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Global development partners meet in Washington to discuss NTD control efforts

"'Hundreds of millions of children and adults in Africa live at risk of disfigurement, impaired development, blindness, and even death from seven major preventable so-called neglected tropical diseases [NTDs], including river blindness, elephantiasis, trachoma, and various types of intestinal parasites,' said World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at the opening of a November 16-18 conference in Washington D.C.: Uniting to Combat NTDs: Translating the London Declaration into Action," the World Bank reports in an article on its webpage.

20 Nov 2012

People with PTSD experience lasting benefits from MDMA-assisted psychotherapy

People suffering from chronic, treatment-resistant posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experienced lasting benefits from MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, according to a new long-term follow-up study published online November 20 in the Journal of Psychopharmacology.

20 Nov 2012

World Toilet Day aims to break taboos, encourage construction of clean toilets

World Toilet Day, recognized annually on November 19, "aims to break the taboo around loos and basic hygiene," the Guardian reports. The newspaper continues, "Some 57 countries are seriously off-track to meet the target within Millennium Development Goal [MDG] seven to halve by 2015 the proportion of people without access to basic sanitation; around 2.5 billion people lack access to a clean toilet."

20 Nov 2012

John Templeton Foundation to continue and extend meditation research project

The John Templeton Foundation has awarded a grant of $2.3 million over three years to continue and extend the Shamatha Project, the most comprehensive investigation yet conducted into the effects of intensive meditation training on mind and body.

20 Nov 2012

When it comes to surgery, businesses increasingly want workers to shop around

It's all part of a growing movement by employers fed up with wildly different price tags for routine operations. In response, businesses are showering workers with generous incentives - including waiving deductibles or handing out $2,500 bonuses - to steer them to these top-performing providers offering bargain prices.

20 Nov 2012

Study reveals possible reasons why low status children grow up to become smokers

A new study from Sweden reveals that having low peer status in adolescence is a strong risk factor for regular and heavy smoking in adulthood. Researchers from Stockholm University in Sweden used a large database that followed the lives of more than 15,000 Swedes, mainly from the Stockholm area, from birth to middle age.

20 Nov 2012

Drug shortages a new way of life in providing care; Lawmakers call for investigation

As health care facilities struggle to keep inventories of key medicines, some are resorting to risky practices. Meanwhile, six members of Congress seek GAO probe of pharmaceutical contracting so see if it has hurt generic drugmakers and added to shortages.

20 Nov 2012

Researchers discover new cause of hydrocephalus

Researchers at the University of Iowa have discovered a new cause of hydrocephalus, a devastating neurological disorder that affects between one and three of every 1,000 babies born. Working in mice, the researchers identified a cell signaling defect, which disrupts immature brain cells involved in normal brain development.

20 Nov 2012

Studies suggest doctors, dentists can't keep up with health law's insurance expansion

Two studies find that primary-care doctors will be in short supply in the future.

20 Nov 2012

Music therapy can be beneficial to patients before and after surgical procedures

A new study review published by the University of Kentucky found that music therapy can be beneficial to patients before, during and after a surgical procedure and may reduce pain and recovery time.

20 Nov 2012

Even as leaders appear 'upbeat' after 'fiscal cliff' meeting, taxes, benefit programs remain flashpoints

President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, appeared optimistic about a deal to avert automatic spending cuts and tax increases, but major issues must be tackled.

20 Nov 2012

New solar steam method from Rice University

Rice University scientists have unveiled a revolutionary new technology that uses nanoparticles to convert solar energy directly into steam. The new "solar steam" method from Rice's Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP) is so effective it can even produce steam from icy cold water.

20 Nov 2012

International community must allocate resources to fund 'ambitious' Global Fund strategy against TB

Noting the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria met last week to discuss progress in fighting the three diseases, Lucy Chesire, executive director and secretary to the board of the TB ACTION Group, interviews Lucica Ditiu, executive secretary of the Stop TB Partnership, about the global response to tuberculosis (TB) in the Huffington Post's "The Big Push" blog.

