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Elsevier 4 titles recognized in American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Awards

Four titles recognized in three categories - critical care-emergency nursing, information technology/informatics and medical-surgical nursing

26 Feb 2014

U.S study:10% of non-lifetime marijuana users report that they would try marijuana if legal

National support for marijuana ("cannabis") legalization is increasing in the United States (US). Recreational use was recently legalized in the states of Colorado and Washington; other states across the country are expected to follow suit.

26 Feb 2014

First Edition: February 25, 2014

Today's headlines include stories exploring the political dynamics governors face regarding the health law's Medicaid expansion.

25 Feb 2014

Drexel University to expand nurse-managed health center

Drexel University will begin a major expansion of its nurse-managed health center which is nationally recognized as a model of integrated care.

25 Feb 2014

Federal court rules against Notre Dame in contraception case

The university with strong ties to the Catholic Church must now provide birth control coverage to students and employees as mandated in the health law.

25 Feb 2014

States: Calif. docs fight health law reimbursements; Wis. and collective bargaining; Kan. navigators restrictions

A selection of health policy stories from California, Wisconsin, Kansas, Virginia, Oregon, Georgia, North Carolina and Maine.

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

Self Regional Healthcare, Clemson University expand partnership to accelerate rate of innovation in genetic medicine

A new partnership will establish formal collaboration among genetic researchers and Clemson University faculty at the Greenwood Genetic Center and Self Regional Healthcare, expanding an already successful working relationship.

24 Feb 2014

IIN collaborates with Nanyang Technological University to establish Nanomedicine

Northwestern University's International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN) is collaborating with Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, to establish the NTU-Northwestern Institute for Nanomedicine.

24 Feb 2014

Research continues to show that drinking law saves lives

Although some advocates want to lower the legal drinking age from 21, research continues to show that the law saves lives. That's the finding of a new review published in a special supplemental issue to the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

24 Feb 2014

Public sector reduces part-time shifts to avoid health law

Despite the administration's delays of the employer mandate, cities, counties and public schools have limited part-timers' work hours so they don't have to offer health insurance, reports The New York Times. Other media outlets report on targeted enrollment pitches to taxicab drivers, restaurant workers and artists, and on the GOP's probe of an Accenture contract for work on healthcare.gov.

24 Feb 2014

Uofl Department of Pediatrics to receive 2013 Paul Weber Award for Departmental Excellence in Teaching

The University of Louisville Department of Pediatrics has been selected to receive the university's 2013 Paul Weber Award for Departmental Excellence in Teaching.

23 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

GW founder publishes commentary on the history of spirituality and health

While spirituality played a significant role in health care for centuries, technological advances in the 20th century overshadowed this more human side of medicine.

21 Feb 2014

Wiley partners with Bergey's Trust to publish Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. announced a new partnership with Bergey's Manual Trust, which will see Wiley publish Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB) from 2014.

21 Feb 2014

GW SPHHS to hold public forum on prevalence and impact of eating disorders

The George Washington (GW) University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) will hold a public forum on February 25 that will address the prevalence and impact of eating disorders, especially on college campuses.

20 Feb 2014

Research finds correlation between OCD, body dysmorphia and tanning addiction

They keep tanning, even after turning a deep brown and experiencing some of the negative consequences. Skin cancer is among the most common, preventable types of the disease, yet many continue to tan to excess.

20 Feb 2014

Purdue’s new innovation improves drug therapies by making real-time decisions about treatment options

Oncologists and cancer patients could improve the results of drug therapies by making real-time decisions about treatment options using an innovation developed in Purdue University's College of Pharmacy.

20 Feb 2014

Youths of same-sex orientation are more likely to engage in behaviors linked with cancer risk

A new study led by City College of New York psychologist Margaret Rosario found that youths of same-sex orientation are more likely to engage in behaviors associated with cancer risk than heterosexuals.

20 Feb 2014

New method enables scientists to print tissue constructs with blood vessels

A new bioprinting method developed at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) creates intricately patterned 3D tissue constructs with multiple types of cells and tiny blood vessels.

20 Feb 2014

Students News and Research

Elsevier 4 titles recognized in American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Awards

U.S study:10% of non-lifetime marijuana users report that they would try marijuana if legal

First Edition: February 25, 2014

Drexel University to expand nurse-managed health center

Federal court rules against Notre Dame in contraception case

States: Calif. docs fight health law reimbursements; Wis. and collective bargaining; Kan. navigators restrictions

First Edition: February 24, 2014

Self Regional Healthcare, Clemson University expand partnership to accelerate rate of innovation in genetic medicine

IIN collaborates with Nanyang Technological University to establish Nanomedicine

Research continues to show that drinking law saves lives

Public sector reduces part-time shifts to avoid health law

Uofl Department of Pediatrics to receive 2013 Paul Weber Award for Departmental Excellence in Teaching

First Edition: February 21, 2014

GW founder publishes commentary on the history of spirituality and health

Wiley partners with Bergey's Trust to publish Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria

GW SPHHS to hold public forum on prevalence and impact of eating disorders

Research finds correlation between OCD, body dysmorphia and tanning addiction

Purdue’s new innovation improves drug therapies by making real-time decisions about treatment options

Youths of same-sex orientation are more likely to engage in behaviors linked with cancer risk

New method enables scientists to print tissue constructs with blood vessels

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