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Implementation of evidenced-based practices reduces all healthcare-associated MRSA infections

Scientists at The Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center found that an emphasis on compliance with non-pathogen specific infection control practices such as hand hygiene, efforts to reduce device-related infections and chlorhexidine bathing (a daily bath with the same antibacterial agent used by surgeons to "scrub in" before an operation), is successful in reducing rates of healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

19 Mar 2010

Role of structured physical activity in preventing or delaying mobility disabilities in older adults

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, together with Wake Forest University, will play a key role in a new study that seeks to determine whether a program of structured physical activity can prevent or delay major mobility disabilities in older adults.

19 Mar 2010

Almost 62% of Canadians age 65 and older use five or more classes of prescription drugs: CIHI study

Almost two-thirds (62%) of Canadians age 65 and older living in the community in six provinces are using five or more classes of prescription drugs, according to a study released today by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

19 Mar 2010

Working rotating shifts may increase risk of developing IBS and abdominal pain

Nurses participating in shift work, especially those working rotating shifts, face a significantly increased risk of developing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and abdominal pain compared to those working a standard day-time schedule, according to research published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

19 Mar 2010

Diabetes patients who have lower tendency to reach out to others have higher mortality rate: Study

Mistrust can exact a high toll. Being overly cautious or dismissive in relating to people, researchers are learning, may shorten the lives of people with diabetes.

19 Mar 2010

Kaiser Permanente study: Snapshot of the prevalence of extreme obesity in younger children

Extreme obesity is affecting more children at younger ages, with 12 percent of black teenage girls, 11.2 percent of Hispanic teenage boys, 7.3 percent of boys and 5.5 percent of girls now classified as extremely obese, according to a Kaiser Permanente study of 710,949 children and teens that appears online in the Journal of Pediatrics.

19 Mar 2010

Interfering with dickkopf 1 protein may help in controlling inflammatory bowel diseases

Signals released by immune cells during a bout of inflammatory bowel disease interfere with intestinal cells' ability to regenerate. Yet people with inflammatory bowel diseases have a significantly higher risk of developing colon cancer: a hyper-activation of growth in those same intestinal cells.

19 Mar 2010

Participants sought for trial of driver training for youth with Asperger Syndrome

The University of Sydney's Driver Rehabilitation Clinic is seeking participants for the trial of a new specialised driver training program that aims to assist young people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) to learn to drive safely.

19 Mar 2010

Rates of breast cancer occurrences in Asian women rising among specific ethnic groups

Research scientists from the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC) released the results of a study of breast cancer in Asian women which examined their cancer rates by ethnicity, age and immigrant status. The findings challenge the notion that breast cancer rates are uniformly low across the population of Asian women and indicate rising rates of occurrences in specific ethnic groups. CPIC scientists studied Asian populations in California, the state with the largest and most diverse Asian population in the U.S.

19 Mar 2010

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center announces clinical trial of minimally invasive procedure for opening carotid arteries

Patients who suffer from plaque-related narrowing of a carotid artery but are not good candidates for open surgery may be eligible to participate in a clinical trial at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of a minimally invasive procedure designed to open carotid arteries the way angioplasty and stenting clear arteries of the heart.

19 Mar 2010

Survey unveils impact of gene regulation on human health

Researchers are only beginning to understand how individual variation in gene regulation can have a lasting impact on one's health and susceptibility to certain diseases. Now, an ambitious survey of the human genome has identified differences in the binding of master regulators called transcription factors to DNA that affect how genes are expressed in different people.

19 Mar 2010

Acne drug prevents HIV breakout

Johns Hopkins scientists have found that a safe and inexpensive antibiotic in use since the 1970s for treating acne effectively targets infected immune cells in which HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, lies dormant and prevents them from reactivating and replicating.

