American, Canadian officials discuss global health developments at recent G8, G20 summitsFriday, July 9, 2010 @ 12:23AMThe recent G8 summit in Canada's Muskoka region took an important step forward in improving maternal and child health in developing countries, Canadian and American officials said at a forum Wednesday in Washington, DC.
Artificial Pancreas: Next Step in Diabetes Fight?Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 10:20AMA closed-loop insulin delivery system -- the so-called "artificial pancreas" -- appears to improve glucose control in patients with type 1 diabetes even after a large dinner accompanied by wine, compared with insulin pump therapy, researchers said here. Diabetes mellitus type 1 - Insulin - Artificial pancreas - Pancreas - Health
Marcus Welby, M.D.: Season OneTuesday, May 4, 2010 @ 9:06PMHighly Recommended "How would you know what she needed? Except what you learned in text books and therapy manuals. She was just a 'case' to you. A chance to display your skills. I admit you have those skills. Now you have to learn medicine goes beyond technique and into human need. When you begin to search for that need as carefully as you search for the causes of illness, the cures...then you ...
Experts on JustAnswer(R) Share Five Life-Saving Pet Care TipsMonday, April 19, 2010 @ 1:08PMSAN FRANCISCO, April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- According to an American Pet Products Association (APPA) survey, 62 percent of U.S.
Experts on JustAnswer(R) Share Five Life-Saving Pet Care TipsMonday, April 19, 2010 @ 10:00AMAccording to an American Pet Products Association survey, 62 percent of U.S. households have a pet and more than half of all owners identify their pets as a member of their family. The survey also found that in 2009 Americans spent $45 billion on their pets â nearly half of that was for vet care, supplies and overâthe-counter medicines.
Avandia Debate "Skewed" By Pharmaceutical CompanySunday, March 21, 2010 @ 5:16AMResearchers claim that pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithkline has tried to influence the debate on the safety of diabetes treatment drug Avandia, also known as rosiglitazone, which the company manufactures. A new study claims that more than nine out of ten scientists who backed the drug had financial links to the pharmaceutical industry. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota analysed ...
Report: Brittany Murphy Was Prescribed 200 Pills Per MonthSaturday, March 20, 2010 @ 10:05AMLOS ANGELES -- Actress Brittany Murphy, who died in December at age 32, was getting at least 200 pills per month from January 2008 through August 2009, according to celebrity news outlet TMZ.
Lack of cellular enzyme triggers switch in glucose processingWednesday, January 27, 2010 @ 12:25PMA study investigating how a cellular enzyme affects blood glucose levels in mice provides clues to pathways that may be involved in processes including the regulation of longevity and the proliferation of tumor cells. Researchers have described the mechanism by which absence of the enzyme SIRT6 induces a fatal drop in blood sugar in mice by triggering a switch between two critical cellular ...
Switch In Glucose Processing Triggered By Lack Of Cellular EnzymeMonday, January 25, 2010 @ 5:33AMA study investigating how a cellular enzyme affects blood glucose levels in mice provides clues to pathways that may be involved in processes including the regulation of longevity and the proliferation of tumor cells. In their report in the January 22 issue of Cell, a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-based team of researchers describes the mechanism by which absence of the enzyme SIRT6 ...