Lupus :: Patients, Physicians Invited to Lupus Education Day
Patients and physicians are invited to a Lupus Education Day to learn more about an oft-misunderstood disease, but one for which several potential new treatments are in development.
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Mental Health :: Ban Ki-moon calls for scaling up resources for mental health services
More than 60 per cent of people globally who suffer from mental disorders are not receiving treatment, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, urging an increase in resources devoted to mental health care.
Medicaid :: Patients in Medicaid managed care programs may receive lower-quality care than commercial programs
Medicaid managed care enrollees appear to receive lower-quality care than patients enrolled in commercial managed care programs, according to a study in the Oct. 10 issue of JAMA.
Weight Loss :: Programs show short-term benefits in helping children maintain weight loss
Children who lost weight were able to keep it off more effectively by participating in maintenance treatment programs that emphasized behavioral skills or social facilitation, although the effectiveness lessened over time, according to a study in the Oct. 10 issue of JAMA.
Cancer :: GSK & Synta Pharmaceuticals announce development and commercialisation collaboration for STA-4783 in oncology
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. announced the execution of a global collaboration agreement for the joint development and commercialisation of STA-4783, a first-in-class, small-molecule, oxidative stress inducer that is entering Phase 3 clinical development for the treatment of metastatic melanoma.
Epilepsy :: FDA approves first generic anticonvulsant drug Trileptal
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic versions of Trileptal (oxcarbazepine), an anticonvulsant drug. Generic oxcarbazepine is FDA-approved for use alone or in combination with other medications in the treatment of partial seizures in adults and children aged four years and above.
Health :: Medical identity theft – the importance of protecting your health records
Many consumers take precautions against identity theft, but what about medical identity theft? In addition to financial peril, victims can suffer physical danger if false entries in medical records lead to the wrong treatment.
Breast Cancer :: Hip size of mothers linked to breast cancer in daughters
In a study of the maternity records of more than 6,000 women, David J.P. Barker, M.D., Ph.D., and Kent Thornburg, Ph.D., of Oregon Health & Science University discovered a strong correlation between the size and shape of a woman’s hips and her daughter’s risk of breast cancer. Wide, round hips, the researchers postulated, represent markers of high sex hormone concentrations in the mother, which increase her daughter’s vulnerability to breast cancer.
Appendix :: Appendix is a safe house for beneficial bacteria in gut
Long denigrated as vestigial or useless, the appendix now appears to have a reason to be – as a “safe house” for the beneficial bacteria living in the human gut.
Stroke :: Early treatment of minor stroke reduces major stroke risks
Rapid assessment and treatment of minor strokes and transient-ischaemic attacks (TIAs) massively reduces the chances of occurrence of subsequent major stroke, conclude two separate studies, one early Online and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet, and the other early Online and in the November issue of The Lancet Neurology.