Help for Hay Fever Sufferers: Experts Outline Best Practices for Treating Fifth Most Common Disease - 2/2/15
Sublingual immunotherapy is one of several state-of-the-science treatments for allergic rhinitis, or “hay fever,” being recommended by a panel of experts in a new guideline published Feb. 2, 2015, by the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - February 2, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Research Catalogs Symptoms and Treatment of Inflammatory Blood Vessel Disease - 1/28/15
In a bid to improve awareness and care of a relatively rare disorder that inflames blood vessels throughout the body and damages organs, especially the eyes, a team of researchers led by a Johns Hopkins ophthalmologist has analyzed and published detailed information about 132 patients diagnosed and treated over 25 years in Saudi Arabia, where the disorder is not at all rare. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - January 28, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Study of Former NFL Players Reveals Specifics of Concussive Brain Damage - 1/26/15
A team of Johns Hopkins specialists, using a battery of imaging and cognitive tests, has gathered evidence of accumulated brain damage that could be linked to specific memory deficits in former National Football League (NFL) players experienced decades after they stopped playing the game. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - January 26, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Study: Even with Copayments for Nonurgent Care, Medicaid Patients Still Rely on ERs - 1/26/15
How can states and federal government provide adequate health care to poor people, without overburdening taxpayers or leaving health care providers with billions in unpaid bills? (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - January 26, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Esteemed Johns Hopkins Pediatrician to Receive One of Field ’s Highest Honors - 1/23/15
Renowned Johns Hopkins Children ’s Center pediatrician and former JAMA (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - January 23, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Esteemed Johns Hopkins Pediatrician to Receive One of Field’s Highest Honors - 1/23/15
Renowned Johns Hopkins Children’s Center pediatrician and former JAMA (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - January 23, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Time to Rethink the Inner-City Asthma Epidemic? - 1/20/15
Challenging the long-standing belief that city dwellers suffer disproportionately from asthma, the results of a new Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study of more than 23,000 U.S. children reveal that income, race and ethnic origin may play far more potent roles in asthma risk than kids’ physical surroundings. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - January 20, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Found: 'Fight or Flight' Response Control Center for the Heart - 1/20/15
An animal study led by Johns Hopkins investigators has uncovered what controls the ability of healthy hearts to speed up in response to circumstances ranging from fear to a jog around the block. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - January 20, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
New Cancer-Fighting Strategy Would Harden Cells to Prevent Metastasis - 1/20/15
Existing cancer therapies are geared toward massacring tumor cells, but Johns Hopkins researchers propose a different strategy: subtly hardening cancer cells to prevent them from invading new areas of the body. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - January 20, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
The Flu and You - 1/16/15
The flu season started earlier than usual this year, and most states are reporting continued and widespread outbreaks. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - January 16, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
New Trick Found for How Cells Stay Organized - 1/16/15
Organization is key to an efficient workplace, and cells are no exception to this rule. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - January 16, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Elizabeth Jaffee Named Deputy Director of Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center - 1/15/15
Elizabeth Jaffee, M.D., a pioneer in the field of vaccine therapy for pancreatic cancer, and an internationally-recognized leader in immunology research, has been appointed deputy director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - January 15, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Pamela Paulk Appointed President of Johns Hopkins Medicine International - 1/15/15
Pamela Paulk, M.S.W., M.B.A., has been named president of Johns Hopkins Medicine International, the division of Johns Hopkins Medicine that develops high-impact international health care collaborations and provides medical concierge services for patients who travel from other regions to receive care at Johns Hopkins. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - January 15, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Combat Veterans ’ Brains Reveal Hidden Damage from IED Blasts - 1/14/15
The brains of some Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans who survived blasts from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and died later of other causes show a distinctive honeycomb pattern of broken and swollen nerve fibers throughout critical brain regions, including those that control executive function. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - January 14, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Study: Platelet Transfusions Increase Death Rate in Some Blood Cell Disorders - 1/14/15
People hospitalized with certain rare blood cell disorders frequently receive a treatment that is associated with a two- to fivefold increase in death, according to a new study that reviewed hospital records nationwide. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - January 14, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
