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Two cellular proteins team up to provide steady supply of RBCs

Two cellular proteins team up to provide a steady supply of red blood cells (RBCs), according to a study by Lizhao Wu, PhD, of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, and colleagues.

14 Jul 2012

Donor governments need to conduct more post-market oversight of generic medicines

The WHO and FDA approve drugs to treat malaria, tuberculosis and other diseases in low- and middle-income countries, but "some of the manufacturers, predominantly Chinese and Indian firms, may be knowingly producing" poor quality medicines, according to "the conclusion of my research teams' studies, published this week in the journal Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine," Roger Bate, resident scholar with the American Enterprise Institute and lead author of the studies, writes in a Washington Post opinion piece.

14 Jul 2012

EU-funded researchers develop new antimicrobial resistance monitoring solution

Every year hundreds of thousands of people die because of infections that have become resistant to treatment. A new data-mining, clinical monitoring and decision-support system, developed by EU-funded researchers, offers a powerful new weapon in the war on resistance to antibiotics.

14 Jul 2012

Global Fund hosts first business forum in Bangkok to encourage private-sector support

"The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria on Wednesday opened its first business forum in Bangkok to encourage more private-sector support in combating the three epidemics," Thailand's The Nation reports.

14 Jul 2012

NHS hospitals have scope to make efficiency savings by adopting best practice

NHS hospitals have substantial scope to improve their efficiency by adopting best practice, according to research published today by Professor Andrew Street and colleagues at the Centre for Health Economics (CHE) at the University of York.

14 Jul 2012

Blog posts examine how family planning money will be spent, who will oversee program

The Center for Global Development's (CGD) "Global Health Policy" blog on Thursday published two posts addressing family planning funding. In one, Amanda Glassman, director of global health policy and a research fellow at CGD, examines "what organization will actually allocate and spend these additional resources" pledged at the recent London Summit on Family Planning.

14 Jul 2012

New inexpensive paper-based device for diabetes testing in developing countries

The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series describes a new, inexpensive paper-based device designed for diabetes testing in rural areas of developing countries.

14 Jul 2012

Democratic candidates claim they are now on 'the offense' in the health care debate

News outlets report on how the messaging battles are taking shape, both in terms of the presidential and congressional campaigns.

14 Jul 2012

Migraine involves multiple symptoms that vary widely among sufferers

Almost everyone suffers from headache pain occasionally, but for 36 million Americans, intense, debilitating headaches accompanied by other neurological symptoms — also known as migraine syndrome — are a source of physical misery that can have a devastating effect on their quality of life. It is estimated that the medical expenses and loss of productivity caused by migraine costs Americans $20 billion annually.

14 Jul 2012

Chicago-area dermatologists to offer free skin cancer screenings

Chicago-area dermatologists will offer free skin cancer screenings to sun worshipers at one of the city's most popular beach this summer. The screenings will take place from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 4, and Sunday, Aug. 5, at North Avenue Beach.

14 Jul 2012

AHA statement addresses varied cardiac evaluation and management of transplant patients

As thousands of Americans await a life-saving kidney or liver transplant, medical teams are paying close attention to another organ: their hearts. This month the American Heart Association attempts to bring harmony to the varied cardiac evaluation policies created at U.S. hospitals that assess a patient's overall health before transplant surgery.

14 Jul 2012

Sandia researchers develop SpinDx medical diagnostic tool

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a lab-on-a-disk platform that they believe will be faster, less expensive and more versatile than similar medical diagnostic tools.

14 Jul 2012

Vitamin D deficiency may impair lung function in asthmatic children treated with budesonide

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with poorer lung function in asthmatic children treated with inhaled corticosteroids, according to a new study from researchers in Boston.

14 Jul 2012

Study examines link between phthalates and diabetes in women

A study lead by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) shows an association between increased concentrations of phthalates in the body and an increased risk of diabetes in women. Phthalates are endocrine disrupting chemicals that are commonly found in personal care products such as moisturizers, nail polishes, soaps, hair sprays and perfumes.

14 Jul 2012

Roundup: Stark price differences at Calif. hospitals; Mass. health law framers helping other states

The typical patient in the San Mateo area was charged nearly $48,000 for a Cesarean birth in 2010 while the average charge in Fresno was less than $13,000, according to a report published Thursday by the California Public Interest Research Group's Education Fund, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization.

14 Jul 2012

Bioethicists discuss personal experiences with cancer in new book

"Since my diagnosis, I had been immersed in a crash course in real-world medical ethics," writes Rebecca Dresser, editor of Malignant: Medical Ethicists Confront Cancer, published by Oxford University Press. She and five other bioethicists discuss their personal experiences with cancer or caring for loved ones with the disease, with lessons for doctors and nurses, patients, and caregivers.

14 Jul 2012

WUSM receives NHLBI grant to study heart disease in patients with diabetes

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a $4.7 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to investigate heart disease in patients with diabetes.

14 Jul 2012

Obesity-fighting tissue in humans is actually not quite brown, says study

The calorie-burning and heat-generating brown fat found in full-grown humans is actually not quite brown; it's beige. So says a new study reported on July 12th in the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, in which researchers fully characterize this promising obesity-fighting tissue in both mice and humans for the first time.

14 Jul 2012

Researchers identify potassium channel as an autoantibody target in MS

For the first time, scientists in Germany's multiple sclerosis competence network have been able to identify an antibody that bonds with the potassium channel KIR4.1.

14 Jul 2012

Researchers define interaction between two essential proteins that control inflammation

Researchers at the IRCM, led by geneticist Dr. Jacques Drouin, recently defined the interaction between two essential proteins that control inflammation.

14 Jul 2012

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Two cellular proteins team up to provide steady supply of RBCs

Donor governments need to conduct more post-market oversight of generic medicines

EU-funded researchers develop new antimicrobial resistance monitoring solution

Global Fund hosts first business forum in Bangkok to encourage private-sector support

NHS hospitals have scope to make efficiency savings by adopting best practice

Blog posts examine how family planning money will be spent, who will oversee program

New inexpensive paper-based device for diabetes testing in developing countries

Democratic candidates claim they are now on 'the offense' in the health care debate

Migraine involves multiple symptoms that vary widely among sufferers

Chicago-area dermatologists to offer free skin cancer screenings

AHA statement addresses varied cardiac evaluation and management of transplant patients

Sandia researchers develop SpinDx medical diagnostic tool

Vitamin D deficiency may impair lung function in asthmatic children treated with budesonide

Study examines link between phthalates and diabetes in women

Roundup: Stark price differences at Calif. hospitals; Mass. health law framers helping other states

Bioethicists discuss personal experiences with cancer in new book

WUSM receives NHLBI grant to study heart disease in patients with diabetes

Obesity-fighting tissue in humans is actually not quite brown, says study

Researchers identify potassium channel as an autoantibody target in MS

Researchers define interaction between two essential proteins that control inflammation

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