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First Edition: September 26, 2013

Today's headlines include details regarding the ongoing congressional battle over the future of the health law in the context of avoiding a government shutdown, as well as the developments on the ground as the Oct. 1 launch of the health law's insurance marketplace nears.

26 Sep 2013

Use of feeding tubes in OPC cancer patients treated with IMPT decreased by 50%

A new study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center found that the use of feeding tubes in oropharyngeal carcinoma cancer patients treated with intensity modulated proton therapy decreased by more than 50 percent compared to patients treated with intensity modulated radiation therapy.

26 Sep 2013

Obama, Clinton make joint pitch to uninsured Americans

White House officials said the rare, hour-long appearance by the two presidents was an attempt to focus attention on next week's opening of enrollment in health insurance exchanges, which are key to the health law's expansion of coverage.

26 Sep 2013

Politics and strategies complicate GOP efforts to derail the health law

Democrats see the threat of shutting down the federal government over the health law as potentially bringing electoral gains in 2014. Meanwhile, House Republican leaders are mulling whether to attach new repeal amendments -- including one that would delay the health law's individual mandate -- to the pending bill to fund the government.

26 Sep 2013

Senator's marathon stand against health law may do little to stop Senate measure

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's winding, marathon speech on the Senate floor and aimed at bringing attention to efforts to block money for Obamacare's implementation but may have little effect.

26 Sep 2013

First Edition: September 25, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about projected health insurance premium costs on the health law's new online marketplaces, as well as news from Capitol Hill and a joint appearance by President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton to talk about the overhaul.

25 Sep 2013

Researchers blame HPV for increased number of young adults with oropharyngeal cancer

The human papillomavirus (HPV) may be to blame for the alarming increase of young adults with oropharyngeal cancer, according to researchers from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

25 Sep 2013

Skilled Healthcare announces funding of first loans insured by U.S. Department of HUD

Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. (NYSE: SKH) today announced the funding of its first loans insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The loans have a combined principal balance of $21.6 million and are secured by three skilled nursing facilities.

21 Sep 2013

Alzheimer Society of Canada requests for Canadian Alzheimer's disease and dementia partnership

On the eve of World Alzheimer's Day, the Alzheimer Society of Canada has called on the Federal Government to immediately establish a Canadian Alzheimer's disease and dementia partnership to lead and facilitate the development and implementation of a national dementia strategy.

21 Sep 2013

Brain exposed to social media browsing can easily become hobbled by information overload

While you are browsing online, you could be squandering memories - or losing important information. Contrary to common wisdom, an idle brain is in fact doing important work - and in the age of constant information overload, it's a good idea to go offline on a regular basis, says a researcher from Stockholm's KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

20 Sep 2013

Obama focuses attention on fiscal risks involved in GOP health law defunding strategy

President Barack Obama issues tough talk about Capitol Hill during a speech to the Business Roundtable. Meanwhile, JP Morgan Chase & Co. backs away from a research note in which it predicted a delay was imminent in the launch of key provisions of the health law.

20 Sep 2013

Gentiva, Harden enter into definitive merger agreement

Gentiva Health Services, Inc., the largest provider of home health and hospice services in the United States based on revenue, and Harden Healthcare Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of home health, hospice and community care services, announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby Gentiva will acquire Harden.

19 Sep 2013

Researchers develop method that improves delimitation of tumours in medical images

A piece of research submitted by the Artificial Intelligence and Approximate Reasoning Group (GIARA) of the NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre received an award from the European Association of Fuzzy Logic and Soft Computing (EUSFLAT) during its biennial meeting (EUSFLAT 2013) held in Milan last week.

19 Sep 2013

GOP lawmakers contemplate daunting budgetary choices -- Defund health law? Avoid gov't shutdown? Raise debt ceiling?

The fiscal choices set up intra-party fissure for Republicans and draw more tough talk from President Barack Obama.

18 Sep 2013

Viewpoints: GOP willing to move to default if they can't cripple health law; it's time to figure out if workplace wellness programs work

This year, as has been the case so often in the past, their target is President Obama's health care reform law. If it is not repealed or defunded or delayed or otherwise left bleeding in the public square, they will not pass a spending bill needed to keep the government open past Sept. 30. And if that doesn't cripple the health law (which it won't), they will resort to the far more serious threat of default, refusing to raise the nation's debt ceiling, no matter the catastrophe that would cause (9/14).

17 Sep 2013

Strides therapeutic approach helps autistic children reach breakthroughs in communication

Luke, a 7-year-old autistic child had primarily only expressed requests to his parents (e.g., I want a drink), but this past year he was given a 1-pound iPad, introduced to a 1,000 pound horse and a special program called Strides©.

11 Sep 2013

Medicaid expansion continues to make political and policy waves in the Carolinas, Pennsylvania

While South Carolina works on its own "plan b" to pursue instead of the health law's Medicaid expansion, a North Carolina hospital plans to close its doors. Its parent company blames the state's decision against the expansion.

10 Sep 2013

Scientists find link between early-onset Parkinson's and 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and University Health Network (UHN) have found a new link between early-onset Parkinson's disease and a piece of DNA missing from chromosome 22. The findings help shed new light on the molecular changes that lead to Parkinson's disease.

10 Sep 2013

Adheris files suit against HHS for attempting to restrain speech that serves public health interest

Adheris, Inc., an inVentiv Health company, filed suit today against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, asking a federal court to enjoin the government from implementing a new regulation that imposes unconstitutional restrictions on the speech of a company whose business is encouraging patients to properly take their medicine.

7 Sep 2013

Kyocera Kona offers flip phone with verbal translation enabling internet browsing for visually impaired

For the visually impaired, using a mobile device hasn't always been easy. Kyocera Kona from Sprint (NYSE: S) helps to solve that problem by providing an easy-to-use compact flip phone that is the first feature phone in the industry to offer verbal translation enabling Internet browsing.

7 Sep 2013

Speech News and Research

First Edition: September 26, 2013

Use of feeding tubes in OPC cancer patients treated with IMPT decreased by 50%

Obama, Clinton make joint pitch to uninsured Americans

Politics and strategies complicate GOP efforts to derail the health law

Senator's marathon stand against health law may do little to stop Senate measure

First Edition: September 25, 2013

Researchers blame HPV for increased number of young adults with oropharyngeal cancer

Skilled Healthcare announces funding of first loans insured by U.S. Department of HUD

Alzheimer Society of Canada requests for Canadian Alzheimer's disease and dementia partnership

Brain exposed to social media browsing can easily become hobbled by information overload

Obama focuses attention on fiscal risks involved in GOP health law defunding strategy

Gentiva, Harden enter into definitive merger agreement

Researchers develop method that improves delimitation of tumours in medical images

GOP lawmakers contemplate daunting budgetary choices -- Defund health law? Avoid gov't shutdown? Raise debt ceiling?

Viewpoints: GOP willing to move to default if they can't cripple health law; it's time to figure out if workplace wellness programs work

Strides therapeutic approach helps autistic children reach breakthroughs in communication

Medicaid expansion continues to make political and policy waves in the Carolinas, Pennsylvania

Scientists find link between early-onset Parkinson's and 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

Adheris files suit against HHS for attempting to restrain speech that serves public health interest

Kyocera Kona offers flip phone with verbal translation enabling internet browsing for visually impaired

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