Dr. Shibir Blog

New post - Stem Cell Research Innovators Gather In San Diego, Share Ideas For Growth And Development

2012-03-06T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/03/06/stem-cell-research-innovators-gather-in-san-diego-share-ideas-for-growth-and-development/

CONNECT, in partnership with The San Diego Consortium for Regenerative Medicine (SDCRM), The Science Network, BIOCOM, and lead sponsor Invitrogen, celebrated the third annual Stem Cell Meeting on the Mesa symposium on Friday, Nov. 7 at the Salk...

New post - Muscle Stem Cell Transplant Boosts Diseased Muscle Function And Replenishes Stem Cell Pool

2012-03-05T15:00:00.000-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/03/05/muscle-stem-cell-transplant-boosts-diseased-muscle-function-and-replenishes-stem-cell-pool/

Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have demonstrated for the first time that transplanted muscle stem cells can both improve muscle function in animals with a form of muscular dystrophy and replenish the stem cell population for use in the...

New post - More clinical data requested on exanta(reg) for the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, Europe

2012-03-04T15:00:00.000-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/03/04/more-clinical-data-requested-on-exantareg-for-the-prevention-of-stroke-in-patients-with-atrial-fibrillation-europe/

Following the review by the French Regulatory Authority (AFSSAPS) of the Exanta(reg) regulatory submission made in December
2003 AstraZeneca today announced receipt of a request for more information before the drug can be considered for approval of...

New post - Nationwide Study Finds Long-Term Ozone Exposure Linked To Higher Risk Of Death

2012-03-02T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/03/02/nationwide-study-finds-long-term-ozone-exposure-linked-to-higher-risk-of-death/

Long-term exposure to ground-level ozone, a major component of smog, is associated with an increased risk of death from respiratory ailments, according to a new nationwide study led by a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley.

The...

New post - Nasal Surgery Associated With Improvements In Quality Of Life For People With Sleep Apnea

2012-03-01T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/03/01/nasal-surgery-associated-with-improvements-in-quality-of-life-for-people-with-sleep-apnea/

Improvements in the quality of life are seen in patients with sleep
apnea or other types of nasal blockages who have nasal surgery to
remove obstructions from the airway, according to an article released
on April 21, 2008 in the Archives of...

New post - New Study Evaluates Impact Of Smoking Cessation Aids And Mass Media - TV Advertising Shown To Be Most Effective

2012-02-29T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/29/new-study-evaluates-impact-of-smoking-cessation-aids-and-mass-media-tv-advertising-shown-to-be-most-effective/

Most smokers want to quit, but even among those who try, less than 5% manage to stop smoking for more than three months. There is a major ongoing effort to encourage quitting, the National Action Plan for Tobacco Cessation. This comprehensive plan...

New post - A Telerehabilitation Approach To Delivery Of Constraint-induced Movement Therapy

2012-02-26T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/26/a-telerehabilitation-approach-to-delivery-of-constraint-induced-movement-therapy/

We have developed Auto-CITE, a computer workstation that delivers the training component of poststroke upper-limb constraint-induced (CI) therapy, better know as CI therapy, which can potentially be used in the clinic or home without the need for...

New post - Health Canada Advises Consumers Not To Use Herbal Sleep Supplement Sleepees Which Contains A Habit-forming Drug

2012-02-24T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/24/health-canada-advises-consumers-not-to-use-herbal-sleep-supplement-sleepees-which-contains-a-habit-forming-drug/

Health Canada is advising consumers not to use a product called Sleepees, because it was found to contain an undeclared drug estazolam, which can be habit-forming when used for as little as a few months. Consumers who may still have this product in...

New post - UK HealthCare Celebrates Pediatric Kidney Transplant

2012-02-23T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/23/uk-healthcare-celebrates-pediatric-kidney-transplant/

UK HealthCare announces the revitalization of its pediatric kidney transplant program with the successful transplant surgery of 16-year-old Courtney Stroud, of Carlisle, Ky. Courtney's transplant was performed Aug. 31 at Kentucky Children's Hospital....

