Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) researchers now can use data from over 10,000 participants enrolled in ASD studies. The National Database for Autism Research (NDAR), created by the National Institutes of Health, recently made the data available. Researchers can now use the NDAR portal to perform queries that simultaneously yield results from multiple datasets. The portal was designed to provide tools to define and standardize data collected by different laboratories under different protocols. It was also built to ensure a collaborative approach and open data access to the whole ASD research community.
Archives for 2010
Funding for State Tobacco Prevention Programs at Lowest Level Since Tobacco Settlement
November 30, 2010 | by
According to a report recently released by a coalition of public health organizations, states in the U.S. have decreased funding for programs to reduce tobacco use to the lowest level since 1999, when they first received tobacco settlement funds [1].
The coalition includes organizations such as the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Since the November 1998 multi-state tobacco settlement, these organizations have issued annual reports assessing whether states are keeping their promise to use a significant portion of their settlement funds to address the enormous public health problems posed by tobacco use in the United States.
The Impact of Healthcare Reform – Grand Rounds Call for Submissions
November 30, 2010 | by
Highlight HEALTH will be hosting the next edition of Grand Rounds, 7.11, on Tuesday, December 7th.
Starting in January 2011, you’ll no longer be able to use your flexible spending account for over-the-counter medications unless you have a doctor’s prescription. For this edtion of Grand Rounds, we’d like to focus on the impact of healthcare reform: what are the changes to healthcare delivery, utilization, quality, costs (either as a provider or a patient) or outcomes. After all, these changes affect everyone, whether you’re a healthcare provider, a biomedical researcher and/or a patient. As host, I invite you to send your submissions.
What is Grand Rounds?
Grand Rounds is a weekly rotating summary of the best health and medical posts on the Web. Established in 2003, Grand Rounds is the oldest and most popular medical blog carnival on the Internet. Previous editions are listed at Blogborygmi and a calendar of upcoming editions is listed at Better Health.
Submissions are due by Sunday, December 5th at 10:00:00 UTC (6:00pm EST). The theme is “The Impact of Healthcare Reform”. Please use the following format and send your submissions to walter[at]highlighthealth.com.
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About.com Health Study Finds Online Health Advertising Increasingly Helpful
November 29, 2010 | by
Earlier this year, About.com conducted a research study on health, revealing that significantly more people find online health advertisements helpful in coping with diseases and learning about the side effects and safety of medication [1]. The study confirms that people are turning to the Internet to take charge of their health and to better educate themselves about conditions and treatment options.
Vitamin C Improves the Mood of Acutely Hospitalized Patients
November 23, 2010 | by
According to new research, supplementation with vitamin C could improve the emotional state of hospitalized patients [1]. The study, published in the journal Nutrition, demonstrates that increasing vitamin C levels in acutely hospitalized patients results in a rapid, statistically and clinically significant improvement in mood state.
Sixty percent of patients in hospitals have extremely low levels of vitamin C. Their plasma levels are less than half that of normal levels; one in five patients have levels so low that they have scurvy, a condition characterized by general weakness, anemia, gum disease and skin hemorrhages as a result of vitamin C deficiency. But rather than giving them sauerkraut, like eighteenth century sailors received to combat scurvy on long voyages, Dr. John Hoffer at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal gave them vitamin C supplements. He found that their moods improved significantly.
