Rats, fish oil and beetroot juice could lead to health breakthroughs for aging populations
Posted on July 20th, 2011
Though rats, fish oil and beetroot juice read like ingredients in a witch’s brew, to a Kansas State University research team, information from this combination could lead to health breakthroughs for aging populations and people suffering from heart failure and diabetes.
Steven Copp, a doctoral candidate in anatomy and physiology, Manhattan, is one of the researchers in the university’s Cardiorespiratory Exercise Physiology Laboratory who’s studying the delivery and use of oxygen within the microvasculature of the skeletal muscles.
According to Copp, altered control of the peripheral blood vessels — which results from aging or diseases like diabetes and congestive heart failure — creates abnormalities in the circulatory system.
Tags: Beetroot Juice, Health, Health Breakthroughs
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VIVUS to present topiramate exposure, birth defect data at IEC
Posted on July 19th, 2011
VIVUS, Inc. today announced that on August 31, 2011, during the late breaking poster session at the 29th International Epilepsy Congress in Rome, Italy, Dr. Alison Pack, Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center, will present the results of a retrospective study of medical claims data on oral clefts and major congenital malformations associated with in utero topiramate exposure. The IEC is one of the largest international gatherings of medical professionals focused on the management of patients with epilepsy.
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Bedsharing in toddlerhood does not negatively affect children’s behavior and cognition
Posted on July 17th, 2011
A study led by Lauren Hale, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, concludes that there do not appear to be any negative associations between bedsharing in toddlerhood and children’s behavior and cognition at age 5. The study examines the predictors and consequences of mother-child bedsharing at 1, 2, and 3 years of age in a racially/ethnically and geographically diverse sample of low-income families across the U.S. The study is reported online in Pediatrics on July 18.
The American Academy of Pediatrics currently recommends against bedsharing during infancy because of its association with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome .
Dossia introduces innovative health management system for employees
Posted on July 17th, 2011
Dossia, a leading Personal Health Record System provider, today announced the launch of the Dossia Health Manager, an innovative health management system. The Dossia solution makes individuals’ health data actionable with customized applications that are brought together on a single intelligent platform in order to deliver unprecedented personalization to better support wellness and healthcare decision-making. The Dossia System further integrates game and social dynamics, incentives and messaging to foster sustained user engagement and behavior change, thereby offering long-term value to employers, employees and their families.
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Study examines acute effects of low-dose alcohol on cardiac performance
Posted on July 15th, 2011
Few studies have examined the acute effects of alcohol on myocardial or heart function. While moderate-to-high blood concentrations of alcohol acutely impair conventional echocardiographic measures of left ventricular performance, the effects of low concentrations are unclear. An examination of the acute effects of low blood concentrations of alcohol on the left and right ventricles, which collectively pump blood to the entire body, has found that low doses of alcohol can have very different effects on LV and right ventricular function.
Results will be published in the October 2011 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research and are currently available at Early View.
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Record number of abortion restrictions enacted
Posted on July 13th, 2011
A report by the Guttmacher Institute identifies 162 new laws passed by states this year. Meanwhile, conservatives are pointing to another report by an anti-abortion group that alleges misconduct by Planned Parenthood.
FDA grants Novian Health IDE approval for Novilase ILT System to treat breast cancer
Posted on July 12th, 2011
Novian Health, developer of Novilase® Breast Therapy, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted investigational device exemption approval for the company to start a multi-center study of its Novilase® Interstitial Laser Therapy System. Novian developed the ILT System for the ablation of small malignant breast tumors. Novilase has previously received FDA 510 clearance for the treatment of breast fibroadenomas.
“It will be another boon for patients when this therapy can be applied to cancerous breast tumors.”
Novilase ILT uses parametrically controlled heating to ablate tumors. The p
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