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Military health care costs on the rise

USA Today: Rising costs of military health care are leading the Pentagon and lawmakers to consider the first rate increase of out of pocket health care spending in fifteen years for members of TRICARE, the military health program. "The rapid rise has been driven by a surge in mental health and physical problems for troops who have deployed to war multiple times and by a flood of career military retirees fleeing less-generous civilian health programs," said Rear Adm. Christine Hunter, deputy director of TRICARE.

24 Apr 2010

Today's Opinions: Government power grab on health; A doctor's interface with computers; A focus on wellness

Following the passage of Democratic health-care reform legislation, President Obama assured the country that it was a 'middle-of-the-road, centrist approach' instead of an intrusive, government power grab. But the government seems incapable of resisting the nannying impulse that undermines this claim (Michael Gerson, 4/23).

24 Apr 2010

Georgia investigators increasingly use computer data to catch Medicaid fraud

Georgia investigators "are collecting millions more dollars each year as they catch more Medicaid fraud and mistakes" and they are increasingly relying on computer data analysis as a helpful tool. These cases often uncover unscrupulous medical providers who develop schemes such as overbilling to defraud the state Medicaid program.

24 Apr 2010

ICTP to participate in QWeCl project to help fight malaria and other vector-borne illnesses

The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics is taking part in a newly-launched, major international, European Union-funded project to help fight malaria and other vector-borne illnesses by developing and deploying an early warning system for disease outbreaks in Africa.

24 Apr 2010

While obesity rates for American adults stabilized, rate of childhood and minority obesity rising: Study

Obesity rates for American adults have stabilized while the rate of childhood and minority obesity is rising, according to a study in the journal Medical Decision Making, published by SAGE.

24 Apr 2010

CMS actuary: Health reform will cover more people, cost more than originally projected

"In the first comprehensive look by neutral experts" of the health law, The Associated Press reports that "More Americans will be covered, but costs are also going up. Economic experts at the Health and Human Services Department concluded in a report issued Thursday that the health care remake will achieve Obama's aim of expanding health insurance — adding 34 million to the coverage rolls.

24 Apr 2010

Johns Hopkins scientist receives AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research

Joshua T. Mendell, M.D., Ph.D., an associate professor in the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Early Career Scientist, is the recipient of the 30th annual American Association for Cancer Research Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research.

24 Apr 2010

CBO: 4 million to face fines for not having health insurance in 2016

About four million people "could be fined for failing to buy health insurance when the health overhaul law is fully in force in 2016, the Congressional Budget Office forecast on Thursday," Reuters reports, adding: "Most individuals must buy health insurance under the landmark legislation passed by Congress last month, or face fines that will be phased in."

23 Apr 2010

The NPD Group reports decrease in consumption of low-sodium/sodium-free foods

As food manufacturers, health organizations, and government turn their attentions to helping Americans reduce the amount of sodium in their diets, market research company, The NPD Group, reports that there is a gap between consumers' concerns about the amount of sodium in their diets and their consumption of low-sodium and sodium-free foods.

23 Apr 2010

IDEXX Laboratories' first-quarter 2010 revenues increase 14% to $268.5M

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., today reported that revenues for the first quarter of 2010 increased 14% to $268.5 million, from $236.5 million for the first quarter of 2009. Organic revenue growth, as defined below, was 9%. Earnings per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 increased 28% to $0.55, compared to $0.43 for the same period in the prior year.

23 Apr 2010

Study: 28.8% of CAD patients who fails to undergo complete revascularization face higher mortality rate

A 3-year, retrospective study by cardiologists from the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and the University of Minnesota determined that 28.8% of patients with significant coronary artery disease who did not undergo complete revascularization had a higher mortality rate than patients completely revascularized.

23 Apr 2010

First Edition: April 23, 2010

Today's headlines focus on the new health laws coverage estimates, costs and impact on the health care system.

23 Apr 2010

Cipher Pharmaceuticals' first-quarter total revenue up 52%

Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced its financial and operational results for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

23 Apr 2010

State of California adds Distracted Driving as new area for concentrated effort to SHSP

Driver distractions have joined alcohol and speeding as leading factors in fatal and serious injury crashes. The National Safety Council estimates that up to 25 percent of all crashes in 2008 involved talking on cell phones or texting. To combat this growing threat on our roadways, the State of California has added Distracted Driving as the first new area for concentrated effort to the Strategic Highway Safety Plan.

23 Apr 2010

Study finds no decrease in access to medical care for sicker patients needing CABG surgery

New UC Davis research has found that patients scheduled to undergo coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in California were just as ill in 2003 - when public reporting of performance data for this particular surgery began - as in 2006, evidence that "report cards" did not cause doctors or hospitals to turn away sicker patients.

23 Apr 2010

Team liberates cellular hostages by silencing Toxoplasma gondii's back-seat driving

Scientists studying a cunning parasite that has commandeered the cells of almost half the world's human population have begun to zero in on the molecular signals that must be severed to free the organism's cellular hostages.

23 Apr 2010

NREF announces fellowship funding for 2010-2011

The Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF), which reached an agreement with Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. (Codman) in December 2009 to provide funding to the NREF in support of the Foundation's new post-residency, clinical fellowship grant program, is pleased to announce that the following programs have been awarded fellowship funding for 2010-2011: Baylor College of Medicine (pediatric neurosurgery), Brigham & Women's Hospital (general neurosurgery),

23 Apr 2010

GIS scientists' zebrafish model may aid drug development for PD

Scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore, a biomedical research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, have recently developed a zebrafish model for Parkinson's disease that can be used for understanding the mechanism underlying its development. The knowledge gained will be helpful for future screening of new drugs to treat Parkinson's disease.

23 Apr 2010

Research into Planarian worm 'Smed-prep' gene may pave way for regeneration of human organs

Scientists at The University of Nottingham have discovered the gene that enables an extraordinary worm to regenerate its own body parts after amputation — including a whole head and brain.

23 Apr 2010

Comprehensive look at housing challenges facing Pennsylvanians with autism

Pennsylvanians with autism could have broader opportunities to participate in and contribute to their communities if more effort is made to create affordable housing tailored to their needs, a new state report finds.

23 Apr 2010

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Military health care costs on the rise

Today's Opinions: Government power grab on health; A doctor's interface with computers; A focus on wellness

Georgia investigators increasingly use computer data to catch Medicaid fraud

ICTP to participate in QWeCl project to help fight malaria and other vector-borne illnesses

While obesity rates for American adults stabilized, rate of childhood and minority obesity rising: Study

CMS actuary: Health reform will cover more people, cost more than originally projected

Johns Hopkins scientist receives AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research

CBO: 4 million to face fines for not having health insurance in 2016

The NPD Group reports decrease in consumption of low-sodium/sodium-free foods

IDEXX Laboratories' first-quarter 2010 revenues increase 14% to $268.5M

Study: 28.8% of CAD patients who fails to undergo complete revascularization face higher mortality rate

First Edition: April 23, 2010

Cipher Pharmaceuticals' first-quarter total revenue up 52%

State of California adds Distracted Driving as new area for concentrated effort to SHSP

Study finds no decrease in access to medical care for sicker patients needing CABG surgery

Team liberates cellular hostages by silencing Toxoplasma gondii's back-seat driving

NREF announces fellowship funding for 2010-2011

GIS scientists' zebrafish model may aid drug development for PD

Research into Planarian worm 'Smed-prep' gene may pave way for regeneration of human organs

Comprehensive look at housing challenges facing Pennsylvanians with autism

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