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American adolescents turn to ethnically-linked alternative tobacco products like hookahs

While cigarette use is declining precipitously among youth, evidence indicates that American adolescents are turning to ethnically-linked alternative tobacco products, such as hookahs, cigars, and various smokeless tobacco products, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

8 Jul 2014

Study: Taking smartphone microbreaks may benefit employee well-being

Want to be more productive and happier during the workday? Try taking a short break to text a friend, play "Angry Birds" or check Facebook on your smartphone, according to Kansas State University research.

8 Jul 2014

State highlights: Calif. rejecting 'free money'; N.C. Medicaid changes, problems; Ill. readies employer contraception coverage vote

Consumer advocates and some legislators were surprised and frustrated when California health officials recently refused a $6 million donation to help people re-up their Medi-Cal health coverage. Now two senators have proposed an unusual solution: a bill to force the state to accept the offer from The California Endowment (Gorman, 7/4).

8 Jul 2014

First report of spinal cord mass arising from spinal cord cell transplantation

A spinal mass was identified in a young woman with complete spinal cord injury 8 years after she had undergone implantation of olfactory mucosal cells in the hopes of regaining sensory and motor function.

8 Jul 2014

Health overhaul continues to put democratic congressional candidates in hot seat

News outlets report on how the health law is playing in various House and Senate races. Similar themes are playing out in other crucial Senate races, as voters have four months to decide which party will control the chamber in the final two years of Barack Obama's presidency.

8 Jul 2014

Review proposes imaging tools to help visualize peripheral nerve regeneration process

Researchers at the Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering in Taipei, Taiwan, led by Dr. Hsu have been involved in peripheral nerve regeneration research for more than ten years. Dr. Hsu and her team have focused on development of polymeric nerve conduits to facilitate peripheral nerve regeneration.

8 Jul 2014

Lines drawn over San Francisco court-ordered outpatient mental illness treatment

Family members of those who have suffered multiple mental health crises and refuse help or fail to stick with it are begging for a Laura's Law program -- which could court-order the intractably ill into outpatient treatment. Police officers and firefighters who see the same people cycle through hospitalizations and jail want it too. Then there are the mental health consumers who are well enough to speak of the trauma inflicted by coercive care. It doesn't work, they say. It drives people from treatment (Romney, 7/6).

8 Jul 2014

Caregivers of cancer patients can manage end-of-life treatment, decisions with help from support team

Many caregivers of terminal cancer patients suffer depression and report regret and guilt from feeling they could have done more to eliminate side effects and relieve the pain.

8 Jul 2014

Pseudogenes may play key role in the discovery of new biomarkers

Dysfunctional, unloved and seemingly of little use, these poor-cousin relatives of genes have lost their protein-coding abilities. They contain material not essential for an organism's survival and are the "last stop" for removal of genomic waste.

8 Jul 2014

Ill. Supreme Court rules state can't cut retiree health benefits

The Court said the benefits are protected under the Illinois Constitution. The state wants to cut the benefits to save money on the state's pension liabilities.

8 Jul 2014

New mechanism of chemotherapy resistance in triple-negative inflammatory breast cancer

Researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) have identified a mechanism of breast cancer cells that leads to chemotherapy resistance in inflammatory breast cancer.

8 Jul 2014

Contract for Serco processing center hit by whistleblower allegations is renewed

The $98 million contract extends operations of the facility where employees reported they sometimes slept or played board games for lack of work.

8 Jul 2014

House Of Representatives lawyers ask judge to reject SEC lawsuit

In what is viewed as an ongoing power struggle between two branches of the federal government, the House lawyers termed the investigation related to Medicare insider-trading allegations to be a "fishing expedition."

8 Jul 2014

Long waits for medical attention are normal in many parts of U.S.

The New York Times reports on what it calls the health care system's "waiting game."

8 Jul 2014

Fungus responsible for outbreak of Greek yogurt can threaten health systems

The fungus responsible for an outbreak of contaminated Greek yogurt last year is not harmless after all but a strain with the ability to cause disease, according to research published in mBio-, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

8 Jul 2014

KoACT supplement optimal for bone strength, flexibility in post-menopausal women

Data presented at April's Experimental Biology 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting shows that KoACT, a dietary supplement that combines a proprietary formulation of calcium and collagen is optimal for bone strength and flexibility in post-menopausal women.

8 Jul 2014

Insights into how cells move could lead to innovative techniques to stop spread of cancer

Insights into how cells move through the body could lead to innovative techniques to stop cancer cells from spreading and causing secondary tumours, according to new UCL research.

8 Jul 2014

Sibling relationships affect child's weight

It is well documented that children with obese parents are at greater risk for obesity. In a new study, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Cornell University, and Duke University looked at how different kinds of family associations affect obesity, specifically how sibling relationships affect a child's weight.

8 Jul 2014

Nonprofit religious groups pose next challenge to contraceptive mandate

The issue in more than four dozen lawsuits from faith-affiliated colleges, hospitals and charities is how far the government must go to accommodate them.

8 Jul 2014

Pending health law legal action threatens premium subsidies and exchanges

One of the key questions, according to The Fiscal Times, is whether the premium subsidies available to people shopping on the federal exchange are legal.

8 Jul 2014

Research News and Research

American adolescents turn to ethnically-linked alternative tobacco products like hookahs

Study: Taking smartphone microbreaks may benefit employee well-being

State highlights: Calif. rejecting 'free money'; N.C. Medicaid changes, problems; Ill. readies employer contraception coverage vote

First report of spinal cord mass arising from spinal cord cell transplantation

Health overhaul continues to put democratic congressional candidates in hot seat

Review proposes imaging tools to help visualize peripheral nerve regeneration process

Lines drawn over San Francisco court-ordered outpatient mental illness treatment

Caregivers of cancer patients can manage end-of-life treatment, decisions with help from support team

Pseudogenes may play key role in the discovery of new biomarkers

Ill. Supreme Court rules state can't cut retiree health benefits

New mechanism of chemotherapy resistance in triple-negative inflammatory breast cancer

Contract for Serco processing center hit by whistleblower allegations is renewed

House Of Representatives lawyers ask judge to reject SEC lawsuit

Long waits for medical attention are normal in many parts of U.S.

Fungus responsible for outbreak of Greek yogurt can threaten health systems

KoACT supplement optimal for bone strength, flexibility in post-menopausal women

Insights into how cells move could lead to innovative techniques to stop spread of cancer

Sibling relationships affect child's weight

Nonprofit religious groups pose next challenge to contraceptive mandate

Pending health law legal action threatens premium subsidies and exchanges

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