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Highlights: Minn. Democrats propose cuts to health services; Cost of dental insurance for kids in Md. may rise

A selection of health policy stories from Minnesota, Maryland, Louisiana, Colorado, Nebraska and Florida.

24 Mar 2013

First Edition: March 22, 2013

Today's headlines including stories marking the health law's third birthday and examining progress in regard to its implementation.

22 Mar 2013

Salk scientists discover how brain keeps track of similar but distinct memories

Ever find yourself racking your brain on a Monday morning to remember where you put your car keys? When you do find those keys, you can thank the hippocampus, a brain region responsible for storing and retrieving memories of different environments-such as that room where your keys were hiding in an unusual spot.

22 Mar 2013

Researchers invent secondhand tobacco smoke sensor that records data in real time

Making headway against a major public health threat, Dartmouth College researchers have invented the first ever secondhand tobacco smoke sensor that records data in real time, a new study in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research shows.

20 Mar 2013

Tissue damage causes unexplained pain among metal-on-metal hip implant patients

The cause of unexplained pain among metal-on-metal hip implant patients is more likely to be tissue damage than wear of the implant, Hospital for Special Surgery researchers have found.

20 Mar 2013

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital receives patent for genetically modified human immune cells for caner therapy

The United States Patent and Trademark Office today awarded St. Jude Children's Research Hospital U.S. patent number 8,399,645 for St. Jude's invention of compositions for genetically modifying human immune cells so they can destroy some of the most common forms of cancer in children and adults.

20 Mar 2013

Study: Propofol addiction is a debilitating form of substance dependence

Abuse of the anesthesia drug propofol is a "rapidly progressive form of substance dependence" that is being more commonly seen among health care professionals, reports a study in the April Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

19 Mar 2013

New research suggests elite athletes perform better than others in some ways

New research suggests that elite athletes - Olympic medalists in volleyball, for example - perform better than the rest of us in yet another way. These athletes excel not only in their sport of choice but also in how fast their brains take in and respond to new information - cognitive abilities that are important on and off the court.

19 Mar 2013

University of Michigan poll shows most parents don't always follow pediatrician's advice

Pediatricians regularly dispense advice to parents of young children during well-child visits, but a new University of Michigan poll shows that many aren't following doctors' orders.

19 Mar 2013

Objections from Vatican, Iran, Russia threatening CSW document

"Halfway into their two-week annual meeting, delegates to the Commission on the Status of Women fear they will not be able to agree on a final communiqué, just like last year," a New York Times editorial writes.

15 Mar 2013

Scientists reveal that sending text messages is same as being above legal alcohol limit

Scientists from various Australian universities in collaboration with the University of Barcelona have compared the effects of mobile use while driving with the effects of alcohol using a simulation.

15 Mar 2013

Biomedical professor details research progress toward reading, writing neural code

Despite many remarkable discoveries in the field of neuroscience during the past several decades, researchers have not been able to fully crack the brain's "neural code."

13 Mar 2013

Viewpoints: 'Grim' backlog at VA; Feds should stay away from reforming medical malpractice

A new report based on previously unreleased data from the Department of Veterans Affairs paints a distressing portrait of an agency buried helplessly in paperwork -- with a claims backlog that has gotten far worse in the past four years.

13 Mar 2013

Telemedicine house calls may be comparable to in-person care for people with Parkinson’s

A small study of 20 people with Parkinson’s disease suggests that “virtual house calls” using Web-based video conferencing provide clinical benefits comparable to in-person physician office visits, while saving patients and their caregivers time and travel.

12 Mar 2013

Virtual house calls provide clinical benefits for patients with Parkinson's

A small study of 20 people with Parkinson's disease suggests that "virtual house calls" using Web-based video conferencing provide clinical benefits comparable to in-person physician office visits, while saving patients and their caregivers time and travel.

12 Mar 2013

Chimeric Antigen Receptor News and Research

Highlights: Minn. Democrats propose cuts to health services; Cost of dental insurance for kids in Md. may rise

First Edition: March 22, 2013

Salk scientists discover how brain keeps track of similar but distinct memories

Researchers invent secondhand tobacco smoke sensor that records data in real time

Tissue damage causes unexplained pain among metal-on-metal hip implant patients

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital receives patent for genetically modified human immune cells for caner therapy

Study: Propofol addiction is a debilitating form of substance dependence

New research suggests elite athletes perform better than others in some ways

University of Michigan poll shows most parents don't always follow pediatrician's advice

Objections from Vatican, Iran, Russia threatening CSW document

Scientists reveal that sending text messages is same as being above legal alcohol limit

Biomedical professor details research progress toward reading, writing neural code

Viewpoints: 'Grim' backlog at VA; Feds should stay away from reforming medical malpractice

Telemedicine house calls may be comparable to in-person care for people with Parkinson’s

Virtual house calls provide clinical benefits for patients with Parkinson's

World renowned expert in obesity research to visit Umeå University on Mar. 14

Patients with implanted cardiac devices can safely drive or ride in electric cars without risk of EMI

Study finds emergency departments provide not enough information about child passenger safety

Cannabis can be detected in blood of chronic daily smokers for a month after last intake

U-M to study how exercise, other therapies might work differently in lean and obese individuals

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