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Depression :: Neurosurgeon receives award for research for treatment of depression

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center today announced that James McInerney, M.D., associate professor of neurosurgery, and director of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine, in collaboration with Elana Farace, Ph.D., neuropsychologist, associate professor of neurosurgery and director of clinical research, will receive the New Investigator Award for their research in vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy at the New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit (NCDEU) meeting on Monday, June 11, in Boca Raton, Florida.

Heart Attack :: Black patients less likely to receive certain coronary procedures following heart attack

A large study has found that black Medicare patients are less likely than white patients to receive blood vessel opening procedures such as angioplasty following a heart attack, whether they are admitted to hospitals that provide or do not provide these procedures, but also experience higher mortality rates at 1 year, according to a study in the June 13 issue of JAMA.

Ovarian Cancer :: First US Consensus on Ovarian Cancer Symptoms

The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) joins the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation and other national organizations in announcing the first national agreement on ovarian cancer symptoms. Often referred to as the ?silent killer? due to the common belief that there are no warning signs or symptoms, ovarian cancer is the most deadly reproductive cancer.

Brain :: Study suggests other causes for childhood brain aneurysms

A new University of Cincinnati (UC) study questions the commonly held scientific belief that childhood brain aneurysms are caused by trauma, infection or underlying vascular malformations.

Health Care :: Comparison study shows US low in primary care physician visits

The average American spends a total of about 30 minutes a year with a primary care physician in a system that is less comprehensive than that of Australia or New Zealand, according to a new study comparing primary care practice in the three countries.

Stroke :: Future therapies for stroke may block cell death

A new therapy to re-activate silenced genes in patients who suffer from neurodegenerative diseases or stroke is being developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Cornell University.

Drug :: Personal drug selection – Problem-based learning in pharmacology

Irrational use of medicines is a major problem all over the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) and many other bodies are concentrating on improving the use of medicines. Problem-based teaching of Pharmacology and Therapeutics to undergraduate medical students has been recognized as a key intervention to improve the use of medicines.

Healthcare :: Extended duration work shifts risky to the safety, well-being of medical interns, patients

Working an extended duration shift can pose a risk to not only the safety and well-being of medical interns, but also to that of their patients, according to a research abstract that will be presented Wednesday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).

Sleep :: Students with medical-related majors more likely to have poor quality sleep

College students with medical-related majors are more likely to have poorer quality of sleep in comparison to those with a humanities major, according to a research abstract that will be presented Wednesday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).

Grant :: Physician-researchers often less successful in obtaining NIH funding

Physician researchers with only an M.D. degree are less likely to receive NIH research grants than researchers with a Ph.D. degree or those with both M.D. and Ph.D. degrees, according to a study in the June 13 issue of JAMA.