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Research Letter Examines Effects Of Chemical Sunscreen On UV Radiation In Melanocytic Nevi

Date: May-08-2013
JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights In a research letter, Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof, M.D., of the Medical University of Graz, Austria, and colleagues examined the effects of a chemical sunscreen on UV-Induced changes of different histological features in melanocytic nevi. (Online First) Researchers selected 26 melanocytic nevi from 26 patients (12 male and 14 female, mean age, 31 years; median age, 31.5 years) in 2003. A sunscreen with sun protection factor (SPF) of 6...

Study Suggests Physical Barriers, Sunscreens Partially Prevent UV-B Effects

Date: May-08-2013
JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights A study by Cristina Carrera, M.D., of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Spain, and colleagues suggests both physical barriers and sunscreens can partially prevent UV-B effects on nevi. (Online First) The prospective study included 23 nevi from 20 patients attending a referral hospital. Half of each nevus was protected by either a physical barrier or a sunscreen. Lesions were completely irradiated by a single dose of UV-B...

Physical Activity Reduces Breast Cancer Risk

Date: May-08-2013
Breast cancer risk can be reduced through physical activity, according to new data published in a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, called Cancer Epidemiology. Aerobic exercise may prove to be a very effective means of lowering one's risk of developing breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer in females worldwide. It accounts for 16% of all female cancers and 22.9% of invasive cancers in women...

Effective Electronic Health Records Require Medicare Incentives, Says AMA

Date: May-08-2013
Federal agencies should align to Medicare pay so it supports interoperability seamlessly within paperless systems, the American Medical Association (AMA) plus other medicine groups have urged. If the USA is serious about achieving goals of an efficient and high quality health care system, it will need to improve health information exchanges and interoperability, AMA along with organized medicine groups told federal health officials...

Hospital Bills Vary Widely For The Same Procedure

Date: May-08-2013
Hospitals in the U.S. charge prices that can vary by tens of thousands of dollars for the same medical procedures, even within the same states or towns, according to a new report. As part of the effort from the Obama administration to make the health care system more affordable and dependable, Health and Humans Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius described a three-part initiative yesterday that aids consumers with information on what hospitals charge for which procedures...

Walnuts And Walnut Oil Benefit Heart Health Beyond Lowering Cholesterol

Date: May-08-2013
As well as lowering cholesterol, it appears that consuming whole walnuts and walnut oil also reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in other ways, according to a new study funded by the California Walnut Board. The investigating team, comprising researchers from Penn State, Tufts University and University of Pennsylvania, writes about its findings in a paper due to appear in the 1 June print issue of the Journal of Nutrition, a version of which is already available online...

Programs Help Mentally Ill Teens And Adults Improve Significantly

Date: May-08-2013
Community-based treatment programs help teens and young adults achieve positive outcomes in behavioral and emotional health, daily life skills, employment, and education, according to a new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Teens and young adults (ages 18 to 25) who had participated in these treatment programs supported by SAMHSA reported reduced levels of substance use disorders. Twenty percent of young adults living in U.S. households had a mental health condition in the last year, and of these patients, over 1...

Pest Borne Diseases Emerging In The UK, Cause For Concern

Date: May-08-2013
Researchers believe that pest borne diseases such as Dengue Fever and the West Nile Virus, which already pose a serious threat to all countries in the European continent, are now a significant cause for concern in the U.K. Stagnant floodwater is already increasing the prevalence of mosquitoes, and the movement of wild deer is increasing the presence of infected ticks, making the spread of pest borne diseases all the more worrisome, warns the Wales director of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health...

Target Meeting's 2nd World Genetics & Genomics Online Conference Held On May 21-23, 2013: Join For Free

Date: May-08-2013
A Free Virtual Genetics & Genomics Conference at Targetmeeting.com featuring 50 live presentations (12 sessions) from academic and industry experts around the world. Computer and internet connection are required. Do not need any special equipment or software. All the attendees just connect to the online conference's server to participate in real time with their distinguished counterparts from across the globe. They can participate from their home or office depending on their convenience, which will save them the trouble of traveling and in utilizing their time optimally...

Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) Present At SMi's 3rd Annual Event On Pharmacovigilance, London UK

Date: May-08-2013
In recent weeks, The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended restrictions in the use of strontium ranelate (Protelos/Osseor) to reduce the risk for adverse cardiac events in postmenopausal women and will move ahead with a more in-depth risk-benefit evaluation. The PRAC review of Protelos/Osseor was carried out as part of a routine PSUR assessment of the medicine...