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Researchers engineer nanoparticles that show great promise for MM

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have engineered nanoparticles that show great promise for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), an incurable cancer of the plasma cells in bone marrow.

16 Jun 2012

Senate Appropriations boosts HHS funding on party-line vote as GOP attacks health reform provisions

Partisan wrangling over the health law, as well as funding of HHS, is continuing on Capitol Hill.

16 Jun 2012

SAGE to launch three open access journals in engineering and medicine

SAGE today announced they are launching a further three broad-spectrum open access journals - SAGE Open Medicine, SAGE Open Medical Case Reports and SAGE Open Engineering.

16 Jun 2012

Research indicates novel electrical bio-marker in humans

The research led by Newcastle University's Dr Mark Cunningham and Professor Miles Whittington and supported by the Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research, indicates a novel electrical bio-marker in humans.

16 Jun 2012

Interventions aimed at preventing, treating pneumonia in children need to be expanded in developing world

"This month, USAID's flagship Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) joins countries around the world in celebrating International Children's Day," Dyness Kasungami, a child health team leader for MCHIP, writes in the Huffington Post Blog, adding, "While great strides in child survival have been made in the past years, we also remember those children who do not live to see their fifth birthday -- the 7.6 million children who die of preventable causes each year."

16 Jun 2012

OSU unveils new online course for pharmacists

Oregon State University (OSU) has unveiled an online course for pharmacists, designed to improve their management and human resource abilities while providing a valuable continuing education opportunity.

16 Jun 2012

Patients with NK/T-cell lymphomas might benefit from treatment with JAK inhibitors

A substantial proportion of NK/T-cell lymphomas harbor Janus Kinase 3 gene mutations. Patients with these lymphomas might benefit from treatment with a Janus Kinase inhibitor according to a study published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

16 Jun 2012

Georgia's estimate Medicaid shortfall is $300 million; Texas' independent pharmacists upset by Medicaid transition

The state's Medicaid agency has a projected $300 million hole to fill in next year's budget. If the shortfall remains at that level, the financial request to the General Assembly in January will be "very high" from a historical perspective, said Vince Harris, chief financial officer of the Department of Community Health, after the agency's board meeting Thursday. The projected $308 million shortfall for fiscal 2013 stems mostly from growth in the program's spending.

16 Jun 2012

Study finds no evidence to support an effect of THC on MS progression

The first large non-commercial study to investigate whether the main active constituent of cannabis (tetrahydrocannabinol or THC) is effective in slowing the course of progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) shows that there is no evidence to suggest this; although benefits were noted for those at the lower end of the disability scale.

16 Jun 2012

Researchers identify three sets of genetic markers linked with CNS PNET

Researchers at The University of Nottingham have identified three sets of genetic markers that could potentially pave the way for new diagnostic tools for a deadly type of brain tumour that mainly targets children.

16 Jun 2012

iPS Academia Japan, Life Technologies partner for induced pluripotent stem cell patent portfolio

Life Technologies Corporation today announced that it has deepened its commitment to stem cell research and its customers by signing a non-exclusive agreement with iPS Academia Japan for its induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell patent portfolio.

16 Jun 2012

Less expensive ARV combination just as effective for women in developing countries as costlier ARVs, study shows

A new study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston shows that the less-expensive antiretroviral nevirapine, when used in combination with other antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), is as effective as a more expensive combination among women in developing countries, VOA News reports.

16 Jun 2012

Chemotherapy improves survival for patients with SCLC and LCNEC

Research presented in the July 2012 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) Journal of Thoracic Oncology, concluded that patients with limited large cell neuroendocrine tumors or with limited stage small-cell lung cancer who were treated with perioperative chemotherapy and surgery had better overall survival outcomes than patients treated with surgery alone.

16 Jun 2012

Study identifies new genetic factor associated with lean diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is popularly associated with obesity and a sedentary lifestyle. However, just as there are obese people without type 2 diabetes, there are lean people with the disease.

15 Jun 2012

NextGen commercializes new assay for identification of biomarkers in brain disorders

NextGen Group Plc, the AIM listed company developing its own diagnostics product pipeline and providing diagnostic biomarker development services, announces the commercialisation of a new assay for the identification of diagnostic biomarkers in brain disorders in animal models.

15 Jun 2012

Roundup: Iowa redesign of mental health services raises concerns; Mich. lawmakers opposed to abortion restrictions are 'silenced'

State leaders hope their mental health redesign will bring better services to (rural areas of Iowa), but many front-line administrators doubt they'll see significant improvements soon. In fact, some worry that services could erode over the next year as money and some financial responsibilities are shifted from the counties to the state. Some long-term improvements are possible, they say, but cash likely will run short in the next few months.

15 Jun 2012

Research News and Research

Researchers engineer nanoparticles that show great promise for MM

Senate Appropriations boosts HHS funding on party-line vote as GOP attacks health reform provisions

SAGE to launch three open access journals in engineering and medicine

Research indicates novel electrical bio-marker in humans

Interventions aimed at preventing, treating pneumonia in children need to be expanded in developing world

OSU unveils new online course for pharmacists

Patients with NK/T-cell lymphomas might benefit from treatment with JAK inhibitors

Georgia's estimate Medicaid shortfall is $300 million; Texas' independent pharmacists upset by Medicaid transition

Study finds no evidence to support an effect of THC on MS progression

Researchers identify three sets of genetic markers linked with CNS PNET

iPS Academia Japan, Life Technologies partner for induced pluripotent stem cell patent portfolio

Less expensive ARV combination just as effective for women in developing countries as costlier ARVs, study shows

Chemotherapy improves survival for patients with SCLC and LCNEC

Study identifies new genetic factor associated with lean diabetes

NextGen commercializes new assay for identification of biomarkers in brain disorders

Roundup: Iowa redesign of mental health services raises concerns; Mich. lawmakers opposed to abortion restrictions are 'silenced'

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Drug shows promise as skin cancer treatment

Pain, appearance improvements satisfy foot and ankle surgery patients

Long-term rhythm, not rate, control may prolong life with AF

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