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Educational intervention increases calcium intake and retards bone loss in postmenopausal women

Today at the International Osteoporosis Foundation's Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting, researchers from the National Institute of Nutrition in Hanoi presented a new research study that showed the benefits of educational intervention in increasing calcium intake and retarding bone loss in postmenopausal women.

17 Dec 2012

Three critical illness factors independently associated with increased risk of dementia

Older people often worry about dementia and while some risks are known, for example alcoholism or stroke, the effects of illness are less clear. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care looks at illness requiring hospitalization and treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) and finds that infection or severe sepsis, neurological dysfunction, such as delirium, or acute dialysis are all independently associated with an increased risk of a subsequent diagnosis of dementia.

17 Dec 2012

ASME 2nd Global Congress on Nano-engineering for Medicine and Biology to be held in Boston

The ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) 2013 2nd Global Congress on Nano-engineering for Medicine and Biology (NEMB 2013) will be held Feb. 4-6, 2013, at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, Mass.

17 Dec 2012

IRB Barcelona, BBVA Foundation organize international conference on biostatistics

Statistics have entered the life sciences and they are here to stay. This science emerged in the XVIII century by the hand of the mathematicians Thomas Bayes and Pierre Simon Laplace and was used by Gregor Mendel to demonstrate his theory on genetic inheritance. Since the 90s with the appearance of large genomic studies, statistics has become a fundamental tool for the analysis and interpretation of biomedical data.

16 Dec 2012

American Thoracic Society, IASLC and ERS propose new sub-classification of lung adenocarcinomas

The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), the American Thoracic Society (ATS), and the European Respiratory Society (ERS), have proposed a new sub-classification of lung adenocarcinomas.

16 Dec 2012

Five young investigators receive prestigious grants at IOF’s 3rd Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting

Five young investigators from the Asia-Pacific region have been awarded prestigious grants on the closing day the IOF Regionals - 3rd Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting, a major medical conference organized by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) in Kuala Lumpur.

16 Dec 2012

Appeals court: Calif. can cut Medicaid reimbursement rates

A federal appeals court panel ruled Thursday that Medi-Cal payments to providers may be reduced by 10 percent -- a move that HHS had previously approved.

15 Dec 2012

Aspen Dental announces opening of new dental office in Waltham, MA

Aspen Dental is proud to announce that a new Aspen Dental office is opening in Waltham, MA on Thursday, Dec. 20. Located at 1030 Main St, Unit J, the practice will provide dental services that range from dentures and preventive care to general dentistry and restoration.

15 Dec 2012

Conference addresses issues of innovation for neglected diseases

Medecins Sans Frontieres, the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine this week are hosting a conference in New York, titled "Lives in the Balance: Delivering Medical Innovations for Neglected Patients and Populations," the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

15 Dec 2012

Raising the Medicare eligibility age is difficult issue for Democrats

Though one leading Senate Democrat has signalled that the idea of raising Medicare's eligibility is off the negotiating table, it's not clear where this bargaining chit stands.

15 Dec 2012

U.S. government working to uphold, advance LGBT rights

In this White House blog post, Samantha Power, special assistant to the President and senior director for multilateral affairs and human rights at the National Security Council, highlights progress made across the U.S. government in implementing "the first-ever Presidential Memorandum to advance the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) persons."

15 Dec 2012

Americans are concerned about impact of spending cuts to medical research, poll reveals

Nearly 60% of Americans are skeptical that Congress and the White House will reach an agreement that will avoid the fiscal cliff, according to a new national public opinion poll commissioned by Research!America.

15 Dec 2012

Children's Miracle Network Ambassador announces Fire Truck O'Toys charity toy drive

Today, 13 year-old Children's Miracle Network Ambassador Mackenzie Scott announced the second annual Fire Truck O'Toys charity toy drive sponsored by Boxing Clever, Children's Miracle Network, The St. Louis Rams and Build-A-Bear Workshop.

15 Dec 2012

Efforts to prevent, treat cervical cancer increasing in Africa

The Guardian's "Poverty Matters Blog" examines efforts to prevent and treat cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa, where "cervical cancer kills large numbers of women, many of whom are never diagnosed because local hospitals do not recognize the disease until it is too late."

15 Dec 2012

Two hematology/oncology pharmacists to receive 2012 HOPA Foundation Research Award

The HOPA Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2012 HOPA Foundation Research Award, Dr. Kamakshi Rao for her project Improving & Defining the Impact & Value of Pharmacists in Stem Cell Transplant, and to Dr. Quan Li, for his project, In Vitro Stability of Erlotinib, Lapatinib and Imatinib in Common Compounding Vehicles.

15 Dec 2012

Two Democratic Senators to join Senate Foreign Relations Committee

The Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog "continues to look at changes in Washington's global health leadership in the wake of November's election," writing, "While Sen. Dick Durbin [D-Ill.], who played a pivotal role in PEPFAR's creation, leaves the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, two new Democratic members, as announced Wednesday, will join the committee which directs foreign aid."

15 Dec 2012

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Educational intervention increases calcium intake and retards bone loss in postmenopausal women

Three critical illness factors independently associated with increased risk of dementia

ASME 2nd Global Congress on Nano-engineering for Medicine and Biology to be held in Boston

IRB Barcelona, BBVA Foundation organize international conference on biostatistics

American Thoracic Society, IASLC and ERS propose new sub-classification of lung adenocarcinomas

Five young investigators receive prestigious grants at IOF’s 3rd Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting

Appeals court: Calif. can cut Medicaid reimbursement rates

Aspen Dental announces opening of new dental office in Waltham, MA

Conference addresses issues of innovation for neglected diseases

Raising the Medicare eligibility age is difficult issue for Democrats

U.S. government working to uphold, advance LGBT rights

Americans are concerned about impact of spending cuts to medical research, poll reveals

Children's Miracle Network Ambassador announces Fire Truck O'Toys charity toy drive

Efforts to prevent, treat cervical cancer increasing in Africa

Two hematology/oncology pharmacists to receive 2012 HOPA Foundation Research Award

Two Democratic Senators to join Senate Foreign Relations Committee

New issue of GHD-NET's Health & Foreign Policy Bulletin available online

Partisan differences persist on taxes and Medicare, other entitlement programs

Understanding challenges children face in urban Africa will allow for greater protection

Genesee Health Plan joins Disparities and Cardiac Health Program initiative

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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