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Healthy eating in schools requires workforce education according to research produced by Sheffield Hallam University

The whole school workforce should be educated in food, nutrition and healthy eating, if the government's School Food Plan is to be a success, according to research produced by Sheffield Hallam University's new Institute of Education.

From Sheffield Hallam University 16 May 2014

Ariz. Gov. Brewer asks state Supreme Court to throw out challenge to her Medicaid expansion plan

The governor's lawyers filed an appeal Wednesday arguing that the lawmakers who filed the initial lawsuit an appeals court ruling did not have standing to post the challenge.

16 May 2014

Kamada announces top-line results from Phase II/III trial for treatment of inherited emphysema

Kamada Ltd., a plasma-derived protein therapeutics company focused on orphan indications, announces preliminary top-line results from the Phase II/III pivotal clinical trial in Europe and Canada of the Company's proprietary inhaled Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) therapy for the treatment of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD or inherited emphysema).

16 May 2014

First Edition: May 16, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about the Indiana governor's alternative plan to expand Medicaid. Kaiser Health News staff writer Sarah Varney, working in collaboration with PBS Newshour, reports: "Men and women involved in the criminal justice system are more likely to be sicker than the general population, with higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, depression, mood disorders and alcohol and drug addiction.

16 May 2014

New research shows decline in clinical trials handled by CROs

The number of clinical trials started by leading contract research organisations (CROs) dropped by 50% between 2011 and 2013, according to new research from global pharmaceutical analyst firm Datamonitor Healthcare.

16 May 2014

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Concord Medical sign consulting agreement for cancer hospital projects

Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited ("Concord Medical" or the "Company"), a leading specialty hospital management solution provider and operator of the largest network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China, today announced it has engaged The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ("MD Anderson") as a consultant for its cancer hospital projects under planning in Shanghai and Beijing.

16 May 2014

Kymab raises US$40 million in Series B financing

Kymab, a monoclonal antibody biopharmaceutical company, announced today it has successfully raised US$40 million in a Series B financing.

16 May 2014

Bristol-Myers Squibb reports updated survival data from Phase 1b study of advanced melanoma

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today announced updated survival data from the advanced melanoma cohort of Phase 1b study.

16 May 2014

Longer looks: AIDS epidemic in the U.S.; how public health and the recession connect

I pull out my phone and check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, which tells me that, in the United States, 636,000 people have died since the epidemic began. That's 23 times higher than Germany, for a country with four times the population. This makes no sense. Germany has big cities, it has gay men and sex workers and drug users, it has all the same temptations for them to be uncareful that the United States does. How could so many fewer people have died? (Michael Hobbes, 5/12).

16 May 2014

New collaboration between Australian and European scientists to boost therapeutic drug research

Griffith University's Eskitis Institute will be the gateway for European scientists to access potential building blocks for new drugs and other products sourced from compounds created by Australian chemistry researchers.

16 May 2014

State highlights: 700 nurses needed for health care help in Calif. county; Missouri abortion wait period; nursing home funding in Maine

A selection of health policy stories from California, Missouri, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, Texas and Georgia.

16 May 2014

New potential treatment for paraplegic patients

People with severe injuries to their spinal cord currently have no prospect of recovery and remain confined to their wheelchairs. Now, all that could change with a new treatment that stimulates the spinal cord using electric impulses.

16 May 2014

Viewpoints: GOP attacks on health law; challenging assumptions about Obamacare politics; is employer mandate worth it?

A crucial component of the Republican Party's assault on the Affordable Care Act always has been ignorance -- that is, the promotion of ignorance about the ACA's benefits among the general population. Now, from the consulting firm McKinsey & Co., comes hard evidence that the campaign worked, bigtime. In its latest national survey to determine how the healthcare reform act has been working, McKinsey found that the perceived cost of health insurance still was the No. 1 reason given by respondents for not enrolling (Michael Hiltzik, 5/14).

16 May 2014

Scientists reveal how and why immune system's B cells respond only to true threats

The immune system's B cells protect us from disease by producing antibodies, or "smart bullets," that specifically target invaders such as pathogens and viruses while leaving harmless molecules alone.

16 May 2014

Telormedix completes Phase II trial of Vesimune in CIS of the bladder

Telormedix, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on TLR7 agonists in the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases, today announced that it has successfully completed a Phase II trial, conducted under an IND, of Vesimune (TMX-101) in CIS (carcinoma in situ) of the bladder.

16 May 2014

Research News and Research

Healthy eating in schools requires workforce education according to research produced by Sheffield Hallam University

Ariz. Gov. Brewer asks state Supreme Court to throw out challenge to her Medicaid expansion plan

Kamada announces top-line results from Phase II/III trial for treatment of inherited emphysema

First Edition: May 16, 2014

New research shows decline in clinical trials handled by CROs

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Concord Medical sign consulting agreement for cancer hospital projects

Kymab raises US$40 million in Series B financing

Bristol-Myers Squibb reports updated survival data from Phase 1b study of advanced melanoma

Longer looks: AIDS epidemic in the U.S.; how public health and the recession connect

New collaboration between Australian and European scientists to boost therapeutic drug research

State highlights: 700 nurses needed for health care help in Calif. county; Missouri abortion wait period; nursing home funding in Maine

New potential treatment for paraplegic patients

Viewpoints: GOP attacks on health law; challenging assumptions about Obamacare politics; is employer mandate worth it?

Scientists reveal how and why immune system's B cells respond only to true threats

Telormedix completes Phase II trial of Vesimune in CIS of the bladder

Sleep-breathing disorder diminishes activity among neurons responsible for keeping heart rate low

Study led by TSRI scientists likely to influence future designs for HIV vaccines, antibody-based therapies

New study of Kansas and Nebraska census data shows young men outnumber young women

Three large health plans join forces to advance health care price transparency

Research shows sugar has direct effect on cardiovascular risk-factors independent of weight gain

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