Medical News

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• NOD2 variant linked to liver, intestinal failure in short-gut syndrome
• DUP linked to brain morphology in schizophrenia
• Bipolar adults have selective erythrocyte DHA deficits
• Personality traits linked to self-stigma in schizophrenia patients
• Binge eating common, influenced by menstrual cycle in bipolar women
• Research confirms reduced fertility in schizophrenia patients
• Barbershop checks may improve BP control among Black men
• Fetal and infant malnutrition linked with hypertension and IGT in adulthood
• Antidepressants ‘ineffective’ for bipolar depression
• Factors linked to homicide by schizophrenia patients revealed
• Gender differences in outcome after acute mania

NOD2 variant linked to liver, intestinal failure in short-gut syndrome Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Investigators report that a variant in the nucleotide-binding oligomerization protein 2 gene, previously associated with Crohn's disease, is linked with combined liver and intestinal failure in patients with short-gut syndrome.

DUP linked to brain morphology in schizophrenia Posted: 28 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Increased duration of untreated psychosis is associated with decreased regional density in the right limbic area of the brain in patients with schizophrenia, researchers have found.

Bipolar adults have selective erythrocyte DHA deficits Posted: 28 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a US study show that adults with bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder have reduced erythrocyte docosahexaenoic acid composition compared with mentally healthy individuals.

Personality traits linked to self-stigma in schizophrenia patients Posted: 27 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Internalized stigma in patients with schizophrenia is associated with certain temperament and character traits, researchers have found.

Binge eating common, influenced by menstrual cycle in bipolar women Posted: 27 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Binge eating is common in women with bipolar disorder and is influenced by menstrual cycle, researchers have found.

Research confirms reduced fertility in schizophrenia patients Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis confirm that individuals with schizophrenia have reduced fertility compared with the general population.

Barbershop checks may improve BP control among Black men Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a US study suggest that hypertension outreach programs based in barbershops may improve blood pressure control among Black men with hypertension more than traditional management programs.

Fetal and infant malnutrition linked with hypertension and IGT in adulthood Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Findings from a study conducted in Nigeria show that exposure to undernutrition in the womb and in infancy increases the risk for later hypertension and impaired glucose tolerance.

Antidepressants ‘ineffective’ for bipolar depression Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Antidepressant medications are no more effective than placebo or other standard treatments for bipolar depression, results from a systematic review and meta-analysis show.

Factors linked to homicide by schizophrenia patients revealed Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Substance misuse and treatment non-compliance are potentially modifiable risk factors associated with the perpetration of homicide among patients with schizophrenia and other psychoses, research shows.

Gender differences in outcome after acute mania Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Spanish study suggest that there are small but significant differences in short- and long-term outcomes between men and women who have suffered an acute episode of pure mania

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Health Informatics News

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• Medicare bids save 1/3 on costs
• This is an order: Do not resuscitate!
• Hospital charges remain mystery
• Unsealed complaint slams WellCare
• Chance of seeing Medicaid $ dims
• Shands takes surprise hit
• Crist bombarded with abortion pleas
• Managed-care difference 'dramatic'
• Medicaid overhaul gets nips tucks

Medicare bids save 1/3 on costs Posted: By Jim Saunders 7/2/2010 © Health News Florida Medicare patients and taxpayers will save more than one-third on home-health equipment costs in South and Central Florida next year because of a new competitive-bidding program, officials said Thursday. But the industry is trying to kill it, with the help of a Florida Congressman.

This is an order: Do not resuscitate! Posted: 7/2/2010 © Kaiser Health News Too often, nursing homes or hospitals ignore patients' Living Wills, resuscitating and intubating against the patient's and family's wishes. It helps to have a physician's order in the medical file. FSU is leading an effort in Florida to spread the news.

Hospital charges remain mystery Posted: 6/30/2010 © Kaiser Health News More than 30 states, including Florida, make hospital prices public. But that doesn't mean patients can figure out what a procedure will cost ahead of time, let alone get a binding estimate.

Unsealed complaint slams WellCare Posted: By Carol Gentry and Mike Wells 6/28/2010 © Health News Florida The whistleblower complaint that launched a federal investigation of WellCare Health Plans four years ago has now been unsealed, portraying a company so heartless it rewarded employees who dumped hundreds of sick newborns and terminally ill patients from the membership rolls.

Chance of seeing Medicaid $ dims Posted: By Jim Saunders 6/25/2010 © Health News Florida Florida's chances of receiving up to $1 billion in additional Medicaid money appeared to be in deep trouble Thursday; in other action, the Medicare doctors' pay cut was put off for six months.

