Adult in Medical News

Cryo-Cell to Present Novel Adult Stem Cell Research During 2009 China Medical Biotech Forum

OLDSMAR, Fla., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cryo-Cell International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CCEL), one of the largest and most established leaders in stem cell innovation, will present data on the proliferative ability of stem cells found in menstrual blood (known as Men...

Low Birth Weight Might Raise Adult Kidney Disease Risk

Babies under 5.5 pounds at increased odds for chronic illness, review finds MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Low birth weight babies have a much greater risk of developing kidney disease later in life, according to researchers who reviewed 32 observational studies. The meta-analys...

Hormonal Therapies Offer Effective Solutions for Many Adult Women With Acne

BOSTON, July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Although acne traditionally has been considered a disease of teenagers, it is also extremely common in adult women. Studies show that acne affects more than 50 percent of women between the ages of 20-29 and more than 25 percent of women between ...

Scientists Use Adult Stem Cells to Create Healthy Mice

Achievement shows how 'plastic' these non-embryonic cells can be, experts say THURSDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- The mouse may be named "Tiny," but what it represents in the world of science is anything but that. According to Chinese researchers, the birth of Tiny (and Tiny's bre...

World's First Cardiac Adult Stem Cell Patient and Physicians Discuss Clinical Trial

Infusion Procedure Performed on July 17th LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- University of Louisville physicians performed the world's first cardiac adult stem cell infusion procedure at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY, on July 17, 2009. The procedure i...

New Policy Statement from Society for Adolescent Medicine Urges Inclusion of Adolescent and Young Adult Health Issues in All Health Care Reform Legislation

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- As the discussion regarding health care reform moves through Congress and is debated in the public forum, a new policy statement from the Society for Adolescent Medicine (SAM) urges all parties to include adolescent and young adult health issues in t...

Lupus Foundation of America Accepting Letters of Intent for Research Grants on Adult Stem Cell Research and Health-Related Quality of Life in Pediatric Lupus

WASHINGTON, July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (LFA) is accepting letters of intent until July 13 for grants to advance adult stem cell transplantation research in humans as a treatment for lupus, and to better understand pediatric lupus features and societal f...

Caregivers may benefit from adult day care

Caring for an elderly family member can be stressful and can pose health threats to caregiver givers. Steven Zarit, professor and head, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State, received a $3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to study the effects of caregivin...

Macau.com Partners With Asia Adult Expo As Official Travel Company

Macau.com has been appointed as the official travel agency for Asia Adult Expo (AAE) for the second consecutive year. Macau (PRWEB) June 28, 2009 -- Macau.com, the leading online destination marketing and travel company in Macau, has been appointed as the official trave...

'Outsmarting Brain Tumors': Cedars-Sinai Researchers, Neurosurgeons and Other Experts Present Free Conference for Adult Brain Tumor Patients and Caregivers

LOS ANGELES, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Neurosurgeons, brain tumor researchers and other professionals affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Department of Neurosurgery will present a one-day conference, "Outsmarting Brain Tumors," on Saturday, June 13, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The free ...

Hopkins study: When adult patients have anxiety disorder, their children need help too

In what is believed to be the first U.S. study designed to prevent anxiety disorders in the children of anxious parents, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center have found that a family-based program reduced symptoms and the risk of developing an anxiety disorder among these children. ...

Cimzia(R) (certolizumab pegol) Now Available for Self-Administration in Adult Patients With Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease

Cimzia(R) (certolizumab pegol) now offered in an innovative prefilled syringe designed in partnership with OXO GOOD GRIPS(R) ATLANTA, May 15 /PRNewswire/ --- UCB today announced that Cimzia(R) (certolizumab pegol), the only PEGylated anti-TNF (Tumor Necrosis Factor) approved in the U.S. for r...

Nektar Announces UCB's Cimzia(R) Approved by U.S. FDA for Adult Patients Suffering From Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis

Nektar Advanced Polymer Conjugate Technology Used in Cimzia(R) Through Exclusive Nektar-UCB Collaboration SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR ) confirmed today UCB's announcement that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approve...

