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‘Paradigm Shift' Needed in Disease Control to Account for Human Mobility
October 29th 2009A researcher at McMaster University, in collaboration with a team of international scientists, has proposed that a “paradigm shift” needs to occur in disease control that focuses more on the impact that human travel can have on the moving of drug-resistant infectious diseases around the world.
Endocrine Society Wants Broader Funding, Scope for Stem Cell Research
October 28th 2009In addition to seeking increase in the number of embryonic stem cell lines available for NIH-funded research, the organization hopes to utilize federal funding to enhance research efforts using cells generated through somatic cell nuclear transfer.
10-Year Update of HD9 Study Finds BEACOPP Effective in Hodgkin's Lymphoma
October 28th 2009Researchers with the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) recently published an update to the GHSG HD9 study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The trial was initiated in 1993, when standard treatment for advanced Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (HL) consisted of cycles of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone (COPP) alternated with doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD). The COPP/ABVD regimen was compared with a new regimen that added bleomycin, etoposide, and doxorubicin to COPP.
I finally broke down and made an appointment to have my daughter vaccinated against H1N1 at our pediatrician’s office. I’d straddled the fence for a while – not because of safety concerns, but because I wasn’t convinced it was necessary. You see, I’ve never had a flu vaccination and my spouse gets one every year. We both typically get the flu during the winter months and, for better or for worse, this only functions to make me more secure in my choice.
New Rheumatoid Arthritis Network Aims to Personalize Treatment
October 26th 2009A new network from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) will create a national database that aims to see how rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients respond to different RA drugs, and then use that information to further personalize RA treatment.
Using UV Light Therapy to Treat Psoriasis - New American Academy of Dermatology Guidelines
October 26th 2009The American Academy of Dermatology recently released guidelines for the management and treatment of psoriasis using UV light therapy, including patient considerations and the use of UV therapy alone or in conjunction with other treatments.
CDC Advisory Committee Declines to Recommend Gardasil for Males
October 26th 2009In October 2009, the FDA approved the Gardasil vaccine to immunize men and boys against two strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV). The virus causes genital warts, though the primary concern with these strains is their relationship with cervical cancer. As Professor Jack Cuzick, head of the Centre for Epidemiology, Mathematics, and Statistics, at the Wolfson Institute in London, told attendees at the September ECCO-ESMO Congress, “It’s important to say up front that HPV is responsible for all cervix cancer. If you can eradicate the virus, the cancer will not appear.”
Neuroenhancement: One pill makes you smarter...
October 23rd 2009The Internet is filled with reports of remarkable cognitive enhancement with various nostrums. Many are not regulated, and the pages are typically associated with glowing testimonials and a link to sign up for uninterrupted (and uninterruptible) delivery of the miracle substance.
Key Advances in Rheumatology: A Decade of Progress
October 22nd 2009The journal Arthritis Research and Therapy has recently published its 10th anniversary issue, “The Scientific Basis of Rheumatology: A Decade of Progress,” which includes 38 articles that review some of “the most important advances in rheumatology research from the past decade.
Schizophrenia-related Gene Deletion Alters Brain's Circuit System, Development
October 19th 2009Researchers at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill have discovered how the 22q11 gene deletion is associated with changes in brain development that affect how the circuit system in the brain is put together.
The Breast Cancer Treatment Pendulum
October 19th 2009We have gotten exponentially better at detecting breast cancer. With the use of MRI, small lumps that once were undetected are being found. So what does this mean to the patient, the doctor, and the treatment plan? Over the past ten years we have seen the treatment pendulum swing.
Rooting Out Fraud Part 3: Billing Abuse by an Anesthesia Group
I was out of town on business and had a 'slip & fall.' After many tries and many hours on the phone, Oxford could not direct us to a plan orthopedist—hand surgeon? Yes; Foot and ankle? Didn't happen. Ironically (or was it?), that bureaucratic hurdle saved them a bundle.