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Government's tab for 'big' health care programs keeps growing

The costs of the government's big health care programs are soaring again, expenses not tackled in the agreement President Obama signed into law Tuesday to raise the nation's debt limit and cut federal spending.

4 Aug 2011

Hospitals that readmit 'too soon' will face Medicare penalty

Medicare soon will start docking payments to hospitals if they have a higher-than-expected level of patient readmissions within 30 days of being discharged.

4 Aug 2011

USDA NIFA awards NC State $25M grant to study human noroviruses

North Carolina State University will use a $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to strengthen food safety by studying human noroviruses across the food supply chain in an effort to design effective control measures and reduce the number of virus-caused food-borne illnesses.

4 Aug 2011

Eltek receives PCB orders worth $490,000 for use in medical devices

Eltek Ltd., the leading Israeli manufacturer of advanced flex-rigid circuitry solutions, announced today that it has received orders valued at $490,000.

4 Aug 2011

Knee osteoarthritis more common in women than men

A Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon suspects that the nagging pain and inflammation that women can experience in their knees may be different from what men encounter, and she has been chosen to lead a novel U.S.-Canadian study to explore the question.

4 Aug 2011

Children of depressed mothers in developing countries less likely to thrive, report says

"Children of depressed mothers in developing countries are 40 percent more likely to be underweight or stunted than those with mothers in good mental health," according to a report published in the August edition of the WHO Bulletin, Reuters reports.

4 Aug 2011

One third of patients do not receive follow-up care for depression across Ontario

Twenty-five percent of people who were hospitalized for depression were readmitted or visited an emergency room again for depression within 30 days of discharge, according to a new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

4 Aug 2011

Technology-enabled pharmacists to make house calls

The University of Rhode Island's College of Pharmacy is pairing home visits from pharmacists with the latest technology, providing instant access to a patient's medical history and medications, all in an effort to reduce hospital readmissions.

4 Aug 2011

Debt deal's potential Medicare cuts echo through health care industry

Medicare and Medicaid advocates prepare for their luck to run out as the debt deal will likely lead to pressure on providers and could lead to family physicians, hospitals and even elderly patients feeling the pinch.

4 Aug 2011

'Political resolve' needed to end world hunger

"[A]s the worst drought in 60 years again devastates the Horn of Africa, throwing as many as 12 million into desperate hunger … there are hopeful signs that today's drought need not result in the tens of thousands of deaths that we saw in earlier decades," World Food Programme Executive Director Josette Sheeran writes in the Reuters blog "The Great Debate."

4 Aug 2011

Study reveals link between increased spirit consumption and acute pancreatitis

Drinking just one 4cl measure of spirits can increase the risk of an acute attack of pancreatitis, but wine or beer does not appear to have the same effect, according to a study published online by BJS, the British Journal of Surgery.

4 Aug 2011

Nacolepsy drugs may be effective in reversing illness-induced lethargy

A signaling system in the brain previously shown to regulate sleep is also responsible for inducing lethargy during illness, according to research conducted at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital.

4 Aug 2011

New research highlights urgent need to develop specific guidelines for HIV-infected children

Children with HIV have persistently high levels of cholesterol and other lipids during treatment with antiretroviral medications, according to a pair of studies in JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.

4 Aug 2011

Imaging Diagnostic Systems to showcase CT Laser Breast imaging system at FIME 2011

Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., a pioneer in optical breast imaging announced today that it will be exhibiting its CT Laser Breast imaging (CTLM) system at the FIME 2011 conference August 10-12, 2011 in Miami Beach, Florida. IDSI's Head of Clinical Research, Dr Jose Cineros will be a feature speaker at the exhibition.

4 Aug 2011

Special supplement features growth and diversity of VA women's health research

A new Supplement of the peer-reviewed journal, Women's Health Issues, a publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health at the GW School of Public Health and Health Services, shows the tremendous growth and diversity of VA women's health research in recent years.

4 Aug 2011

Survey finds employers expanding coverage under reform

A new survey finds that employers are providing benefits to a growing number of people, particularly as employee benefits are extended to cover workers' adult children — a provision of the health law.

4 Aug 2011

JAMIA highlights several perspectives, five research articles on translational bioinformatics

With the summer edition of JAMIA--currently online at www.JAMIA.org--AMIA's peer-reviewed journal on informatics in biomedicine and health opens the door to translational science, highlighting several perspectives and five research articles on translational bioinformatics (TBI), and suggesting that future publications in greater volume will help keep JAMIA readers abreast of new developments and applications of translational bioinformatics, just as more hospital and academic health centers are embracing molecular measurements for diagnosis and planning therapies.

4 Aug 2011

Medical News

Government's tab for 'big' health care programs keeps growing

Hospitals that readmit 'too soon' will face Medicare penalty

USDA NIFA awards NC State $25M grant to study human noroviruses

Eltek receives PCB orders worth $490,000 for use in medical devices

Knee osteoarthritis more common in women than men

Children of depressed mothers in developing countries less likely to thrive, report says

One third of patients do not receive follow-up care for depression across Ontario

Technology-enabled pharmacists to make house calls

Debt deal's potential Medicare cuts echo through health care industry

'Political resolve' needed to end world hunger

Study reveals link between increased spirit consumption and acute pancreatitis

Nacolepsy drugs may be effective in reversing illness-induced lethargy

New research highlights urgent need to develop specific guidelines for HIV-infected children

Imaging Diagnostic Systems to showcase CT Laser Breast imaging system at FIME 2011

Special supplement features growth and diversity of VA women's health research

Survey finds employers expanding coverage under reform

JAMIA highlights several perspectives, five research articles on translational bioinformatics

European Respiratory Journal publishes updated WHO guidelines on drug-resistant TB

Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan announces third annual fundraising walk at the Detroit Zoo

Study: Chronic mitral valve disease similar in humans and dogs

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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