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Research on electrophysiological assessment of hearing in patients with acoustic neuromas

Manuel Don, Ph.D., is a principal investigator in the Division of Communication and Auditory Neuroscience at the House Ear Institute. Dr. Don joined the House Ear Institute in 1976 after working as an assistant research auditory physiologist at the University of California, Irvine.

17 Mar 2011

Special report takes critical look at debates about pediatric problematic moods, behaviors

Decisions about whether and how to diagnose children with emotional and behavioral disturbances, and whether and how to treat them, are sometimes not clear-cut. When decisions lie within a "zone of ambiguity," people who emphasize different value commitments can reach different but equally respectable conclusions.

17 Mar 2011

MedPAC recommends patients help pay home health care costs

The advisory panel also urged that payments for physicians and hospitals be increased and that the home health care payment formula be reworked. In related news, a Ways & Means subcommittee hearing on Medicare payment issues quickly turned into an exploration of a GOP proposal to replace the program's current structure with a voucher system.

17 Mar 2011

Health law battle lines prominent as 1st anniversary approaches

Some Democrats say their party should embrace the law in the upcoming campaign season, just as some tea party lawmakers are questioning the GOP leadership's commitment to repeal it. In the background, "death panels" have again emerged as a topic of congressional investigation.

17 Mar 2011

Major breakthrough in thrombosis

Scientists from the University of Reading have announced a major breakthrough in understanding how to control blood clotting which could lead to the development of new treatments and save the lives of thousands of people each year.

17 Mar 2011

Astellas to acquire all Maxygen's equity interests in Perseid for $76.0 million

Maxygen, Inc. today announced that Astellas Pharma Inc. has exercised its option to purchase all of Maxygen's equity interests in Perseid Therapeutics LLC at the current exercise price of $76.0 million.

17 Mar 2011

Abortion funding limits may be at odds with GOP interest in tax benefits

Bloomberg reports that House Republican efforts to limit abortion funding "are colliding" with the GOP aversion to limiting tax benefits. Meanwhile, NPR takes a look at state abortion legislation and what may be motivating those who support these proposals.

17 Mar 2011

Passage of short-term budget bill reveals deepening intra-GOP differences

The House measure, which is now expected to gain Senate approval, would keep the government running unti April 8 and does not include controversial policy "riders" to defund the health law and Planned Parenthood — elements that have become a sticking point within the Republican caucus.

17 Mar 2011

Experts to review latest research on bariatric surgery at International summit

On March 28, leading experts across multiple disciplines will convene at the 2nd World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes to review the latest research on bariatric surgery as a treatment option.

17 Mar 2011

White House: Don't fast track Virginia's health law challenge to Supreme Court

Because the measure's individual mandate does not take effect until 2014, Administration lawyers are arguing that there is "no persuasive reason" to speed the Supreme Court's consideration of this lawsuit.

17 Mar 2011

FAO head highlights food security concerns, need for more agriculture investment

Rising oil prices and the recent drawdown in global cereal stocks could lead to a supply crisis and raise the risk of food riots in developing countries similar to those that occurred between 2007 and 2008, U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization Director General Jacques Diouf said in an interview with Reuters on Monday.

17 Mar 2011

pIMAGO nanopolymer can test cancer drug efficacy against biochemical processes

A Purdue University scientist's nanopolymer would make it easier and cheaper for drug developers to test the effectiveness of a widely used class of cancer inhibitors.

17 Mar 2011

Harvard, UCI receive $2 million CDC grant to help reduce hospital-borne MRSA infections

A UC Irvine infectious disease specialist will be part of a nationwide Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research program to develop and test innovative approaches to reducing infection in healthcare settings.

17 Mar 2011

House passes FY11 measure to fund government with $6B worth of cuts

The House passed a continuing resolution on Tuesday "that would cut $6 billion from current discretionary-spending levels and keep the government operating through April 8," National Journal reports. The House voted 271-158 to approve the bill.

17 Mar 2011

Beike, ThermoGenesis enter agreement to employ new technology for stem cell therapies

Beike Biotechnology Co. Ltd., China's leading stem cell research and regenerative medicine company, announced an agreement with USA-based ThermoGenesis Corp. to employ new, cutting edge stem cell processing and storage technology across its adult stem cell collection, processing, and archive platform.

17 Mar 2011

WHO says it is ready to assist Japan with nuclear challenge as situation develops

The WHO on Tuesday said it is ready to assist Japan with its emerging "nuclear emergency after some reactors were damaged by last week's deadly earthquake" and tsunami, Agence France-Presse reports.

17 Mar 2011

New findings reveal abused women are frequent ER visitors for many health problems

More than three quarters of domestic violence victims who report the incidents to police seek health care in emergency rooms, but most of them are never identified as being victims of abuse during their hospital visit.

17 Mar 2011

PsiOxus commences MT-102 Phase II study for treatment of cancer- and age-related wasting

PsiOxus Therapeutics, Ltd. announced initiation of a Phase II study of MT-102, a small molecule therapeutic for the treatment of cancer- and age-related wasting. MT-102 is being developed to reverse the effects of cachexia, a wasting disease that accompanies cancer, heart failure, COPD, renal failure, cirrhosis and rheumatoid arthritis, and that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.

17 Mar 2011

Computer-based tools can help improve relationship between patients, healthcare workers

A vast computer based glossary of healthcare terms culled from so-called e-health tools, medical news sites, telemedicine applications, home care-management systems, internet-based public health records, and even health-oriented and medical blogs could help improve the relationship between patients and healthcare workers, according to research published in the International Journal of Electronic Healthcare.

17 Mar 2011

Global Fund taps former HHS Sec., former President of Botswana to lead external investigation of its financial controls

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on Tuesday named former HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt and former President of Botswana Festus Mogae to co-chair "an external review of its financial systems, amid heightened scrutiny from donors over misuse of some grants and a potential funding reduction from the U.S.," the Wall Street Journal reports.

17 Mar 2011

Research News and Research

Research on electrophysiological assessment of hearing in patients with acoustic neuromas

Special report takes critical look at debates about pediatric problematic moods, behaviors

MedPAC recommends patients help pay home health care costs

Health law battle lines prominent as 1st anniversary approaches

Major breakthrough in thrombosis

Astellas to acquire all Maxygen's equity interests in Perseid for $76.0 million

Abortion funding limits may be at odds with GOP interest in tax benefits

Passage of short-term budget bill reveals deepening intra-GOP differences

Experts to review latest research on bariatric surgery at International summit

White House: Don't fast track Virginia's health law challenge to Supreme Court

FAO head highlights food security concerns, need for more agriculture investment

pIMAGO nanopolymer can test cancer drug efficacy against biochemical processes

Harvard, UCI receive $2 million CDC grant to help reduce hospital-borne MRSA infections

House passes FY11 measure to fund government with $6B worth of cuts

Beike, ThermoGenesis enter agreement to employ new technology for stem cell therapies

WHO says it is ready to assist Japan with nuclear challenge as situation develops

New findings reveal abused women are frequent ER visitors for many health problems

PsiOxus commences MT-102 Phase II study for treatment of cancer- and age-related wasting

Computer-based tools can help improve relationship between patients, healthcare workers

Global Fund taps former HHS Sec., former President of Botswana to lead external investigation of its financial controls

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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