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State highlights: Ore. targets waste with uniform credentialing; Managed care lessons from Calif.

The Oregon House passed a bill with unanimous support Monday that supporters say could save the economy $150 million in administrative waste by crafting a single credentialing process that all insurers, hospitals and coordinated care organizations can share for thousands of health care providers. If Gov. Kitzhaber signs Senate Bill 604 into law, Oregon will also be the first state to have a uniform, electronic credentialing database where each provider can be quickly accessed.

27 Jun 2013

Hospital news: Layoffs at Pa.'s Temple University Health System; Parkland Hospital in Dallas among nation's top 100 grossing hospitals

Temple University Health System announced the elimination of 11 positions at Fox Chase Cancer Center and 14 at Jeanes Hospital. Officials said efforts were underway to find new jobs in the system for the affected employees, who came from management and nonmanagement ranks but were not involved in patient care. Fox Chase and Jeanes have a combined 3,500 employees (Brubaker, 6/25).

27 Jun 2013

Second Edition of Human Evolutionary Genetics now available

Garland Science is proud to announce the publication of the long-awaited Second Edition of Human Evolutionary Genetics by Jobling, Hollux, Hurles, Kivisild, and Tyler-Smith.

27 Jun 2013

University of Sheffield researchers show how human skin constantly regrows

We constantly grow new skin and slough off the old. Until now, scientists have never agreed on exactly how this works, but new research from the University of Sheffield may provide the answer.

27 Jun 2013

Scientists make important step forward to find cure for cancer

Scientists at the University of East Anglia have made a major advancement in understanding tissue development that has important implications for cancer.

27 Jun 2013

Michael Nissenblatt to receive St. George National Award for outstanding service to combat cancer

Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC, one of the largest oncology physician networks in the nation, is pleased to announce that Michael Nissenblatt, M.D. has been selected as one of 25 nationally recognized individuals to receive the American Cancer Society's St. George National Award for outstanding service to the community in support of the Society's mission to combat cancer.

27 Jun 2013

Researchers study possible alternative medications to treat cancer-related pain

Researchers at the Brain and Spine Institute at John Theurer Cancer Center at HackensackUMC, one of the nation's 50 best hospitals for cancer, are studying a possible alternative to side effect-ridden opioid-based medications to treat cancer-related pain.

27 Jun 2013

Researchers to use $6.3M grant to develop novel therapeutic approaches for pediatric sarcomas

Researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital will use a $6.3 million grant to further their study of pediatric sarcomas, a rare form of the disease that affects bone or soft tissue and accounts for 11 percent of all childhood cancers.

27 Jun 2013

MorphoSys, Celgene agree to jointly develop MOR202 for patients with multiple myeloma

MorphoSys AG and Celgene Corporation today announced an agreement to jointly develop MOR202 globally and to co-promote MOR202 in Europe.

27 Jun 2013

Low-molecular-weight PAHs promote conditions for cancer growth

Tobacco smoke, diesel exhaust and oil combustion carry polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons - PAHs that are known to cause cancer. But of these PAHs, the obviously dangerous high-molecular-weight PAHs like benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) have received the vast majority of research attention.

26 Jun 2013

Kiadis Pharma to receive innovation credit from AgentschapNL to conduct Phase II study for ATIR

Kiadis Pharma B.V., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for blood cancers, announced today that it will receive an innovation credit of up to €3 million from AgentschapNL, a division of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, to support the Phase II clinical development of Kiadis Pharma's lead pipeline product, ATIR™

26 Jun 2013

Johns Hopkins students design device to reduce need for repeated breast cancer surgeries

When a breast tumor is detected, many women opt to have a lumpectomy, which is surgery designed to remove the diseased tissue while preserving the breast. But during this procedure, doctors cannot learn right away whether all of the cancerous tissue has been removed, with no microscopic signs that cancer cells were left behind.

26 Jun 2013

Survey finds at least 20% of Ontario adolescents had TBI in their lifetime

One in five adolescents surveyed in Ontario said they have suffered a traumatic brain injury that left them unconscious for five minutes or required them to be hospitalized overnight, a statistic researchers in Toronto say is much higher than previously thought.

