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CBO: House health bill would lower some middle class premiums, raise costs for others

House Democrats say their health overhaul proposal will lead to health insurance premium savings for many consumers, though estimates of the overall measure's cost, as well as the taxes and fees required to pay for it, is a source of criticism and concern.

3 Nov 2009

Special commentary on obesity management

The November issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association features a commentary by James O. Hill, an honorary ADA member, professor of pediatrics and medicine and director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Colorado-Denver. He is also co-founder of America on the Move, a national weight gain prevention initiative that aims to inspire Americans to make small changes in how much they eat and how much they move to prevent weight gain.

3 Nov 2009

Arrowhead Research updates its shareholders

Arrowhead Research Corporation’s (NASDAQ: ARWR) President and Chief Executive Officer today issued the following letter to the Company’s shareholders.

3 Nov 2009

Akonni Biosystems announces worldwide launch of their TruTip product line

Akonni Biosystems, a molecular diagnostic (MDx) company focused on providing rapid and highly scalable solutions for research and infectious disease testing, today announced the worldwide launch of their TruTip product line for extracting DNA and RNA from samples with volumes ranging from 100 µl to 1000 µl or more.

3 Nov 2009

Adults who experienced physical abuse as children at a higher risk of osteoarthritis, says study

Adults who had experienced physical abuse as children have 56 per cent higher odds of osteoarthritis compared to those who have not been abused, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers.

3 Nov 2009

Patients dissatisfied with the way they receive results of radiology tests, wants more access to medical records

A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that many patients are dissatisfied with the way they receive results of radiology tests and want more access to information in their medical records, specifically, detailed, lay-language results from those tests.

3 Nov 2009

Vaccinating mothers against influeza during pregnancy prevents hospitalization in their infants

Infants born to women who received influenza vaccine during pregnancy were hospitalized at a lower rate than infants born to unvaccinated mothers, according to preliminary results of an ongoing study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine. The team presented the study October 29 at the 47th annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America in Philadelphia.

3 Nov 2009

Smokers with systemic lupus erythematosus at greater risk of skin damage and rashes

As if there weren't enough reasons to stop smoking, a team of researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have just found another. A study led by Dr. Christian A Pineau, Co-Director of the Lupus and Vasculitis clinic at the MUHC, has clearly linked skin damage and rashes to smoking in people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The study was published in a recent issue of the Journal of Rheumatology.

3 Nov 2009

Non-invasive treatment is equally effective as surgery for healing the bone, say researchers

When fractured bones fail to heal, a serious complication referred to as "nonunion" can develop. This occurs when the process of bone healing is interrupted or stalled. According to a new study published in the November 2009 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), certain cases involving nonunions respond very well to shock-wave therapy. Researchers say this non-invasive treatment is equally effective as surgery when it comes to healing the bone.

3 Nov 2009

Unintentional hot tub-related injuries increases by 160%, says study

Though hot tubs, whirlpools and spas are widely used for relaxation and fun, they can pose serious risk for injury. Over the past two decades, as recreational use of hot tubs has increased, so has the number of injuries. A recent study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital found that from 1990-2007, the number of unintentional hot tub-related injuries increased by 160 percent, from approximately 2,500 to more than 6,600 injuries per year.

3 Nov 2009

Half of American children including 90% black children will use food stamps, says study

Nearly half of American children - including 90 percent of black children and 90 percent of children who spend their childhoods in single-parent households - will eat meals paid for by food stamps at some point during childhood, reports a Cornell researcher.

3 Nov 2009

Challenges in global health: rising to meet them could save millions of lives, say experts

Responding to the HIV/AIDS pandemic and tackling so-called neglected tropical diseases are the focus of the November/December 2009 edition of Health Affairs. The articles, by leading global health experts from around the world, show that although these challenges differ dramatically, rising to meet them could save millions of lives.

3 Nov 2009

Individuals who had experienced trauma exposure in both childhood and adulthood likely to develop PTSD

Individuals who experience both childhood adversity and traumatic events in adulthood appear more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder than those exposed to only one of these types of incidents, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, the risk was further increased in individuals with a certain genetic mutation.

