Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week articles from January 2009

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week archives from January 2009

A microscale system to study frustration in buckled monolayers of microspheres at Penn.
January 3, 2009... A team of University of Pennsylvania physicists has demonstrated a simple system based on micron-sized spheres in water to study and control geometric frustration. Their research, published in the journal Nature, elucidates open questions about...

CSIRO Scientists Announce Alzheimers Disease Breakthrough: Rapid Screening System May Lead to Prevention or Delay of Alzheimers Disease.
January 3, 2009... Australian scientists at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), have developed a new system to screen for compounds that can inhibit one of the processes that takes place during the progression of Alzheimer's...

'Hot Trials': New Novel Transcends Culture to Expose Impact of Evil Minds.
January 3, 2009... As Americans catch their breaths from the recent presidential election, many minds weigh heavy with the evidence of corruption that seemingly runs rampant in politics. In his new novel, "Hot Trials" (published by AuthorHouse --...

Studies from Pennsylvania State University provide new data on bariatrics.
January 3, 2009... "Concerns regarding care quality prompted credentialing processes for bariatric ''Centers of Excellence'' (COE). It is hypothesized that high-volume surgeons and hospitals have better outcomes," researchers in the United States report (see also...

Investigators at University of North Carolina release new data on behavior.(Report)
January 3, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "We examined self-reported health status, health behaviors, access to care, and use of preventive services of the US Hispanic adult population to identify language-associated disparities. We...

Research results from University of Hull update understanding of angiotensins.
January 3, 2009... "The Mas protooncogene encodes a G protein-coupled receptor, we identified, also by using the specific angiotensin-(1-7) antagonist A-779, to be associated with intracellular signaling of the angiotensin (Ang) II metabolite Ang-(1-7). Recently,...

Investigators at Ruhr University have published new data on arthritis.
January 3, 2009... In this recent article published in the Journal of Medical Ethics, scientists in Bochum, Germany conducted a study "To elicit the perceptions and preferences of patients with rheumatoid arthritis regarding information and participation in...

Research in the area of arthritis reported from T. Uhlig and colleagues.(Report)
January 3, 2009... "During the last decades major advances have occurred in the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis ( RA), and improvements in the burden of the disease have been suggested. We examined whether there was a secular change towards less...

Researchers from University of Paris describe findings in arthritis.
January 3, 2009... According to recent research from Bobigny, France, "The evaluation of joints in arthritis using conventional ultrasonography is not really feasible in mice because of the small size of the animal. However, compared with classical analysis (...

Reports from C.G. Cote et al highlight recent research in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.(Report)
January 3, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Peak oxygen uptake (V'O-2) remains the gold standard measurement of exercise capacity and has been associated with survival. A modified BODE (body mass index, airflow obstruction, dyspnoea,...

Studies from Seoul National University have provided new data on cloning.
January 3, 2009... According to recent research from Seoul, South Korea, "4-(Cytidine 5'-diphospho)-2-C-methyl-d-erythritol kinase (CMK or YchB), the fourth enzyme of the 2-C-methyl-d-erythritol 4-phosphate pathway, phosphorylates the 2-hydroxyl group of...

Research from Umea University in the area of hydrocephalus published.(Report)
January 3, 2009... "In patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH), the changes in brain function that take place in conjunction with improved behavioural performance after CSF drainage is still unknown. In this study, we use functional MRI...

Research from University of Munich in the area of life sciences published.(Report)
January 3, 2009... According to recent research from Munich, Germany, "We examined 14 patients with acute anteromedial pontomesencephalic infarctions for signs of vestibular and ocular motor dysfunction. In all cases, an isolated ipsilateral deviation of the...

University of Tromso reports research in lupus nephritis.
January 3, 2009... According to recent research from Norway, "Lupus nephritis is associated with thickening of the glomerular basement membrane. Here we measured expression of proteins involved in extracellular matrix turnover in kidneys of lupus-prone mice of...

Research from A. Fayssoil and co-authors provides new data about muscular dystrophy.
January 3, 2009... According to recent research from Paris, France, "Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited myogenic disorder due to mutations in the dystrophin gene on chromosome Xp21.1. It is characterized by progressive muscle wasting and weakness...

