Many Med School Students Biased Against Obese People
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Commonly the butt of jokes and victims of bullying, obese people often don’t have it easy compared to thinner Americans, and a new study shows that even the most educated among the...
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TUCSON, Ariz., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Forty-nine thousand--12 percent--of currently uninsured adults in Arizona who would receive health care coverage through Medicaid restoration are living with mental illness, according to a national report by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) scheduled for official release on May 30. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100216/NAMILOGO ) Copies of the report have been released early to Arizona media without...
The risks of severe obesity vastly outweigh possible surgical issues, notes Michael Feiz, M.D., F.A.C.S. LOS ANGELES, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As more highly effective weight loss surgery options become widely available, it's only natural for prospective patients to be concerned about the possible risks of such procedures. There has been no shortage of positive news regarding bariatric procedures recently, including studies on the gastric sleeve's reduction of the ghrelin hormone...
Missing Visits Even More Detrimental For Children with Chronic Health Conditions SEATTLE, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Young children who missed more than half of recommended well-child visits had up to twice the risk of hospitalization compared to children who attended most of their visits, according to a study published today in the American Journal of Managed Care. The study included more than 20,000 children enrolled at Group Health Cooperative. Children with chronic conditions...
Ethnic background plays a surprisingly large role in how diabetes develops on a cellular level, according to two new studies led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The researchers reanalyzed disease data to demonstrate that the physiological pathways to diabetes vary between Africa and East Asia and that those differences are reflected in part by genetic differences. The studies will be published online simultaneously May 23 in the journals PLoS Genetics and...
Scientists at Emory Vaccine Center have shown that an immune regulatory molecule called IL-21 is needed for long-lasting antibody responses in mice against viral infections. The results are published in the Journal of Virology. "Our findings highlight how IL-21 could be important in the development of antiviral vaccines," says research associate Ata Ur Rasheed Mohammed, PhD, the first author of the paper. The senior author is Rafi Ahmed, PhD, director of the Emory Vaccine Center and a...
SAN DIEGO, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) announced today that the company is scheduled to present a corporate overview at the following investor conferences: Deutsche Bank Securities 38(th) Annual Health Care ConferencePresentation: May 30, 2013, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Pacific Time) at The Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts Jefferies 2013 Global Healthcare ConferencePresentation: June 4, 2013, at 9:30...
Yet Most People Can't Name One Sign or Symptom CENTENNIAL, Colo., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wyatt David was starting his day as an elementary school teacher when he had sudden trouble seeing. It was a stroke. Luckily, he knew the signs and got to the hospital right away for treatment. David is one of 592 Faces of Stroke((TM)) featured on stroke.org demonstrating the personal side of stroke and educating the public about important stroke facts through individual...
On World MS Day, May 29, People from MS Societies in Over 40 Countries Around the World are joining together to raise Awareness and Unite in the MS Movement Young people with MS are taking the lead and sharing the mottos that guide their lives NEW YORK, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Multiple sclerosis is a life altering disease that affects each person in a unique and different way. More than 2.1 million people worldwide live with MS, which is why demonstrating the...
LONDON, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Norgine today announced that the Australian assessment body the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) has recommended the use of XIFAXAN 550 mg in the prevention of the recurrence of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) where other treatments have failed or are contraindicated; a potentially life-threatening neuropsychiatric condition associated with liver disease. XIFAXAN 550 mg is the only treatment that has demonstrated a...
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses holds screening for attendees of its National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A documentary about the complex world of nursing reached its largest audience to date when thousands of nurses attended a special screening May 22 during the annual conference of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). The documentary, "NURSES, If Florence Could See Us Now" was...
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Schistosoma haematobium is a species of trematode flatworm, more commonly known as a fluke that can be found in Portugal, the Middle East, Africa, and India. This species is one a few fluke species that can give humans schistosomiasis, most commonly the kind known as urinary schistosomiasis. This species will swim around in water in its larval form known as cercariae. In this stage of life, it is able to push through a human host’s skin when the host is swimming in contaminated waters. Once...
Oxygen therapy is known as the administration of oxygen as a medical intervention. It is indicated in patients whose oxygen supply is compromised due to both acute and chronic health conditions and can be administered in many different ways. Oxygen therapy can be administered virtually wherever the patient is. Most commonly, oxygen is delivered to patients in an ambulance, hospital, or doctor’s office. These medical facilities carry oxygen in the form of a compressed gas. It is stored...
Cold Compression Therapy is used to reduce pain and edema (swelling) for instances such as soft tissue injuries, strains, sprains, or post-surgical therapy. As the name suggests, the therapy includes the application of cold (cryotherapy) but also includes the principles of R.I.C.E. (Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation). Cryotherapy, application of cold or ice to the painful area, lowers the metabolic rate of the tissue and prevents further injury to the site from the inflammatory...
Image Caption: This electron micrograph reveals the presence of hepatitis-B virus HBV "Dane particles", or virions. Credit: CDC/Wikipedia Hepatitis B: What Is It? Hepatitis simply means a swelling or inflammation of the liver. The type hepatitis that a person contracts (there are 5 common forms) affects their long-term prognosis. The most common and most severe of these different types of liver infection is Hepatitis B, which is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It is typically...
Wuchereria bancrofti is a species of roundworm in the Nematoda phylum. This species is spread through a mosquito vector, which means that it is transferred through mosquitos. This species infects over 120 million people in South America, Africa, and other tropical and subtropical areas. It is one of three species of parasitic worm that can cause lymphatic filariasis, which can lead to elephantiasis. The disease is wrongfully named, because the term translates to “a disease caused by...
