Archive: 04/01/2016

Newer blood pressure drugs as good as older ones: study

(HealthDay)—Newer blood pressure drugs are as safe and effective as older medications, new research suggests.

Jan 4, 2016

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Pediatricians' group says US lacks resources to treat kids in disasters

(HealthDay)—When a major public health emergency, disaster or act of terrorism occurs, the United States may lack adequate resources to treat children who are affected, according to a new statement from the American Academy ...

Jan 4, 2016

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FDA sets new rules for injury-prone pelvic mesh

Mesh implants used to repair pelvic collapse in women will face new federal scrutiny, under rules responding to thousands of injuries reported with the problem-prone devices.

Jan 4, 2016

Medicare is changing: What's new for beneficiaries

Whether it's coverage for end-of-life counseling or an experimental payment scheme for common surgeries, Medicare in 2016 is undergoing some of the biggest changes in its 50 years.

Jan 4, 2016

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Is your child's achy back more than just growing pains?

According to a new literature review in the January issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, it's becoming more common for children and adolescents to seek medical care for back pain. Even with ...

Jan 4, 2016

Researchers reduce stem cell dysfunction and metabolic disease in aged mice

Mayo Clinic researchers have taken what they hope will be the first step toward preventing and reversing age-related stem cell dysfunction and metabolic disease. That includes diabetes, which affects 12.2 million Americans ...

Jan 4, 2016

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Gene thought to suppress cancer may actually promote spread of colorectal cancer

A gene that is known to suppress the growth and spread of many types of cancer has the opposite effect in some forms of colorectal cancer, University of Missouri School of Medicine researchers have found. It is a finding ...

Jan 4, 2016

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First-of-a-kind drug approvals continued rise in 2015

Approvals for first-of-a-kind drugs climbed last year, pushing the annual tally of new U.S. drugs to its highest level in 19 years.

Jan 4, 2016

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Recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis in children has high disease burden, health care costs

The burden of recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis in children may be higher than previously thought, with high costs related to repeated hospitalizations, report a pair of studies in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology ...

Jan 4, 2016

Do we have free will? Researchers test mechanisms involved in decision-making

Our choices seem to be freer than previously thought. Using computer-based brain experiments, researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin studied the decision-making processes involved in voluntary movements. ...

Jan 4, 2016

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Archive: 04/01/2016

Newer blood pressure drugs as good as older ones: study

Pediatricians' group says US lacks resources to treat kids in disasters

FDA sets new rules for injury-prone pelvic mesh

Medicare is changing: What's new for beneficiaries

Is your child's achy back more than just growing pains?

Researchers reduce stem cell dysfunction and metabolic disease in aged mice

Gene thought to suppress cancer may actually promote spread of colorectal cancer

First-of-a-kind drug approvals continued rise in 2015

Recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis in children has high disease burden, health care costs

Do we have free will? Researchers test mechanisms involved in decision-making

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