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High court rejects request for debate over Elena Kagan's recusal from health law review

The justices, who are scheduled to hear more than five hours of arguments challenging the health law, turned down the request without comment. Kagan did not participate in the decision.

25 Jan 2012

Glanbia Nutritionals, ChromaDex sign LOI for pTeroPure

ChromaDex Corporation, an innovative natural products company that provides proprietary, science-based solutions and ingredients to the dietary supplement, food & beverage, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, and marketer of its branded patent-pending pterostilbene, pTeroPure, announced today it has signed a letter of intent with Glanbia Nutritionals (NA), Inc., a global ingredient and micronutrient premix company, for the distribution of pTeroPure. Glanbia Nutritionals will serve as the primary distributor of pTeroPure in North America.

25 Jan 2012

Sebelius takes to airwaves on 'The Daily Show'

During her appearance, host Jon Stewart pressed her on the Obama administration's decision to let states define the health law's "essential benefits."

25 Jan 2012

Lansoprazole increases risk of sore throats, respiratory problems in children with asthma

Adding the acid reflux drug lansoprazole to a standard inhaled steroid treatment for asthma does not improve asthma control in children who have no symptom of acid reflux, according to a new study funded in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. Lansoprazole therapy slightly increased the risk of sore throats and other respiratory problems in children, however.

25 Jan 2012

Seattle Children's receives $5M gift from Ben Towne for pediatric cancer study

Seattle Children's Research Institute today announced a $5 million gift from Ben Towne Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation. The funding will be used to accelerate the work of Michael Jensen, MD, and his Seattle Children's Research Institute team who are creating new cancer treatments that reprogram a child's immune system to attack and kill cancer cells with the goal of minimizing or even eliminating the need for chemotherapy or radiation.

25 Jan 2012

Genetic variation predisposes children to complications linked with second-generation anti-psychotics

Researchers have found a genetic variation predisposing children to six-times greater risk of developing metabolic syndrome when taking second-generation anti-psychotic medications. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that are risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

25 Jan 2012

Urological cancer experts to examine latest treatment, research findings at 27th Annual EAU Congress

International urological cancer experts will examine the latest treatment and research findings at the 27th Annual EAU Congress in Paris, France on 24-28 February 2012.

25 Jan 2012

Only one in five young adults received a swine flu shot during 2009-2010 epidemic

Only about one in five young adults in their late 30s received a flu shot during the 2009-2010 swine flu epidemic, according to a University of Michigan report that details the behavior and attitudes of Generation X.

25 Jan 2012

Roundup: Calif. fights feds on mental hospital oversight; Art for health care swap in N.Y.

California officials Monday filed documents in U.S. District Court opposing extended federal oversight of two state mental hospitals, arguing that new leaders have already taken measures to improve patient care and safety. The state attorney general's filing came in response to a scathing U.S. Justice Department portrayal last month of Napa State Hospital and Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk.

25 Jan 2012

HHMI honors EMBL Monterotondo researcher with International Early Career Scientist award

Rocio Sotillo, a staff scientist at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Monterotondo, is one of 28 outstanding young biomedical scientists who have been honoured with a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) International Early Career Scientist award this year.

25 Jan 2012

Sofie to receive U.S. patent for novel PET probes

Sofie Biosciences, Inc., offering a comprehensive range of products from pre-clinical PET imaging systems to new PET molecular imaging probes to better understand human disease, has been told that a U.S. Patent (8,101,740) will be granted by the United States Patent Office on technology that has been exclusively licensed to Sofie. The patent covers a family of novel PET probes, known as [18F]FAC.

25 Jan 2012

Changes in endocannabinoid system may have important implications for psychiatric disorders

Changes in the endocannabinoid system may have important implications for psychiatric and addiction disorders. This brain system is responsible for making substances that have effects on brain function which resemble those of cannabis products, e.g., marijuana.

