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Market forces alone are not sufficient to produce new drugs needed for children with cancer

Faced with "a near absence of research in pediatric cancer drug discovery," the IOM report recommends forming new public-private partnerships among government, industry, researchers, advocacy groups and other parties to lead research and development.

23 May 2005

Investigational device-based therapies will lead to entirely new treatment options for chronic depression sufferers

Researchers said that developing brain stimulation techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), vagal nerve stimulation and deep brain stimulation are emerging as significant treatment options for the millions of patients "poorly served" by existing therapies.

23 May 2005

LeTourneau University engineering students aid disabled Kenyans

Senior engineering students from LeTourneau University are leaving for Kijabe, Kenya, to fit disabled Kenyan children with free prosthetics.

23 May 2005

Australian partnership to rebuild Banda Aceh Hospital

The Australian Government, in partnership with Indonesia and Germany, will further progress the reconstruction of the Zainoel Abidin hospital in Banda Aceh, severely damaged in the Boxing Day tsunami, the Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr Bruce Billson, announced Friday (20th May 2005).

23 May 2005

Long-term outcomes studied for stem cell transplant recipients

Improved techniques and supportive care have resulted in a growing number of long-term survivors of stem cell transplants, though little is known about the impact transplants have on patients’ lives long after treatment.

23 May 2005

Israeli psychologists draw conclusions from how brain-damaged people comprehend sarcasm - or not

The ability to comprehend sarcasm depends upon a carefully orchestrated sequence of complex cognitive skills based in specific parts of the brain. Yeah, right, and I’m the Tooth Fairy. But it’s true: New research details an “anatomy of sarcasm” that explains how the mind puts sharp-tongued words into context.

23 May 2005

Australian Medical Association indigenous health report card focuses on low birth weight babies

Australian Medical Association (AMA) President, Dr Bill Glasson, has launched Lifting the Weight, the AMA's fourth report card on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.

22 May 2005

Russian team tests new polymeric coating for vascular stents

A group of researchers of the Institute of Biophysics (Russian Academy of Sciences), Krasnoyarsk regional clinical hospital and Krasnoyarsk regional department of morbid anatomy under the guidance of .I. Gitelzon, Academician of Russian Academy of Sciences, have tested characteristics of a new polymeric coating for vascular stents.

22 May 2005

Decision to destroy remaining stocks of the smallpox virus has again been postponed

The World Health Organization (WHO), meeting in Geneva have now decided that more research needs to be carried out on Smallpox.

22 May 2005

WHO says world must prepare for bird flu pandemic

Reports of disturbing changes to the H5N1 virus circulating in Asia is causing great concern and has prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge countries to prepare for a influenza pandemic.

22 May 2005

Hydroxycitric acid delays intestinal glucose absorption - indirect insulin/sugar effect could point to therapeutic effect

In this obesity-obsessed world, the dream ingredient must be something that tastes good enough to be a condiment or flavoring and yet somehow helps us keep our weight down. Consider hydroxycitric acid (HCA), known variously as Brindle berry or Malabar tamarind, which is used in Indian and Thai food as a condiment and flavoring agent.

22 May 2005

New hope for people with hepatitis C

University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers are running two new studies on hepatitis C, which could revolutionise treatment for the virus.

22 May 2005

Online asthma management program can help asthma patients

An online asthma management program can help asthma patients get top-rate care and overcome barriers to healthcare access, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 22.

22 May 2005

People with chronic cough are often depressed

More than half of people with chronic cough-a nagging cough that can last for months or even years-suffer from depressive symptoms, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 23.

22 May 2005

Study finds benefits, less organ rejection using immunosuppressive combination for heart transplants

A new study led by researchers at the UCLA Heart Transplant Program showed that one particular combination using tacrolimus (TAC or PrografÒ also known as FK506) had significant anti-rejection benefits for heart transplant patients over other combinations.

22 May 2005

Bald men can blame mum!

Despite an enormous range of treatments, obscure lotions and tinctures there appears to be very few successful counter-measures for hair loss in men. Beginning with receding hairlines, every second man suffers from hair loss to some degree, and it has always been suspected that hereditary factors are important in causing hair loss.

22 May 2005

Surgery for chronic low back pain is no better than intensive rehabilitation

Surgery for chronic low back pain is no better than intensive rehabilitation and is unlikely to be a cost-effective use of scarce healthcare resources, show two studies published online by the BMJ.

22 May 2005

Commonly prescribed incontinence drug may help control symptoms of overactive bladder

When taken orally, trospium chloride not only helps control symptoms of overactive bladder systemically, but according to this study, it also may help control symptoms in the bladder itself when it comes into contact with the bladder walls.

22 May 2005

Vitamin E as part of diet may prevent Parkinson's

A new study by Canadian researchers at Royal Victoria Hospital in Quebec has shown that a moderate daily intake of vitamin E through foods appears to prevent the onset of Parkinson's disease.

22 May 2005

Researchers have isolated two biomarkers for interstitial cystitis (IC)

The discovery of these biomarkers could lead to a definitive test for IC and have the potential to lead to new therapies. Results of two studies are being presented today at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) in San Antonio, and are published in abstracts 69 and 80 of the AUA proceedings.

22 May 2005

Medical News

Market forces alone are not sufficient to produce new drugs needed for children with cancer

Investigational device-based therapies will lead to entirely new treatment options for chronic depression sufferers

LeTourneau University engineering students aid disabled Kenyans

Australian partnership to rebuild Banda Aceh Hospital

Long-term outcomes studied for stem cell transplant recipients

Israeli psychologists draw conclusions from how brain-damaged people comprehend sarcasm - or not

Australian Medical Association indigenous health report card focuses on low birth weight babies

Russian team tests new polymeric coating for vascular stents

Decision to destroy remaining stocks of the smallpox virus has again been postponed

WHO says world must prepare for bird flu pandemic

Hydroxycitric acid delays intestinal glucose absorption - indirect insulin/sugar effect could point to therapeutic effect

New hope for people with hepatitis C

Online asthma management program can help asthma patients

People with chronic cough are often depressed

Study finds benefits, less organ rejection using immunosuppressive combination for heart transplants

Bald men can blame mum!

Surgery for chronic low back pain is no better than intensive rehabilitation

Commonly prescribed incontinence drug may help control symptoms of overactive bladder

Vitamin E as part of diet may prevent Parkinson's

Researchers have isolated two biomarkers for interstitial cystitis (IC)

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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