During the last decade the reported cases of autism and other illnesses related to brain development have dramatically increased not just in the U.S. but around the world. Scientists say the increase cannot be explained by genetics and they believe it is linked to the increase of toxic chemicals in...
Brain changes that occur in individuals who overindulge on junk food until they become obese mimic brain changes seen in drug addiction, according to research published online ahead of print in Nature Neuroscience.
Here are some facts about obesity:
• In 2005, about 1.6 billion adults were over...
National Center for Policy Analysis President & CEO and Kellye Wright Fellow John C. Goodman discussing the changes to medicare under the new health care reform plan....
UNC nutrition research assistant professor Patricia Sheridan combines neuroscience and nutrition to study how different foods affect the way the brain functions as we age....
This video shows how Kara Wooten used the VA Medical System to restore her vision after being exposed to several IEDs in Iraq. It highlights the various research programs being conducted at VA Hospitals to help Veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Visit http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/pag...
Newsweek: More than 100 million Americans have smoked pot. Thirteen states have medical marijuana laws on the books, and a dozen more are considering legislation. Studies have shown that the substance can stimulate appetite, ease muscle spasms and numb pain.
Yet since 1970, when Richard Nixon sign...
170 000 doses of GSK's Arepanrix being distributed in Canada were recently recalled after 6 people suffered severe allergic reactions after receiving shots from this 'hot lot'. Unfortunately,most of the vaccines from this lot had already been administered. However, as scary as it sounds that people ...
'More Research Is Needed, But Difficult to Fund Due to Stigma, Experts Say'
This GMA clip features the use of cannabis as a treatment for autism.
Hester-Perez made her decision to try giving her 10-year-old son, Joey Perez, medical marijuana after his weight had become dangerously low due to his ...
WSU researcher, Cliff Berkman, has developed designer molecules that will enhance diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer - and potentially breast cancer and heart disease....
The concept of personalized medical treatment based on a patients DNA is one small step closer to becoming a reality.
A Mayo Clinic Cancer Center team in Arizona recently completed its first whole human genome sequencing on a patient suffering from Multiple Myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow.
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Paul Davies, a theoretical physicist and cosmologist, says that physicists are very good at thinking about complex problems and cutting through the complexities to get to the heart of the matter; to discover the deep principals that make something tick. Those characteristics make them a good fit for...
Dr. Erik Douglas, leader of the CellScope project at UC Berkeley
Abstract:
Microscopy is the gold standard for medical diagnosis, but the necessary technology and personnel demands are often too high for use in the developing world. We are developing a platform for cell phone-based telemicrosco...
FDA is alerting healthcare professionals that stable liver transplant patients may have an increased risk of death if they are switched from an immunosuppressive regimen based on a calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) to sirolimus. Sirolimus, which is marketed as Rapamune, is approved to prevent organ reject...
U.S. News health editors ask leaders at the American Academy of Pediatrics whether the case is closed on the issue and whether more research needs to be done. Check out the U.S. News Guide to Managing Your Children's Vaccination Schedule: http://www.usnews.com/vaccineschedule...
British scientists claim a first in medical history by using embryonic stem cells to create human sperm in a laboratory. Researchers at Newcastle Uni hope it will help infertile couples but it has sparked an ethical debate. Sky's Gerard Tubb reports.
In a world first, British scientists have grown ...
Los Angeles—Remote Area Medical (RAM), the global, all volunteer non-profit that turned the L.A. Forum into the largest free healthcare event in the U.S during August 11 18, released final statistics today. 3,827 volunteers provided 14,561 patient services to 6,344 men, women and children in need,...
ABC News Chief Medical Editor Dr. Timothy Johnson said that he would encourage parents to learn more about the shot before getting their daughters vaccinated. "I don't think we yet know the long term benefits or risks," Johnson said. "I'm taking a pass on this one and saying to parents, 'Study the i...
Mark Batshaw, MD, Chief Academic Officer, explains the collaborative approach among research and clinical care teams at Children's National Medical Center....
Excerpt from Future Talk TV show. Gavin Sherlock, Assistant Professor of Genetics at Stanford Medical School, discusses the latest advances in human genome research....
From Austria - According to research in the Archives of Dermatology, those with superficial vein clots may also suffer from deep-vein thrombosis (DVT). In a study of 46 patients, researchers found that 1 in 4 patients with superficial vein clots also had DVT. While superficial vein thrombosis is not...
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The University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development will lead one of the nation's first studies of an experimental vaccine designed to prevent the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. Karen L. Kotloff, MD, professor of pediatrics, is a lead investigator at the VTEU and a researcher...
Dr. Mathias Rummel discusses findings that treating immune thrombocytopenic patients with the platelet-stimulator romiplostim significantly cuts the rate of splenectomy, compared with usual care. Mitchel Zoler of the Global Medical News Network (GMNN) reports from the annual congress of the European...
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Dr. Lorandos explains cases involving claims of shaken baby syndrome
At http://www.falsely-accused.net/ we explain that Shaken Baby Syndrome (or SBS) is a term used to describe a constellation of injuries and the mechanism of abuse that causes these injuries.
The m...
The Institute for Health Technology Transformation ( iHT2 ) commissioned piece of Roles in Robotic Surgery. This piece features Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci Arm device and Dr. David Samadi of Mount Sinai School of Medicine offering his thoughts on the future of robotic surgery, specifically robotic...
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