Day August 30, 2016

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Erelzi, (etanercept-szzs) for multiple inflammatory diseases. Erelzi is a biosimilar to Enbrel (etanercept), which was originally licensed in 1998. Erelzi is administered by injection for the treatment of: moderate to severe rheumatoid…

Enlarge this image A microscope image, magnified 600 times, of the bacteria that cause the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea. BSIP/UIG via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption BSIP/UIG via Getty Images A microscope image, magnified 600 times, of the bacteria…

Three sexually-transmitted infections will soon be resistant to antibiotics, the World Health Organization warns.  Updating its guidelines on Tuesday, the WHO urged a new approach to treating chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis for the first time since 2003. Together, the diseases…

Gene Wilder died at the age of 83 after three years with Alzheimer’s The actor kept his illness secret, died of ‘complications’ with the disease After his death Google searches for the disease went up 3,950%  By Mia De Graaf…

One study in Europe found coffee counteracts brain’s ageing It blocks receptors which wear down and cause memory loss Another study done over 22 years found coffee decreased cancer risk  By Mia De Graaf For Dailymail.com Published: 16:12 EST, 30…

Study set out to see how many people self-prescribe antibiotics It comes as we get increasingly resistant to bacteria-fighting medication Researchers found 4% of participants admitted to using their pets’ pills They warn it is an ominous sign that we…

In a study of children with brain shunts at Children’s of Alabama, a University of Alabama at Birmingham investigational biomarker outperformed the current “gold standard” test for detecting bacterial infections in the shunts. This is the second potential diagnostic application…

Our brains have a detailed picture of our hands and fingers, and that persists even decades after an amputation, Oxford University researchers have found. The finding could have implications for the control of next generation prosthetics. Team leader, Dr. Tamar…

LifeVest, a technology being developed at St. Michael’s Hospital to help newborns breathe, won the Global Healthcare Innovation Academy’s international competition in Calgary. Global Healthcare Innovation Academy brought together innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, and industry for its scientific and business innovation…

Scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the University of California, San Francisco, and Harvard Medical School used a rigorous study design to assess the biological impact of meditation compared to vacation. They examined the effect of…

Study participants reported more stress before an exam at their “peak” hours based upon circadian rhythm. Credit: jessica_seewer/Indiana University A study by psychological researchers at Indiana University shows that people are more likely to undermine their performance at stressful tasks…

A recent study by researchers at Chatham University in the journal Human Communication Research, found that friends are no better at interpreting correct emotional intent in emails than complete strangers. “OMG I just LOVE pizza.” Is this statement sarcastic? Is…

Credit: Drexel University Analysis by a team from Drexel University found that firefighters may shun safety gear due to the pressure of living up to their risk-taker image. Jennifer Taylor, PhD, associate professor in Drexel’s Dornsife School of Public Health…

Dr. Angela Rocha shows brain scans of a baby born with microcephaly at the Oswaldo Cruz Hospital in Recife, Brazil, in January. In Brazil, the Zika virus has been linked to more than 1,800 cases of microcephaly, a rare birth…

Enlarge this image What did she say? Enik? Kubinyi/Science hide caption toggle caption Enik? Kubinyi/Science What did she say? Enik? Kubinyi/Science When you praise a dog, it’s listening not just to the words you say but also how you say…

We all know gorging on junk food and sweet treats is bad for our waistline. But eating processed foods might actually cause mental illness too, researchers claim. Dr Julia Rucklidge, of the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, said processed foods…

Do you lie awake at night running through the day’s events in your mind? Perhaps you toss and turn, fretting about whether you’ll ever be promoted or get married. Experts warn we are in the midst of an epidemic of anxiety –…

Spraying only targets mosquitoes, not their eggs, researchers warn But new research shows the eggs could already be infected with Zika  It means the virus could be harder to control than previously thought  By Mia De Graaf For Dailymail.com and…

In an effort to determine if stem cell therapy can prevent or improve a condition called “diabetic foot” caused by poor blood flow in patients with diabetes, a team of researchers in China has found that transplanting human placenta-derived mesenchymal…

In a study focusing on the role of self-donated (autologous) bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in placental vascular development, researchers in Japan have discovered that when transplanted into pregnant mice, EPCs can contribute to better blood vessel growth that…

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) launches a first-of-its-kind pancreatic cancer clinical trial to make cancer cells more responsive to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, with University of Glasgow researcher Professor Jeff Evans as the chief investigator. The trial, which launches in four hospitals…

Fasting is a tool for effective cancer treatment. A new study shows that the right diet in combination with chemoteraphy not only protect the body´s immune system, it also turns it against cancer cells. Valter Longo is a professor at…

By now you may have caught the new McDonald’s TV commercial promoting Chicken McNuggets without artificial preservatives. The ad ends with a father lovingly brushing back his daughter’s hair while she dines on preservative-free, processed chicken pieces. “We all want…

A large “Plants Not Pills” sign faces busy Kings Road in Sydney, N.S., the slogan for the chain of Marijuana for Trauma clinics. Marijuana for Trauma was founded in Fredericton with the goal of helping veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. That was the plan when the…

Previous studies at the University of Colorado Cancer Center show that the experimental drug AMPI-109 potently kills triple-negative breast cancer cells. But even the most compelling evidence of cell death in a dish isn’t enough to push a drug into…

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who need anticoagulation before undergoing electrical correction of their abnormal heartbeat (cardioversion) may benefit from treatment with edoxoban – a non-vitamin K antagonist (VKA) oral anticoagulant (NOAC), according to results of the ENSURE-AF trial. Edoxaban…

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Drug-eluting stents had a clear advantage over bare metal stents in patients undergoing revascularisation of saphenous (leg) vein grafts, results of the BASKET-SAVAGE trial show. “This is currently the largest trial with long-term outcome data comparing these two types of…

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During a heart attack, clots or narrowed arteries block blood flow, harming or killing cells within the tissue. But the damage doesn’t end after the crushing pain subsides. Instead, the heart’s walls thin out, the organ becomes …

New research presented at this year’s World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA) in Hong Kong (28 Aug – 2 Sept) shows that patients who have surgery during the night are twice as likely to die as patients operated on during regular…

Forget Hawaii or Fiji. The spot that’s really got surfers talking these days is a secluded pond more than 100 miles from the ocean, in California’s Central Valley. “It’s just an amazing, amazing wave,” says Robert “Wingnut” Weaver, a longboarder…

Looking at her toned shoulders, it’s hard to believe Goldie Hawn is 70 The actress says she exercises every day, even if she just has 15 minutes Here, we reveal the best workout to tone your shoulders and upper arms…

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A specially designed antidote to reverse acute, potentially life-threatening anticoagulant-related bleeding worked quickly, and was well-tolerated according to interim results of the ongoing ANNEXA-4 study. Andexanet alfa reduced anticoagulant activity by roughly 90% within half an hour among patients with…

Enhanced cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs that include a year of group or personal lifestyle and fitness coaching did not improve cardiovascular risk scores more than a standard 3-month program in patients recovering from a heart attack. But, findings from the…

If you ask two different doctors about e-cigarettes, you might get two different answers. Whether you want to know about the safety of the devices — which create an inhalable aerosol from heated liquid nicotine and flavoring — or how…

A study in The Journal of Cell Biology by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School reveals important new details about the inner workings of the CRISPR-Cas9 machinery in live cells that may have implications for the development of…

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