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WHO considers sending experts to China as death toll from H7N9 virus hits 7

The WHO "is talking with the Chinese government about sending international experts to China to help investigate a new bird flu strain that has sickened at least 24 people, killing seven of them," the Associated Press reports.

9 Apr 2013

Blog summarizes discussion on HIV treatment for children under PEPFAR

The Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog describes "a public discussion [last] week of the Institute of Medicine's report" on PEPFAR, during which some experts raised the issue of HIV treatment for children.

9 Apr 2013

Sequestration: Scientists protest automatic budget cuts

To the ranks of civil rights and anti-war activists who've marched on Washington, get ready to add white-frocked scientists.

9 Apr 2013

Tavenner may gain bipartisan support

President Barack Obama's nominee to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will go before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday with potential for bipartisan support for her confirmation.

9 Apr 2013

Researchers develop software tool to noninvasively characterize pulmonary adenocarcinoma

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Mayo Clinic has developed a new software tool to noninvasively characterize pulmonary adenocarcinoma, a common type of cancerous nodule in the lungs.

9 Apr 2013

Plan B ruling raises political, practical questions about next move

A federal judge's ruling on Friday that the Food and Drug Administration has to lift age restrictions on emergency contraception has set up choices for pharmacists, consumers and the Obama administration about whether this is the end of the controversy.

9 Apr 2013

Viewpoints: Drugging soldiers; GOP opposition to Medicaid expansion strays from party legacy; Health law distorts market

Last year, more active-duty soldiers committed suicide than died in battle. ... Worse, according to data not reported on until now, the military evidently responded to stress that afflicts soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan primarily by drugging soldiers on the front lines.

9 Apr 2013

Diclegis gets FDA approval for treatment of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Diclegis (doxylamine succinate and pyridoxine hydrochloride) to treat pregnant women experiencing nausea and vomiting.

9 Apr 2013

Military health care: Shallow candidate pool could hamper mental health efforts

The Department of Veterans Affairs is preparing to hire 1,600 mental health professionals, but some say a shallow pool of candidates could hamper efforts, while Congress continues to resist making military health care beneficiaries pay more for their care.

9 Apr 2013

Hospital-based quality improvement programs reduce early elective deliveries of babies

A study published today in Obstetrics & Gynecology shows that multistate, hospital-based quality improvement programs can be remarkably effective at reducing early elective deliveries of babies.

9 Apr 2013

Roundup: Abortion restriction measure goes to Kan. governor's desk

Kansas legislators gave final passage to a sweeping anti-abortion measure Friday night, sending Gov. Sam Brownback a bill that declares life begins "at fertilization" while blocking tax breaks for abortion providers and banning abortions performed solely because of the baby's sex.

9 Apr 2013

New medical schools aim at doubling number of primary care doctors

New medical schools are trying to double the number of primary care doctors in America, while MedPAC considers better pay for advanced-practice nurses and physicians assistants under Medicare.

9 Apr 2013

Study offers new insights into how nervous system processes hot and cold temperatures

A study from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine offers new insights into how the nervous system processes hot and cold temperatures. The research led by neuroscientist Mark J. Zylka, PhD, associate professor of cell biology and physiology, found an interaction between the neural circuits that detect hot and cold stimuli: cold perception is enhanced when nerve circuitry for heat is inactivated.

9 Apr 2013

Obama's budget expected to call for Medicare cuts

n advance of the release of President Barack Obama's fiscal blueprint on Wednesday, an adviser warned friends and foes that the plan includes things neither will like. The budget plan is expected to kick off new discussions about trimming entitlements and revamping the nation's safety net.

9 Apr 2013