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NCAR launches study into impact of open-fire cooking on regional air quality and disease

Expanding its focus on the link between the atmosphere and human health, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is launching a three-year, international study into the impact of open-fire cooking on regional air quality and disease.

3 Nov 2012

Swing state highlights: Ohio's provisional ballots; Last-minute ad buys; Mega-storm Sandy's impact on voting

KHN's Sarah Barr samples campaign news coverage each week from swing states to see how health policy developments, and other political issues, are playing.

1 Nov 2012

Health policy rhetoric, issues prominent in congressional races, other state contests

House and Senate races heat up in Colorado, Nevada and Washington state, but health policy issues are touching a number of other contests, too, including governors' races, state ballot initiatives and elections for state representatives.

31 Oct 2012

Bronchial thermoplasty helps control severe asthma

Nearly 24 million people in this country suffer from asthma. For most of them, avoiding allergens and taking medications help keep their asthma under control. But for a small group with severe persistent asthma, frequent hospital visits tend to be the norm and taking medications and lifestyle changes don't do the trick. Northwestern Memorial Hospital is now using a new procedure called bronchial thermoplasty (BT), the first non-drug therapy approved by the Federal Drug Administration, for patients with severe asthma.

31 Oct 2012

First Edition: October 30, 2012

Today's headlines include reports about the campaign landscape as well as issues related to the implementation of the health law.

30 Oct 2012

Medicare, health law are common themes in various House and Senate races

The Associated Press reports that outside spending -- which includes ads about Medicare and abortion rights -- are rocking various House campaigns. Plus: updates regarding Senate races in Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin.

29 Oct 2012

First Edition: October 29, 2012

Today's headlines include reports about how the presidential election's outcome could impact the insurance industry as well as the fate of people who are sick or uninsured.

29 Oct 2012

Researchers investigate unique features of arcuate neurons in the hypothalamus

Maintaining a healthy body weight may be difficult for many people, but it's reassuring to know that our brains and bodies are wired to work together to do just that-in essence, to achieve a phenomenon known as energy balance, a tight matching between the number of calories consumed versus those expended. This careful balance results from a complex interchange of neurobiological crosstalk within regions of the brain's hypothalamus, and when this "conversation" goes awry, obesity or anorexia can result.

29 Oct 2012

Campaign news: President talks up health law; Romney's Medicaid claims challenged

Health care reform hasn't turned out to be as scary as Republicans have portrayed it, according to President Obama. Obama, who regularly defends his signature healthcare law on the stump, brushed aside GOP criticism during an interview with the Des Moines Register editorial board in which he made his case for the paper's endorsement.

26 Oct 2012

CUMC researchers develop first true mouse model of typhoid infection

Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have created the first true mouse model of typhoid infection. The development promises to advance the study of typhoid and the creation of new vaccines against the infection, which remains a major health threat in developing countries.

26 Oct 2012

Link between advanced glycation end products and cardiovascular risk among diabetics

A University of Illinois study suggests avoiding cooking methods that produce the kind of crusty bits you'd find on a grilled hamburger, especially if you have diabetes and know you're at increased risk for cardiovascular disease because of your diagnosis.

23 Oct 2012

UCI, Brown work advances quest for novel treatments for inherited disorder

UC Irvine and Brown University researchers have created a new fruit fly model of inherited epilepsy that's providing insights into the mechanisms underlying temperature-dependent seizures while establishing a platform from which to develop therapies for these disorders.

20 Oct 2012

Some Democratic congressional candidates make hay with little-noticed health law provision

Also in the headlines: a variety of reports on House and Senate races from across the country including some key House races in California, New York, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Illinois; as well as Senate contests in Connecticut, Missouri, Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

20 Oct 2012

Study describes design and effectiveness of NIR responsive gold nanorods for chemotherapy

Excitement around the potential for targeted nanoparticles (NPs) that can be controlled by stimulus outside of the body for cancer therapy has been growing over the past few years. More specifically, there has been considerable attention around near-infrared (NIR) light as an ideal method to stimulate nanoparticles from outside the body.

19 Oct 2012

Minnelide gives new hope for patients with pancreatic cancer

A new drug created at the University of Minnesota may hold the answer to defeating pancreatic cancer, according to results published today in the prestigious journal Science Translational Medicine.

19 Oct 2012

Maintain dogs’ presurgery warmth to avoid hypothermia

Hypothermia is common in dogs after undergoing surgery under anesthetic, especially for diagnostic procedures and when the animal is in poor condition, research indicates.

17 Oct 2012

Campaign trail news: Polls, debate prep and how candidates are bombarding voters with Medicare, Medicaid ads

Media outlets report on the latest poll findings and preview Tuesday night's presidential debate, amid a high volume of campaign ads.

16 Oct 2012

First Edition: October 15, 2012

Today's headlines include the latest developments and polling news from the presidential campaign trail as well as details about how Medicare and other health issues are shaping up in House and Senate races.

15 Oct 2012

Researchers discover how indoor mould makes people sick

For more than a decade, it has been known that the fungus Trichoderma longibrachiatum is the most common finding wherever people are suffering from health hazards related to damp building damage. However, it has not been known how this mould - which is typical of most buildings with indoor air problems - harms people's health. Published in September, a study by a team of researchers at the Department of Food and Environmental Sciences of the University of Helsinki explains how microbial metabolites in the living environment cause health problems

12 Oct 2012

Hospital superbugs can float on air currents and contaminate surfaces

Hospital superbugs can float on air currents and contaminate surfaces far from infected patients' beds, according to University of Leeds researchers.

12 Oct 2012

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NCAR launches study into impact of open-fire cooking on regional air quality and disease

Swing state highlights: Ohio's provisional ballots; Last-minute ad buys; Mega-storm Sandy's impact on voting

Health policy rhetoric, issues prominent in congressional races, other state contests

Bronchial thermoplasty helps control severe asthma

First Edition: October 30, 2012

Medicare, health law are common themes in various House and Senate races

First Edition: October 29, 2012

Researchers investigate unique features of arcuate neurons in the hypothalamus

Campaign news: President talks up health law; Romney's Medicaid claims challenged

CUMC researchers develop first true mouse model of typhoid infection

Link between advanced glycation end products and cardiovascular risk among diabetics

UCI, Brown work advances quest for novel treatments for inherited disorder

Some Democratic congressional candidates make hay with little-noticed health law provision

Study describes design and effectiveness of NIR responsive gold nanorods for chemotherapy

Minnelide gives new hope for patients with pancreatic cancer

Maintain dogs’ presurgery warmth to avoid hypothermia

Campaign trail news: Polls, debate prep and how candidates are bombarding voters with Medicare, Medicaid ads

First Edition: October 15, 2012

Researchers discover how indoor mould makes people sick

Hospital superbugs can float on air currents and contaminate surfaces

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