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People with heart disease, diabetes or cancer believe economic downturn hurts their health: Poll

A new poll from researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and Knowledge Networks shows that many people with heart disease, diabetes or cancer believe the economic downturn is hurting their health and will have further negative impacts in the future. Many Americans with these illnesses face financial problems paying for medical bills in this economy.

20 Nov 2010

Atria Senior Living unveils new activities guide for employees living, working in Life Guidance Neighborhoods

Atria Senior Living Group, one of the nation's largest providers of independent living, assisted living and memory care services, announced today the launch of a new special edition book to benefit residents and employees living and working in the company's Life Guidance Neighborhoods.

20 Nov 2010

Study sheds light on poorly understood aspect of interaction of HIV with natural killer cells

Natural killer cells are major weapons in the body's immune system. They keep the body healthy by knocking off tumors and cells infected with viruses, bombarding them with tiny lethal pellets. But natural killer cells are powerless against HIV, a fact that has bedeviled science for over 20 years.

20 Nov 2010

New I-SPY 2 study to evaluate effectiveness of medical treatment for breast cancer

A clinical trial that aims to speed up the study of new treatments for certain subtypes of breast cancer now has a designated study site at the Diane O'Connor Thompson Breast Center at the University of Colorado Hospital.

20 Nov 2010

GRRL Tech offers students career insight into STEM industries

With record-breaking attendance, Tech Collective's 10th annual GRRL Tech event today welcomed more than 525 female high school students as well as over 90 educators and business professionals to the Roger Williams University Bristol campus.

20 Nov 2010

Containers to Clinics opens pilot health facility in Haiti

Containers to Clinics (C2C), a nonprofit initiative that seeks to build health care infrastructures in developing countries through networks of converted shipping container clinics, today announced the opening of its pilot health facility at Grace Children's Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The clinic's services will include health screenings, vaccinations, pre-and post-natal care, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS, post-partum and newborn care, infectious disease testing and treatment, nutrition counseling and health education classes.

20 Nov 2010

Researchers develop social competence curriculum for autistic children

As the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders continues to increase, the one thing that won't change is the need for those children to develop social skills. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri are developing an effective social competence curriculum, with a virtual classroom component, that could help educators meet the demand of this growing population.

20 Nov 2010

MHD signs agreement with Riverside Medical for integrated healthcare delivery system

Exactly one year after the approval of the Environmental Impact Report and Specific Plan by the March Joint Powers Authority, March HealthCare Development, LLC (MHD) has signed an agreement with the Riverside Medical Clinic (RMC) that will be the foundation for a new integrated healthcare delivery system on the March LifeCare campus.

20 Nov 2010

Myrexis announces poster presentation on Azixa at Neuro-Oncology Scientific Meeting

Myrexis, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing novel treatments for cancer, today announced a poster presentation of its lead product candidate Azixa (verubulin, MPC-6827) at the 2010 Society for Neuro-Oncology Scientific Meeting and Education Day in Montreal, Canada.

20 Nov 2010

New initiative to help improve oral health for North Carolina children

The North Carolina Head Start-State Collaboration Office and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), today announced the launch of the Head Start Dental Home Initiative to improve oral health for North Carolina children.

20 Nov 2010

Tackling physical, mental health of prisoners would improve public health, researchers say

Providing the more than 10 million people incarcerated around the world "with better health care could prevent outbreaks of HIV and tuberculosis from spilling over into the general population experts say," the Associated Press/Washington Post reports.

20 Nov 2010

NJISA experts to discuss science, impact and current state of Alzheimer's disease in America

The New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging (NJISA) at the UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine, one of the country's leading providers of geriatric care, research and education, is making experts available who can discuss the science, impact and current state of Alzheimer's disease in America.

20 Nov 2010

Researchers develop medical model for regenerating bladders using stem cells

Researchers in the United States have developed a medical model for regenerating bladders using stem cells harvested from a patient's own bone marrow. The research, published in STEM CELLS, is especially relevant for paediatric patients suffering from abnormally developed bladders, but also represents another step towards new organ replacement therapies.

