Mobility is a challenge for spinal cord injured patients. Infection is another. Adam Thrasher, assistant professor of health and human performance (HHP), says infection is the leading cause of death for people…
CT scanning offers benefit to patients undergoing dental implant surgery
Computerized tomography (CT) has proved a useful tool in reconstructive dental implant surgery where a bone graft is required. It provides reliable information in diagnosis and treatment planning and has been used…
Inexpensive new method to accurately differentiate between benign and malignant breast tumors
Sevan Goenezen is 1 of 3 finalists for the $30,000 2011 Lemelson-MIT Rensselaer Student Prize Recent research by doctoral student Sevan Goenezen holds the promise of becoming a powerful new weapon in…
Malaysia’s healthcare value and quality go hand in hand
Malaysia is best known as a prime tourism destination, with a palette of offerings from sandy beaches to jungle treks and home to a highly sophisticated and world-class capital, Kuala Lumpur, dominated…
Exercise can reduce cannabis use in persons who don’t want to stop
Vanderbilt researchers are studying heavy users of marijuana to help understand what exercise does for the brain, contributing to a field of research that uses exercise as a modality for prevention and…
European Commission approves BMY’s ONGLYZA to treat type 2 diabetes
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (https://www.bms.com)(NYSE: BMY) and AstraZeneca (https://www.astrazeneca.com) (NYSE: AZN)today announced that the European Commission has approved a label update for ONGLYZA(R) (saxagliptin) in the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes…
ATS releases new report recommending research priorities in OSA treatment
The American Thoracic Society has released a new official report recommending research priorities in incorporating ambulatory management of adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) into healthcare systems. The report identifies barriers preventing…
Few primary care physicians pay adequate attention to patients taking prescription opioid drugs
Few primary care physicians pay adequate attention to patients taking prescription opioid drugs — despite the potential for abuse, addiction and overdose, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein…
Researchers transform human embryonic stem cell into neuron that dies early in Alzheimer’s disease
Discovery may lead to new drugs and neuron transplantation for Alzheimer’s Northwestern Medicine researchers for the first time have transformed a human embryonic stem cell into a critical type of neuron that…
New promising detection technology identifies cancer cells early
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal (March 1) published a lead article on page D1 entitled “Researchers Create Better Ways To Spot Cancer Cells”, which described the research by Dr. Edward R. Flynn, of…
Cancer patients’ willingness to undergo tests bodes well for future of personalized medicine
Cancer patients are willing to undergo many tests to receive advanced experimental treatment in clinical trials, according to a new study by Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale Healthcare and the Translational Genomics Research Institute…
Worldwide collaborative project to improve newborn screening accuracy for metabolic disorders
A unique worldwide collaborative project takes advantage of the Internet to improve the accuracy of screening for rare metabolic disorders in newborns, reports a paper in the March issue of Genetics in…
Hepatitis prevalence in Jordan ‘unknown’
Over two decades have passed since the last national hepatitis survey, a gap which health officials claim has left them in the dark over the extent of the disease prevalence in the…
Developing medical tourism market from Russia
In the first quarter of 2010, the growth of tourist departures from Russia to Israel reached +71% (data by Russian Tourism Agency and Russian Statistics Agency). This figure is part of an…
New South Lyon Medical Administrator hopes to add telemedicine services
In his role as a consultant to physicians practices, health care plans and small hospitals, Kim Crandell has become familiar with many of the rural hospitals in Nevada. He considers the South…