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Psychological stress of racial discrimination may contribute to health disparities

The consequences of psychological stress, resulting from racial discrimination, may contribute to racial health disparities in conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other age-associated diseases.

15 Sep 2011

MSU professor uses federal grant to help overcome disparities among health, medical researchers

A Michigan State University professor is using a $1.1 million federal grant to help overcome the racial and socioeconomic disparities seen among health and medical researchers.

15 Sep 2011

Patient – clinician tensions avoidable: Interdisciplinary approach needed to improve patient outcomes

A leading expert has renewed the call for a coordinated approach to patient care, particularly for those who suffer long-term illness and injury.

14 Sep 2011

Eli Lilly announces $30M commitment to fight NCDs in developing nations

Eli Lilly and Company announced today a $30 million commitment over five years to fight the rising burden of non-communicable diseases in developing nations.

14 Sep 2011

Practical NCD guide for everyone to improve their health

The world's health professions have launched an easy-to-use, practical guide to help individuals and their health professionals reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) - conditions which currently account for 60% of global deaths.

14 Sep 2011

Rehabilitation the ‘great missing link’ in the healthcare system Leading physicians convene in Brisbane today

The lack of publically funded community-based rehabilitation and restorative programs is one of the great missing links in the Australian health care system, according to leading Australian physicians.

13 Sep 2011

Roundup: Ga. rejects rule to curb dental hygienists' work; Ohio high-risk pool faces higher than expected costs

The Georgia Board of Dentistry on Friday rejected a proposed rule that public health officials feared would have restricted dental hygienists' work with low-income patients. Several health groups had said the provision, if approved, would require a dentist to examine a patient before a hygienist can apply sealants, clean teeth and perform other preventive dental services in a public health setting.

13 Sep 2011

University of Adelaide research focuses on techniques to treat swallowing disorders

A simple function that most of us take for granted - swallowing - is the focus of University of Adelaide research which could help thousands of stroke sufferers around the world.

12 Sep 2011

First Edition: September 12, 2011

Today's health policy headlines include reports about the pressures faced by the 'super committee' as well as the latest on how states are doing with the implementation of the health law.

12 Sep 2011

New improved method can help doctors diagnose early-stage osteoarthritis

A new method is set to help doctors diagnose osteoarthritis at such an early stage that it will be possible to delay the progression of the disease by many years, or maybe even stop it entirely.

12 Sep 2011

IBN scientists harness ultrasmall peptides to repair spinal disc damage

New ultrasmall peptides that can be used as building blocks for a wide range of regenerative applications such as spinal disc replacement and cartilage repair have been developed by scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), the world's first bioengineering and nanotechnology research institute. These peptides spontaneously assemble in water to form hydrogels, which resemble collagen, a major component of connective tissues found in cartilage, ligaments, tendons, bone and skin.

12 Sep 2011

Huge economic, social and personal burden of AF-related strokes across Latin America

Urgent coordinated action from national governments, medical societies and patient organizations is needed to avoid a public health crisis resulting from the tide of preventable strokes that leave many people with atrial fibrillation (AF) mentally and physically disabled or dead, every year. How Can We Avoid a Stroke Crisis in Latin America?, a report from Action for Stroke Prevention - a group of health experts from around the world - reveals the huge economic, social and personal burden of AF-related strokes across the region.

12 Sep 2011

SAMHSA awards new grants to behavioral health systems serving American Indian/Alaskan Native communities

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is announcing seven new grants for a total of up to $6.4 million over up to three years to provide tribal and urban American Indian and Alaskan Native communities resources to plan and design a holistic, community-based system of care to support mental health and wellness for their children, youth and families.

9 Sep 2011

Health research spending accounted for only 5.5% during 2010

The U.S. public and private sectors invested $140.5 billion in 2010 on research to find new ways to treat, cure and prevent disease and disability, according to Research!America's latest annual estimate.

9 Sep 2011

Stents for blocked brain arteries may not be as successful in prolonging survival as believed: Study

A study out this Wednesday says that insertion of an artery-opening device called a stent into the brain to improve blood flow to prevent a second stroke may do more harm than managing high-risk patients with drugs and lifestyle changes. Blocked brain arteries caused by the build-up of fatty deposits called plaque account for more than 50,000 of the 795,000 strokes occurring in the United States each year. Stroke is the fourth-leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the United States.

8 Sep 2011

Cam impingement may increase risk of hip OA in young men

Hip impingement may be a risk factor of osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip. A new study reveals that the presence of an underlying deformity, known as cam impingement, is associated with hip damage in young men without any arthritis symptoms and detected using magnetic resonance imaging.

8 Sep 2011

Experts to address crucial issues of pain management and disability health reform

Leading Australian and international medical experts will convene in Brisbane next week to address crucial areas of rehabilitation medicine, including health reform, barriers to rehabilitation healthcare services and pain management.

7 Sep 2011

BioLineRx, Tel Aviv University sign license agreement to develop and commercialize BL-7050

BioLineRx, a biopharmaceutical development company, today announced that it has signed a worldwide, exclusive license agreement with Ramot at Tel Aviv University Ltd., the technology transfer company of Tel Aviv University, for the development and commercialization of BL-7050, a novel, orally-available treatment for neuropathic and inflammatory pain.

7 Sep 2011

Individuals with excess BMI more likely to develop type 2 diabetes

Obesity is a known risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. But it hasn't been clear whether the "dose" of obesity—how much excess weight a person has, and for how long—affects the risk of diabetes.

7 Sep 2011

St. Jude Medical's Genesis neurostimulation device receives European CE Mark approval

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced it has received the industry's first and only regulatory approval for the use of an implanted neurostimulation device for patients with intractable chronic migraine.

7 Sep 2011

Disability News and Research

Psychological stress of racial discrimination may contribute to health disparities

MSU professor uses federal grant to help overcome disparities among health, medical researchers

Patient – clinician tensions avoidable: Interdisciplinary approach needed to improve patient outcomes

Eli Lilly announces $30M commitment to fight NCDs in developing nations

Practical NCD guide for everyone to improve their health

Rehabilitation the ‘great missing link’ in the healthcare system Leading physicians convene in Brisbane today

Roundup: Ga. rejects rule to curb dental hygienists' work; Ohio high-risk pool faces higher than expected costs

University of Adelaide research focuses on techniques to treat swallowing disorders

First Edition: September 12, 2011

New improved method can help doctors diagnose early-stage osteoarthritis

IBN scientists harness ultrasmall peptides to repair spinal disc damage

Huge economic, social and personal burden of AF-related strokes across Latin America

SAMHSA awards new grants to behavioral health systems serving American Indian/Alaskan Native communities

Health research spending accounted for only 5.5% during 2010

Stents for blocked brain arteries may not be as successful in prolonging survival as believed: Study

Cam impingement may increase risk of hip OA in young men

Experts to address crucial issues of pain management and disability health reform

BioLineRx, Tel Aviv University sign license agreement to develop and commercialize BL-7050

Individuals with excess BMI more likely to develop type 2 diabetes

St. Jude Medical's Genesis neurostimulation device receives European CE Mark approval

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