Archive: 20/03/2018

Task force issues stronger skin cancer prevention guidelines

(HealthDay)—Doctors should start early with skin cancer prevention advice when their patients are light-skinned, suggests new guidelines that bump that starting point back to the age of 6 months.

Mar 20, 2018

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Study identifies molecular response of muscle to different types of exercise

Exercise in the future could be customized for individuals based on genomics, according to a study by Arizona State University (ASU) and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope.

Mar 20, 2018

Massachusetts Eye and Ear performs first FDA-approved gene therapy procedure for inherited disease

Massachusetts Eye and Ear made medical history on Tuesday by performing the first post-FDA approval gene therapy for patients with a form of inherited blindness. The occasion marks the beginning of a new era in medicine, ...

Mar 20, 2018

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The high costs of Alzheimer's

(HealthDay)—Sharp increases in Alzheimer's disease cases, deaths and costs are stressing the U.S. health care system and caregivers, a new report reveals.

Mar 20, 2018

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FDA takes aim at flavored tobacco

(HealthDay)—In an effort to discourage teens from lighting up, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it's considering regulating flavors in tobacco products more closely.

Mar 20, 2018

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Pain management in low-resource settings—anesthesiologists advocate for increased access

Increasing the availability of effective pain management in low- to middle-income countries will be an essential part of ongoing efforts to expand global access to safe surgery and anesthesia, according to a special article ...

Mar 20, 2018

'Missing mutation' found in severe infant epilepsy

Researchers have discovered a "missing mutation" in severe infant epilepsy—long-suspected genetic changes that might trigger overactive, brain-damaging electrical signaling leading to seizures They also found early indications ...

Mar 20, 2018

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Can acupuncture help alleviate menopausal symptoms?

An umbrella review from Duke Clinical Research Institute that was a comprehensive assessment of previous systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials has found that women who received acupuncture had less frequent ...

Mar 20, 2018

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Metformin lowers risk of late miscarriage, preterm birth in pregnant women with PCOS

The oral diabetes medication metformin seems to reduce the chance of a late miscarriage and premature birth among women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) but does not affect their rate of developing gestational diabetes, ...

Mar 20, 2018

Providing free supplies to low-income families improves type 1 diabetes

Providing free supplies of insulin and blood glucose test trips to families with type 1 diabetes in low- and lower-middle income families can result in improved blood-sugar control and diabetes-related knowledge, a new study ...

Mar 20, 2018

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Archive: 20/03/2018

Task force issues stronger skin cancer prevention guidelines

Study identifies molecular response of muscle to different types of exercise

Massachusetts Eye and Ear performs first FDA-approved gene therapy procedure for inherited disease

The high costs of Alzheimer's

FDA takes aim at flavored tobacco

Pain management in low-resource settings—anesthesiologists advocate for increased access

'Missing mutation' found in severe infant epilepsy

Can acupuncture help alleviate menopausal symptoms?

Metformin lowers risk of late miscarriage, preterm birth in pregnant women with PCOS

Providing free supplies to low-income families improves type 1 diabetes

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