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Higher Body Fat Linked to Increased Back Pain
Increased back pain among people who are overweight or obese is specifically related to increased body fat content, reports a study in the September 15 issue of Spine. The...
Infant vaccination for rotavirus protects adults
Vaccinating infants against rotavirus can also prevent serious diseases in unvaccinated older children and adults, a new study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases says.
Intra-aortic balloon pumps do not reduce infarct size in patients with STEMI without cardiac shock
Intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation prior to PCI in patients with ST segment elevation MI does not reduce infarct size as measured by MRI, according to results from the Counterpulsation Reduces...
Black, hispanic, poor young women less likely to complete HPV vaccinations
Barriers that hinder young African-American, Hispanic and poor women from completing a series of three vaccinations to prevent human papillomavirus infection (HPV) also leave them at higher risk for cervical...
Watching viruses 'friend' a network: Researchers develop Facebook application to track the path of infection
PiggyDemic, an application developed by researchers in Israel, allows Facebook users to "infect" their friends with a simulated virus or become infected themselves. This will allow researchers to gather information...
Optimal reperfusion in ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Primary PCI is the best reperfusion therapy for patients presenting with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction. CJ Terkelsen and co-workers used the Western Denmark Heart Registry to describe the implementation of...
Association for Molecular Pathology Names Lambert, Edwards & Associates as Public Relations Agency of Record
The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), an international medical professional association dedicated to the advancement, practice, and research of clinical molecular laboratory medicine, has retained Lambert, Edwards & Associates (LE&A)...
Biotoxin outbreak rattles B.C. shellfish business
The shellfish industry in B.C.'s Georgia Strait is reeling from the effects of a poison outbreak in some local mollusc populations.
Vaccine linked to 'bleeding calf syndrome'
Bleeding calf syndrome (bovine neonatal pancytopenia or BNP) affects new born calves resulting in low blood cell counts and depletion of the bone marrow. It first emerged in 2007 and...
Wis. clinic warns of possible disease exposures
(AP) -- A Madison-based clinic is trying to track down hundreds of patients after a nurse apparently spent years improperly using diabetic injection devices on them, potentially exposing them...
Are we filtering the wrong microbes? [video] | GrrlScientist
Humans spend 90 percent of their time indoors, but we know very little about the microbial ecology and health risks associated with these enclosed spacesAlthough humans in industrialized countries spend nearly 90 percent...
Fears of new drug-resistant bird flu arise
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Avian flu seems to be making a comeback, and a variant resistant to vaccines may be spreading in Asia, the United Nations says.
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Caused by Pneumococcal Infection Leads to Severe Illness in Young Children
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) caused by infection with pneumococcal bacteria leads to severe illness--with a high rate of irreversible kidney damage--in infants and young children, reports a study in the...
Liver Transplant Offers New Option for Rare Cancer
The University of Michigan is one of a small number of centers around the country to offer liver transplant for cancer of the bile duct. The procedure offers hope for...
Robert B. Den, M.D., Joins the Department of Radiation Oncology at Jefferson
Radiation oncologist Robert B. Den, M.D., recently joined Thomas Jefferson University Hospital as an attending physician, and was also named an assistant professor at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson...
Prominent Geneticist Harry Ostrer, M.D., Joins Einstein and Montefiore Medical Center
A leading medical geneticist, Harry Ostrer, M.D., will join the faculty of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore, the University Hospital and academic medical center...
We Need Your Story! Call for Entries Now Underway for 2012 Neuro Film Festival
The American Academy of Neurology Foundation is calling on all neurology patients and caregivers to submit a short video to its 2012 Neuro Film Festival, telling their story about why...
SAMHSA Awards Up to $1.5 Million for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Center for Excellence in Behavioral Health
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is awarding up to $1.5 million, over three years, to Morehouse School of Medicine to enhance the effort to network the...
Op-Ed Contributor: The Annals of Extreme Surgery
When it comes to cancer treatments, more isn’t always better.
Mind-altering microbes: Probiotic bacteria may lessen anxiety and depression
Probiotic bacteria have the potential to alter brain neurochemistry and treat anxiety and depression-related disorders, according to a new study by researchers in Ireland and Canada.
Vital Signs: Study Says Breast-Feeding Has No Effect on Eczema
Even among children who had been breast-fed for six months or longer, a study turned up no evidence that breast-feeding prevented eczema or limited its severity.
Vital Signs: Cardiac Implantations Increase, and Infections Follow
The reasons for the increase are not clear, but people who receive devices like pacemakers and defibrillators tend to be older and in poorer health.
In Theory: Possible Culprit Identified in Lou Gehrig’s Disease (A.L.S.)
Researchers at Northwestern University identified a possible culprit for Lou Gehrig’s disease — also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or A.L.S.
Observatory: Coriander Oil Is Found to Kill E. Coli, Salmonella and MRSA
Researchers report that oil extracted from coriander seeds can kill bacteria related to food-borne diseases, like E. coli.
Books: Two Doctors Take a Patient-Centric Approach in New Books
Two new books — one on prostate cancer, the other on the sad state of medicine today — take a patient-centric approach.
Lack of research into widely used acne treatments could be limiting their effectiveness
There are many products that are publicised as cures for acne, often at considerable expense to both consumers and the health-care system, but there is very little evidence of which...
Well Blog: An Insurance Maze for U.S. Doctors
American doctors spent more than $80,000 per year per physician dealing with insurance and payment issues, or roughly four times as much as their counterparts in Canada, according to a...
Inland Floods in Northeast May Be Irene’s Biggest Impact
Communities in Vermont and in upstate New York struggled to open roads and find stranded residents.