LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) — Although chlamydia is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease, only two young women in five are screened for it, researchers found.
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One of the first studies to examine the eating patterns of multiple ethnic groups has shown that nutritional advice–in this case accordance with the DASH diet for hypertension control–should be customized for different racial/ethnic groups. Heartwire
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Blastomycosis is endemic in the Appalachian mountain region of northeastern Tennessee. As the population in the area grows and roads are expanded and improved, the fungal disease is expected to spread, researchers report in the April issue of Chest. Reuters Health Information
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Former vice president Al Gore on Tuesday announced a $20 million biotechnology venture in the field of induced pluripotent stem cells, which are created by altering skin cells to give them properties similar to those of embryonic stem cells, USA Today reports.
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A temporary injunction blocking Washington state from imposing a rule that would cut Medicaid reimbursements for brand-name prescription drugs could cost the state $3 million or more, according to state Medicaid Director Doug Porter, the AP/Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The injunction,
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WHEELING, W.Va. (MedPage Today) — Over-the-counter cough and cold remedies sold under the Influend brand have been recalled by their manufacturer because they may contain excessive amounts of their active ingredients.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Clinical lab operator Quest Diagnostics and its Nichols Institute subsidiary will pay $302 million to settle allegations that they knowingly sold five diagnostic tests that gave faulty results.
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A trend toward using new oral cancer treatments instead of traditional intravenous delivery is challenging for some patients, who could face difficulties in paying for the drugs, and physicians, who are forced to adjust to new roles in cancer care, the New York Times reports.
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Tennessee’s TennCare program spent $706 million for prescription drugs in 2008, less than one-third of the $2.44 billion spent in 2005, according to state figures, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports.
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Scientists at MIT and Brown University studying how marine bacteria move recently discovered that a sharp variation in water current segregates right-handed bacteria from their left-handed brethren, impelling the microbes in opposite directions.
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