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MedicareCard.com, U.S. Latinos, Have High Rates of Developing Vision Loss, Certain Eye Conditions

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Latinos have higher rates of developing visual impairment, blindness, diabetic eye disease, and cataracts than non-Hispanic whites, researchers found.

MedicareCard.com – NIH Announces Ten Awards for Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities

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The National Institutes of Health announced today the awarding of 10 new Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities, designed to better understand and address inequities associated with the two leading causes of death in the United States — cancer and heart disease.

MedicareCard.com Comparative-Effectiveness Study Confirms New Treatment for Diabetic Macular Edema

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Researchers have shown that ranibizumab (Lucentis) eye injections, often in combination with laser treatment, result in better vision than laser treatment alone for diabetes-associated swelling of the retina.

MedicareCard.com – Scientists Find Genes That Influence Brain Wave Patterns

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Scientists have identified new genes and pathways that influence an individual’s typical pattern of brain electrical activity, a trait that may serve as a useful surrogate marker for more genetically complex traits and diseases. One of the genes, for example, was found to be associated with alcoholism.

MedicareCard.com – Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., and Daniel Rotrosen, M.D. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, on Food Allergy Awareness Week 2010

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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the lead institute at the National Institutes of Health for food allergy research, is pleased to commemorate Food Allergy Awareness Week from May 9–15, 2010. First established in 1997 by the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), a patient and family advocacy organization, this week is … Read more

MedicareCard.com – Meeting Announcement, Careers in Global Mental Health

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The NIMH Office for Research on Disparities & Global Mental Health invites qualified and early career professionals to the Careers in Global Mental Health meeting on July 30, 2010.

MedicareCard.com – U.S. Commerce Department, NIH, NSF Announce Challenge

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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Administration (EDA), today announced a new $12 million innovation competition, in partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF).

MedicareCard.com – NIH Study Confirms Location of Stem Cells Near Cartilage-Rich Regions in Bones

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Working with mice, a team of researchers has pinpointed the location of bone generating stem cells in the spine, at the ends of shins, and in other bones. The team also has identified factors that control the stem cells’ growth. The research was conducted at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions.

MedicareCard.com – Study Provides New Leads into Genetics of Cleft Lip and/or Palate

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A consortium of scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health reported today that it has identified two human genes that, when inherited in a slightly altered form, may play a role in causing cleft lip and/or palate (roof of the mouth), one of the world’s most common congenital malformations.

MedicareCard.com – Magnetic Stimulation Scores Modest Success as Antidepressant

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Some depressed patients who don’t respond to or tolerate antidepressant medications may benefit from a non-invasive treatment that stimulates the brain with a pulsing electromagnet, a study suggests. This first industry-independent, multi-site, randomized, tightly controlled trial of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) found that it produced significant antidepressant effects in a subgroup of patients, with … Read more

MedicareCard.com – Adding Coronary Calcium Score to Traditional Risk Factors Improves Risk Assessment for Heart Disease

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Including a coronary artery calcium score in a risk assessment for future heart disease events, such as heart attacks, provides a better estimate in some populations than a standard coronar

MedicareCard.com – Prepares for Disasters

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It’s not unusual to hear stories of bombs going off in markets, public places, and government buildings in far off lands. This weekend was different because the car bomb was on U.S. soil. Luckily for New York City, the car never exploded. I think a great deal of credit goes to the alert person who reported the smoking car to the police, and of course the skilled officers who dismantled the bomb before it could do any harm.

MedicareCard.com – Science News » Imaging Studies Help Pinpoint Child Bipolar Circuitry

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A series of imaging studies are revealing that the brain works differently in youth with bipolar disorder (BD) than in chronically irritable children who are often diagnosed with pediatric BD.

MedicareCard.com News – Independent Panel Finds Insufficient Evidence to Support Preventive Measures for Alzheimer’s Disease

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Many preventive measures for cognitive decline and for preventing Alzheimer’s disease—mental stimulation, exercise, and a variety of dietary supplements

MedicarCard.com Update – NIH Study Offers Hope to Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

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A daily dose of a specific form of vitamin E significantly improved the liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), according to a study funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health