Health News

Childhood Obesity Linked With Antibiotic Use In Infants Under 6 Months Old

Date: Aug-21-2012
New research, by experts at the NYU School of Medicine and the NYU Wagner School of Public Service, suggests that exposing babies to antibiotics may predispose them to being overweight in childhood. The study, which analyzed over 10,000 children and was published in the International Journal of Obesity, found that kids who weighed more for their height were those who were exposed to antibiotics from birth to 5 months of age...

Using Backpacks Correctly Can Reduce Chance Of Aches As Adults

Date: Aug-21-2012
With the start of school looming, parents should be aware of the dangers and preventable steps of poorly used or overloaded backpacks, according to physical therapists at Quentin Mease Community Hospital. They highlight that preventing pain now can help reduce kids' chances of developing neck, shoulder or back pain as adults. Each year in the United States, approximately 10,000 school-aged children visit doctors or emergency centers for backpack-related injuries...

Girls Who Have ADHD As Kids Are More Likely To Attempt Suicide As Adults

Date: Aug-21-2012
According to a study published online in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, girls are considerably more likely to attempt suicide or injure themselves as young adults if they have attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The researchers found that young women diagnosed with ADHD in childhood, particularly the type with early signs of impulsivity, were 3-4 times more likely to attempt taking their life or injure themselves than young women without childhood diagnosis of ADHD. Stephen Hinshaw, Ph.D...

Researchers Identified Markers That Predict Progression Of Oral Lesions To Cancer

Date: Aug-21-2012
Patients with oral lesions can be grouped according to risk level A group of molecular markers have been identified that can help clinicians determine which patients with low-grade oral premalignant lesions are at high risk for progression to oral cancer, according to data from the Oral Cancer Prediction Longitudinal Study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. "The results of our study should help to build awareness that not everyone with a low-grade oral premalignant lesion will progress to cancer," said Miriam Rosin, Ph.D...

What Is Deafness? What Is Hearing Loss?

Date: Aug-21-2012
Hearing impairment, deafness, or hearing loss refers to the inability to hear things, either totally or partially. Symptoms may be mild, moderate, severe or profound. A patient with mild hearing impairment may have problems understanding speech, especially if there is a lot of noise around, while those with moderate deafness may need a hearing aid. Some people are severely deaf and depend on lip-reading when communicating with others. People who are profoundly deaf can hear nothing at all...

West Nile Cases Increase After A 10 Year Lull

Date: Aug-21-2012
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been more cases of the West Nile virus in 2012 than any year, making it the worst West Nile virus outbreak since the disease was first detected in the United States in 1999. Nearly 700 cases of the virus have been reported across the country as of August 14, including 26 deaths. Dr. George DiFerdinando Jr., Director of The New Jersey Center for Public Health Preparedness, said: "Mosquitoes become infected when they feed on infected birds...

Global Clinical Trials: Preferred CRO Partnerships, 1-2 October 2012, Philadelphia, PA

Date: Aug-21-2012
In the past 15 years, the number of new drug applications on pharmaceuticals in the United States has decreased by half, yet R&D spending has tripled. Pharmaceutical companies have resorted to outsourcing clinical research in order to contain costs. Our conference will look at how pharmaceutical companies choose a CRO partner based upon their strategy, how sponsor/vendor partnerships have evolved to improve clinical research outcomes, how the quality of a study can be assessed and how sponsors can maintain networks in order to remain in control of the study...

Best Practices In KOL & Prescriber Management In Oncology, 19-20 November 2012, Belgium

Date: Aug-21-2012
This will be the only oncology focused event looking at new commercial models & strategies to communicate & engage with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and key prescribers. One of the goals will be to improve seamless coordination between all internal & external stakeholders in strategic, operational and tactical roles. The latest "best practices" in communicating the value of cost for cancer therapeutics to KOLs & prescribers will be explored from multiple perspectives...

Drop In Circumcision Of Male Newborns Could Add Billions To Health Care Costs

Date: Aug-21-2012
A team of disease experts and health economists at Johns Hopkins warns that steadily declining rates of U.S. infant male circumcision could add more than $4.4 billion in avoidable health care costs if rates over the next decade drop to levels now seen in Europe. In a report to be published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine online, the Johns Hopkins experts say the added expense stems from new cases and higher rates of sexually transmitted infections and related cancers among uncircumcised men and their female partners...

Obesity May Hasten Cognitive Decline

Date: Aug-21-2012
Combined with high blood pressure and other metabolic factors, people who are obese in middle age may experience a more rapid decline in cognitive skills like thinking and memory. These are the findings of a new study published online in the journal Neurology on Tuesday. Investigators from the the French research institute INSERM in Paris used data on 6,401 people who took part in the Whitehall II study of British civil servants. The participants, 71% of whom were men, were of average age 50 in 1991-1993 which the investigators define as the start of their study period...