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Astrazeneca Acquires Spirogen For Up To $440M

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15 Oct 2013

University of Sydney's free public talk to focus on halting superbug apocalypse

Everyday activities such as kissing, touching and sharing food can lead to the spread of a new kind of superbug that is as dangerous as it is resistant.

15 Oct 2013

Shutdown commentaries: The man who championed the strategy; 'opening salvo in a generational war;' lack of funding hurts public health efforts

'I really believe we are in a great position right now," says Michael Needham, the 31-year-old president of Heritage Action, the lobbying arm of the nation's largest conservative think tank. By "we" he means the Republican Party and the conservative movement; their "great position" refers to the potential to win the political battle over the government shutdown. Though Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is the public face of the high-risk strategy to "defund" ObamaCare, the masterminds behind it are a new generation of young conservatives, chief among them Mr. Needham. From a tactical view, the strategy has been deployed with precision.

15 Oct 2013

First Edition: October 15, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how the budget deal taking shape in the Senate would not derail the health law, but would include some tweaks.

15 Oct 2013

Elsevier journals currently offers 3D visualization services to authors and readers

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and Kitware, a worldwide leader in developing advanced visualization technologies, today announced that Elsevier journals offer the opportunity to upload 3D datasets when submitting a paper for publication. This way, once published, readers can interactively explore 3D datasets next to the online article on ScienceDirect.

15 Oct 2013

Elderly patients who have diabetes are more likely to suffer from postoperative delirium, undergo longer surgery

Elderly surgical patients are more likely to suffer from debilitating post-operative delirium if they have diabetes, undergo longer surgery or respond poorly to stress, according to a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY™ 2013 annual meeting.

15 Oct 2013

Study explores why girls in minority groups, low-income families don't get HPV vaccine

A new study explores why girls in minority groups and low-income families, who are most at risk for cervical cancer, may not be getting the human papillomavirus or HPV vaccine.

15 Oct 2013

Health law's success hinges on whether the goal of enrolling 7 million is met -- making outreach strategies key

News outlets examine the work of navigators and other efforts to enroll people without health insurance into new coverage under the health law.

15 Oct 2013

Acacia Pharma reports positive results from APD515 Phase II study for treatment of xerostomia

Acacia Pharma, a pharmaceutical company specialising in the development of drugs for supportive care, announces positive results from its Phase II study of APD515 for the treatment of xerostomia (dry mouth) in advanced cancer patients.

15 Oct 2013

NSW Health agrees to install iMDsoft's MetaVision clinical information system throughout the state

iMDsoft, a leader in clinical information systems, announced that NSW Health has signed an agreement to install MetaVision throughout the state's adult, pediatric and neonatal ICU beds.

15 Oct 2013

Crown Bioscience enters into collaboration with Xstrahl for radiation biology research

Crown Bioscience, Inc., a leading global drug discovery and development service company, today announces that it has entered into a collaboration with Xstrahl Ltd, a leading designer and manufacturer of X-Ray solutions for radiation biology research.

From Xstrahl 15 Oct 2013

Tepnel Pharma Services uses Hologic’s Invader Plus technology to offer genotyping, CNV service

Tepnel Pharma Services, a division of Hologic, Inc., is now using Hologic’s proprietary Invader and Invader Plus technology as part of its Molecular Genetic Services offering, enabling it to offer customers a more cost effective and high throughput genotyping and copy number variation service.

From Hologic, Inc. 15 Oct 2013

Promising new type of cancer treatment to benefit more patients

More patients than ever stand to benefit from a promising new type of cancer treatment, after scientists compiled a library of molecules that can prime patients’ immune systems to fight a range of cancers including leukaemia, myeloma, lung cancer and skin cancer.

15 Oct 2013

Study evaluates economic cost of cancer across 27 countries of the EU

The first ever study to evaluate the economic cost of cancer across the 27 countries of the EU has found that the total cost of cancer in the EU in 2009 was €126 billion, with cancer in Germany, France, Italy, and the UK together accounting for just over two-thirds of this cost (€83 billion).

15 Oct 2013

State highlights: Md. submits plan to tie overhaul hospital charges to state's economy

A selection of health policy stories from Maryland, California, Missouri and Florida.

15 Oct 2013

Researchers to present latest findings in emergency medicine research at ACEP13-Scientific Assembly

Leading researchers in emergency medicine will present more than 400 studies during ACEP13-Scientific Assembly, the annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians in Seattle, Washington.

15 Oct 2013

Asthma: The costs of meds and challenges of care

Although asthma can usually be controlled with prescription medications, being able to afford them requires good insurance or lots of disposable income.

15 Oct 2013

Viewpoints: Marketplaces' 'technical foibles' may keep young people from coming back; health law may be ushering in era of narrow networks

The encouraging view is that the overwhelming number of visitors to the site indicates high demand for insurance in the new system. That's critical, because the more people who participate, the better the system works. The danger is that the technical foibles since Oct. 1 will discourage people from coming back, particularly the young and healthy customers the system needs to keep rates reasonable. With some big deadlines approaching, the Obama administration needs to fix the bugs, and fast. People who need insurance from the federal marketplace have until mid-December to buy coverage that begins Jan. 1. If enrollment figures aren't robust by then, the new health-care system will have a problem even bigger than a frustrating Web (10/11).

15 Oct 2013

Measles-containing vaccines administered at 12-5 months of age associated with reduced risk of fever, seizures

Children receiving measles-containing vaccines at 12-15 months of age have a lower increased risk of fever and seizures than those who receive them at 16-23 months of age, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

15 Oct 2013

Weight Watchers community-based approach more effective than DIY approach

A new randomized controlled trial conducted by Baylor College of Medicine researchers and published today as an Article in Press in The American Journal of Medicine finds that overweight and obese adults following a community-based weight loss intervention, namely Weight Watchers, lost significantly more weight than those who tried to lose weight on their own (10.1 lbs. vs. 1.3 lbs. at six months).

15 Oct 2013

Research News and Research

Astrazeneca Acquires Spirogen For Up To $440M

University of Sydney's free public talk to focus on halting superbug apocalypse

Shutdown commentaries: The man who championed the strategy; 'opening salvo in a generational war;' lack of funding hurts public health efforts

First Edition: October 15, 2013

Elsevier journals currently offers 3D visualization services to authors and readers

Elderly patients who have diabetes are more likely to suffer from postoperative delirium, undergo longer surgery

Study explores why girls in minority groups, low-income families don't get HPV vaccine

Health law's success hinges on whether the goal of enrolling 7 million is met -- making outreach strategies key

Acacia Pharma reports positive results from APD515 Phase II study for treatment of xerostomia

NSW Health agrees to install iMDsoft's MetaVision clinical information system throughout the state

Crown Bioscience enters into collaboration with Xstrahl for radiation biology research

Tepnel Pharma Services uses Hologic’s Invader Plus technology to offer genotyping, CNV service

Promising new type of cancer treatment to benefit more patients

Study evaluates economic cost of cancer across 27 countries of the EU

State highlights: Md. submits plan to tie overhaul hospital charges to state's economy

Researchers to present latest findings in emergency medicine research at ACEP13-Scientific Assembly

Asthma: The costs of meds and challenges of care

Viewpoints: Marketplaces' 'technical foibles' may keep young people from coming back; health law may be ushering in era of narrow networks

Measles-containing vaccines administered at 12-5 months of age associated with reduced risk of fever, seizures

Weight Watchers community-based approach more effective than DIY approach

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