Best health news & medical health articles: 12 2010

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	Understanding chronic myeloid leukemia Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have opened a new window into the roots of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). "We are looking under the surface of CML to understand better where the cancer is coming from. We have discovered abnormal cells in the early stem cell population in some CML patients, which don't belong to the CML clone. These are abnormal cells that are not part of the CML clone," said Thomas Bumm, M.D., OHSU Cancer Institute member. Leukemia - Oregon Health & Science University, USA
	Bayer Diabetes Care recalls test strips for Contour TS Blood Glucose Meter Bayer Diabetes Care has initiated a voluntary market recall of test strips (sensors) used exclusively with the Contour TS Blood Glucose Meter. In the course of its routine quality control monitoring processes the Company identified a manufacturing issue with test strips from specific lots that could result in blood glucose readings with a positive bias that is outside of our product specifications. Test results may demonstrate results 5 -17% higher. Diabetes - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, USA
	Quick Test For Drug-Resistant Staph Infections MRSA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it has cleared for marketing the first rapid blood test for the drug-resistant staph bacterium known as MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), which can cause potentially deadly infections. MRSA - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, USA
	Cutting caffeine, coffee, tea may help control diabetes Daily consumption of caffeine in coffee, tea or soft drinks increases blood sugar levels for people with type 2 diabetes and may undermine efforts to control their disease, say scientists at Duke University Medical Center. Diabetes - Duke University Medical Center, USA
	Tussionex cough medicine with hydrocodone warning The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an alert on the safe and correct use of Tussionex Pennkinetic Extended-Release Suspension in response to numerous reports of adverse events--including death--associated with the misuse and inappropriate use of this potent cough medication. Cough - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, USA
	Lazy brain - a shrinking brain People who have been more mentally active over their lives have a larger hippocampus – which relates to memory – and critically that it shrinks at half the rate of those who have lower mental activity. Brain - University of New South Wales, Australia
	Hannah Jones refused heart transplant surgery A British girl 13 years old, suffering from leukemia, Hannah Jones decided to refuse to have a heart transplant for her heart condition - a hole in her heart. Heart disease - BBC News, UK
	Swimmers at public beaches exposed to contagious staph bacteria Swimmers using public ocean beaches increase their risk for exposure to staph organisms, and may increase their risk for potential staph infections once they enter the water. MRSA - Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, USA
	Test your memory test for Alzheimer's disease UK researchers at Addenbrooke's Hospital have created a new cognitive test (TYM) that detects Alzheimer's disease quickly and accurately. The study published online on BMJ.com. Alzheimer's Disease - British Medical Journal, UK
	Pumpkin skin may scare away germs, infections Pumpkin skin contains a substance with an antibacterial effect against microbes that cause millions of cases of yeast infections in adults and infants each year. Health - American Chemical Society, USA
	Vaccine may cure chronic myeloid leukemia CML Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers say preliminary studies show that a vaccine made with leukemia cells may be able to reduce or eliminate the last remaining cancer cells in some chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients taking the drug Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec). Leukemia - Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, USA
	Testing gene therapy for Alzheimer's disease University Hospitals Case Medical Center is one of 12 sites conducting the first Phase 2 clinical trial of a gene therapy for Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study uses a viral-based gene transfer system called CERE-110, which is designed to deliver nerve growth factor (NGF) into the brain. Alzheimer's Disease - University Hospitals Case Medical Center, USA
	Women who drink beer may develop psoriasis Regular beer - but not light beer or other types of alcohol - appears to be associated with an increased risk of developing psoriasis, revealed by researchers. Psoriasis - Archives of Dermatology, USA
	New stool test to predict colon cancer An investigational DNA methylation test could alter the screening landscape for colorectal cancer, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research special conference on Colorectal Cancer: Biology to Therapy, held here Oct. 27-30, 2010. Colorectal cancer - American Association for Cancer Research, USA
	US company starts clinical trial using stem cells to treat macular degeneration Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. ("ACT"; OTCBB:ACTC) announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company's Investigational New Drug (IND) application to immediately initiate a Phase I/II multicenter clinical trial using retinal cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) to treat patients with Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy (SMD), one of the most common forms of juvenile macular degeneration in the world. Macular degeneration - Advanced Cell Technology, USA
	Employer health insurance premiums increased 41% Premiums for employer-sponsored family health insurance increased an average of 41 percent across states from 2003 to 2009, more than three times faster than median incomes, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report. Yet, insurance is buying less. Health insurance - Commonwealth Fund, USA
	Celebrex may prevent some non melanoma skin cancers New research shows the NSAID Celebrex may help prevent some non-melanoma skin cancers from developing in patients who have pre-cancerous actinic keratoses lesions and are at high risk for having the disease. Skin cancer - University of Alabama at Birmingham, UK
	US food allergy guidelines recommend uniform standards for treating food allergy An expert panel sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has issued comprehensive U.S. guidelines to assist health care professionals in diagnosing food allergy and managing the care of people with the disease. Food Allergy - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, USA
	Rheumatoid arthritis increases heart attack risk 60% The risk of having a heart attack is 60 per cent higher just a year after a patient has been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, according to research published in the December issue of the Journal of Internal Medicine. Rheumatoid arthritis - Wiley-Blackwell, USA
	Metabolic syndrome common in psoriasis patients Individuals with psoriasis have a high prevalence of the metabolic syndrome, according to a report that will appear in the April_2011 print issue of Archives of Dermatology. Psoriasis - Archives of Dermatology, USA
	Electronic medical records not always linked to better care in hospitals Use of electronic health records by hospitals across the United States has had only a limited effect on improving the quality of medical care, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Electronic health record - RAND Corporation, USA
	Age plays too big a role in prostate cancer treatment decisions Older men with high-risk prostate cancer frequently are offered fewer – and less effective – choices of treatment than younger men, potentially resulting in earlier deaths, according to a new UCSF study. Prostate Cancer - University of California, San Francisco, USA

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