Day June 20, 2014

A St. John’s woman is appalled that her husband, who has leukemia, spent more than two days on a stretcher in the Health Sciences Centre, even though his immune system has been wiped out. “This is a life-threatening situation for him,”…

Systematic reviews that address policy and practice questions in relation to complex interventions frequently need not only to assess the efficacy of a given intervention but to identify which intervention – and which intervention components – might be most effective…

The biologic heterogeneity of soft tissue sarcomas (STS), even within histological subtypes, complicates treatment. In earlier studies, gene expression patterns that distinguish two subsets of clear cell renal carcinoma (RCC), serous ovarian carcinoma (OVCA), and aggressive fibromatosis (AF) were used…

Childbirth is a challenging and emotive experience that is accompanied by strong positive and/or negative emotions. Memories of birth may be associated with how women cognitively process birth events postpartum and potentially their adaptation to parenthood. Characteristics of memories for…

We encountered markedly elevated procalcitonin (PCT) among pediatric patients during the early postoperative period of open heart surgery. The purpose of this study is to investigate what factors are associated with the PCT elevation. Methods: Fifty-two pediatric patients undergoing cardiac…

ObjectiveWhether distal inflammation in asthmatics also leads to structural changes in the alveolar parenchyma remains poorly examined, especially in patients with uncontrolled asthma. We hypothesized that patients who do not respond to conventional inhaled corticosteroid therapy have a distinct tissue…

Edita Tracey, 35, called an ambulance when she developed bad chest pains She was 36 weeks pregnant and was rushed to hospital for a series of tests Doctors found she had suffered a huge tear in her biggest blood vessel…

By Anna Hodgekiss Published: 09:45 EST, 20 June 2014 | Updated: 11:00 EST, 20 June 2014 A child has been dubbed the ‘Lizard Boy’ because a rare condition means his skin turns into scales. Five-year-old Zhasulan Korganbek, from Kazakhstan, suffers…

Patrice Benjamin-Ramgoolam, 28, has an eating disorder called pica Condition causes cravings for things with no nutritional value She started eating brick at 18 and became ‘hooked on the earthy taste’ Got so fixated at one point she was eating…

Emma Day, 31, went to hospital when her waters broke at just 21 weeks Doctors managed to prevent the birth until she was 24 weeks pregnant The first baby, Axel, was born on July 19, 2012 weighing just 1lb 12oz…

Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Why We Lie. About Pamela Meyer’s TEDTalk We’re surrounded by deception: in politics and pop culture, in the workplace and on social media. Pamela Meyer points out manners and cues that can…

Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode Why We Lie. About Jeff Hancock’s TEDTalk Who hasn’t sent a text message saying “I’m on my way” when it wasn’t true? But some technology might actually force us to be more…

Peaches and chipotle might not SEEM like a natural food pairing, but you’ve got to trust us on this one: These two ingredients together will make your tastebuds very, VERY happy. Scared of spice? Chipotles are smoked, dried jalapenos, so…

The calorie-torching qualities of indoor cycling are hard to beat—that is, if you’re making the most out of your session. Avoid these all-too-common speed bumps for the ultimate—and injury-free—ride. —Amy Roberts, certified personal trainer Holding on Too Tight While it…

Of course there are certain situations where healthy eating is just not going to happen (like when your best friend, who happens to be the world’s best pastry chef, throws a party, or, you know, when you have one too…

Across the whole of England, one in eight women smoke during pregnancy In Blackpool, 27.5% of expectant mothers in 2013-14 admitted to smoking But, for England as a whole, the figure has dropped to an eight year low The lowest…

Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company“) (NASDAQ: NVCN) (TSXV: NVC) today announced that effective at market opening on June 23, 2014, Neovasc’s common shares will commence trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX“) under the Company’s current trading symbol…

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A selection of health policy stories from New York, Michigan, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, California, Texas, Washington state, Missouri, Massachusetts and Colorado. The New York Times: New York Legislature Reaches Deal On More Laws To Fight Heroin Problem…

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Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Transport Department (TD) today (June 20) announced that the next auction of personalised vehicle registration marks (PVRMs) would be held on July 6 (Sunday), at Meeting Room S421, L4, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre,…

