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Scientists find way to protect kidney from cancer drug toxicity

Scientists may have a way to make the powerful cancer drug cisplatin less toxic to the kidneys and more effective against some cancers.

4 Jun 2011

GOP presidential hopefuls take aim at different health reform targets

Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney continues to aim criticism at the health law signed by President Barack Obama while former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who has not yet announced an intent to seek the GOP nomination, slammed the state law that Romney backed.

4 Jun 2011

U.S. foreign aid recipients own billions in Treasury securities, CRS report says

"The Congressional Research Service released a report last month, a copy of which Fox News exclusively obtained, showing that in fiscal year 2010, the latest year that data was available, the U.S. handed out a total of $1.4 billion to 16 foreign countries that held at least $10 billion in Treasury securities," FoxNews.com reports.

4 Jun 2011

Study: Only one third of people in the UK always wash their hands after using the toilet

With E.coli once again in the headlines, research by global hygiene experts, Initial, shows that only one in three Brits wash their hands after a visit to the toilet. As E.coli bacteria can spread from person to person by what is known as the 'faecal-oral' route, the transference possibilities of bacteria are immense.

4 Jun 2011

Bionovo's Menerba Phase 2 trial data to be presented at Annual World Congress on Menopause

Bionovo, Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of safe and effective treatments for women's health and cancer, today announced it will be presenting data from the Phase 2 clinical trial of their lead drug candidate for postmenopausal symptoms, Menerba, to the international community at the 13th Annual World Congress on Menopause in Rome, Italy on June 11, 2011.

4 Jun 2011

Parties agree appeals court has jurisdiction in Va. health law legal challenge

A federal statute that generally bars lawsuits challenging taxes before they are paid does not prohibit a federal appeals court from deciding two Virginia suits seeking to dismantle the Obama administration's health care overhaul, attorneys for all parties in the cases say.

4 Jun 2011

British budget cuts preserve important spending and are a model for U.S. lawmakers

In his Washington Post column, Michael Gerson writes about British Prime Minister David Cameron's approach to budget cuts. "Cameronism is defined not only by austerity but by a few notable exceptions to austerity. The prime minister has protected some spending categories from reductions, erecting what's called a 'ring-fence' around health programs and foreign assistance".

4 Jun 2011

HRT reduces risk of breast cancer in women with BRCA mutations after ovary removal

Women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations, which are linked to a very high risk of breast and ovarian cancer, can safely take hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) to mitigate menopausal symptoms after surgical removal of their ovaries, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania which will be presented Monday, June 6 during the American Society for Clinical Oncology's annual meeting.

4 Jun 2011

USAID shares priorities with Pakistan

Writing about the relationship between USAID and Pakistan on the agency's "Impact blog", J. Alexander Their, assistant to the administrator and director of the USAID Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs, states, "Our shared priorities in energy, economic growth, stabilization, health, and education are directed to addressing both short and long-term challenges."

4 Jun 2011

Starving breast cancer cells of hedgehog significantly slows tumour growth and spread

While it is already known that breast cancer cells create the conditions for their own survival by communicating their needs to the healthy cells that surround them, Australian researchers have identified a new way of turning off that cellular cross talk.

4 Jun 2011

ACP strongly supports ACO proposed rule on primary care

The ACP strongly supports the intent of the proposed rule, and believes that an ACO model has the potential of supporting such important care delivery goals as enhancing quality, efficiency, integration, and patient-centeredness.

4 Jun 2011

MSNBC examines new USAID program to promote corporate volunteerism

MSNBC.com examines a recently launched USAID program that is like a "mash-up of a corporate Peace Corps and 'The Apprentice.'"

4 Jun 2011

International drug policy panel calls for legalization of some drugs, de-criminalizing drug use

The Global Commission on Drug Policy - a panel that includes former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Executive Director Michel Kazatchkine, and several other current and former world leaders - has released a report calling for "the legalization of some types of drugs and an end to the criminalization of drug users," The Voice of Russia reports.

4 Jun 2011

New MyPlate icon offers nutritional advice for consumers

The U.S. government‟s new graphic symbol of nutritional advice for consumers contained in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans will be a useful and intuitive way for people to eat well and improve their health, especially with the expert individualized advice provided by a registered dietitian, according to the American Dietetic Association.

4 Jun 2011

Indiana officials say they will defy federal order on Planned Parenthood

State lawyers say they must obey a law signed by the governor last month that bars funding to clinics offering abortions. Medicaid officials warned this week that denying payments for covered health services was illegal and could endanger all federal Medicaid payments to the state.

4 Jun 2011

Newly diagnosed cancer patients face hurdles in receiving oncologist's appointment

Newly diagnosed cancer patients frequently face hurdles in obtaining an appointment for care with an oncologist, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennnsylvania that will be presented Saturday, June 4 at the 2011 annual meeting of American Society of Clinical Oncology.

4 Jun 2011

Primary care providers treat hepatitis C patients effectively through Project ECHO model

Under a completely new way of providing health care, primary care clinicians in remote villages, prisons and poor urban neighborhoods who were trained to treat patients with hepatitis C achieved excellent results identical to those of specialists at a university medical center.

4 Jun 2011

College students more likely to talk about sexual health issues after watching TV shows

"What would Samantha and Miranda do?" That's what viewers of the past HBO series Sex and the City may ask themselves when faced with the prospect of uncomfortable discussions about sexual health with partners, friends and doctors.

4 Jun 2011

Results from HSPPC-96 Phase 2 study against recurrent gliobastoma presented at ASCO 2011

In data presented at The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, cancer researchers found that the brain tumor vaccine HSPPC-96 for treating recurrent gliobastoma (GBM) has a favorable safety profile and extends survival by two to three times more than the current median survival rate.

4 Jun 2011

GOP debates how to refine Medicare message; Democrats see program as key to winning back the House

Republicans are having an intra-party debate regarding whether a short and simple Medicare message or a more nuanced version would play better with voters. Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says Democrats have a good chance of taking back the lower chamber in 2012.

4 Jun 2011

Research News and Research

Scientists find way to protect kidney from cancer drug toxicity

GOP presidential hopefuls take aim at different health reform targets

U.S. foreign aid recipients own billions in Treasury securities, CRS report says

Study: Only one third of people in the UK always wash their hands after using the toilet

Bionovo's Menerba Phase 2 trial data to be presented at Annual World Congress on Menopause

Parties agree appeals court has jurisdiction in Va. health law legal challenge

British budget cuts preserve important spending and are a model for U.S. lawmakers

HRT reduces risk of breast cancer in women with BRCA mutations after ovary removal

USAID shares priorities with Pakistan

Starving breast cancer cells of hedgehog significantly slows tumour growth and spread

ACP strongly supports ACO proposed rule on primary care

MSNBC examines new USAID program to promote corporate volunteerism

International drug policy panel calls for legalization of some drugs, de-criminalizing drug use

New MyPlate icon offers nutritional advice for consumers

Indiana officials say they will defy federal order on Planned Parenthood

Newly diagnosed cancer patients face hurdles in receiving oncologist's appointment

Primary care providers treat hepatitis C patients effectively through Project ECHO model

College students more likely to talk about sexual health issues after watching TV shows

Results from HSPPC-96 Phase 2 study against recurrent gliobastoma presented at ASCO 2011

GOP debates how to refine Medicare message; Democrats see program as key to winning back the House

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