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Researchers look for effective programs to curb smoking among people with HIV/AIDS

While researchers have done a good job documenting health problems associated with the high prevalence of smoking among Americans who have HIV/AIDS, it's now time to focus on how to get these smokers to kick the habit, Saint Louis University School of Public Health research finds.

4 Jun 2010

New therapy mounts double-barreled attack on leukemia, report UF researchers

A new therapy mounts a double-barreled attack on leukemia, targeting not just the cancer cells but also the environment in which those cells live and grow, University of Florida researchers report.

4 Jun 2010

GPI executive director announces keynote speakers, panel topics for 2010 World Stem Cell Summit

Bernard Siegel, executive director of the Genetics Policy Institute and co-chair of the 2010 World Stem Cell Summit, announced the selection of keynote speakers for the World Stem Cell Summit, which is taking place at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, October 4-6.

4 Jun 2010

Key regulator of fat cell differentiation identified

New research led by UCD Conway Fellow, Professor Johan Ericsson has identified a key regulator of fat cell differentiation that may be a novel target for obesity drugs. The results of the research are published in the current edition of the scientific journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

4 Jun 2010

NICE recommends minimum price for alcohol and ban on alcohol advertising

The government should introduce a minimum price for alcohol and consider an outright ban on alcohol advertising, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has said.

4 Jun 2010

Researchers find a way to isolate pancreatic islet cells from brain dead donors using DI

A team of researchers from several collaborating Baylor University research centers and from Japan's Okayama Graduate School of Medicine have found a way to more consistently isolate pancreatic islet cells from brain dead donors using ductal injection, a process that immediately cools donor islet cells at the injection site.

4 Jun 2010

Some say calculated risk of 'no' vote failed for Alabama Democrat in Gov. race

Pundits and politicos are saying that Rep. Artur Davis' calculated "no" vote on the federal health care reform backfired and contributed to his unsuccessful bid for the Democratic nomination for Governor in Alabama.

4 Jun 2010

China Medical Technologies fourth-quarter revenues down 29.3% to $25.7 million

China Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading China-based advanced in-vitro diagnostic company, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter and the full fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.

4 Jun 2010

New ECRI Institute Patient Safety Blog launched to share relevant information on patient safety topics

ECRI Institute, an independent, nonprofit organization that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, announces the launch of its new Patient Safety Blog. The blog is ECRI Institute's newest communications tool and a way to share timely, relevant information on patient safety topics that are important to the healthcare community.

4 Jun 2010

Researchers identify region of DNA that may contain gene linked to progression, spread of bowel cancer

Scientists have identified a region of DNA that appears to be involved in the development of pre-cancerous bowel growths (polyps) and that may contain a gene involved in the progression of bowel cancer.

4 Jun 2010

Obama adds benefits to same-sex partners of federal workers

The Washington Post: "President Obama extended Wednesday a wider range of benefits to the same-sex partners of eligible federal workers, including access to medical treatment, relocation assistance, credit unions and fitness centers. The move goes beyond a memo Obama signed last June, which permitted same-sex partners to use the government's long-term-care insurance and other fringe benefits." The benefits do not, however, "cover uniformed members of the military" (O'Keefe, 6/3).

4 Jun 2010

Quality of life improves treatment of children with velocardiofacial syndrome: Research

Research about quality of life is improving the treatment of children with velocardiofacial syndrome, a chronic, genetic condition with a wide range of symptoms, including congenital heart disease, palatal abnormalities (e.g. cleft palate), and learning difficulties.

4 Jun 2010

Haiti donor conference calls for aid pledge delivery, focuses on need for political stability

At a donor summit in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, Haitian President Rene Preval called on donors to follow through on their aid pledges, Al Jazeera reports.

4 Jun 2010

St. Jude receives top spot in 2010-11 Best Children's Hospital rankings

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has been named the nation's top children's cancer hospital in the 2010-11 Best Children's Hospital rankings published in U.S. News & World Report. St. Jude received the best overall score summarizing quality of care. St. Jude is the first and only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children and serves as an international resource to physicians and researchers.

4 Jun 2010

Research finding suggests possibilities for future treatment of anxiety disorders

Researchers at the University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine have found a way to pharmacologically induce a memory of safety in the brain of rats. As reported in the June, 4 2010 issue of Science, administering brain-derived neurotrophic factor into the prefrontal cortex prevented rats from expressing fear to a tone that had been previously paired with a shock.

4 Jun 2010

COBRA subsidy stall could raise premiums for millions while battle rages over 'doc fix'

The (Delaware County, Pa.) Daily Times reports that health care premiums for millions of Americans could "triple with the expiration of government subsidies to the COBRA program."

4 Jun 2010

HRT patches containing low doses of oestrogen carry less risk of stroke than oral therapy: Study

Hormone replacement therapy skin patches containing low doses of oestrogen carry less risk of stroke than oral therapy and may represent a safer alternative to tablets, suggests a study published on bmj.com today.

4 Jun 2010

ELLICSR research centre opened at UHN

What do you get when you combine a comedian, a magician, a radio show host, and a chef? A group of cancer survivors and caregivers celebrating National Cancer Survivors Day at the opening of a unique new research centre at University Health Network (UHN), the first of its kind in Canada.

4 Jun 2010

Financial Times examines needs of smallholder farmers in developing countries

Reflecting on USAID's plans to reduce reliance on food aid to fight global hunger by investing in agricultural development through microloans, the Financial Times examines the needs of smallholder farmers throughout the world. The piece looks at the role that lenders and large suppliers can play in assisting smallholder farmers and ways to maximize the relationships between farmers and these groups.

4 Jun 2010

Hiru, MindUp BioResearch comment on recent research findings in cancer treatments

Hiru Corporation and its European subsidiary MindUp BioResearch comment on the recent research findings in the field of cancer treatments for multi-drug resistant non-small cell lung cancer.

4 Jun 2010

Research News and Research

Researchers look for effective programs to curb smoking among people with HIV/AIDS

New therapy mounts double-barreled attack on leukemia, report UF researchers

GPI executive director announces keynote speakers, panel topics for 2010 World Stem Cell Summit

Key regulator of fat cell differentiation identified

NICE recommends minimum price for alcohol and ban on alcohol advertising

Researchers find a way to isolate pancreatic islet cells from brain dead donors using DI

Some say calculated risk of 'no' vote failed for Alabama Democrat in Gov. race

China Medical Technologies fourth-quarter revenues down 29.3% to $25.7 million

New ECRI Institute Patient Safety Blog launched to share relevant information on patient safety topics

Researchers identify region of DNA that may contain gene linked to progression, spread of bowel cancer

Obama adds benefits to same-sex partners of federal workers

Quality of life improves treatment of children with velocardiofacial syndrome: Research

Haiti donor conference calls for aid pledge delivery, focuses on need for political stability

St. Jude receives top spot in 2010-11 Best Children's Hospital rankings

Research finding suggests possibilities for future treatment of anxiety disorders

COBRA subsidy stall could raise premiums for millions while battle rages over 'doc fix'

HRT patches containing low doses of oestrogen carry less risk of stroke than oral therapy: Study

ELLICSR research centre opened at UHN

Financial Times examines needs of smallholder farmers in developing countries

Hiru, MindUp BioResearch comment on recent research findings in cancer treatments

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