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DFG selects researchers to receive the 2013 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize

This year's recipients of the most important prize for early career researchers in Germany have been announced. The selection committee appointed by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) have chosen nine researchers, four women and five men, to receive the 2013 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize.

8 May 2013

Using copper IUD or coil does not exacerbate period pain, reveals study

Using a copper intrauterine device (IUD), or coil, does not exacerbate period pain, reveals a study where researchers from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, followed 2,100 women for 30 years.

8 May 2013

POZEN announces revenue of $1.4 million for first quarter 2013

POZEN Inc., a pharmaceutical company committed to transforming medicine that transforms lives, today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.

8 May 2013

New VLP vaccine candidate produced for H7N9 virus

Medicago Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing highly effective and competitive vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles, today announced that it has successfully produced a new VLP vaccine candidate for the H7N9 virus that is responsible for the current influenza outbreak in China.

8 May 2013

First Edition: May 8, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about government data showing the wide variation in what hospitals charge Medicare patients for common inpatient procedures.

8 May 2013

WHOI deploys new robotic sensor in Gulf of Maine coastal waters to monitor HABs

A new robotic sensor deployed by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Gulf of Maine coastal waters may transform the way red tides or harmful algal blooms are monitored and managed in New England.

8 May 2013

BioMed Central launches new journal Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Open access publisher BioMed Central is proud to announce the launch of Acta Neuropathologica Communications (ANC). ANC will publish work on pathology and mechanisms of neurological disease using structural, molecular and cellular techniques.

8 May 2013

Heart Rhythm Society launches Citywide Awareness Campaign in Denver about cardiac arrhythmia

Colorado Governor John W. Hickenlooper has proclaimed May to be Cardiac Arrhythmia Awareness Month (#RhythmAwareness), calling attention to the need for greater public awareness throughout the State about two serious heart rhythm disorders, atrial fibrillation (also known as AF or AFib) and sudden cardiac arrest (also known as SCA).

8 May 2013

IDIBELL signs patent licensing agreement with Minoryx

The Bellvittge Biomedical Research Institute has signed a licensing agreement with the Spanish biotechnology company Minoryx of a patent for the treatment of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, a rare serious neurodegenerative disease which has no effective treatment.

8 May 2013

Cell Medica treats first pediatric patient in ASPIRE Trial

Cell Medica today announced the treatment of the first patient in the ASPIRE Trial, an early stage Phase I/II clinical study investigating the safety and efficacy of Cytovir ADV for the treatment of adenovirus infections in immunosuppressed pediatric patients following bone marrow transplantation.

8 May 2013

TSRI, Janssen to collaborate on focused research projects in infectious disease area

The Scripps Research Institute today announced a five-year agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to collaborate on focused research projects in the infectious disease area, with the initial project targeting the influenza virus.

8 May 2013

Study reports that less-invasive option for spinal stenosis poses 'trade-off' in outcomes

Interspinous spacer implantation-a less-invasive alternative surgical option for spinal stenosis-has a lower complication rate than spinal fusion, reports a study in the May 1 issue of Spine The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

8 May 2013

Studies suggest slowdown in health care costs may last

The two studies in Health Affairs suggest that recent decreases in the rate of growth of health care spending may be a result of changes in how consumers pay for care and greater efficiency in how it is delivered and, therefore, may continue after the economy recovers.

8 May 2013

Two professors blend healthcare profession, systems engineering to promote better patient care

Blending the healthcare profession and systems engineering, two professors at The University of Alabama in Huntsville are applying manufacturing efficiency systems to healthcare settings to promote better patient satisfaction.

8 May 2013

Viewpoints: Medicaid's effect on health debated; Young adults central to lowering anxiety about online marketplaces

A study comparing low-income people in Oregon who received access to Medicaid over the past two years with those who did not, found that those on Medicaid visited doctors and hospitals more often, suffered less from depression and were more financially secure.

8 May 2013

New guidelines to help health care professionals improve care near the end of life

People with chronic or life-threatening illnesses often experience problems with their care, including confusion and conflict over how to make good decisions, poor communication with care providers, inadequate pain and symptom relief, and treatments with little or no benefit. Poor care decreases patients' quality of life, increases family stress, and adds cost but not value to health care, often with heartbreaking financial consequences for families.

8 May 2013

Taking strong anticholinergic doubles risk of developing cognitive impairment in older adults

Research from the Regenstrief Institute, the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and Wishard-Eskenazi Health on medications commonly taken by older adults has found that drugs with strong anticholinergic effects cause cognitive impairment when taken continuously for as few as 60 days.

8 May 2013

Premium hikes or not? That is the question

An analysis by the New York Health Benefits Exchange projects that in New York, unlike in many other states, the health law will likely lead to lower health premiums next year.

8 May 2013

PAMF provides support to improve high blood pressure prevention, detection and control

The American Medical Group Association announced today that the Palo Alto Medical Foundation donated $20,000 to support Measure Up/Pressure Down, a national campaign to improve high blood pressure prevention, detection, and control, spearheaded by the American Medical Group Foundation, AMGA's nonprofit education and research arm.

8 May 2013

HHS takes first steps in outreach effort to enroll consumers in health exchanges

CQ HealthBeat reports that the Department of Health and Human Services is now collecting contact information for consumers so the agency can provide updates. Meanwhile, Illinois opened a competitive grant process to award funds to community groups to help with the state's consumer education effort.

8 May 2013

Research News and Research

DFG selects researchers to receive the 2013 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize

Using copper IUD or coil does not exacerbate period pain, reveals study

POZEN announces revenue of $1.4 million for first quarter 2013

New VLP vaccine candidate produced for H7N9 virus

First Edition: May 8, 2013

WHOI deploys new robotic sensor in Gulf of Maine coastal waters to monitor HABs

BioMed Central launches new journal Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Heart Rhythm Society launches Citywide Awareness Campaign in Denver about cardiac arrhythmia

IDIBELL signs patent licensing agreement with Minoryx

Cell Medica treats first pediatric patient in ASPIRE Trial

TSRI, Janssen to collaborate on focused research projects in infectious disease area

Study reports that less-invasive option for spinal stenosis poses 'trade-off' in outcomes

Studies suggest slowdown in health care costs may last

Two professors blend healthcare profession, systems engineering to promote better patient care

Viewpoints: Medicaid's effect on health debated; Young adults central to lowering anxiety about online marketplaces

New guidelines to help health care professionals improve care near the end of life

Taking strong anticholinergic doubles risk of developing cognitive impairment in older adults

Premium hikes or not? That is the question

PAMF provides support to improve high blood pressure prevention, detection and control

HHS takes first steps in outreach effort to enroll consumers in health exchanges

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