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Nordic walking enables heart failure patients to exercise more intensely

Nordic walking enables heart failure patients to exercise more intensely than walking without poles.

21 May 2012

Poll: 70% of Americans oppose efforts by insurance companies to deny payment for ER visits

Seventy percent of Americans oppose efforts by insurance companies to deny payment for emergency visits when patients believe they are having medical emergencies, but after examination are diagnosed with non-urgent medical conditions, according to the results of a new poll conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

21 May 2012

Vaccination studies from Mercer University to be unveiled at AAPS’ NBC

Vaccination studies from Mercer University (Ga.) headline the groundbreaking research being unveiled at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists' (AAPS) National Biotechnology Conference.

21 May 2012

First study to test safety of quantum dots in primates

A pioneering study to gauge the toxicity of quantum dots in primates has found the tiny crystals to be safe over a one-year period, a hopeful outcome for doctors and scientists seeking new ways to battle diseases like cancer through nanomedicine.

21 May 2012

Auranofin effective against amoebas in lab and animal studies

A team of researchers from UCSF and UC San Diego has identified an approved arthritis drug that is effective against amoebas in lab and animal studies, suggesting it could offer a low-dose, low cost treatment for the amoebic infections that cause human dysentery throughout the world.

21 May 2012

Statin therapy prevents cancer and reduces death risk in heart transplant recipients

Statins prevent cancer and reduce death from all causes in heart transplant recipients. The findings were independent of cholesterol levels.

21 May 2012

Study uncovers distinct subtype of prostate cancer

A collaborative expedition into the deep genetics of prostate cancer has uncovered a distinct subtype of the disease, one that appears to account for up to 15 percent of all cases, say researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

21 May 2012

LKCF, Spirit of Women’s HeartCaring to help reduce disparities in diagnosis and care

In an ongoing effort to save the lives of thousands of Americans at risk of cardiovascular ailments each year, Spirit of Women Health Network has joined forces with the Larry King Cardiac Foundation (LKCF) to help reduce the devastating disparity in the diagnostics, clinical care, and survival rate of heart attacks, strokes and other heart events for women and people of color.

19 May 2012

Palliative care interventions may boost overall survival of cancer patients

Recent studies have shown that palliative care interventions aimed at addressing patients' emotional, spiritual and social needs have a significant impact on cancer patients' quality of life and may even improve cancer patients' overall survival. Despite this, most cancer patients being cared for in their communities do not have access to these services.

19 May 2012

Crownsville student receives Gordon E. Moore Award for pancreatic cancer test

Jack Andraka, 15, of Crownsville, Md. was awarded first place for his new method to detect pancreatic cancer at this year's Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a program of Society for Science & the Public. Based on diabetic test paper, Jack created a simple dip-stick sensor to test blood or urine to determine whether or not a patient has early-stage pancreatic cancer.

19 May 2012

VirtaMed launches new virtual reality training simulator for knee arthroscopy

The Swiss company VirtaMed AG is launching ArthroS, a new virtual reality training simulator for knee arthroscopy.

From VirtaMed 19 May 2012

ACP recommends HHS to consider use of SNOMED-CT rather than ICD-10 for coding problems

The American College of Physicians (ACP) today urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to use the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) implementation delay to consider specifying the use of Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine - Clinical Term (SNOMED-CT), rather than ICD-10, for coding problems in all situations.

19 May 2012

Geithner pushes back against GOP calls for long-term cuts to Medicare, social security

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sharpened the Obama administration's criticism of Republican fiscal policy in a speech Thursday, pushing back against the GOP on calls for immediate spending cuts and long-term plans for Social Security and Medicare.

19 May 2012

Research demonstrates how a living cell controls its growth process

A collaboration between Lehigh University physicists and University of Miami biologists addresses an important fundamental question in basic cell biology: How do living cells figure out when and where to grow?

19 May 2012

Free seminar focuses on family building for lesbian community

The American Fertility Association (The AFA), in association with California Cryobank, announced today a free seminar focused on family building for the lesbian community.

19 May 2012

JAT accepts five scientific articles co-authored by UCSD doctoral pharmacy students

The Millennium Research Institute (MRI), a nonprofit national research center formed in 2010, and the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) announced today five scientific articles co-authored by UCSD doctoral pharmacy students have been accepted by the Journal of Analytical Toxicology.

19 May 2012

APS honors recipients of Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Awards

The American Pain Society (APS), honored the recipients of its sixth annual Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Awards recognizing the nation's outstanding pain care centers.

19 May 2012

Health professional training essential to reduce tobacco reliance

Health care professionals do a better job helping people quit smoking when they are trained in smoking cessation techniques, a new Cochrane Library review finds.

19 May 2012

Large survey of genetic variation offers insights into human diseases

A large survey of human genetic variation, published today in the online version of the journal Science, shows that rare genetic variants are not so rare after all and offers insights into human diseases.

19 May 2012

Specialized high volume centers linked with lower rates of death and disability from aSAH

People with bleeding brain aneurysms have the best chance of survival and full recovery if they receive aggressive emergency treatment from a specialized team at a hospital that treats a large number of patients like them every year, according to new guidelines just published by the American Stroke Association.

19 May 2012

Education News and Research

Nordic walking enables heart failure patients to exercise more intensely

Poll: 70% of Americans oppose efforts by insurance companies to deny payment for ER visits

Vaccination studies from Mercer University to be unveiled at AAPS’ NBC

First study to test safety of quantum dots in primates

Auranofin effective against amoebas in lab and animal studies

Statin therapy prevents cancer and reduces death risk in heart transplant recipients

Study uncovers distinct subtype of prostate cancer

LKCF, Spirit of Women’s HeartCaring to help reduce disparities in diagnosis and care

Palliative care interventions may boost overall survival of cancer patients

Crownsville student receives Gordon E. Moore Award for pancreatic cancer test

VirtaMed launches new virtual reality training simulator for knee arthroscopy

ACP recommends HHS to consider use of SNOMED-CT rather than ICD-10 for coding problems

Geithner pushes back against GOP calls for long-term cuts to Medicare, social security

Research demonstrates how a living cell controls its growth process

Free seminar focuses on family building for lesbian community

JAT accepts five scientific articles co-authored by UCSD doctoral pharmacy students

APS honors recipients of Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Awards

Health professional training essential to reduce tobacco reliance

Large survey of genetic variation offers insights into human diseases

Specialized high volume centers linked with lower rates of death and disability from aSAH

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