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New myopia control technology for eye health benefits from Vision CRC

Scientists from the Vision Cooperative Research Centre in Australia have announced that myopia, or short-sightedness, can be controlled with new technology. This ground breaking discovery was based on research conducted by Vision CRC partners – the University of Houston College of Optometry and the Brien Holden Vision Institute, located at the University of New South Wales.

15 Jul 2010

Children with highest levels of FeNO more likely to develop asthma: Study

Children with elevated levels of exhaled nitric oxide are at increased risk for developing asthma, particularly among children without a parental history of the disease, a study by US researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) has found. The study is published ahead of print in the European Respiratory Journal.

15 Jul 2010

Final rules for e-health rewards unveiled

The federal government has issued new regulations defining the "meaningful use" of electronic medical records, a requirement doctors must fulfill in order to gain funds from a $27-billion pot set aside in the 2009 stimulus law, The New York Times reports. "A doctor can receive up to $44,000 under Medicare and $63,750 under Medicaid, while a hospital can receive millions of dollars, depending on its size."

15 Jul 2010

Aboriginals smoke less cigarettes per day than others: Study

A new study showed that Aboriginal smokers residing in remote communities have a significantly lower consumption of cigarettes than the rest of the population. The study was published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health on Wednesday.

14 Jul 2010

NIAID awards ATCC multimillion dollar MID-BRR contract

ATCC, the premier biological materials resource, services, and standards organization, has been awarded the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Biological Resource Repository ("MID-BRR") contract, ATCC announced today. The current value of the contract is $14,615,598 with the ultimate value of $115,733,409 over 7 years with an annual renewal.

14 Jul 2010

Maven Semantic announces updates to database of Toxicology researchers

Maven Semantic announces updates to their Toxicology database.

14 Jul 2010

BioInvent reports net revenues of SEK 63.1M for January - June 2010 period

BioInvent reached an important milestone when the results of a phase II trial of TB-402 following orthopaedic surgery, were reported in May. The data showed that TB-402 is statistically better at preventing thrombosis than enoxaparin, the current standard treatment. Supported by these good results, BioInvent and the company's partner, ThromboGenics, will now prioritise securing a development partner for the programme to ensure that the necessary resources is in place to take the product candidate to the market.

14 Jul 2010

Comprehensive evaluation report of EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity & Health released

Five years ago, the European Commission created the EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity & Health, which brought together a variety of concerned stakeholders and challenged them to respond to the rising tide of obesity in Europe.

14 Jul 2010

Report urges multi-disciplinary research approach to help HIV-positive women stay healthy

A report issued by the Program on International Health and Human Rights at the Harvard School of Public Health proposes a new research agenda to address the sexual and reproductive health and rights of HIV-positive women.

14 Jul 2010

Menthol does not increase smoking-related disease risk, says tobacco company

Lorillard Tobacco Company today released a submission to the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) of the Food and Drug Administration, urging TPSAC to use objectivity and a single scientific standard in considering all worthy studies on the health effects of menthol in cigarettes rather than cherry picking studies and misrepresenting findings.

14 Jul 2010

CRT, MRCT to swap medical discoveries to advance translation of scientific research

Cancer Research Technology and Medical Research Council Technology will 'swap' medical discoveries to accelerate the translation of early scientific research into patient benefit.

14 Jul 2010

TheraDoc clinical surveillance system helps clinicians reduce catheter-related infections: Study

Hospira, Inc., a leading provider of clinical information and medication delivery technologies, today announced a study showing how the TheraDoc clinical surveillance system helped clinicians at Memorial Hospital Miramar reduce catheter-related infections, which correlated with an increase in infection-control interventions.

14 Jul 2010

Researchers detail innovations that may facilitate earlier detection, improved public health preparedness

With current public health threats ranging from swine flu to bioterrorism to environmental contamination, innovations that better predict disease outbreaks have vast potential to protect the public. In a paper published online in advance of print on July 6 in Emerging Health Threats Journal, public health researchers describe their vision for the future of disease surveillance, detailing innovations on the horizon that may facilitate earlier detection and improved public health preparedness.

14 Jul 2010

Researchers awarded $3M grant to establish DC D-CFAR

Researchers from institutions across Washington, DC, led by Alan E. Greenberg, M.D., M.P.H., of The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, have been awarded an approximately $3M grant over five years from the National Institutes of Health to establish the District of Columbia Developmental Center for AIDS Research.

14 Jul 2010

ACRO releases statement regarding proposed privacy rule from HHS

The Association of Clinical Research Organization is pleased that the proposed privacy rule from Department of Health and Human Services strikes an appropriate balance between the critical needs of researchers for access to health information and the desire to protect the privacy of individual's health records.

14 Jul 2010

CMAJ publishes new, updated guidelines on vitamin D

New and updated guidelines on recommended vitamin D intake have been published this week in the online issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

14 Jul 2010

Baxter to provide transition guide for facilities using Colleague infusion pumps

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today required Baxter Healthcare Corp. to take specific steps to carry out the April 2010 recall of all Colleague Volumetric Infusion Pumps (CVIP) and to provide customers with a refund, a replacement pump, or lease termination.

14 Jul 2010

Predictors of an Asian diabetes epidemic: A study

Experts believe diabetes will be the leading disease in Asia mainly because of the rise in consumption of junk and high calorie foods in this region of the world.

13 Jul 2010

Experts gather evidence to support policy making on marketing of foods to children

The last six years have seen significant progress in efforts to curb the marketing of unhealthy food to children, with an increasing number of governments taking on the issue, but considerable challenges remain, a leading expert on the topic said today (Tuesday).

13 Jul 2010

New research shows Weight Watchers helps people lose weight effectively

New research unveiled at the International Congress on Obesity is further evidence of how Weight Watchers helps people around the world lose weight effectively, and has the potential to collaborate further with public health care providers worldwide to help reverse the obesity epidemic.

13 Jul 2010

Public Health News and Research

New myopia control technology for eye health benefits from Vision CRC

Children with highest levels of FeNO more likely to develop asthma: Study

Final rules for e-health rewards unveiled

Aboriginals smoke less cigarettes per day than others: Study

NIAID awards ATCC multimillion dollar MID-BRR contract

Maven Semantic announces updates to database of Toxicology researchers

BioInvent reports net revenues of SEK 63.1M for January - June 2010 period

Comprehensive evaluation report of EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity & Health released

Report urges multi-disciplinary research approach to help HIV-positive women stay healthy

Menthol does not increase smoking-related disease risk, says tobacco company

CRT, MRCT to swap medical discoveries to advance translation of scientific research

TheraDoc clinical surveillance system helps clinicians reduce catheter-related infections: Study

Researchers detail innovations that may facilitate earlier detection, improved public health preparedness

Researchers awarded $3M grant to establish DC D-CFAR

ACRO releases statement regarding proposed privacy rule from HHS

CMAJ publishes new, updated guidelines on vitamin D

Baxter to provide transition guide for facilities using Colleague infusion pumps

Predictors of an Asian diabetes epidemic: A study

Experts gather evidence to support policy making on marketing of foods to children

New research shows Weight Watchers helps people lose weight effectively

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