New post - CQ's Carey Discusses Tax Treatment Of Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage, Tobacco Regulation Bill, Foreign Nurse Visas Legislation

2012-02-22T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/22/cqs-carey-discusses-tax-treatment-of-employer-sponsored-health-coverage-tobacco-regulation-bill-foreign-nurse-visas-legislation/

Mary Agnes Carey, associate editor of CQ HealthBeat, discusses possible changes to tax rules for employer-sponsored health coverage, House approval of legislation that would allow FDA to regulate tobacco and a House committee's approval of a bill...

New post - Relationship Between Extremes In Sleep Duration And Increases In Abdominal Fat In Minority Young Adults

2012-02-20T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/20/relationship-between-extremes-in-sleep-duration-and-increases-in-abdominal-fat-in-minority-young-adults/

A study in the March 1 issue of the journal SLEEP shows that African-American and Hispanic young adults with short or long sleep durations had greater increases in belly fat over a five-year period compared with those who reported sleeping six to...

New post - Swine Flu (H1N1) Infectivity To Increase Markedly And Lethality To Remain Low According To Latest Replikin Peptide Genomic Data

2012-02-19T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/19/swine-flu-h1n1-infectivity-to-increase-markedly-and-lethality-to-remain-low-according-to-latest-replikin-peptide-genomic-data/

Amid all the speculation over what course the Swine Flu epidemic will take, Boston-based biotech firm Replikins Ltd. last week analyzed the most recent peptide genomic sequence data available and determined that the infectivity of the H1N1 virus will...

New post - Burroughs Wellcome Fund Awards $14M To Support Physician-Scientists

2012-02-18T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/18/burroughs-wellcome-fund-awards-14m-to-support-physician-scientists/

One of the strengths of the foundation world is its ability to be flexible; to have the ability to take an objective look at its funding capabilities and make a change even when it may not be an easy decision.

The Career Awards at the Biomedical...

New post - Partial Nephrectomy For T1 Renal Cell Carcinoma Using A Microwave Tissue Coagulator

2012-02-16T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/16/partial-nephrectomy-for-t1-renal-cell-carcinoma-using-a-microwave-tissue-coagulator/

ORLANDO, FL (UroToday) - When should one clamp the renal hilum at partial nephrectomy?
Never -- according to investigators from Nara, Japan. Fujimoto and colleagues report a series of 162 patients (167 renal units) who underwent partial nephrectomy...

New post - 200 Percent Increase In Cardiovascular Medication In Canada

2012-02-15T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/15/200-percent-increase-in-cardiovascular-medication-in-canada/

A new study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) reports that the number of prescriptions in Canada for cardiovascular medications has been increasing over the last ten years. There has been a 200 percent increase in costs. Overall...

New post - Models Suggest Treatments For Fractures That Won't Heal

2012-02-14T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/14/models-suggest-treatments-for-fractures-that-wont-heal/

New models, reinforced by in vivo experimentation, show why 5-10% of bone fractures don't heal properly, and how these cases may be treated to restart the healing process. Results of the model, published September 2 in the open-access journal PLoS...

New post - Heavy Metals Accumulate More In Some Mushrooms Than In Others

2012-02-13T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/13/heavy-metals-accumulate-more-in-some-mushrooms-than-in-others/

A research team from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) has analysed the presence of heavy metals in 12 species of mushroom collected from non-contaminated natural areas, and has found that the levels vary depending on the type of mushroom....

New post - Dialysis Industry Cites Racial Disparities In Marketing Anemia Drugs

2012-02-12T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/12/dialysis-industry-cites-racial-disparities-in-marketing-anemia-drugs/

The kidney dialysis industry has begun to highlight concerns about racial disparities to "fend off criticism that it fattens profits by overprescribing an anemia drug" -- Epogen, manufactured by Amgen -- that can increase risk for death and heart...

