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New Surgical Technique Shows Promising Results For Patients With Cervical Cancer
A new surgical technique could allow surgeons to perform a radical hysterectomy in patients with early-stage cervical cancer-with fewer complications, reduced morbidity, and a lower risk of local tumour recurrence than current surgical methods, according to an Article published Online first and in the July edition of The Lancet Oncology.

Israeli Startup CLT Partners With Dutch Erasmus Medical Centre To Develop A Cure For Atrial Fibrillation
Today, the Israeli medtech startup company CLT Ltd. announced the establishment of Closed Loop Therapies (CLT) BV - a joint venture between Erasmus University Medical Centre (Rotterdam, the Netherlands), a highly prominent medical institute in Europe, and CLT Israel. The joint venture aims to develop and commercialise a novel therapeutic system, consisting of an arrhythmia-detecting drug pump combined with a unique drug, for automatic and immediate treatment of emerging atrial fibrillation (AF). Market size is estimated at 2.5-3 billion Euro, annually.
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Schizophrenia: A Genetic Basis
Schizophrenia is a severely debilitating psychiatric disease that is thought to have its roots in the development of the nervous system; however, major breakthroughs linking its genetics to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment are still unrealized. Jill Morris, PhD assistant professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University"s Feinberg School of Medicine and a researcher in the Human Molecular Genetics Program of Children"s Memorial Research Center studies a gene that is involved in susceptibility to schizophrenia, Disc1 (Disrupted-In-Schizophrenia 1). Two recent publications by Morris and colleagues focus on the role of Disc1 in development, particularly the migration of cells to their proper location in the brain and subsequent differentiation into their intended fate. During development, cells need to properly migrate to their final destination in order to develop into the appropriate cell-type, integrate into the corresponding network of cells and function properly. Disruption of cell migration can lead to inappropriate cell development and function, resulting in disease.
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Registered Dietitians - A Cost Effective Investment In Health For Canadians

Dietitians of Canada (DC) released a report today describing the integral role played by registered dietitians, as members of multi-disciplinary teams that contribute to promoting and supporting health among Canadians. The Role of Registered Dietitians in Primary Health Care: Moving Forward - A National Perspective presents evidence for the cost-effectiveness of nutrition services in the prevention and treatment of chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, cancer and heart disease. According to Dr. Paula Brauer, Associate Professor at the University of Guelph and co-author of the DC Role Paper, "Nutrition is one of the basic ways that people can better manage their own health. Dietitians, with their unique set of skills and food and nutrition expertise, provide needed support and guidance in both the public health and primary care systems." In preparing this paper DC identified many successful programs and approaches that have been documented in the scientific literature where registered dietitians have played a key role and saved health care dollars: - Improved health of children: Prenatal nutrition programs that target high-risk pregnant women have been shown to improve long-term health outcomes in children. The Montreal Diet Dispensary is an example of such an approach where individualized screening and diet counseling by registered dietitians, along with nutritious food supplements, have reduced the incidence of low birth weight and preterm births. It is estimated that these measures have saved up to $41 million annually in treatment costs. The Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program is a further example where the leadership and expertise of dietitians has led to reducing the risk of low birth weight infants and increasing the proportion of mothers who breastfeed. - Prevention and treatment of obesity: Obesity prevention requires a multi-sector approach with efforts invested in all stages of the lifecycle. Registered dietitians working in public health promote the active living and healthy eating message in communities, schools and workplaces. For treatment of overweight and obesity, the Obesity Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines recommend comprehensive lifestyle intervention, including nutrition counseling provided by a registered dietitian. Support provided by registered dietitians in primary health care centres and doctors" offices has been shown to reduce the risk of developing diabetes by close to 60%, and with long-lasting results. - Better chronic disease management. Nutrition and other lifestyle changes are cornerstones in the management of hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol. In many cases these changes reduce medication costs and use of the health system. A dietitian-led program for adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes, which consisted of individual and group education, support and referrals to community res over one year, was recently evaluated. This intervention, in comparison to usual care, led to modest reductions in health care costs resulting from fewer hospital admissions. The DC Role Paper provides far-reaching recommendations, addressed to the dietetic profession, educators, researchers, health care practitioners and policy-makers, designed to enhance access by the public to the services of registered dietitians as a cost-effective investment in the health of Canadians. A copy of The Role of Registered Dietitians in Primary Health Care: Moving Forward - A National Perspective is available on the DC website at http://www.dietitians.ca/news/highlights_positions.asp Dietitians of Canada


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