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Views on Akin and women's health: 'A debate the GOP had hoped to avoid;' Views harkening back to colonial times

Commentators examine the repercussions of the Missouri Senate candidate's comments about rape and abortion.

23 Aug 2012

Life-quality concerns for multiple myeloma survivors

Care of patients with multiple myeloma should not end with the achievement of long-term survival, suggests research indicating many experience poor health-related quality of life in the decade after diagnosis.

22 Aug 2012

Ventricular factors linked to early and late post-cardiac surgery mortality

Increased left ventricular mass index predicts perioperative mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, while a decreased fractional area of contraction in the left ventricle is linked to 1-year mortality, US scientists have found.

22 Aug 2012

Schizophrenia patients benefit from text message reminders

A text message-based service may help improve medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia, researchers report.

22 Aug 2012

Risk factors for urinary tract disease also common in idiopathic cystitis, in cats

Cats with feline idiopathic cystitis share risk factors common to cats with feline lower urinary tract disease, including high bodyweight and low activity levels, report researchers.

22 Aug 2012

Evidence stacks up against bisphenol A

High levels of urinary bisphenol A may be linked to severe coronary artery stenosis, report researchers in PLoS One.

22 Aug 2012

Blood cells returned to stem cell state by Johns Hopkins researchers

Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a reliable method to turn the clock back on blood cells, restoring them to a primitive stem cell state from which they can then develop into any other type of cell in the body.

22 Aug 2012

Trainee surgeons in operations is safe according to new study

A high profile study involving researchers at the University of Limerick's Graduate Entry Medical School has shown that surgical operations in which surgeons-in-training are involved are as safe as operations performed in which trainees have no operative role. The new study addressed earlier studies which raised concerns that the presence of surgeons-in-training may raise the level of risk involved.

22 Aug 2012

New medical technology improves image quality and reduces radiation

Particle physicists have developed a new medical technology that combines PET and MRI in one. Benefit: Improved image quality and less radiation.

22 Aug 2012

New PrescribeWellness initiative aims to increase flu vaccination rates in the U.S.

PrescribeWellness today launched its "A Million More" Flu Shot Initiative with the goal of increasing the influenza vaccination rate by one million more Americans.

22 Aug 2012

ASPS launches campaign to educate women about available breast reconstruction options

A new survey released today by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) shows that 89 percent of women want to see what breast reconstruction surgery results would look like before undergoing treatment for breast cancer, prompting the world's largest group of board-certified plastic surgeons to launch a landmark show-and-tell event as part of Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day USA, October 17, 2012 in New Orleans.

22 Aug 2012

RNA switches can better equip and regulate viruses for many therapeutic applications

Numerous viruses are used in the service of science today. They serve as gene taxis to transfer therapeutic genes into body cells or as therapeutic viruses targeted to infect and destroy cancer cells. For such applications, the viruses are often equipped with additional genes, such as for immune mediators or for proteins inducing programmed cell death. However, these gene products can harm the body if they are released at the wrong moment or at excessive levels.

22 Aug 2012

Miniaturized wireless sensors can save lives of wounded soldiers

Early detection of blood loss to save the lives of soldiers wounded on the battlefield is the goal of a three-year research and development project to be launched this fall at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Funded by a $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Army, the research will be conducted in collaboration with the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS).

22 Aug 2012

UC San Diego, iSAEC partner to study genetics of drug induced renal injury

The International Serious Adverse Events Consortium (iSAEC) announced today it will collaborate with the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science to research the genetics of drug induced renal injury (DIRI).

22 Aug 2012

Abortion issue gets spotlight in swing states

Meanwhile, as the GOP prepares to include tough anti-abortion positions in its party platform, the Associated Press notes that voters in the presidential race will get a stark choice on social issues, including access to birth control and abortion rights.

22 Aug 2012

House GOP leaders press for details on health exchanges

With three months left until states must submit their insurance-exchange applications, House leaders are putting pressure on the CMS for more information about pending regulations related to those insurance marketplaces and Medicaid.

22 Aug 2012

Do Akin's rape comments put GOP ticket in harm's way?

News outlets analyze the potential repercussions to Mitt Romney's presidential bid by the statements made by Missouri Senate Republican candidate Todd Akin. Also examined is presumptive GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan's co-sponsorship of legislation with Akin, including one that would give legal protection to an embryo.

22 Aug 2012

Study identifies certain small molecule chemicals that can disrupt quorum sensing in A. baumanni

Acinetobacter baumanni, a pathogenic bacterium that is a poster child of deadly hospital acquired infections, is one tough customer.

22 Aug 2012

Almost half of U.S. doctors burned out by workload: Survey

About 1 in 2 doctors are burned out, showing signs of emotional exhaustion and little interest in work as patient loads increase, U.S. researchers found. Doctors working in emergency, family and internal medicine were the most likely to feel drained, according to the study released today in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers said burnout also was tied to long hours, with 37 percent of physicians working more than 60 hours a week.

22 Aug 2012

Open enrollment: Trying times for employees

As the open-enrollment season for health benefits approaches, many workers will be making some bad choices, according to a new survey.

22 Aug 2012

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Views on Akin and women's health: 'A debate the GOP had hoped to avoid;' Views harkening back to colonial times

Life-quality concerns for multiple myeloma survivors

Ventricular factors linked to early and late post-cardiac surgery mortality

Schizophrenia patients benefit from text message reminders

Risk factors for urinary tract disease also common in idiopathic cystitis, in cats

Evidence stacks up against bisphenol A

Blood cells returned to stem cell state by Johns Hopkins researchers

Trainee surgeons in operations is safe according to new study

New medical technology improves image quality and reduces radiation

New PrescribeWellness initiative aims to increase flu vaccination rates in the U.S.

ASPS launches campaign to educate women about available breast reconstruction options

RNA switches can better equip and regulate viruses for many therapeutic applications

Miniaturized wireless sensors can save lives of wounded soldiers

UC San Diego, iSAEC partner to study genetics of drug induced renal injury

Abortion issue gets spotlight in swing states

House GOP leaders press for details on health exchanges

Do Akin's rape comments put GOP ticket in harm's way?

Study identifies certain small molecule chemicals that can disrupt quorum sensing in A. baumanni

Almost half of U.S. doctors burned out by workload: Survey

Open enrollment: Trying times for employees

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