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Work intensity of physicians across several specialties is fairly equal: Study

Contrary to longstanding assumptions, new findings suggest the work intensity of physicians across several specialties is fairly equal. The study, funded by the American Academy of Neurology along with several other medical associations and published online ahead of print in the journal Medical Care, provides the groundwork for the development of a more reliable, scientific measurement of physician work intensity that may guide future national policy in patient safety, practice management and payment.

12 Sep 2011

The importance of safe drinking water in Haiti's ongoing post-earthquake recovery efforts

Stacey McMahan, sustainability advisor and design fellow with Architecture for Humanity, who has resided in Port-au-Prince, Haiti for a year teaching the locals how to build safe structures, writes about the importance of clean drinking water as an integral part of post-earthquake recovery in Haiti, which she writes will be ongoing in in the country for decades, in this post in Huffington Post's "Impact" blog.

12 Sep 2011

General anesthesia can cause cognitive impairment in children

General anesthesia administered to the developing animal brain depresses much needed neuronal activity and communication resulting in long-lasting cognitive impairment, according to an article published in the August issue of Current Opinion in Anesthesiology.

12 Sep 2011

Lung cancer patients treated in high safety-net burden facilities less likely to undergo surgery

A new study finds that lung cancer patients treated in hospitals that care for a high percentage of uninsured and Medicaid-insured patients, so-called "high safety-net burden facilities," were significantly less likely to undergo surgery that was intended to cure the cancer compared to patients treated at low safety-net burden facilities.

12 Sep 2011

Scientists successfully disrupt function of MYC cancer gene

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists have successfully disrupted the function of a cancer gene involved in the formation of most human tumors by tampering with the gene's "on" switch and growth signals, rather than targeting the gene itself.

12 Sep 2011

LC-MRM could provide better understanding of multiple myeloma drug resistance

"Acquired drug resistance" (ADR) is a major problem encountered in treating some forms of cancer. The ability to monitor the proteins involved in drug resistance has been a hurdle facing cancer researchers.

12 Sep 2011

Preliminary research shows how Fusarium microbes travel through the air

Preliminary research on Fusarium, a group of fungi that includes devastating pathogens of plants and animals, shows how these microbes travel through the air. Researchers now believe that with improvements on this preliminary research, there will be a better understanding about crop security, disease spread, and climate change.

12 Sep 2011

Experts gather in London to propose appropriate medical devices for developing world

The Guardian's "Poverty Matters Blog" reports on a one-day conference held in London this week that brought together engineers, health workers, donors and charities to look at devices specifically designed for the developing world.

12 Sep 2011

Diamyd receives NIH grant to develop NTDDS for Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Diamyd Medical AB with collaborators has received a three million dollar grant from the US National Institutes of Health to develop the Company's patented Nerve Targeting Drug Delivery System (NTDDS) for prevention of Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy.

12 Sep 2011

InteRNA, Silence partner to develop novel microRNA therapeutics for cancer

Silence Therapeutics plc, a leading global RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics company, and InteRNA Technologies B.V., a biopharmaceutical company developing pathway targeted microRNA-based therapeutics for cancer, today announce that they have entered into an agreement to develop novel microRNA therapeutics for the treatment of cancer.

12 Sep 2011

Gates Foundation's Ananya Alliance aims to improve newborn health in India

Usha Kiran Tarigopula, deputy director in global health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, writes about the Foundation's partnership with the state of Bihar, India through the Ananya Alliance "aimed at reducing maternal, newborn, and child mortality by 40 percent by 2015," in this "Inpatient Optimists" blog post, which is part of a series called "Global Conversations on Newborn Health in India."

12 Sep 2011

Recruitment complete in Moberg Derma's MOB-015 phase II study for nail fungus

Moberg Derma AB has successfully completed the recruitment of 237 patients with nail fungus (onychomycosis) to participate in the ongoing MOB-015 phase II study.

