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US lags in health system performance

Despite having the most expensive health care system, the United States ranks last overall compared to six other industrialized countries-Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom-on measures of health system performance in five areas: quality, efficiency, access to care, equity and the ability to lead long, healthy, productive lives, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report.

23 Jun 2010

HealthGrades study examines mortality rates for patients entering hospitals through emergency departments

The quality of emergency medical care at the nation's hospitals varies widely - both individually and by state - according to a new HealthGrades study released today that, for the first time, examines mortality rates for patients entering hospitals through emergency departments.

23 Jun 2010

Preschool children with tooth decay more likely to be obese: Study

Preschool children with tooth decay may be more likely to be overweight or obese than the general population and, regardless of weight, are more likely to consume too many calories, a new study indicates. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.

23 Jun 2010

Healthcare technology innovation projects to receive $3M in CIMIT medical research grants

A wide variety of early-stage, healthcare technology innovation projects in NeuroHealth, Traumatic Stress Disorders, and integrated clinical environments were among those chosen to receive more than $3 million in CIMIT seed grants for FY11.

23 Jun 2010

Children who experience maltreatment more likely to have frequent headaches as adults, say scientists

Children who experience maltreatment such as emotional, physical and sexual abuse are more likely to experience frequent headaches, including chronic migraine, as adults, say scientists presenting data at the American Headache Society's 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles this week.

23 Jun 2010

Sleep quality is poor in soldiers with chronic headaches, find researchers

Some 19 percent of soldiers returning from Iraq have migraine and migraine is suspected in another 17 percent. While prevalence of migraine among the U.S. military is well documented , little is known about sleep quality in soldiers with chronic headaches including post-traumatic headache and migraine.

23 Jun 2010

REM sleep deprivation leads to changes in levels of key proteins that increase risk of migraine: Study

Reporting at the American Headache Society's 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles this week, new research shows that sleep deprivation leads to changes in the levels of key proteins that facilitate events involved in the underlying pathology of migraine.

23 Jun 2010

TheraQuest launches new analgesic product pipeline

TheraQuest Biosciences, Inc., a clinical stage pain management company today unveiled its analgesic product pipeline. TheraQuest also announced the launch of its new corporate website at http://www.theraquestinc.com.

23 Jun 2010

Superficial relationships lead to feelings of detachment, health-related problems

Hoarding friends on Facebook - or followers on Twitter - won't do much to stave off loneliness if those relationships lack any kind of strong connection, new research finds.

23 Jun 2010

Exercise alone without creatine supplements helps in cardiac rehabilitation

Athletes have been enjoying the benefits of creatine supplements to gain stronger muscles since the 1990s, and the supplement has also proven beneficial among other groups. Could it help cardiac patients regain strength to help with their heart-training workouts as part of rehabilitation? The evidence at this stage suggests not - exercise alone proved a far more powerful tonic for patients in a study out today. The results appear in the journal Clinical Rehabilitation, published by SAGE.

23 Jun 2010

Local health clinics in U.S. do not offer diabetes screening, obesity prevention programs to poor clients: Study

A new nationwide study finds that some local health clinics do not offer diabetes screening or obesity prevention programs to their clients, who tend to be poor. The clinics need to be "armed and equipped" to respond to the growing threat from type 2 diabetes and obesity in the United States, said researcher and study co-author Ann Albright. "These are huge problems that we're facing. We want to be sure that we're responding effectively."

23 Jun 2010

Mice treated with XOMA 052 experiences improvement in measures associated with diabetes: Endocrinology

XOMA Ltd., a leader in the discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies, announced the publication of data from a mouse model of diet-induced obesity in the June, 2010 edition of the journal Endocrinology. The data showed that mice treated with XOMA 052 both prophylactically and therapeutically experienced improvement in measures associated with diabetes and cardiovascular disease including reduction in glycosylated hemoglobin levels, improvement in glucose control, improved beta-cell survival and function, and a reduction in total cholesterol without reduction in high density lipoprotein.

23 Jun 2010

HHS, insurers, health systems preparing for health law's impact

Politico reports on the Department of Health and Human Services' HealthCare.gov, "the new Web portal that goes live July 1 and is designed to give consumers a place to research and compare health insurance plans. Since it will be the most tangible link to the health reform law for many Americans, health policy experts and administration officials say it's crucial that the site is well-designed, easy to navigate and free of the jargon that makes the field of health insurance so unintelligible to the public. ... When HealthCare.gov launches next Thursday, it will have information about insurance plans that users can sort based on their own situation and their eligibility for public insurance programs, like Medicare, the Children's Health Insurance Program and the new high-risk pools for individuals with pre-existing conditions" (Kliff, 6/22).

