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Sleep deprivation does not disturb performance of interventionists during PCI procedures

A single-center study found that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures performed during the middle of the night do not adversely affect the safety and effectiveness of procedures performed the next day by the same operator.

31 Mar 2012

USAID issues Scientific Integrity Policy to guide scientific, scholarly activities

"Spurred by a 2009 directive from President Obama and subsequent guidance from the White House," USAID on Wednesday "issued a new Scientific Integrity Policy to safeguard the quality and integrity of the Agency's scientific and scholarly activities," according to a USAID press release.

31 Mar 2012

Report examines political history of international AIDS conferences

In this post in the Center for Strategic & International Studies' (CSIS) "Smart Global Health" blog, Katherine Bliss, deputy director and senior fellow at the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, discusses a report -- titled, "The International AIDS Conference Returns to the United States" -- that "examines the political history of the international AIDS conferences from 1985 to the present."

31 Mar 2012

Home walking program can improve QOL, fatigue levels in post-surgery pancreatic cancer patients

Participation in a home walking program can lead to a significant improvement in quality of life, fatigue levels and physical functioning of post-surgery pancreatic cancer patients, according to findings from a randomized, controlled study by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson School of Nursing - set to appear in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons on April 1.

31 Mar 2012

House OKs Ryan budget -- with Medicare changes; Entitlement program cuts

The budget blueprint, advanced by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is unlikely to gain passage in the Senate but will be a key marker in the upcoming election season.

31 Mar 2012

Three leading cancer researchers to chair symposia at ACCR meeting

Three leading cancer researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have been selected to chair symposia at this year's annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, which will be held in Chicago from March 31 to April 4.

31 Mar 2012

Oral arguments inspire RNC ad

The Republican National Committee uses audio from Supreme Court oral arguments to craft a campaign ad criticizing President Barack Obama and the health law. Meanwhile, the Obama campaign has had a health law strategy of its own in place.

31 Mar 2012

New ACR guidelines recommend use of topical NSAIDs for older patients with knee OA

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Subcommittee on Osteoarthritis Guidelines has approved and issued several updates to clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA).

31 Mar 2012

India's success against polio is promising step in defeating disease worldwide

"That India is free of wild polio today is a testament to the commitment of the Indian government," which "invested more than $1 billion over the last decade and collaborated with community leaders, health workers, businesses, and parents," as well as governments, non-governmental organizations, and multilateral agencies, to fight the disease, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius writes in a Foreign Affairs opinion piece.

31 Mar 2012

USF Health opens $38M advanced medical learning and simulation center

Patients around the world will benefit from better training and testing of health professionals as USF Health opens its $38 million Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) in downtown Tampa.

31 Mar 2012

Study examines TB services in prisons in countries receiving Global Fund grants

According to a study recently published in a special supplement of the Journal of Infectious Diseases, half of countries receiving grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria provide tuberculosis (TB) services in prisons; "even when TB services were provided to prisoners, they were limited in scope; and "few of the programs receiving a grant from the Global Fund offered services dedicated to the treatment and prevention of multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB)," an aidsmap news story reports.

31 Mar 2012

Insurers, employers react to idea of a health law without an individual mandate

Insurers' "worst nightmare" is that the Supreme Court would overturn the health law's insurance requirement but leave the rest of the overhaul intact. Employers are being advised to continue working toward meeting the law's deadlines.

31 Mar 2012

Epilepsy community welcomes IOM's new landmark study report

Responding to today's release of the Institute of Medicine 's (IOM) new report on the public health dimensions of the epilepsies, a cooperative group of professional and consumer organizations with special interest in epilepsy has issued the following joint statement.

31 Mar 2012

Perspectives: All this fuss about the word 'tax'; Civic lessons from the Supreme Court

It is now clear that the law will impose heavy burdens on state and family budgets and increasingly possible that its mandate that all Americans purchase health insurance or face penalties will be ruled unconstitutional. ... We and our Republican colleagues voted against the law two years ago and will continue to work toward a smarter, step-by-step solution that will make health care available to more Americans at a lower cost to the federal government, the states, and individuals seeking care.

31 Mar 2012

State roundup: Texas, Minn. scrutinize psychiatric care

U.S. Justice Department officials in Washington are weighing whether to investigate potential civil rights violations of psychiatric patients at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Sarah Saldaña, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, said the review stems from news stories in The Dallas Morning News exposing cases of neglect, violence and questionable deaths.

31 Mar 2012

New report highlights numerous gaps in knowledge and management of epilepsy

A new report from the Institute of Medicine highlights numerous gaps in the knowledge and management of epilepsy and recommends actions for improving the lives of those with epilepsy and their families and promoting better understanding of the disorder.

31 Mar 2012

Development spending in health sector can lead to improvements in other basic services

Global health expert Jim Yong Kim, the U.S. nominee to the World Bank presidency, "is attracting criticism from those worried about the 'healthization' of the development field," Amanda Glassman, director of global health policy and a research fellow at the Center for Global Development (CGD), writes in this post in the center's "Global Health Policy" blog.

31 Mar 2012

Teagasc to coordinate 'National Cheese Research Programme 2015'

Teagasc will coordinate a major new €1.3 million national research project, titled 'National Cheese Research Programme 2015'. Dr Phil Kelly, coordinator of the project, said: "The Irish Cheese Research Consortium (ICRC) embraces the Irish dairy industry's forecast for significant expansion in cheese production, both in overall volume and in specific varieties, over the next 10 years."

31 Mar 2012

Panel discussion focuses on lessons learned from Bush administration foreign aid programs

The Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog reports on a panel discussion hosted on Wednesday by the Consensus for Development Reform and the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network in Washington, D.C.

31 Mar 2012

Somaliland officials appeal for food aid, water for thousands of families affected by drought

"Officials in the self-declared republic of Somaliland, in northwestern Somalia, are appealing for food aid and potable water for thousands of families who have lost their livelihoods in the current drought," IRIN reports.

31 Mar 2012

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Sleep deprivation does not disturb performance of interventionists during PCI procedures

USAID issues Scientific Integrity Policy to guide scientific, scholarly activities

Report examines political history of international AIDS conferences

Home walking program can improve QOL, fatigue levels in post-surgery pancreatic cancer patients

House OKs Ryan budget -- with Medicare changes; Entitlement program cuts

Three leading cancer researchers to chair symposia at ACCR meeting

Oral arguments inspire RNC ad

New ACR guidelines recommend use of topical NSAIDs for older patients with knee OA

India's success against polio is promising step in defeating disease worldwide

USF Health opens $38M advanced medical learning and simulation center

Study examines TB services in prisons in countries receiving Global Fund grants

Insurers, employers react to idea of a health law without an individual mandate

Epilepsy community welcomes IOM's new landmark study report

Perspectives: All this fuss about the word 'tax'; Civic lessons from the Supreme Court

State roundup: Texas, Minn. scrutinize psychiatric care

New report highlights numerous gaps in knowledge and management of epilepsy

Development spending in health sector can lead to improvements in other basic services

Teagasc to coordinate 'National Cheese Research Programme 2015'

Panel discussion focuses on lessons learned from Bush administration foreign aid programs

Somaliland officials appeal for food aid, water for thousands of families affected by drought

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