health - "medicine"

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients cared for by sleep centers accredited by the American Academy of Sleep medicine (AASM) and certified sleep medicine specialists receive better education than patients cared for by non-AASM accredited centers and non-certified physicians, according to a research abstract presented on Tuesday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).

A new analysis presented at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 68th Annual Scientific Sessions showed treatment with 'Januvia'T (sitagliptin), Merck & Co., Inc's diabetes medicine, was associated with a 93 percent lower risk of having a confirmed symptomatic hypoglycaemic event on a given day (p=0.001) compared to treatment with glipizide, a sulphonylurea (SU).

Data published in this week's New England Journal of medicine (NEJM) demonstrate that the first-in-class direct renin inhibitor Rasilez® (aliskiren) shows potential kidney-protective benefit independent of its blood pressure lowering effects1.

Results of a recent survey of 13 pediatric hospitals in North America show a lack of universally applied standards for administering radiopharmaceutical doses to children undergoing nuclear medicine examinations, according to an article in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear medicine.

High School students who are interested in exploring a career in sports medicine, or who would like to enhance their high school athletic training-room skills, can attend the High School Athletic Training Aide Workshop hosted by UPMC Sports medicine from Tuesday, July 29 through Thursday, July 31 at the new, convenient location of The Ellis School, 6425 Fifth Ave., Shadyside.

Investigators at Washington University School of medicine in St. Louis have identified a genetic variation associated with an earlier age of onset in Alzheimer's disease.Unlike genetic mutations previously linked to rare, inherited forms of early-onset Alzheimer's disease - which can strike people as young as their 30s or 40s - these variants influence an earlier presentation of symptoms in people affected by the more common, late-onset form of the disease.

The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), an international organisation established in 1920 to fight tuberculosis and promote lung health worldwide, has prepared a report, published in PLoS medicine by the Public Library of Science (PLoS), on managing diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure, epilepsy and other non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa that will provide lessons for treating patients worldwide. Prof.

With fewer than 30,000 human genes with which to work, Nature has to mix and match to generate the myriad types of neurons or nerve cells needed to assemble the brain and nervous system. Keeping this involved process on the straight and narrow requires a clever balance of promotion and inhibition, said researchers from Baylor College of medicine in Houston in a report that appears in the current edition of the journal Developmental Cell.

(Research Australia) Research into the news reporting of complementary and alternative medicine in Australia, has revealed that much of the information the public receives through the media is inaccurate or incomplete.

Although Internet drug purchasing is known to be a dicey proposition, the extent of the risk has never been established. A new report by the European Alliance for Access to Safe medicine (EAASM), the results of which were released last week at the 4th Global Forum on Pharmaceutical Anticounterfeting, suggests the problem may be worse than regulatory agencies heretofore anticipate...