Archive: 22/10/2013
Internet therapy may help postnatal depression
Researchers at the University of Exeter have teamed up with online forum Netmums in a pilot study which has shown that postnatal depression can be treated effectively using online therapy. Rates of postnatal depression (PND) ...
Oct 22, 2013
Five years on, first ever tissue-engineered airway transplant remains successful
New results published in The Lancet today [Wednesday 23 October] reveal that five years after the first successful transplantation of a tissue-engineered airway (reported in The Lancet in 2008 [1]) the recipient continues ...
Oct 22, 2013
FDA warns of recalled compounded drugs in Michigan
The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors, veterinarians and patients to avoid certain sterile drugs distributed by the Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy of Michigan.
Oct 22, 2013
Docs get more precise about full-term pregnancy
U.S. obstetricians are getting more precise about exactly what determines a full-term pregnancy.
Oct 22, 2013
Colon cancer screening guidelines may miss 10 percent of colon cancers
For people with a family history of adenomas (colon polyps that lead to colon cancer), up to 10 percent of colorectal cancers could be missed when current national screening guidelines are followed. Colorectal cancer is the ...
Oct 22, 2013
Amgen 3Q profit jumps 24 pct. on stronger sales
Biotech drugmaker Amgen Inc. said Tuesday that its third-quarter profit jumped 24 percent, trouncing analysts' expectations, as sales of more than a half-dozen of its drugs increased by double digits.
Oct 22, 2013
HIV elimination in South Africa could be achieved by current treatment policy
The current antiretroviral treatment policy in South Africa could lead to elimination of HIV within the country over the next 24 to 34 years, but a universal test and treat (UTT) approach could achieve elimination 10 years ...
Oct 22, 2013
Xpert MTB/RIF test may improve diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in HIV-infected individuals
Tuberculous meningitis is a serious and often fatal illness that is difficult to diagnose particularly in resource-poor areas and is especially common in individuals infected with HIV. In this week's PLOS Medicine, Vinod ...
Oct 22, 2013