Disease and Condition:
Research and publications on disease and conditions.
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Feb 9th, 2010
In a news conference Tuesday at the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama introduced a national effort to combat childhood obesity called The Let’s Move Campaign. The program will focus on what families, communities, and the public and private sectors can do to help fight childhood obesity.
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Feb 9th, 2010
Consuming a Mediterranean diet is now found to reduce the risk of brain damage and memory loss. Small areas of infarcts in the brain that occur with age less frequently found in individuals who more closely followed a Mediterranean diet in new findings from the American Academy of Neurology.
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Feb 8th, 2010
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research announced February 4, 2010 that it will award more than $2.8 million for 13 new projects to speed the discovery of biomarkers of Parkinson’s Disease (PD).
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Feb 8th, 2010
Trichloroethylene (TCE), a once-popular industrial solvent used in dry cleaning and as a grease-cleaner for metal, has been linked to an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting in April.
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Feb 8th, 2010
Researchers have found that elderly women with gout, a common inflammation of the joints, are at a greater risk of heart attack than men with the disease. The study will be published online February 8, 2010 in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
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Feb 8th, 2010
Cardiac Science is initiating a worldwide voluntary recall of approximately 12,200 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) that may not be able to deliver therapy during a resuscitation attempt. The FDA has been notified.
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Feb 7th, 2010
Scientists using sophisticated technology find that understanding the role of cholesterol and heart attack is complicated. Contrary to past beliefs that lowering cholesterol alone can prevent heart disease and heart attack, scientists now find that an entire network of immune cells gone awry contributes to heart disease.
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Feb 6th, 2010
This week the FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that the risk of developing PML increases with the number of Tysabri infusions received. There have now been 31 confirmed cases of PML as of January 21, 2010. This new safety information will now be included in the Tysabri drug label and patient Medication Guide.
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Feb 5th, 2010
Heart disease kills one woman every single minute of every single day. Today is the National Go Red Campaign so wear read if you dare!
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Feb 5th, 2010
In a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, British scientists described communication with a 29-year-old Belgian man who sustained brain damage as result of a car accident five years ago. The researchers were also successful in locating signs of consciousness in three other patients through brain-imaging studies, indicating potential for communication with people previously considered unresponsive.