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Two ethicists question impact of medical care advertisements available online

If you have ever "googled" illness symptoms and possible treatments, you are not alone. A national Pew Research Center survey indicated that 72 percent of adults searched the Internet for health information in the past year.

2 Feb 2015

Study clarifies association between metformin use and lung cancer risk

Among nonsmokers who had diabetes, those who took the diabetes drug metformin had a decrease in lung cancer risk, according to a study in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, by Lori Sakoda, PhD, MPH, research scientist at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, California.

2 Feb 2015

Study examines why hydroxyurea yields mixed results in children with sickle cell disease

Electronic medication monitoring caps may help physicians put together the puzzle of why children taking a medicine that promises to curb sickle cell disease are showing mixed, confusing results.

2 Feb 2015

Researchers are developing stress-eating smartphone app with NIH support

Researchers at UMass Medical School and Worcester Polytechnic Institute are developing a stress-eating smartphone app that will help users better understand why they overeat, with the support of a $2 million award from the National Institutes of Health.

2 Feb 2015

New book debunks myth that failed potty training is parent or child’s fault

Patience is a virtue, unless your child suffers from one of the most common, and frustrating, childhood conditions: bedwetting.

2 Feb 2015

Study: Teens who perceive themselves as overweight are at greater risk of obesity as adults

Teens who mistakenly perceive themselves as overweight are actually at greater risk of obesity as adults, according to research findings forthcoming in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

2 Feb 2015

ACP, other health care organizations urge Supreme Court to uphold premium subsidies created by ACA

The American College of Physicians today - along with other health care organizations - submitted an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in the King v. Burwell case, urging the court to uphold the premium subsidies created by the Affordable Care Act in all states.

2 Feb 2015

Study reveals new social route of HIV transmission

Craigslist's entry into a market results in a 15.9 percent increase in reported HIV cases, according to research from the University of Minnesota published in the December issue of MIS Quarterly. When mapped at the national level, more than 6,000 HIV cases annually and treatment costs estimated between $62 million and $65.3 million can be linked to the popular website.

2 Feb 2015

Jersey Coast Vascular Institute, Meridian Health partner to accept a wide range of insurances

Improving access to care is an important focus at Meridian Health, and a new partnership with Jersey Coast Vascular Institute is making high quality vascular services more readily available for local residents.

2 Feb 2015

Study finds decline in re-hospitalization rates after AVR surgery

Fewer patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) are being re-hospitalized in the year following surgery, indicating the surgery is safer and the recovery has become easier, according to an article in the February 2015 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

2 Feb 2015

Study discovers microRNA signatures that could predict prognosis, distant metastasis in colorectal cancer

A new study developed at the Center for Gastrointestinal Cancer Research and the Center for Epigenetics, Cancer Prevention and Cancer Genomics at Baylor Research Institute has discovered unique metastasis-specific microRNA signatures in primary colorectal cancers that could predict prognosis and distant metastasis in colorectal cancer.

31 Jan 2015

Perelman School of Medicine opens new medical education center

With the opening of the Henry A. Jordan M'62 Medical Education Center, the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has expanded its urban campus with an innovative new facility that's redefining medical education for 21st century doctors.

31 Jan 2015

Sutter Health reaches fair and reasonable agreement with Blue Shield of California

The not-for-profit Sutter Health network announced today that it reached agreement on a new two-year contract with Blue Shield of California, preserving patient access to the doctors and care centers that Blue Shield sold to patients during fall open enrollment.

31 Jan 2015

eRelevance closes seed funding of more than $1.4 million

eRelevance Corporation, announced today that it has closed a round of seed funding of more than $1.4 million.

31 Jan 2015

WHI releases new Special Collection on Women's Heart Health

Today the peer-reviewed journal Women's Health Issues (WHI) released a new Special Collection on Women's Heart Health, with a focus on improving healthcare services to women at risk for cardiovascular disease.

31 Jan 2015

Positive health messages work best

Is it better to be positive or negative? Many of the most vivid public health appeals have been negative - "Smoking Kills" or "Drive, Drive, and Die" - but do these negative messages work when it comes to changing eating behavior?

31 Jan 2015

Upstate offers FDA-approved SMR TT metal back glenoid implant for shoulder replacements

A novel, implantable device that is less invasive and allows surgeons to perform the most challenging and complex shoulder replacements is now available at Upstate Medical University through the Upstate Bone and Joint Center.

31 Jan 2015

Study recommends normalizing blood pressure in pregnant women

Throughout her career in Canada and the UK, Dr. Laura Magee has taken a restrained approach to use of blood pressure-lowering medication in her pregnant patients, fearing that lowering pressure could reduce the flow of blood and vital nutrients to their babies.

31 Jan 2015

Survey shows that vast majority of US neurosurgeons participate in defensive medicine

More than three-fourths US neurosurgeons practice some form of defensive medicine--performing additional tests and procedures out of fear of malpractice lawsuits, reports a special article in the February issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

31 Jan 2015

Nanoscale DNA tool to detect molecular behavior

A complex interplay of molecular components governs almost all aspects of biological sciences - healthy organism development, disease progression, and drug efficacy are all dependent on the way life's molecules interact in the body. Understanding these bio-molecular interactions is critical for the discovery of new, more effective therapeutics and diagnostics to treat cancer and other diseases, but currently requires scientists to have access to expensive and elaborate laboratory equipment.

31 Jan 2015

Health Care News and Research

Two ethicists question impact of medical care advertisements available online

Study clarifies association between metformin use and lung cancer risk

Study examines why hydroxyurea yields mixed results in children with sickle cell disease

Researchers are developing stress-eating smartphone app with NIH support

New book debunks myth that failed potty training is parent or child’s fault

Study: Teens who perceive themselves as overweight are at greater risk of obesity as adults

ACP, other health care organizations urge Supreme Court to uphold premium subsidies created by ACA

Study reveals new social route of HIV transmission

Jersey Coast Vascular Institute, Meridian Health partner to accept a wide range of insurances

Study finds decline in re-hospitalization rates after AVR surgery

Study discovers microRNA signatures that could predict prognosis, distant metastasis in colorectal cancer

Perelman School of Medicine opens new medical education center

Sutter Health reaches fair and reasonable agreement with Blue Shield of California

eRelevance closes seed funding of more than $1.4 million

WHI releases new Special Collection on Women's Heart Health

Positive health messages work best

Upstate offers FDA-approved SMR TT metal back glenoid implant for shoulder replacements

Study recommends normalizing blood pressure in pregnant women

Survey shows that vast majority of US neurosurgeons participate in defensive medicine

Nanoscale DNA tool to detect molecular behavior

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