18 Mar 2010

Stiff skin syndrome cause found

By studying the genetics of a rare inherited disorder called stiff skin syndrome, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have learned more about scleroderma, a condition affecting about one in 5,000 people that leads to hardening of the skin as well as other debilitating and often life-threatening problems. The findings, which appear this week in Science Translational Medicine, open doors to testing new treatments.

18 Mar 2010

U.S.-based CRO licenses NewCardio's QTinno software solution for automating cardiac safety analysis

NewCardio, Inc., a cardiac diagnostic technology provider, announced today that a U.S.-based CRO that provides early phase and specialty clinical drug development services to the pharmaceutical industry, has signed an MSA, licensing NewCardio's QTinno™ software solution in order to deliver fully automated cardiac safety analysis in early phase QT studies.

18 Mar 2010

Bailout stenting successful treatment for infants with constricted aortas

Cardiac interventionalists and surgeons at University Clinic in Leuven, Belgium have achieved successful stent implantation and follow-up coarctectomy in premature infants suffering from aortic coarctation. Full findings are published in the March issue of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, the official journal of The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

18 Mar 2010

Researchers find some similarities between SPN and PET

Solid-pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPN) of the pancreas is relatively rare. There are some similarities between SPN and pancreatic endocrine tumor (PET), especially the non-functioning ones, in clinical and pathological manifestations.

18 Mar 2010

Therapeutic may not be effective on trauma patients with undiagnosed Helicobacter infections

A Kansas State University study aimed at alleviating intestinal damage in trauma patients digressed to an important finding that could affect medication given to the individuals.

18 Mar 2010

U.S. 'race gap' in the commission of violent crime has narrowed, yet persists in many cities: Study

The U.S. 'race gap' in the commission of violent crime has narrowed substantially, yet persists in many cities - with murder arrest rates for African Americans out-distancing those for whites - concludes a new 80-city study by the University of Maryland, Florida State University and the University of Oregon.

18 Mar 2010

ISR Reports launches new and substantial research report: Late Phase Market Dynamics

Industry Standard Research today announced the launch of a new and substantial research report titled Late Phase Market Dynamics. This report presents data and analysis from 149 interviews with decision makers from 95 unique pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies around the world.

18 Mar 2010

Reversal of aging shown in human stem cells

A team of North American collaborators from both industrial research centers (Biotime Inc, Mandala Biosciences LLC and Sierra Sciences LLC) and academic institutes (Ontario Cancer Institute, Burnham Institute for Medical Research and The Scripps Research Institute) have demonstrated successful reversal of the developmental aging of normal human cells.

18 Mar 2010

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Implementation of evidenced-based practices reduces all healthcare-associated MRSA infections

Role of structured physical activity in preventing or delaying mobility disabilities in older adults

Almost 62% of Canadians age 65 and older use five or more classes of prescription drugs: CIHI study

Working rotating shifts may increase risk of developing IBS and abdominal pain

Diabetes patients who have lower tendency to reach out to others have higher mortality rate: Study

Kaiser Permanente study: Snapshot of the prevalence of extreme obesity in younger children

Interfering with dickkopf 1 protein may help in controlling inflammatory bowel diseases

Participants sought for trial of driver training for youth with Asperger Syndrome

Rates of breast cancer occurrences in Asian women rising among specific ethnic groups

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center announces clinical trial of minimally invasive procedure for opening carotid arteries

Survey unveils impact of gene regulation on human health

Acne drug prevents HIV breakout

Stiff skin syndrome cause found

U.S.-based CRO licenses NewCardio's QTinno software solution for automating cardiac safety analysis

Bailout stenting successful treatment for infants with constricted aortas

Researchers find some similarities between SPN and PET

Therapeutic may not be effective on trauma patients with undiagnosed Helicobacter infections

U.S. 'race gap' in the commission of violent crime has narrowed, yet persists in many cities: Study

ISR Reports launches new and substantial research report: Late Phase Market Dynamics

Reversal of aging shown in human stem cells

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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