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MD Anderson study defines value in health care

A team from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is receiving a national award for a research article tackling a question vital to the future of health care with reform regulations looming, competition growing and costs rising.

3 Feb 2012

Knowledge, resources exist to reach maternal, child mortality MDGs in Africa with unified efforts

In this Global Health and Diplomacy opinion piece, Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete examines efforts to meet Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets on maternal and child mortality in Africa, noting, "Although Africa has just 12 percent of the global population, it accounts for half of all maternal deaths and half the deaths of children under five."

3 Feb 2012

Mental illness suspect genes are among the most environmentally responsive regulatory mechanisms

For the first time, scientists have tracked the activity, across the lifespan, of an environmentally responsive regulatory mechanism that turns genes on and off in the brain's executive hub.

3 Feb 2012

Ensure future for Global Fund or 'forfeit' chance at 'AIDS-free generation'

"Beyond AIDS, the Global Fund is currently the largest donor in the world for tuberculosis and malaria programs. ... The question is not whether the Global Fund works, but how to ensure it keeps working for years to come."

3 Feb 2012

Pertuzumab plus trastuzumab and docetaxel has advantages over current clinical gold-standard treatment

Roche/Genentech/Chugai's pertuzumab plus trastuzumab (Roche/Genentech/Chugai's Herceptin) and docetaxel (Sanofi's Taxotere, generics) will become Decision Resources' proprietary clinical gold-standard treatment for metastatic first-line HER2-positive breast cancer in 2015.

3 Feb 2012

Longer looks: Enhanced scrutiny of IVF clinics; School-based health care

Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich hit upon a reproductive minefield on Sunday when he called for deeper scrutiny of in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics, where women go for high-tech help to conceive.

3 Feb 2012

Strategies to minimize side effects of oxaliplatin in metastatic colon cancer

The drug oxaliplatin is a major reason the prognosis for metastatic colon cancer has gone from an expected survival of several months to a couple years. Unfortunately, the drug can also carry with it debilitating neurological side effects, which generally start as the sensation of pins and needles in fingers and toes and can leave patients unable to walk or dress independently.

3 Feb 2012

One part of HIV/AIDS series examines Germany's government policies surrounding epidemic

As part of a week-long series, titled "Generation Positive," looking at the HIV epidemic in the U.S. and Washington, D.C., WTOP's Thomas Warren examines the history of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. compared with Germany, where he traveled as a fellow with the RIAS Berlin Kommission.

3 Feb 2012

Change in sickle cell anemia prevention strategies decreases racial disparities in stroke-related deaths

The disparity in stroke-related deaths among black and white children dramatically narrowed after prevention strategies changed to include ultrasound screening and chronic blood transfusions for children with sickle cell anemia, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012.

3 Feb 2012

Health policy positions offered by Romney, Santorum and Paul draw attention

In the midst of the GOP presidential primaries, Mitt Romney's comments about the safety net trigger strong reactions, while Rick Santorum delivers a speech in Colorado on health policy themes, and The Washington Post fact checks Ron Paul's comments about life before Medicare and Medicaid.

3 Feb 2012

Pediatricians lead statewide effort to raise awareness about childhood vaccination

Two Saint Louis University pediatricians are leading a Missouri State Medical Association statewide effort to change the way doctors respond to parents' fears of vaccines, and to raise awareness about the importance of getting children vaccinated.

3 Feb 2012

India has worst child mortality gender differential worldwide, new U.N. data show

An Indian girl between the ages of one and five years old is 75 percent more likely to die than an Indian boy, giving the country the worst gender differential in child mortality in the world, according to new data released by the U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the Times of India reports.

3 Feb 2012

Study identifies limitations in rating of society's costs of drug-related morbidity

It is well known that adverse drug reactions and medication errors cause increased morbidity. But the cost for society may be underestimated. This is shown in a review of the literature, conducted at the Nordic School of Public Health NHV.

3 Feb 2012

House votes to repeal CLASS Act — A part of the 2010 health law

The GOP-led push to repeal this long-term care insurance program, which the Obama administration already made clear it would not implement, drew some Democratic votes. During floor speeches, Republican lawmakers cast it as a barrier to achieving a real reform.

3 Feb 2012

Sirona first quarter revenue increases 9.5% to $258.1 million

Sirona, the dental technology leader, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2011.

3 Feb 2012

Scientists identify molecular switch that controls ATF2's dual functions

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) estimates that as many as one in 51 men and women will be diagnosed with melanoma-the deadliest form of skin cancer-at some point during their lifetimes. A research team led by Ze'ev Ronai, Ph.D. at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) is working to unravel the molecular mechanisms underlying the development and progression of this disease in hopes of improving prevention and treatment strategies

3 Feb 2012

Mexico sees spike in swine flu after two years of low transmission

"There have been 1,623 cases of all strains of flu in Mexico recorded so far for January, 90 percent of them H1N1 [swine flu]," compared to "about 1,000 flu cases in Mexico during all of last year," of which roughly 250 cases were swine flu, Health Secretary Salomon Chertorivski Woldenberg told reporters on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports.

3 Feb 2012

Height, BMI in early childhood can contribute to adult bone mass and density

Researchers from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with a research group in Delhi, India, have shown that growth in early childhood can affect bone density in adult life, which could lead to an increased risk of developing bone diseases like osteoporosis.

3 Feb 2012

Plasma can be an effective method to kill pathogens on uncooked poultry

A new study by food safety researchers at Drexel University demonstrates that plasma can be an effective method for killing pathogens on uncooked poultry. The proof-of-concept study was published in the January issue of the Journal of Food Protection.

3 Feb 2012

NCDB: Five-year survival rates higher among cancer patients treated in SCCA

Five-year survival rates among patients treated by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance for eight types of cancer are higher than for patients treated at other academic medical centers, as well as large and small community cancer centers nationwide, according to data compiled by the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB).

3 Feb 2012

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MD Anderson study defines value in health care

Knowledge, resources exist to reach maternal, child mortality MDGs in Africa with unified efforts

Mental illness suspect genes are among the most environmentally responsive regulatory mechanisms

Ensure future for Global Fund or 'forfeit' chance at 'AIDS-free generation'

Pertuzumab plus trastuzumab and docetaxel has advantages over current clinical gold-standard treatment

Longer looks: Enhanced scrutiny of IVF clinics; School-based health care

Strategies to minimize side effects of oxaliplatin in metastatic colon cancer

One part of HIV/AIDS series examines Germany's government policies surrounding epidemic

Change in sickle cell anemia prevention strategies decreases racial disparities in stroke-related deaths

Health policy positions offered by Romney, Santorum and Paul draw attention

Pediatricians lead statewide effort to raise awareness about childhood vaccination

India has worst child mortality gender differential worldwide, new U.N. data show

Study identifies limitations in rating of society's costs of drug-related morbidity

House votes to repeal CLASS Act — A part of the 2010 health law

Sirona first quarter revenue increases 9.5% to $258.1 million

Scientists identify molecular switch that controls ATF2's dual functions

Mexico sees spike in swine flu after two years of low transmission

Height, BMI in early childhood can contribute to adult bone mass and density

Plasma can be an effective method to kill pathogens on uncooked poultry

NCDB: Five-year survival rates higher among cancer patients treated in SCCA

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

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