Authors: Peeters E The relationship between orthodox (mainstream) medicine and heterodox (fringe) medicine during the nineteenth century continues to puzzle historians of medicine. Though many have qualified the sharp antagonism between the two as a (biased) historical construct, it remains difficult to lay bare the common problems that structured mainstream and fringe. In this contribution [...]

Ruthanne Williams Roussel submits: As many will know by now, an FDA briefing panel July 15 recommended against approval of Vivus’ (VVUS) obesity drug candidate Qnexa by a vote of 10 to 6. This was originally announced as a vote of 9 to 7, but a new electronic voting system was in use, and it [...]

Using examples from recent FDA regulatory proceedings, Jonas Hines and colleagues critique the medical device premarket review and identify eight weaknesses in the process that should be remedied. Further information: Article source

Title: Too Much TV Puts Tots at RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/16/2010 11:14:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/16/2010 11:14:20 AM Further information: Article source

Plan of action to help adults with autism. Further information: Article source

This clinical vignette illustrates how our therapeutic approaches to early stages of multiple myeloma have changed over the past decade with novel therapies reducing disease and preventing disease progression. Recent paradigms of multiple myeloma describe the disease as a spectrum of clinical stages, including asymptomatic ‘smoldering’ states that progress to symptomatic states. The average 5-year [...]

Health minister Earl Howe has endorsed a report recommending elected boards form part of GP commissioning groups. Further information: Article source

Thymosin β4 is a 43 amino acid peptide. It is the most abundant member of the β-thymosin family in mammalian tissue and is regarded as the main intracellular G-actin sequestering peptide. Thymosin β4 has multiple biological activities including prevention of apoptosis, reduction of inflammation, and promotion of angiogenesis and cell migration. Due to its role [...]

Cells previously dismissed as minor players in the brain may actually regulate when we fall asleep (Source: New Scientist – Health) Further information: Article source

In the first longitudinal analysis of its kind, researchers used a cohort of more than 3000 people to identify a link between vitamin D status and Parkinson’s disease. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines) Further information: Article source