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Eli Lilly presents early-stage data from several targeted cancer therapies at AACR 2014

Eli Lilly and Company will present early-stage data from several targeted cancer therapies – including bemaciclib "beh meh sye' klib" (LY2835219), its oral, cell-cycle inhibitor of CDK4/6 – that make up its diverse clinical oncology pipeline during the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2014 held in San Diego, Calif. from April 5 – 9.

7 Apr 2014

Meda reaches agreement with Valeant to terminate joint ventures

Meda has reached an agreement with Valeant to terminate the companies' joint ventures in Canada, Mexico and Australia in the second quarter of 2014. In all three countries own Meda affiliates have been established.

7 Apr 2014

New analysis finds less research attention is given to diseases of developing world

Death is not distributed equally around the world. In high-income countries, people typically die in old age of chronic diseases such as cancer or cardiovascular problems. In low-income countries, death comes primarily from infectious and perinatal diseases, and strikes at a young age.

7 Apr 2014

First Edition: April 7, 2014

Today's headlines include stories about the next round of health law challenges the Obama administration faces as well as the new Medicare Advantage rates scheduled to be announced today.

7 Apr 2014

Research roundup: Mental health parity; nurses' workload; can restaurants reduce portion size?

Historically, health insurance covered mental health care differently than other medical care. Recent laws have begun bringing them into balance. ... Congress passed the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) in 2008. ... the MHPAEA applied to large group health plans, both fully and self-insured, and included a cost exemption.

7 Apr 2014

Viewpoints: Debate rolls on about enrollment numbers; Ryan's plan 'squeezes seniors'

You can forgive a little football-spiking, even if Obamacare is far from the end zone. The White House this week announced that the number of people who enrolled in new individual health-care insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act topped 7 million and could still rise.

7 Apr 2014

Report estimates number of previously uninsured people who gained coverage: 5.4 million

According to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, consumers who obtained insurance through the federal and state online insurance marketplaces were not simply swapping out other insurance. In many cases, according to the survey, the health law is having its intended effect.

7 Apr 2014

18 Dems join House GOP on bill to change law's definition of full time

The legislation is bolstered by Republican charges that employers are cutting part-time workers' hours so that they don't have to provide insurance to those workers.

7 Apr 2014

Fluke Biomedical unveils new electrical safety analyzer

Fluke Biomedical unveiled the latest addition to its Electrical Safety portfolio, the ESA609 Electrical Safety Analyzer, pairing portability and ruggedness with industry leading quality assurance.

7 Apr 2014

Experts provides guidance to ensure safe, effective physical activity for osteoporosis patients

Today, experts from the Too Fit to Fracture Initiative presented the results of an international consensus process to establish exercise recommendations for people with osteoporosis, with or without spine fractures.

7 Apr 2014

Calif.'s Latino enrollment soared in final days; hand-wringing continues over Md.'s online marketplace

Enrollment by Latinos in California's healthcare insurance exchange surged in the final month of sign-ups after an intensive push to reach that key population.

7 Apr 2014

State exchange officials air difficulties, lessons during Capitol Hill hearing

A House panel heard testimony from officials from five states -- Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Oregon -- that faced problems during the health law's open enrollment period and from California, which has had success.

7 Apr 2014

1/3 of ICU patients develop depression that typically manifests as physical symptoms

A third of intensive care patients develop depression that typically manifests as physical, or somatic, symptoms such as weakness, appetite change, and fatigue, rather than psychological symptoms, according to one of the largest studies to investigate the mental health and functional outcomes of survivors of critical care, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

7 Apr 2014

Docs, hospitals 'wade into world of social services'

A pair of stories examines a program that provides services beyond medical care to improve people's well-being.

7 Apr 2014

Study: Indoor tanning may be marker of eating disorder-related behaviors

High school students who use indoor tanning also have higher rates of unhealthy weight control behaviors-such as taking diet pills or vomiting to lose weight, reports a study in the April Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the official journal of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.

7 Apr 2014

$Higher education level linked with decreased fracture incidence among non-white women$

Higher education level linked with decreased fracture incidence among non-white women

If you are a middle-aged African-American or Asian woman, your social class may play a significant role in how likely you are to suffer bone fractures, a UCLA-led study suggests.

7 Apr 2014

More young workers decline employer health coverage

Despite the mandate that most Americans carry health insurance or pay a penalty, young workers employed by large companies signed up for job-based health plans at a lower rate than last year, according to a report by payroll services company Automatic Data Processing Inc. Meanwhile, Connecticut gets another insurer, and employers continue to shift health care costs to their workers.

7 Apr 2014

Study examines link between higher screen time and bone mineral density in adolescents

Results of a study presented today at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, showed that in boys, higher screen time was adversely associated to bone mineral density (BMD) at all sites even when adjusted for specific lifestyle factors.

7 Apr 2014

Married and single moms suffer higher rates of depression living with parents

Does living with grandparents ease or worsen a mothers' baby blues? The answer may depend on the mother's marital status, a new study from Duke University suggests.

7 Apr 2014

Casting doubt on the employer mandate's future

Recent comments made by Obama administration allies triggered assurances from White House spokesman Jay Carney.

7 Apr 2014

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Eli Lilly presents early-stage data from several targeted cancer therapies at AACR 2014

Meda reaches agreement with Valeant to terminate joint ventures

New analysis finds less research attention is given to diseases of developing world

First Edition: April 7, 2014

Research roundup: Mental health parity; nurses' workload; can restaurants reduce portion size?

Viewpoints: Debate rolls on about enrollment numbers; Ryan's plan 'squeezes seniors'

Report estimates number of previously uninsured people who gained coverage: 5.4 million

18 Dems join House GOP on bill to change law's definition of full time

Fluke Biomedical unveils new electrical safety analyzer

Experts provides guidance to ensure safe, effective physical activity for osteoporosis patients

Calif.'s Latino enrollment soared in final days; hand-wringing continues over Md.'s online marketplace

State exchange officials air difficulties, lessons during Capitol Hill hearing

1/3 of ICU patients develop depression that typically manifests as physical symptoms

Docs, hospitals 'wade into world of social services'

Study: Indoor tanning may be marker of eating disorder-related behaviors

Higher education level linked with decreased fracture incidence among non-white women

More young workers decline employer health coverage

Study examines link between higher screen time and bone mineral density in adolescents

Married and single moms suffer higher rates of depression living with parents

Casting doubt on the employer mandate's future

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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