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Suicide Rate Shooting Up In U.K.
Date: Jan-22-2013The suicide rate in the U.K. drastically shot up in 2011, reaching an all time high since 2004, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics. The 8% increase in the number of suicides from 2010 to 2011 highlights the effects that times of financial hardship can have on the public. In total, there were 6,045 suicides in 2011 which is 437 more than the previous year, translating into a rise from 11.1 to 11.8 deaths per 100,000 people. The number of male suicides increased in 2011 to 4,552, a rate of 18.2 per 100,000 (the highest it's been in 10 years)...
Breast Cancer Recurrence Predictable With Blood Test
Date: Jan-22-2013Using a DNA marker that can be obtained via a blood test, researchers in Canada were able accurately to predict which women were more likely to see a recurrence of their breast cancer years later. Although more studies are needed to confirm their findings, they suggest they could complement current prognosis approaches based on tumor assessment. Sambasivarao Damaraju, a professor with the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at Canada's University of Alberta, and colleagues, write about their findings in the 16 January issue of the open access online journal PLoS ONE...
Meningitis Vaccine Approved For Use In Europe
Date: Jan-22-2013A meningitis B vaccine to prevent the most common and dangerous strand of the disease has been approved for use in Europe. Novartis received a license from the European Union for the marketing of Bexsero, the first vaccine to prevent life-threatening meningitis. The vaccine will be made available for use in humans who are at least two months old. Bexsero is designed to protect all ages including vulnerable infants. Meningitis B disease has a high mortality rate. Even survivors have a serious risk of critical, life-long handicaps...
Hearing Loss Linked To Cognitive Decline
Date: Jan-22-2013Hearing loss is linked to a faster cognitive decline and cognitive impairment in older adults. The finding came from new research conducted by The John Hopkins Center on Aging and Health, Baltimore, and was published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine. The research coincides with a prior study which demonstrated that older adults with hearing loss are more likely to develop dementia, and when their hearing loss gets worse, their risk increases. As a result of the aging of the worldwide population, scientists expect the prevalence of dementia to double every twenty years...
New Test Predicted Presence Of Harmful BRCA Mutations
Date: Jan-22-2013Profile test demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity. Test results could aid in clinical decision making. May provide a quick, affordable alternative to current genetic testing. A new multiple gene expression profile test was able to predict the presence of harmful BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations in otherwise healthy women carrying the mutations, according to data published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research...
European Digital Pharma Experts To Meet In Prague, 16-17 May 2013
Date: Jan-22-2013This May, the Digital Pharma Experience in Prague, is the meeting point for some of Europe's most prominent digital pharma experts. At this innovative event, senior representatives from Pfizer, Novartis and AstraZeneca, to name but a few, will present their latest findings on the current trends, as well as challenges, in the digital pharma field. "The Digital Pharma Experience aims to provide the European digital pharma experts with practical tools to ensure success and profitability...
World Molecular & Cell Biology Online Conference, 5-8 February 2013
Date: Jan-22-2013A Free Virtual Molecular & Cell Biology Conference at Targetmeeting.com featuring 80+ live presentations (17 sessions) from academic and industry experts around the world. A computer with an internet connection is required. No special equipment or software is needed, 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...
Obese Drivers At Higher Risk Of Death
Date: Jan-22-2013A new US study finds that obese drivers are much more likely to die in road accidents than drivers of normal weight. The authors say car designers need to make their vehicles safer for obese drivers, especially given that around one in three American adults is obese. Transport safety researchers Thomas Rice of the University of California at Berkeley and Motao Zhu of the University of West Virginia, write about their findings in the 21 January online issue of the BMJ publication Emergency Medicine Journal...
New Genetic Defects Found In High-Risk Childhood Leukemia Subtypes With Chromosomal Loss
Date: Jan-22-2013Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists has identified a possible lead in treatment of two childhood leukemia subtypes known for their dramatic loss of chromosomes and poor treatment outcomes. The findings also provide the first evidence of the genetic basis for this high-risk leukemia, which is known as hypodiploid acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Normal human cells have 46 chromosomes, half from each parent, but hypodiploid ALL is characterized by fewer than 44 chromosomes...
Workplace Link To One In Six Cases Of Adult Asthma Among UK Baby Boomers
Date: Jan-22-2013Strongest links found for jobs involving cleaning and cleaning agents The workplace may be responsible for around one in six cases of adult asthma among the British baby boomer generation - those born in the late 1950s - reveals research published online in the respiratory journal Thorax. The strongest evidence seems to be for jobs involving cleaning or cleaning agents, the research suggests...
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