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U.S. to cover costs of cancer monitoring, treatment for 9/11 first responders

The 70,000 surviving firefighters, police officers and other first responders who raced to the World Trade Center after the attacks of September 11, 2001 will be entitled to free monitoring and treatment for some 50 forms of cancer.

12 Sep 2012

Popular Science magazine names University of Minnesota chemist among ‘Brilliant 10’

University of Minnesota chemist Christy Haynes has been named one of Popular Science magazine's "Brilliant 10," an honor that recognizes an elite group of young scientists whose research is expected to dramatically impact their fields. Haynes' profile was published today on the PopSci website and is featured in the Popular Science magazine now on newsstands.

12 Sep 2012

A new round of polls explores attitudes about presidential candidates, health policies

A new Washington Post-ABC News polls finds President Barack Obama has a slight edge over his challenger Mitt Romney among registered voters. A CNN poll finds Obama has a bigger advantage on health care and Medicare issues. Another poll by United Technologies/National Journal shows Americans increasingly concerned about the future of Medicare, raising warning flags for both parties.

12 Sep 2012

Parents of infants with cystic fibrosis carriers more likely to receive genetic counseling

Parents of newborns with the sickle cell anemia trait were less likely to receive genetic counseling than parents whose babies are cystic fibrosis carriers, a new study from the University of Michigan shows.

12 Sep 2012

Planned Parenthood, anti-abortion group spending, raising money in presidential race

Planned Parenthood is planning a foray in to the presidential race by buying advertising in battleground states aimed at Mitt Romney over his abortion stance. In the meantime, an anti-abortion group is raising money in response to last week's Democratic National Convention.

12 Sep 2012

Serious gaming can enhance surgical skills

Serious gaming can be used to enhance surgical skills, but games developed or used to train medical professionals need to be validated before they are integrated into teaching methods, according to a paper in the October issue of the surgical journal BJS.

12 Sep 2012

U.S. launches workshops in Africa as part of new alliance for food security and nutrition

"In May, President Obama announced the implementation of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition that emerged out of the G8 summit at Camp David," Zach Silberman, a policy associate with the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, writes in the USGLC's blog, adding, "As part of the alliance, the United States launched workshops in Africa last week that are geared towards implementing the initiative's goal of boosting public-private partnerships through cooperation between the G8 nations, African countries, and the private sector."

12 Sep 2012

Interventions can help prevent older people from falling

There is now strong evidence that some interventions can prevent falls in people over the age of 65 who are living in their own homes. However, the researchers who reached this conclusion say that care is needed when choosing interventions, as some have no effect. The full details are published this month in The Cochrane Library. This is an update of a previous report that contains data from 51 additional trials, enabling the authors to reach many more conclusions.

12 Sep 2012

Comic created to help busy medical staff on the benefits of tranexamic acid

Researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine have created a comic influenced by the Japanese manga style to help busy medical staff who treat patients suffering from bleeding.

12 Sep 2012

Electronic jewelry for health

Bracelets and amulets are in the works at Dartmouth's Institute for Security, Technology, and Society (ISTS). Rather than items of mere adornment, the scientists and engineers are constructing personal mobile health (mHealth) devices-highly functional jewelry, as it were.

12 Sep 2012

AIDS activists in China protest for better care for those affected by 1990s blood-selling schemes

The Economist reports on a demonstration by about 300 people living with HIV and activists outside the headquarters of China's Henan provincial government in Zhengzhou on August 27.

12 Sep 2012

Study evaluates distribution and severity of pain in sexual assault victims

A majority of sexual assault victims experience severe pain in the early aftermath of the crime but less than a third of these victims receive pain medications, according to research in The Journal of Pain, the peer review publication of the American Pain Society.

