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Studies, search for genetic risk factors needed to predict individual's risk for traumatic brain injury

One of the most controversial topics in neurology today is the prevalence of serious permanent brain damage after traumatic brain injury. Long-term studies and a search for genetic risk factors are required in order to predict an individual's risk for serious permanent brain damage, according to a review article published by Sam Gandy, MD, PhD, from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in a special issue of Nature Reviews Neurology dedicated to TBI.

6 Apr 2013

Federal judge rules morning-after pill must be available over the counter for all ages

A federal judge has ruled that the United States government must make the most common morning-after pill available over the counter for all ages, instead of requiring a prescription for girls 16 and under (Belluck, 4/5).

6 Apr 2013

Study: Children's sense of having and owning a body differs from adults

Children's sense of having and owning a body differs from that of adults, indicating that our sense of physical self develops over time, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

5 Apr 2013

People to participate in Rally for Medical Research to raise awareness of NIH funding

On April 8 at 11 a.m., thousands of people will gather on the Carnegie Library grounds to participate in the Rally for Medical Research to raise awareness of the critical need to make funding for the National Institutes of Health a priority.

5 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 5, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how President Barack Obama's budget proposal -- to be released next week -- will handle Medicare and Medicaid.

5 Apr 2013

Acadia Healthcare signs agreement to purchase two acute inpatient psychiatric facilities

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. today announced that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement with Ten Broeck Tampa, Inc. and Capestrano Investment Company, Inc. to purchase two acute inpatient psychiatric facilities.

5 Apr 2013

Loyola's Stritch School of Medicine to host conference on mannequins, simulation technology

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine is hosting a conference on mannequins and other simulation technology that increasingly is being used to train doctors and nurses.

5 Apr 2013

New paper examines some suggested descriptions of mental pain

When we think of pain we generally think of something that is related to our body. But there is a devastating form of pain that is not frequently acknowledged and is a topic of a paper by Eliana Tossani (University of Bologna) in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.

5 Apr 2013

Roundtable Discussion offers novel strategies, solutions to control childhood obesity

The battle to control the childhood obesity epidemic is being fought on many levels. It could benefit from targeted programs and funding to support and integrate worksite and school-based health promotion initiatives.

5 Apr 2013

Working paper examines global health governance in China, India

"In my new working paper, 'Enter the Dragon and the Elephant: China's and India's Participation in Global Health Governance,' I examine these two leading emerging countries' role in global health governance and how further participation can be complicated by domestic health challenges," Yanzhong Huang, a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, writes in Seton Hall University's "Global Health Governance" blog.

5 Apr 2013

Global interconnectedness influences population health

In a global health review article in the New England Journal of Medicine, Anthony McMichael of the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National University examines the effects of globalization and "international connectivity" on "human health, international health care, and public health activities."

5 Apr 2013

Penn Medicine study finds lower utilization of CTC for cancer screening

In 2009, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services halted reimbursement for so-called "virtual colonoscopy" for routine colon-cancer screening in asymptomatic patients, in part due to concerns over how this procedure, computed tomography colonography, was being used in the elderly population.

5 Apr 2013

Editorials discuss GPEI polio eradication plan

he Global Polio Eradication Initiative on Tuesday launched its Global Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan in Washington, D.C.

5 Apr 2013

Anti-vaccination messages spread more easily than positive ones on Twitter, researchers find

On Twitter, a popular microblogging and social-networking service, statements about vaccines may have unexpected effects -- positive messages may backfire, according to a team of Penn State University researchers led by Marcel Salath-, an assistant professor of biology.

5 Apr 2013

Editorial, opinion pieces address emergence of new bird flu strain in China

"Memories of China's repression of news during its tumultuous 2002-03 SARS outbreak could fuel panic and unrest at home and suspicion in the West," Hall, a novelist, writes.

5 Apr 2013

Understanding ethics involved in selecting transplant candidates

Results from an anonymous survey of U.S. transplant providers report that incarceration, marijuana use, and psychiatric diagnoses, particularly suicide attempts, may lower patients' eligibility for liver transplantation.

5 Apr 2013

China reports 2 more cases of H7N9; Researchers continue to investigate transmission routes

"China has found two more cases of a new strain of bird flu and one of the victims has died, state media said on Wednesday, bringing to nine the number of confirmed human infections from the previously unknown flu type," Reuters reports (Blanchard/Kelland, 4/3).

5 Apr 2013

Study sheds light on role of group therapy for medically unexplained symptoms

Compared to pure general practitioners training, collaborative group intervention achieved a progressive, clinically meaningful improvement in mental but not physical patients' quality of life. This result could bridge gaps between general practice and mental health care.

5 Apr 2013

Ahead of World Health Day, WHO calls for greater efforts to prevent, control hypertension

World Health Day, observed annually on April 7, is held to mark the founding of the WHO in 1948 "and is seen as an opportunity by the organization to draw worldwide attention to a subject of major importance to global health each year," GlobalPost reports (4/3).

5 Apr 2013

Longer looks: Embarrassing accolades; Mapping the brain; Physician pay

Medicine honors its heroes in many ways. But sometimes high accolades can turn out to be highly embarrassing. Consider the annual award for lifetime achievement in preventing and controlling sexual infections, given since 1972 by the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association.

5 Apr 2013

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Studies, search for genetic risk factors needed to predict individual's risk for traumatic brain injury

Federal judge rules morning-after pill must be available over the counter for all ages

Study: Children's sense of having and owning a body differs from adults

People to participate in Rally for Medical Research to raise awareness of NIH funding

First Edition: April 5, 2013

Acadia Healthcare signs agreement to purchase two acute inpatient psychiatric facilities

Loyola's Stritch School of Medicine to host conference on mannequins, simulation technology

New paper examines some suggested descriptions of mental pain

Roundtable Discussion offers novel strategies, solutions to control childhood obesity

Working paper examines global health governance in China, India

Global interconnectedness influences population health

Penn Medicine study finds lower utilization of CTC for cancer screening

Editorials discuss GPEI polio eradication plan

Anti-vaccination messages spread more easily than positive ones on Twitter, researchers find

Editorial, opinion pieces address emergence of new bird flu strain in China

Understanding ethics involved in selecting transplant candidates

China reports 2 more cases of H7N9; Researchers continue to investigate transmission routes

Study sheds light on role of group therapy for medically unexplained symptoms

Ahead of World Health Day, WHO calls for greater efforts to prevent, control hypertension

Longer looks: Embarrassing accolades; Mapping the brain; Physician pay

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