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Xellia to develop new antibiotics effective against multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria

Xellia Pharmaceuticals, a fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on the global anti-infective market, announced today that it is developing new antibiotics effective against multi-drug resistant (MDR), Gram-negative bacteria.

26 Feb 2013

In Pew Research Center poll, foreign aid only option majority of surveyed supported cutting

"Most Americans are worried about the federal deficit and say the government should cut spending, but few are willing to embrace specific cuts, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Friday," the Huffington Post's "Politics" blog reports.

26 Feb 2013

Cleveland Clinic receives $1.97M NIMH grant for innovative autism research

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded $1.97 million for innovative autism research to Bruce Trapp, Ph.D., Chairman of Neurosciences at Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute.

26 Feb 2013

Families of Haitian cholera victims react to U.N. decision to deny compensation for deaths

"The United Nations has come under heavy political fire for its decision to deny compensation for thousands of victims of cholera in Haiti -- a deadly disease spread by U.N. peacekeepers in the troubled Caribbean nation," Inter Press Service reports.

26 Feb 2013

DHA supplementation during pregnancy reduces very low birth weight and early preterm delivery

University of Kansas researchers have found that the infants of mothers who were given 600 milligrams of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA during pregnancy weighed more at birth and were less likely to be very low birth weight and born before 34 weeks gestation than infants of mothers who were given a placebo. This result greatly strengthens the case for using the dietary supplement during pregnancy.

26 Feb 2013

Humanitarian groups warn of food shortages, lack of health care and education services in CAR

"Humanitarian agencies are warning of a looming food crisis in parts of the Central African Republic (CAR), a result of the insecurity that has displaced thousands of people and disrupted cultivation and trade," IRIN reports.

26 Feb 2013

Editorial explores caffeine-related toxicity and deaths

Caffeine-related toxicity, deaths, and near-deaths are an undeniable fact. In Sweden, for example, four people died as a result of confirmed caffeine-related causes in one year. Yet caffeine use continues to grow, including among young people, as it is increasingly added to a variety of drinks, foods, and weight-loss and other commonly used products.

26 Feb 2013

Research roundup: Patients hesitant to focus on costs; Increase in primary care demand is uneven

One way to contain health care spending is to get patients involved in weighing costs of treatment options with their doctors. Researchers recruited 211 medically insured participants to assess their willingness to consider costs when choosing treatments. The authors found that participants generally "preferred better care, even when the relative benefit it offered was marginal, and even when told that the second-best choice still met the threshold of 'good enough' care from a clinician's perspective.

26 Feb 2013

Opinions on state Medicaid expansion: More GOP governors should follow lead of Brewer and Scott; Va. compromise a 'fiasco'

This month, Republican Governors Jan Brewer (Ariz.), John Kasich (Ohio) and most recently Rick Scott (Fla.) decided to accept the Medicaid expansion in the Affordable Care Act, bringing billions of dollars of federal funding to their states and ensuring access to medical care for thousands of their most vulnerable citizens. Republican governors of the more than 15 states still refusing to participate would do well to follow suit.

26 Feb 2013

Acupuncture with de qi improves facial muscle recovery in Bell palsy patients

Patients with Bell palsy who received acupuncture that achieves de qi, a type of intense stimulation, had improved facial muscle recovery, reduced disability and better quality of life, according to a randomized controlled trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

26 Feb 2013

Experts analyse biological function of Shewanella-like protein phosphatase

Experts have disabled a unique member of the signalling proteins which are essential for the development of the malaria parasite. They have produced a mutant lackingthe ancient bacterial Shewanella-like protein phosphatase known as SHLP1 (pronounced shelph). This mutant is unable to complete its complex life cycle and is arrested in its development in the mosquito.

26 Feb 2013

Low-birth-weight babies with brain abnormality are at increased risk for autism

Low-birth-weight babies with a particular brain abnormality are at greater risk for autism, according to a new study that could provide doctors a signpost for early detection of the still poorly understood disorder.

26 Feb 2013

Henry Ford Hospital scientists to research into hypertension and tissue and organ damage

A senior staff scientist and his team at Henry Ford Hospital have been awarded a five-year, $12.4 million grant by the National Institutes of Health for their research into the damaging effects of high blood pressure on various organs in the body.

26 Feb 2013

New research examines role of PKC in airway smooth muscle contraction

New research examines the role of PKC in airway smooth muscle contraction and raises the possibility that this enzyme could be a therapeutic target for treating asthma, COPD, and other lung diseases.

26 Feb 2013

Study explores effects of mindfulness and integrated self-knowledge in treating heart disease

With heart disease one of the world's very biggest killers, new approaches to prevention and treatment are always welcome. In fact, most heart disease can be prevented by changes in people's behaviour and attitudes. The same holds true for the effective treatment of those who have already developed the disease.

26 Feb 2013

NYAM initiative to create improved supports for New York's older adults during disasters

The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) has received $185,000 from The New York Community Trust and $100,000 from Altman Foundation to launch an initiative to create improved supports for New York's community-dwelling older adults before, during, and after disasters and other mass, long-term events, like power outages and heat waves.

26 Feb 2013

N-acetylcysteine improves graft survival following liver transplantation

Researchers from Italy have found that the antioxidant, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), when injected prior to harvesting of the liver, significantly improves graft survival following transplantation.

26 Feb 2013

BIOTRONIK receives FDA approval for Lumax 740 DX System

BIOTRONIK, a leading manufacturer of cardiovascular medical technology, announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted final approval for the BIOTRONIK Lumax 740 DX System.

26 Feb 2013

Bayer receives FDA approval for Stivarga to treat advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Stivarga (regorafenib) to treat patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) that cannot be surgically removed and no longer respond to other FDA-approved treatments for this disease.

26 Feb 2013

Viewpoints: Health care 'price gouging;' Health law pushing employers to cut workers' hours; Medicare spending must be tamed

Steven Brill's cover story on the Looking Glass world of healthcare pricing may be the longest article Time Magazine has ever published, but more importantly, it is a fresh sign that the medical-industrial complex should be worried as the deadline for launching Obamacare rolls closer.

26 Feb 2013

Research News and Research

Xellia to develop new antibiotics effective against multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria

In Pew Research Center poll, foreign aid only option majority of surveyed supported cutting

Cleveland Clinic receives $1.97M NIMH grant for innovative autism research

Families of Haitian cholera victims react to U.N. decision to deny compensation for deaths

DHA supplementation during pregnancy reduces very low birth weight and early preterm delivery

Humanitarian groups warn of food shortages, lack of health care and education services in CAR

Editorial explores caffeine-related toxicity and deaths

Research roundup: Patients hesitant to focus on costs; Increase in primary care demand is uneven

Opinions on state Medicaid expansion: More GOP governors should follow lead of Brewer and Scott; Va. compromise a 'fiasco'

Acupuncture with de qi improves facial muscle recovery in Bell palsy patients

Experts analyse biological function of Shewanella-like protein phosphatase

Low-birth-weight babies with brain abnormality are at increased risk for autism

Henry Ford Hospital scientists to research into hypertension and tissue and organ damage

New research examines role of PKC in airway smooth muscle contraction

Study explores effects of mindfulness and integrated self-knowledge in treating heart disease

NYAM initiative to create improved supports for New York's older adults during disasters

N-acetylcysteine improves graft survival following liver transplantation

BIOTRONIK receives FDA approval for Lumax 740 DX System

Bayer receives FDA approval for Stivarga to treat advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Viewpoints: Health care 'price gouging;' Health law pushing employers to cut workers' hours; Medicare spending must be tamed

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