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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

Recommendations on new cancer drug review process fall short in several ways: CCAC

While the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada congratulates Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc on the recommendations of the report of the Working Group on the evaluation process of new anti cancer medications (Rapport du Groupe de travail sur le processus d'évaluation des médicaments anticancéreux) recently issued, the CCAC notes that the recommendations fall short in several important ways.

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

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

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

Compassionate release programs for prisoners need to be reformed: Research

The nation's system of freeing some terminally ill prisoners on grounds of compassionate release is so riddled with medical flaws and procedural barriers that many potentially medically eligible inmates are dying behind bars, say UCSF researchers in a new study.

4 Jun 2011

Study affirms effectiveness of palliative care discussions before LVAD surgery

For patients with severe heart failure, an implanted mechanical pump known as a Left Ventricular Assist Device can be a life-sustaining treatment. Even though the technology involves risks, few patients and their families tend to talk explicitly about the "what ifs" before surgery takes place.

4 Jun 2011

Study finds racial-ethnic, educational links to exercise

Black and Mexican American doctors and lawyers aren't any more likely to play "high-status" sports such as golf or tennis than less educated people within their racial-ethnic groups, and more educated blacks may actually be less inclined to do so, suggests a new study in the June issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior

4 Jun 2011

BGU recognizes Donna E. Shalala with honorary doctoral degree

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev awarded an honorary doctoral degree to former Clinton cabinet member and University of Miami President, Donna E. Shalala on Monday evening.

4 Jun 2011

Survival rates of wealthier patients with glioblastoma are longer than poorer patients

Survival rates of wealthier patients and those younger than 70 with glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive malignant brain tumor, have improved since 2000, whereas rates for those living in poorer areas and older than 70 have remained stagnant, according to an abstract being presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago by Thomas Jefferson University Hospital researchers on Saturday, June 4.

4 Jun 2011

Five years after cancer treatment, many survivors still suffer symptoms

When people finish treatment for cancer, they want to bounce back to their former vital selves as quickly as possible. But a new Northwestern Medicine study -- one of the largest survivor studies ever conducted - shows many survivors still suffer moderate to severe problems with pain, fatigue, sleep, memory and concentration three to five years after treatment has ended.

4 Jun 2011

People can benefit from virtual world weight-loss program

Participants in two weight-loss programs -- one involving traditional health club sessions and the other delivered online in a 3D virtual world -- lost similar amounts of weight and body fat, but the online contingent reported significantly greater gains in behaviors that could help them live healthier and leaner lives.

4 Jun 2011

Maryland researchers deny link between cell phone radiation and brain cancer

University of Maryland researchers in the A. James Clark School of Engineering have expressed concerns regarding the validity of recent findings announced in the Journal of the American Medical Association and a World Health Organization panel suggesting that radiation from cell phones may be carcinogenic.

4 Jun 2011

Enzyme Research journal publishes new peer-reviewed article involving Protandim

LifeVantage Corporation, the maker of Protandim, a clinically demonstrated, science-based therapy for the reduction of oxidative stress by the synergistic activation of Nrf2, announced today that a new peer-reviewed review article involving Protandim was published in the scientific journal Enzyme Research.

4 Jun 2011

PTEN does not reduce effectiveness of breast cancer drug, Herceptin: Study

Contrary to what many oncologists had thought, a tumor suppressor protein known as PTEN does not reduce the effectiveness of the breast cancer drug Herceptin, according to a study by Mayo Clinic and North Central Cancer Research Group investigators.

4 Jun 2011

Key findings from Phase I clinical trial of CPI-613 in AML to be presented at ASCO 2011

Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center today announced key findings from a Phase I clinical trial of Cornerstone's first-in-class cancer metabolism inhibitor drug, CPI-613 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

4 Jun 2011

CARE in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy bill introduced in House of Representatives

Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that will set federal minimum education and certification standards in the Medicare program for the technical personnel providing, planning and delivering all medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments.

4 Jun 2011

Hartford Faculty Scholars Program grants two-year award to geriatric social work researchers

The prestigious Hartford Faculty Scholars Program has granted 11 geriatric social work researchers a two-year award that will provide career development, mentorship, and support for projects that will improve healthy outcomes for the country's aging population.

4 Jun 2011

Hospitals need to measure quality of care

Hospitals that provide quality care for young people do not always provide the same quality care for the elderly, a new study has found.

4 Jun 2011

Education News and Research

MSNBC examines new USAID program to promote corporate volunteerism

Recommendations on new cancer drug review process fall short in several ways: CCAC

New MyPlate icon offers nutritional advice for consumers

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

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

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

Compassionate release programs for prisoners need to be reformed: Research

Study affirms effectiveness of palliative care discussions before LVAD surgery

Study finds racial-ethnic, educational links to exercise

BGU recognizes Donna E. Shalala with honorary doctoral degree

Survival rates of wealthier patients with glioblastoma are longer than poorer patients

Five years after cancer treatment, many survivors still suffer symptoms

People can benefit from virtual world weight-loss program

Maryland researchers deny link between cell phone radiation and brain cancer

Enzyme Research journal publishes new peer-reviewed article involving Protandim

PTEN does not reduce effectiveness of breast cancer drug, Herceptin: Study

Key findings from Phase I clinical trial of CPI-613 in AML to be presented at ASCO 2011

CARE in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy bill introduced in House of Representatives

Hartford Faculty Scholars Program grants two-year award to geriatric social work researchers

Hospitals need to measure quality of care

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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