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Societal, parental values about injury prevention affect outdoor physical activity for children

Three-fourths of preschool-age children in the United States attend child care, and many are not getting enough outdoor physical activity, which may be due in part to parental and societal values about injury prevention and kindergarten readiness.

11 Jan 2012

Restricting publication of H5N1 research 'more perilous' than threat of biological warfare

In this Reuters opinion piece, New York-based writer Peter Christian Hall responds to "the U.S. government's move to restrict publication of vital research into H5N1 avian flu," writing, "This unprecedented interference in the field of biology could hinder research and hamper responsiveness in distant lands plagued by H5N1," yet "no one seems to be challenging a key assumption -- that H5N1 could make a useful weapon. It wouldn't."

11 Jan 2012

Findings on cell working could lead to test and therapy for kidney failure caused by E. coli

New findings by St. Michael's researchers about the way cells work could lead to a test and therapy for kidney failure caused by E. coli

11 Jan 2012

First Edition: January 11, 2012

In today's headlines, the 26 states opposed to the health law have filed their Supreme Court arguments against the measure's Medicaid expansion.

11 Jan 2012

Virtual reality technology will advance rehabilitation research for cognitive and physical disabilities

Kessler Foundation and the University of Southern California (USC) Institute for Creative Technologies will collaborate on clinical research projects applying virtual reality technology to cognitive and motor rehabilitation research.

11 Jan 2012

Social media faster than traditional sources in tracking cholera in Haiti, study says

"Internet-based news and Twitter feeds were faster than traditional sources at detecting the onset and progression of the cholera epidemic in post-earthquake Haiti ..., according to a new study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (AJTMH)," an AJTMH press release states.

11 Jan 2012

Chemical preservative in cosmetics can interrupt neurological development

Scientists, health officials, and manufacturers already know that a chemical preservative found in some products, including cosmetics, is harmful to people and animals in high concentrations, but a new Brown University study in tadpoles reports that it can also interrupt neurological development even in very low concentrations.

11 Jan 2012

Questions continue about the health law's future

CQ HealthBeat reports on the courses available for the law's implementation as stakeholders await the Supreme Court's rulings. Politico Pro reports that the recent denials by the Department of Health and Human Services regarding state medical-loss ratio adjustment requests is very different than earlier experiences.

11 Jan 2012

Swallowable endoscopic capsule may provide real time photographs of patient's insides

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have successfully tested a controllable endoscopic capsule, inspired by science fiction, that has the ability to "swim" through the body and could provide clinicians with unprecedented control when photographing the inside of the human body.

11 Jan 2012

Springer, Belgian Neurological Society collaborate to publish Acta Neurologica Belgica

Springer and the Belgian Neurological Society will collaborate to publish the journal Acta Neurologica Belgica (ANB). Founded in 1900, ANB is the second-oldest neurological publication in Europe. The first volume with Springer, Vol. 112, No. 1, will be published in March 2012. It was formerly published by Publications Acta Medica Belgica.

11 Jan 2012

OMB Chief Jack Lew tapped as new White House chief of staff

Jack Lew will replace Bill Daley in the post later this month after work is completed on the 2013 budget. Democrats and progressives are cheering this Obama administration pick because he has a long record of protecting entitlement programs, especially Medicaid.

11 Jan 2012

Prevalence of cirrhosis may climb among older Americans

Older patients with cirrhosis have significant functional disability, require twice the amount of informal caregiving, and contribute added strain on the health care system, according to U-M research published in Hepatology.

11 Jan 2012

Study reveals need for improvements in decision-making process for breast cancer surgery patients

According to the results of a new study published in the January 2012 issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, many early-stage breast cancer survivors lacked knowledge about their disease and were not meaningfully involved in treatment discussions or asked their preferences regarding the approach to treatment.

11 Jan 2012

Study reveals trend in which US risks losing innovative young researchers

A new study by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy illustrates a disconnect between government funding of biomedical research by young investigators and a novel standard by which to judge it: the Nobel Prize.

11 Jan 2012

Novel nanosensors can lead to fewer experiments on animals

Countless mice, rats and rabbits die every year in the name of science - and the situation is getting worse. While German laboratories used some 2.41 million animals for scientific research in 2005, by 2009 this number had grown to 2.79 million. One third were destined for fundamental biology research, and the majority were used for researching diseases and developing medical compounds and devices.

11 Jan 2012

Viewpoints: Renewing the call for a public option; Keep all justices on health law case

In Washington, the three major health insurers - Premera Blue Cross, Regence BlueShield and Group Health Cooperative - are sitting on a total of more than $2.4 billion above and beyond what they expect to ever pay out in claims.

11 Jan 2012

JoVE, Medicine X partner to report emerging technologies in healthcare

The Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) is partnering with Stanford University's Medicine X Conference to present groundbreaking research on the intersection between healthcare and social media.

11 Jan 2012

Inhibiting glutaminase can curb growth of B cell cancers

Cancer cells have been long known to have a "sweet tooth," using vast amounts of glucose for energy and for building blocks for cell replication.

11 Jan 2012

Oramed files provisional patent application with USPTO for combination diabetes therapy

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc., a developer of oral drug delivery systems, announced today that it has filed a provisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a combination therapy of its lead compound, ORMD-0801 in combination with its oral exenatide formulation, ORMD-0901. There is no such approved combination product available on the market today.

11 Jan 2012

Roundup: States facing across-the-board cuts; Gov. opposes Kentucky hospital merger

As a result of last summer's deal to raise the federal debt ceiling, and the consequent failure of the congressional "super committee" to decide on budget cuts, states are bracing for automatic across-the-board cuts in education, social welfare and other programs for the upcoming 2013 fiscal year.

11 Jan 2012

Medical News

Societal, parental values about injury prevention affect outdoor physical activity for children

Restricting publication of H5N1 research 'more perilous' than threat of biological warfare

Findings on cell working could lead to test and therapy for kidney failure caused by E. coli

First Edition: January 11, 2012

Virtual reality technology will advance rehabilitation research for cognitive and physical disabilities

Social media faster than traditional sources in tracking cholera in Haiti, study says

Chemical preservative in cosmetics can interrupt neurological development

Questions continue about the health law's future

Swallowable endoscopic capsule may provide real time photographs of patient's insides

Springer, Belgian Neurological Society collaborate to publish Acta Neurologica Belgica

OMB Chief Jack Lew tapped as new White House chief of staff

Prevalence of cirrhosis may climb among older Americans

Study reveals need for improvements in decision-making process for breast cancer surgery patients

Study reveals trend in which US risks losing innovative young researchers

Novel nanosensors can lead to fewer experiments on animals

Viewpoints: Renewing the call for a public option; Keep all justices on health law case

JoVE, Medicine X partner to report emerging technologies in healthcare

Inhibiting glutaminase can curb growth of B cell cancers

Oramed files provisional patent application with USPTO for combination diabetes therapy

Roundup: States facing across-the-board cuts; Gov. opposes Kentucky hospital merger

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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