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New publication focuses on microbiome research in environmental, agricultural and biomedical areas

Two prominent microbiologists have launched a new peer-reviewed publication focusing on microbiome research in environmental, agricultural, and biomedical areas. Eric Wommack, from the University of Delaware's College of Earth, Ocean and Environment and Jacques Ravel, from the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Institute for Genome Sciences are the Editors-in-Chief of Microbiome, a BioMed Central (BMC) publication, which launched its first issue this week.

9 Jan 2013

Viewpoints: 'Accepted wisdom' about cutting entitlements disputed; Profit motive doesn't lead to good health care

It has become accepted economic wisdom that the only way to get control over America's looming budget deficits is to "reform entitlements." The accepted wisdom is wrong. ... Medicare and Medicaid costs are projected to soar. But here again, look closely and you'll see neither is really the problem. The underlying problem is the soaring cost of health care overall, combined with the aging of the boomer generation.

9 Jan 2013

Simple education program increases doctor's ADR rate and reduces risk of colorectal cancer

Most people know a colonoscopy requires some preparation by the patient. Now, a Mayo Clinic physician suggests an additional step to lower the risk of colorectal cancer: Ask for your doctor's success rate detecting easy-to-miss polyps called adenomas.

9 Jan 2013

RPB honors Mass. Eye and Ear ophthalmologist with Senior Scientific Investigator Award

Reza Dana, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc. of Mass. Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School, was awarded the Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Senior Scientific Investigator Award in the amount of $150,000 to support research into the causes, treatment and prevention of blinding diseases.

9 Jan 2013

First Edition: January 9, 2013

Kaiser Health News staff writer Ankita Rao reports: "While most health-related deals on sites like Groupon and Living Social are for cosmetic procedures like Botox, providers also offer everyday medical, vision and dental services. Health and medical deals make up about 5 to 10 percent of the online coupon industry, according to Unaiz Kabani, data product manager at Yipit, a service that aggregates companies' daily deals"

9 Jan 2013

Improving access to medical abortion

"In many countries, government policies, and societal practices do not uphold women's right not to continue a pregnancy and women with unwanted pregnancies are forced into motherhood," but "[f]ortunately for women, ... abortion with pills, also known as medical abortion (MA), provides a safe, low-cost and easy to use method to terminate pregnancies," Leila Hessini and Alyson Hyman of Ipas write in an RH Reality Check post.

9 Jan 2013

USAID blog examines WFP cash transfer program in Zimbabwe

A video report in USAID's "IMPACTblog" examines a cash transfer program in Zimbabwe, where, following a drought this year, "the numbers needing food assistance will rise to nearly 1.6 million people in coming months."

9 Jan 2013

Study shows troubling racial disparities in completion of alcohol and drug abuse programs

Roughly half of all black and Hispanic patients who enter publicly funded alcohol treatment programs do not complete treatment, compared to 62 percent of white patients, according to a new study from a team of researchers including the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

9 Jan 2013

High court turns away challenge to Obama administration stem cell policy

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving Medicaid and malpractice awards. In addition, the justices rejected an appeal from Social Security recipients who don't want Medicare benefits.

9 Jan 2013

Wiley publishes 4th Edition of Tips and Tricks

Wiley is pleased to announce the publication of the 4th Edition of the Practical Handbook of Advanced Interventional Cardiology: Tips and Tricks. Written and edited by today's most-recognized interventional cardiology thought leaders, this guide for interventional cardiologists focuses on key procedures and techniques and provides "tips and tricks" gathered from the personal experience of over fifty international experts.

9 Jan 2013

Sebelius, Fla. Gov. Scott have health care chat with no immediate results

A meeting Monday between HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Florida Gov. Rick Scott on the health care law didn't seem to yield any immediate results on whether the GOP governor will implement parts of the law, but his willingness to meet may signal he is willing to do just that.

9 Jan 2013

Judge orders trial on Kan. law restricting insurance coverage for abortions

A federal judge turned down the ACLU's request to summarily invalidate the measure, but said the issues must be adjudicated at trial.

