11:37 31.03.2009, 'Polypill" Lowers Several Measure of Cardiovascular Risk Presentation at the American College of Cardiology
A pill containing five generic drugs reduces the measure of risk in people with one risk factor for heart disease. The polypill contains low to moderate doses of thiazide, atenolol, ramipril,
11:36 31.03.2009, Pistachios Recalled Due to Salmonella Contamination FDA
The FDA announced late Monday that Setton Pistachio of California is recalling more than 2 million pounds of its products because of salmonella contamination.
12:18 30.03.2009, Reducing collateral damage in liver cancer Andrew Kennedy MD First Start
Liver tumor therapy has come a long way since the "spray and pray" days. Targeted treatment with radioactive microspheres can knock out metastatic lesions while sparing healthy tissue.
12:17 30.03.2009, Breast tissue evaluation with fine-needle aspiration fast tracts treatment planning Journal Watch
Despite its limitations, Fine needle breast aspiration offers lower cost, less invasiveness, and fewer complications. Oncologist and pathologists discuss why they consider FNA to be a "double win" for patients and physicians.
12:14 30.03.2009, Stopping Smoking in Early Pregnancy can reverse its adverse Effects British Medical Journal March 2009
Women who stop smoking by 15 weeks' gestation may reduce their risk for pregnancy complications to that of nonsmokers.
12:12 30.03.2009, Circumcision Prevents Against Sexually Transmitted Infections New England Journal of Medicine March 27,2009
Adolescent boys and men who undergo circumcision are at lower risk for herpes simplex, virus-2 and human papillomavirus infections. Researchers examined sexually transmitted infection...
12:11 30.03.2009, Intensive Glucose Control May Raise ICU Mortality New England Journal of Medicine Study released online.
Investigators in the NICE-SUGAR trial attempted to define the best glucose target range by randomizing 6100 medical-surgical ICU patients either to intensive control (81 to l08 mg/d.)
12:09 30.03.2009, High Intake of Red and Processed Meats Linked to Increased Mortality Risk Archives of Internal Medicine March 21,2009
High intake of red and processed meats is associated with increased risk for death in older adults, while white meat may have a protective effect. One half million adults aged 50-71...
12:07 30.03.2009, Scottish gay men's testing rates ony slightly increased between l998 and 2005 Published online by sexually Transmitted Infections.
The number of gay men in Glasgow and Edinburgh who had recently tested for HIV increased from 28% in 1996 to 33% in 2005. The reason for this must be multifocal. In a high risk group, gay men are afraid to be tested...
12:05 30.03.2009, One Quarter of the Deaths in People with HIV caused by TB, Report from the WHO
On World TB day today, the WHO reported that about 1/4 of the deaths in people with HIV worldwide were caused by TB in 2007. Around 450,000 people with HIV died of TB in 2007. The WHO estimates, that there were 1.4 million HIV-positive TB cases.
14:12 21.03.2009, Oral Immmunotherapy Show Promise for Peanut Allergy American Academy of allergy, Asthma, and immunology's meeting Presentation
A potential cure for peanut allergy---oral immunotherapy received attention over the weekend. One study involved 21 children with peanut allergy who were enrolled in an open trial of...
14:11 21.03.2009, Carcinogens in Children's Bath Products
Patients may ask about a new study from the Campaign for safe Cosmetics finding small amounts of formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane in many mainstream shampoos, lotions, and other personal are
11:02 15.03.2009, Doctors of the Future to have a Laptop in his Black Bag Los Angeles Times Sunday March l5
The doctor of the future in Obama's new health plan to have a stethoscope around his neck, eyeglasses perched on his nose, and in his black bag will he a laptop computer. This is...
11:00 15.03.2009, Medicare patients use an average of 28 medical prescriptions a year
Medicare patients use an average of 28 medical prescriptions a year compared to l3 among all Americans. Figuring out which problems for the patients are caused by the patients medical
10:50 15.03.2009, Tooth Decay at the FDA is being replaced by Med Sun: A ray of Hope for the FDA" Lazar Greenfield MD FACS Surgery News Feb 2009
Lazar Greenfield, a prominent Surgeon, has written an editorial in Surgical News. He termed in Tooth Decay at the FDA. Since that editorial in a widely read newspaper there has been...
12:45 13.03.2009, SP-01A Provides HIV Patients Improved Quality of Life
Las Vegas-based Samaritan Pharmaceuticals’ HIV oral entry inhibitor, SP-01A, currently in development, represents a significant step forward in HIV treatment. Used with any existing...
