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Viewpoints: 'Big risks' of buying private insurance with Medicaid dollars; One month of sequestration

The Obama administration and Republican officials in several states are exploring ways to redirect federal money intended to expand Medicaid, the main public insurance program for the poor, and use it instead to buy private health insurance for Medicaid recipients.

2 Apr 2013

April issue of Journal of American College of Radiology focuses on health-related services

To be published online Monday, April 1, the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology will focus on a variety of issues relating to clinical practice, practice management, health services and policy, and radiology education and training.

1 Apr 2013

Environmental enrichment increases endogenous cell migration, facilitates functional repair

A team of Korean researchers investigated whether "environmental enrichment" can improve the neurobehavioral function of six week-old mice after transplantation of adipose-derived stem cells to treat hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, and found that brain repair (neurogenesis) was aided in some animals through exercise-induced fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2), a strong pro-angiogenic factor.

28 Mar 2013

Chelation therapy with drug disodium EDTA reduces risk of heart attack

Although chelation therapy with the drug disodium EDTA has been used for many years with limited evidence of efficacy for the treatment of coronary disease, a randomized trial that included patients with a prior heart attack found that use of a chelation regimen modestly reduced the risk of a composite of adverse cardiovascular outcomes.

27 Mar 2013

Researchers develop tablet-based testing system to identify signs of potential concussion

From Junior Seau, former San Diego Chargers linebacker, to Dave Duerson, former Chicago Bears safety - who both committed suicide as a result of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, traumatic brain injuries have been making gruesome headlines at an alarming rate.

27 Mar 2013

Cancer patients to get benefit from Elekta's Versa HD system at Hôpital Riviera's radiotherapy clinic

Cancer patients referred to Hôpital Riviera's (Vevey, Switzerland) new radiotherapy clinic will soon benefit from the center's acquisition of Elekta's advanced new linear accelerator, Versa HD.

From Elekta 27 Mar 2013

Colorado, Maryland make progress on how to fund state-run health exchanges

Also in the news, reports about early efforts in Connecticut to find and enroll uninsured people in the state's health insurance marketplace and about emerging details for a call center in California.

26 Mar 2013

McLeod Regional Medical Center installs Toshiba's Aquilion ONE to offer safe CT imaging to patients

A longtime partner of Toshiba, McLeod Regional Medical Center installed the Aquilion ONE from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. to offer the most advanced CT technology to its patients and become a leader in lowering radiation dose.

25 Mar 2013

First Edition: March 25, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about the continuing outlook for progress on the federal budget as well as a variety of stories related to the health law's implementation.

25 Mar 2013

Study shows physically active healthcare providers more likely to advise patients to lead active lifestyle

Physically active healthcare providers were more likely than their inactive counterparts to advise patients to lead an active lifestyle in a study presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions.

25 Mar 2013

Research: 75% of world's population consumes daily recommended amount of sodium nearly twice

Seventy-five percent of the world's population consumes nearly twice the daily recommended amount of sodium (salt), according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention 2013 Scientific Sessions.

22 Mar 2013

Blocked bile ducts can be effectively treated with metal stents

A multi-center analysis, led by Weill Cornell Medical College and published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, shows the use of temporary "fully covered self-expanding metal stents" (FCSEMS) can effectively fix a painful and potentially life-threatening benign biliary stricture -- a severely blocked or narrowed bile duct.

21 Mar 2013

Study examines impact of adult behaviors on children's coping and distress after surgery

A study in the April issue of Anesthesiology found adult behaviors influence children's coping in the recovery room after surgery. In addition, the study from Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, New Haven, CT, identified specific adult behaviors that increase or decrease the likelihood children will become distressed.

21 Mar 2013

WUSTL's Wang receives NSF grant to study oxygen consumption rates of individual cells

When scientists study cells, they need to know how much oxygen each cell consumes to determine its metabolism. However, existing technology limits this study to groups of cells, not individual cells. Lihong Wang, PhD, plans to change that.

21 Mar 2013

New research may help clinicians determine factors that increase risk of blood clots after surgery

New research from the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, published in the Journal of Surgical Research, may help clinicians determine which patients are at highest risk for post-surgical blood clots in the legs or lungs.

21 Mar 2013

Multipotent stem cells in deer antler may have regenerative uses in veterinary medicine

A team of researchers in Seoul, Korea have reported finding evidence that deer antlers - unique in that they regenerate annually - contain multipotent stem cells that could be useful for tissue regeneration in veterinary medicine.

20 Mar 2013

Wolters Kluwer Health, Amirsys partner to offer Amirsys Imaging Reference Center

Wolters Kluwer Health and Amirsys, Inc., a leader in healthcare information solutions in radiology, pathology, and anatomy, are pleased to announce a partnership to offer the Amirsys Imaging Reference Center and nearly 60 Amirsys ebooks via the OvidSP medical research platform.

19 Mar 2013

Mesenchymal stem cells safe, effective for treating poor graft function: Study

When a research team in China evaluated the efficacy and safety of using mesenchymal stem cells expanded from the bone marrow of non-self-donors to treat patients experiencing poor graft function after receiving transplants of non-self-donated blood stem cells (allo-HSCT), they found that the mesenchymal stem cells were both safe and effective for treating primary and secondary PGF.

19 Mar 2013

University of Nottingham to study use of tranexamic acid in people with intracerebral haemorrhage

Scientists in Nottingham are leading an international study to investigate the effectiveness of a new treatment on a devastating type of stroke.

19 Mar 2013

Bruker introduces new products with scientific capabilities for research, industrial and applied markets

At Pittcon 2013, Bruker today announced numerous new product introductions for research, industrial and applied markets, designed to deliver more confident analyses with increased sensitivity, specificity and productivity, as well as novel scientific capabilities which expand the boundaries of molecular and materials research.

19 Mar 2013

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Viewpoints: 'Big risks' of buying private insurance with Medicaid dollars; One month of sequestration

April issue of Journal of American College of Radiology focuses on health-related services

Environmental enrichment increases endogenous cell migration, facilitates functional repair

Chelation therapy with drug disodium EDTA reduces risk of heart attack

Researchers develop tablet-based testing system to identify signs of potential concussion

Cancer patients to get benefit from Elekta's Versa HD system at Hôpital Riviera's radiotherapy clinic

Colorado, Maryland make progress on how to fund state-run health exchanges

McLeod Regional Medical Center installs Toshiba's Aquilion ONE to offer safe CT imaging to patients

First Edition: March 25, 2013

Study shows physically active healthcare providers more likely to advise patients to lead active lifestyle

Research: 75% of world's population consumes daily recommended amount of sodium nearly twice

Blocked bile ducts can be effectively treated with metal stents

Study examines impact of adult behaviors on children's coping and distress after surgery

WUSTL's Wang receives NSF grant to study oxygen consumption rates of individual cells

New research may help clinicians determine factors that increase risk of blood clots after surgery

Multipotent stem cells in deer antler may have regenerative uses in veterinary medicine

Wolters Kluwer Health, Amirsys partner to offer Amirsys Imaging Reference Center

Mesenchymal stem cells safe, effective for treating poor graft function: Study

University of Nottingham to study use of tranexamic acid in people with intracerebral haemorrhage

Bruker introduces new products with scientific capabilities for research, industrial and applied markets

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