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House votes to repeal health law's tax reporting requirement

Lawmakers continue to be at odds over how to pay for the repeal of this provision, which was originally included in the overhaul as a means to raise revenue to pay for it. The House's offset, for instance, would recoup advance tax subsidies given to lower- and middle-income people to buy insurance if their incomes exceed a certain threshold during the same calendar year.

5 Mar 2011

Caris Life Sciences to highlight new approaches for gynecologic cancers at SGO 2011 conference

Caris Life Sciences, Inc., a leading biosciences company focused on enabling precise and personalized healthcare through the highest quality anatomic pathology, molecular profiling, and blood-based diagnostic services, today announced highlights from the company's upcoming symposium, "Using Biomarker Expression to Guide Therapy: An Evidence-Based Approach for Gynecologic Cancers," at the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists 2011 Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer in Orlando, FL on March 6.

5 Mar 2011

BNCT treatment proves effective in treating recurrent head, neck cancer

Biologically targeted BNCT treatment is based on producing radiation inside a tumour using boron-10 and thermal neutrons. Boron-10 is introduced into cancer cells with the help of a special carrier substance (phenylalanine), after which the tumour is irradiated with lowenergy neutrons.

5 Mar 2011

LUC, Trinity sign LOI to strengthen Catholic health care

Loyola University Chicago and Trinity Health have signed a Letter of Intent that could lead to the consolidation of Trinity Health and the Loyola University Health System, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University.

5 Mar 2011

Aflac receives two Communitas Awards for excellence in community service, corporate social responsibility

Aflac, the company that pays cash benefits fast when you are sick or hurt, today announced that it has been awarded two Communitas Awards for excellence in community service and corporate social responsibility. Winners are recognized for specific programs involving volunteerism, philanthropy, or ethical and sustainable business practices.

5 Mar 2011

First implantable heart transplant using new LVAD performed at University of Utah Hospital

Surgeons at University of Utah Hospital have performed the hospital's first implant of a new-generation left ventricular assist device using the HeartWare HVAD. The tiny, partial artificial heart device is being used as part of a national research study for patients with advanced heart failure who are not candidates for heart transplantation.

5 Mar 2011

Major providers of prison medical care set to merge

Valitas Health Services plans to acquire America Service Group for $250 million, merging two of the largest providers of correctional health care. Valitas, of St. Louis, is the parent company of Correctional Medical Services.

5 Mar 2011

Acos: FTC member says health law 'centerpiece' needs clarification

Thomas Rosch, a Republican member of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, urged the Obama administration to clarify a centerpiece of the new health care law that raises antitrust issues.

5 Mar 2011

Bessel beam plane illumination microscopy reveals 3-D structures of living cells

A new microscope invented by scientists at Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Farm Research Campus will let researchers use an exquisitely thin sheet of light -- similar to that used in supermarket bar-code scanners -- to peer inside single living cells, revealing the three-dimensional shapes of cellular landmarks in unprecedented detail.

5 Mar 2011

EIF's NCCRA, SU2C to encourage people get screened for colorectal cancer

Golden Globe and Academy Award-nominated actor and musician Terrence Howard appears in a moving window display at Rockefeller Plaza this month, encouraging viewers to get screened for colorectal cancer as an ambassador for the Entertainment Industry Foundation's National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance and Stand Up To Cancer.

5 Mar 2011

Monthly liver enzyme tests not required for PAH patients taking Letairis tablets: FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that monthly liver enzyme tests are no longer required for those taking Letairis tablets (ambrisentan), used to treat high blood pressure in the vessels that carry blood to the lungs (pulmonary arterial hypertension, or PAH).

5 Mar 2011

Novel gene therapy can promote removal of amyloid plaques and prevent Alzheimer's disease

Gene therapy that boosts the ability of brain cells to gobble up toxic proteins prevents development of Alzheimer's disease in mice that are predestined to develop it, report researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center. They say the treatment - which is given just once - could potentially do the same in people at the beginning stages of the disease.

5 Mar 2011

Scientists detail role of TDP-43 in ALS pathology

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as ALS or more popularly, Lou Gehrig's disease, is a notorious neurodegenerative condition characterized by the progressive deterioration of brain and spinal cord neurons, resulting in the gradual but catastrophic loss of muscle control and ultimately, death.

5 Mar 2011

Stakeholders say foreign aid cuts can damage global food security as FAO food price index reaches new high

Republicans' proposed foreign aid cuts could damage food security programs in the developing world and create social instability requiring U.S. military intervention, advocates and government officials said on Thursday at a Capitol Hill event addressing hunger and rising food prices, Agence France-Presse reports (Zeitvogel, 3/3).

5 Mar 2011

State roundup: After Vinson stay, Alaska to implement health law

After allowing the application deadline to pass for $1 million in federal health care assistance, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell said Thursday he will begin implementing the new health care law after all, now that a Florida judge has told the states to do just that.

5 Mar 2011

Article outlines role of transcriptional mutagenesis in tumor development

DNA provides the instruction manual for all life forms. Occasionally, instructions are not carried out properly, and bad messages are sent leading to the creation of mutant proteins and possible tumor development.

5 Mar 2011

Research roundup: Hospital infections and costs; Prescription confusion; Medicaid and access to care

"Sepsis affects approximately 750,000 patients each year in the United States and is in many ways a model condition for examining the relationship between hospital spending and patient outcomes and for identifying potential opportunities to improve the value of hospital care," write the authors.

5 Mar 2011

BJC, WUSM use IBM software to provide better care for patients worldwide

IBM today announced that BJC Healthcare and Washington University School of Medicine are using IBM business analytics software to quickly extract key data from more than 50 million documents in medical records, speeding up research to ultimately provide better care for patients worldwide.

5 Mar 2011

Study: Overweight adolescents may have high risk of less bone mass

Overweight adolescents already struggling with risk factors such as insulin resistance may need to add weak bones to their list of health concerns, researchers report.

5 Mar 2011

Study: BMP can improve dental implant success

Using a bone-creating protein to augment the maxillary sinus could improve dental implant success, according to Georgia Health Sciences University researchers.

5 Mar 2011

Research News and Research

House votes to repeal health law's tax reporting requirement

Caris Life Sciences to highlight new approaches for gynecologic cancers at SGO 2011 conference

BNCT treatment proves effective in treating recurrent head, neck cancer

LUC, Trinity sign LOI to strengthen Catholic health care

Aflac receives two Communitas Awards for excellence in community service, corporate social responsibility

First implantable heart transplant using new LVAD performed at University of Utah Hospital

Major providers of prison medical care set to merge

Acos: FTC member says health law 'centerpiece' needs clarification

Bessel beam plane illumination microscopy reveals 3-D structures of living cells

EIF's NCCRA, SU2C to encourage people get screened for colorectal cancer

Monthly liver enzyme tests not required for PAH patients taking Letairis tablets: FDA

Novel gene therapy can promote removal of amyloid plaques and prevent Alzheimer's disease

Scientists detail role of TDP-43 in ALS pathology

Stakeholders say foreign aid cuts can damage global food security as FAO food price index reaches new high

State roundup: After Vinson stay, Alaska to implement health law

Article outlines role of transcriptional mutagenesis in tumor development

Research roundup: Hospital infections and costs; Prescription confusion; Medicaid and access to care

BJC, WUSM use IBM software to provide better care for patients worldwide

Study: Overweight adolescents may have high risk of less bone mass

Study: BMP can improve dental implant success

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