Medical news feeds from NetDoc.com - clinical updates from the top medicine journals http://www.netdoc.com Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:44:54 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.netdoc.com/images/M_images/netdoc.gif http://www.netdoc.com Medical news feeds from NetDoc.com - clinical updates from the top medicine journals http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66050&Itemid=105 Sybaritic Inc., a medical device maker, has agreed to stop producing and distributing its medical products used in laser surgery (Dictionary/Medical-Dictionary/Laser-Surgery/), dermatology, and spa treatments until it is in compliance with FDA quality standards. The products are considered to be unapproved medical devices as they lack appropriate FDA clearance review and approval for safety and effectiveness. The agreement was part of a consent decree of injunction signed by Bloomington, Minn., company and three of its top executives, Anthony S. Daffer, Steven J. Daffer, and Ronald Berglund. Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:00:08 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66044&Itemid=105 Overall, only about half of Americans diagnosed with major depression (Dictionary/Medical-Dictionary/Depression/) in a given year receive treatment for it, and even fewer—about one fifth—receive treatment consistent with current practice guidelines, according to data from nationally representative surveys supported by NIMH. Among the ethnic/racial groups surveyed, African Americans and Mexican Americans had the lowest rates of use of depression care; all groups reported higher use of past-year psychotherapy vs. medication for depression. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:00:08 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66041&Itemid=105 A new study in the January issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery®, published by the Society for Vascular Surgery®, reveals robust epidemiological evidence that hereditary factors contribute to aneurysm formation in twins. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:00:03 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66038&Itemid=105 FDA, Health Organizations to Study Safety of Medications Taken During Pregnancy New collaborative research program to study effects on mothers and their babies A new research program called the Medication Exposure in Pregnancy Risk Evaluation Program (MEPREP) will fund research to study the effects of prescription medications used during pregnancy. The program is a collaboration among the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and researchers at the HMO Research Network Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics (CERT), Kaiser Permanente’s multiple research centers and Vanderbilt University. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:00:09 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66037&Itemid=105 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about criminals posing as FDA special agents and other law enforcement personnel as part of an international extortion scam. The criminals call the victims -- who in most cases previously purchased drugs over the Internet or via telepharmacies -- and identify themselves as FDA special agents or other law enforcement officials. The criminals inform the victims that purchasing drugs over the Internet or the telephone is illegal, and that law enforcement action will be pursued unless a fine or fee ranging from $100 to $250,000 is paid. Victims often also have fraudulent transactions placed against their credit cards. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:00:09 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66036&Itemid=105 A study has linked panic disorder (Dictionary/Medical-Dictionary/Panic-Disorder/) to a wayward hormone in a brain circuit that regulates vigilance. While too little of the hormone, called orexin, is known to underlie narcolepsy (http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2009/ninds-03.htm), the new study suggests that too much of it may lead to panic attacks that afflict 6 million American adults. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:00:08 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66035&Itemid=105 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Fluzone High-Dose, an inactivated influenza virus vaccine for people ages 65 years and older to prevent disease caused by influenza virus subtypes A and B. People in this age group are at highest risk for seasonal influenza complications, which may result in hospitalization and death. Annual vaccination remains the best protection from influenza, particularly for people 65 and older. Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:00:09 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66034&Itemid=105 Dec. 23, 2009: The U.S. Senate passed its version of health care reform legislation. The House and Senate bills now go to joint conference committee for negotiations to try to craft is a single bill from two very different bills. Source: WhiteHouse.gov (http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/12/24/another-tremendous-step-forward). Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:42:22 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66027&Itemid=105 Only about half of American children and teenagers who have certain mental disorders receive professional services, according to a nationally representative survey funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The survey also provides a comprehensive look at the prevalence of common mental disorders. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:00:07 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66028&Itemid=105 Scientists have for the first time selectively blocked a conditioned fear memory in humans with a behavioral manipulation. Participants remained free of the fear memory for at least a year. The research builds on emerging evidence from animal studies that reactivating an emotional memory opens a 6-hour window of opportunity in which a training procedure can alter it. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:00:07 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66026&Itemid=105 Press Release Date: December 14, 2009 Some methods of minimally invasive biopsy for breast cancer (Dictionary/Medical-Dictionary/Breast-Cancer-Pathologic-TNM-Finding/) are nearly as accurate as surgical biopsy but have much less risk of harms, according to a new report funded by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:00:05 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66020&Itemid=105 Children with poor reading skills who underwent an intensive, six-month training program to improve their reading ability showed increased connectivity in a particular brain region, in addition to making significant gains in reading, according to a study funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The study was published in the Dec. 10, 2009, issue of Neuron. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:00:07 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66019&Itemid=105 Scientists have for the first time selectively blocked a conditioned fear memory in humans with a behavioral manipulation. Participants remained free of the fear memory for at least a year. The research builds on emerging evidence from animal studies that reactivating an emotional memory opens a 6-hour window of opportunity in which a training procedure can alter it. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:00:07 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66015&Itemid=105 Researchers studying autism spectrum disorders (ASD) will soon have access to a vast range of data and research tools through the NIH National Database for Autism Research (NDAR) (http://ndar.nih.gov/). Different labs often collect the same kinds of data. But they are often described differently, making it difficult to pool those data in any meaningful way. The NDAR research portal was designed to specifically address these differences by providing tools to define and standardize the complex data landscape that characterizes ASD research. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:00:08 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66009&Itemid=105 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to avoid eating oysters harvested from the San Antonio Bay on or after Nov. 16 due to reports of norovirus-associated illnesses in some people who had consumed oysters harvested from this area, which is located on the Gulf of Texas. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:00:08 +0100