Disorder makes man’s scalp look like brain
• Cosmetics • • Skin Care • Oct 19 12

A Brazilian man is suffering from an unusual disorder that makes his scalp look like the surface of his brain.

According to a study… Disorder makes man’s scalp look like brain   

 
 

Nixing Time Wasters Speeds Stroke Treatment
• Stroke • Oct 19 12

The same techniques that streamlined assembly lines in the auto industry can expedite receipt of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for patients with an acute… Nixing Time Wasters Speeds Stroke Treatment   

 
 

FDA finds fungus in steroid shots, meningitis toll rises
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 19 12

U.S. health officials made their first confirmation of the presence of a deadly fungus in one of three lots of steroids tied to a… FDA finds fungus in steroid shots, meningitis toll rises   

 
 

Fungal meningitis death toll may rise
• Infections • Oct 19 12

Health officials have traced an outbreak of rare fungal meningitis to a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy that distributes a steroid injection commonly used to treat… Fungal meningitis death toll may rise   

 
 

What we know and don’t know about fungal meningitis outbreak
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 19 12

In a new perspective piece being published Online First tonight in Annals of Internal Medicine, a physician recalls lessons learned from treating patients affected… What we know and don’t know about fungal meningitis outbreak   

 
 

Few teens undergo pregnancy testing in the emergency department
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Pregnancy • Oct 19 12

Few adolescent females undergo pregnancy testing in the hospital emergency department (ED), even when they complain of lower abdominal pain, or before they are… Few teens undergo pregnancy testing in the emergency department   

 
 

Preventing infection on long flights
• Infections • Oct 18 12

The cabin of a spacecraft halfway to Mars would be the least convenient place - one cannot say “on earth” - for a Salmonella… Preventing infection on long flights   

 
 

No Antibodies, No Problem
• Immunology • Oct 18 12

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have determined a new mechanism by which the mosquitoes’ immune system can respond with… No Antibodies, No Problem   

 
 

Drug showed promise in clearing drug-resistant tuberculosis
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Oct 18 12

An antibiotic used to treat severe bacterial infections showed promise at treating a highly drug-resistant and deadly form of tuberculosis, U.S. government and South… Drug showed promise in clearing drug-resistant tuberculosis   

 
 

Meningitis deaths rise, FDA faces new questions
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 18 12

The death toll from a meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated steroids jumped to 19 on Wednesday, while U.S. lawmakers pressed federal health regulators… Meningitis deaths rise, FDA faces new questions   

 
 

Study shows overeating impairs brain insulin function, can lead to diabetes and obesity
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Obesity • Oct 18 12

New research from Mount Sinai School of Medicine sheds light on how overeating can cause a malfunction in brain insulin signaling, and lead to… Study shows overeating impairs brain insulin function, can lead to diabetes and obesity   

 
 

Analysis links psoriasis, diabetes
• Dermatology • • Diabetes • Oct 17 12

A new review of more than two dozen studies adds support to the link between the chronic skin disease psoriasis and diabetes.

In studies… Analysis links psoriasis, diabetes   

 
 

Doctors who go digital provide higher quality healthcare
• Public Health • Oct 17 12

The use of electronic health records is linked to significantly higher quality care, according to a new study¹ by Lisa Kern and her team,… Doctors who go digital provide higher quality healthcare   

 
 

Shape of urine can indicate prostate issues
• Urine Problems • Oct 17 12

Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have discovered that the characteristic shape of a man’s urine stream could be used to help diagnose… Shape of urine can indicate prostate issues   

 
 

Using the eye as a ‘window into the brain’
• Brain • • Eye / Vision Problems • Oct 16 12

An inexpensive, five-minute eye scan can accurately assess the amount of brain damage in people with the debilitating autoimmune disorder multiple sclerosis (MS), and… Using the eye as a ‘window into the brain’   

 
 

Big tobacco companies resist admissions of wrongdoing
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 16 12

U.S. tobacco companies told a federal judge on Monday they should not be required to tell the public they manipulated nicotine levels to make… Big tobacco companies resist admissions of wrongdoing   

 
 

More drugs may be linked to meningitis outbreak: FDA
• Drug News • • Public Health • Oct 16 12

Two other drugs made by the Massachusetts pharmacy at the center of a deadly meningitis outbreak may be linked to the disease, U.S. health… More drugs may be linked to meningitis outbreak: FDA   

 
 

Russia launches anti-smoking crackdown
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 16 12

Russia launched a crackdown on smoking on Tuesday with a bill to ban tobacco advertising and raise taxes on cigarettes to help tackle a… Russia launches anti-smoking crackdown   

 
 

CDC says nine more cases of meningitis confirmed in U.S. outbreak
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 16 12

Nine more people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control… CDC says nine more cases of meningitis confirmed in U.S. outbreak   

 
 

Meningitis outbreak “nowhere near the end”: expert
• Public Health • Oct 16 12

The meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 15 people and sickened more than 200 others is “nowhere near the end,” a top medical… Meningitis outbreak “nowhere near the end”: expert   

 
 

Smoking in the car ‘breaks toxic limit’
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 16 12

Smoking in the car, even with the windows open or the air conditioning on, creates pollution that exceeds official “safe” limits, scientists say.

Any… Smoking in the car ‘breaks toxic limit’   

 
 

Washing hands will keep the doctor away
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 16 12

The World Bank’s Strategic Environmental Assessment report, stated that Pakistan is losing around Rs112 billion annually due to unsafe delivery and disposal of water… Washing hands will keep the doctor away   

 
 

Weight loss surgery may be associated with increased substance use following surgery
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Weight Loss • Oct 15 12

Patients who undergo bariatric weight loss surgery may be at increased risk for substance use (drug use, alcohol use and cigarette smoking) following surgery,… Weight loss surgery may be associated with increased substance use following surgery   

 
 

People with severe psoriasis nearly twice at risk for diabetes
• Dermatology • • Diabetes • Oct 15 12

An analysis of 27 studies linking psoriasis in 314,000 individuals with diabetes has found strong correlation between the scaly skin rash and the blood… People with severe psoriasis nearly twice at risk for diabetes   

 
 

Sitting for protracted periods increases risk of diabetes, heart disease and death - study
• Diabetes • • Heart • Oct 15 12

A new study led by the University of Leicester, in association with colleagues at Loughborough University, has discovered that sitting for long periods increases… Sitting for protracted periods increases risk of diabetes, heart disease and death - study   

 
 
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