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Scientists turn to old class of antibiotics to fight superbugs resistant to modern medicine

Scientists at the University at Buffalo are turning to an old class of antibiotics to fight new superbugs resistant to modern medicine.

24 Jun 2014

Long-term mild cold exposure can stimulate brown fat growth

Long-term mild cold exposure can stimulate brown fat growth and activity in humans and may benefit glucose and energy metabolism, a new study finds.

23 Jun 2014

State highlights: Illinois Medicaid digital shift delayed; N.C. hospitals fight cuts; heroin in New England

Alexian Brothers Health System is suspending its effort to launch a new Medicaid program, blaming the difficulty of connecting physicians using different electronic records systems. The Arlington Heights, Ill.-based health system was spearheading a so-called accountable care entity (ACE) to coordinate the care of about 46,000 patients on Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for the poor and disabled. The ACEs are a form of managed care, one of Gov. Pat Quinn's initiatives to focus on preventative treatment to keep patients healthy and reduce health care costs (Schorsch, 6/17).

19 Jun 2014

UC Irvine Health to use $3.4 million NIH grant to examine "Transition of Care in CKD"

UC Irvine Health will use a $3.4 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health to examine the "Transition of Care in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)."

19 Jun 2014

First Edition: June 18, 2014

Today's headlines include a report that the cost of health law subsidies may push the measure's overall price tag beyond projections.

18 Jun 2014

Calcium, vitamin D supplements may send blood levels too high for some women

Calcium and vitamin D are commonly recommended for older women, but the usual supplements may send calcium excretion and blood levels too high for some women, shows a new study published online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society.

18 Jun 2014

Western Oncolytics closes $275,000 in seed funding

Western Oncolytics Ltd., a biotech company specializing in immuno-oncolytic cancer therapies, has closed $275,000 in seed funding. The proceeds are planned to set a path toward clinical trials and execute initial manufacturing for its novel virus-based cancer therapy, which delivers genes to guide the immune system to kill cancer cells.

18 Jun 2014

Hypertension medication may cause metabolic-related adverse events in older adults

Adults over 65 who have recently begun thiazide diuretics are at a greater risk for developing metabolic-related adverse events, researchers at UT-Southwestern Medical Center have found.

18 Jun 2014

BIPI, Lilly announce resubmission of empagliflozin NDA to FDA for treatment of type 2 diabetes

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company today announced the resubmission of a New Drug Application (NDA) for the investigational sodium glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor empagliflozin for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

17 Jun 2014

Kareo and Falcon HER help nephrology practices leverage cloud-based technology

Kareo Inc., the leading cloud-based medical office software and services provider for small medical practices, today announced the launch of a new cooperative relationship with Falcon EHR, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc..

17 Jun 2014

New technique to uncover building blocks of kidney regeneration

Doctors and scientists have for years been astonished to observe patients with kidney disease experiencing renal regeneration. The kidney, unlike its neighbor the liver, was universally understood to be a static organ once it had fully developed.

17 Jun 2014

Researchers uncover key biological interaction that occurs during fertilization

Before it can fertilize an egg, a sperm has to bind to and bore through an outer egg layer known as the zona pellucida. Despite decades of research, some of the biological mechanisms behind this process remain unclear. A study in The Journal of Cell Biology now identifies the protein in the zona pellucida that sperm latch onto.

17 Jun 2014

New partnership in kidney transplantation provides most advanced patient care to Lubbock

UT Southwestern Medical Center and the University Medical Center Health System (UMC) in Lubbock, Texas, have forged a new partnership in kidney transplantation that provides the most advanced patient care, while enabling patients to prepare for and recover from surgery close to home.

16 Jun 2014

First Edition: June 12, 2014

Today's headlines include stories examining how Eric Cantor's primary defeat will change the House GOP leadership and the Republican strategy to replace the health law.

12 Jun 2014

Low cholesterol may increase mortality risk in patients with kidney cancer

People are often told to reduce their cholesterol to improve their heart health, but new research suggests that low cholesterol may increase kidney cancer patients' risk of dying from their disease. The findings, which are published in BJU International, indicate that cholesterol testing may help doctors as they monitor and treat patients with kidney cancer.

12 Jun 2014

Otsuka Pharmaceutical begins tolvaptan Phase 3b study in patients with ADPKD

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc., announced today that patient enrollment has begun for a new Phase 3b study of tolvaptan for adult patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), the most common, life-threatening, inherited genetic kidney disorder.

11 Jun 2014

New research collaboration aims to develop better therapies for autoimmune diseases

Seattle Children's Research Institute and biotechnology company Kineta, Inc. today launched the Alliance for Children's Therapeutics (ACT), a first-of-its-kind pediatric research and funding collaboration designed to speed development of new medications for children and teens with lupus nephritis and other autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis, Type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.

11 Jun 2014

Diabetes Collaborative Registry aims at improving quality of diabetes across specialty care continuum

The American College of Cardiology, in partnership with the American Diabetes Association, the American College of Physicians and Joslin Diabetes Center, is launching the Diabetes Collaborative Registry, the first clinical registry aimed at tracking and improving the quality of diabetes and cardiometabolic care across the primary and specialty care continuum.

11 Jun 2014

Type 2 diabetes Patients who take metformin plus insulin at higher risk for heart disease, death

Patients with type 2 diabetes who take a combination of metformin plus insulin may be at higher risk for cardiovascular disease and death compared with those who take a combination of metformin plus sulfonylurea, according to a new study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that appears in the June 11 issue of JAMA.

11 Jun 2014

Aetna partners with Fresenius Medical Care to improve lives of people with end stage renal disease

Fresenius Medical Care announced today a collaborative care model designed to improve the quality of care for Aetna's Medicare Advantage members who have end stage renal disease, while lowering health care costs.

10 Jun 2014

Kidney News and Research

Scientists turn to old class of antibiotics to fight superbugs resistant to modern medicine

Long-term mild cold exposure can stimulate brown fat growth

State highlights: Illinois Medicaid digital shift delayed; N.C. hospitals fight cuts; heroin in New England

UC Irvine Health to use $3.4 million NIH grant to examine "Transition of Care in CKD"

First Edition: June 18, 2014

Calcium, vitamin D supplements may send blood levels too high for some women

Western Oncolytics closes $275,000 in seed funding

Hypertension medication may cause metabolic-related adverse events in older adults

BIPI, Lilly announce resubmission of empagliflozin NDA to FDA for treatment of type 2 diabetes

Kareo and Falcon HER help nephrology practices leverage cloud-based technology

New technique to uncover building blocks of kidney regeneration

Researchers uncover key biological interaction that occurs during fertilization

New partnership in kidney transplantation provides most advanced patient care to Lubbock

First Edition: June 12, 2014

Low cholesterol may increase mortality risk in patients with kidney cancer

Otsuka Pharmaceutical begins tolvaptan Phase 3b study in patients with ADPKD

New research collaboration aims to develop better therapies for autoimmune diseases

Diabetes Collaborative Registry aims at improving quality of diabetes across specialty care continuum

Type 2 diabetes Patients who take metformin plus insulin at higher risk for heart disease, death

Aetna partners with Fresenius Medical Care to improve lives of people with end stage renal disease

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