The brain endothelium is a key component of the blood brain barrier which is compromised following ischemia, allowing infiltration of damaging immune cells and other inflammatory molecules into the brain. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is known to reduce infarct size in…

Visualisation of neurons labeled with fluorescent proteins or compounds generally require exposure to intense light for a relatively long period of time, often leading to bleaching of the fluorescent probe and photodamage of the tissue. Here we created a technique…

The O-arm is an intraoperative imaging device that can provide computed tomography images. Surgery for small lung tumors was performed based on intraoperative computed tomography images obtained using the O-arm. This study evaluated the usefulness of the O-arm in thoracic…

About eighty percent of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) cases occur in the elderly, we aim to examine the use of reperfusion strategies in elderly patients (=65 years) with AMI and to investigate the factors affecting the use of these strategies.…

i i hide captionA close up of the Brazuca ball in NASA Ames’ Fluid Mechanics Laboratory. Smoke highlighted by lasers visualizes air flow around the ball. NASA’s Ames Research Center A close up of the Brazuca ball in NASA Ames’…

Bone is one of the most frequently transplanted tissues. And the demand is rising. Transplants treat large defects like those caused by trauma, complicated fractures, tumour resection or osteoporosis. Conventionally, a piece of bone is transferred from one body site to…

The American Cancer Society predicts that 40,000 American women will die from breast cancer this year. Most of those deaths will occur due to cells from the primary tumor that spread to other parts of the body-the process known as…

HIV-1, the virus responsible for most cases of AIDS, is a very selective virus. It does not readily infect species other than its usual hosts — humans and chimpanzees. While this would qualify as good news for most mammals, for…

Researchers in Taiwan have found that peripheral blood stem cells can be “mobilized” by injection of a special preparation of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) into rats that modeled osteoarthritis (OA). The bone marrow was stimulated to produce stem cells, leading…

IntroductionThe precise trigger of podoconiosis [box drawings light horizontal] endemic non-filarial elephantiasis of the lower legs [box drawings light horizontal] is unknown. Epidemiological and ecological studies have linked the disease with barefoot exposure to red clay soils of volcanic origin.…

This study evaluates the association between Internal Addiction (IA) and psychiatric co-morbidity in the literature. Methods: Meta-analyses were conducted on cross-sectional, case-control and cohort studies which examined the relationship between IA and psychiatric co-morbidity. Selected studies were extracted from major…

Differential gene expression patterns in cells of the mammalian brain result in the morphological,connectional, and functional diversity of cells. A wide variety of studies have shown that certaingenes are expressed only in specific cell-types. Analysis of cell-type-specific gene expressionpatterns can…

Information management systems are essential to capture data be it for public health and human disease, sustainable agriculture, or plant and animal biosecurity. In public health, the term patient registry is often used to describe information management systems that are…

If you had to name a celeb who’s in absolutely amazing shape, we’re guessing that Maria Menounos would be among the first people who come to mind. The Extra host has crazy-toned abs—but she didn’t always have such an incredible…

When the weather warms up, there’s nothing like firing up the grill and cooking a burger—it just tastes like summer. But you don’t have to stop there. Everything from your sides to your dessert can benefit from a little fire…

If you’re a farmer’s market person, you know that there are tons of weird-slash-random fruits and veggies that you’ve never heard of—but that you’ve heard are amazing for you. The problem comes in when you’re not quite gutsy enough to try…

Young women with depression are also more likely to die prematurely ‘Hidden’ depression could explain poor heart attack survival rates in women But depression in elderly women is not linked to heart problems By Jenny Hope Published: 15:03 EST, 18…

Peakdale Molecular, a leading UK provider of medicinal chemistry and chemistry services, is celebrating its most successful year ever for revenues and earnings since the company’s inception in 1992. Offering specialised chemistry services for early phase drug and diagnostics discovery,…

Agfa HealthCare Corp. announced today a new collaboration with OnBase to integrate the “gold standards” in enterprise imaging and enterprise content management technologies to showcase the vast potential of a fully integrated, “document + image” electronic health record (EHR).  Workflow-centric…