20 Nov 2010

Recent releases in Global Health

New This Week In The Kaiser Global Health Policy Tracker: The President's Malaria Initiative announced a new focus country and USAID released a new fact sheet on the agency's reform initiative. Kaiser's Policy Tracker provides a timely single reference point for the latest information on congressional and administration action on global health.

20 Nov 2010

World Bank report examines member banks' response to global economic downturn, highlights effect on global poverty

By the end of this year, an additional 64 million people will fall into extreme poverty as a result of the global economic downturn that started in 2008, the World Bank said in a study on "member banks' response" to the situation, Reuters reports.

19 Nov 2010

AARP urges Idaho to put families, children & elderly ahead of special interests when tackling budget woes

On the heels of grim news from Idaho's Joint Finance-Appropriation Committee regarding a $340 million shortfall that could mean deep cuts to critical programs and services, AARP is urging state lawmakers to refocus the looming debate to protect the education and health needs of Idaho's families, children and elderly. The Association is calling for lawmakers to get creative when it comes to possible sources of needed revenue to stave off possible cuts.

19 Nov 2010

AAO to recognize UH optometry dean with Charles F. Prentice Medal Award

Earl L. Smith III, O.D., dean of the College of Optometry and Greeman-Petty Professor at the University of Houston, is the 2010 recipient of the Charles F. Prentice Medal Award from the American Academy of Optometry.

19 Nov 2010

Task Force for National Conference on Diabetes issues Call to Action to improve diabetes care

The Task Force for the National Conference on Diabetes issued a Call to Action today entitled Shaping our future: a call to action to tackle the diabetes epidemic and reduce its economic impact. This Call to Action is a result of the National Conference on Diabetes, held earlier this year in Washington, D.C., which was attended by nearly 100 participants representing the Administration, Congress, government officials, public health organizations and industry.

19 Nov 2010

Cold Spring releases new series of laboratory manuals

Sophisticated techniques that permit the visualization of dynamic processes in cells, tissues, and organ systems at extraordinary levels of resolution have become tremendously valuable in biological research. However, finding the right imaging method and optimizing it for data collection can be a daunting process, even for an established imaging laboratory. To fill this need, a new series of laboratory manuals has been developed by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. The first volume in this series, Imaging: A Laboratory Manual, has just been released.

19 Nov 2010

Report examines how health care reform affects personal costs, coverage, quality of service

Although most people's knowledge of the new health care law is limited, their opinion on how it will affect their health care depends on what type of private health insurance plan they currently have and their political affiliation, according to a recent report issued today by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute.

19 Nov 2010

Education News and Research

People with heart disease, diabetes or cancer believe economic downturn hurts their health: Poll

Atria Senior Living unveils new activities guide for employees living, working in Life Guidance Neighborhoods

Study sheds light on poorly understood aspect of interaction of HIV with natural killer cells

New I-SPY 2 study to evaluate effectiveness of medical treatment for breast cancer

GRRL Tech offers students career insight into STEM industries

Containers to Clinics opens pilot health facility in Haiti

Researchers develop social competence curriculum for autistic children

MHD signs agreement with Riverside Medical for integrated healthcare delivery system

Myrexis announces poster presentation on Azixa at Neuro-Oncology Scientific Meeting

New initiative to help improve oral health for North Carolina children

Tackling physical, mental health of prisoners would improve public health, researchers say

NJISA experts to discuss science, impact and current state of Alzheimer's disease in America

Researchers develop medical model for regenerating bladders using stem cells

Recent releases in Global Health

World Bank report examines member banks' response to global economic downturn, highlights effect on global poverty

AARP urges Idaho to put families, children & elderly ahead of special interests when tackling budget woes

AAO to recognize UH optometry dean with Charles F. Prentice Medal Award

Task Force for National Conference on Diabetes issues Call to Action to improve diabetes care

Cold Spring releases new series of laboratory manuals

Report examines how health care reform affects personal costs, coverage, quality of service

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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