http://rxjournals.com Health and medical news to help you live a better life Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en President Obama is delivering his "closing argument" for health care reform in St. Louis today as Democratic leaders strategize on moving the bill through the House and Senate.The Associated Press: "Obama is to speak Wednesday at St. Charles High School, his second health care address in three days...Original post by ... http://rxjournals.com/obama-makes-final-public-push-for-health-reform-as-democrats-consider-timeline/ Politico: "When Mitch McConnell speaks these days, he expects House Blue Dogs to be listening...Original post by Six Until Me. http://rxjournals.com/gop-putting-strategies-in-place-to-thwart-dems-on-reform/ Sixty per cent of people think politicians are not doing enough to improve care for older people according to a survey by Age Concern and Help the Aged. The poll also found that eight out of ten adults believe care reform is among the most important issues in the ... http://rxjournals.com/politicians-not-doing-enough-to-improve-care-for-older-people-uk/ About four out of every 10 cells in the brain are so-called oligodendrocytes. These cells produce the all-important myelin that coats nerve tracts, ensuring fast, energy-efficient transmission of nerve impulses...Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today http://rxjournals.com/molecule-tells-key-brain-cells-to-grow-up-get-to-work-stanford-study-shows/ While subjective patient-reported outcomes, such as scores from health-status questionnaires, have become an integral part of clinical trials, there is also a need to identify what specific outcomes are the most important ones to target in a given disease context...Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today http://rxjournals.com/identifying-patient-relevant-outcomes-in-metastatic-prostate-cancer/ Aided by ultrasound guidance, treating tumors with extreme heat or moderate heat may provide a possible therapeutic option, according to early research presented at the second AACR Dead Sea International Conference on Advances in Cancer Research: From the Laboratory to the Clinic, held March 7-10, 2010...Original post by Allergy News ... http://rxjournals.com/tumors-may-respond-to-extreme-and-moderate-heat/ A new drug, eprotirome, has been shown to significantly lower bad cholesterol, triglycerides and Lp(A), without the side effects that statins cause in many people. Results of a study were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. "Our study has shown a dramatic reduction in the dangerous ... http://rxjournals.com/new-drug-reduces-bad-cholesterol-and-triglycerides-without-statin-side-effects/ Betty Isaacs of Boone, N.C., knows all about the chronic pain of osteoarthritis and the impact it has on her life. "The pain in my knee was so bad, I would just sit around," Isaacs said. Last year, Isaacs participated in the Walk with Ease program administered through the UNC ... http://rxjournals.com/unc-helps-establish-the-first-national-public-health-agenda-for-osteoarthritis/ People whose "bad" cholesterol and risk of future heart disease stay too high despite cholesterol-lowering statin therapy can safely lower it by adding a drug that mimics the action of thyroid hormone. In a report published in the Mar...Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today http://rxjournals.com/experimental-drug-that-mimics-thyroid-hormone-safely-lowers-bad-cholesterol-in-statin-treated-patients/ New Maryland legislation to protect youth from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is based on significant scientific evidence that indoor tanning before the age of 30 is undeniably linked to increased risk of developing the disease. Senator James N. Robey and Delegate William A...Original post by Allergy News ... http://rxjournals.com/maryland-legislation-introduced-to-prohibit-indoor-tanning-for-minors/