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- Tumor resection fails to better survival in metastatic neuroblastoma
A study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology revealed that primary tumor resection did not improve the five-year, event-free survival in patients with metastatic neuroblastoma. The German researchers said the findings "do not justify aggressive surgery in patients undergoing high-intensity multimodal treatment for metastatic neuroblastoma." Healio/HemOnc Today
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- Erectile dysfunction tied to heart disease risk
Researchers looked at data on more than 95,000 men ages 45 and older and found that those with moderate or severe erectile dysfunction had an up to 50% higher
risk of being hospitalized for heart problems. Having a history of heart disease further increased the risk of hospitalization. The study was published in the journal PLoS Medicine. HealthDay News
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- Sightpath aims for U.S. rollout of cataract laser this year
Sightpath Medical said it aims to debut its mobile femtosecond laser for use in cataract surgery early this year. The MoFeTM service suite, which is targeted for a national rollout throughout the year, features an intra-operative wavefront aberrometer, a femtosecond laser and a certified laser engineer. BeckersASC.com
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- Jelly-based delivery system delays peptide breakdown in diabetes
Researchers at Duke University have developed a jelly-based delivery method designed to help delay the process of peptide drug breakdown in diabetes patients. The method involves an injectable fusion protein that fuses peptide drug copies with heat-sensitive polymers. The protein, which is easier and less painful to inject than microsphere-release technology, then turns into jelly inside the body and is slowly broken down by enzymes to release the peptides. Wired.co.uk (U.K.)
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- AutisMate app helps those with autism build sentences visually
The AutisMate iPad application designed for children with autism uses a visual language of familiar scenes to help users communicate nonverbally. Clicking on simplified icons allows such children to build a sentence, for example, and the app incorporates interactive pictures of the user's actual environment to go beyond the abstract. All Things D
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- Few migraine medications for adults are effective in children
Data from 21 trials of migraine drugs for adults showed that only topiramate and trazodone significantly reduced the frequency of headaches among children and teens who experience regular migraines. Placebos alone yielded good outcomes in children, effectively reducing headaches per month from between five to six to just three, researchers reported in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. Reuters
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- ONC issues reports on services that will back HIE operations
A series of reports has been issued by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to make health care providers more familiar with the different high-impact services that support health information exchange. The themes covered include master data management, query-based exchange and consumer participation in HIE. Healthcare IT News
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