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  Using fresh whole blood lowers patients’ exposure risk in child heart surgery

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 12 May 2015

  Researchers suggest that officials re-examine blood storage practice.  Infants and children who undergo heart surgery are better off receiving fresh whole blood transfusions from a single donor, compared… read more.

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  Age matters in health messages

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 11 May 2015

  Health interventions to increase exercise in older people could be more successful if they differentiated between people aged 65 to 79 years old and those over 80 years… read more.

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  Mobile tracking application may help users meet vitamin D requirements

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 8 May 2015

  New study in Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior validates use of the Vitamin D Calculator app for tracking intake.  Vitamin D is essential for the maintenance of… read more.

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  Why almost half of patients opt out of comprehensive cancer testing

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 7 May 2015

  Results highlight importance of pre-test counselling for at-risk patient populations.  Some at-risk patients opted out of comprehensive cancer gene screening when presented with the opportunity to be tested… read more.

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  Melanoma drugs show efficacy in BRAF-mutant lung cancer

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 5 May 2015

  by Bruce Sylvester: Lung cancer patients whose tumors carry specific mutations in the BRAF gene appear to benefit from drugs used to treat melanoma, researchers from the retrospective… read more.

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  Eyesight in MS protected by epilepsy drug

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 1 May 2015

  by Bruce Sylvester: Phenytoin, a drug used to prevent seizures in epilepsy, appears to help protect the eyesight of persons with multiple sclerosis (MS).  Researchers reported this finding… read more.

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  World Health Matters: Canada: Universal public drug coverage would save Canada billions

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 30 Apr 2015

  by Gary Finnegan: Canada could save $7.3 billion annually with universal public coverage of medically necessary prescription drugs, according to new research from the University of British Columbia… read more.

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  World Health Matters: Finland: Eating eggs reduces risk of type 2 diabetes

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 29 Apr 2015

  by Gary Finnegan: Egg consumption may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland which draws on a long-term… read more.

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  World Health Matters: China: Osteoporosis fractures expected to double by 2035

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 28 Apr 2015

  by Gary Finnegan: China is facing a major increasing in osteoporosis-related fractures, according to a new study which forecasts a doubling of fractures in the next 20 years.

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  World Health Matters: Denmark: Better outcomes for IVF babies

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 27 Apr 2015

  by Gary Finnegan: Health outcomes for children conceived using assisted reproduction technologies (ART) have improved significantly over the past two decades, according to a Danish-led study. However, the… read more.

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  EMA green light for new medicines

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 24 Apr 2015

  by Gary Finnegan: Five new medicines have been recommended for approval at the latest meeting of the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use

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  EMA cuts fees

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 23 Apr 2015

  by Gary Finnegan: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has reduced the fees it charges to companies who hold – or apply for – marketing authorisation for medicines.