New program for elder careCharleston Gazette,  USA - 3 hours agoLast week, the hospital and medical school started accepting applications for the program, which received accreditation in May.

Background:Little is known about the role ecological shifts play in the evolution of Neotropical radiations that have colonized a variety of environments. We here examine habitat shifts in the evolutionary history of Elaenia flycatchers, a Neotropical bird lineage that lives in a range of forest and open habitats. We evaluate phylogenetic relationships within the genus based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data, and then employ parsimony-based and Bayesian methods to reconstruct preferences for a number of habitat types and migratory behaviour throughout the evolutionary history of the genus.

Regenerx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has completed enrollment and dosing of 40 healthy subjects for its Phase IA clinical trial testing RGN-352, an injectable formulation of Tβ4 for potential use in treating acute myocardial infarction patients (AMI or heart attack).

Early laboratory research has shown that resveratrol, a common dietary supplement, suppresses the abnormal cell formation that leads to most types of breast cancer, suggesting a potential role for the agent in breast cancer prevention. Resveratrol is a natural substance found in red wine and red grapes. It is sold in extract form as a dietary supplement at most major drug stores.

APP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:APPX), a leading manufacturer of multi-source and branded injectable pharmaceutical products, today announced that it has received final approvals from the U.S.

On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the National Health Service, First Minister Rhodri Morgan paid a visit to Tredegar, the birthplace of its founder, Aneurin Bevan - and call for a new covenant between the public and the NHS. "Everyone can rest assured that the NHS will always be there for them when it's needed," said the First Minister.

Researchers in France studying over 12,000 couples with fertility problems found that when the man was over 35 pregnancy rates fell and perhaps more surprisingly, miscarriage rates rose, leading them to conclude that the age of the father was just as important as the age of the mother in reaching a successful pregnancy.

MPS (Medical Protecion Society) responds to Health Minister, Ben Bradshaw's suggestion that some GP practices have made agreements with other GP practices not to take on each others patients. This was widely reported in yesterdays press. MPS regularly advises GPs on the rules and regulations surrounding the acceptance and removal of patients to their practice lists.

People in Wales will now be able to join the Organ Donor Register when they visit their local pharmacy as part of the Donate Wales - Tell a Loved One campaign. Registration leaflets and dispensers have been delivered to all 719 pharmacies in Wales including high street retailers and independent stores.

ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Abstract 71 reported that cadaveric acellular matrix graft was effective during urethroplasty with a 50% success rate. Abstracts 22 and 23 reported the keys to treating a recto-vesical fistula is urinary and fecal diversion and tissue interposition. By doing this urinary and fecal continence should be restored.

The Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association has just launched a pioneering tool for health care commissioners in Westminster. It has already been cited as a very important document for patient care and aims to help achieve Lord Darzi's vision of quality care for people living with the complex, and often rapidly progressive neurological condition, MND.

People who eat high levels of some soy products, including tofu and other so-called superfoods, may be at an increased risk of memory loss. Loughborough and Oxford scientists, funded by the Alzheimer's Research Trust, worked with Indonesian colleagues to investigate the effects of high soy consumption in 719 elderly Indonesians living in urban and rural regions of Java.

ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Analysis of SEER data suggests that few patients receive an orthotopic diversion. In 1997, 5% of patients had an orthotopic diversion and this only increased to 11% in 2005. Younger male patients with private insurance were most likely to have an orthotopic diversion. Elevated BMI leads to more complications, but no difference in major complications.

The 49th Australian Medical Students' Association (AMSA) National Convention will kick off in Melbourne tomorrow, with 900 future doctors joining leaders in health and politics to debate hot issues in health. The National Convention is AMSA's premier event and is the largest medical student conference in the Southern Hemisphere.

In recent years, the number of protein-based pharmaceuticals reaching the marketplace has increased exponentially. The clinical application of these drugs is limited by a lack of desirable attributes for adequate absorption or distribution. It therefore becomes critical to formulate these drugs into safe, stable and efficacious delivery systems.

Simon Crompton, who writes for British newspaper The Times, has been awarded the European School of Oncology's Best Cancer Reporter Award (BCRA) for 2008. The Award was established by the European School of Oncology (ESO) in 2006 to encourage better quality media coverage of cancer and to recognise the many examples of outstanding cancer journalism.

Dentists and dental care professionals (DCPs) are well placed to identify possible abuse or neglect of children or vulnerable adults - and have a responsibility to raise their concerns if they do, says the GDC.

Funding for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a severe muscle wasting disease that affects boys and young men, was discussed in Parliament this week. Nigel Evans, MP for Ribble Valley, raised the issue of 'ring-fenced' funding for research into treatments and a cure for Dunchenne Muscular Dystrophy and called for more localised specialist care for boys and young men living with the condition.

Amid fears that critical AIDS pledges made at previous G8 summits will be reneged at this year's meeting in Japan, over 200 civil society organisations from more than 60 countries have signed a letter to G8 heads of state underscoring the fundamental need to fulfil the promise of universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010.

Council members agreed the process and draft timetable for amending the GOC Fitness to Practise Rules to apply the civil standard of proof. As a consequence of the Health and Social Care Bill (expected to become law this month), all nine UK healthcare regulatory bodies will be required to apply the civil standard of proof in their fitness to practise (disciplinary) proceedings.