Archive for July 3rd, 2012
Study Sheds Light On Pregnancy Complications & Overturns Common Belief
July 3rd, 2012 | 
Author: A study led by Hospital for Special Surgery researchers has demonstrated that women who have a specific type of antibody that interferes with blood vessel function are at risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes and that other antibodies in the same family thought to cause pregnancy complications do not put women at risk.
The researchers say that many doctors may be unnecessarily treating some pregnant women who have antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) with anticoagulants, such as expensive heparin injections, which can cause bleeding and bone loss. The multicenter study appears in the July 2012 issue of the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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U.S. actor Andy Griffith dies at age 86
Andy Griffith, who portrayed a small-town sheriff on US 1960s sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, has died aged 86.
The Andy Griffith Show – Stranger In Town
Season 1, Episode 12
Original Air Date: Dec. 26, 1960
Original Air Date: Dec. 26, 1960
28% of Texas teens sent nude pictures
Nearly 30 percent of U.S. teens send nude pictures via e-mail or text — a higher rate than previously thought, researchers said.
Kids [along with everyone else] with Lupus Need Better Treatments
Major organ involvement can occur rapidly in juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus even with near universal corticosteroid use, data from a U.K. national cohort showed.
Japan seeks to regulate medical devices separately from drugs
The American Medical Device and Diagnostics Manufacturers' Association in Japan is mulling the creation of a regulatory structure for medical devices that is separate from drugs. The proposal is part of an effort to update Japan's Pharmaceutical Affairs Law and is set to be presented at the next session of the Diet, the country's legislative body, which will start in January.
Women Infected With Common Parasite Have Increased Risk of Attempting Suicide
Women infected with the Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) parasite, which is spread through contact with cat feces or eating undercooked meat or unwashed vegetables, are at increased risk of attempting suicide, according to a new study of more than 45,000 women in Denmark. A University of Maryland School of Medicine psychiatrist with expertise in suicide neuroimmunology is the senior author of the study, which is being published online July 2 in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
More genetic links to osteoarthritis uncovered
Scientists have discovered another eight pieces of genetic code linked to osteoarthritis, bringing the total number to 11.
Inherited factors account for at least half of any individual's chance of developing this common condition that affects the joints, experts believe.