Early Alzheimer's clues found
How mutations in a gene long known to be associated with early-onset Alzheimer's disease cause the brain disorder have been found out by researchers.
Partner HGSI Files Benlysta For US Approval: GSK
First potentially new treatment in decades for the hard-to-treat autoimmune disease lupus might be on the shelves soon as GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) on Thursday said partner Human Genome Sciences Inc. (HGSI) has applied for U. S. regulatory approval for their jointly-developed drug Benlysta.
Martinez congressman's child-nutrition bill apt
The government should try and assure healthy meals through school-lunch programs and not subsidizing agribusinesses.
With a law that would increase child-nutrition programs in the next 10 years by $8 billion and require stricter nutrition standards for school meals as well as food sold in vending machines and so called a la carte lines, Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, is on the right track.
Relay for Life returns as hundreds relay for cancer cure
Shoe leather for a cure will be traded by Port Orchard cancer survivors and those who support them tonight as the Relay for Life returns to the South Kitsap High School track.
It was reported by the local event organizers on Tuesday afternoon, that about 73 teams and around 1,000 individuals would be participating in the event.
Govt to revise ban on gay blood donors
The question that whether gay men should be permitted to donate blood, will today be examined by a government health committee.
AIDS epidemic banned men who have had sex with another man since 1977 from ever giving blood by a regulation that was created at the height of the 1980s'.
Autistic kids’ genetic changes analysed
Rare genetic changes that predispose some people to autism have been discovered by an international team of scientists. This disorder that affects about one percent of children causes behavioral difficulties and it also impairs their ability to communicate.
A number of genetic mutations, called copy-number variants, in the genomes of children diagnosed with autism have been identified by the study.
$250 checks being sent to Medicare beneficiaries
Earlier this year medical beneficiaries who had hit the doughnut-hole gap in the program’s prescription drug coverage will now receive checks as the federal government on Thursday started sending out checks to 80,000 such beneficiaries.
It is estimated that about 4 million beneficiaries this year, including an estimated 64,000 in Minnesota hit the $3,610 gap and more checks will go out monthly.
Novartis' MS pill moves closer to getting FDA’s approval
On Thursday when a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel backed Novartis AG's (NOVN. VX) (NVS. N) experimental multiple sclerosis pill to help reduce and delay patients' symptoms, the pill moved a step closer to winning U. S. approval.
Nurses’ licenses not processed, not informed on time
Due to replacement nurses’ Minnesota licenses not getting processed in time, a lot had to be gone through by nurses who came to work as replacement nurses.
One nurse Emily, name changed, had to even miss her daughter’s birthday to earn $1,600 for one day's work as a replacement nurse but she could not even see inside the Twin Cities hospital.
Alabama Beach Resort Town Affected by the Oil Spill
Perdido Pass, the key water entrée route for fishermen and boaters in the well-liked resort town of Orange Beach, has been impelled to be closed down because of the Oil from the enormous leak in the Gulf that has moved into the inland waterway along coastal Alabama.
Director of the FDA's New York Office Sent Warning Letter to Pfizer
Pfizer Inc. had failed to report serious and unforeseen side effects from its drugs. FDA wrote a 12-page warning letter to Pfizer Chief Executive, Jeffrey Kindler. FDA had warned Pfizer in April over clinical trials of its drug Geodon.
In the letter dated May 26, Ronald Pace, Director of the FDA's New York office shared that it had failed to document reported problems in patients after the drugs were approved for use.
Zionsville Relay for Life to Assist a National Cancer Research Study
Linda Wilgus, Executive Director of Northwest Radiology and Coordinator for the Zionsville event revealed that the Zionsville relay is a host site for Indianapolis-area residents to sign up for the society's third cancer prevention research study.
The first study which was conducted in 1950 found the correlation between smoking and lung cancer and the second study has found relation between lifestyle and genetics.
Heart Attack Has Decreased by 24% in Northern Californians
As a consequence of less smoking, better blood pressure control, and lower cholesterol, heart attack has declined by 24%in a large section of Northern Californians, over the last 10 years.
According to the study which is published in the New England Journal of Medicine, this week, rates of the most severe type of heart attack dropped by 62%.
Genetic Errors Linked to Autism Cases
Researchers have managed to spot genetic errors linked to autism cases, which will prove helpful in treating urgent health problems of the 21st century. The findings were published in the journal Nature, which confirm the vital role that genes play in autism.
U.S. Witnessed the Largest Strike by Nurses
On Thursday, at 14 Minnesota hospitals more than 12,000 nurses participated in a one-day strike protesting against the issue of over staffing levels and pension benefits
At 7A.M. on Thursday, all hospitals in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, the nurses appeared in red T-shirts and carrying signs and started walking.
Nurses were demanding for strict nurse-to-patient ratios.
Dogs subject to low oral health
New figures have stated that dogs in Llandudno have the worst teeth in North Wales.
Dogs here have very poor dental health and are suffering from the highest number of dental dilemmas in the region.
The reason for this poor dental health is poor diets made up of biscuits and other sugary snacks.
Laser pointers not good for eyes
Doctors have warned that be careful next time you have that hand-held laser pointers as it can cause serious eye damage if used inappropriately.
After a teenager was treated as he shone a laser into his eyes, medics from the Royal Liverpool Hospital and Manchester Eye Hospital spoke out.
According to reports the teenager suffered burns and retinal damage.
Several take MMR jab
In Wales the kids who took MMR vaccines reached its highest levels.
About 85.8 per cent of five-year-old children had completed the two-dose course of the vaccine according to the figures.
Parents were persuaded to vaccinate their children following last year’s measles outbreak in Wales that was the largest in a generation.
Learning difficulties among babies born early
Scottish research suggests that babies who are born just a week early are more prone to suffer from learning difficulties such as autism.
The study that was conducted on about 400,000 children stated that babies who were born at 39 weeks were more likely to need help at school when compared with babies who was in the womb for 40 weeks.
Experts have stated that babies should be born after 40 weeks and not 39 weeks.
Smoking ban leads to fewer hospital admissions
According to a recent research, “Heart attack hospital admissions have fallen since the smoking ban.”
In England after the smoking ban was imposed, after July 2007, there were 1,200 fewer hospital admissions for heart attacks.
There were percentages that were higher but here the reduction was about 2.4 per cent. The figures released are believed to have saved the NHS £8.4m.