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Arthritis / Rheumatology News
World's First Clinical Trial Of Pioneering Stem Cell Bandage To Treat Torn Meniscal Cartilage Millions of people with knee injuries could benefit from a new type of stem cell bandage treatment if clinical trials are successful. The world's first clinical trial for the treatment of patients with torn meniscal cartilage has received approval from the UK regulatory agency, the MHRA1, to commence.	05 June 2011

Dentistry News

Researchers Uncover Mechanism In Saliva Production Which Could Lead To Advanced Therapies For Patients With Dry Mouth University of Louisville researchers are one step closer to helping millions of people whose salivary glands no longer work because of disease or damage from treatment of diseases.The scientific finding of Douglas Darling, PhD, professor, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, UofL School of Dentistry, and his team identified a protein sorting mechanism used by the salivary gland.

05 June 2011

Heart Disease News

Pulmonary Thromboembolism Deaths And Obesity May Be Linked More people are dying from pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE), and this could be associated with parallel rises in obesity rates, researchers from the University of Adelaide Roger Byard wrote in the Medical Journal of AustraliaProfessor Roger Byard and co-author explain that while focus should continue on illnesses and conditions linked to obesity, such as cardiac disease, hypertension (high blood pressure), and diabetes mellitus, doctors should also concentrate on PTE.

05 June 2011

IT / Internet / E-mail News
Paper And Computer Workarounds Challenge But May Improve Health IT A new research study investigates the challenges that pen and paper workarounds or computerized communication breakdowns pose to the use of electronic health records. Understanding these challenges may lead to improved coordination of care supported by health IT.	05 June 2011
Largest Biochemical Circuit Built Out Of Small Synthetic DNA Molecules By Caltech Researchers In many ways, life is like a computer. An organism's genome is the software that tells the cellular and molecular machinery - the hardware - what to do. But instead of electronic circuitry, life relies on biochemical circuitry - complex networks of reactions and pathways that enable organisms to function.	05 June 2011

Seniors / Aging News
Yoga Helped Older Stroke Victims Improve Balance, Endurance An Indiana University study that exposed older veterans with stroke to yoga produced "exciting" results as researchers explore whether this popular mind-body practice can help stroke victims cope with their increased risk for painful and even deadly falls.	05 June 2011
Study Points To Health Disparities In Physical Fitness An Indiana University study examining disparities in physical fitness levels between older adults who are patients of safety net community health centers (CHC) and those who are members of a medically affiliated fitness center is producing stunning results.	05 June 2011
The Age-Related Needs Of Older Adults In Natural Disasters When earthquake, tsunami, tornado or flood strike, among the most vulnerable group are the elderly. Writing in the International Journal of Emergency Management, researchers in New Zealand suggest that emergency response plans must take into account the age-related needs of adults with regards to the personal and social resources they have available.	05 June 2011
Concern For The Treatment Of Elderly Hospital Patients Hospitals that provide quality care for young people do not always provide the same quality care for the elderly, a new study has found.As our population ages and requires more healthcare, hospitals need to measure the quality of care they provide for the over 65s and implement programs to meet their distinct needs, said the study's author, Dr.	05 June 2011
Older Men More Likely To Lose The Ability To Orgasm Due To Gabapentin Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have found that Gabapentin, (trade name Neurontin) a medication commonly used to treat neuropathic pain, seizures and biopolar disease in older and elderly patients, seems to have a higher incidence of anorgasmia, or failure to experience orgasm, than previously reported.	05 June 2011

Sexual Health / STDs News
Potential For A Male Birth Control Pill Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center are honing in on the development of what may be the first non-steroidal, oral contraceptive for men. Tests of low doses of a compound that interferes with retinoic acid receptors (RARs), whose ligands are metabolites of dietary vitamin A, showed that it caused sterility in male mice.	05 June 2011
Link Between Empathy, Self-Esteem, Autonomy And Increased Sexual Enjoyment Sexual pleasure among young adults (ages 18-26) is linked to healthy psychological and social development, according to a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.	05 June 2011
Despite Significantly Lower Risk Of Acquiring HIV With PrEP, The Public Need To Be Convinced In a recent clinical trial, non-HIV-infected individuals who used the antiretroviral drug Truvada on a daily basis cut their risk of becoming infected with HIV by 44 percent.While the findings are reason for great optimism, researchers say it is now important to understand the factors that could influence the public's willingness to use the drug in this way, known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP.	05 June 2011

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