Researchers from Seoul National University publish new studies and findings in the area of neurodegenerative disease.
January 3, 2009... According to recent research from Seoul, South Korea, "Microglial cells are activated during excitotoxin-induced neurodegeneration. However, the in vivo role of microglia activation in neurodegeneration has not yet been fully elucidated." ...

New neuropathy findings from A. Nalini and co-researchers published.
January 3, 2009... "Giant axonal neuropathy (GAN, MIM: 256850) is characterized by an early onset of severe peripheral neuropathy, varying central nervous system involvement and strikingly frizzly hair. Mode of inheritance is autosomal recessive," scientists in...

Research on osteoarthritis published by L. Kalichman et al.(Report)
January 3, 2009... "Cross-sectional study. To evaluate the association between lumbar spine facet joint osteoarthritis (FJ OA) identified by multidetector computed tomography (CT) and low back pain (LBP) in the community-based Framingham Heart Study,"...

Research from Boston University provides new data about Parkinson disease.
January 3, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Brain, "Spatial navigation is a complex process requiring integration of visuoperceptual information. The present study examined how visuospatial function relates to navigational veering in...

Reports summarize SARS study results from H. Li and co-researchers.
January 3, 2009... "Polymorphisms of CLEC4M have been associated with predisposition for infection by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV). DC-SIGNR, a C-type lectin encoded by CLEC4M, is a receptor for the virus," scientists in Kunming,...

Investigators at University of Rochester, Medical Department have published new data on testicular torsion.
January 3, 2009... "The purpose of this series was to evaluate the role of spectral Doppler and color flow Doppler sonography in the evaluation of partial testicular torsion. Eight cases of partial testicular torsion, diagnosed on the basis of abnormal spectral...

Findings from University of Reading in Williams syndrome reported.(Report)
January 3, 2009... According to a study from the United Kingdom, "Perceptual grouping is a pre-attentive process which serves to group local elements into global wholes, based on shared properties. One effect of perceptual grouping is to distort the ability to...

Data on enzyme research described by researchers at Nagoya City University.
January 3, 2009... New investigation results, 'Active bovine selenophosphate synthetase 2, not having selenocysteine,' are detailed in a study published in Molecular Biology Reports. "During the course of studying selenocysteine (Sec) synthesis mechanisms in...

Researchers from University Hospital describe findings in enzyme research.
January 3, 2009... Data detailed in 'Analytical limits of four beta-glucuronidase and beta-galactosidase-based commercial culture methods used to detect Escherichia coli and total coliforms' have been presented. "Colilert (Colilert), Readycult Coliforms 100...

Studies from Queen's Hospital in the area of essential tremor described.
January 3, 2009... New investigation results, 'Olfactory tests in the diagnosis of essential tremor,' are detailed in a study published in Parkinsonism and Related Disorders. According to a study from Romford, the United Kingdom, "Most patients with...

Findings from Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology advance knowledge in life sciences.
January 3, 2009... New investigation results, 'The GTPase-activating protein GRAF1 regulates the CLIC/GEEC endocytic pathway,' are detailed in a study published in Current Biology. According to recent research from Cambridge, the United Kingdom,...

Findings from University of Sheffield advance knowledge in life sciences.
January 3, 2009... Current study results from the report, 'Expression of the PitA phosphate/metal transporter of Escherichia coli is responsive to zinc and inorganic phosphate levels,' have been published. According to recent research from Sheffield, the United...

New findings from Colorado State University in the area of life sciences published.
January 3, 2009... Data detailed in 'Kinetochore-microtubule attachment relies on the disordered N-terminal tail domain of Hec1' have been presented. "Accurate chromosome segregation is dependent upon stable attachment of kinetochores to spindle microtubules...

New life sciences findings from University of Rouen described.
January 3, 2009... New investigation results, 'Impact of rpoS deletion on the proteome of Escherichia coli grown planktonically and as biofilm,' are detailed in a study published in Journal of Proteome Research. "To investigate the role of rpoS in gene expression...

