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Autism interventions are supported by varying levels of evidence, reveals new RAND study

Interventions designed to improve core deficits in children with autism spectrum disorders are supported by varying levels of evidence, highlighting the need for well-designed studies to better evaluate the interventions, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

3 Nov 2012

MED1 plays a central role in mediating tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer

A University of Cincinnati (UC) cancer biology team reports breakthrough findings about specific cellular mechanisms that may help overcome endocrine (hormone) therapy-resistance in patients with estrogen-positive breast cancers, combating a widespread problem in effective medical management of the disease.

3 Nov 2012

Research roundup: Lowering health costs of the poorest sick; Local variations in health spending

Olmstead County, Minn., which earlier required just restaurants to be smoke-free, enacted a law in 2007 that banned smoking in all workplaces. Researchers reported "a substantial decline in the incidence of MI from 18 months before the smoke-free restaurant law was implemented to 18 months after the comprehensive smoke-free workplace law was implemented 5 years later.

3 Nov 2012

WSU researcher receives NSF fund to study on antibiotic resistance

In March, the director-general of the World Health Organization warned of "an end to modern medicine as we know it."

3 Nov 2012

Asia-Pacific accounts for second highest burden of malaria outside of Africa, RBM Partnership report says

At a meeting of leading malaria scientists, political leaders, and health experts in Sydney on Friday, the Roll Back Malaria Partnership released a new report (.pdf) showing that more than two billion people in the Asia-Pacific region are at risk of the disease, Agence France-Presse reports.

3 Nov 2012

Health experts to call for U.N. resolution on UHC; WHO releases strategy on health policy and systems research

"Health experts and policymakers will urge a U.N. resolution on universal health coverage (UHC), making transformation of health systems a global political goal in the post-2015 development agenda, Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, said on Thursday" at the Second Global Symposium on Health Systems Research held in Beijing, China, Live Mint reports, noting, "UHC is aimed at providing health care and financial risk protection to all citizens."

3 Nov 2012

Researchers develop new technique to predict enzymes known to accelerate diseases

Predicting how atherosclerosis, osteoporosis or cancer will progress or respond to drugs in individual patients is difficult.

3 Nov 2012

People's reactions to stressors determine health consequences, say Penn State researchers

Contrary to popular perception, stressors don't cause health problems -- it's people's reactions to the stressors that determine whether they will suffer health consequences, according to researchers at Penn State.

3 Nov 2012

New study sheds light on employment and health insurance

Men with employment-contingent health insurance who suffer a health shock, such as a cancer diagnosis or hospitalization, are more likely to feel "locked" into remaining at work and are at greater risk for losing their insurance during this critical time as compared to men who are on their spouse's insurance plan or on private insurance plans, according to a new study by Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center.

3 Nov 2012

Medicare announces small increases in pay for family care and hospital outpatient services

Family physicians will get a 7 percent increase in Medicare payments while others who provide family care services will get 3 to 5 percent boosts. Hospital outpatient payments will grow 1.8 percent.

3 Nov 2012

Viewpoints: Romney, Obama offer their 'visions for America;' One liberal wary of Mass. effort on assisted suicide

Change is an America where we reduce our deficit by cutting spending where we can, and asking the wealthiest Americans to go back to the income tax rates they paid when Bill Clinton was president. I've worked with Republicans to cut a trillion dollars of spending, and I'll do more. I'll work with anyone of any party to move this country forward. But I won't agree to eliminate health insurance for millions of poor, elderly, or disabled on Medicaid, or turn Medicare into a voucher just to pay for another millionaire's tax cut.

3 Nov 2012

International Bipolar Foundation announces acquisition of National Bipolar Foundation

International Bipolar Foundation (IBPF) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the National Bipolar Foundation (NBF). NBF was founded by F. Marc Kullman in 2005. After being diagnosed in 1997 with Bipolar Disorder, he was determined to become a spokesperson for the disease, with hopes of eradicating the stigma associated with the illness.

3 Nov 2012

Malaysia hopes to solve nutrition transition problem

With health problems like obesity and diabetes on the rise due to changing diets in emerging economies, Malaysia is forging new linkages between domestic and international scientists and institutions in hopes of mitigating the problem.

3 Nov 2012

FDA expands Janssen’s Xarelto use to reduce risk of DVT and PE

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Xarelto (rivaroxaban) to include treating deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE), and to reduce the risk of recurrent DVT and PE following initial treatment.

3 Nov 2012

CIBMTR renews Stem Cell Therapeutics Outcomes Database contract with HRSA

The Medical College of Wisconsin Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research successfully competed for, and was awarded, renewal of the Stem Cell Therapeutics Outcomes Database contract with the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.

3 Nov 2012

New partnership to make advancements in personalized breast cancer treatment and care

The Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation and The Scripps Research Institute today announced the formation of a dynamic partnership that will lay the groundwork for lifesaving advancements in personalized breast cancer treatment and care.

3 Nov 2012

Mich. hospital systems announce large-scale merger plan

The two large hospital systems' merger plan would create a 10-hospital system that company officials say would be better suited to face health law implementation challenges.

3 Nov 2012

Study shows anxiety-promoting parental behaviors affect children

Parents with social anxiety disorder are more likely than parents with other forms of anxiety to engage in behaviors that put their children at high risk for developing angst of their own, according to a small study of parent-child pairs conducted at Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

3 Nov 2012

Scientists find new way to unlock cells' destinies

Scientists have discovered that breaking a biological signaling system in an embryo allows them to change the destiny of a cell.

3 Nov 2012

NCAR launches study into impact of open-fire cooking on regional air quality and disease

Expanding its focus on the link between the atmosphere and human health, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is launching a three-year, international study into the impact of open-fire cooking on regional air quality and disease.

3 Nov 2012

Research News and Research

Autism interventions are supported by varying levels of evidence, reveals new RAND study

MED1 plays a central role in mediating tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer

Research roundup: Lowering health costs of the poorest sick; Local variations in health spending

WSU researcher receives NSF fund to study on antibiotic resistance

Asia-Pacific accounts for second highest burden of malaria outside of Africa, RBM Partnership report says

Health experts to call for U.N. resolution on UHC; WHO releases strategy on health policy and systems research

Researchers develop new technique to predict enzymes known to accelerate diseases

People's reactions to stressors determine health consequences, say Penn State researchers

New study sheds light on employment and health insurance

Medicare announces small increases in pay for family care and hospital outpatient services

Viewpoints: Romney, Obama offer their 'visions for America;' One liberal wary of Mass. effort on assisted suicide

International Bipolar Foundation announces acquisition of National Bipolar Foundation

Malaysia hopes to solve nutrition transition problem

FDA expands Janssen’s Xarelto use to reduce risk of DVT and PE

CIBMTR renews Stem Cell Therapeutics Outcomes Database contract with HRSA

New partnership to make advancements in personalized breast cancer treatment and care

Mich. hospital systems announce large-scale merger plan

Study shows anxiety-promoting parental behaviors affect children

Scientists find new way to unlock cells' destinies

NCAR launches study into impact of open-fire cooking on regional air quality and disease

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