• Oral immunotherapy shows promise as treatment for egg allergyOral immunotherapy shows promise as treatment for egg allergy

    Oral immunotherapy shows promise as treatment for egg allergy

    Friday, 20 July 2012

    Giving children and adolescents with egg allergy small but increasing daily doses of egg white powder holds the possibility of developing into a way to enable some of them to eat egg-containing foods without having allergic reactions, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. The study results will appear online in the July 19th issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

  • FDA approves weight-management drug QsymiaFDA approves weight-management drug Qsymia

    FDA approves weight-management drug Qsymia

    Friday, 20 July 2012

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Qsymia (phentermine and topiramate extended-release) as an addition to a reduced-calorie diet and exercise for chronic weight management.

  • 8 days, 250 miles8 days, 250 miles

    8 days, 250 miles

    Friday, 20 July 2012

    Ultra-marathoner Tom McGrath, 61, will begin his run from Manhattan to Annapolis today to honor the memory of a naval pioneer.

  • NIH and Lasker Foundation announce first Clinical Research ScholarNIH and Lasker Foundation announce first Clinical Research Scholar

    NIH and Lasker Foundation announce first Clinical Research Scholar

    Tuesday, 10 July 2012

    Nehal N. Mehta, M.D., has been named the inaugural Lasker Clinical Research Scholar, through a joint initiative of The National Institutes of Health and the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation. Mehta, who was an instructor of cardiovascular medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has joined the intramural program in the NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

  • Boomers focus on necksBoomers focus on necks

    Boomers focus on necks

    Tuesday, 10 July 2012

    In today's competitive workplace environment where 60-year-old men vie with those half their age, rapidly escalating numbers of men want the younger, more streamlined look that comes with a chiseled neckline.

  • Executives from Hopkins, UMMS, CareFirst weigh in on health care reformExecutives from Hopkins, UMMS, CareFirst weigh in on health care reform

    Executives from Hopkins, UMMS, CareFirst weigh in on health care reform

    Tuesday, 10 July 2012

    The Supreme Court's recent ruling on federal health care reform may have settled legal concerns, but the heads of Maryland's top insurer and...

  • Debate grows on hospital allianceDebate grows on hospital alliance

    Debate grows on hospital alliance

    Sunday, 08 July 2012

    To allay community concerns that religious rules would trump patients' rights, Abington Health on Friday issued a statement promising that it would continue all reproductive health services except abortion after partnering with Holy Redeemer Health System.

  • More hospitals allowing visits from patients' petsMore hospitals allowing visits from patients' pets

    More hospitals allowing visits from patients' pets

    Sunday, 08 July 2012

    Ask patients in some area hospitals which caregivers they most look forward to seeing, and they'll say the ones with hairy faces and bad...

  • NIH-funded study finds more precise way to estimate kidney functionNIH-funded study finds more precise way to estimate kidney function

    NIH-funded study finds more precise way to estimate kidney function

    Friday, 06 July 2012

    Measuring creatinine and cystatin C — two markers for chronic kidney disease (CKD) — more precisely estimates kidney function than either marker alone, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Results appear in the July 5 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

  • Vitamin D prevents fractures in older womenVitamin D prevents fractures in older women

    Vitamin D prevents fractures in older women

    Friday, 06 July 2012

    Swiss researchers found that taking more than 800 international units (IU) of vitamin D daily could reduce the risk of hip fractures in older women by 30 percent.