Research conducted at Texas A&M University has provided new information about life sciences.
January 3, 2009... A new study, 'Genetic analysis of MraY inhibition by the phiX174 protein E,' is now available. According to a study from the United States, "Protein E, the lysis protein of bacteriophage phiX174, is a specific inhibitor of MraY, the...

Research from University of Melbourne, Department of Veterinary Science provides new data about life sciences.
January 3, 2009... New investigation results, 'Analysis of the genetic diversity within Cryptosporidium hominis and Cryptosporidium parvum from imported and autochtonous cases of human cryptosporidiosis by mutation scanning,' are detailed in a study published in...

Researchers from University of Nevada discuss findings in life sciences.
January 3, 2009... A new study, 'Western blot can distinguish natural and acquired antibodies to Mycoplasma agassizii in the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii),' is now available. "Mycoplasma agassizi has been identified as a cause of upper respiratory tract...

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center describes research in neuropathy.
January 3, 2009... Fresh data on neuropathy are presented in the report 'Phantom sweating: a novel autonomic paresthesia.' According to recent research published in the journal Clinical Autonomic Research, "To describe the biology of phantom sweating, a novel...

Data on pneumococcal disease detailed by researchers at Statens Serum Institute.(Report)
January 3, 2009... Fresh data on pneumococcal disease are presented in the report 'An easy method for detection of nasopharyngeal carriage of multiple Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes.' According to a study from Copenhagen, Denmark, "In this paper, a simplified...

Investigators at University of Toronto, Department of Microbiology zero in on proteomics.
January 3, 2009... Fresh data on proteomics are presented in the report 'Regulation of sagA, siaA and scpC by SilCR, a putative signaling peptide of Streptococcus pyogenes.' "SilCR, a 17 amino acid putative signaling peptide, was proposed to modulate gene...

New spondylarthritis animal studies research reported from University of Paris.
January 3, 2009... A report, 'Correlation between dendritic cell functional defect and spondylarthritis phenotypes in HLA-B27/HUMAN beta2-microglobulin-transgenic rat lines,' is newly published data in Arthritis and Rheumatism. According to a study from Paris,...

Researchers from INSERM publish findings in sudden infant death syndrome.
January 3, 2009... A new study, 'QT interval prolongation in future SIDS victims: a polysomnographic study,' is now available. According to a study from Lyon, France, "Previous data have suggested that a prolonged QTc interval during the first days of life can be...

Reports from King Khalid University describe recent advances in temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome prevention.
January 3, 2009... New investigation results, 'Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of temporomandibular joint derangement in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients,' are detailed in a study published in Saudi Medical Journal. "To highlight the importance of MRI...

Surgeons Predict Foot Pain Will Increase in January.
January 3, 2009... You've signed up for the gym membership. You've bought new workout clothes and shoes. You've made a promise to yourself to stick to your New Year's resolution to exercise and lose weight (see also American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons)....

Hardinge Inc. Announces Cost Cutting Actions in Response to Global Economic Conditions.
January 3, 2009... Hardinge Inc. (NASDAQ-GS: HDNG), a leading international provider of advanced material-cutting solutions announced actions taken in response to significantly lower order activity to date in the fourth quarter compared to the prior year,...

New Survey Tool Assesses Provider Satisfaction with Population Health Management.
January 3, 2009... A new survey tool from DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance allows health plans, disease management companies and other stakeholders to better understand providers' experiences with and attitudes toward population health improvement programs (see...

Judges, Doctors Featured at Mealey's Asbestos Conference in March.(Conference news)
January 3, 2009... Judges and doctors with extensive experience on the topic of asbestos law and medicine will be among the speakers at the "Emerging Trends in Asbestos Litigation" to be held at The Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills March 9-11, 2009...

Medifast to Exceed Revenue Guidance for 2008.
January 3, 2009... Medifast, Inc. (NYSE: MED), a leading provider of easy-to-use, clinically proven portion-controlled weight loss programs, announced the company will exceed its previously issued revenue guidance for fiscal year 2008. The Company previously...

