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Efforts to prevent, treat cervical cancer increasing in Africa

The Guardian's "Poverty Matters Blog" examines efforts to prevent and treat cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa, where "cervical cancer kills large numbers of women, many of whom are never diagnosed because local hospitals do not recognize the disease until it is too late."

15 Dec 2012

Two hematology/oncology pharmacists to receive 2012 HOPA Foundation Research Award

The HOPA Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2012 HOPA Foundation Research Award, Dr. Kamakshi Rao for her project Improving & Defining the Impact & Value of Pharmacists in Stem Cell Transplant, and to Dr. Quan Li, for his project, In Vitro Stability of Erlotinib, Lapatinib and Imatinib in Common Compounding Vehicles.

15 Dec 2012

Two Democratic Senators to join Senate Foreign Relations Committee

The Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog "continues to look at changes in Washington's global health leadership in the wake of November's election," writing, "While Sen. Dick Durbin [D-Ill.], who played a pivotal role in PEPFAR's creation, leaves the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, two new Democratic members, as announced Wednesday, will join the committee which directs foreign aid."

15 Dec 2012

IRCM study identifies mechanism responsible for generation of fingers and toes

Dr. Marie Kmita and her research team at the IRCM contributed to a multidisciplinary research project that identified the mechanism responsible for generating our fingers and toes, and revealed the importance of gene regulation in the transition of fins to limbs during evolution.

15 Dec 2012

New issue of GHD-NET's Health & Foreign Policy Bulletin available online

The November 2012 issue of the Global Health Diplomacy Network's (GHD-NET) Health & Foreign Policy Bulletin is now available online.

15 Dec 2012

Partisan differences persist on taxes and Medicare, other entitlement programs

Meanwhile, news outlets report that some Senate Republicans are working on a back-up plan that would cancel certain tax increases scheduled to take effect next year for most Americans.

15 Dec 2012

Understanding challenges children face in urban Africa will allow for greater protection

In the Huffington Post's "Global Motherhood" blog, Carolyn Miles, president and CEO of Save the Children, highlights a report released by the organization last week, titled "Voices from Urban Africa: The Impact of Urban Growth on Children."

15 Dec 2012

PlusNews reviews AVAC priorities for 2013 HIV prevention agenda

"If the world scales-up HIV treatment and prevention in the next two years, a critical tipping point -- in which those on treatment outnumber those newly infected with the virus -- could be reached, according to the global HIV prevention advocacy organization AVAC," PlusNews reports.

15 Dec 2012

Reports: State budgets looking grim, Medicaid particularly problematic

Medicaid costs are continuing to rise as state revenues are not recovering fast enough from the recession.

15 Dec 2012

WHO, Sackler Institute develop global research agenda for nutrition science community

The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science at the New York Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the World Health Organization, has developed an unprecedented global research agenda for the nutrition science community, policy makers, and global leaders.

15 Dec 2012

Though progress made, global burden of HIV/AIDS requires greater, 'better' response

"Optimism and momentum has been building around the real possibility that an AIDS-free generation is imminent. Yet, the most recent estimates of HIV prevalence and incidence and of AIDS-related mortality released by UNAIDS, together with data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 in the Lancet, make it clear that AIDS is not over," UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe; Peter Piot, director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; and Mark Dybul, incoming executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, write in a Lancet opinion piece.

15 Dec 2012

Examining developing country contributions to AIDS response

"World AIDS Day 2012 offered numerous personal stories in the global fight against HIV and AIDS, but perhaps the most intriguing story, however, was a policy one: How developing countries are making significant contributions to the fight against AIDS in their own countries,"

15 Dec 2012

Today is deciding time for states on health exchanges

The Associated Press reports that 19 states have turned down the idea of running health insurance exchanges, creating a daunting task for the federal government.

15 Dec 2012

Researchers identify 125 genetic components in temozolomide-resistant, GBM-derived cell line

University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) researchers have identified over 125 genetic components in a chemotherapy-resistant, brain tumor-derived cell line, which could offer new hope for drug treatment to destroy the cancer cells.

15 Dec 2012

WHO releases new guidelines for interventions aimed at protecting sex workers from HIV

The WHO on Wednesday "released new guidelines providing technical recommendations on effective interventions for the prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among sex workers and their clients," New Europe Online reports.

15 Dec 2012

Study describes new, paradoxical characteristics of HER2-negative breast cancer

A multicenter study led by researchers at UC Davis describes new, paradoxical characteristics of the most common type of breast cancer. The findings shed light on how the disease can evade treatment and could improve diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.

15 Dec 2012

New Global Burden of Disease Study provides 'data-rich framework' for global health conversations

"The World Bank Group welcomes the publication of the new Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD)," published in the Lancet on Thursday, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim writes in a Lancet opinion piece, adding, "The GBD gives us a data-rich framework for comparing the importance of different diseases, injuries, and risk factors in causing premature death and disability within and across populations."

15 Dec 2012

Research News and Research

Efforts to prevent, treat cervical cancer increasing in Africa

Two hematology/oncology pharmacists to receive 2012 HOPA Foundation Research Award

Two Democratic Senators to join Senate Foreign Relations Committee

IRCM study identifies mechanism responsible for generation of fingers and toes

New issue of GHD-NET's Health & Foreign Policy Bulletin available online

Partisan differences persist on taxes and Medicare, other entitlement programs

Understanding challenges children face in urban Africa will allow for greater protection

PlusNews reviews AVAC priorities for 2013 HIV prevention agenda

Reports: State budgets looking grim, Medicaid particularly problematic

WHO, Sackler Institute develop global research agenda for nutrition science community

Though progress made, global burden of HIV/AIDS requires greater, 'better' response

Examining developing country contributions to AIDS response

Today is deciding time for states on health exchanges

Researchers identify 125 genetic components in temozolomide-resistant, GBM-derived cell line

WHO releases new guidelines for interventions aimed at protecting sex workers from HIV

Study describes new, paradoxical characteristics of HER2-negative breast cancer

New Global Burden of Disease Study provides 'data-rich framework' for global health conversations

States getting arms around Medicaid expansion, challenges in own Medicaid programs

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