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TF-CBTWeb training program for mental health professionals

Over the past six years, more than 100,000 mental health professionals - an average of nearly 1,400 per month - have registered for a free online training program that teaches an innovative therapy to help children recover from post-traumatic stress caused by abuse, violence or natural disaster.

11 Nov 2011

Pharmaceutical industry should invest more in NTDs

In this Forbes opinion piece, contributor Sarika Bansal examines "what needs to happen for the pharmaceutical industry, academic researchers, and other key players to begin investing more seriously in" neglected tropical diseases.

11 Nov 2011

SAMHSA: Drug-related intentional poisonings result in 14,720 ED visits during 2009

Intentional poisoning refers to attempts to physically harm someone or render that person defenseless against crimes by deliberately getting them to ingest, inhale or in some other way take in a potentially harmful substance without their knowledge.

11 Nov 2011

PSI official discusses organization's innovations strategies in Washington Post feature

As part of its series on innovation, the Washington Post features an interview with PSI Vice President for Corporate Marketing and Communications Kate Roberts, who answers several questions regarding PSI's work in global health.

11 Nov 2011

Regulated gene transcription more complex than previously thought

Cells develop and thrive by turning genes on and off as needed in a precise pattern, a process known as regulated gene transcription. In a paper published in the Nov. 9 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say this process is even more complex than previously thought, with regulated genes actually relocated to other, more conducive places in the cell nucleus.

11 Nov 2011

Franken takes hard look at health data thefts

In the wake of high-profile health-care data breaches in Minnesota this year, Sen. Al Franken on Wednesday examined how sensitive data can be better protected as more of it moves to the "wild, wild West" of the Internet. Thefts of laptops containing patient data from Fairview and North Memorial hospitals earlier this year were just a small slice of health data thefts in the United States. In a 15-month span, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found that more than 50 laptops were stolen from hospitals, clinics and medical centers.

11 Nov 2011

U of I to help researchers learn about physical activity in preschool-aged children

University of Illinois researchers have received funding from the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) for a series of workshops that will help researchers learn about physical activity in preschool-aged children.

11 Nov 2011

What about Walmart's plans to add health clinics?

After questions from reporters, the retailer backpedaled from earlier reports about confidential documents, saying it didn't plan on dominating the medical market in the way it dominates the discount-store business.

11 Nov 2011

Researchers identify how to design drugs to target specific brain areas

The future of drug design lies in developing therapies that can target specific cellular processes without causing adverse reactions in other areas of the nervous system. Scientists at the Universities of Bristol and Li-ge in Belgium have discovered how to design drugs to target specific areas of the brain.

11 Nov 2011

State dual eligible proposals don't focus on managed care for Medicare beneficiaries

States proposing demonstration projects to more effectively care for dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid enrollees have not suggested requiring Medicare patients to enroll in managed care plans, Cindy Mann, the federal official in charge of Medicaid, told state directors on Wednesday.

11 Nov 2011

Ampion safe and effective for patients with nasal inflammation

Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a company that discovers and develops new uses for previously approved drugs and new molecular entities, today announced that an IRB approved, randomized, vehicle-controlled, double-blinded study conducted at Centers for Allergy and Asthma in Denver, Colorado indicates that Ampion provides safe and effective anti-inflammatory relief when administered intranasally to patients with nasal inflammation.

11 Nov 2011

Loss of 'personhood' amendment in Miss. raises questions about anti-abortion strategy

The group that supported the controversial ballot issue says it wants to go forward in other states next year. Meanwhile a judge in Kansas threw out criminal charges against Planned Parenthood clinic.

11 Nov 2011

Study reveals risk factors for temporomandibular disorders

Now, for the first time, researchers in the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine are publishing a comprehensive set of clinical characteristics that they say will lead to the ability to identify individuals at risk for developing the painful conditions. Their new clinical assessments will help researchers and clinicians better understand TMD and other pain conditions, so as to find ways to better manage and treat them.

11 Nov 2011

An end to AIDS is possible in our generation

In this post in the Huffington Post's "Impact" blog, Sheila Nix, executive director of ONE in the U.S., summarizes progress in the global fight against HIV/AIDS in the 30 years since the first cases were documented and writes that "as budgets constrict and leaders turn their attention inward, it's easy to see why a renewed push on global AIDS doesn't seem possible. Yet 2011 marks a critical inflection point in our fight against AIDS."

11 Nov 2011

NCCN ORP to evaluate clinical effectiveness of Boehringer Ingelheim's Afatinib in solid tumors

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network Oncology Research Program (ORP) has been awarded a $2 million grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to develop a program to scientifically evaluate and define the clinical effectiveness of Afatinib (BIBW 2992) in solid tumors, including breast, head and neck, and non-small cell lung (NSCL) cancers.

11 Nov 2011

Berkeley Lab, Bruker partner to develop and distribute new structural biology methods

Bruker Corporation and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) today announced a collaboration to develop and distribute new structural biology methods and tools to integrate Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.

11 Nov 2011

Parties fight over the impact of Ohio election results

Democrats point to the support given for allowing public sector workers to negotiate while Republicans highlight the disapproval from voters of a keystone of the fedearl health law.

11 Nov 2011

Prosocial behaviors reduce substance use among rural adolescents

Young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 report the highest rates of substance use and dependence, according to the National Survey on Drug Use & Health. A new study from the University of Missouri found that rural adolescents who engage in prosocial behaviors, such as volunteering and helping others, are less likely to use substances as young adults.

11 Nov 2011

FDA draft guidance aims to foster early-stage development of medical devices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a draft guidance aimed at fostering early-stage development of medical devices within the United States. Doing early-stage development is important to help stimulate U.S.-based innovation and contribute to medical research.

11 Nov 2011

Action on climate change required to prevent harm to health, development, reports say

"A lack of action on climate change and habitat destruction will threaten the progress of developing countries," because environmental sustainability affects "a wide range of social issues," including "health, education, income, gender disparities and energy production, combined with protection of the ecosystem," according to the U.N. Development Program (UNDP)'s Human Development Report 2011, titled, "Sustainability and Equity: a Better Future for All," VOA News reports.

11 Nov 2011

Medical News

TF-CBTWeb training program for mental health professionals

Pharmaceutical industry should invest more in NTDs

SAMHSA: Drug-related intentional poisonings result in 14,720 ED visits during 2009

PSI official discusses organization's innovations strategies in Washington Post feature

Regulated gene transcription more complex than previously thought

Franken takes hard look at health data thefts

U of I to help researchers learn about physical activity in preschool-aged children

What about Walmart's plans to add health clinics?

Researchers identify how to design drugs to target specific brain areas

State dual eligible proposals don't focus on managed care for Medicare beneficiaries

Ampion safe and effective for patients with nasal inflammation

Loss of 'personhood' amendment in Miss. raises questions about anti-abortion strategy

Study reveals risk factors for temporomandibular disorders

An end to AIDS is possible in our generation

NCCN ORP to evaluate clinical effectiveness of Boehringer Ingelheim's Afatinib in solid tumors

Berkeley Lab, Bruker partner to develop and distribute new structural biology methods

Parties fight over the impact of Ohio election results

Prosocial behaviors reduce substance use among rural adolescents

FDA draft guidance aims to foster early-stage development of medical devices

Action on climate change required to prevent harm to health, development, reports say

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