25 Jan 2012

AIDS journal now available for the iPad

Wolters Kluwer Health announced today the release of AIDS app for the iPad® providing health care professionals with full mobile accessibility to the latest research into HIV and AIDS, the top-ranked journal in it field. AIDS is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

25 Jan 2012

Lansoprazole does not control asthma in children

Asthma and gastroesophageal reflux (GER) are both common illnesses in children. GER in children often occurs without the typical symptoms of heartburn, and physicians frequently prescribe the acid reflux drug lansoprazole to supplement the standard inhaled steroid treatment for children with uncontrolled asthma regardless of GER symptoms.

25 Jan 2012

OraQuick HIV1/2 test as accurate as traditional blood test

A saliva test used to diagnose the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is comparable in accuracy to the traditional blood test, according to a new study led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and McGill University.

25 Jan 2012

University of Hawaii's ORS to advance employment opportunities for people with disabilities

Kessler Foundation awarded a Signature Employment Grant in the amount of $425,000 to the Office of Research Services at the University of Hawaii, to advance employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The Signature Employment Grant supports the development of a virtual reality (VR) software application, EmployAble: A World Without Barriers, to help jobseekers with disabilities navigate the world of job hunting and adapt to the workplace.

25 Jan 2012

Cytori's ADRCs safe and feasible for patients with AMI

Cytori Therapeutics announced today the publication of previously reported six-month outcomes from APOLLO, the Company's European clinical trial evaluating adipose-derived stem and regenerative cells (ADRCs) in patients with acute myocardial infarction, as Research Correspondence in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

25 Jan 2012

Some states' hesitancy on health law implementation could delay insurance exchange development

At issue is what some see as the law's uncertain future -- which many link to the outcome of the upcoming election and the Supreme Court's decision. The Minneapolis Star Tribune offers a case study.

25 Jan 2012

IHS experts develop new guidelines for migraine clinical trials

Experts from the International Headache Society (IHS) have developed new recommendations for conduct of acute and preventive migraine clinical trials. The third edition of Migraine Clinical Trials Guidelines is now available in the IHS journal Cephalalgia, which is published by SAGE.

25 Jan 2012

Viewpoints: Obama and liberal Catholics; Growing 'charity care'; Cutting costs on physician referrals

A Health and Human Services mandate that forces every employer to provide employees with health coverage that not only covers birth control and sterilization, but makes them free ... has drawn fire from the Catholic bishops. Less predictable - and far more interesting - has been the heat from the Catholic left, including many who have in the past given the president vital cover. In a post for the left-leaning National Catholic Reporter, Michael Sean Winter minces few words. Under the headline "J'ACCUSE," he rightly takes the president to the woodshed for the politics of the decision.

25 Jan 2012

Research News and Research

High court rejects request for debate over Elena Kagan's recusal from health law review

Glanbia Nutritionals, ChromaDex sign LOI for pTeroPure

Sebelius takes to airwaves on 'The Daily Show'

Lansoprazole increases risk of sore throats, respiratory problems in children with asthma

Seattle Children's receives $5M gift from Ben Towne for pediatric cancer study

Genetic variation predisposes children to complications linked with second-generation anti-psychotics

Urological cancer experts to examine latest treatment, research findings at 27th Annual EAU Congress

Only one in five young adults received a swine flu shot during 2009-2010 epidemic

Roundup: Calif. fights feds on mental hospital oversight; Art for health care swap in N.Y.

HHMI honors EMBL Monterotondo researcher with International Early Career Scientist award

Sofie to receive U.S. patent for novel PET probes

Changes in endocannabinoid system may have important implications for psychiatric disorders

AIDS journal now available for the iPad

Lansoprazole does not control asthma in children

OraQuick HIV1/2 test as accurate as traditional blood test

University of Hawaii's ORS to advance employment opportunities for people with disabilities

Cytori's ADRCs safe and feasible for patients with AMI

Some states' hesitancy on health law implementation could delay insurance exchange development

IHS experts develop new guidelines for migraine clinical trials

Viewpoints: Obama and liberal Catholics; Growing 'charity care'; Cutting costs on physician referrals

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