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Viewpoints: Parsing newest reports of coverage gains; 'scientific fraudsters'

It will take a while to understand fully how the Affordable Care Act affects the quality of health care and access to doctors in this country.

14 Jul 2014

Boehner's lawsuit against President Obama will target health law's employer mandate delay

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, is challenging the Obama administration's failure to enforce parts of the health law.

14 Jul 2014

Reduction in alcohol consumption beneficial for cardiovascular health

A reduction in alcohol consumption, even for light-to-moderate drinkers, could be linked to improved cardiovascular health, including a reduced risk of coronary heart disease, lower body mass index and blood pressure, according to new research published in The BMJ.

14 Jul 2014

Virtual Finger makes 3D imaging studies orders of magnitude more efficient

Researchers have pioneered a revolutionary new way to digitally navigate three-dimensional images. The new technology, called Virtual Finger, allows scientists to move through digital images of small structures like neurons and synapses using the flat surface of their computer screens.

14 Jul 2014

Medical science continues to neglect female talent

Women are under-represented in academic medicine resulting in a waste of public investment due to loss of research talent. Writing in the July issue of the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, authors of an essay on women and academic medicine say that as a consequence of female under-representation, some areas of medicine are under-researched at a cost to patients and society.

14 Jul 2014

Women experiencing stressful events the day before eating high-fat meal can slow body's metabolism

A new study in women suggests that experiencing one or more stressful events the day before eating a single high-fat meal can slow the body's metabolism, potentially contributing to weight gain.

14 Jul 2014

CRAG urges researchers to balance goal of shortening treatment for MDR-TB with patient safety

In a viewpoint published this week in The Lancet, the Community Research Advisors Group argue that research into bedaquiline – a new drug, fast tracked for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) – should proceed cautiously in people with drug-sensitive tuberculosis.

14 Jul 2014

Extra dose of polio vaccine boosts immunity in children under 5 years old

Giving children under 5 years old an extra dose of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) helps to boost their immunity to the poliovirus and should be added to vaccination programmes in polio-endemic countries and those facing a high risk of imported cases, suggests new research published in The Lancet.

14 Jul 2014

Researchers identify new suppressor of cancer metastasis

Among patients with deadly cancers, more than 90 percent die because of metastatic spread of their disease. Looking to target a key pathway in order to interfere with the processes that lead to tumor spread, a research team led by Irwin H. Gelman, Ph.D., of Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) has identified a new suppressor of cancer metastasis that may point the way toward development of more effective treatments for prostate cancers and other malignant solid tumors.

14 Jul 2014

Newly covered addicts unable to get residential care

Under an obscure, 50-year-old rule, Medicaid covers residential addiction treatment only if a center has 16 or fewer beds, severely limiting options for newly covered drug addicts and alcoholics, reports The New York Times.

14 Jul 2014

CYD-TDV vaccine shows moderate protection against dengue in Asian children

The first dengue vaccine candidate (CYD-TDV) to reach phase 3 clinical testing has shown moderate protection (56%) against the disease in Asian children, according to new research published in The Lancet.

14 Jul 2014

Portable, microchip-based test for diagnosing type-1 diabetes

An inexpensive, portable, microchip-based test for diagnosing type-1 diabetes could improve patient care worldwide and help researchers better understand the disease, according to the device's inventors at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

14 Jul 2014

Researchers evaluate antioxidant and antihypertensive activity in Jamapa black beans

Beans are one of the most important crops for the Mexican population due to its nutritional qualities. In fact, the country is one of the top 10 producers of this legume in the world, and several studies have reflected the correlation between consumption and decreased chronic degenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes.

14 Jul 2014

"Expressive therapy" intervention helps HIV women, improves social support

New research from UC San Francisco shows that an "expressive therapy" group intervention conducted by The Medea Project helps women living with HIV disclose their health status and improves their social support, self-efficacy and the safety and quality of their relationships.

14 Jul 2014

Mass. fix to insurance website passes preliminary test

New software for the health exchange has passed its initial testing and officials say they are cautiously optimistic that the state can run its own marketplace when enrollment begins in the fall. Also, Modern Healthcare examines where small business exchanges stand.

14 Jul 2014

People who grow up farm with livestock better protected against inflammatory bowel diseases

New research conducted at Aarhus University has revealed that people who have grown up on a farm with livestock are only half as likely as their urban counterparts to develop the most common inflammatory bowel diseases: ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

14 Jul 2014

High intensity exercise significantly reduces risk of death in older women

Women would benefit from being prescribed exercise as medicine, according to a QUT study that revealed moderate to high intensity activity is essential to reducing the risk of death in older women.

14 Jul 2014

New rules on 'off-label' drug marketing expected

The FDA is reviewing what kind of data drug companies should be allowed to give doctors about off-label uses with a goal of issuing guidelines by year's end.

14 Jul 2014

Eye exam for beta-amyloid correlates with levels in brain, detects people with Alzheimer's

A decreased ability to identify odors might indicate the development of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, while examinations of the eye could indicate the build-up of beta-amyloid, a protein associated with Alzheimer's, in the brain, according to the results of four research trials reported today at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference- 2014 (AAIC- 2014) in Copenhagen.

14 Jul 2014

Computational algorithms provide insight into how gut microbiota respond to infection over time

Being sick due to an infection can make us feel lousy. But what must the ecosystem of bacteria, or microbiota, colonizing our guts be going through when hit with infection? A study from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) has utilized unique computational models to show how infection can affect bacteria that naturally live in our intestines.

14 Jul 2014

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Viewpoints: Parsing newest reports of coverage gains; 'scientific fraudsters'

Boehner's lawsuit against President Obama will target health law's employer mandate delay

Reduction in alcohol consumption beneficial for cardiovascular health

Virtual Finger makes 3D imaging studies orders of magnitude more efficient

Medical science continues to neglect female talent

Women experiencing stressful events the day before eating high-fat meal can slow body's metabolism

CRAG urges researchers to balance goal of shortening treatment for MDR-TB with patient safety

Extra dose of polio vaccine boosts immunity in children under 5 years old

Researchers identify new suppressor of cancer metastasis

Newly covered addicts unable to get residential care

CYD-TDV vaccine shows moderate protection against dengue in Asian children

Portable, microchip-based test for diagnosing type-1 diabetes

Researchers evaluate antioxidant and antihypertensive activity in Jamapa black beans

"Expressive therapy" intervention helps HIV women, improves social support

Mass. fix to insurance website passes preliminary test

People who grow up farm with livestock better protected against inflammatory bowel diseases

High intensity exercise significantly reduces risk of death in older women

New rules on 'off-label' drug marketing expected

Eye exam for beta-amyloid correlates with levels in brain, detects people with Alzheimer's

Computational algorithms provide insight into how gut microbiota respond to infection over time

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