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African Americans Getting Equal Health Care Are Still More Likely to Die From Some Cancers
Seeded on Tue Jul 7, 2009 6:26 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
Fascinating study showing racial disparities in outcome for some cancers but not others-why the difference?
Healing the Heart with Bone-Marrow Cells
Seeded on Wed May 20, 2009 9:13 AM EDT (shar.es)
Study shows possibility of treating heart damage with infusion of patient's own marrow stem cells. Exciting!
UCB :: Partnership unites UCB with consumer product innovator OXO®
Seeded on Fri May 15, 2009 8:29 PM EDT (UCB)
UCB partners with OXO, maker of ergonomic utensils, to deliver their med Cimzia® (certolizumab pegol) in prefilled syringe designed for Rheumatoid Arthritis patients. Clever!
Experimental Drug Eases Poisonous Scorpion Stings in Children, a Study Finds
Seeded on Thu May 14, 2009 8:43 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Dramatic results in clinical trial of experimental scorpion anti-venom Rx
Cancer Patients Challenge the Patenting of a Gene - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Tue May 12, 2009 8:04 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Patenting genes is a bad idea--limits access to medical information, blocks development of alternatives to the patented tests, and even the practice of interpreting or comparing gene sequences involved in those tests. Bad news for patients.
Newswise Medical News | New Diagnostic TB Test Expected to Provide More Efficient Results
Seeded on Fri May 8, 2009 8:54 AM EDT ()
Encouraging new dx test for TB/MDR-TB
News: FDA backs treating diabetes via the brain | drug, cycloset, people : OC Register Print Edition
Seeded on Fri May 8, 2009 8:43 AM EDT (The Orange County Register)
Fascinating new approach to diabetes. "The theory is the dopamine plays a role anyway in sensitivity to insulin." The dopaminergic "seems to reset a body clock that in turn helps control metabolism in Type 2 diabetes."
Swine Flu Genes From Pigs Only, Not Humans or Birds
Seeded on Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:16 AM EDT (Wired News)
Unraveling the mystery begins...nice link about possible relationship to commercial pig farming, too.
Ben Sherwood: Swine Flu Survival: The Science of a Single Sneeze (and Three Simple Ways to Protect Yourself)
Seeded on Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:43 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Very good, commonsense suggestions re swine flu. Well written.
Bots on the Battlefield to Join MASH
Seeded on Thu Mar 5, 2009 10:03 PM EST (Wired News)
A small robot prototype is being developed by U. of Hawaii researcher, Peter Berkelman, to do surgery on the battlefield. This robot is small, portable, can be sterilized in an autoclave--and should provide medics with a great extra set of hands.
New drug class developed from insect research
Seeded on Mon Mar 2, 2009 8:46 PM EST (centralvalleybusinesstimes.com)
Arachidonic acid inhibitor is being tested as Rx for diabetes. A soluble epoxide hydrolase enzyme (s-EH) inhibitor, it is hoped it "may treat a suite of major cardiovascular and metabolic diseases," says entomologist Bruce Hammock, co-discoverer of the enzyme.
Lexapro Maker Forest Is Accused of Fraud - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:43 PM EST (The New York Times)
The Justice Department charged Forest Laboratories with defrauding the government of millions of dollars by illegally marketing the antidepressants Celexa and Lexapro for unapproved uses in teens and children.
CANTAM first African Network of Excellence for clinical trials
Seeded on Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:54 PM EST (Cover Image Viewer)
A new multi-center cooperative among a number of countries was announced. This will enable better training, oversight, and consistency in conducting clinical research on malaria, TB, and HIV.
Eye on FDA: The Press Release Then, Now and Tomorrow
Seeded on Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:19 AM EST (eyeonfda.com)
Good explanation of viral/social marketing app, Pitch Engine, and possible productive uses for disseminating information.
Cyborg "Spy" Moth Gets a New Radio
Seeded on Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:47 AM EST (spectrum.ieee.org)
Cybernetic insects (hybrids of biological and electronic bugs) have been created that are radio-controlled powered by an energy-harvesting system. Implications of uses are fascinating--and scary.
Open Security Foundation Spots Giant Hacks by Combing Small Newspapers
Seeded on Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:44 AM EST (Wired News)
Open Security Foundation--a volunteer group--detecting and reporting major security breeches in banking. Hats off to the volunteers that do this good work (and why does it need to be done by volunteers???)
A Short History of Chocolate in the United States
Seeded on Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:24 AM EST (Research bloggin)
More food for thought about chocolate's medical/historical benefits.
Cannabis compound can help cells' mitochondria
Seeded on Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:32 AM EST (PhysOrg.com)
physorg.com — A compound in cannabis is reported to help cells to function, and aid recovery after a damaging event.
Outsourcing of Drug Trials Is Faulted - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:12 PM EST (The New York Times)
This week's New England Journal of Medicine focuses on the ethical and scientific implications of the shifting of clinical trials overseas. A particular problem is assuring ethical conduct of trials and that patients are not being unduly coerced.
John Borthwick and Kenneth Lerer: Micro-Giving: A New Era in Fundraising
Seeded on Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:50 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
A new route to microlending by using Twitter to generate numerous small contributions, or "Micro-Giving." Clever idea for harnessing social networks!
Blind, Yet Seeing - The Brain's Subconscious Visual Sense - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:48 AM EST (The New York Times)
"Blindsight" described--a crude, subconscious, visual sense capability despite blindness, using other parts of the brain. Can this be learned?
Complex Medical Test Made From Paper and Tape for Three Cents | Wired Science from Wired.com
Seeded on Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:45 PM EST (Wired News)
Fascinating article on cheap medical tests--great potential for third world countries, in particular.
AstraZeneca row as corruption claims engulf Nobel prize - Times Online
Seeded on Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:38 PM EST (The Times)
conflicts of interest and ethical lapses revealed in the Nobel Prize for Medicine winner
Global Update - Index Ranks Global Efforts of Pharmaceutical Companies - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:48 PM EST (The New York Times)
"Social Responsibility" article about the Access to Medicine Index, which rates drug companies on the amount of good they do for people in third world countries
Inventor designs 'tunable' glasses to help one billion in Third World see
Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:40 AM EST (Telegraph)
A Brition has designed a pair of glasses which can be adjusted by the wearer without the need for an optician, in an invention which he hopes will help the world's poor.
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