Shands takes surprise hit Posted:  By Jim Saunders 5/28/2010 © Health News Florida Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed $371 million from the new state budget today, largely sparing health- and human-services programs. But he immediately raised questions by vetoing millions of dollars for the Shands Healthcare System --- and by trying to prevent rate cuts for nursing homes.

Crist bombarded with abortion pleas Posted: By Jim Saunders  5/6/2010 © Health News Florida From the Christian Coalition to the ACLU, groups who oppose or support the bill to require an ultrasound before abortion are waging an e-mail campaign. Meanwhile, doctors protest the intrusion.

Managed-care difference 'dramatic' Posted: By Carol Gentry 4/16/2010 © Health News Florida Medicaid patients in traditional fee-for-service care get some services at two to three times the frequency of those who are in managed care, a preliminary state report suggests. What it doesn't say: Is that good or bad?

Medicaid overhaul gets nips tucks Posted:  By Jim Saunders 4/16/2010 © Health News Florida Trying to win votes in the House and prepare for negotiations with the Senate, architects of a Medicaid overhaul agreed to changes Thursday that could help defuse concerns of doctors and hospitals.

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Health Informatics News

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• Survey: Privacy compliance has declined
• E-book: Making E-Health Work
• Consumer tools: UCompareHealthCare Offers Free Reports on Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Physicians
• Articles: Direct to Consumer: Women are a powerful, but untapped, audience
• Consumer tools: Really Personal PHRs
• Consumer trends: Manhattan Predicts Online Health Trends
• News: Wall Street Journal Looks at Tools That Identify Low-Cost Care Options
• Consumer tools: Consumer Health Complete Now Available from EBSCO Publishing

Survey: Privacy compliance has declined Posted: 14 May 2006 01:56 AM PDT Three years after federal rules governing the privacy of patients' medical records went into effect, compliance seems to have declined for 6 percent, according to an annual survey conducted by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Read more about this at here.

E-book: Making E-Health Work Posted: 14 May 2006 01:53 AM PDT E-Health has become an integral part of present-day healthcare delivery. With healthcare consumers, increasingly the focus of most health systems, the widespread implementation of health information and communications technologies offers cost-effective opportunities to meet their increasingly sophisticated healthcare needs.Bankix Systems Ltd has released its latest e-book. It is a 200-page in-depth analysis of the issues involved in "Making E-Health Work," the e-book's title. Read more about this e-book at here.

Consumer tools: UCompareHealthCare Offers Free Reports on Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Physicians Posted: 11 Mar 2006 01:01 AM PST "UCompareHealthCare has just unveiled its Web site, ucomparehealthcare.com, which features free reports on the nation's nursing homes, hospitals and physicians to help consumers make informed healthcare decisions. I checked the web site and found it very informative for health consumers to help them make informed decision about their choices of doctors, hospitals and others." Read more about this at UCompareHealthCare

Articles: Direct to Consumer: Women are a powerful, but untapped, audience Posted: 03 Feb 2006 12:04 AM PST "Women influence many family decisions—from choosing what's for dinner to selecting the medications their children take. In fact, nearly two-thirds of women are responsible for family healthcare decisions, according to a 2004 national survey conducted by Plan for Your Health. Many women also assume the care-giving role outside their nuclear families. Today's middle-aged woman may also look after her parents and in-laws too, often determining how long they can live on their own and how to best care for them. In addition, she often influences the important health decisions of grandchildren, co-workers, and friends." Read more at PharmExec.

Consumer tools: Really Personal PHRs Posted: 27 Jan 2006 01:05 AM PST "If we're committed to fostering the adoption of personal health records, we should take a page out of the consumer marketing textbooks — not the primers of health IT marketers. This was my conclusion after attending a recent meeting in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Markle Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Agency for Healthcare Quality Research and Quality. " Read more about this at iHealthBeat .

Consumer trends: Manhattan Predicts Online Health Trends Posted: 27 Jan 2006 12:06 AM PST "US healthcare specialist Manhattan Research has published a summary of the major trends for health and pharmaceutical marketers to consider in 2006. The trends chart the increased use of the web and other new technologies as a health information and communication tool for both patients and physicians." Read more at Daily Research News Online.

News: Wall Street Journal Looks at Tools That Identify Low-Cost Care Options Posted: 26 Jan 2006 01:07 AM PST "The Wall Street Journal on Thursday looked at efforts by insurers to provide patients with tools - including a cell phone Web browsing service - to help them find low-cost treatment options. Lumenos, a unit of WellPoint, in February will launch the cell phone service, which lets patients type drug names into their cell phones' Web browsers and get lists of lower-cost alternatives. The program is designed so that patients can ask their physicians about cost-effective alternatives while they still are at their appointments." Read more at iHealthBeat.

