health - "medicine"

A great deal of scientific evidence shows that cholesterol-reducing medications known as statins can help prevent coronary artery disease. Although the safety of these medications has been well documented, as many as 40 percent of patients who receive a prescription for statins take the drug for less than one year. Doctors believe that several factors -- including cost, adverse effects, poor understanding of statin benefits and patients' reluctance to take prescription medications long term -- may explain why some patients stop taking these medicines.read more

The drug purchasing agency UNITAID is endorsing the formation of a panel of experts to examine the viability of a 'patent pool,' the New York Times reports. The pool in theory would hold licenses on patented drugs, and the licenses could be used to produce the medicines at lower costs for developing countries, according to the Times.

Female soccer players and soccer players who have had a previous concussion recuperate differently from males or players without a history of concussion, new research released today at the 2008 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports medicine Annual Meeting at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes shows. (Source: News-Medical News Feed)

Concerns over the increasing number of hepatitis C cases in the past four months has brought together African Americans in the fields of medicine, social work and advocacy to the nation's capitol to discuss its implications in their community. The AACLA summit took place at the Capital Hilton hotel, June 26-29, 2008, hosted by its Chief Executive Officer and President, Johanna Blanding-Koskinen, and included key health providers of the African American community: Mark Colomb, Ph.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of medicine discovered that the activity of a specific family of nanometer-sized molecular motors called myosin-I is regulated by force. The motor puts tension on cellular springs that allow vibrations to be detected within the body. This finely tuned regulation has important implications for understanding a wide variety of basic cellular processes, including hearing and balance and glucose uptake in response to insulin.

Naturopaths are strongly in favour of regulation of their industry, a University of Queensland researcher has found. Naturopaths believed that regulation would lift the quality of practitioners, improve patient safety, promote research and allow for greater collaboration between complementary and conventional medicine, researcher Jon Wardle, a PhD student with the School of Population health, said.

Female soccer players and soccer players who have had a previous concussion recuperate differently from males or players without a history of concussion, new research released at the 2008 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports medicine Annual Meeting at JW Marriott Orland Grande Lakes shows. The study found that prior history of concussion and gender account for significant differences in test results following the injury.

With an estimated 80,000 Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears happening each year in the United States (Source: American Journal of Sports medicine 2006 ; 9:1512-1532), including recently to famed golfer, Tiger Woods, choosing the best replacement ligament for surgery is one key to success.

New research published in the open-access journal PLoS medicine compares two different public health approaches to HIV treatment. The study authors find that the highly individualized approach to drug selection used in Switzerland is just as effective as the South African approach that used a limited number of drug combinations for all patients.

(Washington University School of Medicine) The sound of a noisy Chicago restaurant during the breakfast rush -- the clang of plates and silverware and the clamor of many voices -- was the crucial test of new hearing aid technology in a study conducted by researchers at Washington University School of medicine in St. Louis. The study showed that the hearing aids worked well in a noisy environment -- the most challenging test for a hearing aid.