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Dengue fever spreads in Asia, WHO warns 2.5B people at risk

The WHO "has warned that 2.5 billion people are at risk" of dengue fever, "which has 'grown dramatically in recent decades,'" Agence France-Presse reports. WHO officials cite higher temperatures, growing populations and international travel for the "rapid rise in urban mosquito populations" and in dengue. Seventy percent of the at-risk population is in Asia, the WHO said.

8 Oct 2010

Two-day symposium marks an extraordinary decade for Brown Institute for Brain Science

Just as intense concentration allows a sharp mind to perform at its peak, a research institute that concentrates pre-eminent scientists from 11 academic departments can push back the frontiers of knowledge in a complex research area: the human brain.

8 Oct 2010

Arthritis Foundation launches new initiatives on World Arthritis Day

The already staggering social and economic impact of arthritis in the United States is set to explode during the coming decades, says the Arthritis Foundation in response to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report published in the Oct. 8 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which coincides with World Arthritis Day on Tuesday, Oct. 12.

8 Oct 2010

HHS official: Medical loss ratio rules will allow 'flexibility'

A senior health official has promised insurers "discretion" - especially for "smaller" and "newer" plans - in pending regulation that will require them to spend at least 80 percent of premium dollars on health services, Insurance News Net reports.

8 Oct 2010

Mass. attorney general recommends approval of Caritas sale; Calif. will require students to get whooping cough vaccine

Attorney General Martha Coakley yesterday recommended approval of the proposed sale of Caritas Christi Health Care to a New York private equity firm, a deal that would bring for-profit health care on a large scale to a state long dominated by nonprofit hospitals.

8 Oct 2010

Study finds no association between gene variant and risk of coronary disease

A genetic marker touted as a predictor of coronary artery disease is no such thing, according to a study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

7 Oct 2010

African development, economies improve, many governments doing poorly, Index says

According to an index on African governance released by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, "most countries are improving their economies and their human development, yet nearly two-thirds are suffering a 'democratic recession' a deterioration in human rights, physical security and the rule of law," the Globe and Mail reports.

7 Oct 2010

Louise A. Villejo recognized with 2010 Julie and Ben Rogers Award for Excellence in Education

Louise A. Villejo, executive director of the Patient Education Office at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, is the recipient of the 2010 Julie and Ben Rogers Award for Excellence in Education.

7 Oct 2010

Top research papers on venous disease receive VDC Research Awards

The Venous Disease Coalition (VDC) presented the Coalition's second annual Research Awards to the top three research papers on venous disease published in 2009 at the organization's Seventh Annual Meeting in Alexandria, VA.

7 Oct 2010

Daschle warns opponents can still damage health law and stirs controversy on public option

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has written a book about the struggle to overhaul the health system. But while promoting this book, some of Daschle's comments about White House strategy on the public option have stirred a controversy.

7 Oct 2010

Top experts to discuss concussion-related issues at Ice Hockey summit

On Oct. 19-20, 2010, Mayo Clinic's Sports Medicine Center will host "Ice Hockey Summit: Action on Concussion." The summit will bring together top scientists, trainers, coaches, officials and manufacturers from across the United States, Canada and Europe to discuss concussion-related issues, including the science of concussions, impact on children, and sporting world response.

7 Oct 2010

Feds agree to waive minimum health insurance requirement for 30 companies while 3 GOP congressmen begin probe of health law costs

The federal government has issued a waiver for 30 companies so that they do not have to abide by a provision of the new federal health law that would have required the companies to provide a minimum of $750,000 in health insurance coverage for covered employees, Bloomberg reports.

7 Oct 2010

3.5 million Calif. residents eligible for tax credits in future exchange; N.Y. prescription drug aid for seniors cut back; Idaho trims dental providers in Medicaid

An estimated 3.5 million Californians would be eligible for federal tax credits to slash the cost of their health coverage when they begin buying policies through a new statewide insurance marketplace in 2014, a study released Tuesday found.

7 Oct 2010

Ohio study finds 13% of parents with insurance skip treatment for kids because of cost

About 13 percent of parents with health insurance say they haven't gotten pediatrician-recommended care for their children due to costs, a new survey in Ohio finds.

6 Oct 2010

Amgen to present oncology portfolio results at ESMO Congress

Amgen today announced that results from several important studies from the Company's ncology portfolio will be presented at the 35th European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress, Oct. 8-12, 2010, in Milan, Italy.

6 Oct 2010

Mass. hospital sale talks seeking to protect employee retirement plans; Conn. Gov. ask for waiver in preexisting insurance plan

Representatives of Caritas Christi Health Care, the private equity firm seeking to buy it, and the attorney general's office are working on a tentative agreement to protect the retirement plans of 13,000 employees and keep the chain's hospitals open for at least five years.

6 Oct 2010

Democrats gain in polling, but health care helps GOP hold 'enthusiasm' edge

Democrats are gaining ground in campaign polling, but Republicans still hold a lead, buoyed in part by their stance on health care as the November midterm elections near.

6 Oct 2010

Optical technology shows potential for prescreening patients at high risk for lung cancer

Researchers from Northwestern University and NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) have developed a method to detect early signs of lung cancer by examining cheek cells in humans using pioneering biophotonics technology.

6 Oct 2010

HHS adds 1,000 companies to early retiree benefit program

Congress Daily: The federal government added 1,000 companies to the "early retiree benefit program established under the healthcare overhaul law, bringing the total number of companies participating to 3,000. The $5 billion program is a stopgap measure meant to help cover retired Americans over the age of 55 who are not eligible for Medicare."

6 Oct 2010

NSSHB study provides update on contemporary Americans' sexual behaviors

Findings from the largest nationally representative study of sexual and sexual-health behaviors ever fielded, conducted by Indiana University sexual health researchers, provides an updated and much needed snapshot of contemporary Americans' sexual behaviors, including a description of more than 40 combinations of sexual acts that people perform during sexual events, patterns of condom use by adolescents and adults, and the percentage of Americans participating in same-sex encounters.

5 Oct 2010

OCT News and Research

Dengue fever spreads in Asia, WHO warns 2.5B people at risk

Two-day symposium marks an extraordinary decade for Brown Institute for Brain Science

Arthritis Foundation launches new initiatives on World Arthritis Day

HHS official: Medical loss ratio rules will allow 'flexibility'

Mass. attorney general recommends approval of Caritas sale; Calif. will require students to get whooping cough vaccine

Study finds no association between gene variant and risk of coronary disease

African development, economies improve, many governments doing poorly, Index says

Louise A. Villejo recognized with 2010 Julie and Ben Rogers Award for Excellence in Education

Top research papers on venous disease receive VDC Research Awards

Daschle warns opponents can still damage health law and stirs controversy on public option

Top experts to discuss concussion-related issues at Ice Hockey summit

Feds agree to waive minimum health insurance requirement for 30 companies while 3 GOP congressmen begin probe of health law costs

3.5 million Calif. residents eligible for tax credits in future exchange; N.Y. prescription drug aid for seniors cut back; Idaho trims dental providers in Medicaid

Ohio study finds 13% of parents with insurance skip treatment for kids because of cost

Amgen to present oncology portfolio results at ESMO Congress

Mass. hospital sale talks seeking to protect employee retirement plans; Conn. Gov. ask for waiver in preexisting insurance plan

Democrats gain in polling, but health care helps GOP hold 'enthusiasm' edge

Optical technology shows potential for prescreening patients at high risk for lung cancer

HHS adds 1,000 companies to early retiree benefit program

NSSHB study provides update on contemporary Americans' sexual behaviors

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