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CNN program examines childhood stunting

In this episode of CNN's "Amanpour," correspondent Christiane Amanpour talks with UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake and Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Angelique Kidjo, a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, about childhood stunting, which "threatens 180 million children below the age of five all over the world."

19 Oct 2012

Active surveillance of small kidney masses offers similar cancer outcomes to radical or partial surgery

Active surveillance of small kidney masses is a safe and effective alternative to immediate surgery, with similar overall and cancer specific survival rates, according to a study published in the November issue of the urology journal BJUI.

19 Oct 2012

Swing state highlights: Medicare steals spotlights in congressional campaign ads, debates

KHN's Sarah Barr samples political coverage each week from swing states to see how health policy developments, and other political issues, are playing.

19 Oct 2012

Islamic Azad University develops new medicated gum for motion sickness

A new prototype for medicated chewing gum has been developed for motion sickness that may offer many advantages over conventional oral solid dosage forms. About 33 percent of people are susceptible to motion sickness in mild circumstances and 66 percent are affected in more severe conditions.

19 Oct 2012

Roundup: Mass. launches information exchange; Ga. fight brews over new prompt-pay rule

Massachusetts on Tuesday launched a statewide health information exchange that will allow health care providers to share electronic health information as they seek to improve coordination of care, lower costs and increase patient safety. Gov. Deval Patrick successfully sent his health data from 907-bed Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston to 659-bed Baystate Medical Center in Springfield as part of the launch.

19 Oct 2012

Chelsea Clinton in Nigeria to promote program distributing zinc, oral rehydration solutions

"Chelsea Clinton is taking on the discomforting issue of diarrhea, throwing her family's philanthropic heft behind a sweeping effort in Nigeria to prevent the deaths of one million mothers and children each year from preventable causes, including 100,000 deaths from diarrhea," Reuters reports.

19 Oct 2012

Researchers identify brain mechanisms that regulate cocaine-seeking behavior

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) have identified mechanisms in the brain responsible for regulating cocaine-seeking behavior, providing an avenue for drug development that could greatly reduce the high relapse rate in cocaine addiction.

19 Oct 2012

Kaiser Permanente creates new electronic Exercise Vital Sign initiative

Kaiser Permanente has created a new electronic Exercise Vital Sign initiative to systematically record patients' physical activity in their electronic health records.

19 Oct 2012

Public-private cooperation can help establish sustainable farming for better nutrition, health

"Nothing could be more appropriate than the World Food Day focus on cooperatives this year," because "the collective power of cooperatives can enable better access to market, better returns, better access to inputs and services, and a better support network for smallholder farmers," leading to "higher returns" which allow farmers to "better provide for the nutrition, education and health of their families," Mark Bowman, managing director of SABMiller, writes in an AllAfrica.com opinion piece.

19 Oct 2012

Better physical fitness linked to lower levels of insulin among teenagers

Researchers at the UPM are collaborating on new studies regarding workouts and healthy eating habits with controlled levels of insulin and leptin what can prevent from obesity and diabetes.

19 Oct 2012

Viewpoints: 'Scrappy' debate offered little new on entitlement programs; Staring down the fiscal cliff

President Obama and Mitt Romney faced off Tuesday night in a scrappy, at times downright nasty town-hall debate that featured a feistier, more focused Obama than was seen in their first encounter and that broadened the discussion to social issues such as immigration, contraceptive coverage and gun control. ... In the end, on the domestic front, the debate performance of both has been about as disappointing as their dodging on the campaign trail.

19 Oct 2012

Research to determine how genes contribute to Type 1 diabetes

Diabetes is a chronic, debilitating disease which affects nearly 26 million Americans. As many as three million people have Type 1 diabetes or juvenile diabetes that usually occurs in children or young adults.

19 Oct 2012

AAP to host seminar on child health disparities

A day before pediatricians gather in New Orleans for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition, the AAP will host a day-long seminar on health disparities.

19 Oct 2012

Long-term multivitamin use associated with prevention of cancer in middle-aged and older men

In a randomized trial that included nearly 15,000 male physicians, long-term daily multivitamin use resulted in a modest but statistically significant reduction in cancer after more than a decade of treatment and follow-up, according to a study appearing in JAMA.

19 Oct 2012

Views on meningitis outbreak: FDA says it is working to contain risks; USA Today says regulators had 'ample warning of the potential risks'

The ongoing meningitis outbreak and its impact on patients and their families is a tragedy, and our hearts go out to the patients and their families who have suffered as a result of these events. The FDA's top priority is to fully contain the health risks associated with the outbreak as quickly as possible, and we will continue to work tirelessly to do so.

19 Oct 2012

First Edition: October 18, 2012

Today's headlines include resports about how the presidential candidates are crafting messages on women's health issues in order to appeal to female voters.

18 Oct 2012

New research sheds light on consequence of overeating

New research from Mount Sinai School of Medicine sheds light on how overeating can cause a malfunction in brain insulin signaling, and lead to obesity and diabetes.

18 Oct 2012

Personalized medicine research strikes early for heart genes

A landmark paper identifying genetic signatures that predict which patients will respond to a life-saving drug for treating congestive heart failure has been published by a research team co-led by Stephen B. Liggett, MD, of the University of South Florida.

18 Oct 2012

Researchers identify painful symptoms of sickle cell disease

Researchers at Drexel University have identified the physical forces in red blood cells and blood vessels underlying the painful symptoms of sickle cell disease.

18 Oct 2012

Research may lead to new ways to identify women with breast cancer risks from low-dose radiation

Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have identified tissue mechanisms that may influence a woman's susceptibility or resistance to breast cancer after exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation, such as the levels used in full-body CT scans and radiotherapy.

18 Oct 2012

Research News and Research

CNN program examines childhood stunting

Active surveillance of small kidney masses offers similar cancer outcomes to radical or partial surgery

Swing state highlights: Medicare steals spotlights in congressional campaign ads, debates

Islamic Azad University develops new medicated gum for motion sickness

Roundup: Mass. launches information exchange; Ga. fight brews over new prompt-pay rule

Chelsea Clinton in Nigeria to promote program distributing zinc, oral rehydration solutions

Researchers identify brain mechanisms that regulate cocaine-seeking behavior

Kaiser Permanente creates new electronic Exercise Vital Sign initiative

Public-private cooperation can help establish sustainable farming for better nutrition, health

Better physical fitness linked to lower levels of insulin among teenagers

Viewpoints: 'Scrappy' debate offered little new on entitlement programs; Staring down the fiscal cliff

Research to determine how genes contribute to Type 1 diabetes

AAP to host seminar on child health disparities

Long-term multivitamin use associated with prevention of cancer in middle-aged and older men

Views on meningitis outbreak: FDA says it is working to contain risks; USA Today says regulators had 'ample warning of the potential risks'

First Edition: October 18, 2012

New research sheds light on consequence of overeating

Personalized medicine research strikes early for heart genes

Researchers identify painful symptoms of sickle cell disease

Research may lead to new ways to identify women with breast cancer risks from low-dose radiation

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