(Washington University School of Medicine) One of the most pernicious aspects of multiple sclerosis — its sheer unpredictability — may finally be starting to yield to advanced medical imaging techniques.
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ROCKVILLE, Md. (MedPage Today) — The FDA announced today it will require that all 21 antiepileptic drugs carry a label warning of an increased risk of suicidality.
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ABBOTT PARK, Ill. (MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved fenofibric acid (Trilipix) delayed release tablets for use with a statin for dyslipidemia, according to an announcement from Abbott.
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An evidence-based nutritional support guideline facilitated earlier feeding and greater nutritional adequacy in intensive care unit patients but did not improve clinical outcomes. Medscape Medical News
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A study shows that modest fish consumption is not linked to total cancer or overall major chronic disease risk and that omega-6 fatty acid consumption did not affect these associations. Medscape Medical News
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(University of Illinois at Chicago) The University of Illinois at Chicago’s ImpacTeen project has been awarded a $16 million grant to study policy and environmental factors that influence youth behaviors related to nutrition, physical activity, obesity and tobacco use.
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TORONTO (MedPage Today) — Eating foods with a low glycemic index led to better blood glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes than a diet rich in cereal fiber, researchers said here.
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(American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) A study released today in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that colonoscopy is associated with lower death rates from colorectal cancer. However, the procedure missed lesions more often on the right side of the colon versus the left side. The study highlights the importance of seeking a qualified [...]
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(University of Arizona) To find its target, all a protein needs to do is give quick squeezes as it moves along the DNA strand, suggests new research. Scientists had thought DNA-binding proteins primarily used full-body hugs for accurate readings of the information coded in the DNA’s sequence. Doing the quick squeezes that scientists call indirect [...]
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(Infectious Diseases Society of America) With disease outbreaks linked to unpasteurized milk rising in the United States, a review published in the Jan. 1, 2009 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases examines the dangers of drinking raw milk.
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