12:34 13.03.2009, Percutaneous coronary interventions nor better than medical therapy in non-acute coronary artery disease Lancet March 2009
Percutaneous coronary interventions appear no better than medical therapy for preventing MI or death in patients with non-acute coronary artery disease. Researchers examined data from 62...
16:00 12.03.2009, UNITED STATES: FDA Approves New, Cheaper Female Condom
On Wednesday, Female Health Co. said the Food and Drug Administration has approved its new FC2 Female Condom. The approval “is an important development in efforts to deliver affordable...
12:58 12.03.2009, Blood Pressure lowering Therapy of Substantial Benefit to Patients with Diabetes and Atrial Fibrillation Eruopean Heart Journal March 2009
Patients with Diabetes and atrial fibrillation are at increased risk for bad outcomes. Lowering blood pressure can decrease the risk. More than 11,000 adults with Type 2 Diabetes...
12:57 12.03.2009, Problems with influenza Prevention and Treatment CDC
Oseltamevir- resistant influenza strains are both communicable and resistant and the intranasal live attenuated influence vaccine has limitations.
12:55 12.03.2009, Hospitalist Speciality shows Continuing rapid expansion in in the US. NEJM March 2009
Hospital care continues to expand rapidly in the US. with the odds that a hospitalized Medicare patient would be treated by a hospitalize increasing by almost 32% annually from l997 to 2006.
11:44 11.03.2009, Will court accept that criminal HIV exposure is only hypothetical on successful treatment, quashes conviction
In the first ruling of its kind in the world, the Geneva Court of justice has quashed an 18 month prison sentence given to a 34 year old HIV positive African immigrant who was convicted
11:43 11.03.2009, Endothelial dysfunction in Italian-cohort caused by HIV, not antretroviral treatment. AIDS, March 13, 2009
A retrospective cohort study has found evidence that HIV infection rather than the HIV treatment is a precursor of heart disease. The study examined changes in markers of...
11:41 11.03.2009, Heterosexual HIV transmission more likely with sexually transmitted infections, early for late stage disease, no circumcision, or anal sex Lancet Infectious Diseases
Researchers conducting a meta-analysis of studies of the-risk of HIV transmission during heterosexual sex have found that in high income countries prior to the introduction of...
11:40 11.03.2009, Stigma-drives HIV-positive-gay mens sexual risk taking Sigma Research March 4,2008
HIV-positive gay men experiences of stigma and rejection by sexual partners strongly influence their involvement in casual sex, and encourages them from practicing many risk-reduction strategies.
11:39 11.03.2009, HIV-cure needs to be scientific, funding prioriy, researcchers and advocates warn. Science March 2009
A long-term public-private partnership should be developed to overcome barriers to a cure for HIV-infection, a group of leading HIV researchers from academia and industry declare in the...
11:38 11.03.2009, Most HIV-positive prisoners interrupt HIV treatment on release from jail American Medical Association March 2009
The Vast Majority of HIV-positive prisoners interrupt HIV treatment on release from jail, a Texas study says. I guess there are some things good about going and staying in jail.
11:37 11.03.2009, Poorer Response to lipid lowering drugs in people who have HIV California Kaiser Permanent Series Published in Annals of Internal Medicine, March 2009.
People with HIV had poorer responses to lipid-lowering drugs than the HIV-negative populations, but these were dependent on the type of antiretroviral regiments and lipid-lowering drug,
11:35 11.03.2009, Injections, alcohol, major risk factors for HIV Infections in women in Tanzania prevention trial Journal AIDS Feb 28,2009
Receiving injection outside clinic settings and increased alcohol use emerged as a major risk factors for HIV infections among women taking part in an HIV prevention trial in Tanzania.
11:34 11.03.2009, Disco funerals' are a potential risk factor for high HIV incidence among youths in Kisumu Kenya. Journal AIDS, February 20th, 2009.
A study has found that disco funerals provide numerous opportunities for high-risk behavior and could be a contributing factor to high HIV prevalence among young people in Kistumu, Kenya.
11:32 11.03.2009, PIONEERS IN AIDS RESEARCH SAY TREATMENT AS PREVENTION STRATEGY DESERVES TEST
ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF AIDS RESEARCH, FORMER HARVARD RETROVIROLOGY PROFESSOR WILLIAM HASTINESS STATED THAT UNIVERSAL TESTING AND TREATMENT NOW OFFERS THE BEST HOPE OF CONTROLLING THE HIV
11:30 11.03.2009, High Vitamin C intake Associated with lower gout Risk in Men Archives of internal Medicine March
Among men, the risk for gout appears to decrease as vitamin C intake increases. Nearly 47,000 male health professionals without gout completed dietary and medial history questionnaires and
15:11 09.03.2009, Anaphylaxis: Implications of Monoclonal Antibody Use in Oncology Gleich, et al University of Utah School of Medicine Published in Oncology Feb 2009
Anaphylaxis is currently classified as an immunologically triggered response with reactions that are IGE-mediated and reactions that are not IGE-mediated. This immunologically mediated...
