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Roundup: La. lawmakers angry they didn't get to decide on health cuts; New Jersey judges protect selves from health benefit cuts; Detailing Calif. health care budget struggles

Louisiana lawmakers bristled Monday about getting few details and no ability to decide the $523 million in budget cuts Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration has made to health care programs, largely to LSU's safety net health care facilities. Several complained the governor's top leaders weren't explaining the gravity of the slashing and the implications on the LSU network of public hospitals and clinics that care for the poor and uninsured in a state where one in five residents don't have health insurance.

26 Jul 2012

Recent release: HIV epidemic, family planning 'inextricably linked'

Noting "approximately 17 million women worldwide are currently living with HIV, with more than a million new infections in women of reproductive age each year," Suzanne Ehlers, president and CEO of Population Action International (PAI), and Charles Lyons, president and CEO of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), write in this guest post in the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog that "family planning and HIV are inextricably linked, especially for HIV-positive women who are pregnant or may become pregnant."

26 Jul 2012

Molecular explanation for increased susceptibility to intestinal inflammation in malnutrition

More than one billion people in poor countries are starving, and malnutrition remains a major problem even in rich countries, making it a leading cause of death in the world. For over a hundred years, doctors have known that a lack of protein in the diet or low levels of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, can lead to symptoms like diarrhoea, inflamed intestines and other immune system disorders, which weaken the body and can be fatal. However, the molecular mechanism which explains how malnutrition causes such severe symptoms has been largely unexplored.

26 Jul 2012

Malaria misdiagnosis: an interview with Dr Toby Leslie

Malaria is caused by a multi-staged parasite which is transmitted by the bite of infected female anopheles mosquitoes. It affects millions of people and kills more than 500,000 people throughout the world every year.

26 Jul 2012

RADARS System Poison Center data can predict methadone overdose trends in the U.S.

A new report, published today in PLoS One shows that RADARS(R) System Poison Center data can be used to predict methadone overdose trends in the U.S.

26 Jul 2012

Recent release: Devex blog summarizes Tuesday's events at AIDS 2012

The Devex "Development Newswire" blog provides a comprehensive round-up of sessions, events, and reports from the third day (July 24) of the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in Washington, D.C., including a summary of a session that discussed how Brazil, South Africa, India, and China contribute to the global AIDS response.

26 Jul 2012

Recent release: Blogs discuss advancements in HIV preventative, therapeutic R&D

In this post in the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog, IAVI President and CEO Margaret McGlynn, AVAC Executive Director Mitchell Warren and UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe highlight the release of a report from the HIV Vaccine & Microbicides Resource Tracking Working Group.

26 Jul 2012

Consumption of alcohol mixed with energy drinks can lead to casual sex among college-age adults

A new study from the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) has found a link between the consumption of caffeinated energy drinks mixed with alcohol and casual -- often risky -- sex among college-age adults.

26 Jul 2012

Female stroke patients more affected in all quality of life domains than males

Having a stroke or mini stroke has a much more profound effect on women than men when it comes to their quality of life, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing.

26 Jul 2012

Recent release: Congressional briefing looks to maximize resources for HIV/AIDS response

A UNAIDS press release describes a Congressional bipartisan briefing that took place on Tuesday with the theme, "Together we will end AIDS." Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) hosted the briefing, which aimed to "find ways of maximizing new opportunities to respond to HIV," according to the press release.

26 Jul 2012

Multi-center clinical trial results demonstrate safety and efficacy of carfilzomib for multiple myeloma

Researchers from John Theurer Cancer Center at HackensackUMC, one of the nation's 50 best hospitals for cancer, played leading roles in three separate multi-center studies with the new proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib published in Blood, a major peer-reviewed scientific journal.

26 Jul 2012

Diabetic women more likely to report low overall sexual satisfaction

Women with diabetes are just as likely to be interested in, and engage in, sexual activity as non-diabetic women, but they are much more likely to report low overall sexual satisfaction, according to a UCSF study.