New post - Washing Practices Of Fresh-Cut Produce Can Minimize Food-Borne Illness Risks

2012-02-11T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/11/washing-practices-of-fresh-cut-produce-can-minimize-food-borne-illness-risks/

Researchers at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently examined the safety and quality of "wash techniques" used in the production of packaged produce. The study, published in HortScience, simulated washing techniques to learn...

New post - Aiming To Cure Deafness, Stanford Scientists Create Functional Inner-Ear Cells

2012-02-10T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/10/aiming-to-cure-deafness-stanford-scientists-create-functional-inner-ear-cells/

Deep inside the ear, specialized cells called hair cells detect vibrations in the air and translate them into sound. Ten years ago, Stefan Heller, PhD, professor of otolaryngology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, came up with the idea...

New post - Further Spread Of Rhodesian Sleeping Sickness In Uganda Likely Due To Livestock Movements

2012-02-09T15:02:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/09/further-spread-of-rhodesian-sleeping-sickness-in-uganda-likely-due-to-livestock-movements/

The northwards spread of human Rhodesian sleeping sickness in Uganda is
likely due to the movement of infected livestock, according to new
findings
from an interdisciplinary research group including members from the Centre
for...

New post - Many Teen Smokers Struggle To Kick The Habit

2012-02-08T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/08/many-teen-smokers-struggle-to-kick-the-habit/

Most teenagers who smoke cigarettes make repeated attempts to quit but most are unsuccessful, according to new research from the Universite de Montreal and funded by the Canadian Cancer Society.

"The study found that teen smokers make their first...

New post - The Truth About Gyms

2012-02-07T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/07/the-truth-about-gyms/

Despite the fact that more than 7.2 million people (almost 12% of the population) are members of a gym or leisure centre[1] and the average length of membership is almost one and a half years[2] many myths about the health and fitness industry still...

You can read more here: http://shibir.info/2012/02/07/the-truth-about-gyms/

New post - New Tool Gives Better Insight Into Effects Of Dementia

2012-02-06T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/06/new-tool-gives-better-insight-into-effects-of-dementia/

Medical professionals will now be able to detect subtle changes in the quality of life of people with mild dementia, thanks to a new self-assessment technique that will help improve the timing of additional help and support.

One of the major...

New post - Recent Immigrants May Have Lower Risk Of Early Stroke

2012-02-04T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/04/recent-immigrants-may-have-lower-risk-of-early-stroke/

New immigrants to North America may be less likely to have a stroke at a young age than long-time residents, according to a study published in the February 3, 2010, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of...

New post - States' Spending May Help Keep Childless Seniors Independent

2012-02-03T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/03/states-spending-may-help-keep-childless-seniors-independent/

Seniors who do not have children to help care for them are less likely to have to go into a nursing home if they live in a state that spends more on home- and community- based services, researchers have found.

Researchers at the University of...

New post - Hypertension And Diabetes Are Concern In Long-Term Care Of Liver Transplant Patients

2012-02-02T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/02/hypertension-and-diabetes-are-concern-in-long-term-care-of-liver-transplant-patients/

A recent study by researchers from the University of Colorado looked at post-transplant care to determine whether primary care physicians (PCPs) or hepatologists are better suited to manage the overall health care of patients who received a liver...

New post - House Committee Postpones Vote On SCHIP Legislation Amid Bipartisan Concerns

2012-02-01T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/02/01/house-committee-postpones-vote-on-schip-legislation-amid-bipartisan-concerns/

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair John Dingell (D-Mich.) postponed until Thursday a planned vote on legislation (HR 3162) that would reduce payments to Medicare Advantage plans and increase the federal cigarette tax by 45 cents per pack to...

New post - Diagnosis Of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Home Sleep Test Deemed Reliable

2012-01-31T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/01/31/diagnosis-of-obstructive-sleep-apnea-using-home-sleep-test-deemed-reliable/

A small, portable device used for the home diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea has been deemed very reliable, according to new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual...

