Archive: 02/11/2017

Pregnant women advised to be tested more than once for the presence of Zika

Molecular tests to identify Zika's genetic material in body fluids during the acute phase of infection have been used routinely in prenatal checkups for pregnant women with symptoms of the disease. Now, a new study conducted ...

Nov 2, 2017

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Sanofi profits hit by falling US sales of diabetes drugs

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi on Thursday posted a drop in third-quarter earnings, hit by a decline in sales of its diabetes drugs in the United States.

Nov 2, 2017

Sugar, carbs and cancer links

In August of 2016, the New England Journal of Medicine published a striking report on cancer and body fat: Thirteen separate cancers can now be linked to being overweight or obese, among them a number of the most common and ...

Nov 2, 2017

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PPI-gastric cancer link remains after H. pylori eradication

(HealthDay)—Long-term proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use is associated with increased risk of gastric cancer (GC) even after Helicobacter pylori (HP) eradication therapy, according to a study published online Oct. 31 in Gut.

Nov 2, 2017

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Millennials embrace nursing profession—just in time to replace baby boomers

The days are long past when the only career doors that readily opened to young women were those marked teacher, secretary or nurse. Yet young adults who are part of the millennial generation are nearly twice as likely as ...

Nov 2, 2017

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CMS launches initiative to examine impact of regulations

(HealthDay)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched an initiative to examine which provider regulations should be discarded or revamped amid concerns that the regulations are reducing the amount ...

Nov 2, 2017

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Liposuction may ease limb swelling in cancer patients

(HealthDay)—Liposuction may help people with lymphedema—a painful, disfiguring swelling of the arms, hands, legs or feet.

Nov 2, 2017

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'Drug courts,' treatment focus of new White House opioid strategy

(HealthDay)—Steering opioid addicts toward treatment programs instead of prisons, while tightening federal policies on opioid prescribing, could curb the opioid epidemic, President Donald Trump's opioid crisis commission ...

Nov 2, 2017

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Miracle cure costs less than a budget airline flight

The revolution in generic drugs means that a 12-week course of drugs to cure hepatitis C can be manufactured for just US$50 - as low as the cost of a plane ticket on many low-cost airlines. Furthermore, new data shows that ...

Nov 2, 2017

Geneticists explore 30-year old medical case

Aimin Liu, Lutcher Brown Distinguished Chair in Biochemistry at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), has published research demystifying a decades-old medical case. The article, which appeared in Molecular Genetics ...

Nov 2, 2017

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