Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012 at 3 p.m. ET Audio recording (MP3, 16MB) OPERATOR: Welcome, and thank you for standing by. I would just like to remind all parties that the lines have been placed in a listen only mode until the question and answer session of today’s call. This call[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Target for Obesity Drugs Comes Into Focus
Georgios Skiniotis developed a picture of the interaction between leptin and its receptor using electron microscopy. The two legs of the receptor become rigid by binding to leptin and signal to an enzyme called the Janus kinase. ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012. Researchers at the University of Michigan have determined[Read More…]
UPDATE: Multistate Meningitis Outbreak Investigation, October 11, 2012 1:30 PM EDT
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012 1:30 PM EDT At-A-Glance Status: Ongoing Investigation Infection: Fungal Meningitis Facility Type: Outpatient Setting Case Count: 170 States: 11 Deaths: 14 Multi-State Meningitis Outbreak – Current Case Count October 11, 2012 1:30 PM EDT Persons with Fungal Infections Linked to Steroid Injections, by State [View Larger[Read More…]
UPDATE: Multistate Meningitis Outbreak Investigation, October 11, 2012 – 4:30 AM EDT
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012 4:30 AM EDT Exserohilum rostratum Current Situation As of October 10, 2012, CDC’s fungal disease laboratory has confirmed the presence of the fungus Exserohilum in 10 people with meningitis and the fungus Aspergillus in one person with meningitis. Clinicians should continue to contact patients who have[Read More…]
Illinois Emergency Management Agency Supports ‘Image Gently’ Campaign
National Effort Raises Awareness of Child Safety for X-Ray, CT Scans SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012 The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is encouraging healthcare professionals to “Image Gently” when conducting x-rays or computed tomography (CT) scans on children. IEMA recently sent a letter to nearly 16,000 medical radiation technologists, x-ray[Read More…]
UPDATE: Multistate Meningitis Outbreak Investigation, October 10, 2012
At;anta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2012 – 8:45 AM EDT At-A-Glance Status: Ongoing Investigation Infection: Fungal Meningitis Facility Type: Outpatient Setting Case Count: 119 States: 10 Deaths: 11 Multi-State Meningitis Outbreak – Current Case Count October 9, 2012 1:45 PM EDT Persons with Meningitis Linked to Epidural Steroid Injections, by State [View Larger[Read More…]
How Cancer Cells Break Free From Tumors
New MIT study identifies adhesion molecules key to cancer’s spread through the body. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2012. Although tumor metastasis causes about 90 percent of cancer deaths, the exact mechanism that allows cancer cells to spread from one part of the body to another is not well understood. One[Read More…]
New Campaign From the Center for Reproductive Rights Launches With Support From Hollywood Heavyweights
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2012. Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights announced the launch of an innovative new campaign—DRAW THE LINE— in support of the Center’s Bill of Reproductive Rights. The Bill of Reproductive Rights provides an opportunity for Americans to join together and tell lawmakers that they stand strongly behind[Read More…]
Angry? Sad? Ashamed? Depressed People Can’t Tell Difference
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2012. Clinically depressed people have a hard time telling the difference between negative emotions such as anger and guilt, a new University of Michigan study found. The ability to distinguish between various emotional experiences affects how individuals deal with life stressors, said Emre Demiralp, a researcher in[Read More…]
Electronic Health Records Shown to Improve the Quality of Patient Care
New Weill Cornell Study Provides Compelling Evidence that Commercially Available Electronic Health Records Are Associated with Better Physician Performance NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 09, 2012 — A new study by Weill Cornell Medical College researchers, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, provides compelling evidence that electronic health records (EHRs) enhance[Read More…]
