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Political cartoon: 'The Healthy Alternative?'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "The Healthy Alternative?" by Jimmy Margulies.

11 Feb 2014

Zoetis reports revenue of $1.25 billion for Q4 2013

Zoetis Inc. today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2013. The company reported revenue of $1.25 billion for the fourth quarter of 2013, an increase of 7% from the fourth quarter of 2012. Revenue reflected an operational increase of 9%, with foreign currency having a negative impact of 2 percentage points.

11 Feb 2014

Cambrex fourth quarter sales increase 46.3% to $103 million

Cambrex Corporation reports results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013.

11 Feb 2014

Weekend maintenance will affect HealthCare.gov

Meanwhile, Maryland officials say the problems with that state's enrollment website are unlikely to be fixed before the March 31 enrollment deadline. Elsewhere, California is hiring more call center workers, and Illinois is reaching out to young adults with ads in the satirical online newspaper, The Onion.

11 Feb 2014

SWHR comments on CBS 60 Minutes segment on how drugs uniquely affect men and women

The Society for Women's Health Research is the leading voice on research into the biological differences between women and men. SWHR President and CEO Phyllis Greenberger comments on the CBS 60 Minutes segment that aired February 9 on how drugs uniquely affect men and women

11 Feb 2014

Concussions account for 5.8% to 8.6% of injuries in soccer games

Soccer is the most-popular and fastest-growing sport in the world and, like many contact sports, players are at risk of suffering concussions from collisions on the field.

11 Feb 2014

Combination of SYK and FLT3 enzymes promotes progression of acute myelogenous leukemia

Reinforcing the need to look beyond genomic alterations to understand the complexity of cancer, researchers from Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center report that a normal enzyme called SYK pairs with FLT3, the most commonly mutated enzyme found in acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), to promote progression of the disease.

11 Feb 2014

Study findings suggest potential targets for treating HCV

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) has a previously unrecognized tactic to outwit antiviral responses and sustain a long-term infection. It also turns out that some people are genetically equipped with a strong countermeasure to the virus' attempt to weaken the attack on it.

11 Feb 2014

GenomOncology collaborates with RPCI to develop informatics solution for Next Generation Sequencing

GenomOncology today announced a collaboration with Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) to develop an informatics solution that enables the association of Next Generation Sequencing results with knowledge resources to define actionable mutations.

11 Feb 2014

First Edition: February 11, 2014

Today's headlines include detailed coverage of the Obama administration's announcement that it will delay a health law requirement that mid-sized employers provide health insurance to workers while also allowing larger employers more flexibility.

11 Feb 2014

Researchers share findings on relations between gut flora and obesity

Cutting-edge European research presented at the 2014 AAAS meeting in Chicago. Three leading European researchers on the gut microbiome will be present at the 2014 AAAS meeting, on Saturday 15 February, to share their recent findings on the relations between gut flora and obesity, diabetes, and cardio-metabolic diseases in general.

11 Feb 2014

Body regulates hormone crucial for motivation and stress response, reveals research

New research has revealed a previously unknown mechanism in the body which regulates a hormone that is crucial for motivation, stress responses and control of blood pressure, pain and appetite. The breakthrough could be used to design drugs to help fight health problems connected with these functions in the future.

11 Feb 2014

Health people engages in 2 new initiatives to bring down overall women's HIV/AIDS infection rate

With the Bronx still having the highest rate of new women's HIV/AIDS cases of any New York City borough, Health People: Community Preventive Health Institute is engaged in two important new initiatives to provide prevention and services to women in greatest need. Both offer great potential to develop better strategies to assure the Bronx brings down its overall women's HIV/AIDS infection rate.

11 Feb 2014

Porvair Sciences to showcase specialist microplate products at Pittcon, Analytica and Genomics Research 2014

Porvair Sciences has announced that it will be showing its latest specialist microplates and microplate equipment at the forthcoming Pittcon 2014 (Chicago), Analytica 2014 (Munich) and Genomics Research 2014 (San Francisco) exhibitions.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 11 Feb 2014

Viewpoints: The debate at AOL about a baby's medical costs; Gov. Jindal says economy's verdict on health law is not good

Late last week, Tim Armstrong, the chief executive officer of AOL, landed himself in a media firestorm when he held a town hall with employees to explain why he was paring their retirement benefits. After initially blaming Obamacare for driving up the company's health care costs, he pointed the finger at an unlikely target: babies. Specifically, my baby. ... ... She weighed 1 pound, 9 ounces. ... I take issue with how he reduced my daughter to a "distressed baby" who cost the company too much money. How he blamed the saving of her life for his decision to scale back employee benefits. How he exposed the most searing experience of our lives, one that my husband and I still struggle to discuss with anyone but each other, for no other purpose than an absurd justification for corporate cost-cutting (Deanna Fei, 2/9)

11 Feb 2014

Researchers introduce unique micro-robotic technique for tissue engineering and 3D printing

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Carnegie Mellon University have introduced a unique micro-robotic technique to assemble the components of complex materials, the foundation of tissue engineering and 3D printing.

11 Feb 2014

Researchers examine link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer development

New research looking at the biological process involved in breast cancer development has strengthened the argument for a potential link between alcohol consumption and the disease.

From The University of Manchester 11 Feb 2014

Pregnant women who receive midwifery care experience fewer interventions during childbirth

University of Sydney research has found that pregnant women who see the same midwife throughout pregnancy are more likely to experience fewer interventions during birth, and cost the public hospital system less than women who receive standard shared antenatal care or private obstetric care.

11 Feb 2014

State highlights: Wis. Bill would limit worker's comp medical costs; Democratic AG in N.C. to appeal abortion ultrasound ruling; Conn. Medicaid primary care docs double since 2011

Wisconsin would put tighter caps on how much doctors and physical therapists could be paid to treat injured patients covered by worker's compensation insurance, under a bill before lawmakers.

11 Feb 2014

Nestlé focuses on meeting world's increasing skin health needs

Nestlé S.A. (Nestlé) announced the creation of Nestlé Skin Health S.A., a global leader focused on meeting the world's increasing skin health needs with a scientifically-proven broad range of innovative products.

11 Feb 2014

Research News and Research

Political cartoon: 'The Healthy Alternative?'

Zoetis reports revenue of $1.25 billion for Q4 2013

Cambrex fourth quarter sales increase 46.3% to $103 million

Weekend maintenance will affect HealthCare.gov

SWHR comments on CBS 60 Minutes segment on how drugs uniquely affect men and women

Concussions account for 5.8% to 8.6% of injuries in soccer games

Combination of SYK and FLT3 enzymes promotes progression of acute myelogenous leukemia

Study findings suggest potential targets for treating HCV

GenomOncology collaborates with RPCI to develop informatics solution for Next Generation Sequencing

First Edition: February 11, 2014

Researchers share findings on relations between gut flora and obesity

Body regulates hormone crucial for motivation and stress response, reveals research

Health people engages in 2 new initiatives to bring down overall women's HIV/AIDS infection rate

Porvair Sciences to showcase specialist microplate products at Pittcon, Analytica and Genomics Research 2014

Viewpoints: The debate at AOL about a baby's medical costs; Gov. Jindal says economy's verdict on health law is not good

Researchers introduce unique micro-robotic technique for tissue engineering and 3D printing

Researchers examine link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer development

Pregnant women who receive midwifery care experience fewer interventions during childbirth

State highlights: Wis. Bill would limit worker's comp medical costs; Democratic AG in N.C. to appeal abortion ultrasound ruling; Conn. Medicaid primary care docs double since 2011

Nestlé focuses on meeting world's increasing skin health needs

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