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For issues that can drive physicians to quit

One news article details the reasons that drove a primary care physician to quit practicing medicine. Meanwhile, the American Medical Association is launching a media campaign to permanently fix the formula that is used to calculate Medicare payments to doctors.

10 Oct 2011

Hospitals attempting to cut costs, what measures matter most?

Hospitals waiting on Congress to squeeze spending may sympathize with the Oakland Athletics' reversal of fortune more than a decade ago, when the ball club's owners refused to continue profligate spending...

10 Oct 2011

First Edition: October 10, 2011

In today's headlines, reports about the 'super committee's' moving parts and how the fate of the health law may be determined by what happens in 2012.

10 Oct 2011

AIM at Melanoma applauds bill banning children from using indoor tanning beds

AIM at Melanoma, the largest international foundation dedicated to melanoma research and patient advocacy, applauds Governor Jerry Brown's signing today of Senate Bill 746, which now bans children under 18 from using indoor tanning beds. Tanning beds have been linked to the rapid rise in melanoma rates among 15-39 year olds.

10 Oct 2011

Ford researchers develop series of in-car health and wellness apps, services

Researchers at Ford have developed a series of in-car health and wellness apps and services aimed at monitoring people with chronic illnesses or medical disorders so they can manage their condition while on the go.

From Medtronic 10 Oct 2011

Cannabis use leads to increased risk of depression in young people with specific genotype

Young people who are genetically vulnerable to depression should be extra careful about using cannabis: smoking cannabis leads to an increased risk of developing depressive symptoms.

10 Oct 2011

Patients with AF can benefit from Medtronic Phased RF Ablation System ablation system

Medtronic, Inc. today announced results from its Tailored Treatment of Permanent Atrial Fibrillation clinical trial, the first randomized study comparing ablation therapy with the Medtronic Phased RF Ablation System ablation system to traditional medical management in 210 patients with persistent or long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation.

From Medtronic 10 Oct 2011

VGX International, Inovio partner to co-develop SynCon vaccines for hepatitis B and C infections

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the development of synthetic vaccines against cancers and infectious diseases, announced today that it has entered into a product development collaboration agreement with its affiliate, VGX International Inc., to co-develop Inovio's SynCon therapeutic vaccines for hepatitis B and C infections.

10 Oct 2011

AAD applauds California for prohibiting indoor tanning device use among youngsters

Today California Governor Edmund G. Brown signed a bill into law that will prohibit the use of indoor tanning devices for all Californians under the age of 18.

10 Oct 2011

FARA announces 2011 Ataxian Athlete Initiative grant recipients

The Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA), in partnership with The FA Project, Catrike, Anna Maria Oyster Bar, and The Melting Pot are pleased to announce Bill Ramsey, Tom Trovinger, Mary Vida, and Patrick Cogan as the 2011 Ataxian Athlete Initiative (AAI) grant recipients.

10 Oct 2011

Scientists identify first DNA faults linked to melanoma

Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered the first DNA faults linked to melanoma - the deadliest skin cancer - that are not related to hair, skin or eye colour, according to research published in Nature Genetics today.

10 Oct 2011

Increased competition in the NHS has not harmed deprived neighbourhoods: Study

Increased competition in the NHS has not harmed deprived neighbourhoods, according to new research from the Centre for Health Economics (CHE), University of York.

10 Oct 2011

Researchers examine effects of antirejection drugs in kidney transplant patients

Modern medicine's ability to save lives through organ transplantation has been revolutionized by the development of drugs that prevent the human body from rejecting the transplanted organ.

10 Oct 2011

MicroRNA-101 can block autophagy in cancer cells

All cells in our body have a system that can handle cellular waste and release building blocks for recycling. The underlying mechanism is called autophagy and literally means "self-eating". Many cancer cells have increased the activity of this system and the increased release of building blocks equip the cancer cells with a growth advantage and can render them resistant towards treatment.

10 Oct 2011

Study identifies three new chromosomal regions implicated in susceptibility to melanoma

The genomic analysis technologies enable the study of genetic factors related to numerous diseases. In few areas this researches brought such a big and useful volume of information as in the case of melanoma.

10 Oct 2011

NCI selects UT Southwestern, Parkland to improve colorectal cancer screening

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has selected UT Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health & Hospital System as a national site to improve screening for colorectal cancer, the nation's No. 3 cancer killer.

10 Oct 2011

Advocates prepare for battle on PSA testing; insurers review options

A day after a government panel said that healthy men should no longer get screened for prostate cancer, some doctors' groups and cancer patients' advocates began a campaign to convince the nation that the advice was misguided. Their hope is to copy the success of women's groups that successfully persuaded much of the country two years ago that it was a mistake for the same panel, the United States Preventive Services Task Force, to recommend against routine mammograms for women in their 40s.

10 Oct 2011

UNC professor to co-direct Barrett's Esophagus Translational Research Network projects

A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher is one of five co-principal investigators in a new collaborative network created to study genetic determinants of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma.

10 Oct 2011

Australians urged to ‘Show Us Your Lungs!’

New research released today shows the extent to which Australians are ignoring their lung health, with results revealing that one in three people do not consider their lungs to be important even though 50 Australians die of lung disease each day.

10 Oct 2011

Novartis, IBM announce NCD Challenge

IBM and Novartis today announced the NCD Challenge, a competition among a number of the world's leading universities designed to tap the inventiveness of students to find new ways to address the rise of non-communicable diseases in both developing and developed countries.

10 Oct 2011

Research News and Research

For issues that can drive physicians to quit

Hospitals attempting to cut costs, what measures matter most?

First Edition: October 10, 2011

AIM at Melanoma applauds bill banning children from using indoor tanning beds

Ford researchers develop series of in-car health and wellness apps, services

Cannabis use leads to increased risk of depression in young people with specific genotype

Patients with AF can benefit from Medtronic Phased RF Ablation System ablation system

VGX International, Inovio partner to co-develop SynCon vaccines for hepatitis B and C infections

AAD applauds California for prohibiting indoor tanning device use among youngsters

FARA announces 2011 Ataxian Athlete Initiative grant recipients

Scientists identify first DNA faults linked to melanoma

Increased competition in the NHS has not harmed deprived neighbourhoods: Study

Researchers examine effects of antirejection drugs in kidney transplant patients

MicroRNA-101 can block autophagy in cancer cells

Study identifies three new chromosomal regions implicated in susceptibility to melanoma

NCI selects UT Southwestern, Parkland to improve colorectal cancer screening

Advocates prepare for battle on PSA testing; insurers review options

UNC professor to co-direct Barrett's Esophagus Translational Research Network projects

Australians urged to ‘Show Us Your Lungs!’

Novartis, IBM announce NCD Challenge

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