotal Phase III ThermoDox® clinical study (HEAT Study) for primary liver cancer, the Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) has recommended that Celsion continue to enroll patients in the trial.

14 May 2010

Medical Condition News

Study examines long-term economic consequences of childhood psychological disorders

Experts address fundamental questions related to renal failure in ICU

New research to improve treatment for oesophageal and upper stomach cancer

Off-label use of AAs among elderly associated with increased risk of diabetes: Study

Stanford researchers make hair-cell-like cells in a petri dish

Mauna Kea Technologies' Cellvizio improves diagnosis of early forms of bile duct cancer

Catheter ablation treatment reduces risks associated with atrial fibrillation

Research efforts needed to identify optimal treatments for sexual dysfunction in people with CKD

Medical professionals meet to standardize CT scanning techniques

Each melanoma cell capable of cancer stem cell behavior: Study

Prometheus announces novel method for early detection of HACA during infliximab treatment

FREEDOM trial results to be presented at Heart Rhythm 2010

NiTi Surgical Solutions completes over 4,000 successful ColonRing applications in 16 countries

New cases of Type 1 diabetes in young children to double by 2020: The Lancet

International study to test effectiveness of celecoxib in preventing growth of precancerous polyps

GRNCM1 do not cause cardiac arrhythmias after transplantation: Preclinical study

Increase in use of imaging scans underscores need for evidence-based protocols in cancer care

Nationwide Children's Hospital offers new gastric sleeve surgical weight loss procedure

Smoking, obesity and alcohol use associated with poorer survival of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients

DMC recommends Celsion to continue enrollment in ThermoDox clinical study for primary liver cancer

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