EVANGELOU STRAIT-WUSTL Researchers studying mice have found a driver of bone loss related to cancer treatment. They’ve shown that radiation and chemotherapy can halt cell division in bone, which results in a stress response referred to as senescence. Bone loss that can lead to osteoporosis and fractures is a major problem for cancer patients who...
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Heart health: Are women getting incorrect treatment?
Recent research suggests that ignoring sex-specific risk factors of heart disease has resulted in women having a higher risk of dying from heart failure than men. Differences between men and women may mean that the latter do not receive the right treatment for heart conditions. A review published in Nature Medicine reveals an alarming failure...
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US gets 1st case of mysterious new Chinese illness
by Carla K. Johnson and Mike Stobbe People wear face masks as they ride an escalator at the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. Face masks sold out and temperature checks at airports and train stations became the new norm as China strove Tuesday to control the outbreak of a...
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Pharmacy Chains Sue Ohio Physicians Over Opioid Prescribing
Ken Terry Several large pharmacy chains have sued 500 unnamed doctors in northeast Ohio as part of the sprawling litigation that has arisen from the opioid epidemic, The Washington Post recently reported. The federal lawsuit alleges that opioid prescribers bear some of the responsibility for the overuse of these powerful drugs, which have killed more...
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Chasing antibiotics with good bacteria could prevent bad infections
By Michael Irving Your body is home to trillions of bacteria – but before you go reaching for the soap, it’s important to remember that many of them are good for you. Not only do they assist in vital bodily functions, but they can help keep bad bugs at bay. Now, researchers at Instituto Gulbenkian...
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A roadmap for adding ivermectin to the malaria toolbox
A group of experts led by ISGlobal defines a clear pathway for evaluating and implementing ivermectin as a complementary vector control tool BARCELONA INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH (ISGLOBAL) A group of experts led by Regina Rabinovich and Carlos Chaccour from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has published a roadmap to evaluate – and...
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New AGA guideline outlines treatment best practices for ulcerative colitis patients
Evidence-based document guides treatment decisions in patients with moderate to severe UC AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION Bethesda, Maryland (Jan. 21, 2020) — Ulcerative colitis (UC), a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer, can be life-altering for patients with moderate to severe disease activity. An increasing number of drugs are...
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New method to enable the production of cheaper, longer-lasting vaccines
by BioMed Central A new method to produce vaccines that have a longer shelf-life, are cheaper and can be stored without the need for cooling is being presented in the open access journal BMC Biotechnology. Vaccines currently need to be refrigerated during transport and storage and have a short shelf-life, in some cases as little...
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Diabetic’s invention is an injection innovation
A University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus is now selling a patented device to help diabetics safely and easily inject insulin with just one hand. Once the Steady Shot device is mounted on a standard insulin injector, its two plastic wings compress the skin, raising a bulge of fat to receive the injection. Fat is the target...
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PREHABILITATION PREPS BODY AND MIND FOR SURGERY
KARA GAVIN-U. MICHIGAN A new program called “prehabilitation” designed to help patients get physically and mentally ready for an upcoming surgery may also help reduce overall costs and get them home faster, a new study shows. The program uses the weeks before surgery to encourage patients to move more, eat healthier, cut back on tobacco,...