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Globe and Mail profiles former President Jimmy Carter, Carter Center's efforts to eradiacate guinea worm

The Globe and Mail profiles former President Jimmy Carter and the Carter Center's decades-long efforts to eradicate guinea worm disease, also known as dracunculiasis. According to the newspaper, "In 2011, there were 1,060 cases of guinea worm disease identified in the world, in four countries," and "staff and volunteers from the Carter Center have visited every one of the 26,500 villages where guinea worm was identified" to provide education on prevention, as well as treatment.

25 Apr 2012

Veterans wait as long as 50 days for mental health services

An internal investigation by the Department of Veterans Affairs concluded that almost half of veterans who seek mental health care face waiting times in excess of those generally cited by the department.

25 Apr 2012

USAID Administrator Shah launches social media campaign to garner support to improve child health, survival

Under the slogan "Every Child Deserves a Fifth Birthday," USAID on Monday launched a social media campaign featuring childhood photos of celebrities, global health leaders and lawmakers, with the aim of "building support to fight preventable deaths of children," CQ HealthBeat reports.

25 Apr 2012

CAM therapies plus usual care can improve outcomes in low back pain patients

Nearly 8 of 10 Americans will experience lower back pain at some time in their lives. Persistent low back pain is a common, incapacitating, costly, and difficult to treat condition. Many patients might benefit significantly from an individualized, multidisciplinary, team-based model of care that includes access to licensed complementary care practitioners addition to conventional care providers, as demonstrated in a study published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

25 Apr 2012

Global Health Council to close operations this year

On Friday, the Board of Directors of the Global Health Council (GHC) announced "with deep regret, ... that the Council will close operations within the coming months," according to a statement on the organization's homepage.

25 Apr 2012

Study linking malaria resurgence, reduction in malaria control programs highlights need for sustained funding

"Progress in eradicating malaria is jeopardized if programs to combat the disease are cut," a study published in the Malaria Journal on Tuesday concluded, according to a BMJ news article.

25 Apr 2012

Distracted driving more prevalent in college students

According to the California Department of Motor Vehicles (CADMV), distracted driving is on the rise due to an increase in the use of cell phones and other electronic devices and the increasing importance of these devices in individuals' lives. Studies have shown that phoning and driving increases the risk of crashes four-fold, with hands free and hand held devices equally dangerous. Texting increases this risk 8-16 times.

25 Apr 2012

ASH report urges federal agencies to invest in 7 distinct areas of research

The American Society of Hematology (ASH), the world's largest professional society committed to the study and treatment of blood disorders, today issued a report urging federal agencies to coordinate hematology research funding around seven specific high-need areas that would produce the greatest impact and translate into improvements in patient care in the United States.

25 Apr 2012

State roundup: GOP Attorneys General wield health care clout; N.Y. insurance settlement costing patients?

Like the Supreme Court challenge to the Obama-sponsored healthcare law heard last month, the Arizona case is part of a larger story about an escalating battle between Republican-led states and the federal government. All but one of the 16 states that have filed "friend of the court" briefs on the Arizona side have Republican governors. Meanwhile, all of the 11 states lining up with the Obama administration are led by Democrats.

25 Apr 2012

ATA to honor Loyola pediatrician for contributions in the field of telemedicine

Loyola University Medical Center pediatrician Dr. Kathleen Webster, a leader in the growing field of telemedicine, is being honored by the American Telemedicine Association.

25 Apr 2012

AANF changes name to American Brain Foundation

The American Academy of Neurology Foundation is now the American Brain Foundation. The name change is part of an overall re-branding campaign as the organization repositions itself to become the world's leader in raising money for research to cure brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, stroke, Parkinson's disease, autism, and epilepsy.

25 Apr 2012

Rep. Sensenbrenner sends second letter inquiring about U.S. government's review of controversial H5N1 studies

"A senior Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives is asking more questions about how the U.S. government reviewed two controversial H5N1 avian influenza studies, and how it wrote a new policy for reviewing taxpayer-funded studies that might be used for good and evil," ScienceInsider reports.

25 Apr 2012

Weakened malaria control programs linked to majority of global resurgences

Funding cuts for malaria control are the single most common reason for the resurgence of the deadly disease, according to a new study that has linked overall weakened malaria control programs to the majority of global resurgences since 1930.

25 Apr 2012

Magnet hospitals can save lives of very low birth weight infants

Choosing the right hospital may make the difference between life and death for very low birth weight infants, according to research led by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and released today in JAMA The Journal of the American Medical Association.

25 Apr 2012

NCH opens first suburban ambulatory surgery center

Nationwide Children's Hospital has opened its first suburban ambulatory surgery center. Located in Westerville, Ohio, the center is an extension of the current surgical services on the main campus, one that gives families an option for convenient access to a full spectrum of pediatric outpatient surgical services.

25 Apr 2012

Louisiana Tech professor receives NSF CAREER grant

Dr. Niel Crews, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Louisiana Tech University and a member of Tech's Institute for Micromanufacturing, has been awarded an Early Career Development grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his proposal, "Thermal Gradient Microflow Calorimetry using Anisotropic Temperature Sensors."

25 Apr 2012

AMSSM researcher discusses genetic associations with concussions

Thomas R. Terrell, MD presented "Prospective Cohort Study of the Association of Genetic Polymorphisms and Concussion Risk and Postconcussion Neurocognitive Deficits in College Athletes" at the 21st American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Ga. on April 23, 2012.

25 Apr 2012

Novel community-based weight loss intervention for African American breast cancer survivors

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Institute for Health Research and Policy have designed a novel community-based weight loss intervention designed for African American breast cancer survivors.

25 Apr 2012

U of O introduces Refugees and Global Health online program in Canada

All Canadian medical students, residents and practitioners now have full access to an innovative Web-based tool to enhance their understanding of medical care for refugees and new Canadians.

25 Apr 2012

Despite progress in reducing measles deaths, international community falls short of 90% reduction target, study says

The number of deaths from measles fell about 74 percent between 2000 and 2010, from slightly more than 535,000 in 2000 to an estimated 139,200 people worldwide in 2010, "missing an internationally agreed target for a 90 percent fall mainly because of low vaccine coverage in India and Africa where the virus kills tens of thousands a year," Reuters reports.

25 Apr 2012

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Globe and Mail profiles former President Jimmy Carter, Carter Center's efforts to eradiacate guinea worm

Veterans wait as long as 50 days for mental health services

USAID Administrator Shah launches social media campaign to garner support to improve child health, survival

CAM therapies plus usual care can improve outcomes in low back pain patients

Global Health Council to close operations this year

Study linking malaria resurgence, reduction in malaria control programs highlights need for sustained funding

Distracted driving more prevalent in college students

ASH report urges federal agencies to invest in 7 distinct areas of research

State roundup: GOP Attorneys General wield health care clout; N.Y. insurance settlement costing patients?

ATA to honor Loyola pediatrician for contributions in the field of telemedicine

AANF changes name to American Brain Foundation

Rep. Sensenbrenner sends second letter inquiring about U.S. government's review of controversial H5N1 studies

Weakened malaria control programs linked to majority of global resurgences

Magnet hospitals can save lives of very low birth weight infants

NCH opens first suburban ambulatory surgery center

Louisiana Tech professor receives NSF CAREER grant

AMSSM researcher discusses genetic associations with concussions

Novel community-based weight loss intervention for African American breast cancer survivors

U of O introduces Refugees and Global Health online program in Canada

Despite progress in reducing measles deaths, international community falls short of 90% reduction target, study says

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