New post - Northwestern Memorial Transplant Program Initiates New Study

2012-01-30T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/01/30/northwestern-memorial-transplant-program-initiates-new-study/

After a transplant surgery,
anti-rejection drugs for the organ recipient are a must, but with prolonged
use can have serious side effects, including infections, heart disease and
cancer. A team led by Joshua Miller, MD, a researcher at...

New post - GENFIT Initiates Phase II Clinical Trials With GFT14 To Tackle Cardiometabolic Risk

2012-01-29T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/01/29/genfit-initiates-phase-ii-clinical-trials-with-gft14-to-tackle-cardiometabolic-risk/

Phase I results revealed very good tolerance in healthy volunteers as well as an excellent security profile for GFT14, one of the medical candidates that GENFIT is developing to tackle cardiometabolic risk.
Lille (France), Cambridge (Massachusetts),...

New post - NEJM Publishes NXY-059 Study, The First International Study Of A Neuroprotectant To Show Reduced Disability Following Acute Ischemic Stroke

2012-01-28T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/01/28/nejm-publishes-nxy-059-study-the-first-international-study-of-a-neuroprotectant-to-show-reduced-disability-following-acute-ischemic-stroke/

Renovis,
Inc. (Nasdaq: RNVS) announced that data published today in the New England
Journal of Medicine from the international phase III SAINT I trial (Stroke
Acute Ischemic NXY-059 Treatment) conducted by its exclusive licensee,
AstraZeneca AB,...

New post - Michael J Fox Brings Stem Cell Research Into Election Limelight

2012-01-27T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/01/27/michael-j-fox-brings-stem-cell-research-into-election-limelight/

Michael J Fox says he supports all Congressional candidates who are in favor of stem cell research. Michael Fox, 45, who has been suffering from Parkinson's Disease since his diagnosis in 1991, has appeared in campaign adverts which show him rocking...

New post - AARP Urgers Lawmakers To Act Quickly To Enact Moratorium On All 7 Regulations Proposed By The Center For Medicare & Medicaid Services

2012-01-26T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/01/26/aarp-urgers-lawmakers-to-act-quickly-to-enact-moratorium-on-all-7-regulations-proposed-by-the-center-for-medicare-medicaid-services/

AARP today sent a letter to Congressional leaders and all House and Senate offices encouraging lawmakers to enact moratoria on all seven of the proposed regulations. Here is the letter:
Dear Leaders:
On behalf of AARP's nearly 40 million members,...

New post - Eradicating Insomnia In The Over 55's

2012-01-25T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/01/25/eradicating-insomnia-in-the-over-55s/

If you're over 55 and have spent more than a few sleepless nights, you're not alone -- insomnia affects about half of all people over 55 -- but you may also be at increased risk for physical and mental ailments.

Many older adults don't get enough...

New post - In Observance Of National Bike To Work Day, Physical Therapists Offer Tips For Proper Bike Fit

2012-01-24T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/01/24/in-observance-of-national-bike-to-work-day-physical-therapists-offer-tips-for-proper-bike-fit/

Riders across the country will take to the streets on Friday, May 15 in celebration of National Bike to Work Day. In support of their efforts and enthusiasm, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) offers tips for reducing the risk of...

New post - Making Complex Science Understandable And Entertaining

2012-01-23T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/01/23/making-complex-science-understandable-and-entertaining/

The University of Utah Genetic Science Learning Center Web sites that have brought millions of viewers fascinating animations of the size and scale of cells, drug-addicted mice, and other captivating lessons in genetics, have been honored by the...

New post - Richard Branson Launches Virgin Stem Cell Bank

2012-01-22T15:00:00.001-08:00

The article has been posted - http://shibir.info/2012/01/22/richard-branson-launches-virgin-stem-cell-bank/

Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson has launched a dual private and public blood bank of umbilical cord blood as a source
of stem cells to help treat donors or their families and other people who might need it.
Sir Richard said in a BBC radio...

OK. Let’s go!

2012-01-22T07:39:00.001-08:00

Let me introduce you new Medical News website – http://shibir.info
It’s my personal blog and I will post latest medical news and releases there.