Pregnancy :: Multivitamins during pregnancy reduces low birth weight babies
Each year an estimated 20 million children are born with low birth weight worldwide, more than 95% of them in developing countries.
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Menopause :: No coronary heart disease for newly menopausal women considering hormone therapy
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE:WYE), provides comment on a re-analysis of pooled data from both hormone therapy arms of the Women?s Health Initiative (WHI) Study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Autism :: Autism costs society an estimated $3M per patient
Each individual with autism accrues about $3.2 million in costs to society over his or her lifetime, with lost productivity and adult care being the most expensive components, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, a theme issue on autism spectrum disorders.
Colorectal Cancer :: Almac Diagnostics announces pioneering genetic research on colorectal pre-malignancies
Today Almac Diagnostics announced a major study analysing colorectal polyp tissue samples using its novel Colorectal Cancer DSA? microarray. The DSA? research tool focuses on the transcriptome of an individual disease, in this case colorectal cancer, and contains significant additional data, relevant to the disease of interest that is not available on other generic microarrays.
Medicare :: Kinetic Concepts responds to Medicare Bidding Rule
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE:KCI), a global medical technology company with leadership positions in advanced wound care and therapeutic surfaces, issued a statement on the recently-released final competitive bidding rule by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”).
Prostate Cancer :: Cell Genesys released data of GVAX Immunotherapy for Prostate Cancer
Cell Genesys, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEGE) announced final, updated results from its second multi-center Phase 2 trial of GVAX immunotherapy for prostate cancer which evaluated escalating doses of the immunotherapy in 80 patients with metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC).
Flu :: New web tool preparing GPs for flu outbreak
A new online simulation to help GPs prepare their practice for a pandemic influenza outbreak has been launched today by a research team based at The Australian National University.
Marijuana :: New Mexico becomes 12th State with Medical Marijuana Law
In a ceremony, Gov. Bill Richardson signed into law a bill that makes New Mexico the 12th state to protect seriously ill patients from arrest for using medical marijuana with a doctor’s recommendation – prompting Minnesota lawmakers to call for similar protections here.
Autism :: Combination of early detection, timely treatment hold promise for autism
Emerging genetic research may help scientists recognize children with autism at a younger and potentially treatable age, according to an editorial in the April issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Sleep :: Sleep disturbance increases spontaneous pain in women
Sleep continuity disturbance impairs endogenous pain-inhibitory function and increases spontaneous pain in women.