Health News

Study examines genetic associations for gastrointestinal condition in infants

Date: Aug-20-2013
Researchers have identified a new genome-wide significant locus (the place a gene occupies on a chromosome) for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS), a serious gastrointestinal condition associated with gastrointestinal obstruction, according to a study in the August 21 issue of JAMA. Characteristics of this locus also suggest the possibility of an inverse relationship between levels of circulating cholesterol in neonates and IHPS risk...

Higher urinary albumin excretion associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease among black adults

Date: Aug-20-2013
In a large national study, higher levels of the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio was associated with greater risk of incident but not recurrent coronary heart disease in black individuals when compared with white individuals, according to a study in the August 21 issue of JAMA.  "Increased urinary albumin excretion is an important marker of kidney injury and a strong risk factor for cardiovascular disease...

Lateral wedge insoles not associated with improvement of knee pain in osteoarthritis

Date: Aug-20-2013
Although a pooling of data from 12 studies showed a statistically significant association between use of lateral wedge insoles and lower pain in medial knee osteoarthritis, among trials comparing wedge insoles with neutral insoles, there was no significant or clinically important association between use of wedge insoles and reduction in knee pain, according to a study in the August 21 issue of JAMA.  "Osteoarthritis of the knee is a common painful chronic disease whose prevalence is increasing and for which there are few efficacious treatment options...

Junk food in pregnancy linked to childhood mental disorders

Date: Aug-20-2013
During pregnancy, it can be hard not to give in to those cravings for unhealthy foods. But researchers have found that mothers who eat junk food while pregnant are more likely to have children with mental health problems. Researchers from Deakin University in Australia, alongside researchers from Norway, analyzed more than 23,000 mothers who were a part of the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort study...

Restaurants 'should help tackle obesity' through apps and websites

Date: Aug-20-2013
Researchers have suggested that restaurants could help tackle obesity by expanding and improving calorie listings and "healthy eating" options on their websites and mobile apps, encouraging customers to self-monitor what they eat. The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, analyzed the top 100 US chain restaurants' websites to assess the availability and ease of access to calorie information. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between 2007 and 2010, adults consumed around 11.3% of their daily caloric intake from fast food...

Eating fruit cut risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm in study

Date: Aug-20-2013
Eating our daily quota of fruits and vegetables should be a no-brainer by now, as we have long heard of the health benefits accompanying a balanced diet. And now researchers in Sweden have discovered that eating more fruit could lower risks for an often-lethal form of aortic aneurysm. The researchers, led by Dr. Otto Stackelberg of the Karolinska Institute, published their findings in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation...

3rd Annual Pharma Marketing Summit, 24-26 September 2013, Berlin

Date: Aug-20-2013
Network with executives from Pharma Marketing under one roof Berlin, GE - Marketers from significant Pharma brands are going to discuss about increasing the power of marketing in the current business environment. They will speak about new trends and inovations in the Pharma field. Topics like protection of Brand Reputation, Social marketing, OTC marketing, mobile APPS and many others will appear at the 3rd Annual Pharma Marketing Summit in Berlin. In this fast- moving world, marketers need to be similarly fast-moving, agile and adaptive when it comes to Pharma...

7th Annual Optimizing Clinical Trials: Site Selection and Feasibility, 24-26 September 2013, Berlin

Date: Aug-20-2013
Find out how to optimize Clinical Trials Clinical trials involve patients with specific health problems. Once the decision has been made by patients to participate in a clinical trial, it's important to minimize research delays and keep clinical trials moving forward. Shahana Hoque-Ali (Clinical Trial Head) from Novartis will address how to avoid trial delays and how to redesign the traditional trial design. Missed deadlines in clinical trials are one of the major threats that pharmaceutical companies are facing. To minimize this risk, motivation is a key factor...

3rd Annual Pharma Commercial and SFE Summit, 24-26 September 2013, Berlin

Date: Aug-20-2013
Discover how to optimize sales force effectiveness "We were born to succeed, not to fail" Henry David Thoreau 3rd Annual Pharma Commercial and SFE Summit will exchange experience with the top experts from the pharma and biotech industry.  This current topic started to be the hottest issue to be discuss by successful SFE experts from pharma industry nowadays. It is a great opportunity how to optimize sales force through a customer-centric approach while remaining compliant. Sales force effectiveness (SFE) is becoming a high priority area in the global pharmaceutical industry...

Copper build up in brain 'could explain Alzheimer's dementia'

Date: Aug-20-2013
New research suggests copper that enters the body at levels encountered in the average modern diet may be leading, eventually, to Alzheimer's disease - by reducing the body's ability to clear away toxic proteins in the brain, and also by encouraging the clumping of those proteins. Copper is an essential trace element in the diet. With iron, it helps make red blood cells, and it is also  essential for the health of the immune system, blood vessels, nerves, and bones...