2008 Aesculapius Award Recipients Announced.(Awards list)
January 3, 2009... Trigeminal Neuralgia Association, Gainesville, FL, received the 2008 Aesculapius Award for websites. Winners of Aesculapius Awards were announced by Dr. Peter G. Goldschmidt, President and Founder of the Health Improvement Institute (see also...

Governor Rendell Ceremonially Signs Bill to Improve Patient Safety.
January 3, 2009... Governor Edward G. Rendell said that Pennsylvania continues to take steps to improve patient safety and quality of care by ensuring that health care workers are not forced to work excessive overtime. He made the announcement during a ceremonial...

AnaSpec Introduces Industrys First Fluorimetric Assay Kit for Aggrecanase-1 Activity Detection.
January 3, 2009... AnaSpec has announced the release of the industry's first fluorimetric assay optimized to detect ADAMTS-4 (aggrecanase-1) activity - the SensoLyteTM 520 Aggrecanase-1 Assay Kit. A FRET based assay, it is homogeneous and has an emission in the...

Back pain still an issue for over 5 million Australians: Are we treating it right?
January 3, 2009... A new study by researchers at The George Institute for International Health has found that back pain is a reoccurring problem for five million Australians (see also Research Australia). According to lead author, Professor Chris Maher,...

Atrius Health Selects rL Solutions for Improved Patient Safety and Quality of Care.
January 3, 2009... rL Solutions, the leading provider of healthcare quality and safety software, announced that Atrius Health has selected rL Solutions as its vendor for patient safety and quality of care. Atrius Health is an alliance of five non-profit medical...

Fashionable Eyewear - the Ultimate Holiday Accessory.
January 3, 2009... Trendsetters are gearing up for the holiday season, scouring retail stores for the latest accessories to dress up their wardrobes. Accessorizing your overall look this fall with fashionable eyewear can help you stand out and will also provide...

Weight Watchers(R) Reveals the 2008 Inspiring Stories of the Year Contest Winners Online and in the January Issue of Good Housekeeping.
January 3, 2009... Weight Watchers announced the five grand prize winners of the 2008 WEIGHT WATCHERS INSPIRING STORIES OF THE YEAR CONTEST. All five grand prize winners are living proof that successful weight loss can lead to positive changes in other areas of...

Health Enhancement Systems Launches New Corporate Wellness Program.
January 3, 2009... This country has thousands of ideal destinations for inspiring outdoor activity. Through the Health Enhancement Systems (www.HealthEnhancementSystems.com) Great American Fitness Adventure (www.GreatAmericanFitnessAdventure.com) corporate...

URAC Names First Companies to Achieve National Accreditation Under Comprehensive Wellness Standards and Measures.
January 3, 2009... Employers and other purchasers of wellness services can begin 2009 with an objective means to differentiate among wellness companies. Today URAC announced the first five companies in the nation to achieve accreditation for its new Comprehensive...

Studies conducted at Federal University of Minas Gerais on angiology recently published.
January 10, 2009... "The aim of the present study was to assess the metabolic adjustments in adult rats with autonomic imbalance induced by hypercaloric diet. Male Wistar rats (4 weeks of age) were fed a chow diet (CD, n=12) or hypercaloric diet (HD, n=13) for 19...

New aortic aneurysms research reported from Z.M. Arthurs and co-authors.
January 10, 2009... "Previous experience with totally percutaneous aortic aneurysm repair has identified morbid obesity and larger sheath sizes (> 20F) as complicating factors for percutaneous access closure. We sought to evaluate the impact of ultrasound-guided...

Scientists at Kent State University publish research in bariatrics.
January 10, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Binge eating is a negative indicator of post-surgical weight loss and health outcome in bariatric surgery patients (Hsu, Bentancourt, Sullivan, 1996)." "Cognitive-behavioral techniques...

Recent findings in bone research described by K.E. Friedl and colleagues.
January 10, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "FRIEDL, K. E., R. K. EVANS, and D. S. MORAN. Stress Fracture and Military Medical Readiness: Bridging Basic and Applied Research. Med. Sci. Sports Everc., Vol. 40, No. I IS, pp. S609-S622, 2008."...