9 Jan 2013

Kingston University professor receives prestigious prize for work on drug metabolism

The Dean of the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing at London's Kingston University has received a prestigious prize recognising her lifetime's work on drug metabolism.

9 Jan 2013

Sandy Hook shooting changes lobbying dynamics for guns and mental health

The Washington Post reports on how the recent Sandy Hook shooting has altered the lobbying landscape regarding gun rights and mental health issues.

9 Jan 2013

'Kangaroo Mother Care' helping infants survive in middle-, low-income countries

Jennifer James, the founder of Mom Bloggers for Social Good who traveled last month with Save the Children to observe their work in Ethiopia, writes in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog, "I was heartened to see that both hospitals we visited, Black Lion hospital in Addis Ababa and Bishoftu hospital in Debre Zeyit, had a dedicated 'Kangaroo Mother Care' (the practice of wrapping ones' baby to ones' bare chest and breastfeeding exclusively) unit."

9 Jan 2013

Guardian profiles health project in central India

"For 15 years, a dedicated group of doctors has been running a health project in central India called Jan Swasthya Sahyog," the Guardian reports, writing, "In a country where many people have no access to health care, their hospital -- which relies on grants and donations -- serves a population of almost one million people in rural areas of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh state."

9 Jan 2013

Report: U.S. health spending grew at record slow pace for third consecutive year

The country's health care bill tallied $2.7 trillion, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Some indicators, though, suggest the slowed growth may not last.

9 Jan 2013

UNICEF Executive Director discusses need for commodities market for life-saving medicines

In this Forbes interview, Rahim Kanani of the Skoll World Forum speaks with UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake about reducing child mortality and the need for a commodities market to improve access to medicines and health care.

9 Jan 2013

State roundup: Medicaid costs could affect state surpluses; Calif. gets 'C' for dental care

In Tennessee, Republican governor Bill Haslam has said that much of the state's $580 million surplus is already spent. Obamacare is expected to increase enrollment in TennCare, the state's Medicaid program, by more than 60,000 Tennesseans. ... At the same time, Texas has a $8.8 billion surplus and more than $8 billion in its rainy day fund, but faces a staggering $4.3 billion hole in its Medicaid budget.

9 Jan 2013

U.S. must take steps to rebuild trust broken by CIA's fake vaccination campaign in Pakistan

"The news that the Central Intelligence Agency had been running a fake vaccination program in Pakistan first surfaced in 2011 and quickly ignited fears that the covert operation could compromise the global campaign to eradicate polio," Lynn Goldman, dean of the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, and Michael Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, write in a Baltimore Sun opinion piece, noting a number of polio workers have been killed in the country over the last month.

9 Jan 2013

Healthcare News

New publication focuses on microbiome research in environmental, agricultural and biomedical areas

Viewpoints: 'Accepted wisdom' about cutting entitlements disputed; Profit motive doesn't lead to good health care

Simple education program increases doctor's ADR rate and reduces risk of colorectal cancer

RPB honors Mass. Eye and Ear ophthalmologist with Senior Scientific Investigator Award

First Edition: January 9, 2013

Improving access to medical abortion

USAID blog examines WFP cash transfer program in Zimbabwe

Study shows troubling racial disparities in completion of alcohol and drug abuse programs

High court turns away challenge to Obama administration stem cell policy

Wiley publishes 4th Edition of Tips and Tricks

Sebelius, Fla. Gov. Scott have health care chat with no immediate results

Judge orders trial on Kan. law restricting insurance coverage for abortions

Kingston University professor receives prestigious prize for work on drug metabolism

Sandy Hook shooting changes lobbying dynamics for guns and mental health

'Kangaroo Mother Care' helping infants survive in middle-, low-income countries

Guardian profiles health project in central India

Report: U.S. health spending grew at record slow pace for third consecutive year

UNICEF Executive Director discusses need for commodities market for life-saving medicines

State roundup: Medicaid costs could affect state surpluses; Calif. gets 'C' for dental care

U.S. must take steps to rebuild trust broken by CIA's fake vaccination campaign in Pakistan

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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