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Soluble Therapeutics to introduce high-throughput second viral coefficient determination system

Birmingham-based Soluble Therapeutics, Inc, today announced the official launch of its high-throughput second viral coefficient determination system, HSC Technology, at the IBC BioProcess International Conference in Providence, RI October 8-12.

9 Oct 2012

Navigating the Labyrinth of Traumatic Brain Injury to Discover a Secondary Neurological Condition

Working with individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) every day, I see the debilitating effects and long-term struggles firsthand.

9 Oct 2012

Women more likely to develop UTI after pelvic-floor surgery

Women who have a positive urine culture test on the day of surgery for a pelvic-floor disorder are more likely to have a urinary tract infection (UTI) in the first six weeks after the procedure.

9 Oct 2012

Healthy lungs can retain age-related cognitive functions

Keeping the lungs healthy could be an important way to retain thinking functions that relate to problem-solving and processing speed in one's later years, new research suggests.

9 Oct 2012

Male military veterans in poorer health even with access to health care

Even with access to health care, male military veterans are in poorer health than men in active military duty, men in the National Guard and Reserves, and civilian men, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

9 Oct 2012

Progress, obstacles and lawsuits affecting health law implementation

Roadblocks confront federal officials implementing parts of the health law including insurance exchanges, a free contraception coverage rule and the board designed to slow Medicare spending growth.

9 Oct 2012

Feisty campaign ads, debates in congressional races take on health policy themes

News outlets also report on how health policies are playing in specific contests, such as Senate campaigns in Connecticut, Arizona and Wisconsin, as well as the Bilbray-Peters House race in California.

9 Oct 2012

Study evaluates impact of graphic anti-smoking ads

"Harder hitting ads worked equally well, regardless of how much you wanted to quit, how much your income is and your level of education," said Matthew C. Farrelly, Ph.D., chief scientist at RTI International in Research Triangle Park, N.C., and lead author on the study.

9 Oct 2012

Roundup: Texas doctors turn to politics; Reviewing Calif. legislative action on health

The state's largest doctors association says it can't remember a time when so many Texas physicians held elected office in Texas. But sometimes their medical backgrounds put them at odds with members of their own party.

9 Oct 2012

Viewpoints: Romney's views on health care still mysterious; Treating the dying patient

Mitt Romney may know more about healthcare than any other presidential nominee in memory. As governor of Massachusetts, he dove deeply into the subject while creating the most far-reaching state health plan in the country.

9 Oct 2012

Eating tomatoes associated with reduced risk of stroke

Eating tomatoes and tomato-based foods is associated with a lower risk of stroke, according to new research published in the October 9, 2012, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Tomatoes are high in the antioxidant lycopene.

9 Oct 2012

How the health law could play into consumers' decisions during open enrollment season

While health care is still a hot issue in the election, in the coming months consumers will be facing a health insurance decision of their own: open enrollment.

9 Oct 2012

People from disadvantaged neighborhoods may be at increased risk of problem drinking

Some people living in disadvantaged neighborhoods may be at increased risk of problem drinking-though much may depend on race and gender, according to a new study in the November issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

9 Oct 2012

Financial Times examines use of financial transaction taxes to raise development funds

The Financial Times examines the creation of UNITAID, an innovative financing mechanism and international drug purchasing facility, and how Philippe Douste-Blazy, chair of the UNITAID Executive Board and France's former foreign minister who helped create the organization, is looking to move beyond drug financing to raise money through "microdonations" for development programs.

9 Oct 2012

Outreach through social media can encourage condom use in young adults

Sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention messages delivered by Facebook can be effective in promoting condom use among young adults in the short term, a new study has found. Few students and young adults receive comprehensive sexuality education or guidance on HIV and other STI risks.

9 Oct 2012

Researchers examine relationships between HIV and poverty, food security in separate studies

Foreign Policy reports on "a recent study by Ashley Fox of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine [that] compares rates of HIV infection across 170 regions in 16 sub-Saharan African countries."

9 Oct 2012

New data from Genzyme's AUBAGIO and LEMTRADA clinical trials to be presented at ECTRIMS

Genzyme, a Sanofi company, announced today new data from Genzyme's clinical development programs for AUBAGIO (teriflunomide) and LEMTRADATM (alemtuzumab) will be presented at the 28th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) in Lyon, France, October 10-13.

9 Oct 2012

MedPAC staffers recommend allowing geographically based Medicare physician payments to proceed

These pay reductions have long been frozen, but that freeze is set to expire on Dec. 31. MedPAC has yet to vote on the issue. Meanwhile, a pair of KHN stories examine separate Medicare issues, including the difficult decisions in play as a family member enrolls in the program, as well as the details of a study about seniors' ER visits.

9 Oct 2012

ARIPI trial: Fresh blood not better for acutely ill premature babies

In a finding that runs counter to commonly held beliefs about fresh being better, a clinical trial published today by the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that acutely ill premature babies who received fresher blood did not fare better than those who received the current standard of care. There was no difference between the two approaches with respect to major organ injury, mortality and infection.

9 Oct 2012

Polio vaccination campaign in Darfur shows immunizations possible in 'emergency and conflict settings'

In an Inter Press Service opinion piece, Siddharth Chatterjee, chief diplomat and head of strategic partnerships at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and Sam Agbo, an independent public health adviser in the U.K., write about the unstable situation in Darfur, Sudan, in 2004, and how "UNICEF and WHO in Sudan along with important NGO partners started planning with local authorities on how best to immunize all children in Darfur."

9 Oct 2012

Research News and Research

Soluble Therapeutics to introduce high-throughput second viral coefficient determination system

Navigating the Labyrinth of Traumatic Brain Injury to Discover a Secondary Neurological Condition

Women more likely to develop UTI after pelvic-floor surgery

Healthy lungs can retain age-related cognitive functions

Male military veterans in poorer health even with access to health care

Progress, obstacles and lawsuits affecting health law implementation

Feisty campaign ads, debates in congressional races take on health policy themes

Study evaluates impact of graphic anti-smoking ads

Roundup: Texas doctors turn to politics; Reviewing Calif. legislative action on health

Viewpoints: Romney's views on health care still mysterious; Treating the dying patient

Eating tomatoes associated with reduced risk of stroke

How the health law could play into consumers' decisions during open enrollment season

People from disadvantaged neighborhoods may be at increased risk of problem drinking

Financial Times examines use of financial transaction taxes to raise development funds

Outreach through social media can encourage condom use in young adults

Researchers examine relationships between HIV and poverty, food security in separate studies

New data from Genzyme's AUBAGIO and LEMTRADA clinical trials to be presented at ECTRIMS

MedPAC staffers recommend allowing geographically based Medicare physician payments to proceed

ARIPI trial: Fresh blood not better for acutely ill premature babies

Polio vaccination campaign in Darfur shows immunizations possible in 'emergency and conflict settings'

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