23 Jun 2010

AIDS specialist leaves Calif. practice, citing rising costs

A long-time San Francisco AIDS specialist is closing his clinic and moving to Manhattan because of frustration with the insurance industry and the rising cost of practicing medicine, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. "The bottom line is, you cannot make a living practicing medicine unless you work at least 50 to 60 hours a week," said Dr. Marcus Conant, one of the first AIDS doctors in the area. "I'm not the only doctor who's getting to the point where it's not worth it."

23 Jun 2010

Nuon study confirms potential utility of tranilast as uricosuric agent

Nuon Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held, clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, announced that results from clinical and preclinical studies demonstrating the ability of tranilast to reduce serum uric acid levels and monosodium urate crystal-induced inflammation - two important risk factors for gout - were presented at The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) 2010 Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Rome, Italy, June 16-19, 2010.

22 Jun 2010

Affymax's database lock achievement in Phase 3 Hematide trial triggers $30M milestone payment from Takeda

Affymax, Inc. today announced that it has received $30 million in development milestone payments from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company as part of the companies' exclusive global agreement to develop and commercialize Hematide™/peginesatide, Affymax's investigational drug for the treatment of anemia in chronic renal failure patients.

22 Jun 2010

USPTO issues patent related to Derma Sciences' MEDIHONEY Calcium Alginate Dressing

Derma Sciences, Inc., a medical device and pharmaceutical company focused on advanced wound care, announces that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued patent No. 7,714,183 related to the Company's MEDIHONEY Calcium Alginate Dressing.

22 Jun 2010

Diabetes control in COPD patients could improve outcomes, length of hospital stays and risk of death

A new study in the journal Respirology reveals that patients with diabetes who are hospitalized with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience longer time in the hospital and are also at an increased risk of death, compared to those without diabetes.

22 Jun 2010

NIH, Wellcome Trust partner to support population-based genetic studies of disorders, communicable diseases in Africa

The National Institutes of Health, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Wellcome Trust, a global charity based in London, today announced a partnership to support population-based genetic studies in Africa of common, non-communicable disorders such as heart disease and cancer, as well as communicable diseases such as malaria.

22 Jun 2010

Protea Biosciences, Mayoly-Spindler commence Phase I/IIA human clinical trial for new recombinant Lipase

Protea Biosciences, Inc., a leading developer of new technology for pharmaceutical research, announced today that the company, in partnership with Mayoly-Spindler, a European pharmaceutical company, has commenced a Phase I/IIA human clinical trial for a new recombinant Lipase.

22 Jun 2010

Chronic News and Research

US lags in health system performance

HealthGrades study examines mortality rates for patients entering hospitals through emergency departments

Preschool children with tooth decay more likely to be obese: Study

Healthcare technology innovation projects to receive $3M in CIMIT medical research grants

Children who experience maltreatment more likely to have frequent headaches as adults, say scientists

Sleep quality is poor in soldiers with chronic headaches, find researchers

REM sleep deprivation leads to changes in levels of key proteins that increase risk of migraine: Study

TheraQuest launches new analgesic product pipeline

Superficial relationships lead to feelings of detachment, health-related problems

Exercise alone without creatine supplements helps in cardiac rehabilitation

Local health clinics in U.S. do not offer diabetes screening, obesity prevention programs to poor clients: Study

Mice treated with XOMA 052 experiences improvement in measures associated with diabetes: Endocrinology

HHS, insurers, health systems preparing for health law's impact

AIDS specialist leaves Calif. practice, citing rising costs

Nuon study confirms potential utility of tranilast as uricosuric agent

Affymax's database lock achievement in Phase 3 Hematide trial triggers $30M milestone payment from Takeda

USPTO issues patent related to Derma Sciences' MEDIHONEY Calcium Alginate Dressing

Diabetes control in COPD patients could improve outcomes, length of hospital stays and risk of death

NIH, Wellcome Trust partner to support population-based genetic studies of disorders, communicable diseases in Africa

Protea Biosciences, Mayoly-Spindler commence Phase I/IIA human clinical trial for new recombinant Lipase

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