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Gunmen in Pakistan kill police officer escorting polio vaccination workers

In the latest round of violence affecting health workers in Pakistan, "gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a police officer protecting polio workers during a U.N.-backed vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, the police said," the Associated Press reports.

31 Jan 2013

Texas Gov.'s speech disrupted by protesters demanding Medicaid expansion

Texas Gov. Rick Perry was interrupted during a budget speech Tuesday by protesters demanding he expand Medicaid.

31 Jan 2013

Tax forms to include health insurance cost info -- per health law requirement

Today's headlines also include coverage of other health law issues, such as student health plans and the health care workforce.

31 Jan 2013

States and the health law: Action on insurance exchanges, Medicaid expansion

The Associated Press and other news outlets report on state action on the health law's insurance exchanges as well as the Medicaid expansion.

31 Jan 2013

Study analyzes nursing unit layout for improved spatial flow

In hospitals, poor floor design, storage closet clutter and crowded corridors can contribute to nurse and medical staff fatigue. These distractions can hurt patient care quality and result in higher medical costs. Now, a new Cornell University study offers a spatial solution.

31 Jan 2013

Post-Newtown shooting, Conn. dives deep into examining mental health system

A legislative task force has been reviewing ways to prevent violence, improve school safety and study psychiatric commitment laws.

31 Jan 2013

STS presents Earl Bakken Scientific Achievement Award to Stanford University professor

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons presented the Earl Bakken Scientific Achievement Award to D. Craig Miller, MD on Tuesday morning during the General Session at the STS 49th Annual Meeting.

31 Jan 2013

Viewpoints: Baker and Dingell urge efforts to cut gun deaths; Doctors as union workers

Gun violence now rivals traffic accidents as the leading cause of death by injury in the United States. Quite simply, gun violence threatens to overwhelm us. Americans are grappling for strategies to make sure that the horror that occurred in Newtown isn't repeated.

31 Jan 2013

International community must continue to fund efforts to stop spread of infectious diseases

Writing in the Huffington Post's "The Big Push" blog, Dirk Niebel, Germany's federal minister of economic cooperation and development, discusses "why Germany announced last week that it is committing one billion euros over five years to the Global Fund."

31 Jan 2013

USAID newsletter focuses on child survival

USAID provides a child survival update in this special issue of its newsletter, "Global Health News."

31 Jan 2013

Guidelines to help people with allergies during bad weather

As this winter continue to take many parts of the country on a temperature roller coaster ride—from seasonal bone-chilling cold to springlike warmth and then back again—many people find themselves reaching for pain relievers or other remedies to deal with runny noses and other symptoms associated with sinus and allergy problems.

31 Jan 2013

Retired Jackson Laboratory scientist wins two major international science awards

Douglas Coleman, Ph.D., a retired Jackson Laboratory scientist whose work established the first clues to a genetic component in obesity, has won two major international science awards: the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biomedicine from the BBVA Foundation, based in Bilbao, Spain, and the King Faisal International Prize in Medicine from the Saudi Arabian King Faisal Foundation.

31 Jan 2013

NSU's College of Osteopathic Medicine receives approval for new medical specialty

Nova Southeastern University's College of Osteopathic Medicine (NSU-COM) received approval for a new medical specialty—correctional medicine—that was developed at the college in collaboration with the Florida Department of Corrections.

31 Jan 2013

CUMC receives $7M to help establish Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center

Seeking to bridge the transition from pediatric to adult care for people living with cerebral palsy, Debby and Peter A. Weinberg, with several of their family members and friends, have given more than $7 million to help establish the Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC).

31 Jan 2013

Mayo Clinic cardiologists offer simple tips to reduce risk of heart disease

February is American Heart Month, a perfect time to remind people that small steps can reduce their risk of heart disease, the No. 1 killer of men and women. Mayo Clinic cardiologists offer several simple tips to reduce the risk.

31 Jan 2013

Potty training right from the birth can eliminate need for diapers

Western babies are potty trained later these days and need diapers until an average of three years of age. But even infants can be potty trained. A study by researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, followed 47 infants and their mothers in Vietnam - where potty training starts at birth and the need for diapers is usually eliminated by nine months of age.

31 Jan 2013

Top ten tips for keeping bed bugs at bay

Bed bugs are on the rise and $1,000 per day ordinances are being suggested in cities like Chicago to enforce combat of the pests. "Know thy enemy," says Jorge Parada, MD, medical director, infection control, Loyola University Health System. "There are lots of myths out there about bed bugs and people may be getting caught up over nothing."

30 Jan 2013

Obama administration expected to continue science and technology diplomacy agenda, SciDev.Net reports

"The Obama administration is expected to continue including science and technology (S&T) in its diplomacy agenda, according to interviews with a number of people recognized for their contributions to international science cooperation," SciDev.Net reports.

30 Jan 2013

Study finds negligible effect on periprocedural outcomes among patients after spine surgery

The "July effect"-the notion that the influx of new residents and fellows at teaching hospitals in July of each year adversely affects patient care and outcomes-was examined in a very large data set of hospitalizations for patients undergoing spine surgery. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic and the University of Virginia Health System found a negligible effect on periprocedural outcomes among patients treated by spine surgery.

30 Jan 2013

Molecular genetics expert wins Wolf Prize for his contribution to humanity

Joachim Messing, among the world's top experts in molecular genetics, became famous for developing a genetic engineering technique used in laboratories to create plants that have produced disease-resistant crops considered vital to feeding the world's population.

30 Jan 2013

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Gunmen in Pakistan kill police officer escorting polio vaccination workers

Texas Gov.'s speech disrupted by protesters demanding Medicaid expansion

Tax forms to include health insurance cost info -- per health law requirement

States and the health law: Action on insurance exchanges, Medicaid expansion

Study analyzes nursing unit layout for improved spatial flow

Post-Newtown shooting, Conn. dives deep into examining mental health system

STS presents Earl Bakken Scientific Achievement Award to Stanford University professor

Viewpoints: Baker and Dingell urge efforts to cut gun deaths; Doctors as union workers

International community must continue to fund efforts to stop spread of infectious diseases

USAID newsletter focuses on child survival

Guidelines to help people with allergies during bad weather

Retired Jackson Laboratory scientist wins two major international science awards

NSU's College of Osteopathic Medicine receives approval for new medical specialty

CUMC receives $7M to help establish Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center

Mayo Clinic cardiologists offer simple tips to reduce risk of heart disease

Potty training right from the birth can eliminate need for diapers

Top ten tips for keeping bed bugs at bay

Obama administration expected to continue science and technology diplomacy agenda, SciDev.Net reports

Study finds negligible effect on periprocedural outcomes among patients after spine surgery

Molecular genetics expert wins Wolf Prize for his contribution to humanity

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