Cancer :: Early cancer detection possible
A team of researchers, led by academics from UNSW and St Vincent’s Hospital, have made a discovery that transforms our understanding of genetic diseases.
Medicine
Eye :: USC researchers begin tests on next generation of retinal implant
Researchers at the University of Southern California are moving into their next phase of an artificial retinal implant project.
Healthcare :: US healthcare system getting worse, says expert
The problems of the US healthcare system are growing, warns an expert in this week?s BMJ.
Transplant :: Teens may lose transplanted organs when insurance runs out
A new study shows that young transplant patients in the US who lose their insurance coverage are more likely to stop taking necessary anti-rejection drugs, which can increase the risk of losing the transplanted organs. The study appears in the latest issue of Pediatric Transplantation.
Health :: M.D. Anderson collaborates with Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria
In a first-of-its-kind trans-Atlantic effort to address cancer disparities among Nigerian and Nigerian-American populations, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, the Health Disparities Education, Awareness, Research & Training Consortium (HDEART) and the Ministry of Health of the Federal Republic of Nigeria today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), forming a partnership to collaborate on cancer research, education and training programs in Nigeria.
HIV :: Merck reduces price of Stocrin, efavirenz for HIV patients
Merck & Co. announced a reduction in the price of its HIV/AIDS medicine, STOCRIN (efavirenz), in the least developed countries of the world and those hardest hit by the epidemic.
Drugs :: Bill to create clear pathway for generic biologic drugs
Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act would lower patient drug costs for drugs used to treat diseases like cancer, diabetes, AIDS.
Influenza :: Nasal spray flu vaccine reduces influenza attack rate
Nasal spray flu vaccine reduces the influenza “attack rate” in children by 55 percent when compared with a group of children who received the traditional flu shot in the arm or thigh.
Overweight :: Children living around green parks and lawns less overweight
Children in population-dense regions who live around green parks and lawns may be less likely to be overweight, according to a study appearing in the March/April issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion.
Asthma :: Drug reduces unscheduled trips to doctor for childhood asthma attacks
Young children with attacks of sporadic, recurring asthma who were treated with the prescription drug montelukast by their parents had fewer unscheduled trips to the doctor, missed less days from school or childcare, and caused their parents to take fewer days off work for their care.