Health
Boehringer Ingelheim announces new data on flibanserin in pre-menopausal women with HSDD
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010New analyses from pivotal Phase III flibanserin trials presented today Data from pivotal Phase III clinical trials demonstrate that a higher proportion of pre-menopausal women with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) receiving flibanserin 100mg reported both an improvement in their condition and a meaningful benefit from their treatment, compared to placebo. Flibanserin is an investigational [...]
Medicare patients 5.5 times more likely to get cataract surgery than VA patients, study finds
Friday, March 19th, 2010Patients seen at private facilities reimbursed by Medicare were more than 550 percent more likely to have routine cataract surgery than those who received their care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, a strong indication that the frequency of cataract surgery may be responsive to financial incentives to either or both the medical facility and [...]
Looming unemployment harms older workers’ health
Friday, March 19th, 2010Downsizing and demotions at the workplace can be a health hazard for people over age 50, according to research reported in a recent issue of the Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological and Social Sciences (Volume 65B, Number 1). A team of researchers found that job insecurity increased the chance of harmful effects for a [...]
ID physicians call for 10 new antibiotics by 2020
Thursday, March 18th, 2010New policy statement describes the development of antibiotics to protect our children and future generations as a ‘moral obligation’ As the deaths and suffering caused by antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections continue to rise around the world, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is urging a global commitment to develop 10 new antibiotics by 2020, known [...]
Nurses’ research settles a common cancer concern: Skin care
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010Given the complexity of cancer treatment, skin care may seem like a small matter. However, a nurse at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center knew that skin issues were a constant source of anxiety for many patients receiving radiation therapy, and through research she discovered that routine advice was rooted in myth instead of scientific [...]
40 percent of surface disinfectants ineffective in eliminating viruses that cause gastroenteritis
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010Some 40% of commercial disinfectants used to clean surfaces are believed to be ineffective in eliminating noroviruses, a group of viruses responsible for more than half of all foodborne gastroenteritis outbreaks. According to a recent study published by Université Laval researchers in the Journal of Food Protection, only bleach-based disinfectants drastically reduce the concentration of [...]
Study assesses complications associated with nasal ventilation in newborns
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010More than 10 percent of newborns who receive oxygenation and ventilation using nasal continuous airway pressure in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may experience complications inside or outside the nose, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Nearly all patients in [...]
Erectile dysfunction strong predictor of death, cardiovascular outcomes
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a strong predictor of death from all causes and of heart attack, stroke and heart failure in men with cardiovascular disease (CVD), German researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. In the first study to show that ED is predictive of death and cardiovascular outcomes, researchers found that [...]
Moderate use of video games can be a very useful educational tool for teaching children
Sunday, March 14th, 2010Video games can have a very positive influence in the education of children, and, when used in moderation, they do not harm children’s academic performance. This conclusion emerges from a research conducted by Ángeles Llorca Díez from the Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression at the University of Granada, and directed by [...]
Occupational sunlight exposure and kidney cancer risk in men
Monday, March 8th, 2010According to a new study, men employed in occupations with potential exposure to high levels of sunlight have a reduced risk of kidney cancer compared with men who were less likely to be exposed to sunlight at work. The study did not find an association between occupational sunlight exposure and kidney cancer risk in women. [...]