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Adopt healthy eating habits during National Nutrition Month and beyond

While social, emotional and health factors play a role in the foods people choose to eat, the foods we enjoy are the ones we eat most. That is why, as part of National Nutrition Month 2014®, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics encourages everyone to "Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right."

25 Feb 2014

State exchanges: Vt. Gov. Shumlin says fixes are working; Mass. makes progress on backlog; Calif. marketplace down for repairs

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin says the problems with the Affordable Care Act rollout are getting fixed – and that Republicans were boxing themselves in politically by focusing on failures instead of the successes.

25 Feb 2014

IUPUI examines paradox in African American drinking

A theoretical paper with lead author Tamika Zapolski, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), examines a paradox in African American drinking.

25 Feb 2014

Greatbatch announces results for fourth quarter and full-year ended 2014

Greatbatch, Inc., today announced results for its fourth quarter and full-year ended January 3, 2014 highlighted by 5% constant currency organic revenue growth for the full year 2013; 12% year over year improvement in adjusted operating income; and 19% improvement in adjusted diluted EPS over 2012.

25 Feb 2014

European Commission invests nearly $475 million in gene transfer and gene therapy projects

Over the past three funding stages, the European Commission has invested nearly $475 million in 100 projects in the gene transfer and gene therapy field.

25 Feb 2014

Health law deadlines, and even statistics, still in flux

News outlets report on the changes that have been made to the health law and whether these tweaks may be adding new layers of complications. Meanwhile, stories also center on enrollment efforts and the current tally of enrollment numbers.

25 Feb 2014

Maryland's health exchange goals revised after research error

The initial goal was reportedly based on flawed data and the newly set milepost has already been met. Still, The Baltimore Sun reports that the state has halted work on its small business marketplace, and that Maryland will charge for work related to public information requests about what went wrong with the website.

25 Feb 2014

First Edition: February 24, 2014

Today's headlines include continuing coverage of Medicare Advantage payment rates, as well as a range of stories about the health law's Medicaid expansion and online insurance marketplaces.

24 Feb 2014

PDL BioPharma releases fourth quarter and full year 2013 financial results for period ended 2013

PDL BioPharma, Inc. (PDL) (NASDAQ: PDLI) today announced that the Company will release its fourth quarter and full year 2013 financial results for the period ended December 31, 2013, on Monday, March 3, 2014, after market close.

24 Feb 2014

Neuroscientists develop stimulation glove for patients suffering from stroke-related impairments

Improving the sense of touch and motor skills without active training - what sounds impossible, does actually work. Neuroscientists at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a glove that uses weak electrical pulses to stimulate the nerve fibres that connect the hands with the brain.

24 Feb 2014

Private exchange benefiting from health law; some state-run marketplaces still struggling

eHealthInsurance reports that interest in health coverage ginned up by the new federal law has helped new memberships rise 50 percent. Meanwhile, NPR examines the mixed record of the 14 states running their own marketplaces.

24 Feb 2014

Study links carbohydrate calorie-rich diets to greater risk for brain shrinkage, dementia and AD

Even small increases in blood sugar caused by a diet high in carbohydrates can be detrimental to brain health. Recent reports in medical literature link carbohydrate calorie-rich diets to a greater risk for brain shrinkage, dementia and Alzheimer's disease, impaired cognition, and other disorders.

24 Feb 2014

Prevently.com: New portal aims to help people live healthier lifestyle

Prevently.com is a new health and wellness portal that aims to help people live a healthier lifestyle. The website provides users with health information reviewed by physicians, virtual video coaching with dietitians, a personal health record that integrates with wearable fitness devices such as FitBit, social networking tools, and an ecommerce portal that allows users to purchase health products and food reviewed by physicians.

24 Feb 2014

LJPC completes dosing in Phase 2 clinical trial of GCS-100 for treatment of chronic kidney disease

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ: LJPC) (the "Company" or "La Jolla"), a biotechnology company developing therapeutics targeting significant unmet, life-threatening diseases today announced that it has completed dosing of its Phase 2 clinical trial of GCS-100 for the treatment of chronic kidney disease ("CKD") and has collected the final data for evaluation of the primary endpoint.

23 Feb 2014

Longer looks: Doctor training for ADHD, Obamacare and epilepsy, clues in a drop of blood

Jerry, 9 years old, dissolved into his Game Boy while his father described his attentional difficulties to the family pediatrician.

21 Feb 2014

First Edition: February 21, 2014

Today's headlines include reports checking the status of different state health exchanges as well as efforts to expand Medicaid.

21 Feb 2014

Motivation to do preventative exercise may reduce risk of fall in older adults

Every year, a third of people over 65 living in the UK will experience a fall.

21 Feb 2014

CDC report reveals that younger age group is mostly hit by flu this season

This influenza season was particularly hard on younger- and middle-age adults, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

21 Feb 2014

Delayed Obamacare deadlines 'far from unprecedented'

Enforcement of a variety of sweeping new laws has often been delayed, Bloomberg News reports. Meanwhile, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Obamacare enrollment is off to a "hell of a start."

20 Feb 2014

Survey finds inconsistency in inpatient psychiatry services for youth at hospitals across Ontario

A first of its kind benchmarking survey was used to evaluate the state of inpatient psychiatry settings and services for youth at hospitals across Ontario, as published today in the Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. On average, the province's services are comparable to other settings internationally, helping youth with the most severe and complex mental health problems, but also show similar signs of inconsistency across settings in the types and quality of inpatient care.

20 Feb 2014

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Adopt healthy eating habits during National Nutrition Month and beyond

State exchanges: Vt. Gov. Shumlin says fixes are working; Mass. makes progress on backlog; Calif. marketplace down for repairs

IUPUI examines paradox in African American drinking

Greatbatch announces results for fourth quarter and full-year ended 2014

European Commission invests nearly $475 million in gene transfer and gene therapy projects

Health law deadlines, and even statistics, still in flux

Maryland's health exchange goals revised after research error

First Edition: February 24, 2014

PDL BioPharma releases fourth quarter and full year 2013 financial results for period ended 2013

Neuroscientists develop stimulation glove for patients suffering from stroke-related impairments

Private exchange benefiting from health law; some state-run marketplaces still struggling

Study links carbohydrate calorie-rich diets to greater risk for brain shrinkage, dementia and AD

Prevently.com: New portal aims to help people live healthier lifestyle

LJPC completes dosing in Phase 2 clinical trial of GCS-100 for treatment of chronic kidney disease

Longer looks: Doctor training for ADHD, Obamacare and epilepsy, clues in a drop of blood

First Edition: February 21, 2014

Motivation to do preventative exercise may reduce risk of fall in older adults

CDC report reveals that younger age group is mostly hit by flu this season

Delayed Obamacare deadlines 'far from unprecedented'

Survey finds inconsistency in inpatient psychiatry services for youth at hospitals across Ontario

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