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Viewpoints: Gov. Walker on 'obsolete' Medicaid; Are patients consumers?; The Onion pokes fun at Romney

What does Medicaid have in common with "I Dream of Jeannie," "Lost in Space" and "Get Smart"? They all made their debut in 1965. ... the television networks have updated their programming.

22 Apr 2011

Digital Assent announces 100th customer of PatientPad self-service patient check-in and education solution

Just weeks after launching a national sales campaign, Digital Assent, provider of the award-winning PatientPad® self-service patient check-in and patient education solution, has signed its 100th PatientPad customer and expanded its point-of-care network to 15 states.

22 Apr 2011

Federal judge in N.J. dismisses health overhaul challenge

According to press reports, U.S. District Judge Freda Wolfson ruled that Nicholas Purpura and Donald R. Laster Jr., who filed their lawsuit without a lawyer, lack legal standing to challenge the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

22 Apr 2011

Giffords' office: Close gap in traumatic brain-injury care

Staff members for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, R-Ariz., have become key advocates in a campaign to ensure that the health law guarantees high levels of care for people who suffer traumatic brain injuries.

22 Apr 2011

State news: Calif. report faults screening of in-home care providers

Two of the state's largest private medical practices are in talks to merge into a giant doctor-run group that would care for nearly a million Massachusetts patients and significantly escalate the pace of health care consolidation throughout the state. Atrius Health, which runs the Harvard Vanguard system and four other doctors practices, is in advanced talks with Fallon Clinic, the Worcester-based medical group.

22 Apr 2011

Study suggests flaw in methods used to measure racial health disparities

Just weeks after HHS released the first national strategy to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities, a new study published in the journal Demography suggests there is a flaw in the method used to measure racial health differences: it does not adequately account for people of mixed race.

22 Apr 2011

LCA-GA calls on entire Georgia delegation to support Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act

Today, Lung Cancer Alliance-Georgia (LCA-GA) thanked Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) for being an original sponsor of the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act (S. 752), authorizing legislation that establishes a multi-agency, comprehensive research program addressing all aspects of lung cancer, and called on the entire delegation of Georgia to show their support for the lung cancer community.

22 Apr 2011

Researchers package drug-loaded 'nanodisks' into vault nanoparticles for therapeutic drug delivery

There's no question, drugs work in treating disease. But can they work better, and safer?

22 Apr 2011

Research solves challenging problem of industry-scale production of large RNA molecules

Nanotechnology researchers have known for years that RNA, the cousin of DNA, is a promising tool for nanotherapy, in which therapeutic agents can be delivered inside the body via nanoparticles. But the difficulties of producing long-lasting, therapeutic RNA that remains stable and non-toxic while entering targeted cells have posed challenges for their progress.

22 Apr 2011

UNITAID has raised $2B through airline tax since 2006, could be model for G20 development funding, UNITAID chair says

UNITAID, an international drug financing program established to help fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in developing countries, has raised about $2 billion since 2006 through taxes on airline tickets in 15 countries, Philippe Douste-Blazy, chair of the UNITAID executive board, told reporters in Washington on Wednesday, Agence France-Presse reports. According to Douste-Blazy, UNITAID's experience could provide a model for G20 development funding efforts.

22 Apr 2011

Sleeping sickness parasites alter form to survive and spread

Fresh insight into the survival strategy of the parasite that causes sleeping sickness could help inform new treatments for the disease.

22 Apr 2011

Atrasentan provides no additional benefits in phase III clinical trial for advanced prostate cancer

A Data and Safety Monitoring Committee (DSMC) has determined that patients in a phase III clinical trial given atrasentan in addition to a standard chemotherapy regimen for advanced prostate cancer did not have longer survival or longer progression-free survival than patients on the same chemotherapy regimen who got a placebo rather than atrasentan.

22 Apr 2011

Clinton says U.S. will continue to back Haiti's quake recovery after meeting with Haitian President-elect

After meeting with Haitian President-elect Michel Martelly on Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. would back Haiti's efforts to recover from the January 2010 earthquake "all the way," VOA News reports. "Martelly is in Washington for key meetings in advance of his May 14 inauguration," the news service notes (Gollust, 4/20).

22 Apr 2011

'Iceman' influences autonomic nervous system and immune response

At the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, professor of experimental intensive care medicine dr. Peter Pickkers and his team have performed research on "Iceman" Wim Hof. Hof claims that he can influence his autonomic nervous system and immune response through concentration and meditation.

22 Apr 2011

First Edition: April 22, 2011

Today's headlines include a variety of reports about the political reactions to the Democratic and Republican deficit proposals as well as plans for Medicare.

22 Apr 2011

Loyola to honor its nurses for their commitment in clinical care, research and education

Loyola University Health System will celebrate Nurses Week from May 2 - 6. This event takes place each year just prior to May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. The theme for the week, "Nurses Trusted to Care," reflects the confidence patients place in the hands of nurses.

22 Apr 2011

DNA rearrangements in roundworm chromosomes offer insight into genome duplications in developing tumors

A study of DNA rearrangements in roundworm chromosomes may offer new insight into large-scale genome duplications that occur in developing tumors.

22 Apr 2011

New otolaryngology research topics to be presented at ASPO meeting

The American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology will hold its annual meeting, April 29 - May 1, during the 2011 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings - a joint meeting of eight otolaryngological societies in Chicago, IL.

22 Apr 2011

Topshop introduces limited edition t-shirt for Fashion Targets Breast Cancer

Topshop is delighted to announce its continued support of charity initiative Fashion Targets Breast Cancer this year with the launch of a limited edition t-shirt, available online and instore nationwide.

22 Apr 2011

Scientists discover special mechanism that delays ageing

Animals that reproduce asexually by somatic cloning have special mechanisms that delay ageing provide exceptionally good health. Scientists at the University of Gothenburg have shown how colony-forming ascidians can activate the enzyme telomerase, which protects DNA. This enzyme is more active also in humans who attain an advanced age.

22 Apr 2011

Research News and Research

Viewpoints: Gov. Walker on 'obsolete' Medicaid; Are patients consumers?; The Onion pokes fun at Romney

Digital Assent announces 100th customer of PatientPad self-service patient check-in and education solution

Federal judge in N.J. dismisses health overhaul challenge

Giffords' office: Close gap in traumatic brain-injury care

State news: Calif. report faults screening of in-home care providers

Study suggests flaw in methods used to measure racial health disparities

LCA-GA calls on entire Georgia delegation to support Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act

Researchers package drug-loaded 'nanodisks' into vault nanoparticles for therapeutic drug delivery

Research solves challenging problem of industry-scale production of large RNA molecules

UNITAID has raised $2B through airline tax since 2006, could be model for G20 development funding, UNITAID chair says

Sleeping sickness parasites alter form to survive and spread

Atrasentan provides no additional benefits in phase III clinical trial for advanced prostate cancer

Clinton says U.S. will continue to back Haiti's quake recovery after meeting with Haitian President-elect

'Iceman' influences autonomic nervous system and immune response

First Edition: April 22, 2011

Loyola to honor its nurses for their commitment in clinical care, research and education

DNA rearrangements in roundworm chromosomes offer insight into genome duplications in developing tumors

New otolaryngology research topics to be presented at ASPO meeting

Topshop introduces limited edition t-shirt for Fashion Targets Breast Cancer

Scientists discover special mechanism that delays ageing

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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