In the final days leading up to the presidential election, MedPage Today readers came down resoundingly on the side of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), with 56% of the 2,597 respondents saying they would vote for him if the election were held today.
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(Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center) Two proteins interact in a previously unknown molecular mechanism that may have broad implications in future studies looking for the causes of defective organs in fetuses, metastatic cancers and other diseases, according to researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Reporting their work in the Oct. 15 Genes & Development, [...]
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(University of California - San Francisco) Pregnant women whose labor stalls while in the active phase of childbirth can reduce health risks to themselves and their infants by waiting out the delivery process for an extra two hours, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
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(American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) A study by researchers in Japan concludes that Double Balloon Endoscopy was very useful in the diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding and had a therapeutic impact on the majority of patients. The study appears in the October issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American [...]
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GAITHERSBURG, Md. (MedPage Today) — The FDA erred when it determined that the use of the common chemical bisphenol A is safe, particularly for infants, the agency’s full science board concluded today.
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Women generally pay “much more” than men for identical individual health insurance policies, according to data from insurance companies and online brokers, the New York Times reports. The Times analyzed premiums charged by major insurance companies like Humana,
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(American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) A study by researchers in Japan concludes that double-balloon endoscopy was very useful in the diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding and had a therapeutic impact on the majority of patients. The study appears in the October issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Society [...]
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(American Physical Therapy Association) Patients with diabetes who participate in a program combining aerobic and high-force eccentric resistance exercise demonstrate improvements in glucose control, physical performance, and body fat composition, according to a study published in the November 2008 issue of Physical Therapy, the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The final version of the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule holds out the promise of more than the 1.1% increase passed by Congress in July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced.
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GAITHERSBURG, Md. (MedPage Today) — Pointing to the hazards of melamine-containing products from China, the FDA said today it is creating an internal science and policy workgroup to keep a critical eye on the international food supply.
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