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Experts call for sex education for 4 year olds

Leading British charities are calling for sex education to be taught to children as young as four in an attempt to bring down the rising rates of abortion and sexually transmitted infections.

7 Jul 2008

Lack of sleep means kids do it hard at school

According to new study by Australian researchers, a lack of sleep can have a bad affect on the ability of children to both learn and interact at school.

7 Jul 2008

NGO leader in Angola seeks to mobilize country's youth for HIV prevention

Young people in Angola have a poor record of participation in HIV prevention efforts, including voluntary testing and condom use, according to Antonio Coelho, executive secretary of the Angolan Network of AIDS Service Organisations, Angola Press Agency/AllAfrica.com reports.

4 Jul 2008

DHS Inspector General issues recommendation on reporting procedures of immigrant detainee deaths

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau should promptly report all deaths of immigrants held at federal detention centers in the U.S. to the Department of Homeland Security, as well as to state authorities where required by law, according to recommendations in a report released Tuesday by the DHS Office of Inspector General, the New York Times reports.

4 Jul 2008

Cases of malaria increasing in UK

A huge rise in the numbers of UK residents travelling to malaria endemic areas, combined with a failure to use prevention measures, has significantly increased cases of imported falciparum malaria in the UK over the past 20 years, according to a study published on BMJ.com.

3 Jul 2008

Edward Kennedy working toward bipartisan support for major health care initiative in 2009

The office of Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) has begun to hold a series of meetings with a number of health care experts to "begin laying the groundwork for a new attempt to provide universal health care," the Boston Globe reports.

3 Jul 2008

Women over 90 significantly more likely to have dementia than men of the same age

...according UC Irvine researchers involved with the 90+ Study, one of the nation's largest studies of dementia and other health factors in the fastest-growing age demographic.

3 Jul 2008

New research shows that adrenal nodules not being adequately evaluated

A new study published in Endocrine Practice found that a substantial percentage of patients with nodules, or growths, in their adrenal glands were not being properly evaluated by physicians.

2 Jul 2008

Minnesota researchers developing web site that aims to curb spread of HIV among MSM

The Minneapolis Star Tribune on Sunday profiled Sexpulse, a Web site in development at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health that is the latest strategy to curb a "second wave" of HIV/AIDS cases among young men who have sex with men.

2 Jul 2008

Lawmakers to introduce bill that would overturn Supreme Court decision on medical device liability

Democratic lawmakers recently announced plans to introduce legislation in the House and Senate that would overturn a February Supreme Court decision that FDA approval of certain medical devices protects manufacturers from product liability lawsuits filed in state courts, CQ HealthBeat reports.

2 Jul 2008

CDC report on new HIV cases among MSM shows need to continue prevention, treatment efforts

CDC's recently released HIV/AIDS data, which show an overall increase in new HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with men, is a "reminder that the work of keeping people HIV-negative and getting those who are HIV-positive into treatment is never done," a Washington Post editorial states.

2 Jul 2008

Worksite-based programs for weight loss are helpful

A new review of studies from the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows that a little shove from the workplace may actually be the ticket to dropping weight.

1 Jul 2008

USAID tackles HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $500,000 grant to the YMCA of the USA to combat HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia.

1 Jul 2008

Low childhood IQ linked to dementia risk later in life

The researchers from Edinburgh University compared the records of 173 people who took part in the Scottish Mental Survey of 1932, a mental ability test taken by almost every child aged 11 in Scotland, they found that lower childhood IQ increased the risk of vascular dementia.

30 Jun 2008

Microscopic needles effectively deliver drugs to the eyes

A new technique that effectively delivers drugs to the eyes, using microscopic needles, could offer hope to the millions of patients worldwide suffering from common eye diseases that threaten vision such as glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.

30 Jun 2008

New clinical trial for patients with asbestos-associated lung cancer

The Mesothelioma Center within the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center is now recruiting patients for a clinical research study of a new targeted radiation and chemotherapy protocol for pleural mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung's lining that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos.

26 Jun 2008

Report finds 32% increase in drug industry lobbying spending in 2007

The pharmaceutical industry spent $168 million on lobbying in 2007, a 32% increase over the previous year, according to a report released Tuesday by the Center for Public Integrity, the Wall Street Journal reports.

26 Jun 2008

House votes 355-59 to approve legislation that would delay Medicare physician fee cut

The House on Tuesday voted 355-59 to approve legislation (HR 6331) that would delay for 18 months a 10.6% reduction to Medicare physician fees scheduled to take effect on July 1, among other provisions, the Washington Post reports (Kane, Washington Post, 6/25).

26 Jun 2008

Senate panel approves $153.1 billion for discretionary spending in labor-HHS-education bill for FY 2009

The Senate Appropriations Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee on Tuesday by voice vote approved a $631 billion fiscal year 2009 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill, CQ Today reports.

26 Jun 2008

GOP lawmakers, health care officials raise concerns with proposed health disparities bill at house panel hearing

Republican legislators and representatives of several minority health advocacy groups on Tuesday at a House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing raised concerns over several measures within a proposed bill (HR 3014) intended to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the U.S. health care system, CQ HealthBeat reports.

26 Jun 2008

Education News and Research

Experts call for sex education for 4 year olds

Lack of sleep means kids do it hard at school

NGO leader in Angola seeks to mobilize country's youth for HIV prevention

DHS Inspector General issues recommendation on reporting procedures of immigrant detainee deaths

Cases of malaria increasing in UK

Edward Kennedy working toward bipartisan support for major health care initiative in 2009

Women over 90 significantly more likely to have dementia than men of the same age

New research shows that adrenal nodules not being adequately evaluated

Minnesota researchers developing web site that aims to curb spread of HIV among MSM

Lawmakers to introduce bill that would overturn Supreme Court decision on medical device liability

CDC report on new HIV cases among MSM shows need to continue prevention, treatment efforts

Worksite-based programs for weight loss are helpful

USAID tackles HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia

Low childhood IQ linked to dementia risk later in life

Microscopic needles effectively deliver drugs to the eyes

New clinical trial for patients with asbestos-associated lung cancer

Report finds 32% increase in drug industry lobbying spending in 2007

House votes 355-59 to approve legislation that would delay Medicare physician fee cut

Senate panel approves $153.1 billion for discretionary spending in labor-HHS-education bill for FY 2009

GOP lawmakers, health care officials raise concerns with proposed health disparities bill at house panel hearing

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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