Oxfam Launches $15M Emergency Appeal For ‘Severe’ East African Drought “A severe and persistent five-year drought” is pushing “[m]ore than 23 million people … towards severe hunger and destitution across East Africa, international aid agency Oxfam has warned as it launches a £9.

AFRESA® (insulin human [rDNA origin]) Inhalation Powder is a well-tolerated, ultra rapid acting insulin able to more closely replicate normal glucose suppression than currently available insulins, according to data presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes.

Men largely make decisions about prostate cancer screening based on conversations with their clinicians, but these discussions often do not include information about the risks of testing in addition to the benefits, according to a report in the September 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) provides Arizona with an annual total economic impact of $77.4 million, according to the results of an independent analysis just released. Including spin-off businesses and commercialization of TGen-led research, a study by the research firm Tripp Umbach predicts TGen’s total annual economic impact will grow to $321.3 million by 2025.

DiscoveryBioMed, Inc. (DBM) announced that it has been awarded a $750,000 Small Business Innovations Research (SBIR) Phase 2 grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue the research into the discovery and development of small molecules to alleviate multiple chronic human diseases including cystic fibrosis (CF), hypertension and chronic kidney diseases with hypertension.

A study by researchers at The George Institute for International Health in Australia found that it is rare for patients presenting to PCPs with acute lower back pain to have previously undiagnosed serious diseases. The most common serious disease cause documented was vertebral fracture, with half of the cases identified at the time of initial consultation.

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that pediatricians provided with the proper communication, educational and information technology tools and training could reduce the rates of children developing early childhood caries (ECC) or cavities by 77 percent. This study appears in the October issue of the Journal Medical Care.

‘No major role for fish’ in the prevention of heart failure; only a possible beneficial effect in those with diabetes The consumption of fish has no major role in the prevention of heart failure, according to results from a large prospective population study.

Children born to women taking antidepressants in early pregnancy have a small but important increased risk of septal heart defects (a defect in the wall dividing the right side of the heart from the left side), concludes research published on bmj.com today. Depression affects up to 20% of pregnant women and the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy is common and increasing.

Today, in a major step toward ensuring high-quality care for people with cancer, two major medical associations are releasing the first-ever national standards for safe administration of chemotherapy drugs. These policies seek to serve as a benchmark for providers of adult cancer care and encourage them to evaluate their current standards.