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Three researchers team up to develop framework to help prevent hospital infections

Two researchers at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business have teamed up with a researcher at American University to develop a framework to help prevent costly and deadly infections acquired by hospitalized patients.

23 Oct 2013

Obama admits Healthcare.gov problems, but says health law is bigger than the Web site

In a Rose Garden speech, President Barack Obama said there was "no excuse" for the bungled rollout of the online health insurance marketplaces and promised that the difficulties would be ironed out.

23 Oct 2013

ASN strongly recommends all adults to undergo routine screening for chronic kidney disease

The American Society of Nephrology strongly recommends that all adults undergo routine screening for chronic kidney disease (CKD), the 8th leading cause of death in the U.S. This contradicts screening guidelines recently released by the American College of Physicians (ACP).

23 Oct 2013

FDA grants Breakthrough Therapy designation to MK-5172/MK-8742 for chronic HCV infection

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted MK-5172/MK-8742 Breakthrough Therapy designation for treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

23 Oct 2013

AHF calls on China to step up commitment on global AIDS, pledge $1 billion to Global Fund

AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the largest global AIDS organization, is spearheading a series of US and global protests targeting the Government of the People's Republic of China to demand that it step up its commitment on global AIDS and pledge one billion dollars to Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria.

23 Oct 2013

Fact checking demint on Medicare/Obamacare comparison and president on premium cost

In making the case that the cost of the health-care law was sure to grow, [Jim DeMint, president of the Heritage Foundation] cited some figures about Medicare that struck us as a bit fishy. ... There's no question that any new social program often has unintended costs. ... DeMint's figures are ridiculously overstated. He preferred to use trumped-up stats rather than refer to the concrete examples (Kessler, 10/22).

23 Oct 2013

Influenza vaccination linked with reduced risk of adverse cardiovascular events

Receiving an influenza vaccination was associated with a lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular events such as heart failure or hospitalization for heart attack, with the greatest treatment effect seen among patients with recent acute coronary syndrome (ACS; such as heart attack or unstable angina), according to a meta-analysis published in the October 23/30 issue of JAMA.

23 Oct 2013

Judge expected to rule on federal exchange subsidies today

A District of Columbia federal judge says he'll rule Tuesday on a lawsuit over whether Americans enrolling in federally run exchanges as part of the health care law can collect insurance subsidies after he directed pointed questions to the Obama administration in a three-hour hearing Monday.

23 Oct 2013

Despite glitch-ridden rollout, health insurers not panicking yet

Media outlets document the pace of enrollment through health insurance marketplaces in Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Minnesota and Washington state.

23 Oct 2013

EvergreenHealth named one of America's 100 Best Hospitals in three specialty areas

EvergreenHealth today announced it has earned several distinctions for 2014 across many of the health care system's specialties from Healthgrades, the nation's leading independent provider of information to help consumers make informed decisions about a physician or hospital.

23 Oct 2013

Clinical trial to investigate if vitamin D supplement helps prevent type 2 diabetes

Researchers have begun the first definitive, large-scale clinical trial to investigate if a vitamin D supplement helps prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in adults who have prediabetes, who are at high risk for developing type 2. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the study is taking place at about 20 study sites across the United States.

23 Oct 2013

CCTSI receives $48.4M grant from NIH to continue seamless, safe translation of biomedical research

Research has found that what is most important to an aging senior citizen is independence. A collaborative study through the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI) and the Center for African American Health is working with African American women to discuss the importance of walking.

23 Oct 2013

Age at onset presents opportunity to improve asthma management

Researchers have shown that age at diagnosis of asthma may influence future outcomes and level of symptom control.

22 Oct 2013

Sanofi uses QUOSA's literature management tools to automate adverse event monitoring

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced that Sanofi, one of the world's leading pharmaceutical organizations, has implemented QUOSA's literature management tools to automate adverse event monitoring.

22 Oct 2013

Pfizer to continue development of Remoxy Extended-Release Capsules CII

Pfizer Inc. announced today that, having achieved technical milestones related to manufacturing, it will continue the development program for Remoxy (oxycodone) Extended-Release Capsules CII.

22 Oct 2013

First Edition: October 22, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about the Obama administration's plans to address the problems with healthcare.gov.

22 Oct 2013

Illumina announces launch of TruGenome Undiagnosed Disease Test

Illumina, Inc. today announced the launch of its TruGenome Undiagnosed Disease Test provided by the CLIA-certified, CAP-accredited Illumina Clinical Services Laboratory.

From Illumina, Inc. 22 Oct 2013

InnoCore, Allergan expand collaboration to develop ophthalmology medicines

InnoCore Pharmaceuticals today announced that it has signed an exclusive License and Collaboration Agreement with Allergan, Inc., a multi-specialty health care company headquartered in Irvine, California.

22 Oct 2013

Capsugel launches Coni-Snap sprinkle capsule for people with difficulties swallowing

Capsugel is launching an innovative capsule design to improve adherence to treatment regimens for patients with difficulties swallowing. These patients include babies, children, and older adults as well as patients with medical conditions such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Multiple Sclerosis. The new Coni-Snap sprinkle capsule is expected to be available in 2014.

22 Oct 2013

WE-CARE project aims to create strategic plan to help reduce Europe's healthcare costs

EU-wide there is a clear and urgent need to curb healthcare costs. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-centred care have been given the task of coordinating a project to investigate how Europe's healthcare costs can be kept down whilst quality of care is maintained or even improved.

22 Oct 2013

Health Care News and Research

Three researchers team up to develop framework to help prevent hospital infections

Obama admits Healthcare.gov problems, but says health law is bigger than the Web site

ASN strongly recommends all adults to undergo routine screening for chronic kidney disease

FDA grants Breakthrough Therapy designation to MK-5172/MK-8742 for chronic HCV infection

AHF calls on China to step up commitment on global AIDS, pledge $1 billion to Global Fund

Fact checking demint on Medicare/Obamacare comparison and president on premium cost

Influenza vaccination linked with reduced risk of adverse cardiovascular events

Judge expected to rule on federal exchange subsidies today

Despite glitch-ridden rollout, health insurers not panicking yet

EvergreenHealth named one of America's 100 Best Hospitals in three specialty areas

Clinical trial to investigate if vitamin D supplement helps prevent type 2 diabetes

CCTSI receives $48.4M grant from NIH to continue seamless, safe translation of biomedical research

Age at onset presents opportunity to improve asthma management

Sanofi uses QUOSA's literature management tools to automate adverse event monitoring

Pfizer to continue development of Remoxy Extended-Release Capsules CII

First Edition: October 22, 2013

Illumina announces launch of TruGenome Undiagnosed Disease Test

InnoCore, Allergan expand collaboration to develop ophthalmology medicines

Capsugel launches Coni-Snap sprinkle capsule for people with difficulties swallowing

WE-CARE project aims to create strategic plan to help reduce Europe's healthcare costs

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