The Ministry of Health of Cambodia has announced a new confirmed case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The 19-year-old male, from Kandal Province, developed symptoms on 28 November and initially sought medical attention at a local health centre on 30 November. The presence of the H5N1 virus was confirmed by the National Influenza Centre, the Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, on 11 December. Complete news at...
While radiation treatments deliver precise doses of high-energy X-rays to stop cancer cells from spreading or to shrink tumors, oncologists have become increasingly concerned about inadvertent exposures during head and neck cancer treatments to nerves responsible for upper body mobility. To reduce the possibility of permanent nerve damage, UC Davis Cancer Center researchers have taken the lead in establishing new treatment guidelines for physicians nationwide. Complete news at...
New research claims long-term use of Thiazolidinediones, a class of drugs used to manage Type 2 diabetes, could potentially double some women's risk of breaking a bone. The research by British and American scientists analysed the findings of ten studies involving almost 14,000 people with Type 2 diabetes. The researchers, from the University of East Anglia and Wake Forest University in North Carolina, compared the bone health of those on the drugs with others who were not. Complete news at...
A study in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that objectively measured snoring intensity is correlated with subjective sleepiness independent of the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) in patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Complete news at...
Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes and celiac disease appear to share a common genetic origin, scientists at the University of Cambridge and Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, have confirmed. Their findings, which are reported in this week's edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, identified seven chromosome regions which are shared between the two diseases. Complete news at...
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) announced that it has received a $1 million gift focused on accelerating the development of an artificial pancreas from Glen and Trish Tullman. Mr. Tullman is the Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX), a leading provider of electronic health record and electronic prescribing solutions that help physicians, hospitals and patients connect to better healthcare outcomes. Mr. Complete news at...
Interruptions in Medicaid coverage are associated with a higher rate of hospitalization for conditions that can often be treated in an ambulatory care setting, including asthma, diabetes, and hypertension, according to a new study in today's issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. Complete news at...
More radical measures are needed to tackle childhood obesity, campaigners said this week after figures showed no decline in the number of overweight and obese children. Almost a quarter of four- to five-year-olds in England's primary schools are overweight or obese, according to the latest data from the NHS Information Centre. And almost one in three children aged 10 to 11 are also overweight or obese, the figures showed. Complete news at...
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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