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ASAPS supports new national registry for breast implants

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) announces today its support of a new national registry for breast implants that will be compiled by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This registry will document reported cases of a very rare condition, Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL), in the presence of breast implants.

27 Jan 2011

Scientists develop copper-coated silica nanoparticles for odor removal

Scientists are reporting development of a new approach for dealing with offensive household and other odors - one that doesn't simply mask odors like today's room fresheners, but eliminates them at the source.

27 Jan 2011

Fibroblasts help 'recruit' immune cells for tumor growth

The most common connective tissue cell in animals is the fibroblast, which plays an important role in healing wounds. But Dr. Neta Erez of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine has now demonstrated that fibroblasts can also do a body great harm, helping to "recruit" immune cells for tumor growth.

27 Jan 2011

CHUV university hospital to implement OpenTrust Crypt'n'Share for secure exchange of sensitive information

OpenTrust, the Next-Gen IT security software publisher, today announced that the CHUV university hospital in Lausanne has chosen to use OpenTrust Crypt'n'Share to securely exchange sensitive information throughout the establishment.

27 Jan 2011

ACS NSQIP Pediatric helps hospitals prevent complications

A first of its kind surgical quality improvement program for children has the potential to identify outcomes of children's surgical care that can be targeted for quality improvement efforts to prevent complications and save lives. The results of a study of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric (ACS NSQIP Peds) phase 1 pilot were published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

27 Jan 2011

NQF endorses outcome measures to improve quality of care for people with mental illnesses

The National Quality Forum has endorsed outcome measures to assess the results and thereby improve the quality of care provided to people with mental illnesses. The 4 endorsed mental health measures focus on depression and patients' satisfaction during an inpatient psychiatric hospital stay.

27 Jan 2011

GOP repeal plans move ahead in House and Senate; Support to undo 1099 reporting provision gains momentum

In the House, Republicans begin their committee-level efforts to dismantle the health law today. Meanwhile, GOP senators continue to push for a repeal vote in the upper chamber.

27 Jan 2011

National Center for Radioecology formed

With the renewed and growing interest in nuclear energy, radioecology experts at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory recognized an immediate need to build the pool of radioecology expertise both here and abroad.

27 Jan 2011

IEHA, Cintas release list of best practices for reducing HAIs within healthcare facility

In lieu of recent changes in guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control calling for increased cleaning performance and integration of new auditing controls to regulate cleaning efficacy, Cintas Corporation and the International Executive Housekeepers Association today released a list of best practices for reducing healthcare acquired infections and enhancing levels of cleanliness within a healthcare facility.

27 Jan 2011

'Phenotype switching' helps bacteria lie dormant inside host cells and become a reservoir for relapsing infections

A new study into Staphylococcus aureus, the bacterium which is responsible for severe chronic infections worldwide, reveals how the bacteria have developed a strategy of hiding within host cells to escape the immune system as well as many antibacterial treatments. The research, published by EMBO Molecular Medicine, demonstrates how 'phenotype switching' enables bacteria to adapt to their environmental conditions, lie dormant inside host cells and become a reservoir for relapsing infections.

27 Jan 2011

Merck Canada invests in CQDM to support biopharmaceutical research

Merck Canada has renewed its partnership with the Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery by investing a further $5 million over five years in the organization so it can continue its support of biopharmaceutical research in Quebec.

27 Jan 2011

Caffeine could decrease cost of lentiviral production

Give caffeine to cells engineered to produce viruses used for gene therapy and the cells can generate 3- to 8-times more virus, according to a paper published in Human Gene Therapy, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

27 Jan 2011

Research finds link between increased hygiene and higher rates of certain diseases in women

Little girls growing up in western society are expected to be neat and tidy - "all ribbon and curls" - and one researcher who studies science and gender differences thinks that emphasis may contribute to higher rates of certain diseases in adult women.

27 Jan 2011

Molecular mechanism in nerve fibers ensures rapid conductance of nervous system impulses

New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine describes a key molecular mechanism in nerve fibers that ensures the rapid conductance of nervous system impulses.

27 Jan 2011

NuGEN expands NGS utility for microbial transcriptome analysis with Ovation Prokaryotic RNA-Seq System

NuGEN Technologies, a leader in genomics sample preparation, expands the utility of next-generation sequencing for the analysis of microbial species and microbiome samples with its Ovation Prokaryotic RNA-Seq System.

27 Jan 2011

Mass cholera vaccination early in outbreak could stem spread of disease, studies show

"The cholera bacterium has undergone important mutations in recent years, causing longer outbreaks of the disease with increased fatalities, researchers reported on Wednesday," Reuters reports. "In a package of papers published in the journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, they said mass vaccinations should be considered as a solution even after outbreaks have begun," the news service writes (Lyn, 1/26).

27 Jan 2011

Roundup: Calif. regulator gets emergency approval to oversee insurance spending; Ariz. seeks Medicaid waiver

Governors have deep differences over national health care reform, but when it comes to so-called insurance exchanges — a centerpiece of the sprawling new federal law — nearly every state is moving ahead with implementation.

27 Jan 2011

AB Science initiates recruitment in masitinib phase 3 study in severe persistent asthma

AB Science SA, a pharmaceutical company specialising in the research, development and commercialisation of protein kinase inhibitors (PKIs), announced today the recruitment of the first patient in the phase 3 study evaluating masitinib in severe persistent asthma.

27 Jan 2011

Antibiotic use in first six months of life may result in childhood asthma

When babies are given antibiotics, their risk of developing asthma by age 6 may increase by 50 percent. This relationship between antibiotic use in babies less than six months old and risk of developing asthma was documented in a study conducted by Norwegian University of Science and Technology researcher Kari Risnes.

27 Jan 2011

Obama briefly highlights foreign policy themes in State of Union address

President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday "focused on jobs, budget trimming, and investment, but he also underscored foreign policy concerns and outlined an approach to international relations with 'a new level of engagement,'" CBS News' "Political Hotsheet" blog reports.

27 Jan 2011

Research News and Research

ASAPS supports new national registry for breast implants

Scientists develop copper-coated silica nanoparticles for odor removal

Fibroblasts help 'recruit' immune cells for tumor growth

CHUV university hospital to implement OpenTrust Crypt'n'Share for secure exchange of sensitive information

ACS NSQIP Pediatric helps hospitals prevent complications

NQF endorses outcome measures to improve quality of care for people with mental illnesses

GOP repeal plans move ahead in House and Senate; Support to undo 1099 reporting provision gains momentum

National Center for Radioecology formed

IEHA, Cintas release list of best practices for reducing HAIs within healthcare facility

'Phenotype switching' helps bacteria lie dormant inside host cells and become a reservoir for relapsing infections

Merck Canada invests in CQDM to support biopharmaceutical research

Caffeine could decrease cost of lentiviral production

Research finds link between increased hygiene and higher rates of certain diseases in women

Molecular mechanism in nerve fibers ensures rapid conductance of nervous system impulses

NuGEN expands NGS utility for microbial transcriptome analysis with Ovation Prokaryotic RNA-Seq System

Mass cholera vaccination early in outbreak could stem spread of disease, studies show

Roundup: Calif. regulator gets emergency approval to oversee insurance spending; Ariz. seeks Medicaid waiver

AB Science initiates recruitment in masitinib phase 3 study in severe persistent asthma

Antibiotic use in first six months of life may result in childhood asthma

Obama briefly highlights foreign policy themes in State of Union address

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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