20 Nov 2012

USPTO issues Notice of Allowance to Sanovas’ nested balloon catheter

Sanovas, Inc., a life science technology company focused on developing and commercializing the next-generation of micro-invasive diagnostics, devices and drug delivery technologies, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a Notice of Allowance for the company's nested balloon catheter for localized drug delivery, a component of Sanovas' Vas Zeppelin Smart Catheter technology portfolio.

20 Nov 2012

Inspiration, Ipsen receive FDA Fast Track designation for OBI-1 to treat AHA

Ipsen and Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that Inspiration has received Fast Track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for OBI-1 in acquired hemophilia A.

20 Nov 2012

Gifts That Give announces partnership with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Gifts That Give, Inc., the popular social commerce site with a strong charitable mission, announced its inaugural partnership with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital by joining the St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign.

20 Nov 2012

Researchers discover new gene for susceptibility to Alzheimer's disease

A large-scale international study involving French researchers from the Inserm-Institut Pasteur Lille-Universit- Lille Nord de France "Public health and molecular epidemiology of ageing-related diseases" joint research unit led by Philippe Amouyel, has just discovered a gene for susceptibility to a rare disease that causes susceptibility to a common one, Alzheimer's disease, providing evidence of the heterogeneous aetiology of Alzheimer's disease.

20 Nov 2012

$Digital X-ray radiogrammetry can help identify patients with increased risk of hip fracture$

Digital X-ray radiogrammetry can help identify patients with increased risk of hip fracture

A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows, that a technique for measuring bone density called digital X-ray radiogrammetry (or DXR) used on standard hand radiographs can help to identify patients with a higher risk of hip fracture.

20 Nov 2012

Finnish researchers develop triumphant solution to predict breast cancer cells’ responses to drugs

The answer is yes. Finnish researchers have developed a triumphant solution for predicting responses of breast cancer cells to a set of cancer drugs. The prediction is based on the genomic profiles of the cancer cells. Harnessing genomic profiles of cells in choosing the best treatment is considered the holy grail of personalised medicine.

20 Nov 2012

Truven Health Analytics expands Micromedex CareNotes System

Truven Health Analytics, formerly the Healthcare business of Thomson Reuters, today announced the expansion of the Micromedex CareNotes System patient education solution to include a total of 600 educational handouts in Arabic.

20 Nov 2012

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Global development partners meet in Washington to discuss NTD control efforts

People with PTSD experience lasting benefits from MDMA-assisted psychotherapy

World Toilet Day aims to break taboos, encourage construction of clean toilets

John Templeton Foundation to continue and extend meditation research project

When it comes to surgery, businesses increasingly want workers to shop around

Study reveals possible reasons why low status children grow up to become smokers

Drug shortages a new way of life in providing care; Lawmakers call for investigation

Researchers discover new cause of hydrocephalus

Studies suggest doctors, dentists can't keep up with health law's insurance expansion

Music therapy can be beneficial to patients before and after surgical procedures

Even as leaders appear 'upbeat' after 'fiscal cliff' meeting, taxes, benefit programs remain flashpoints

New solar steam method from Rice University

International community must allocate resources to fund 'ambitious' Global Fund strategy against TB

USPTO issues Notice of Allowance to Sanovas’ nested balloon catheter

Inspiration, Ipsen receive FDA Fast Track designation for OBI-1 to treat AHA

Gifts That Give announces partnership with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Researchers discover new gene for susceptibility to Alzheimer's disease

Digital X-ray radiogrammetry can help identify patients with increased risk of hip fracture

Finnish researchers develop triumphant solution to predict breast cancer cells’ responses to drugs

Truven Health Analytics expands Micromedex CareNotes System

Voltammetry and machine learning for real-time neurotransmitter detection

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