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Vision CRC develops retinal camera for detection of blinding eye disease and general health disorders

The most advanced technology for use in real-time detection and assessment of common blinding eye disease and general health disorders will soon be available to the world with stimulus funding provided for development by the Australian Government's CRC Program.

27 Feb 2013

Hypothetical models examine spread of disease in age of modern transportation

The Atlantic Cities profiles the work of Dirk Brockmann, a theoretical physicist and professor of complex systems at Northwestern University, and other researchers who are examining how modern transportation, such as air travel, affect the spread of disease globally.

27 Feb 2013

Children's Oakland CF Center wins 2012 Quality Care Award from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland's Cystic Fibrosis Center was recently awarded the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's 2012 Quality Care Award. This prestigious award recognizes cystic fibrosis (CF) centers committed to improving the quality of patient care and providing better health outcomes for people with the life-threatening genetic disease. Children's Hospital Oakland was among 4 out of 22 centers in the country to receive the CF Foundation's award.

27 Feb 2013

Long-term care poses health policy challenges

CQ Healthbeat examines how the challenges of providing long-term care services to the nation's aging population are growing.

27 Feb 2013

Examining global efforts against Buruli ulcer

"During my visit to the Médecins Sans Frontières [MSF] Buruli ulcer ward in Cameroon it was wonderful to see the amazing care that the patients receive on a daily basis: antibiotics, state of the art dressings, physiotherapy to help prevent deformities, free food and medicines, and surgery when required," Daniel O'Brien, a specialist adviser with MSF-UK focusing on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and Buruli ulcer, writes in the BMJ Group Blogs.

27 Feb 2013

Truven Health Analytics names UCSD Medical Center in 100 Top Hospitals list

University of California, San Diego Medical Center has been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals for the second time by Truven Health Analytics, formerly the health care business of Thomson Reuters.

27 Feb 2013

Study shows slow-growing babies reach normal weights by early teens

New parents are pleased when their baby gains weight as expected, but if the rate of weight gain is slow parents can become worried and concerned about their child's future size.

27 Feb 2013

Faecal microbiota transplantation highly effective in treating recurrent C. difficile infections

Clostridium difficile infections have developed into a virtual pandemic over the past two decades. The outcome of standard antibiotic treatment is unsatisfactory: the recurrence rates are high with every relapse increasing the risk of further follow-ups. Faecal microbiota transplantation offers a rapidly acting and highly effective alternative in treating recurrent Clostridium difficile infections (RCDI), as Professor Lawrence J. Brandt (Montefiore Medical Center, New York, USA) points out.

27 Feb 2013

AHRF to present free symposium on dizziness and balance disorders

The American Hearing Research Foundation will present a free, day-long educational symposium on dizziness and balance disorders on Saturday, April 6 at the Hilton Suites Chicago/Oakbrook in Oakbrook, Illinois.

27 Feb 2013

Governors mull Medicaid expansion as White House signals states may reduce payments

With federal budget cuts looming, the nation's governors met in Washington and discussed whether or not to expand Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act.

27 Feb 2013

Incentives encourage employees to be more physically active: Study

It can be difficult to find time to hit the gym during a busy workweek, but good health can be as close as the nearest stairwell. According to new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), incentives encourage employees to be more physically active.

27 Feb 2013

Two renowned SCCP scientists earn national recognition from Society of Toxicology

Two renowned scientists at the South Carolina College of Pharmacy (SCCP) have garnered national recognition from the Society of Toxicology (SoT), which named them recipients of two of its individual annual awards. It is the first time these awards have gone to individuals from the same College.

27 Feb 2013

Abell Foundation to award $50,000 to 3 Johns Hopkins researchers for medical inventions

Johns Hopkins' John Wong, Ph.D., has won a BioMaryland LIFE Award, and Ronald Berger, M.D., Ph.D., and Hien Nguyen, M.D., were awarded funds from the Abell Foundation, the researchers learned last week. Each of the winners will receive $50,000 to help develop their discoveries for clinical use.

27 Feb 2013

Lecture to discuss importance of children physical education programmes

The importance of properly designed physical education programmes is the subject of a lecture on 27 March. The talk, Impact of growth and maturation on motor skill acquisition and development, will be delivered by Dr Fernando Naclerio, a specialist in sports nutrition at the university's Faculty of Engineering & Science.

27 Feb 2013

AIDS activists work to influence Kenyan presidential candidates' positions on care, treatment

"A small team of HIV/AIDS activists is trailing Kenyan presidential candidates as they crisscross the country, pressing them to increase their commitment to the care and treatment of people living with HIV," PlusNews reports.

27 Feb 2013

Survey: Medical students still receive free meals and gifts from pharmaceutical companies

A first-of-its kind national survey of medical students and residents finds that despite recent efforts by medical schools and academic medical centers to restrict access of pharmaceutical sales representatives to medical trainees, medical students and residents still commonly receive meals, gifts, and industry-sponsored educational materials.

27 Feb 2013

Restricting coverage to COEs not associated with improved outcomes for bariatric surgery

In an analysis of data on patients who underwent bariatric surgery 2004-2009, there was no significant difference in the rates of complications and reoperation for Medicare patients before vs. after a 2006 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services policy that restricted coverage of bariatric surgery to centers of excellence, according to a study appearing in the February 27 issue of JAMA.

27 Feb 2013

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Vision CRC develops retinal camera for detection of blinding eye disease and general health disorders

Hypothetical models examine spread of disease in age of modern transportation

Children's Oakland CF Center wins 2012 Quality Care Award from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Long-term care poses health policy challenges

Examining global efforts against Buruli ulcer

Truven Health Analytics names UCSD Medical Center in 100 Top Hospitals list

Study shows slow-growing babies reach normal weights by early teens

Faecal microbiota transplantation highly effective in treating recurrent C. difficile infections

AHRF to present free symposium on dizziness and balance disorders

Governors mull Medicaid expansion as White House signals states may reduce payments

Incentives encourage employees to be more physically active: Study

Two renowned SCCP scientists earn national recognition from Society of Toxicology

Abell Foundation to award $50,000 to 3 Johns Hopkins researchers for medical inventions

Lecture to discuss importance of children physical education programmes

AIDS activists work to influence Kenyan presidential candidates' positions on care, treatment

Survey: Medical students still receive free meals and gifts from pharmaceutical companies

Restricting coverage to COEs not associated with improved outcomes for bariatric surgery

Same-sex cohabitors report worse health: Study

State roundup: Kan. eyes rural residencies to solve doc shortage; More hats in Mass. Gov. race

Offices of family physicians appear to give preference to people with chronic health conditions

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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