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Placebo Effect Could Be Genetic
Date: Oct-24-2012The placebo effect, where treatments with no active ingredients help to alleviate symptoms in some patients and not others, has been a mystery to medical science for the last 70 years. Now for the first time, researchers in the US reporting in PLoS ONE this week, describe how they found clues that might explain why the placebo effect works for some people and not others: it's in their genes, they suggest...
Dietary And Herbal Supplements Could Interfere With Prescription Drugs
Date: Oct-24-2012Certain herb and dietary supplements (HDS) can produce potentially dangerous drug interference, especially among people taking medication for cardiovascular or nervous system issues. These findings are part of an extensive new research review published in the International Journal of Clinical Practice. The research team analyzed 54 review articles and 31 original studies. They established that the largest problems were caused by interactions between prescribed drugs and HDS that had ingredients such as St John's Wort, calcium, iron, ginkgo, and magnesium...
Partial Sleep Deprivation Associated With Obesity
Date: Oct-24-2012Understanding the link between partial sleep deprivation and energy imbalance may help a person prevent weight gain and even lose weight. This finding, published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, came from a comprehensive analysis of research published over a 15-year period. Over 35% of individuals in the United States are struggling with obesity and over 28% are getting insufficient sleep, less than 6 hours each night...
Evaluate Developments In Combat Casualty Response - Battlefield Healthcare Conference, 11-12 February 2013, London
Date: Oct-24-2012Many key developments in healthcare have their origins in the battlefield where the treatment of injured troops has led to innovations throughout history which continue today. The hospital at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan is at the forefront in developments in trauma surgery. Last year it handled 8,000 casualties, many of them with extremely serious injuries. Incredibly, US and British army medics now expect to save 90% of those patients, the highest figure in the history of warfare...
Varian Medical Systems: Looking Beyond The Medical Device Manufacturing Industry, 27-28 November 2012, Colorado Springs
Date: Oct-24-2012"The industry should look outside the medical device manufacturing space for best practices," says Robert Wood, Vice President - World Wide Manufacturing, Varian Medical Systems. "It takes time to implement changes, so we need to be at least three to five years ahead in our strategic vision of our organization. There are many things to learn from other industries...
Diabetes, Cardiovascular & Renal Complications Conference, 28-29 November 2012, London
Date: Oct-24-2012SMi's inaugural Diabetes, Cardiovascular & Renal Complications conference will be held on 28th & 29th November in London is the perfect forum to assess the changing spectrum of therapies in development for treating diabetes...
Current And Future Regulations Of Cold Chain Products, 3-4 December 2012, London
Date: Oct-24-2012SMi's 7th annual Cold Chain Distribution conference will take place on the 3rd & 4th December London is Europe's premier event and will provide attendees the chance to network with industry professionals at the forefront of innovation as they examine the latest technologies, current GDP guidelines, management techniques and cold chain strategies to enable an effective distribution process. SMi is pleased to confirm Ian Holloway, Manager of the Defective Medicines Report Centre, MHRA as a speaker at the upcoming event...
Epilepsy Drug Fycompa Receives FDA Approval
Date: Oct-24-2012The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Monday that it has approved Fycompa (perampanel) tablets as an adjunctive treatment for partial onset seizures in epilepsy patients aged 12 and over. The drug, made by Eisai Inc, the US arm of the Japanese global pharma company, is already approved for use in Iceland, Norway and the European Commission on behalf of its 27 sovereign member states. Epilepsy is a spectrum of brain disorders, ranging from severe, life-threatening and disabling, to more benign...
Discovery May Help Doctors Slow Progression And Recurrence Of Brain Cancer
Date: Oct-24-2012Scientists have long believed that glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most aggressive type of primary brain tumor, begins in glial cells that make up supportive tissue in the brain or in neural stem cells. In a paper published in Science Express, however, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have found that the tumors can originate from other types of differentiated cells in the nervous system, including cortical neurons. GBM is one of the most devastating brain tumors that can affect humans...
Organic Foods For Kids - Is It Worth The Money?
Date: Oct-24-2012Buying organic foods for your kids will probably lower their exposure to drug-resistant bacteria as well as pesticides, but whether spending the extra money provides significant benefits is less clear. The American Academy of Pediatrics published a guidance for parents through its peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics this week. The authors stressed that the most important contributor to good health during childhood, and throughout life, is to eat a wide variety of foods, whether they be conventional or organic...
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