Day: January 20, 2017

From spitting and smoking lawmakers to the ‘mess’ voters made of…

Just a year out of college when he arrived at the State House in 1964 as a newly elected lawmaker from far northern Maine, John Martin entered a world quite different from the one newcomers find there today. The chamber still had spittoons and ashtrays on every member’s desk, he said, and from the podium you “couldn’t see legislators in the back row” because of all the smoke in the air.

Advances in imaging technology help diagnose more trauma patients with blunt cerebrovascular injuries

Advances in diagnostic imaging technology have meant that more trauma patients are being diagnosed with blunt cerebrovascular injuries, and as a result, stroke and related death rates in these patients have declined significantly over the past 30 years. These changes are due to the evolution of imaging technology, namely CT-scanning, and its wide availability in hospitals large and small, according to a new study from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center , Memphis, published online in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons in advance of print publication later this year.

Bristol-Myers Squibb stock sinks 7.2% after it says it won’t pursue…

The company said the decision was made “based on a review of the data available at this time,” and said it would say no more “in order to protect the integrity of ongoing registrational studies.” Leerink analyst Seamus Fernandez said the development was a “clear setback for BMY,” especially given a fall approval by rival drugmaker Merck in first-line lung cancer.

Lipid content changes as cells age, new study reveals

As cells age and stop dividing, their fat content changes, along with the way they produce and break down fat and other molecules classified as lipids, according to a new University at Buffalo study. “Traditionally, lipids have been thought of as structural components: They store energy and form the membranes of cells,” says G. Ekin Atilla-Gokcumen, PhD, an assistant professor of chemistry in UB’s College of Arts and Sciences.

609 teenage pregnancies recorded in Tema

Six hundred and nine girls aged between 10 and 19 years reported pregnant at various health facilities in the Tema Metropolis between January and October, 2016. Out of the total, 21 tested HIV positive when they underwent the compulsory mother-to-child prevention test.

Health care field awaits another seismic shift

A patient receives dental work at the Straka Terrace clinic this week in Oklahoma City. [Photo by Paul Hellstern, The Oklahoman] As a mother checked in at the front desk of a south Oklahoma City health clinic, her two young boys made laps around her as they chased one another.

Upstate dad organizing Ultimate Hike to help cure cancer

An Upstate father is preparing to lead a group of hikers on The Ultimate Hike – a one-day, 28-mile trek on the Foothills Trail to benefit families with children battling cancer. “On January 25, 2011, we heard those words that no parent ever wants to hear, ‘your child has cancer,'” Jeff Busby stated in a news release.

Study provides scientific insight into metastatic patterns of EGFR mutated NSCLCs

The discovery of several different subtypes of Non Small Cell Lung Cancer , the most frequent form of lung cancer, has been a major breakthrough in the fight against the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. With each subtype displaying peculiar clinic-pathological characteristics, they can be associated with outstanding responses to specific targeted agents, such as anti-tumor drugs and immunotherapy.

BRIEF-BB Biotech proposes dividend of CHF 2.75 per share

Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: * Sees net profit for FY 2016 down 0 percent to 8 percent, or to be 259.1 million yuan to 281.6 million yuan * Bayer says Regorafenib from Bayer granted priority review in Japan for the second-line treatment of liver cancer Further company coverage:

Hay fever of the animal kind

PAWS AND CLAWS: Animals’ ears come in all shapes and sizes, unlike ours, which are pretty standard. The whole topic of ears and their problems is huge and diverse, so we’ll cover just a few that might help you over the warmer months.