26 Jun 2013

Encoded masks offer increased speed and efficiency in single-pixel THz imaging

The universe is awash in terahertz (THz) waves, as harmless as they are abundant. But unlike other regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, THz has proven to be extremely difficult to manipulate in order to capture novel images of objects and materials with which these light waves interact.

26 Jun 2013

Researchers say hCNT1 protein may affect cancer cells physiology, apart from transport function

The protein hCNT1, which plays a major role in nucleoside transport, may have other biological functions that may affect cancer cells physiology, apart from their transport function. This is the main conclusion of the new scientific work published on the journal Cell Death and Disease.

26 Jun 2013

Immunohistochemistry could be a reliable and cost-effective diagnostic approach for lung cancer

ALK rearrangement has been demonstrated to be a potent oncogenic driver and a promising therapeutic target in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It defines a distinct molecular subset of NSCLC, in particular adenocarcinoma that can benefit by the treatment of ALK-inhibitors.

26 Jun 2013

Research: Flu shot effective in preventing flu, even if virus does not match vaccine

New research out of St. Michael's Hospital has found that despite popular belief, the flu shot is effective in preventing the flu, even if the virus going around does not match the vaccine.

26 Jun 2013

Physician’s unfavorable attitudes about opioid drugs linked with lower rates of prescribing

According to a study of physicians' attitudes about pain drugs published in The Journal of Pain, negative physician attitudes about opioid medications are closely associated with lower rates of prescribing and more favorable attitudes are linked with higher prescribing levels.

26 Jun 2013

Findings suggest BRAF-mutant colon tumor cells may be less sensitive to the effect of aspirin

In 2 large studies, the association between aspirin use and risk of colorectal cancer was affected by mutation of the gene BRAF, with regular aspirin use associated with a lower risk of BRAF-wild-type colorectal cancer but not with risk of BRAF-mutated cancer, findings that suggest that BRAF-mutant colon tumor cells may be less sensitive to the effect of aspirin, according to a study in the June 26 issue of JAMA.

26 Jun 2013

Pretreatment PET staging of LS-SCLC associated with improved survival

Each year, 13 percent of all newly diagnosed lung cancer patients are diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). Approximately 39 percent of patients with SCLC are diagnosed with limited-stage disease, meaning the cancer is only present in one lung, but may have spread to lymph nodes or tissue between the lungs.

26 Jun 2013

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Latest Cancer News and Research

State highlights: Ore. targets waste with uniform credentialing; Managed care lessons from Calif.

Hospital news: Layoffs at Pa.'s Temple University Health System; Parkland Hospital in Dallas among nation's top 100 grossing hospitals

Second Edition of Human Evolutionary Genetics now available

University of Sheffield researchers show how human skin constantly regrows

Scientists make important step forward to find cure for cancer

Michael Nissenblatt to receive St. George National Award for outstanding service to combat cancer

Researchers study possible alternative medications to treat cancer-related pain

Researchers to use $6.3M grant to develop novel therapeutic approaches for pediatric sarcomas

MorphoSys, Celgene agree to jointly develop MOR202 for patients with multiple myeloma

Low-molecular-weight PAHs promote conditions for cancer growth

Kiadis Pharma to receive innovation credit from AgentschapNL to conduct Phase II study for ATIR

Johns Hopkins students design device to reduce need for repeated breast cancer surgeries

Survey finds at least 20% of Ontario adolescents had TBI in their lifetime

Encoded masks offer increased speed and efficiency in single-pixel THz imaging

Researchers say hCNT1 protein may affect cancer cells physiology, apart from transport function

Immunohistochemistry could be a reliable and cost-effective diagnostic approach for lung cancer

Research: Flu shot effective in preventing flu, even if virus does not match vaccine

Physician’s unfavorable attitudes about opioid drugs linked with lower rates of prescribing

Findings suggest BRAF-mutant colon tumor cells may be less sensitive to the effect of aspirin

Pretreatment PET staging of LS-SCLC associated with improved survival

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