26 Jul 2012

AHAF announces glaucoma and macular degeneration research grants

The American Health Assistance Foundation, a nonprofit organization with a history of funding breakthrough research on age-related vision diseases, announced today that it has awarded 21 new grants totaling $2.1 million to scientists worldwide who are studying glaucoma and macular degeneration. The two conditions are the leading causes of irreversible blindness in the world.

26 Jul 2012

Recent release: U.S. Census Bureau, State Department release data, maps on global HIV/AIDS

The U.S. Census Bureau on Monday launched an interactive global resource on the prevalence of HIV infection and AIDS cases and deaths, which contains 149,000 statistics, making it the "most complete of its kind in the world," according to a Census Bureau press release.

26 Jul 2012

Fever in laboring women not associated with epidural analgesia

A study from the August issue of Anesthesiology provides evidence contrary to prior reports that fever in laboring women is associated with epidural analgesia.

26 Jul 2012

Tips to prevent illness in crowds

Massive crowds from around the globe will mingle in London during the Olympics, and that means a world-class array of germs will mix with them. Mayo Clinic infectious diseases expert Gregory Poland, M.D., offers several tips for avoiding illness when you are around lots of people, whether at the Olympics, a professional football game, convention, arena concert or other major event.

26 Jul 2012

Jennerex initiates JX-594 Phase 2 trial in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

Jennerex, Inc., a private, clinical-stage biotherapeutics company focused on the development and commercialization of first-in-class targeted oncolytic immunotherapies, today announced that the first patient has been treated in a Phase 2 clinical trial of intravenous treatment with JX-594 for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), or liver cancer, who have not received treatment with sorafenib—the current standard of care for this patient population.

26 Jul 2012

Study identifies 329 instances of potentially inappropriate prescribing in Irish older patients

Research published in the journal Age and Ageing, which studied nursing homes in the Munster region of Ireland, has found that a significant proportion of older patients have either been prescribed a potentially inappropriate medicine or they are not prescribed a medicine that would normally be beneficial.

26 Jul 2012

Recent release: More effort needed to reach universal access to ART by 2015, MSF/UNAIDS report says

"Much still needs to be done to get treatment to those who need it and to meet the UNAIDS-endorsed goal to achieve universal access by 2015, according to a new survey examining 25 HIV indicators assessing strategies, tools and policies to get the best HIV treatment to more people, sooner," the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog reports.

26 Jul 2012

Researchers discover new cause of congenital myopathy

University of Michigan researchers have discovered a new cause of congenital myopathy: a mutation in a previously uncharacterized gene, according to research published this month in the American Journal of Human Genetics.

26 Jul 2012

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Roundup: La. lawmakers angry they didn't get to decide on health cuts; New Jersey judges protect selves from health benefit cuts; Detailing Calif. health care budget struggles

Recent release: HIV epidemic, family planning 'inextricably linked'

Molecular explanation for increased susceptibility to intestinal inflammation in malnutrition

Malaria misdiagnosis: an interview with Dr Toby Leslie

RADARS System Poison Center data can predict methadone overdose trends in the U.S.

Recent release: Devex blog summarizes Tuesday's events at AIDS 2012

Recent release: Blogs discuss advancements in HIV preventative, therapeutic R&D

Consumption of alcohol mixed with energy drinks can lead to casual sex among college-age adults

Female stroke patients more affected in all quality of life domains than males

Recent release: Congressional briefing looks to maximize resources for HIV/AIDS response

Multi-center clinical trial results demonstrate safety and efficacy of carfilzomib for multiple myeloma

Diabetic women more likely to report low overall sexual satisfaction

AHAF announces glaucoma and macular degeneration research grants

Recent release: U.S. Census Bureau, State Department release data, maps on global HIV/AIDS

Fever in laboring women not associated with epidural analgesia

Tips to prevent illness in crowds

Jennerex initiates JX-594 Phase 2 trial in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

Study identifies 329 instances of potentially inappropriate prescribing in Irish older patients

Recent release: More effort needed to reach universal access to ART by 2015, MSF/UNAIDS report says

Researchers discover new cause of congenital myopathy

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