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GOP senators press Sebelius to back away from helping nonprofit focused on health coverage enrollment

The group of 28 senators are also seeking more information about the health secretary's efforts to help the nonprofit Enroll America to get more people signed up for coverage available through the health law. Meanwhile, the head of the House Republican Study Committee urged the NBA and the NFL not to promote the health care law.

29 Jun 2013

Feds shut down more than 1,600 fake online pharmacies

Authorities from the Food and Drug Administration closed these illegal pharmacy websites and sent letters to hundreds more that sell counterfeit prescription drugs and dangerous supplements.

29 Jun 2013

Study: Pluripotent stem cell line-derived neurons survive and respond to cues in the primate brain

A team of researchers from Rush University, Yale University, the University of Colorado and the St. Kitts Biomedical Research Foundation transplanted human embryonic stem cells into primate laboratory animals modeled with Parkinson's disease and found "robust survival" of the cells after six weeks and indications that the cells were "well integrated" into the host animals.

29 Jun 2013

Longer prescriptions after leaving hospital associated with long-term adherence in cardiac patients

Elderly cardiac patients prescribed heart medications for 60 days or more after leaving hospital have four times the odds of adhering to the drug regime than patients prescribed the same medications for 30 days, according to research conducted at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and Women's College Hospital.

29 Jun 2013

D.C. officials plan $47M Medicaid payback after claims processor collapse

A collapse of the company that managed the District's Medicaid claims -- D.C. Chartered Health -- left health care providers without any way to be reimbursed for care they gave under the District's Medicaid program.

29 Jun 2013

CMS proposes Medicare payment adjustment for home health agencies

A proposed rule released Thursday would cause home health agencies to experience a 1.5 percent reduction in their Medicare payments for 2014, which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services estimates could reduce payments to these facilities by $290 million next year.

29 Jun 2013

Federal judge orders permanent injunction against Med Prep Consulting

A federal judge from the U.S. District Court for New Jersey has entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Med Prep Consulting, Inc., a pharmacy licensed by the state of New Jersey, and Gerald R. Tighe, the company's president and owner.

29 Jun 2013

Appeals court green lights Hobby Lobby's legal challenge to contraceptive coverage rule

A federal appeals court in Denver said Thursday that companies, whether they are for profit or not, have religious rights and that the challenge brought by Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. and its sister company can go forward.

29 Jun 2013

Brisdelle receives FDA approval to treat hot flashes associated with menopause

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Brisdelle (paroxetine) to treat moderate to severe hot flashes (vasomotor symptoms) associated with menopause. Brisdelle, which contains the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor paroxetine mesylate, is currently the only non-hormonal treatment for hot flashes approved by the FDA.

29 Jun 2013

Two symposia focusing on infectious diseases to be held in Minnesota

Two symposia focusing on the ecological dynamics of infectious diseases such as avian influenza, Yellow Fever, and Lyme will take place during the Ecological Society of America's 98th Annual Meeting, held this year in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

29 Jun 2013

People have differing abilities to release and react to insulin depending on ethnicity, says study

People have differing abilities to release and react to insulin depending on ethnicity, according to a new study from researchers at Lund University in Sweden, Stanford University and Kitasato University.

28 Jun 2013

Exchanges look to software and sports teams

News outlets report on enrollment activities, including efforts to recruit sports teams, as well as the testing of software for the new online insurance marketplaces.

28 Jun 2013

Mount Sinai cardiologist receives AHA/ASA Ron Haddock International Impact Award

The American Heart Association (AHA) has awarded world-renowned cardiologist Dr. Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Director of Mount Sinai Heart at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, its prominent American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Ron Haddock International Impact Award.

28 Jun 2013

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center secures "outstanding" rating from NCI

The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCCC) again demonstrated the compelling power of partnership in securing an overall rating of "outstanding" and a five-year renewal of its grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

28 Jun 2013

$Higher levels of Omega-3 fatty acids may reduce risk for hip fractures in postmenopausal women$

Higher levels of Omega-3 fatty acids may reduce risk for hip fractures in postmenopausal women

Higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the blood may reduce the risk for hip fractures in postmenopausal women, recent research suggests.

28 Jun 2013

New approaches to regenerate insulin-producing cells for type I diabetes

They have also shown that any pancreatic β cells can be regenerated several times and that chemically-induced diabetes in mice can thus be "treated" repeatedly. The challenge for the researchers is now to show that these procedures can be applied to humans.

28 Jun 2013

TSRI professor receives $3.75M "mega-grants" from Russian government

Valery Fokin, professor in the Department of Chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Russian government for $3.75 million over three years, with the possibility of a two-year renewal.

28 Jun 2013

Research shows food contaminants are responsible for metabolic changes in obese mice

In order to get a better understanding of these effects, researchers from the Inserm cardiovascular, metabolism, diabetology and nutrition unit introduced a "cocktail" of contaminants mixed with low doses of dioxin, PCB, bisphenol A and phtalates into the feeding of mice that had already been rendered obese by a high-fat diet.

28 Jun 2013

Scientists use brain-tracing technique to untangle circuitry that guides brain function

The power of the brain lies in its trillions of intercellular connections, called synapses that together form complex neural "networks." While neuroscientists have long sought to map these individual connections to see how they influence specific brain functions, traditional techniques have been unsuccessful.

28 Jun 2013

Queen Mary engineers develop red blood cells simulator to help treat circulatory problems

Engineers from Queen Mary, University of London have developed the world's most precise computer simulation of how red blood cells might travel around the body to help doctors treat people with serious circulatory problems.

28 Jun 2013

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GOP senators press Sebelius to back away from helping nonprofit focused on health coverage enrollment

Feds shut down more than 1,600 fake online pharmacies

Study: Pluripotent stem cell line-derived neurons survive and respond to cues in the primate brain

Longer prescriptions after leaving hospital associated with long-term adherence in cardiac patients

D.C. officials plan $47M Medicaid payback after claims processor collapse

CMS proposes Medicare payment adjustment for home health agencies

Federal judge orders permanent injunction against Med Prep Consulting

Appeals court green lights Hobby Lobby's legal challenge to contraceptive coverage rule

Brisdelle receives FDA approval to treat hot flashes associated with menopause

Two symposia focusing on infectious diseases to be held in Minnesota

People have differing abilities to release and react to insulin depending on ethnicity, says study

Exchanges look to software and sports teams

Mount Sinai cardiologist receives AHA/ASA Ron Haddock International Impact Award

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center secures "outstanding" rating from NCI

Higher levels of Omega-3 fatty acids may reduce risk for hip fractures in postmenopausal women

New approaches to regenerate insulin-producing cells for type I diabetes

TSRI professor receives $3.75M "mega-grants" from Russian government

Research shows food contaminants are responsible for metabolic changes in obese mice

Scientists use brain-tracing technique to untangle circuitry that guides brain function

Queen Mary engineers develop red blood cells simulator to help treat circulatory problems

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