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Country representatives, development agencies gather in Johannesburg for global newborn health conference

"Representatives of the United Nations Children's Fund, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation attended the world's first global newborn health conference in Johannesburg on Monday," Business Day Live reports (Magubane/Rapetswane, 4/15).

17 Apr 2013

Birth registration key to achieving MDGs

With "less than 1,000 days to go until the 2015 deadline for the world's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ..., [t]he international community is busy examining the progress we've made and all the work remaining if we are to realize the vision that was laid out 12 years ago," Nigel Chapman, CEO of Plan International, writes in the Huffington Post's "Impact" blog.

17 Apr 2013

Study compares clinical outcomes of routine screening mammography with and without CAD

A costly and widely used mammography add-on increases detection of noninvasive and early-stage invasive breast cancer but also makes more mistakes than mammography alone, researchers from UC Davis and the University of Washington have found.

17 Apr 2013

Study finds no evidence that digoxin increases mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation

A study published today in the European Heart Journal found no evidence that digoxin increases mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation, the opposite of results just published by another group in the same journal analyzing the same data.

17 Apr 2013

Average annual incidence of sepsis varies depending on method used

Though the toll of sepsis is known to be enormous - it is estimated to cost the U.S. health care system $24.3 billion each year, and is the nation's third-leading killer, behind heart disease and cancer - the true magnitude of incidence of and death from the illness remains unknown.

16 Apr 2013

Adherence to "Western-style" diet may increase risk of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes

Data from a new study of British adults suggest that adherence to a "Western-style" diet (fried and sweet food, processed and red meat, refined grains, and high-fat dairy products) reduces a person's likelihood of achieving older ages in good health and with higher functionality. Study results appear in the May issue of The American Journal of Medicine.

16 Apr 2013

Study reports 41% reduction in colorectal mortality rates for African Americans

A study analyzing the impact of the Delaware Cancer Consortium, the state's cancer control program, reports a 41 percent reduction in colorectal mortality rates for African Americans.

16 Apr 2013

Researchers develop nanodiamond delivery system for triple-negative breast cancer

Recently, doctors have begun to categorize breast cancers into four main groups according to the genetic makeup of the cancer cells. Which category a cancer falls into generally determines the best method of treatment.

16 Apr 2013

University of Manchester team to identify ways to improve maternal, child health in East Africa

Manchester midwives are to lead a major research project to improve midwifery services for women and babies in six East African countries.

16 Apr 2013

Study finds link between C-peptide levels, heart disease and death in nondiabetic people

High blood levels of the serum C-peptide are linked to heart disease and death in people without diabetes, according to a large study published in CMAJ.

16 Apr 2013

Study shows mathematical models can help assess effectiveness of HIV intervention combinations

South Africa is home to the largest HIV epidemic in the world with a total of 5.6 million people living with HIV. Large-scale clinical trials evaluating combination methods of prevention and treatment are often prohibitively expensive and take years to complete.

16 Apr 2013

L-carnitine improves cardiac health in patients after heart attack, say researchers

L-carnitine significantly improves cardiac health in patients after a heart attack, say a multicenter team of investigators in a study published today in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

15 Apr 2013

Gates Foundation's programs complement new global plan to prevent 2M child deaths

John Grove, a senior program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Gretchen Meller, a program officer at the foundation, write in the group's "Impatient Optimists" blog, "By addressing [pneumonia and diarrhea] together, the [Integrated Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhea] goes to the heart of the matter: both diseases are caused by a range of pathogens, and no single intervention alone will eliminate either disease.

15 Apr 2013

WHO, UNICEF launch new Global Action Plan to save children from pneumonia and diarrhoea

A new Global Action Plan launched today by the WHO and UNICEF has the potential to save up to 2 million children every year from deaths caused by pneumonia and diarrhoea, some of the leading killers of children under five globally.

15 Apr 2013

ACOEM provides tools, resources to help employers identify and respond to impact of COPD

Awareness campaign for the workplace provides tools and information on preventing and managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - the third leading cause of death in the U.S.

12 Apr 2013

USAID marks 1,000 day milestone until 2015 MDG target date with digital conversations

"On April 5, USAID joined U.N. Foundation's Momentum 1000 and millions around the globe in a digital rally to mark the 1,000 day milestone until the 2015 target date to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals: A promise made to free people from extreme poverty and extend hope and opportunity to the millions living in developing regions," the agency's "IMPACTblog" writes.

11 Apr 2013

Research findings reveal potential health benefits of reversing global obesity epidemic

The economic crash in Cuba following the fall of the Soviet Union has provided researchers with a unique natural experiment on obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

11 Apr 2013

Researchers say testing for BRAF V600E-positive tumors needed for aggressive thyroid cancer

Late stage thyroid cancer patients with aggressive disease may benefit from a genetic test, but experts caution that use of this test in early stage patients is inappropriate because it is unlikely to lead to better outcomes.

11 Apr 2013

BRAF genetic mutation increases mortality among patients with papillary thyroid cancer

Presence of the genetic mutation BRAF V600E was significantly associated with increased cancer-related death among patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC); however, because overall mortality in PTC is low and the association was not independent of tumor characteristics, how to use this information to manage mortality risk in patients with PTC is unclear, according to a study in the April 10 issue of JAMA, a Genomics theme issue.

10 Apr 2013

Lynch syndrome and cancer risk: an interview with Prof. Ellen Kampman, Wageningen University

Lynch syndrome is one of the inherited cancer syndromes characterized by the development of colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer and other cancers at an early age.

10 Apr 2013

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Country representatives, development agencies gather in Johannesburg for global newborn health conference

Birth registration key to achieving MDGs

Study compares clinical outcomes of routine screening mammography with and without CAD

Study finds no evidence that digoxin increases mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation

Average annual incidence of sepsis varies depending on method used

Adherence to "Western-style" diet may increase risk of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes

Study reports 41% reduction in colorectal mortality rates for African Americans

Researchers develop nanodiamond delivery system for triple-negative breast cancer

University of Manchester team to identify ways to improve maternal, child health in East Africa

Study finds link between C-peptide levels, heart disease and death in nondiabetic people

Study shows mathematical models can help assess effectiveness of HIV intervention combinations

L-carnitine improves cardiac health in patients after heart attack, say researchers

Gates Foundation's programs complement new global plan to prevent 2M child deaths

WHO, UNICEF launch new Global Action Plan to save children from pneumonia and diarrhoea

ACOEM provides tools, resources to help employers identify and respond to impact of COPD

USAID marks 1,000 day milestone until 2015 MDG target date with digital conversations

Research findings reveal potential health benefits of reversing global obesity epidemic

Researchers say testing for BRAF V600E-positive tumors needed for aggressive thyroid cancer

BRAF genetic mutation increases mortality among patients with papillary thyroid cancer

Lynch syndrome and cancer risk: an interview with Prof. Ellen Kampman, Wageningen University

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