5,000 rare diseases need drugs, but Europe only approves a handful each year
...ation procedures and extending market exclusivity" adds Dr Jeffrey Aronson, Chair of the journal's editorial board. "Only the last of these incentives is available in Europe. "The experience in Europe also contrasts sharply with the USA, where there are more incentives - 1,100 drugs and biological product...Emergency departments score poorly in child-saving drills, Hopkins study finds
... child safely within the hospital. The observation adds new insight to why transportation within the hospital is a high-risk time for patients, Hunt states. Despite the failures, Hunt says, departments successfully handled many of the 44 mock code tasks well, including: Calling appropriate members for ...One in three adults are lonely, especially people in their forties
...mon and potentially health-threatening phenomenon" adds Professor Lauder. "Previous research has indicated that health wise it carries a similar level of risk to obesity. "We hope that this study will provide health professionals and others with further insight into the causes of loneliness and support e...Troubling increase in repeat cesarean delivery, inadequate explanations
...given for such decisions suspect." Lydon-Rochelle adds that future research should examine how clinicians and women anticipate, discuss, and make decisions about childbirth after a prior cesarean delivery within the context of actual prenatal care, because this information would provide useful insights a...Diabetics who control blood sugar today are more likely to have healthy feet and nerves tomorrow
...etics each year. "This is an exciting finding that adds credence to the idea of metabolic memory, or the concept that there can be a durable effect from early and sustained efforts to keep blood sugar low," says senior author Eva Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., the DeJong Professor of Neurology at the University of...Warning over 'poor surgery' at private treatment centres
... of training the country's up and coming surgeons, adds the author. The "straightforward" cases, now dealt with by the ISTCs, had been the cases on which young NHS surgeons learnt their craft. This time honoured and soundly proven method of training has now, sadly, been denied. Consequently the competence...New test to detect rare proteins in blood
...n early time when disease can be readily treated," adds Greene. Greene also noted that the FACTT technolo...hen women are diagnosed with early breast cancer," adds Greene. "They often have a lumpectomy and are sometimes treated with radiation or chemotherapy, but ...AstraZeneca, University of Miami, and Humana collaborate to improve consumer health
...roblems. The problem of medication non-adherence adds an estimated $100 billion to healthcare spending in the United States every year, according to a study from The New England Journal of Medicine. Research shows that 43 percent of adults, 54 percent of children and teenagers and 55 percent of senior...No-hands origami: New DNA self-assembly makes more complex structures, more easily
...sional structures "are just around the corner," he adds "They can be made using exactly the same principles."...Newer diabetic meds cost more, but users have fewer hospital visits
...50 less per month on total healthcare costs, which adds up to about $920 to $1,760 less annually. The patients taking a TZD spent about $836.34 on monthly healthcare costs, compared to $983.13 per month for patients taking metformin and $913.11 per month for patients taking sulfonylureas. The patients who...Cystic fibrosis research could benefit from multi-functional sensing tool
...Institute of Technology. This patented technology adds recessed micro- and nano-electrodes to the tip of an atomic force microscope (AFM), creating a single tool that can simultaneously monitor topography along with electrochemical activity at the cell surface. Researchers will present information on t...Melanoma vaccine strategy shows promise in laboratory experiments
...oximately a third of all melanoma patients. Herlyn adds that the specificity of the peptide the fact that it is found only in melanoma cells, not normal cells suggests that the toxicity of any vaccine based on the peptide would be minimal. Killer T cells sparked into action by the vaccine would target o...UC Davis study shows grape seed extract may be effective in reducing blood pressure
...eventive Cardiology Program at UC Davis. Kappagoda adds that the group taking 300 milligrams of grape seed extract also had reduced serum oxidized LDL cholesterol levels. "Generally, the higher their initial oxidized LDL level was, the greater the drop by the end of the study," he said. The extract has re...Scopus integrated directly into editors' and reviewers' workflow
...an Campenhout, CEO Science & Technology, Elsevier, adds "Since EES recently welcomed its thousandth journal to the system; we are pleased to report that the time needed for the complete editorial process from submission to acceptance has been reduced by almost 9 weeks. Adding Scopus underscores our ongo...Pregnant women should not ignore breast cancer symptoms
...maging modality in symptomatic pregnant women. She adds that mammography should be used in women diagnosed with invasive or in situ cancers, as it may demonstrate cancerous microcalcifications not visible with ultrasound. Breast cancer is estimated to complicate one in 3,000 to one in 10,000 pregnancies. ...SAGE partners with NCCHC to publish the Journal of Correctional Health Care
...earchers and practitioners in this growing field," adds NCCHC president Edward A. Harrison. "With surging awareness that correctional health care is a vital element of public health, access to the best available research is more important than ever. NCCHC and Sage are committed to leading the way in this ......ut the removal of CO2 from the perfluorocarbon and adds oxygen to it. Being full of liquid, the problems of pressure associated with conventional assisted respiration are avoided because the lungs of the premature baby suffer less stress and respire more easily. However, this story does not have a happy...H5N1 avian flu virus vaccine induces immune responses in healthy adults
...ith regard to the development of an H5N1 vaccine," adds NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. "For example, potentially protective immune responses were seen most frequently at the highest dose of this vaccine. We are investigating other options that may allow us to reduce the dosage--for example, adding ...HIV infection rates down one-third in south India, University of Toronto study
...if our findings are real and it appears they are," adds Jha, who is also the director of U of T's Centre for Global Health Research and a Canada Research Chair in health and development. Paul Arora, a research fellow at the Centre for Global Health Research, says, "A key implication of the study is the ne...Combined treatment cuts inflammatory cells in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
...onchial inflammation in COPD," said Dr. Barnes. He adds that this therapy decreased inflammation by 36 percent. After conducting a biopsy examination, the researchers conclude that the combination therapy significantly reduced the absolute numbers of certain inflammatory cells, including leukocytes, CD8+...