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Crownsville student receives Gordon E. Moore Award for pancreatic cancer test

Jack Andraka, 15, of Crownsville, Md. was awarded first place for his new method to detect pancreatic cancer at this year's Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a program of Society for Science & the Public. Based on diabetic test paper, Jack created a simple dip-stick sensor to test blood or urine to determine whether or not a patient has early-stage pancreatic cancer.

19 May 2012

Afghanistan breaks ground on $30M hospital for treatment of TB, AIDS, malaria

"Afghanistan has begun work on a $30 million hospital for the treatment of tuberculosis [TB], a disease that health officials say kills more than 10,000 Afghans every year," VOA's "Breaking News" blog reports.

19 May 2012

Sprint launches My Wireless STS service for people with speech disabilities

Sprint today has made it easier for individuals with speech disabilities to initiate calls using a wireless phone.

19 May 2012

FDA gives patients less-expensive option, approves first generic versions of Plavix

Patients taking the popular blood thinner Plavix now have the option of getting a less-expensive pill, following the approval Thursday of the first generic versions in the U.S. That's because the patent for Plavix, the world's second-best-selling medicine, just expired. Plavix is taken by millions of people every day to prevent heart attacks and strokes, by preventing platelets in the blood from clumping together.

19 May 2012

Pfizer announces results from Lyrica clinical studies on fibromyalgia

Pfizer Inc. announced the results of studies on Lyrica (pregabalin) capsules CV presented at the American Pain Society Annual Meeting in Honolulu.

19 May 2012

Modeling data shows vaccine can build on HIV/AIDS prevention tools

In this post in USAID's "IMPACTblog," International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) President and CEO Margaret McGlynn discusses new modeling data from IAVI and the Futures Institute, with support from USAID, which "illustrates how a safe, preventive HIV vaccine that is accessible and affordable can help us end the AIDS pandemic."

19 May 2012

Prenatal Diagnosis publishes Sequenom CMM’s MaterniT21 PLUS LDT clinical study

Sequenom, Inc., a life sciences company providing innovative genetic analysis solutions, today announced that a new publication from the large Women & Infants multi-center clinical study on the Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine's (Sequenom CMM) MaterniT21 PLUS laboratory-developed test (LDT) has been published online in the peer-reviewed journal, Prenatal Diagnosis.

19 May 2012

Despite contraception controversy, Sebeilus to speak today at Georgetown University

Criticism about Health and Human Services Sec. Kathleen Sebelius' appearance at the Jesuit institution has mounted this week because of her role in the Obama administration's rule on contraception requirements in the health care law.

19 May 2012

VirtaMed launches new virtual reality training simulator for knee arthroscopy

The Swiss company VirtaMed AG is launching ArthroS, a new virtual reality training simulator for knee arthroscopy.

From VirtaMed 19 May 2012

Survey: Health IT spending a high priority at not-for-profit hospitals

In other news, Partners HealthCare hopes to replace its patchwork approach to electronic health records with a single commercial system.

19 May 2012

ACP recommends HHS to consider use of SNOMED-CT rather than ICD-10 for coding problems

The American College of Physicians (ACP) today urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to use the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) implementation delay to consider specifying the use of Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine - Clinical Term (SNOMED-CT), rather than ICD-10, for coding problems in all situations.

19 May 2012

International community must organize, commit financial resources to win war on polio

In this editorial in the International Herald Tribune's "Express Tribune," U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon examines the global push to eradicate polio, highlighting progress in the "world's war on polio" since it was declared nearly a quarter century ago but warning that "we are in danger of falling victim to our own success," as "the world is now populated by a generation which has either never been exposed to polio or has been inadequately vaccinated."

19 May 2012

Urologic conditions contribute to major economic burden in the U.S.

Urologic conditions like urinary tract infections, kidney stones, and prostate cancer are a major economic burden on Americans, resulting in health care costs of close to $40 billion annually, according to a newly released national report that charts the demographic and economic impact of urologic diseases in the U.S.

19 May 2012

Geithner pushes back against GOP calls for long-term cuts to Medicare, social security

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sharpened the Obama administration's criticism of Republican fiscal policy in a speech Thursday, pushing back against the GOP on calls for immediate spending cuts and long-term plans for Social Security and Medicare.

19 May 2012

Final results from C3BS-CQR-1 Phase II trial on heart failure

The Belgian biotechnology company, Cardio3 BioSciences (C3BS), a leader in the discovery and development of regenerative and protective therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, today announces that the final results of its Phase II clinical trial of C3BS-CQR-1 is will be presented at the late breaking clinical trial session at the European Society of Cardiology 2012 Heart Failure Congress in Belgrade, Serbia taking place on May 19-22.

19 May 2012

AMA fears FTC decision on who can whiten teeth could change regulation of medical practice

The doctors' group says the federal rule could have a "devastating impact on public health" by impeding state regulation. Other legal cases in today's news include a dentist in trouble in Florida and a deal on mental health care in Arizona.

19 May 2012

Bullying becomes hot topic in the U.S.

Bullying has become a hot topic in the U.S., hitting a cultural nerve as evidenced by the buzz surrounding the recent release of a documentary called "Bully" as well as a book entitled The Bully Society: School Shootings and the Crisis of Bullying in America's Schools.

19 May 2012

Mo. legislators reportly reach compromise on abortion coverage bill

The St. Louis Beacon reports that the legislature might take up a bill Friday that strips controversial provisions passed by the House earlier in the week.

19 May 2012

Data from Almirall, Forest Labs’ aclidinium studies on COPD to be presented at ATS conference

Forest Laboratories, Inc. and Almirall, S.A. today announced that they will present aclidinium-related data in 1 poster discussion session and 3 poster presentations at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference scheduled May 18 - 23 in San Francisco, CA.

19 May 2012

Blogs address food security, African agriculture in anticipation of high-level meetings in Washington

Several blogs recently have published posts in anticipation of a symposium on food security taking place in Washington on Friday, at which President Barack Obama is expected to speak, and the G8 summit at Camp David in Maryland on Friday and Saturday, both of which will focus on food security and agriculture in Africa.

19 May 2012

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Crownsville student receives Gordon E. Moore Award for pancreatic cancer test

Afghanistan breaks ground on $30M hospital for treatment of TB, AIDS, malaria

Sprint launches My Wireless STS service for people with speech disabilities

FDA gives patients less-expensive option, approves first generic versions of Plavix

Pfizer announces results from Lyrica clinical studies on fibromyalgia

Modeling data shows vaccine can build on HIV/AIDS prevention tools

Prenatal Diagnosis publishes Sequenom CMM’s MaterniT21 PLUS LDT clinical study

Despite contraception controversy, Sebeilus to speak today at Georgetown University

VirtaMed launches new virtual reality training simulator for knee arthroscopy

Survey: Health IT spending a high priority at not-for-profit hospitals

ACP recommends HHS to consider use of SNOMED-CT rather than ICD-10 for coding problems

International community must organize, commit financial resources to win war on polio

Urologic conditions contribute to major economic burden in the U.S.

Geithner pushes back against GOP calls for long-term cuts to Medicare, social security

Final results from C3BS-CQR-1 Phase II trial on heart failure

AMA fears FTC decision on who can whiten teeth could change regulation of medical practice

Bullying becomes hot topic in the U.S.

Mo. legislators reportly reach compromise on abortion coverage bill

Data from Almirall, Forest Labs’ aclidinium studies on COPD to be presented at ATS conference

Blogs address food security, African agriculture in anticipation of high-level meetings in Washington

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