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Capitol Hill hot topics: Mental health, abortion and entitlement cuts

Roll Call explores how some lawmakers have strong personal connections to issues related to mental health and gun violence.

27 Feb 2013

UCSF researchers: Lower-income patients often lack electronic health-related communication

Lower-income patients want to communicate electronically with their doctors, but the revolution in health care technology often is not accessible to them, due to inadequate health information services within the health care clinics they frequent, according to a survey by UC San Francisco researchers.

27 Feb 2013

Groups expect White House to propose new global food aid approach

"The White House may soon propose the biggest change in U.S. food aid since the programs were created during the Cold War -- donating cash for hunger relief instead of shipping American-grown food thousands of miles to global trouble spots, say farm groups and charities," Reuters reports.

27 Feb 2013

Individual countries can eliminate malaria: Research

A researcher at the University of Southampton, working as part of a team from the UK and USA, believes the global eradication of malaria could be achieved by individual countries eliminating the disease within their own borders and coordinating efforts regionally.

27 Feb 2013

Researchers to discuss health issues at Society of Toxicology's Annual Meeting and ToxExpo

Researchers will meet at the Society of Toxicology's Annual Meeting and ToxExpo March 10-16 to discuss a number of health concerns that have received growing public attention over the past several months.

27 Feb 2013

Report: Calif. could save $110B by better coordinating health care

A new report from a team of health care CEOs and researchers says California could save $110 billion over a decade if the state moved away from "fee-for-service" payment to doctors and into more coordinated care.

27 Feb 2013

Study: Infants of African ancestry more likely to be born prematurely

Low birth weights are more prevalent among Brazilians with African ancestry and may be attributed to less use of prenatal care facilities and where those ethnic groups live, according to a new study.

27 Feb 2013

Vision CRC develops retinal camera for detection of blinding eye disease and general health disorders

The most advanced technology for use in real-time detection and assessment of common blinding eye disease and general health disorders will soon be available to the world with stimulus funding provided for development by the Australian Government's CRC Program.

27 Feb 2013

Hypothetical models examine spread of disease in age of modern transportation

The Atlantic Cities profiles the work of Dirk Brockmann, a theoretical physicist and professor of complex systems at Northwestern University, and other researchers who are examining how modern transportation, such as air travel, affect the spread of disease globally.

27 Feb 2013

Researchers discover that tympanic border cells can enable hearing

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a group of progenitor cells in the inner ear that can become the sensory hair cells and adjacent supporting cells that enable hearing.

27 Feb 2013

New findings could help develop treatments for inherited disorders

Fresh insights into the protective seal that surrounds the DNA of our cells could help develop treatments for inherited muscle, brain, bone and skin disorders.

27 Feb 2013

Children's Oakland CF Center wins 2012 Quality Care Award from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland's Cystic Fibrosis Center was recently awarded the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's 2012 Quality Care Award. This prestigious award recognizes cystic fibrosis (CF) centers committed to improving the quality of patient care and providing better health outcomes for people with the life-threatening genetic disease. Children's Hospital Oakland was among 4 out of 22 centers in the country to receive the CF Foundation's award.

27 Feb 2013

Long-term care poses health policy challenges

CQ Healthbeat examines how the challenges of providing long-term care services to the nation's aging population are growing.

27 Feb 2013

Examining global efforts against Buruli ulcer

"During my visit to the Médecins Sans Frontières [MSF] Buruli ulcer ward in Cameroon it was wonderful to see the amazing care that the patients receive on a daily basis: antibiotics, state of the art dressings, physiotherapy to help prevent deformities, free food and medicines, and surgery when required," Daniel O'Brien, a specialist adviser with MSF-UK focusing on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and Buruli ulcer, writes in the BMJ Group Blogs.

27 Feb 2013

Study shows slow-growing babies reach normal weights by early teens

New parents are pleased when their baby gains weight as expected, but if the rate of weight gain is slow parents can become worried and concerned about their child's future size.

27 Feb 2013

Faecal microbiota transplantation highly effective in treating recurrent C. difficile infections

Clostridium difficile infections have developed into a virtual pandemic over the past two decades. The outcome of standard antibiotic treatment is unsatisfactory: the recurrence rates are high with every relapse increasing the risk of further follow-ups. Faecal microbiota transplantation offers a rapidly acting and highly effective alternative in treating recurrent Clostridium difficile infections (RCDI), as Professor Lawrence J. Brandt (Montefiore Medical Center, New York, USA) points out.

27 Feb 2013

AHRF to present free symposium on dizziness and balance disorders

The American Hearing Research Foundation will present a free, day-long educational symposium on dizziness and balance disorders on Saturday, April 6 at the Hilton Suites Chicago/Oakbrook in Oakbrook, Illinois.

27 Feb 2013

Governors mull Medicaid expansion as White House signals states may reduce payments

With federal budget cuts looming, the nation's governors met in Washington and discussed whether or not to expand Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act.

27 Feb 2013

Incentives encourage employees to be more physically active: Study

It can be difficult to find time to hit the gym during a busy workweek, but good health can be as close as the nearest stairwell. According to new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), incentives encourage employees to be more physically active.

27 Feb 2013

Two renowned SCCP scientists earn national recognition from Society of Toxicology

Two renowned scientists at the South Carolina College of Pharmacy (SCCP) have garnered national recognition from the Society of Toxicology (SoT), which named them recipients of two of its individual annual awards. It is the first time these awards have gone to individuals from the same College.

27 Feb 2013

Research News and Research

Capitol Hill hot topics: Mental health, abortion and entitlement cuts

UCSF researchers: Lower-income patients often lack electronic health-related communication

Groups expect White House to propose new global food aid approach

Individual countries can eliminate malaria: Research

Researchers to discuss health issues at Society of Toxicology's Annual Meeting and ToxExpo

Report: Calif. could save $110B by better coordinating health care

Study: Infants of African ancestry more likely to be born prematurely

Vision CRC develops retinal camera for detection of blinding eye disease and general health disorders

Hypothetical models examine spread of disease in age of modern transportation

Researchers discover that tympanic border cells can enable hearing

New findings could help develop treatments for inherited disorders

Children's Oakland CF Center wins 2012 Quality Care Award from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Long-term care poses health policy challenges

Examining global efforts against Buruli ulcer

Study shows slow-growing babies reach normal weights by early teens

Faecal microbiota transplantation highly effective in treating recurrent C. difficile infections

AHRF to present free symposium on dizziness and balance disorders

Governors mull Medicaid expansion as White House signals states may reduce payments

Incentives encourage employees to be more physically active: Study

Two renowned SCCP scientists earn national recognition from Society of Toxicology

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