UCB's CIMZIA(R) (certolizumab pegol) Approved by the U.S. FDA for Adult Patients Suffering From Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis

- Available this week, Cimzia(R) (certolizumab pegol), the only pegylated anti-TNF, offers a new treatment option for U.S. adult patients suffering from moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis - Patients treated with Cimzia(R), together with methotrexate, experienced rapid and sign...

National Radio Program to Expand Awareness of TrinityCare's Unique Approach to Senior Adult Care

FRIENDSWOOD, Texas, April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TrinityCare Senior Living, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TCSR), which develops, manages and owns faith-based senior living facilities, today announced the expansion of its presence on radio in coordination with Life Perspectives, a nationally sy...

Mayo Clinic-led researchers confirm gene variants associated with the most common adult leukemia

DENVER - A national team of researchers led by Mayo Clinic has found that patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) are more likely to have similar DNA changes or variants in up to six genes, compared to people who do not have the cancer. The findings, being presented at the annual meeti...

Stem Cells Spur New Eggs in Ovaries of Adult Mice

Study upsets notion that females only receive finite number of eggs from birth SUNDAY, April 12 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers in China have demonstrated that female ovaries may be capable of producing new eggs in adulthood and subsequently producing offspring. That runs counter to...

Chronic Pain Sufferers Report Relief: DRJ Group Teams With Adult Foster Care Facilities to Evaluate Effectiveness of Stopain Topical Analgesic

ENCINITAS, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- DRJ Group Inc., the makers of all-natural Stopain (R) topical analgesics, today announced the results of an informal study conducted with chronic pain sufferers at two adult foster care facilities. The test was conducted with residents living a...

GlaxoSmithKline and Shire Enter Agreement to Co-Promote Vyvanse(R) (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) CII for Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE: GSK ) has entered into a co-promotion agreement with Shire plc (LSE: SHP, Nasdaq: SHPGY ) for Vy v a n s e(R) , to help improve the recognition and treatment of adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivi...

Action-Filled Video Games Boost Adult Vision

And the benefits can last for years, researchers say MONDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) Action video games aren't just child's play: A new study finds the pastime can help adults improve a part of eyesight called contrast sensitivity, one of the first parts of vision to be affected by ...

Physician Group Opposes FDA's Position on Adult Stem Cells

The American Stem Cell Therapy Association (ASCTA) is formed in response to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent position that the adult stem cells found in everyone's body are drugs, a position the ASCTA opposes. This physician organization is establishing laboratory guidelines that ...

FDA Approves New Indication for Wyeth's TYGACIL (tigecycline) for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia

Indication Offers New Option for Adult Patients Suffering From Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE ), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved TYG...

Will Obama's Stem Cell Announcement Doom Promising Adult Stem Cell Research?

- Stem Cell Business Community Suggests Adult Stem Cell Advances Could Be Lost as Embryonic Researchers Compete for Funding SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Adult Stem Cell scientists and businesses are concerned that President Obama's executive order repealing restrictions on E...

Teenage stress has implications for adult health

Most of us remember our teenage years with a mix of fondness and relief. Fondness for the good memories, and relief that all that teenage stress, angst and drama first love, gossip, SATs, fights with parents is behind us. Or is it? It turns out, say UCLA researchers, that even stressful ti...

Beaumont Launches 1st U.S. Adult Human Stem Cell Study for Stress Urinary Incontinence

Stem cells harvested from the patient's leg are used to strengthen weak muscles that can lead to urinary leakage. Royal Oak, Mich. (PRWEB) March 10, 2009 -- Urologists at Beaumont Hospital ( http://www.beaumonthospitals.com ) are first in the United States to treat stre...

How to Win the Battle with Adult ADD in the Workplace

Buckeye Psychiatry, LLC (Dublin, Ohio), the psychiatric practice of Adam Brandemihl, M.D., Board Certified Psychiatrist, offers tips on how to keep your job while battling Adult ADD. He discusses ten ways of coping with adult ADD in the workplace. Dublin, OH (PRWEB) Mar...

