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State highlights: Ore. mental health could see expansion, Calif. lawmakers take up health law 'loophole'; N.Y. abortion proposal hits obstacles

When Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward walked into a committee meeting, she didn't plan to reveal to the world that she has suffered from major depression for 15 years. "If I go two days without taking my medication, I can't walk in the door of this building," Steiner Hayward, D-Beaverton, told colleagues. "I can't get up in the morning. I can't take a shower. I can't function as a normal human being." Steiner Hayward is coming forward as a public voice for mental health at a time when Oregon lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 823, which would significantly expand mental health care in Oregon (Zheng, 6/3).

5 Jun 2013

Study: Chronic exposure to rocket attacks increases adolescent violence

Chronic exposure to rocket attacks launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel is causing an increase in severe adolescent violence, according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers.

5 Jun 2013

Obese patients trust weight-related counseling from overweight physicians more than normal weight physicians

When it comes to taking diet advice from a physician—size matters. This is according to a new study led by a team of researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine who examined the impact of primary care physician BMI (body mass index) on their patients' trust and perceptions of weight-related stigma.

5 Jun 2013

Young adults reduce drug misuse if they are part of community-based prevention effort

Prevention is often the best medicine, not only for physical health, but also public health, according to researchers at Penn State and Iowa State University.

5 Jun 2013

Review on new, hazardous drugs of abuse presented in Journal of Addiction Medicine

The last few years have seen the emergence of a new drug problem in so-called "bath salts"-actually "designer stimulants," packaged and sold in ways that skirt drug laws. A review and update on these designer drugs is presented in the June Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

5 Jun 2013

Clemson University, GHS partner to establish healthcare research powerhouse

Clemson University and Greenville Health System will establish a healthcare research powerhouse that will fuel growth in medical research and break-throughs, create opportunities for faculty, physicians and students and accelerate the flow of research funding into the Upstate, boosting the region's economy.

5 Jun 2013

ELRHA launches R2HC programme to support research on saving lives after humanitarian crises

A programme to support research that will save lives following a humanitarian crisis is being launched by Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance, supported by the Wellcome Trust and the Department for International Development.

5 Jun 2013

Living in neighborhoods can make measurable difference in preventing obesity, study finds

Living in a neighborhood that supports a healthy lifestyle can make a measurable difference in preventing obesity, according to a longitudinal study recently published in the journal Obesity.

5 Jun 2013

PCORI awards $2.1M to USF college of nursing to study a new approach for cancer management

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has approved a $2.1-million award to the University of South Florida College of Nursing to study "Patient Outcomes of a Self-care Management Approach to Cancer Symptoms: A Clinical Trial." USF Distinguished Professor and Thompson Professor of Oncology Nursing Susan C. McMillan, PhD, ARNP, FAAN, will lead the research project.

4 Jun 2013

Duke University is awarded $2M to initiate new clinical research network on antibacterial resistance

Duke University, Durham, N.C., has been awarded $2 million to initiate a new clinical research network focused on antibacterial resistance. Total funding for the leadership group cooperative agreement award could reach up to $62 million through 2019.

4 Jun 2013

New copper-nickel coins can increase allergic reactions four fold

In a bid to save -10 million a year the British Treasury is replacing copper-nickel five and ten pence coins with new nickel-plated steel versions. However, while no UK health assessment has taken place, scientists in Sweden have analyzed the allergy risk after the Swedish state bank announced it will reduce traces of nickel in Swedish coinage.

4 Jun 2013

Physicians call for tax hike on tobacco, alcoholic beverages; new tax on sugary drinks, fatty foods

Go ye and sin no more -- or pay for it, when it comes to junk food, smoking and consuming alcohol. That's the message from two Mayo Clinic physicians who say raising "sin" taxes on tobacco and alcoholic beverages and imposing them on sugary drinks and fatty foods would lead many people to cut back, improving public health.

4 Jun 2013

Court challenges, congressional charges and questions about key health law initiatives

The success of the healthcare law "depends on reaching everyone who is uninsured, but particularly young people who may feel like they don't need insurance," said Larry Levitt, a senior vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation. Convincing them to spend money on insurance, he said, will be a "marketing challenge" (Gorman, 6/2).

4 Jun 2013

Study reveals adverse health effects associated with welfare time limits

U.S. workfare programs have been praised by some for cutting welfare rolls and improving the economic well-being of families. But little is known about how these policies affected participants' health and mortality.

4 Jun 2013

New approach may reduce time to identify Salmonella strains, say researchers

A new approach may be able to reduce by more than half the time it takes health officials to identify Salmonella strains, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

4 Jun 2013

Three health education leaders to be honored as 2013 Champions of Health Professions Diversity

Three inspiring leaders in health education will be honored by The California Wellness Foundation as the 2013 Champions of Health Professions Diversity for their successful efforts to improve the health and wellness of California's most underserved communities.

4 Jun 2013

Study shows only few junior athletes have seen success as senior athletes

An Indiana University study that compared the performance of elite track and field athletes younger than 20 and those 20 and older found that only a minority of the star junior athletes saw similar success as senior athletes.

3 Jun 2013

Report: 93% of homicides of law enforcement officers between 1996 and 2010 were committed with firearms

While occupational homicides continue to decline in the U.S., law enforcement remains one of the deadliest jobs in America.

3 Jun 2013

Elderly patients more open to talk about driving retirement, new study finds

Clinicians often wait too long before talking to elderly patients about giving up driving even though many may be open to those discussions earlier, according to a new study from the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the CU College of Nursing.

3 Jun 2013

Partners of HPV-related oral cancer patients have no increased prevalence of oral infections: Study

Spouses and long-term partners of patients with mouth and throat cancers related to infection with the human papilloma virus (HPV) appear to have no increased prevalence of oral HPV infections, according to results of a multicenter, pilot study led by Johns Hopkins investigators.

3 Jun 2013

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State highlights: Ore. mental health could see expansion, Calif. lawmakers take up health law 'loophole'; N.Y. abortion proposal hits obstacles

Study: Chronic exposure to rocket attacks increases adolescent violence

Obese patients trust weight-related counseling from overweight physicians more than normal weight physicians

Young adults reduce drug misuse if they are part of community-based prevention effort

Review on new, hazardous drugs of abuse presented in Journal of Addiction Medicine

Clemson University, GHS partner to establish healthcare research powerhouse

ELRHA launches R2HC programme to support research on saving lives after humanitarian crises

Living in neighborhoods can make measurable difference in preventing obesity, study finds

PCORI awards $2.1M to USF college of nursing to study a new approach for cancer management

Duke University is awarded $2M to initiate new clinical research network on antibacterial resistance

New copper-nickel coins can increase allergic reactions four fold

Physicians call for tax hike on tobacco, alcoholic beverages; new tax on sugary drinks, fatty foods

Court challenges, congressional charges and questions about key health law initiatives

Study reveals adverse health effects associated with welfare time limits

New approach may reduce time to identify Salmonella strains, say researchers

Three health education leaders to be honored as 2013 Champions of Health Professions Diversity

Study shows only few junior athletes have seen success as senior athletes

Report: 93% of homicides of law enforcement officers between 1996 and 2010 were committed with firearms

Elderly patients more open to talk about driving retirement, new study finds

Partners of HPV-related oral cancer patients have no increased prevalence of oral infections: Study

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