Baby Care :: Exposure to chemicals linked to ADHD, autism
Exposure to industrial chemicals in the womb or early in life can impair brain development but only a handful are controlled to protect children, researchers said on Wednesday.
Medical
Health :: St. Joseph’s provides tissue processing services to researchers in hopes of finding a cure
A special research program at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center is providing a safe and vital research component to scientists in hopes of finding new treatments and cures for a variety of disorders.
Health :: Bones at the nanoscale
Scientists from Max Planck Institute (Germany) and the ESRF have just discovered the way deformation at the nanoscale takes place in a bone by studying it with the synchrotron X-rays. This study explains the enor-mous stability and deformability of bones. The hierarchical structure of bones makes them able to sustain large strains without breaking, de-spite being made of essentially rigid units at the molecular level. The re-sults are published this week in the PNAS online edition.
Gene :: Gene linked with mental illness shapes brain region
A gene variant associated with mental illness goes hand-in-hand with enlargement of a brain region that handles negative emotions, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System have found.
Surgery :: Most Canadian med school grads lack basic surgical skills
Many medical school graduates in Canada have not received adequate training in basic surgical skills, such as suturing and tube placements, says a new study published recently in the Canadian Journal of Surgery.
Health :: Alcohol treatment guidelines to help Indigenous Australians
New treatment guidelines would help health practitioners to manage alcohol-related problems experienced by their Indigenous patients, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Christopher Pyne, said in Cairns today.
Cancer :: Philips introduces new MR simulator and CT applications
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is introducing advances in its portfolio of leading oncology solutions to help physicians define their targets easily and effectively. Recognizing that console time is at a premium in busy imaging centers, Philips is announcing the availability of its Tumor LOC application on the workstation. The company is also unveiling Panorama 1.0T R/T?the first high field open MR simulator. These technologies are on display at the 48th annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) in Philadelphia.
Health :: Do not unauthorized products for sexual enhancement due to potential health risks
Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the unauthorized natural health products Zimaxx, Actra-Rx, 4Everon, Vigor-25 and Nasutra because they are adulterated with pharmaceutical ingredients that should only be used under medical supervision. The use of these products could pose a serious health risk, especially for patients with existing medical conditions such as heart problems, those who are taking heart medications, or those who may be at risk for strokes.
Health :: Do not unauthorized products for sexual enhancement due to potential health risks
Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the unauthorized natural health products Zimaxx, Actra-Rx, 4Everon, Vigor-25 and Nasutra because they are adulterated with pharmaceutical ingredients that should only be used under medical supervision. The use of these products could pose a serious health risk, especially for patients with existing medical conditions such as heart problems, those who are taking heart medications, or those who may be at risk for strokes.
Health :: FDA Seeks Injunction of Seafood Processor
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is seeking a permanent injunction against Worldwide Fish & Seafood, Inc. (Worldwide Fish), Suzanne Weinstein, its president and owner, and Timothy A. Lauer, its general manager. Worldwide Fish does business as Coastal Seafood, a seafood processor located at 2330 Minnehaha Avenue, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm distributes seafood products to restaurants in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and North and South Dakota.