12 Sep 2011

AHRQ finds decline in hospitalizations for pica eating disorder between 2007-2009

Eating disorders as the primary reason for entering the hospital declined by 23 percent from 2007 and 2009, after a steep and steady increase from 1999 to 2007, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

12 Sep 2011

Residents of Pakistan’s tribal areas face dangerous obstacles to access HIV/AIDS treatment

"Having to contend with U.S. army drones and the crossfire between the Taliban and the Pakistani army, the residents of Pakistan's tribal areas find access to treatment for HIV/AIDS harder than in most other parts of the world," Inter Press Service reports.

12 Sep 2011

Specialists propose changes to allocation and distribution of organs for liver transplants

Transplantation specialists have proposed changes to the allocation and distribution of organs used for liver transplants. The recommended policy modifications take into account the scarcity of available organs, ensuring rapid allocation and delivery of the organ to those most in need in order to reduce mortality for waitlisted patients.

12 Sep 2011

FDA grants orphan drug designation for Avedro's VibeX to treat Keratoconus

Avedro, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to the Company's VibeX for use with its KXL System (UVA irradiation) for Corneal Cross-linking to treat Keratoconus.

12 Sep 2011

Haiti's cholera epidemic, the hemisphere's worst in decades, neglected by international community

"Cholera in Haiti is the worst epidemic that this hemisphere has seen in decades, yet it has received relatively little attention," Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research and president of Just Foreign Policy writes in this Al Jazeera opinion piece, adding, "The international community has failed Haiti in so many ways and for so many years that it is almost unimaginable."

12 Sep 2011

Roche initiates Phase 1 clinical trial of investigational drug for Down syndrome

Roche today announced the initiation of its first Phase 1 clinical trial to investigate the safety and tolerability of a molecule designed to address the cognitive and behavioral deficits associated with Down syndrome.

12 Sep 2011

New treatment strategy for dominant forms of muscular dystrophy

Investigators at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital are studying a potential new treatment strategy for dominant forms of muscular dystrophy, thanks to preliminary funding from The Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science.

12 Sep 2011

GOP contentiousness on Medicare, health law to emerge in Monday debate

The tea party movement roars into the Republican presidential spotlight Monday night, as grassroots conservative-coalition members are scheduled to question GOP candidates at a Tampa, Florida debate. ... in his economic blueprint, released last week, Romney lauded the movement, saying, "The rise of the tea party is a classic instance of the self-correcting forces of American democracy in action." He still has a fight ahead.

12 Sep 2011

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Work intensity of physicians across several specialties is fairly equal: Study

The importance of safe drinking water in Haiti's ongoing post-earthquake recovery efforts

General anesthesia can cause cognitive impairment in children

Lung cancer patients treated in high safety-net burden facilities less likely to undergo surgery

Scientists successfully disrupt function of MYC cancer gene

LC-MRM could provide better understanding of multiple myeloma drug resistance

Preliminary research shows how Fusarium microbes travel through the air

Experts gather in London to propose appropriate medical devices for developing world

Diamyd receives NIH grant to develop NTDDS for Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

InteRNA, Silence partner to develop novel microRNA therapeutics for cancer

Gates Foundation's Ananya Alliance aims to improve newborn health in India

Recruitment complete in Moberg Derma's MOB-015 phase II study for nail fungus

AHRQ finds decline in hospitalizations for pica eating disorder between 2007-2009

Residents of Pakistan’s tribal areas face dangerous obstacles to access HIV/AIDS treatment

Specialists propose changes to allocation and distribution of organs for liver transplants

FDA grants orphan drug designation for Avedro's VibeX to treat Keratoconus

Haiti's cholera epidemic, the hemisphere's worst in decades, neglected by international community

Roche initiates Phase 1 clinical trial of investigational drug for Down syndrome

New treatment strategy for dominant forms of muscular dystrophy

GOP contentiousness on Medicare, health law to emerge in Monday debate

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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