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Some lawmakers signal openness to grand deal on deficit

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., suggested during the Sunday talk shows that a deal that includes tax revenue and changes to entitlement programs including Medicare is possible while Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., conveyed openness to Medicare changes. Durbin's comments included shots at the House budget plan advanced by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

19 Mar 2013

New study may help develop targeted therapies for controlling tissue destruction

Stroke, heart attacks and numerous other common disorders result in a massive destruction of cells and tissues called necrosis. It's a violent event: As each cell dies, its membrane ruptures, releasing substances that trigger inflammation, which in turn can cause more cellular necrosis.

19 Mar 2013

Viewpoints: Two views of Medicare equipment bidding changes; High Court case may impact FDA approval process

In 2010, Medicare spent more than $14 billion on oxygen devices, mobility scooters, diabetes test strips and other "durable medical equipment" and supplies that patients use at home.

19 Mar 2013

Mesenchymal stem cells safe, effective for treating poor graft function: Study

When a research team in China evaluated the efficacy and safety of using mesenchymal stem cells expanded from the bone marrow of non-self-donors to treat patients experiencing poor graft function after receiving transplants of non-self-donated blood stem cells (allo-HSCT), they found that the mesenchymal stem cells were both safe and effective for treating primary and secondary PGF.

19 Mar 2013

Very low birth weight infants do not receive optimal nursing care, finds study

Very low birth weight infants, those weighing less than 3.25 pounds, account for half of infant deaths in the United States each year, yet a new study released in today's issue of JAMA-Pediatrics documents that these critically ill infants do not receive optimal nursing care, which can lead to hospital-acquired infections that double their death rate and may result in long-term developmental issues affecting the quality of their lives as adults.

19 Mar 2013

More med school seniors seek primary care residency

The increased interest in residencies for internal medicine, family medicine or pediatrics may, in part, be the result of increased competition for specialty slots.

19 Mar 2013

Controlling hypertension earlier in life may limit brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease

A study in the JAMA Neurology (formerly the Archives of Neurology) suggests that controlling or preventing risk factors such as hypertension earlier in life may limit or delay the brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease and other age-related neurological deterioration.

19 Mar 2013

A key health law question: Will premium costs rise or not?

One major question remains at the center of the health care overhaul's ultimate success or failure - and Democrats and Republicans have spent the past three years each swearing they know the answer.

19 Mar 2013

Study challenges role of serotonin in depression, opens possibilities for new therapies

A new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine suggests that depression results from a disturbance in the ability of brain cells to communicate with each other.

19 Mar 2013

N.D. lawmakers pass 'heartbeat' abortion ban

North Dakota lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban abortions there, with few exceptions, after a fetal heartbeat can be detected -- after about six weeks. The ban would one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation.

19 Mar 2013

Patients treated for pneumonia likely to develop new cognitive impairments, research shows

The long-term consequences of pneumonia can be more detrimental to a person's health than having a heart attack, according to joint research from the University of Michigan Health System and University of Washington School of Medicine.

19 Mar 2013

University of Nottingham to study use of tranexamic acid in people with intracerebral haemorrhage

Scientists in Nottingham are leading an international study to investigate the effectiveness of a new treatment on a devastating type of stroke.

19 Mar 2013

Minnesota House poised to vote on health exchanges

Meanwhile, a New Hampshire survey finds few residents are aware of the health insurance marketplaces starting soon, and a fight is brewing in California over how "enrollers" for the state's exchange will be screened.

19 Mar 2013

University of Michigan poll shows most parents don't always follow pediatrician's advice

Pediatricians regularly dispense advice to parents of young children during well-child visits, but a new University of Michigan poll shows that many aren't following doctors' orders.

19 Mar 2013

Medicaid expansion continues to be Florida flashpoint

Health advocates and some lawmakers rallied last week in Tallahassee to expand Medicaid coverage, but the Florida House speaker says the expansion is "dead" in his state. In addition, debate over this health law provision continues in Louisiana.

19 Mar 2013

Bruker introduces new products with scientific capabilities for research, industrial and applied markets

At Pittcon 2013, Bruker today announced numerous new product introductions for research, industrial and applied markets, designed to deliver more confident analyses with increased sensitivity, specificity and productivity, as well as novel scientific capabilities which expand the boundaries of molecular and materials research.

19 Mar 2013

Research News and Research

Some lawmakers signal openness to grand deal on deficit

New study may help develop targeted therapies for controlling tissue destruction

Viewpoints: Two views of Medicare equipment bidding changes; High Court case may impact FDA approval process

Mesenchymal stem cells safe, effective for treating poor graft function: Study

Very low birth weight infants do not receive optimal nursing care, finds study

More med school seniors seek primary care residency

Controlling hypertension earlier in life may limit brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease

A key health law question: Will premium costs rise or not?

Study challenges role of serotonin in depression, opens possibilities for new therapies

N.D. lawmakers pass 'heartbeat' abortion ban

Patients treated for pneumonia likely to develop new cognitive impairments, research shows

University of Nottingham to study use of tranexamic acid in people with intracerebral haemorrhage

Minnesota House poised to vote on health exchanges

University of Michigan poll shows most parents don't always follow pediatrician's advice

Medicaid expansion continues to be Florida flashpoint

Bruker introduces new products with scientific capabilities for research, industrial and applied markets

State roundup: Minn. nurses give on staff levels for study

Researchers find association between lifestyle factors and risk of developing RA

Migraine severity may be predicted by blood levels of fat cell hormone

R-Tech Ueno enrolls retinitis pigmentosa patients in Phase 3 clinical study of UF-021 ophthalmic solution

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