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Non-invasively measuring liver stiffness with transient elastography accurately identifies advanced liver disease without biopsy

Non-invasively measuring liver stiffness with transient elastography accurately diagnoses patients with late-stage liver disease, reports a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute.

1 Sep 2008

Florida nursing shortage could have 'crippling' effect on state in 10 years, study finds

Florida's nursing shortage could have a "crippling" effect on the state in 10 years if the issue is not addressed, according to a report by the Florida Center for Nursing, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.

1 Sep 2008

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report highlights recent Medicaid news in six states

Three insurance companies that cover 60% of people enrolled in Florida "Medicaid Reform" plans have said they will leave the project and have asked to be assigned no new members, a move suspected to be a result of reductions in Medicaid payments to the plans, Florida Health News reports.

1 Sep 2008

Social determinants, inequality have negative impact on global health, WHO report says

Social inequalities such as inadequate education, a lack of human rights, poverty and poor housing negatively can impact global health conditions, according to a report released Thursday by the World Health Organization's Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, Toronto's Globe and Mail reports.

1 Sep 2008

Economic pressures lead some uninsured to stop medications, cut doses

The Jackson Clarion-Ledger on Wednesday examined how some U.S. residents who cannot afford health insurance are reducing the amount of medications they take or cutting doses, as well as seeing the doctor less frequently, to save money.

1 Sep 2008

Tanzania to increase efforts to fight malaria

Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete on Wednesday during a U.S. tour said that malaria is hindering the country's development efforts and announced that Tanzania will increase efforts to fight the disease, the Guardian/IPP Media reports.

1 Sep 2008

Maine HIV/AIDS housing facility to close, cites declining demand

The only assisted living facility in Maine that cares specifically for HIV-positive people, Peabody House, will close by the end of the year because of declining demand, officials at the Frannie Peabody Center said Tuesday, the Portland Press Herald reports.

1 Sep 2008

WSJ examines drugmakers' use of 'unbranded product advertising' to promote disease awareness, treatment options

The Wall Street Journal on Friday examined "unbranded product advertising" for brand-name drugs, which allow drugmakers to drive television viewers to Web sites promoting drugs without the requirement of listing the products' side effects in the TV advertisement.

1 Sep 2008

American Indian/Alaska natives have significantly higher alcohol-related death percentage than general population, CDC reports

Nearly 12% of American Indian and Alaska Native deaths over a four-year period were alcohol related, according to a CDC report released on Thursday, AP/USA Today reports.

1 Sep 2008

Uganda's Health Ministry orders $1.8 million worth of antiretrovirals to address drug shortage

Uganda's Ministry of Health is expecting a batch of antiretroviral drugs to "arrive any time," Sam Zaramba, director-general of health services, announced on Tuesday following a drug shortage confirmed by health officials in the country last week, the New Vision/AllAfrica.com reports.

1 Sep 2008

Obama accepts Democratic Presidential nomination; discusses health care, other issues at convention

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Thursday at the Democratic National Convention in Denver accepted the presidential nomination and discussed his proposals for health care and other issues, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

1 Sep 2008

Delegates at Asia-Pacific meeting call for increased efforts to fight HIV/AIDS in region

Health officials and experts from countries in the Asia-Pacific region with a low prevalence of HIV/AIDS Thursday in Manila, Philippines, pledged to intensify national efforts to curb the spread of the disease, the Independent Online reports.

1 Sep 2008

Bryostatin extends stroke treatment time to 24 hours, repairs brain tissue

Scientists at the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute (BRNI) have discovered that Bryostatin -- and a related class of drugs discovered at BRNI -- administered 24 hours after stroke can rescue and repair brain tissue. These findings are markedly advanced compared to current stroke treatments that must be administered within three hours and are unable to repair damaged brain tissue.

1 Sep 2008

New diagnostic tools and biomarkers

Patients presenting shortness of breath on arrival at the emergency department (ED) can gain from improved diagnosis allowing physicians to distinguish congestive heart failure patients from those presenting pneumonia.

1 Sep 2008

Advances in the management of diabetes mellitus

The need for long term studies to establish the best means of treating Diabetes, was underlined by Prof John Cleland from the University of Hull at the ESC Congress in Munich. Prof Cleland listed the latest treatment available for patients and voiced his concern about the side-effects and efficacy of available anti-diabetic drugs.

1 Sep 2008

New biomarkers in acute cardiac care

In conjunction with clinical assessment and the ECG, simple and rapid blood tests have become the standard for the detection of myocardial infarction. Starting in the year 2000, recommendations by the European Society of Cardiology and other major cardiology societies worldwide have begun to state uniformly that a rise in cardiac troponins - sensitive and specific markers for dying cells in the heart - is a prerequisite for the clinical diagnosis of myocardial infarction.

1 Sep 2008

Intima media thickness of the carotid artery

Both in the clinic and in the research area we look for a toll to identify subjects who will develop cardiovascular disease. Decades of silent arterial wall alterations precede vascular clinical events, which then reflect advanced atherosclerotic disease.

1 Sep 2008

Antiangiogenic and anti-inflammatory drugs: are they safe?

Since Rofecoxib (Vioxx) was withdrawn from the worldwide market based on the safety findings of the Adenomatous Polyp Prevention on Vioxx (APPROVe) study, the uncertainty around the cardiovascular safety of NSAIDs and COX-2 inhibitors remains and leaves practitioners with difficult management decisions for the hundreds of millions of patients worldwide who continue to require pain-relieving therapy to maintain an acceptable quality of life.

1 Sep 2008

Reality television programmes fuelling demand for cosmetic surgery

Reality television programmes which focus on extreme weight loss and drastic changes to a person's appearance may be behind a dramatic increase in cosmetic and weight reduction surgery, according to University of Auckland researchers.

1 Sep 2008

Pregnant women warned off using perfumed products

Pregnant women have been warned not to use scented creams or perfumes during the first three months of their pregnancy because they may jeopardise the future fertility of unborn boys.

1 Sep 2008

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Non-invasively measuring liver stiffness with transient elastography accurately identifies advanced liver disease without biopsy

Florida nursing shortage could have 'crippling' effect on state in 10 years, study finds

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report highlights recent Medicaid news in six states

Social determinants, inequality have negative impact on global health, WHO report says

Economic pressures lead some uninsured to stop medications, cut doses

Tanzania to increase efforts to fight malaria

Maine HIV/AIDS housing facility to close, cites declining demand

WSJ examines drugmakers' use of 'unbranded product advertising' to promote disease awareness, treatment options

American Indian/Alaska natives have significantly higher alcohol-related death percentage than general population, CDC reports

Uganda's Health Ministry orders $1.8 million worth of antiretrovirals to address drug shortage

Obama accepts Democratic Presidential nomination; discusses health care, other issues at convention

Delegates at Asia-Pacific meeting call for increased efforts to fight HIV/AIDS in region

Bryostatin extends stroke treatment time to 24 hours, repairs brain tissue

New diagnostic tools and biomarkers

Advances in the management of diabetes mellitus

New biomarkers in acute cardiac care

Intima media thickness of the carotid artery

Antiangiogenic and anti-inflammatory drugs: are they safe?

Reality television programmes fuelling demand for cosmetic surgery

Pregnant women warned off using perfumed products

Exploring the role of confocal-based high-content imaging in advancing core facilities

Transforming Cardiovascular Care: Insights from Mina Makar at AstraZeneca

Clue's CEO Rhiannon White on the Future of Femtech and PCOS

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