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Examining the importance of 'practical knowledge' in global health

Noting World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at the World Knowledge Forum last month "spoke of the need to 'lay the foundations for a new field that will collect and distribute practical knowledge that countries can use to get delivery right in their unique contexts,'" Wolfgang Munar, a senior program officer in the Family Health Division at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Larry Prusak, an advisor on knowledge networks for the Foundation, examine in the organization's "Impatient Optimists" blog why "practical knowledge is a topic worth exploring and better understanding for business, governments and philanthropies."

9 Nov 2012

New intervention strategies needed to reach HIV-infected youth at birth

As youth infected at birth with HIV reach adolescence and young adulthood, a new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases underscores the need to promote healthy behaviors as some of these young people become sexually active.

9 Nov 2012

Boehner, Obama signal willingness to work together on fiscal crisis

The House speaker says he would accept a deal that raises federal revenues, but not the top tax rates, if it also includes an overhaul of entitlement programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid.

9 Nov 2012

University of Leicester scientists identify unique forms of spinal nerve activity

Scientists from the University of Leicester have hit upon unique forms of spinal nerve activity that shape output of nerve cell networks controlling motor behaviours.

9 Nov 2012

Mindful eating reduces weight and blood sugar levels in adults with Type 2 diabetes

Eating mindfully, or consuming food in response to physical cues of hunger and fullness, is just as effective as adhering to nutrition-based guidelines in reducing weight and blood sugar levels in adults with Type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.

9 Nov 2012

Republicans consider old, new ways to hinder health law implementation

Some Republicans and religious leaders are following through with challenges to the law's contraception coverage mandate, looking for ways to repeal a Medicare cost-cutting board and trying further to delay implementation.

9 Nov 2012

CHOP presents new findings on pediatric cardiovascular disease at AHA 2012

Physician-researchers from the Cardiac Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia presented new findings on pediatric cardiovascular disease at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012 in Los Angeles.

9 Nov 2012

Autism Speaks releases biological and clinical data from 383 new AGRE families

Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, is proud to announce the release of biological and clinical data from 383 new families participating in Autism Speaks Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE) to researchers. AGRE is a resource for scientists that is comprised of clinical and biological data from families who have two or more children on the autism spectrum.

9 Nov 2012

Scarce resources threatening progress against AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

"With donor money to fight HIV and AIDS falling, spending in sub-Saharan Africa must be targeted to get the best results," Bjorn Lomborg, director of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, writes in the Guardian's "Poverty Matters" blog, noting, "Sub-Saharan Africa has 10 percent of the world's population but is home to 70 percent of those living with HIV and AIDS."

9 Nov 2012

New CAM2 method could improve sound perception for users of hearing aids

A new software product developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge could greatly improve sound perception for users of hearing aids.

9 Nov 2012

Smoking and smartphones: an interview with Nasser Bin Dhim, Becky Freeman and Lyndal Trevena

Australia adopted the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in 2005. This includes a ban on all forms of tobacco advertising including on the internet.

9 Nov 2012

International community must step up fight against TB in Southern African region

"With $2.5 trillion in mineral reserves, South Africa has the largest mining sector in the world," but "[t]he work can be devastatingly toxic for the body," with "inhumane and untenable" working conditions, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, archbishop emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa, writes in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece.

9 Nov 2012

ACT announces results from three ongoing stem cell clinical trials for macular degeneration

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc., a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, announced today that its upcoming conference call on its third quarter financial results will also provide some representative examples of data being collected from patients in its clinical trials for forms of macular degeneration.

9 Nov 2012

Paul Ryan assesses his role in Congress; Dems face health debates without Rep. Stark

Ryan, who was the GOP vice presidential nominee, is in a tricky spot as a key negotiator between Congress and Capitol Hill on any possible fiscal deal. Meanwhile, Stark, one of the key health congressional care experts, was defeated.

9 Nov 2012

New method can help identify smoke-divers in danger

Smoke-divers are exposed to high temperatures, physical exhaustion and stress, and they can easily exceed the limits of what good health can tolerate. A new method based on measurements made by a wireless sensor system lets them know when the body has had enough.

9 Nov 2012

Blog posts address possible global health, foreign policy priorities in second Obama administration

After President Barack Obama's re-election on Tuesday, the following blog posts addressed possible foreign policy priorities during the next administration.

9 Nov 2012

Women with ovarian cancer have superior outcomes after surgery at high-volume hospitals

A study by researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, recently e-published ahead of print by the Journal of Clinical Oncology, suggests that women who have surgery for ovarian cancer at high-volume hospitals have superior outcomes than similar patients at low-volume hospitals.

9 Nov 2012

Longer looks: People with mental disabilities have a vote; Genome sequencing raises hope - also anxiety

I may get Alzheimer's disease, I was told after getting my DNA analyzed. I could suffer the consequences of an abnormal blood clot in my heart or my brain. Or perhaps I'll suffer from a disease called primary myelofibrosis that's caused by an overactive bone marrow. All of these were possible outcomes, based on my genetic profile. In each case, the test only gives an increased risk for disease, not a definitive diagnosis.

9 Nov 2012

Better quality neighborhoods can have positive effects on overall health of children

Better quality neighborhoods can have positive effects on the overall health of children, finds a new study of a government program designed to move families from public housing in very poor areas to private-market rental housing in areas with much lower poverty rates.

9 Nov 2012

Health law confuses small business owners; Stock market, industry analysts say hospitals to likely gain

With the election over, the health care and other industries are taking stock of the health law's effects.

9 Nov 2012

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Examining the importance of 'practical knowledge' in global health

New intervention strategies needed to reach HIV-infected youth at birth

Boehner, Obama signal willingness to work together on fiscal crisis

University of Leicester scientists identify unique forms of spinal nerve activity

Mindful eating reduces weight and blood sugar levels in adults with Type 2 diabetes

Republicans consider old, new ways to hinder health law implementation

CHOP presents new findings on pediatric cardiovascular disease at AHA 2012

Autism Speaks releases biological and clinical data from 383 new AGRE families

Scarce resources threatening progress against AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

New CAM2 method could improve sound perception for users of hearing aids

Smoking and smartphones: an interview with Nasser Bin Dhim, Becky Freeman and Lyndal Trevena

International community must step up fight against TB in Southern African region

ACT announces results from three ongoing stem cell clinical trials for macular degeneration

Paul Ryan assesses his role in Congress; Dems face health debates without Rep. Stark

New method can help identify smoke-divers in danger

Blog posts address possible global health, foreign policy priorities in second Obama administration

Women with ovarian cancer have superior outcomes after surgery at high-volume hospitals

Longer looks: People with mental disabilities have a vote; Genome sequencing raises hope - also anxiety

Better quality neighborhoods can have positive effects on overall health of children

Health law confuses small business owners; Stock market, industry analysts say hospitals to likely gain

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