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Study provides insights into evolution and origins of MRSA

A distinctly new type of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) that is not detected by traditional genetic screening methods has been discovered in patients in Irish hospitals according to research to be published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

3 Jun 2011

Previously unknown E. coli strain affects more than 1,500 in Europe; source remains unknown

The WHO on Thursday said "that an unusually lethal strain of E. coli, which has infected more than 1,500 people in Germany, mystified public health officials and threatened to touch off panic in Europe, was a previously unknown variant of the bacteria, raising new concerns about the extent and severity of the contagion," the New York Times reports.

3 Jun 2011

AHRQ data show quality improving but disparities remain

The latest data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality brought more of the usual news: modest gains in health care quality but persistent racial and income disparities.

3 Jun 2011

Teva completes patient enrollment in COPAXONE Phase III trial for treatment of multiple sclerosis

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. today announced completion of patient enrollment for the GALA (Glatiramer Acetate Low-frequency Administration) trial.

3 Jun 2011

Hip strengthening exercises reduce patellofemoral pain, improve female runners' gaits

Hip strengthening exercises performed by female runners not only significantly reduced patellofemoral pain -- a common knee pain experienced by runners -- but they also improved the runners' gaits, according to Indiana University motion analysis expert Tracy Dierks.

3 Jun 2011

Angiotensin receptor blockers do not increase risk of cancer: FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that a group of medications used to control high blood pressure, called angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), do not increase the risk of developing cancer in patients using the medications.

3 Jun 2011

State roundup: Texas special session highlights health issues

States are slashing funding, and more cuts are expected. But in places like Reno, where police have teamed up with counselors to aid the mentally ill, the services don't seem expendable.

3 Jun 2011

Safer sex communication in transgender adults is more complicated: Study

A new study from North Carolina State University shows that talking about safer sex is a complicated process for individuals in the transgender community. The finding may help efforts to promote safer sex practices in a community facing high HIV rates - and also sheds light on broader questions related to safer sex for everyone.

3 Jun 2011

Climate change can harm indigenous peoples' health

The Canadian Arctic. The Amazonian jungle. The fringes of an African rainforest. These lands are home to some of the most isolated and vulnerable people in the world - the indigenous populations of Canada, Peru and Uganda. Because of their dependence on the land for food and water, indigenous peoples' health is particularly affected by climatic changes. Indeed, they are already seeing dramatic effects due to changing temperatures.

3 Jun 2011

Viewpoints raise questions: Can free market fix Medicare? Should military families pay more for health care?

If even a fraction of [the president's Medicare cuts] take place, a whopping 87 percent of doctors say they will stop seeing or will restrict the number of Medicare patients they see, further shrinking the pool of providers and further restricting access to care.

3 Jun 2011

Study finds strong link between head injury and violent behavior in young people

Young people who have sustained a head injury during their lifetime are more likely to engage in violent behavior, according to an eight-year study from the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

3 Jun 2011

Bruker to showcase record performance achievements of maXis 4G system at ASMS 2011

Bruker, the pioneer of ultrahigh-resolution quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry, today announced a major extension of the successful maXis UHR Qq-TOF technology range, which Bruker will showcase at the ASMS 2011 conference in Denver, Colorado, starting this Sunday, June 5.

3 Jun 2011

KGI scientists identify new gene regulator that keeps hearts healthy even under intense exercise

Providing a medical explanation for why exercise is good for the heart, a team of scientists from Brazil pursuing a study that started in Dr. Ian Phillips' lab at Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) has discovered a new gene regulator called MicroRNA 29 that keeps hearts healthy even under intense exercise.

3 Jun 2011

IDEV completes enrollment in SUPERA stent trial for treatment of peripheral artery disease

IDEV Technologies, Inc. today announced the completion of enrollment in the SUPERB Trial, an FDA-approved IDE trial evaluating the use of IDEV's SUPERA stent system for treatment of peripheral artery disease in the superficial femoral artery.

3 Jun 2011

Opinion: Integrate NTD, HIV, TB and malaria programs

In a New England Journal of Medicine opinion piece, Peter Hotez of the Sabin Vaccine Institute and colleagues, including Jeffrey Sachs of the Earth Institute of Columbia University, outline how integrating treatment of neglected tropical diseases (NTD) into HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria control efforts could speed up progress toward attaining the sixth Millennium Development Goal.

3 Jun 2011

Scientists identify protein sorting mechanism used by salivary gland

University of Louisville researchers are one step closer to helping millions of people whose salivary glands no longer work because of disease or damage from treatment of diseases.

3 Jun 2011

U-M study shows decline in surgery mortality for eight different high-risk operations

Surgery death rates have dropped nationwide over the past decade, according to a University of Michigan Health System study that reveals cancer surgeries have seen the most dramatic improvement in safety.

3 Jun 2011

Scientists uncover new therapeutic target that could prevent stress-related cell death

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have uncovered a potentially important new therapeutic target that could prevent stress-related cell death, a characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's, as well as heart attack and stroke.

3 Jun 2011

Rheonix to receive U.S. patent for powerful microfluidic platform

Rheonix, Inc., developer of the Rheonix CARD system that provides a powerful microfluidic platform for the evolving molecular diagnostics industry, announced that on June 14, 2011 the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will issue Patent Number 7,959,875, "Microfluidic Chips and Assay Systems," and on April 13, 2011 it allowed Patent Application Number 11/594,444, "Microfluidic Systems," to the Company.

3 Jun 2011

Editorial: Food security should be a priority

"Any system that produces enough food for the entire world and yet fails to feed one in seven people, which is subject to rampant speculation and land-grabbing, and where crops and land that could be used to feed people are instead turned into fuel for Hummers, is patently not working," a Guardian editorial says.

3 Jun 2011

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Study provides insights into evolution and origins of MRSA

Previously unknown E. coli strain affects more than 1,500 in Europe; source remains unknown

AHRQ data show quality improving but disparities remain

Teva completes patient enrollment in COPAXONE Phase III trial for treatment of multiple sclerosis

Hip strengthening exercises reduce patellofemoral pain, improve female runners' gaits

Angiotensin receptor blockers do not increase risk of cancer: FDA

State roundup: Texas special session highlights health issues

Safer sex communication in transgender adults is more complicated: Study

Climate change can harm indigenous peoples' health

Viewpoints raise questions: Can free market fix Medicare? Should military families pay more for health care?

Study finds strong link between head injury and violent behavior in young people

Bruker to showcase record performance achievements of maXis 4G system at ASMS 2011

KGI scientists identify new gene regulator that keeps hearts healthy even under intense exercise

IDEV completes enrollment in SUPERA stent trial for treatment of peripheral artery disease

Opinion: Integrate NTD, HIV, TB and malaria programs

Scientists identify protein sorting mechanism used by salivary gland

U-M study shows decline in surgery mortality for eight different high-risk operations

Scientists uncover new therapeutic target that could prevent stress-related cell death

Rheonix to receive U.S. patent for powerful microfluidic platform

Editorial: Food security should be a priority

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