Reports from Aarhus University describe recent advances in clinical trial research.
January 10, 2009... "Endocannabinoids act through the cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1) and has both orexigenic and peripheral metabolic effects. It is not yet fully understood whether all the beneficial effects on the metabolic profile by CB1 antagonism are induced by...

Study results from R. Yanovich and colleagues in the area of physical fitness published.
January 10, 2009... "YANOVICH. R., R. EVANS, E. ISRAELI, N. CONSTANTINI, N. SHARVIT. D. MERKEL. Y. EPSTEIN. and D. S. MORAN. Differences in Physical Fitness of Male and Female Recruits in Gender-Integrated Army Basic Training. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 40, No....

Researchers at University of Heidelberg release new data on Alzheimer disease.
January 10, 2009... "Cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) is a crucial event in Alzheimer disease pathogenesis that creates the amyloid-beta peptide (A beta) and liberates the carboxy-terminal APP intracellular domain (AICD) into the cytosol. The...

Scientists at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Medical Department publish new data on Alzheimer disease.(Report)
January 10, 2009... "The opening of the Alzheimer's A beta channel permits the flux of calcium into the cell, thus critically disturbing intracellular ion homeostasis. Peptide segments that include the characteristic histidine ( His) diad, His(13) and His(14),...

Researchers at Cork University target arthroplasty.(Report)
January 10, 2009... According to recent research from Cork, Ireland, "Three surgical approaches to primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) have been in use since Charnley popularized the transtrochanteric approach. This study was designed to examine the difference in...

Studies from R. Wasiak and colleagues provide new data on back pain.(Report)
January 10, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Low back pain (LBP) is a common condition with frequent health care visits and work disability. Quality improvement efforts in primary care focused on guidelines adherence, provider...

Study data from F. Gassner and co-authors update knowledge of borrelia.
January 10, 2009... According to a study from Netherlands, "The effect of introduced large herbivores on the abundance of Ixodes ricinus ticks and their Borrelia infections was studied in a natural woodland in The Netherlands. Oak and pine plots, either ungrazed...

New findings reported from Ohio State University describe advances in contact dermatitis.
January 10, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "The most common clinical presentations of hand eczema are atopic hand dermatitis, pompholyx. and contact dermatitis (irritant contact dermatitis [ICD], allergic contact dermatitis [ACD]),...

New DNA research study findings recently were published by researchers at University of Vermont, Medical Department.
January 10, 2009... "DNA polymerases and aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) represent large enzyme families with critical roles in the transformation of genetic information from DNA to RNA to protein. DNA polymerases carry out replication and collaborate in the...

Studies from University of Paris provide new data on DNA research.
January 10, 2009... According to recent research published in the Embo Journal, "Human DNA polymerase iota (poli) is a unique member of the Y-family of specialised polymerases that displays a 5'deoxyribose phosphate (dRP) lyase activity. Although poli is well...

New findings in endocytosis described from National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
January 10, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Agonist-mediated ubiquitination regulates some G protein-coupled receptors by targeting them to lysosomes for degradation. Phosphorylation also regulates receptor endocytosis and trafficking...

Researchers at University of Pennsylvania, Medical Department have published new data on endocytosis.
January 10, 2009... "Endocytosed proteins are either delivered to the lysosome to be degraded or are exported from the endosomal system and delivered to other organelles. Sorting of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae reductive iron transporter, composed of the Fet3 and...

New enzyme research data have been reported by scientists at University of Illinois.
January 10, 2009... "Hypermodifications near the anticodon of tRNA are fundamental for the efficiency and fidelity of protein synthesis. Dimethylallyltransferase (DMATase) catalyzes transfer of a dimethylallyl moiety from dimethylallyl pyrophosphate to N6 of A37...

New enzyme research data have been reported by W.J. Moon and co-authors.
January 10, 2009... According to a study from Seoul, South Korea, "An endonuclease from Xanthomonas oryzae pathovar oryzae (Xoo) KACC10331, XorKII, was recombinantly produced in Escherichia coli by applying the stationary state induction method, which was...

