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Study explores how different groups interact with media messages about e-cigarettes

Adults are widely exposed to e-cigarette marketing through the media, but those messages reach different demographic groups in different ways, according to a survey by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Institute for Health Research and Policy.

18 Jun 2014

Increase in protein helps store dopamine and protects from Parkinson's disease

Researchers from Emory's Rollins School of Public Health discovered that an increase in the protein that helps store dopamine, a critical brain chemical, led to enhanced dopamine neurotransmission and protection from a Parkinson's disease-related neurotoxin in mice.

18 Jun 2014

Pfizer and Cellectis enter into global strategic collaboration to develop CAR-T immunotherapies

Pfizer Inc. and Cellectis today announced that they have entered into a global strategic collaboration to develop Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) immunotherapies in the field of oncology directed at select targets.

18 Jun 2014

A new approach to treating whipworm infections

Researchers have deduced essential biological and genetic information from the genome sequence of the whipworm, an intestinal parasitic worm that infects hundreds of millions of people in developing countries.

18 Jun 2014

Survey: U.S. health care gets the least bang for the buck

News coverage continues to detail the findings of a Commonwealth Fund survey that placed the U.S. last among other Western industrialized countries when it comes to measures of healthy lives.

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

Researchers map risk of H7N9 bird flu infection in markets across Asia

Led by Marius Gilbert - Interfaculty School of Bioengineering, Université libre de Bruxelles - an international researcher team maps the risk of H7N9 bird flu infection in markets across Asia. The identification of high risk areas should helping to restrict the spread of this new disease.

18 Jun 2014

Research exposes "scandal" of excess deaths in children aged 0-14 in the UK

Bournemouth University research exposes the "scandal" of excess deaths in children aged 0-14 in the UK linked to the UK having the third worst income inequality and the joint lowest funded health care provision by percentage of GDP in the Western world

18 Jun 2014

VA scandal prompts closer look at VA health care around nation

News outlets examine wait times and poor service at clinics in North Carolina, Colorado and Minnesota.

18 Jun 2014

Researchers find sharp increase in deaths from commonly prescribed painkillers in US, Canada

The number of deaths involving commonly prescribed painkillers is higher than the number of deaths by overdose from heroin and cocaine combined, according to researchers at McGill University.

18 Jun 2014

State highlights: State retiree benefit shortfalls; health data claims and cost

A selection of health policy stories from California, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, Virginia, Iowa, Florida, Missouri, Washington state, Connecticut, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee.

18 Jun 2014

Study: Most physicians don't recommend active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer

Specialists who treat prostate cancer agree that active surveillance is an effective option-yet most don't recommend it when appropriate for their own patients, according to a study in the July issue of Medical Care. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

18 Jun 2014

Study: E-cigarettes often advertised on Twitter

E-cigarettes, also known as vaping pens or e-hookas, are commonly advertised on Twitter and the tweets often link to commercial websites promoting e-cig use, according to University of Illinois at Chicago researchers.

18 Jun 2014

Researchers identify muscle-building mechanism that could be important in addressing sarcopenia

Sarcopenia - the significant loss of muscle mass and function that can occur as we age - is associated with many chronic conditions such as diabetes, high cholesterol and obesity.

18 Jun 2014

High court allows anti-abortion groups to challenge Ohio law banning false speech

The Ohio campaign law makes it illegal to lie about political candidates. The case originated after the Susan B. Anthony List accused Democratic Rep. Steve Driehaus of voting for "taxpayer-funded abortion" because he supported the Affordable Care Act. But he said the claims were false because both the health law and a related presidential order prohibit federal abortion funding.

18 Jun 2014

Researchers discover that genetic pathway could slow spread of ovarian cancer

University of Adelaide research into the origins of ovarian cancer has led to the discovery of a genetic pathway that could slow the spread of the cancer.

18 Jun 2014

Scottsdale Healthcare, TGen initiate AG-120 clinical trial in patients with solid tumors

The Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare and the Translational Genomics Research Institute are studying the safety and effectiveness of a new drug, AG-120, for treatment of patients with solid tumors, especially those with brain tumors and gallbladder bile duct cancer.

18 Jun 2014

Research News and Research

Study explores how different groups interact with media messages about e-cigarettes

Increase in protein helps store dopamine and protects from Parkinson's disease

Pfizer and Cellectis enter into global strategic collaboration to develop CAR-T immunotherapies

A new approach to treating whipworm infections

Survey: U.S. health care gets the least bang for the buck

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

Researchers map risk of H7N9 bird flu infection in markets across Asia

Research exposes "scandal" of excess deaths in children aged 0-14 in the UK

VA scandal prompts closer look at VA health care around nation

Researchers find sharp increase in deaths from commonly prescribed painkillers in US, Canada

State highlights: State retiree benefit shortfalls; health data claims and cost

Study: Most physicians don't recommend active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer

Study: E-cigarettes often advertised on Twitter

Researchers identify muscle-building mechanism that could be important in addressing sarcopenia

High court allows anti-abortion groups to challenge Ohio law banning false speech

Researchers discover that genetic pathway could slow spread of ovarian cancer

Scottsdale Healthcare, TGen initiate AG-120 clinical trial in patients with solid tumors

Researchers find no evidence of protective link between soy food and endometrial cancer risk

Women more likely than men to use tobacco products after experiencing psychological distress

Report: Subsidies motivate people to sign up for coverage

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