12 Sep 2012

APS conference to explore potential mechanisms behind health benefits of exercise

The effects of physical inactivity are, literally, hazardous to your health. Although the detrimental effects of being inactive are generally thought to be associated with childhood obesity and Type 2 diabetes, they have a significant impact on other illnesses. Physical inactivity contributed at least 25 percent to the prevalence of hip fractures, osteoporosis, coronary heart disease, and colon cancer according to recent data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

12 Sep 2012

Viewpoints: Romney's whiplash on health law; Clinton's mistaken argument about Medicare savings

At first glance, it looked like Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney had once again altered his position on healthcare reform. "I'm not getting rid of all of healthcare reform," he said on "Meet the Press" over the weekend.

12 Sep 2012

Devex news analysis examines Democratic, Republican party platforms on foreign policy, including global health

A Devex news analysis examines the Democratic and Republican platform positions on foreign policy following the party conventions, writing, "Even as pocketbook concerns continue to overshadow foreign policy issues on the campaign trail, in both Charlotte and Tampa, top-billed speakers made the case for the U.S. foreign aid program."

12 Sep 2012

Book shows how vitamin A deficiency affected millions of people throughout history

Lifting the shadow of death - Intriguing reading for specialists and the interested public alike. This book shows how vitamin A deficiency - before the vitamin was known to scientists - affected millions of people throughout history. It is a story of sailors and soldiers, penniless mothers, orphaned infants, and young children left susceptible to blindness and fatal infections. We also glimpse the fortunate ones who, with ample vitamin A-rich food, escaped this elusive stalker.

12 Sep 2012

Obama, Romney making few stops to help congressional candidates campaign; Senate control is very much in play

News outlets examine some of the campaign trail dynamics shaking out from the top of the ticket into House and Senate races.

12 Sep 2012

Religious groups play positive and critical roles in fighting AIDS epidemic

While the Western press often targets religious groups for their roles in handling the African AIDS crisis, these groups tend to play positive -- and critical -- roles in fighting the epidemic, according to sociologists.

12 Sep 2012

Campaigns dispute impact of Medicare 'voucher-type' plan; Some Dem advisers reportedly favor increasing private options

Republican proposals to replace Medicare insurance benefits with vouchers that seniors could use to buy insurance would drive up healthcare costs for the nation's elderly, said a newly released report from the Center for American Progress Action Fund, an advocacy arm for the liberal think tank the Center for American Progress. The vouchers would not grow as quickly as healthcare costs and seniors would be required to pay the difference for plans that exceed the vouchers, the authors said.

12 Sep 2012

CDC, American Association of Colleges of Nursing establish new five-year cooperative agreement

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is pleased to announce the establishment of a new five-year cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help build capacity in the public health nursing workforce.

12 Sep 2012

Healthcare News

U.S. to cover costs of cancer monitoring, treatment for 9/11 first responders

Popular Science magazine names University of Minnesota chemist among ‘Brilliant 10’

A new round of polls explores attitudes about presidential candidates, health policies

Parents of infants with cystic fibrosis carriers more likely to receive genetic counseling

Planned Parenthood, anti-abortion group spending, raising money in presidential race

Serious gaming can enhance surgical skills

U.S. launches workshops in Africa as part of new alliance for food security and nutrition

Interventions can help prevent older people from falling

Comic created to help busy medical staff on the benefits of tranexamic acid

Electronic jewelry for health

AIDS activists in China protest for better care for those affected by 1990s blood-selling schemes

Study evaluates distribution and severity of pain in sexual assault victims

APS conference to explore potential mechanisms behind health benefits of exercise

Viewpoints: Romney's whiplash on health law; Clinton's mistaken argument about Medicare savings

Devex news analysis examines Democratic, Republican party platforms on foreign policy, including global health

Book shows how vitamin A deficiency affected millions of people throughout history

Obama, Romney making few stops to help congressional candidates campaign; Senate control is very much in play

Religious groups play positive and critical roles in fighting AIDS epidemic

Campaigns dispute impact of Medicare 'voucher-type' plan; Some Dem advisers reportedly favor increasing private options

CDC, American Association of Colleges of Nursing establish new five-year cooperative agreement

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