New enzyme research study results reported from Purdue University.
January 10, 2009... "Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1), the best characterized member of the mammalian polo-like kinase family, is well regulated throughout the cell cycle at the protein expression level. Moreover, it is known that Plk1 kinase activity is also regulated...

New findings from University of Western Ontario, Medical Department describe advances in enzyme research.(Report)
January 10, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Cellular Signalling, "Protein kinase CK2 exhibits oncogenic activity in mice and is over-expressed in a number of tumors or leukemic cells. On the basis of its amino acid sequence and a...

Research conducted at V. Carbone and co-authors has provided new information about enzyme research.
January 10, 2009... According to a study from Parkville, Australia, "The structure of alclehyde reductase (ALR1) in ternary complex with the coenzyme NADPH and 3,5-dichlorosalicylic acid (DCL), a potent inhibitor of human 20 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase...

Scientists at Pennsylvania State University publish research in enzyme research.
January 10, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, "NusA and NusG are transcription elongation factors that bind to RNA polymerase (RNAP) after (sigma subunit...

Studies from A. Ghosh et al in the area of enzyme research described.(Report)
January 10, 2009... "The allosteric concept has played a key role in understanding the biological functions of proteins. The rigidity or plasticity and the conformational population are the two important ideas invoked in explaining the allosteric effect,"...

Studies from D. Quenet and colleagues provide new data on enzyme research.
January 10, 2009... According to recent research from Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France, "Recent advances reveal emerging unique functions of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (Parp-1) and Parp-2 in heterochromatin integrity and cell differentiation. However, the...

Data from Tohoku University provide new insights into Escherichia coli.
January 10, 2009... "The hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) play a central role in oxygen homeostasis. HIF prolyl hydroxylases (PHDs) modify HIF alpha subunits and thereby target them for proteasomal degradation," investigators in Sendai, Japan report (see also...

Data on Escherichia coli described by E. Torlak et al.(Report)
January 10, 2009... "TEMPO (R) EC (Escherichia coli) is based on glucuronidase activity and is a test for use with the TEMPO system for the automated 24 h enumeration of E. coli in food products. In this study, TEMPO EC was compared with TBX medium, the current...

Research by Z.H. Shi and colleagues in Escherichia coli provides new insights.
January 10, 2009... "Bacterial polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase) plays a major role in mRNA turnover by the degradation of RNA from the 3'- to 5'- ends. Here, we determined the crystal structures of the wild-type and a C-terminal KH/S1 domain-truncated mutant...

Research data from University of Milan update understanding of Escherichia coli.
January 10, 2009... "The exoribonuclease polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase, encoded by pnp) is a major player in bacterial RNA decay. In Escherichia coli, PNPase expression is post-transcriptionally regulated at the level of mRNA stability," investigators in...

Research from C.R. Fricker and co-authors yields new data on Escherichia coli.(Report)
January 10, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Letters in Applied Microbiology, "Testing for beta-d-glucuronidase activity has become the basis of many methods for the detection of Escherichia coli in both food and water. Used in...

Researchers from Hokkaido University detail new studies and findings in the area of Escherichia coli.(Report)
January 10, 2009... "It has been shown that Escherichia coli harboring the derepressed IncFI and IncFII conjugative F plasmids form complex mature biofilms by using their F-pilus connections, whereas a plasmid-free strain forms only patchy biofilms. Therefore, in...

Study results from Loyola University update understanding of Escherichia coli.
January 10, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "To gain insight into the role of the strictly conserved histidine residue, H79, in the reaction mechanism of the methionyl aminopeptidase from Escherichia coli (EcMetAP-I), the H79A mutated enzyme...

Researchers from University of Ibadan, Medical Department report details of new studies and findings in the area of hip osteoarthritis.(Report)
January 10, 2009... According to recent research from Ibadan, Nigeria, "The Ibadan Knee/Hip Osteoarthritis Outcome Measure (IKHOAM) was developed for measuring end results of care in patients with knee or hip OA in Nigeria. The purpose of this study was to...