Linking Genes to Diseases by Sifting Through Electronic Medical Records
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/28/science/linking-genes-to-diseases-by-sifting-through-electronic-medical-records.html?hpw&rref=health
The days of scrawled doctor's notes are slowly coming to a close. In the United States, 93 percent of hospitals are now using at least some electronic medical records and 2.2 percent have given up paper records completely, according to the consulting ...
The Vaccination Effect: 100 Million Cases of Contagious Disease Prevented
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/27/the-vaccination-effect-100-million-cases-of-contagious-disease-prevented/
Vaccination programs for children have prevented more than 100 million cases of serious contagious disease in the United States since 1924, according to a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The research, led by scientists at ...
Genome Editing for Better Gene Therapies Susan Young
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/522051/new-genome-editing-method-could-make-gene-therapy-more-precise-and-effective/
A new startup, backed with $43 million in venture investments, aims to develop treatments that could cure inherited diseases with a one-time fix based on a new method of genome editing. The method offers great precision in changing the DNA sequence of ...
Over 100 million cases of 8 contagious diseases prevented through vaccinations
http://americanlivewire.com/contagious-diseases-new-study-project-tycho-vaccinations-vaccines-prevented-2013-11/
The new study, called ?Project Tycho,? published in the November 28th edition of The New England Journal of Medicine shows that vaccinations for children may have prevented over 103 million cases of contagious diseases. Over 26 million of those ...
Long-Term Disease Database Proves the Value of Vaccines
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2013/11/27/long-term-disease-database-proves-the-value-of-vaccines/
The online, open-access resource now features accounts of 47 diseases between 1888 and today. It includes data from the weekly Nationally Notifiable Disease Surveillance reports for the United States, standardized in such a way that the data can be ...
MICHAEL NOONAN The connection between inflammation and chronic disease
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/11/28/health/the-connection-between-inflammation-and-chronic-disease/?ref=HealthBox
Despite the fact that Americans are living longer than we have in recent history, our overall health is declining rapidly. There are big increases in chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer's disease, heart disease and allergies.
Orphan diseases and the role of support groups and psychotherapy
http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20131128/OPINION01/311280012/Orphan-diseases-role-support-groups-psychotherapy
Neurofibromatosis is an orphan disease. There are 3 types: NF1, NF-2, and Schwannomatosis (S-Type). NF-1 is said to occur in only one of 3,000 births worldwide and is characterized by multiple, coffee-colored spots and tumors on or under the skin ...
New drug provides hope for treating inflammatory bowel diseases
http://www.king5.com/health/New-drug-provides-hope-for-treating-inflammatory-bowel-diseases-233688641.html
Another benefit is that the therapy is targeted, so side effects like weight gain, nausea and headaches are less common. The new drug was tested in patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. It could be approved an available for use in 2014.
