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Ways to help manage chronic pain

Musculoskeletal pain of the bone, joint and muscles is one of the most common reasons for primary care visits in the United States. According to a literature review appearing in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS), chronic pain, or pain that persists beyond an expected period of healing, is estimated to affect 100 million Americans.

20 Feb 2014

Examining wide price differences in the insurance marketplace

An NPR segment looks at how the cost of insurance varies across the country. Also, it offers a report on Colorado's efforts to set up a system for consumers to find out what medical procedures cost.

20 Feb 2014

New biologic drug to prevent growth of ovarian cancer cells

Researchers at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island have developed a biologic drug that would prevent the production of a protein known to allow ovarian cancer cells to grow aggressively while being resistant to chemotherapy. This would improve treatment and survival rates for some women.

20 Feb 2014

Researcher receives Pioneer Award for engineering herpes simplex virus gene delivery systems

Joseph C. Glorioso, III, PhD (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA) devoted much of his research career to developing herpes viruses as efficient vectors for delivering therapeutic genes into cells.

20 Feb 2014

New information on pathogenesis of feeding and swallowing difficulties in kids with autism

Collaborative research out of the George Washington University (GW) reveals new information on the pathogenesis of feeding and swallowing difficulties often found in children with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and intellectual disability.

20 Feb 2014

Cystinosis Research Foundation granted $2.15M in 2013 to researchers investigating cure for cystinosis

The Cystinosis Research Foundation awarded $2,153,048 in 2013 to researchers investigating better treatments and a cure for cystinosis, a rare metabolic and genetic disease that afflicts about 500 children and young adults in the United States and 2,000 worldwide.

19 Feb 2014

Beta version of Cover Oregon gets mixed reviews

The troubled Cover Oregon insurance exchange unveiled its long-awaited beta website to mixed reviews Tuesday. Meanwhile, Humana announced it will waive fees for enrollees who bought plans on the Mississippi exchange who see a doctor by the end of June for a non-preventive visit. Also, Republicans probe state websites which are still having major problems.

19 Feb 2014

Too much sedentary time linked to major disability after 60

If you're 60 and older, every additional hour a day you spend sitting is linked to doubling the risk of being disabled -- regardless of how much moderate exercise you get, reports a new Northwestern Medicine- study.

19 Feb 2014

Variations in temperatures coupled with spikes in unemployment are risk factors for suicide in Australia

Researcher Xin Qi, from QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, studied the socioenvironmental drivers of suicide rates in Australia over 20 years and found variations in temperatures coupled with spikes in unemployment were significant risk factors for suicide.

19 Feb 2014

Researchers explore possible link between metabolic defects and seizures

Researchers from the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio are exploring a possible link between metabolic defects and seizures. They determined that diet could influence susceptibility to seizures, and they have identified a common diabetes drug that could be useful in treating disorders such as epilepsy.

19 Feb 2014

Nintedanib plus docetaxel shows second-line efficacy in recurrent NSCLC

Nintedanib plus docetaxel offers significant efficacy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer who experience disease progression after first-line chemotherapy, phase III study results show.

19 Feb 2014

Mixed state specifier in DSM-5 overlooks the core features

The replacement of “mixed episodes” with “mixed features” in DSM-5 in order to counter a lack of specificity overlooks two of the core features of mixed states, suggests research published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.

19 Feb 2014

Stereotype awareness impacts self-esteem in schizophrenia

Patients with psychosis with higher self-esteem have less awareness of the stereotypes associated with mental health patients and their families, research shows.

19 Feb 2014

How do people become depressed? An interview with Anna Watters and Professor Lea Williams, University of Sydney

A clinical diagnosis of depression (i.e. major depressive disorder) is currently defined on the basis of reported symptoms.

19 Feb 2014

Young adults with high blood pressure often not prescribed medication

Primary care doctors are not quick to prescribe antihypertensive medication to young people even after an average of 20 months of high blood pressure. Young adults who are white, male, not on Medicaid and not frequent clinic visitors are especially less likely to receive medication. These are the results of a study by a research team at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in the United States led by Heather Johnson.

19 Feb 2014

First Edition: February 19, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about the doubts that now surround Arkansas' Medicaid expansion plan -- a compromise plan that has gained national attention.

19 Feb 2014

Pairing school and home programs most effective in curbing teen prescription drug abuse

Programs that aim to curb teen prescription drug abuse have vastly differing effectiveness, ranging from big drops in drug abuse to no measurable effect, according to a new study of 11,000 teenagers by researchers at Duke and Pennsylvania State universities.

19 Feb 2014

Researchers develop method for diagnosis and prognosis of cutaneous melanoma

UPV/EHU researchers have developed a method for the diagnosis and prognosis of cutaneous melanoma, the type of skin cancer with the highest mortality rate.This method will help not only in the more effective early detection of this cancer, but also in the development of more personalised treatments.

19 Feb 2014

AlloMap test can be used to assess risk of dysfunction or rejection of a transplanted heart

A new UCLA-led study shows that a blood test commonly used to determine whether heart transplant recipients are rejecting their new organ can also predict potential rejection-related problems in the future.

19 Feb 2014

Exposure to family problems during childhood and early adolescence affects brain development

New research has revealed that exposure to common family problems during childhood and early adolescence affects brain development, which could lead to mental health issues in later life.

19 Feb 2014

Research News and Research

Ways to help manage chronic pain

Examining wide price differences in the insurance marketplace

New biologic drug to prevent growth of ovarian cancer cells

Researcher receives Pioneer Award for engineering herpes simplex virus gene delivery systems

New information on pathogenesis of feeding and swallowing difficulties in kids with autism

Cystinosis Research Foundation granted $2.15M in 2013 to researchers investigating cure for cystinosis

Beta version of Cover Oregon gets mixed reviews

Too much sedentary time linked to major disability after 60

Variations in temperatures coupled with spikes in unemployment are risk factors for suicide in Australia

Researchers explore possible link between metabolic defects and seizures

Nintedanib plus docetaxel shows second-line efficacy in recurrent NSCLC

Mixed state specifier in DSM-5 overlooks the core features

Stereotype awareness impacts self-esteem in schizophrenia

How do people become depressed? An interview with Anna Watters and Professor Lea Williams, University of Sydney

Young adults with high blood pressure often not prescribed medication

First Edition: February 19, 2014

Pairing school and home programs most effective in curbing teen prescription drug abuse

Researchers develop method for diagnosis and prognosis of cutaneous melanoma

AlloMap test can be used to assess risk of dysfunction or rejection of a transplanted heart

Exposure to family problems during childhood and early adolescence affects brain development

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