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Race, sex of study personnel influence patient's decision to participate in clinical research

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that the race and sex of study personnel can influence a patient's decision on whether or not to participate in clinical research.

18 May 2013

Research findings could lead to new therapies for stroke and other brain diseases

Scientists investigating the interaction of a group of proteins in the brain responsible for protecting nerve cells from damage have identified a new target that could increase cell survival.

18 May 2013

IRS controversy fuels Republican health law opposition

Just as the House took its 37th vote to repeal the health law, largely along party lines, the Republicans held their first hearing on the IRS's tax-exempt and government-entities division. Several media outlets report that Sarah Hall Ingram, who led the division when the questioned operations began, is now in charge of the branch overseeing implementation of parts of the health law.

18 May 2013

Boehringer Ingelheim updates HCPs, patients on COMBIVENT RESPIMAT Inhalation Spray

As part of the company's commitment to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in respiratory health, is updating healthcare professionals and patients that the transition to COMBIVENT RESPIMAT (ipratropium bromide and albuterol) Inhalation Spray for the maintenance treatment of COPD is nearly complete.

18 May 2013

Great Strides: Walk for cystic fibrosis

Walks in nearly every state this weekend will raise funds to fight cystic fibrosis as part of Great Strides, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's largest national fundraising event.

18 May 2013

Sorrento Therapeutics' anti-MRSA program gets NIAID support

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that its Fast-Track Advanced Technology Small Business Technology Transfer Research grant (#1R42AI098182-02) from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a division of the National Institutes of Health, supporting the development of novel human antibody therapeutics to combat Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus or Staph) infections, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus, was renewed for the second year of a two year Phase I grant award.

18 May 2013

Conservative lawmakers seek to capitalize on link between current 'scandals' and health law

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., was among the members of Congress linking the I.R.S. scandal to the repeal vote and even talk of impeachment.

18 May 2013

Age not matter for stroke victims who receive after-stroke intervention strategies

Age has little to do with how patients should be treated after suffering a stroke, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

18 May 2013

Thioridazine works by weakening staphylococcal cell wall, new study reveals

In 2008 researchers from the University of Southern Denmark showed that the drug thioridazine, which has previously been used to treat schizophrenia, is also a powerful weapon against antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus).

18 May 2013

Newer class of diabetes medications may also improve cardiovascular health, researchers report

A newer class of medications used to control blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetics may also improve cardiovascular health, researchers from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center reported in a new meta-analysis presented yesterday at the American Society of Hypertension's Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition.

17 May 2013

CMS examines interaction between Medicaid and health insurance exchanges

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has put out most of the rules to implement coverage changes under the health care law, but a top official said Thursday that the public should expect more guidance on such issues as outreach and the enrollment of lawmakers and their staffs into the new marketplaces that will start accepting people in October.

17 May 2013

UC Davis scientists detect novel molecular target for multiple sclerosis

Working with lab mice models of multiple sclerosis, UC Davis scientists have detected a novel molecular target for the design of drugs that could be safer and more effective than current FDA-approved medications against MS.

17 May 2013

Many Texas women who find abnormality on routine mammogram end up in surgical breast biopsy

Many women in Texas who are found to have an abnormality on routine mammogram or discover a lump in one of their breasts end up having an old-fashioned surgical biopsy to find out whether the breast abnormality is malignant.

17 May 2013

New LAMP malaria test to improve diagnosis for imported UK cases

A new, highly sensitive blood test that quickly detects even the lowest levels of malaria parasites in the body could make a dramatic difference in efforts to tackle the disease in the UK and across the world, according to new research published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

17 May 2013

Study reveals that heart disease risk factor management differs among outpatient practices

Control of heart disease risk factors varies widely among outpatient practices, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2013.

17 May 2013

ECMO may show promise as rescue strategy for select cardiac arrest patients

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, a procedure traditionally used during cardiac surgeries and in the ICU that functions as an artificial replacement for a patient's heart and lungs, has also been used to resuscitate cardiac arrest victims in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea.

17 May 2013

Research News and Research

Race, sex of study personnel influence patient's decision to participate in clinical research

Research findings could lead to new therapies for stroke and other brain diseases

IRS controversy fuels Republican health law opposition

Boehringer Ingelheim updates HCPs, patients on COMBIVENT RESPIMAT Inhalation Spray

Great Strides: Walk for cystic fibrosis

Sorrento Therapeutics' anti-MRSA program gets NIAID support

Conservative lawmakers seek to capitalize on link between current 'scandals' and health law

Age not matter for stroke victims who receive after-stroke intervention strategies

Thioridazine works by weakening staphylococcal cell wall, new study reveals

Newer class of diabetes medications may also improve cardiovascular health, researchers report

CMS examines interaction between Medicaid and health insurance exchanges

UC Davis scientists detect novel molecular target for multiple sclerosis

Many Texas women who find abnormality on routine mammogram end up in surgical breast biopsy

New LAMP malaria test to improve diagnosis for imported UK cases

Study reveals that heart disease risk factor management differs among outpatient practices

ECMO may show promise as rescue strategy for select cardiac arrest patients

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