3 Nov 2009

Appropriate treatment for children with meniscal tears leads to high success rate: Study

The meniscus is a rubber-like, crescent moon-shaped cartilage cushion that sits between the leg and thigh bone. Each knee has two menisci: one on the inside of the knee joint and one on the outside. In recent years, more children have been diagnosed with tears to this area (meniscal tears); however, according to a literature review published in the November 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS), prospects for a full recovery are high.

3 Nov 2009

$Aggressive osteoporosis prevention could reduce hip fracture rate in the U.S. by 25%: Study$

Aggressive osteoporosis prevention could reduce hip fracture rate in the U.S. by 25%: Study

Aggressively managing patients at risk for osteoporosis could reduce the hip fracture rate in the United States by 25 percent, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the November issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The first step must be a more active role by orthopedic surgeons in osteoporosis disease management, researchers say.

3 Nov 2009

Siemens Healthcare to distribute Candelis' ImageGrid PACS-RT Appliance and ImageGrid RT Viewer

Today, Candelis, Inc. announced its plans to distribute and sell the ImageGrid™ PACS-RT Appliance and the ImageGrid™ RT Viewer through Siemens Healthcare’s Oncology Care Systems Business Unit.

3 Nov 2009

Tyco Healthcare violates antitrust laws relating to its Nellcor pulse oximetry products

Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry(TM) and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced today that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the 2006 Federal District Court decision that Tyco Healthcare, now Covidien, violated the antitrust laws through anticompetitive business practices related to the sale of its Nellcor pulse oximetry products.

3 Nov 2009

AAPM Task Group issues new radiation guidelines for brachytherapy

Radiation dose delivered to the prostate and nearby organs in every brachytherapy procedure should be carefully analyzed using post-implant CT or MRI and uniformly documented in every patient, according to a new guideline co-authored by Yan Yu, Ph.D., director of Medical Physics in the department of Radiation Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University.

3 Nov 2009

Modified version of Bluetooth can transfer patient data four times as fast as conventional Bluetooth

A telemedicine system based on a modified version of the Bluetooth wireless protocol can transfer patient data, such as medical images from patient to the healthcare provider's mobile device for patient assessment almost four times as fast as conventional Bluetooth and without the intermittent connectivity problems, according to a paper in the forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics.

3 Nov 2009

Tamiflu in short supply, pharmacists compound doses for children suffering from the H1N1 flu virus

Community pharmacists have stepped up to meet the shortage of Tamiflu by compounding doses for children suffering from the H1N1 flu virus, but they are struggling with supply problems and insurance plans, according to the National Community Pharmacists Association.

3 Nov 2009

Medicine News and Research

CBO: House health bill would lower some middle class premiums, raise costs for others

Special commentary on obesity management

Arrowhead Research updates its shareholders

Akonni Biosystems announces worldwide launch of their TruTip product line

Adults who experienced physical abuse as children at a higher risk of osteoarthritis, says study

Patients dissatisfied with the way they receive results of radiology tests, wants more access to medical records

Vaccinating mothers against influeza during pregnancy prevents hospitalization in their infants

Smokers with systemic lupus erythematosus at greater risk of skin damage and rashes

Non-invasive treatment is equally effective as surgery for healing the bone, say researchers

Unintentional hot tub-related injuries increases by 160%, says study

Half of American children including 90% black children will use food stamps, says study

Challenges in global health: rising to meet them could save millions of lives, say experts

Individuals who had experienced trauma exposure in both childhood and adulthood likely to develop PTSD

Appropriate treatment for children with meniscal tears leads to high success rate: Study

Aggressive osteoporosis prevention could reduce hip fracture rate in the U.S. by 25%: Study

Siemens Healthcare to distribute Candelis' ImageGrid PACS-RT Appliance and ImageGrid RT Viewer

Tyco Healthcare violates antitrust laws relating to its Nellcor pulse oximetry products

AAPM Task Group issues new radiation guidelines for brachytherapy

Modified version of Bluetooth can transfer patient data four times as fast as conventional Bluetooth

Tamiflu in short supply, pharmacists compound doses for children suffering from the H1N1 flu virus

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