15:08 09.03.2009, Americans to Go under the Knife A lot General Surgery News, February 2009
The average American will under go 9.2 surgical procedures in his or her lifetime if current health care trends continue, new research shows. Americans will have six operating room...
11:07 08.03.2009, Fewer Drugs, Same Outcome. Foy M. Gulick MD, Weil Medical College NY City. JAMA
The current standard of HIV treatment isn't improved by the addition of a fourth drug, a 3 year study concludes. Moreover, after their disease is under control, some patients can maintain
11:06 08.03.2009, Obama to reverse stem Cell Policy on Monday March 9,2009
On Monday March 9th, President Barrack Obama will sign an executive order rescinding restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research instantly making hundreds of millions of new
11:05 08.03.2009, HIV Survives by Mutating Bruce Walker Director of the Tagon Institute t Massachusetts General Hospital Journal Nature March 2009
HIV is one of the fastest-evolving entities known. That's why no one has yet been able to come up with a vaccine. The virus mutates rapidly that what works today in one person may not work
11:03 08.03.2009, Comment for efficacy and tolerability of initial antiretroviral therapy Dorfman AIDS 2009, 23-355-356
Combination antiretroviral therapy is one of the great medical achievements of our times. It has saved millions of lives. The rationale for ART is simple, suppress the virus and turn HIV...
21:52 07.03.2009, Never too Late to Get Active
Middle-aged men who increase their physical activity level may see a survival advantage over the long term. Swedish researchers surveyed some 2200 men at 50 and then followed them...
21:50 07.03.2009, Fracture Incidence Climbed After Publication of WHI data
From 2000 through 2005, fracture incidence rose among postmenopausal women whereas hormone therapy use fell. The Schick foundation in one of its protocols will study the effects of bone
21:48 07.03.2009, Is the time for an AIDS-free new generation different in resource-limited and industrialized countries?
In recent years, much progress has been reported about the availability of access to three-drug combination antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited countries, but many goals still remain
21:46 07.03.2009, A randomized trial of therapeutic drug monitoring of protease inhibitors in antiretroviral-experienced, HIV-1 infected patients Demeter et al
Whether therapeutic drug monitoring of protease inhibitors improves outcomes in HIV-infected patients is controversial. This strategy was studied in a prospective, randomized, open label clinical trial.
13:38 04.03.2009, Patents 'Connected to a Specific Physician More Likely to Receive Recommended Care Annals of Internal Medicine March 1, 2009
Patients who use a single primary care physician are more likely to receive guideline consistent care. Research assessed whether some 186,000 adults seen in 13 practices in a primary
13:36 04.03.2009, HIV monotherapy with Ritonavir-Boosted Protrease inhibitors: a systmatic review AIDS, 2009, 23:279-291 Bierman et al. Virginia University
The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of Ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor monotherapy. The authors reviewed all the studies in peer review organizations. Twenty-two...
13:34 04.03.2009, HIV/AIDS doctor admits to Health Care and Insurance Fraud
A doctor George Steven Kooshian admitted to treating patients in Los Angeles and Orange counties in federal court to diluting medications he gave to HIV/AIDS patients and falsely...
13:32 04.03.2009, Watching, Knowing, and Wheezing: Television and Child Health
Watching television in infancy has no apparent effect on short-term cognitive development, but is is associated with childhood asthma, according to two studies.
13:30 04.03.2009, Abacavir may inrease blood Coagulation Risk
The anti retro viral drug Abacavir had been found since 2008 to increase the risk of heart attack in HIV/AIDS patients 90%.
13:28 04.03.2009, Half of HIV?ACV con-infected earl responders are cured with 72-week treatment
HIV and Hepatitis C unfortunately co-exist in a high number of HIV+ patients. Many patients are controlled who have Hep-C without antiviral treatment, but those that do poorly there is good
12:26 02.03.2009, HIV survives by mutating Bruce Walker MD Nature February 25,2009
HIV is one of the fastest-evolving entities know. That's why no one has yet been able to come up with a vaccine. The virus mutates so rapidly that what works today in one patient may not