March 2008

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• Monday 31 March 2008 @ 4:08 pm
  FDA Approves New Medical Adhesive to Treat Burn Patients   Health Care (0)

  If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!FDA Approves New Medical Adhesive to Treat Burn Patients The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new medical adhesive (a fibrin sealant) called Artiss for use in attaching skin grafts onto burn patients. [...]

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• Sunday 30 March 2008 @ 4:08 pm
  FDA Licenses New Hemophilia Treatment   Health Care (0)

  FDA Licenses New Hemophilia Treatment The new treatment, called Xyntha Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant) Plasma/Albumin Free, is a genetically engineered version of factor VIII, a protein essential for the clotting of blood. Factor VIII, known as an anti-hemophilic factor, is missing or decreased in patients with hemophilia A. Source: [...]

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• Saturday 29 March 2008 @ 7:49 pm
  Genes, Environment and Health Initiative Invests In Genetic Studies, Environmental Monitoring Technologies: Studies Focus on Common Conditions, Personal Environmental Exposures   Health Care (0)

  Genes, Environment and Health Initiative Invests In Genetic Studies, Environmental Monitoring Technologies: Studies Focus on Common Conditions, Personal Environmental Exposures The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected the first projects to be funded as part of the Genes, Environment and Health Initiative (GEI), a unique collaboration between geneticists and environmental scientists. Source: www.niehs.nih.gov
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• Friday 28 March 2008 @ 10:08 pm
  HHS Secretary Leavitt Signs Agreement With Canada To Improve Indigenous Health Care Delivery and Access   Health Care (0)

  HHS Secretary Leavitt Signs Agreement With Canada To Improve Indigenous Health Care Delivery and Access HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Canadian Minister of Health Tony Clement today to improve the health status of indigenous communities through enhanced international collaborations, identification and reinforcement [...]

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• Friday 28 March 2008 @ 1:26 am
  Past Child Abuse Plus Variations in Gene Result in Potent PTSD Risk for Adults   Health Care (0)

  Past Child Abuse Plus Variations in Gene Result in Potent PTSD Risk for Adults A traumatic event is much more likely to result in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults who experienced trauma in childhood — but certain gene variations raise the risk considerably if the childhood trauma involved physical or sexual abuse, scientists have [...]

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• Thursday 27 March 2008 @ 2:08 am
  CDC Urges Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities to Increase Efforts to Reduce Drug-Resistant Infections   Health Care (0)

  CDC Urges Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities to Increase Efforts to Reduce Drug-Resistant Infections The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released new guidelines outlining strategies to prevent the spread of drug-resistant infections in healthcare settings… Source: www.cdc.gov
  More Children in Low-Income Countries Getting Vaccinated Against Hib Pneumonia and Meningitis Vaccine use increasing [...]

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• Wednesday 26 March 2008 @ 5:07 am
  Recalls and Safety Alerts: Severe Pain with Osteoporosis Drugs   Health Care (0)

  Recalls and Safety Alerts: Severe Pain with Osteoporosis Drugs FDA is alerting healthcare professionals that severe bone, joint, or muscle pain can occur in patients taking bisphosphonate drugs such as Fosamax (alendronate sodium), Actonel (risedronate sodium), Reclast (zoledronic acid) and Boniva (ibandronate s… [...]

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• Tuesday 25 March 2008 @ 6:07 am
  New Study Shows Tobacco Control Programs Cut Adult Smoking Rates   Health Care (0)

  New Study Shows Tobacco Control Programs Cut Adult Smoking Rates Greater investments in state tobacco control programs are independently and significantly associated with larger and more rapid declines … Source: www.cdc.gov
  CDC Disease Detectives Highlight Findings from Recent Investigations 56th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference… Source: www.cdc.gov
  World AIDS Day Statement from Dr. [...]

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• Monday 24 March 2008 @ 7:07 am
  NIEHS Awards Outstanding New Environmental Scientists   Health Care (0)

  NIEHS Awards Outstanding New Environmental Scientists Five-year grants totaling $3.5 million will go to seven exceptionally talented and creative investigators in the early stages of their careers, the National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced today. Source: www.niehs.nih.gov
  FDA Approves New Orphan Drug for Treatment of Rare [...]

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• Sunday 23 March 2008 @ 8:07 am
  CDC Scientist Awarded China s Highest Honor for Outstanding Contributions to Public Health   Health Care (0)

  CDC Scientist Awarded China s Highest Honor for Outstanding Contributions to Public Health Robert E. Fontaine, M.D., CDC senior epidemiologist and Resident Advisor to the U.S. Field Epidemiology Training Program in Beijing, China, has been honored with the Friendship Award of 2007. Source: www.cdc.gov
  State of Childhood Asthma, United States: 1980-2005 [...]

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