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ARC selects Elsevier’s Scopus as bibliometric provider for 2015 ERA assessment

Third time consecutive selection underscores Scopus' continuing relevance and value in supporting research excellence in Australia

11 Sep 2014

HolaDoctor launches new Interactive Health Insurance Center to educate Hispanics

HolaDoctor.com, the leading health website in the Hispanic digital market, launched a new Interactive Health Insurance Center which aims to inform and educate Hispanics on how to apply for and acquire health coverage in 2015.

11 Sep 2014

DEA announces rules allowing participating pharmacies to collect medication for proper disposal

It will soon be much easier for Americans to safely dispose of unwanted medications. The U.S. Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) just announced rules allowing participating pharmacies, certain hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities to collect medication for proper disposal. The rules go into effect next month.

11 Sep 2014

Beta-O2 receives grant from JDRF to study ßAir bio-artificial pancreas for treatment of T1D

Beta-O2 announced today that it has received a $500K grant from JDRF. The grant will be used to help fund a $1M pilot human study of Beta-O2's ßAir bio-artificial pancreas, in development as a treatment and potential cure for type 1 diabetes (T1D).

10 Sep 2014

State highlights: Officials say Medi-Cal autism coverage details still emerging; Ill. Attorney General presses for video cameras in nursing homes

At the first stakeholder meeting last week to review California's new autism Medi-Cal coverage, state health officials said many details have yet to be worked out. Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid program.

10 Sep 2014

Lucideon announces collaboration with Knight Mechanical Testing

Lucideon, an international provider of materials development, testing and assurance, and Knight Mechanical Testing, an independent mechanical testing laboratory, are pleased to announce that they have entered into a Marketing and Commercial Collaboration Agreement. The agreement means that both partners will now be to offer a complete portfolio of testing and analysis services to the orthopaedic industry.

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New public resource to help researchers explore country-specific requirements

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today launched ClinRegs, an online public database of country-specific clinical research regulatory information.

10 Sep 2014

Researchers examine whether new drug offers added benefit for patients with chronic HCV

The drug simeprevir has been available since May 2014 for the treatment of adult patients with chronic hepatitis C infection.

9 Sep 2014

Cholera against cholera: an interview with Dr Bruce Turnbull, University of Leeds

Cholera bacteria, and other types of bacteria that cause diarrheal diseases, infect your intestines where they release AB5 protein toxins – that is they have a single toxic A-subunit that is linked to a pentamer of B-subunits that act as the delivery vehicle to transport the A-subunit into the cells.

8 Sep 2014

Hacker breaches HealthCare.gov but steals no data

A hacker broke into part of the government insurance enrollment website in July and uploaded malware, federal officials say. The intrusion was discovered last week by a government security team who said that no personal information was taken and that they boosted the site's security.

6 Sep 2014

Average exchange premiums show slight decline in 2015: Report

Insurance filings in 16 major cities for benchmark "silver" plans sold on the online marketplaces show premiums will decline by less than 1 percent, the report by the Kaiser Family Foundation found.

6 Sep 2014

First Edition: September 5, 2014

Today's headlines include reports of hacker activity at the healthcare.gov health insurance website.

5 Sep 2014

Researchers examine impact of continuous increases in health care costs

If continuing increases in health care costs are inevitable, as some economists predict, is it possible for health care delivery reform to succeed in reducing the overall burden of health care expenditures on the U.S. economy? According to the results of a new study, the focus should shift from cost control to improving utilization rates and quality outcomes, as described in detail in an article in Population Health Management, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

4 Sep 2014

Calif. OKs tougher rules on plan networks; Mnsure taps groups to do outreach

News organizations track developments in California, Minnesota, North Carolina and Wisconsin as state online insurance marketplaces gear up for the second open enrollment season.

4 Sep 2014

Polyester clothes smell worse than cotton following intensive exercise

Polyester clothes smell worse than cotton, following intensive exercise by their wearers, because bacteria that cause odor grow better on polyester, according to research published ahead of print in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

4 Sep 2014

Immigrants may lose coverage due to website, language issues

Immigrants who obtained subsidized insurance through the federal health law must submit proof by Friday that they are in the U.S. legally, but few appear to have responded -- in some cases due to technical glitches with the federal website as well as language difficulties.

4 Sep 2014

Aging healthily: an interview with Dr. Jack Watters, Vice President for External Medical Affairs, Pfizer

Get Old was developed by Pfizer in 2012 to challenge misperceptions about aging and foster a candid conversation around aging. Our goal for the program was to redefine what it means to “get old” and encourage people to adopt healthy behaviors to age the way they want.

3 Sep 2014

Website News and Research

ARC selects Elsevier’s Scopus as bibliometric provider for 2015 ERA assessment

HolaDoctor launches new Interactive Health Insurance Center to educate Hispanics

DEA announces rules allowing participating pharmacies to collect medication for proper disposal

Beta-O2 receives grant from JDRF to study ßAir bio-artificial pancreas for treatment of T1D

State highlights: Officials say Medi-Cal autism coverage details still emerging; Ill. Attorney General presses for video cameras in nursing homes

Lucideon announces collaboration with Knight Mechanical Testing

New public resource to help researchers explore country-specific requirements

Researchers examine whether new drug offers added benefit for patients with chronic HCV

Cholera against cholera: an interview with Dr Bruce Turnbull, University of Leeds

Hacker breaches HealthCare.gov but steals no data

Average exchange premiums show slight decline in 2015: Report

First Edition: September 5, 2014

Researchers examine impact of continuous increases in health care costs

Calif. OKs tougher rules on plan networks; Mnsure taps groups to do outreach

Polyester clothes smell worse than cotton following intensive exercise

Immigrants may lose coverage due to website, language issues

Aging healthily: an interview with Dr. Jack Watters, Vice President for External Medical Affairs, Pfizer

CRHC launches new fully-featured website coruralhealth.org

ESC launches first recommendations on use of all new oral anticoagulants in pulmonary embolism

State highlights: States seek health care autonomy; L.A. nursing home audit; promoting overdose-reversal drug

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