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Understanding The Sex Life Of The Penicillin-Producing Fungus Could Make It More Productive
Date: Jan-16-2013New and more effective strains of the fungus used to produce penicillin could be developed after a team of international scientists unearthed the secret sex life of Sir Alexander Fleming's fungus Penicillium chrysogenum (P. chrysogenum). The scientists from The University of Nottingham, Ruhr-University Bochum, The University of Göttingen, and Sandoz GmbH have announced a major breakthrough in our understanding of the sex life of the fungus P. chrysogenum...
High Cure Rate Of Acute Promyeloctyic Leukemia Replicated In Developing Countries
Date: Jan-16-2013Data published online* in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) describe the work of an ASH international clinical network collaborative focused on modernizing treatment protocols for patients in the developing world with acute promyeloctyic leukemia (APL) that has drastically improved cure rates in patients in Central and South America, achieving comparable outcomes to those observed in patients in the United States and in Europe...
Connection Found Between Tubal Ligation And Cervical Cancer
Date: Jan-16-2013Women who have a tubal ligation - the surgical tying or severing of fallopian tubes to prohibit pregnancy - have less frequent Pap smears, which puts them at an increased risk for cervical cancer, according to research recently released by a team that included Cara A. Mathews, MD, a gynecologic oncologist at the Program in Women's Oncology at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island. The findings were part of the National Cancer Institute-funded study "Study to Understand Cervical Cancer Endpoints and Determinants" being conducted when Dr. Mathews was a fellow at the University of Oklahoma...
Study Identifies Infants At Highest Risk Of Death From Pertussis
Date: Jan-16-2013Early and Repeated White Blood Cell Counts Are a Critical Tool A study released this week from the upcoming issue of the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (JPIDS) found that taking early and repeated white blood cell counts (WBC) is critical in determining whether infants have pertussis and which of those children are at highest risk of death from the disease. In 2010, California reported its highest pertussis rates in 60 years. Murray, et al...
Increased Risk Of Blood Clots & Artery Blockage During IVF Pregnancies
Date: Jan-16-2013In vitro fertilization (IVF) is linked to an elevated risk of pulmonary embolism (blockage of the lung's principal artery) and venous thromboembolism (blood clots) during the 1st trimester of pregnancy. The finding came from new research conducted by the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and published in British Medical Journal. About 10% of couples are affected by infertility around the world; since 1978, they have been able to use IVF to help them get pregnant...
Switching To Generic HIV Drugs Could Save The U.S. Billions
Date: Jan-16-2013The U.S health care system could save over $1 billion dollars a year if they replace current antiretroviral drugs for HIV infection with generic versions of the medications, a risky move that could seriously affect the efficacy of HIV treatment. The implications of such a change was explored in a study published in the January 15 edition of Annals of Internal Medicine...
Price Cap Regulations For UK Tobacco Would Raise £500 Million Every Year
Date: Jan-16-2013Enough to fund smoking cessation and anti-smuggling services twice over If tobacco products sold in the UK were subject to price cap regulation, the system would generate around £500 million (US$750 million) for the government every year, without affecting the price consumers pay, reveals a feasibility study published online in Tobacco Control. That amount of cash, which takes account of the costs of running an "Ofsmoke" regulator, would be enough to fund smoking cessation services in England and anti-smuggling activities UK wide, twice over, say the authors...
Cervical Cancer Screening In Less-Developed Areas Should Be Tailored To Local Conditions
Date: Jan-16-2013The best approach to detecting cervical cancer in HIV-positive women living in research limited countries such as those in Sub-Saharan Africa combines commonly used testing methods tailored to local levels of development and medical infrastructure, according to a study by researchers from and the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and the University of North Carolina...
Get Active And Banish The January Blues, Says The Register Of Exercise Professionals (REPs)
Date: Jan-16-2013Exercise can help cure the mild depression experienced by many people from Christmas through to the spring As the festive season is finally over and the remaining winter months stretch endlessly ahead, a great number of people find they feel sluggish, lacklustre and even a little depressed. Jean-Ann Marnoch, who is Registrar for the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs), a sub-brand of SkillsActive, the active leisure and learning skills champion, suggests exercise is one of the best ways of tackling this all-too-common post-Christmas malaise...
In Acute Bronchitis, Patient Expectations Not Consistent With The Best Evidence
Date: Jan-16-2013New research from the University of Georgia exposes a large discrepancy in the length of time patients expect an acute cough illness, also called acute bronchitis, to last and the reality of the illness. This mismatch may be a factor in the over-prescription of antibiotics. Examining the gap in patient expectations and the actual length of time the body takes to rid itself of a chest cold, Dr. Mark Ebell, associate professor of epidemiology in the UGA College of Public Health, recently published an article in the Annals of Family Medicine...
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