Foot complications, such as open wounds and ulcers, can be one of the most difficult ailments for a podiatrist to treat. However, a new wound dressing powder, which acts very much like a layer of skin, is proving to speed the healing time and reduce the amount of pain that a patient suffering from a [...]

Senator John Kerry (DMass.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and ranking member, Senator Richard Lugar (RInd.), on Tuesday “introduced a bill to overhaul the U.S. system for providing global development aid,” the Boston Globe reports (Smith, 7/29). The legislation was also introduced by Senators Robert Menendez (DNJ) and Bob Corker (RTenn.), according [...]

The HealthGrades Fourth Annual Bariatric Surgery Trends in American Hospitals Study released today identifies 88 hospitals as “best” performers (fivestar rated), with mortality rates, complication rates and patient lengths of stay that are dramatically lower than poorly rated hospitals.
In the study, HealthGrades, the nations leading independent healthcare ratings organization, evaluated the quality of bariatric [...]

A new multisite study by UCLA and RAND Corp. researchers and colleagues has found that 7 percent of fifthgraders and their families have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives and that the occurrence is even higher 11 percent for African American children and those from the poorest households.
The study [...]

The House on Friday voted 264153 to approve its fiscal year 2010 LaborHHSEducation spending bill (HB 3293) after voting on five amendments addressing price and policy issues, CQ Today reports. The bill would appropriate $730.5 billion. The Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to begin markup of its version of the bill on July 28.The House [...]

The poorest people in the UK are 2.5 times more likely to have diabetes at any age than the average person, a new Diabetes UK report reveals today. And once they have the condition, those in the most deprived homes are twice as likely to develop complications of diabetes as those in the least deprived. [...]

Researchers at The University of Nottingham are hoping to find out if inflammation of the knee could be an early sign of osteoarthritis a condition which leads to pain, stiffness, swelling and disability.
Up to six million people in the UK suffer from osteoarthritis in the knee. Now 200 patients, over the age of [...]

QRxPharma Limited (Pink Sheets QRXPY; ASX QRX) announced the initiation of a Phase 2 comparative proofofconcept study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of MoxDuo(TM) IV (intravenous morphine and oxycodone) versus IV morphine alone for the treatment of moderate to severe postoperative pain in patients following hip replacement surgery. Data from this study will serve [...]

Feeling stressed? Then try savoring the scent of lemon, mango, lavender, or other fragrant plants. Scientists in Japan are reporting the first scientific evidence that inhaling certain fragrances alter gene activity and blood chemistry in ways that can reduce stress levels. Their study appears in ACS Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a biweekly publication.
In [...]

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain pledged to continue to build a professional leadership body fit for the 21st century after members voted to accept the changes to the Societys Royal Charter in the Special Resolution Ballot.
The ballot was the highest turnout achieved in recent years, with 10,698 votes cast in total, equating [...]