Stemedica Advances its Certification to Become a Licensed Manufacturer of Adult Stem Cells for U.S. Based Clinical Trials

Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has filed with the Food and Drug Branch of the State of California's Department of Public Health for certification as a licensed manufacturer of adult stem cells for U.S.-based Phase I and Phase II Clinical Trials. ...

N.C. Adult Care Homes Receive High Ratings From State Inspectors

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The State of North Carolina has just released the first inspection ratings for adult care homes and 58 of the 62 facilities inspected received three stars, the highest possible rating available this year. Forty-five facilities scored 100 points or more on th...

World's First Cardiac Adult Stem Cell Trial to Take Place in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The world's first phase one FDA-approved clinical trial using adult cardiac stem cells to treat heart disease will be conducted by a team of University of Louisville doctors at Jewish Hospital. For the first time, patients with advanced he...

Leukemia stem cells have more in common with embryonic stem cells than adult stem cells

Research using a mouse model of human leukemia has provided critical insight into the genetic factors related to the generation and maintenance of myeloid leukemia stem cells. The study, published by Cell Press in the February 6th issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell , is likely to have a profound...

SSRI Antidepressants May Lower Adult Suicide Risk

But their effect on depressed individuals under 25 remains unclear, researchers say TUESDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may significantly reduce the risk of attempted or completed suicide in depressed adults, according to a review of eigh...

Teen TV Time Tied to Adult Depression

More exposure meant more symptoms, study found MONDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who spend long hours watching television are at higher risk for depression as adults, a new study finds. Participants faced significantly greater odds of being depressed seven years later, and t...

Suzanne Somers Appears on CNBC's 'Conversations with Michael Eisner' and Discusses NeoStem's Adult Stem Cell Collection Program

NeoStem Receives Substantial Number of Inquiries for its Stem Cell Collection Service NEW YORK, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NeoStem, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: NBS) announced that on January 19, 2009, Suzanne Somers appeared on "Conversations with Michael Eisner," a CNBC program that off...

Access Family Services and Compass Adult Care Awarded Three Year Accreditation from CARF!

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- CARF International announced that Access Family Services and Compass Adult Care has been accredited for a period of three years for the following programs: Assessment and Referral: Mental Health Adults Assessment and Referral: Mental Health Chil...

Physicians Express Continued Need for Safe and Effective Nonstimulant Therapies in the Treatment of Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Current and Emerging Drugs Will Not Surpass Vyvanse as the Clinical Gold Standard, According to a New Report From Decision Resources WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issu...

Converting adult somatic cells to pluripotent stem cells using a single virus

(Boston) -- A Boston University School of Medicine-led research team has discovered a more efficient way to create induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) cells, derived from mouse fibroblasts, by using a single virus vector instead of multiple viruses in the reprogramming process. The result is a powerfu...

Stem Cells Poised to Grow Organs for Transplant : Zannos Grekos, MD Presents Clinical Data of Research with Adult Stem Cells to Physicians at International Regenerative Biomedicine Conference

At the 16th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine & Regenerative Biomedical Technologies in Las Vegas, Zannos Grekos, MD, director of Cardiac and Vascular Disease for Regenocyte Therapeutic ( www.regenocyte.com ), addressed physicians from around the world with a presentation on patien...

Kimberly-Clark Introduces New Depend Underwear for Men & Women; Unveils Brand's First Gender-Specific Adult Absorbent Underwear

DALLAS, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB ) today announced the evolution of its market-leading Depend brand of incontinence products with the introduction of its first line of gender-specific adult absorbent underwear. The new male and female designs are t...

Pulmonary Hypertension Treated with Stem Cells : International Medical Team Announces Patient Results in Adult Stem Cell Clinical Study for Pulmonary Hypertension

Dr. Leonel Fernandez Liriano, Professor of Medicine at Pontifical Catholic University School of Medicine (PCUSM), announced nine month follow up results for the first patient treated with engineered stem cells in a clinical study of primary pulmonary hypertension. The stem cells are extracted fro...

Potassium loss from blood pressure drugs may explain higher risk of adult diabetes

Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that a drop in blood potassium levels caused by diuretics commonly prescribed for high blood pressure could be the reason why people on those drugs are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. The drugs helpfully accelerate loss of fluids, but also deplete ...