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GW to evaluate effectiveness of glucose-lowering drugs against type 2 diabetes

John Lachin, professor of biostatistics, epidemiology and statistics at the George Washington University, has been awarded a five-year, $134 million grant from the National Institute of Health's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to conduct a clinical trial examining the long-term effectiveness of several glucose-lowering medications for treatment of people with type 2 diabetes. The grant sets a record as the largest sum award GW has ever received.

27 Sep 2012

Medicaid: Ark. Gov. pushes expansion, Maine hunts for savings

Arkansas's governor is trying to use the health law's Medicaid coverage expansion to prevent a GOP takeover of the state legislature, while Maine hunts for savings in its Medicaid program.

27 Sep 2012

Blog examines need for U.S. review of multilateral, bilateral aid

"Britain's National Audit Office (NAO), akin to the U.S. Government Accountability Office or GAO, is applauding the Department for International Development's Multilateral Aid Review," Sarah Jane Staats, director of the Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance Program at the Center for Global Development (CGD), writes in this post in the center's "Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance Blog."

27 Sep 2012

Study sheds new light on potential habit-forming properties of tramadol

A study by a team of University of Kentucky researchers has shed new light on the potential habit-forming properties of the popular pain medication tramadol, in research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

27 Sep 2012

Examining universal health coverage as post-2015 development goal

In the BMJ Groups blog, Amanda Glassman, director of the global health policy program at the Center for Global Development (CGD), and her colleagues at CGD examine "whether universal health coverage (UHC) as a post-2015 development goal is a good idea."

27 Sep 2012

Type 2 diabetes may be derived from composition of specific intestinal flora

Whether you have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, in the future may be derived from the composition of your intestinal flora. That according to new metagenomics research of an international consortium of scientists, including Jeroen Raes, connected to VIB and Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Metagenomics is the study of the genetic material of complete ecosystems, in this case the human intestine. This study appears in the leading journal Nature.

27 Sep 2012

Can rebate checks really change public perception about the health law?

National Journal reports that although the checks are one of the earliest, tangible benefits for people with insurance, they are unlikely to alter the public view -- in part because they have gone to only about 10 percent of households.

27 Sep 2012

Hospitals respond to feds' warning about electronic records, billing fraud

Hospital industry groups responded Tuesday to the warning issued by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder, saying that the federal government shares part of the blame, because it hasn't provided hospitals adequate guidance on billing for common services.

27 Sep 2012

Meeting needs of children living with, affected by HIV 'central' to PEPFAR mission

"Meeting the needs of children, including both children living with HIV and those affected by the disease in other ways, is not peripheral to PEPFAR's mission -- it is central," U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby writes in USAID's "DipNote" blog, adding, "It's a responsibility, and an opportunity as part of our push toward an AIDS-free generation."

27 Sep 2012

Hatch seeks more details from the Obama administration about federal exchanges

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R- Utah, charged that states can't make decisions about whether to pursue their own health insurance exchanges or to rely on the federal fallback version unless they have more information.

27 Sep 2012

NYU Langone creates new groundbreaking collaboration in autism research

NYU Langone Medical Center announced today the creation of a new groundbreaking collaboration in autism research. The Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange (ABIDE) is a database of brain scans from more than 15 leading international research institutions and academic medical centers.

27 Sep 2012

Commitment to good investments, ability to say 'no' at heart of foreign aid reform

"During these tough budget times, citizens across the world rightfully question the effectiveness of government spending, including funds spent on foreign assistance," Daniel Yohannes, chief executive officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), writes in this Foreign Policy opinion piece.

27 Sep 2012

Viewpoints: 'Redistribution' debate; Reducing delayed, missed and incorrect diagnoses

The Affordable Care Act, which levies new taxes on the wealthy to expand access to health care for the near poor, seems on track to become the biggest increase in government redistribution since the Johnson administration.

27 Sep 2012

WHO urges health workers to be alert for patients exhibiting symptoms of new SARS-like virus

"The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged health workers around the world to report any patient with acute respiratory infection who may have traveled to Saudi Arabia or Qatar and been exposed to a new SARS-like virus confirmed in two people so far," Reuters reports.

27 Sep 2012

Scientists discover 12 genetic markers for ED in prostate cancer patients after radiotherapy

In the first study of its kind, a research team led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University discovered 12 genetic markers associated with the development of erectile dysfunction (ED) in prostate cancer patients who were treated with radiation.

27 Sep 2012

Weekly campaign highlights: News from Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio and North Carolina

As election day approaches, Kaiser Health News' Sarah Barr samples news coverage each week from swing states around the country – how health policy developments, and other political issues, are playing in this year's vote.

27 Sep 2012

MicroRNA processing in fat tissue plays a major role in aging and stress resistance

As part of their ongoing research investigating the biology of aging, the greatest risk factor for type 2 diabetes and other serious diseases, scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have identified a new factor - microRNA processing in fat tissue - which plays a major role in aging and stress resistance.

27 Sep 2012

Coca Cola, Global Fund announce expansion of project to deliver medicines in rural areas

The Coca-Cola Company and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria have announced the expansion of a pilot project, called "Project Last Mile," that uses Coca Cola's "'expansive global distribution system and core business expertise' to help deliver critical medicines to remote parts of the world, beginning in rural Africa," Pharma Times reports.

27 Sep 2012

KSU creates simple blood test that can accurately detect lung and breast cancer’s early stages

Researchers at Kansas State University have developed a simple blood test that can accurately detect the beginning stages of cancer.

27 Sep 2012

Texas congressional candidates will face off in Spanish debate, health policies among key issues

Texas' first congressional candidate debate in Spanish could help decide one of the closest races in the country. Incumbent Republican Rep. Francisco "Quico" Canseco, 63, a tea party conservative, will face challenger Pete Gallego, 50, a Democratic state representative, Tuesday night in an hourlong debate aired by Spanish-language network Univision.

27 Sep 2012

Research News and Research

GW to evaluate effectiveness of glucose-lowering drugs against type 2 diabetes

Medicaid: Ark. Gov. pushes expansion, Maine hunts for savings

Blog examines need for U.S. review of multilateral, bilateral aid

Study sheds new light on potential habit-forming properties of tramadol

Examining universal health coverage as post-2015 development goal

Type 2 diabetes may be derived from composition of specific intestinal flora

Can rebate checks really change public perception about the health law?

Hospitals respond to feds' warning about electronic records, billing fraud

Meeting needs of children living with, affected by HIV 'central' to PEPFAR mission

Hatch seeks more details from the Obama administration about federal exchanges

NYU Langone creates new groundbreaking collaboration in autism research

Commitment to good investments, ability to say 'no' at heart of foreign aid reform

Viewpoints: 'Redistribution' debate; Reducing delayed, missed and incorrect diagnoses

WHO urges health workers to be alert for patients exhibiting symptoms of new SARS-like virus

Scientists discover 12 genetic markers for ED in prostate cancer patients after radiotherapy

Weekly campaign highlights: News from Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio and North Carolina

MicroRNA processing in fat tissue plays a major role in aging and stress resistance

Coca Cola, Global Fund announce expansion of project to deliver medicines in rural areas

KSU creates simple blood test that can accurately detect lung and breast cancer’s early stages

Texas congressional candidates will face off in Spanish debate, health policies among key issues

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