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New project aims to find better weapons against life-threating multi-resistant bacteria

A Norwegian-Danish project aims to find better weapons against life-threating multi-resistant bacteria.

7 May 2014

First Edition: May 7, 2014

Today's headlines include a story noting that insurers say about 80 percent of new enrollees have paid their first premiums for new insurance coverage under the health law.

7 May 2014

Study: Access to EHR in acute care situations may influence care given to patient

Unlike medical records kept in paper charts, electronic health records (EHR) provide numerous access points to clinicians to review a patient's medical history.

7 May 2014

Cost issues -- who will pay the tab for uncompensated care under the health law?

News outlets take a look at Health Affairs studies that examine issues related to uncompensated care in the health law's changing environment as well as whether illegal immigration leads to health care overuse.

7 May 2014

Virginia Senate Democrats want GOP counterparts to offer Medicaid expansion alternatives

The state's Democratic legislators called on GOP lawmakers to present an alternative proposal -- one that was promised, they say, months ago to close the so-called coverage gap.

7 May 2014

Scientists develop gel based eye fluid to help stabilize eye after retinal detachment surgery

In an effort to avoid serious side effects suffered after surgery to repair retinal detachment, vision scientists have developed a new product to help stabilize the eye while it heals.

7 May 2014

TGen/George Mason create strategic research alliance to benefit patients with cancer, life-threatening illnesses

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and George Mason University today announced the creation of a strategic research alliance to benefit patients with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

7 May 2014

Viewpoints: Obamacare a 'Hispanic success story'; another day in court for health law challengers

It makes obvious sense to attribute the surge to the Affordable Care Act, which kicked into full gear in the January-March period measured by the Bureau of Economic Analysis figures.

7 May 2014

RPCI research finds patients with metastatic kidney cancer benefit from HDIL-2 immunotherapy

A retrospective study published online ahead of print in the medical journal Urology by a physician team from Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) found that patients with metastatic kidney cancer — even those with chronic renal insufficiency — can tolerate and benefit from a treatment called high-dose interleukin-2 (HDIL-2) immunotherapy.

7 May 2014

Study focuses on mutated protein associated with early onset torsion dystonia

A collaborative discovery involving Kansas State University researchers may lead to the first universal treatment for dystonia, a neurological disorder that affects nearly half a million Americans.

7 May 2014

New data presented at EADO on investigational MEK inhibitor in combination with BRAF inhibitor for metastatic melanoma

New data have been presented for the first time at the European Association of Dermato Oncology (EADO) Congress today on the investigational MEK inhibitor cobimetinib (GDC-0973) in combination with BRAFV600 inhibitor Zelboraf® (vemurafenib) for metastatic melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer. The findings illustrate that cobimetinib and vemurafenib can be safely co-administered and that the combination shows promising anti-tumour activity, with a median progression-free survival (mPFS) of 13.7 months for BRAF inhibitor-naive patients.1

7 May 2014

Snacking quality declines with age, confirms new data

The average U.S. child snacks three times a day. Concerned about the role of snacking in obesity, a team of researchers set out to explore how eating frequency relates to energy intake and diet quality in a sample of low-income, urban schoolchildren in the Boston area.

7 May 2014

New research focuses on using wheat fiber to lower cholesterol and prevent development of heart disease

The saying, "we are what we eat," has never been more true. Nutritionists increasingly emphasize that the nutrients in the foods we consume can potentially create health and reduce disease.

7 May 2014

Massachusetts' deaths fall after coverage expansion

Fewer people died in Massachusetts after the state required virtually all residents to have health insurance, according to researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health.

7 May 2014

Nutritional measures play central role in long-term outcome, health and quality of life of premature infants

Improved conditions of care for premature infants have led to markedly increased survival rates over the last few decades, particularly in very low and extremely low birth weight infants.

7 May 2014

NanoString receives license from Health Canada to market Prosigna Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay

NanoString Technologies, Inc., a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced that it has received a Class III Medical Device License from Health Canada, clearing the company to market its Prosigna Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay for assessing a woman's 10-year risk of distant recurrence and accurately identifying the intrinsic biologic subtype of the tumor.

From NanoString Technologies 7 May 2014

Research News and Research

New project aims to find better weapons against life-threating multi-resistant bacteria

First Edition: May 7, 2014

Study: Access to EHR in acute care situations may influence care given to patient

Cost issues -- who will pay the tab for uncompensated care under the health law?

Virginia Senate Democrats want GOP counterparts to offer Medicaid expansion alternatives

Scientists develop gel based eye fluid to help stabilize eye after retinal detachment surgery

TGen/George Mason create strategic research alliance to benefit patients with cancer, life-threatening illnesses

Viewpoints: Obamacare a 'Hispanic success story'; another day in court for health law challengers

RPCI research finds patients with metastatic kidney cancer benefit from HDIL-2 immunotherapy

Study focuses on mutated protein associated with early onset torsion dystonia

New data presented at EADO on investigational MEK inhibitor in combination with BRAF inhibitor for metastatic melanoma

Snacking quality declines with age, confirms new data

New research focuses on using wheat fiber to lower cholesterol and prevent development of heart disease

Massachusetts' deaths fall after coverage expansion

Nutritional measures play central role in long-term outcome, health and quality of life of premature infants

NanoString receives license from Health Canada to market Prosigna Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay

New molecular "clamps" offer powerful new tool for identifying individuals with increased risk of cancer

New research aids development of better treatments for dry eye

New model mimics structure of cornea to enable transplant of healthy corneal stem cells

Health law plays central role in key Senate races

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