WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Last year’s rash of emergency medical helicopter crashes were mostly the result of obsolete technology and bad guesses about weather, witnesses told the National Transportation Safety Board at hearings this week.
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ROCKVILLE, Md. (MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved the first pharmaceutical product made from genetically engineered animals.
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Management of influenza has become more complicated due to growing resistance to oseltamivir, according to presentations at the Seasonal & Pandemic Influenza 2009 Symposium, sponsored by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Medscape Medical News
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The Food and Drug Administration said this week it is creating a new position for coordinating genomics activities in its Office of Chief Scientist. Medscape Medical News
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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations address prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis among infants and children as well as maximum ages for doses, contraindications, precautions, and special situations. Medscape Medical News
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(University of Montreal) As part of a nation-wide investigation, a team of researchers will work to develop new strategies to fight AIDS. The five-year study will be headed by Dr. Cecile Tremblay, a physician and investigator with the Centre hospitalier de l’Universite de Montreal’s Research Centre and a professor at the Universite de Montreal, thanks [...]
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ARLINGTON, Va. (MedPage Today) — The number of suicides among active-duty and reserve Army personnel continues to grow, according to statistics released by the Pentagon.
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ROCKVILLE, Md. (MedPage Today) — Americans spent more in 2006 on drugs for diabetes and other metabolic disorders than for any other class of medications, although psychiatric drugs cost more per prescription, said researchers here.
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(University at Buffalo) University at Buffalo researcher John Violanti, Ph.D., a specialist in suicide among police officers, is preparing to conduct a study on suicide risk among returning veterans. The US Army yesterday reported a “stunning spike” in the number of soldiers taking their own lives.
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(Scripps Research Institute) A collaborative team of scientists from the Scripps Research Institute and other institutions has shed light on the causes of and potential treatment for two blinding conditions known as macular telangiectasia and retinal angiomatous proliferation, types of macular degeneration.
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