Consumer tools: Consumer Health Complete Now Available from EBSCO Publishing Posted: 25 Jan 2006 12:09 AM PST "In continuing with the company's goal of providing the most comprehensive collection of online health and wellness resources, EBSCO Publishing has announced the release of Consumer Health Complete (CHC). This full text database is designed to support consumer and patients' information needs as well as foster an overall understanding of health-related topics." Read more at Managing Information News.

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Medical News

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• Even one <i>CYP2C19</i> loss-of-function allele raises CV event risk post-PCI
• Idrabiotaparinux equals idraparinux in efficacy trial
• Cervical artery dissection recurrence rate higher than thought
• New genetic susceptibility loci for psoriasis identified
• Anti-coagulants reduce prostate-cancer specific death risk
• Anti-coagulants reduce prostate-cancer specific death risk
• Certain oral contraceptive formulations still linked to breast cancer risk
• Arterial properties useful in assessing CVD risk for FH and FCH patients
• Mechanism behind triglyceride-lowering effect of nicotinic acid revealed
• High intake of sugar sweetened drinks increases risk for Type 2 diabetes
• Pancreatic β-cells do not replicate after the age of 30 years
• Heat shock protein gene variant may double dilated cardiomyopathy risk
• Even one <i>CYP2C19</i> loss-of-function allele raises CV event risk post-PCI
• Certain oral contraceptive formulations still linked to breast cancer risk

Even one <i>CYP2C19</i> loss-of-function allele raises CV event risk post-PCI Posted: 28 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results of a meta-analysis indicate that clopidogrel-treated patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention may have an increased risk for major adverse cardiovascular events if they carry one or more copies of the CYP2C19 loss-of-function allele.

Idrabiotaparinux equals idraparinux in efficacy trial Posted: 28 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Idrabiotaparinux is as effective as its non-biotinylated analog idraparinux for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis, study findings indicate.

Cervical artery dissection recurrence rate higher than thought Posted: 28 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Spontaneous cervical artery dissections recur in about a quarter of patients, reveals a long-term neurosonographic monitoring study.

New genetic susceptibility loci for psoriasis identified Posted: 28 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found new psoriasis susceptibility loci that could aid diagnosis of the condition and the development of new treatments.

Anti-coagulants reduce prostate-cancer specific death risk Posted: 28 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Men with localized prostate cancer have a significantly reduced risk for dying from the disease if they are taking anticoagulants in addition to treatment with surgery or radiotherapy, report US researchers.

Anti-coagulants reduce prostate-cancer specific death risk Posted: 28 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Men with localized prostate cancer have a significantly reduced risk for dying from the disease if they are taking anticoagulants in addition to treatment with surgery or radiotherapy, report US researchers.

Certain oral contraceptive formulations still linked to breast cancer risk Posted: 28 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Current use of oral contraceptives is associated with a moderately increased risk for breast cancer, which is mainly attributed to levonorgestrel used in triphasic preparations, show results from the Nurses Health study II.

Arterial properties useful in assessing CVD risk for FH and FCH patients Posted: 28 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Researchers say that measuring arterial wall thickness and function may be a useful tool in the management of patients with genetic dyslipidemias.

Mechanism behind triglyceride-lowering effect of nicotinic acid revealed Posted: 28 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT US researchers believe they have found a mechanism though which nicotinic acid achieves its therapeutic effect in lowering triglyceride levels.

High intake of sugar sweetened drinks increases risk for Type 2 diabetes Posted: 28 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis show that individuals who drink 1-2 sugar sweetened beverages per day have a significantly greater risk for developing Type 2 diabetes or the metabolic syndrome than those who consume less than one per month.

Pancreatic β-cells do not replicate after the age of 30 years Posted: 28 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT US scientists have discovered that pancreatic β-cells do not naturally replicate after the age of 30 years.

Heat shock protein gene variant may double dilated cardiomyopathy risk Posted: 28 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT German researchers have identified a polymorphism of the heat shock protein gene HSPB7 that may double the risk for dilated cardiomyopathy among patients with no family history of the condition.

Even one <i>CYP2C19</i> loss-of-function allele raises CV event risk post-PCI Posted: 28 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results of a meta-analysis indicate that clopidogrel-treated patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention may have an increased risk for major adverse cardiovascular events if they carry one or more copies of the CYP2C19 loss-of-function allele.

Certain oral contraceptive formulations still linked to breast cancer risk Posted: 28 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Current use of oral contraceptives is associated with a moderately increased risk for breast cancer, which is mainly attributed to levonorgestrel used in triphasic preparations, show results from the Nurses Health study II.

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