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Breastfeeding for up to one year after birth can reduce child mortality, UNICEF says

Breastfeeding from birth to six months or a year can reduce deaths among children under five by 13 percent, a fact UNICEF is highlighting during World Breastfeeding Week, which runs through August 7, the International Business Times reports.

4 Aug 2011

NIH-funded study to assess biomarkers in the blood of TBI patients

Biomarkers in the bloodstream could provide physicians with a quick and accurate method of assessing the severity of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and helping deliver and monitor the results of therapies, such as progesterone treatment.

4 Aug 2011

Capsules: Blogwatch: Challenges for the debt deal’s 'super committee'

Now on Capsules, KHN's news blog, the latest installment of Blogwatch - Andrew Villegas rounds up what bloggers are saying about what might be at stake for Medicare, Medicaid and the health law.

4 Aug 2011

U.S. PTO to reissue two patents for Dey Pharma's Perforomist Inhalation Solution

Dey Pharma L.P., a subsidiary of Mylan Inc., today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office intends to reissue both of the patents related to Perforomist Inhalation Solution 20 mcg/2mL vial that had been placed into reexamination by Sepracor, now known as Sunovion Pharmaceuticals.

4 Aug 2011

SynCo Bio commences release of drug products after expansion of Class A zone

SynCo Bio Partners B.V., one of the leading GMP contract manufacturers of biopharmaceuticals today announced that its aseptic filling facility is again fully operational and SynCo has produced and released the first drug product batches for its clients after the expansion of its Class A zone.

4 Aug 2011

With debt deal in place, focus shifts to role of 'super committee'

This panel will be tasked with searching out more than $1 trillion in spending reductions from the mandatory-spending side of the budget, which includes Medicare and Medicaid. If they fail, automatic across-the-board cuts will be triggered.

4 Aug 2011

Loyola's lung-kidney transplant patient wins Bronze medal for bowling

Loyola University Medical Center patient Nathan Weimer, who has undergone transplants of both lungs and one kidney, has won a Bronze medal for bowling in the 2011 World Transplant Games.

4 Aug 2011

Prestige Brands Holdings first quarter revenues increase 33.8% to $95.3 million

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. today announced results for the first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2011, including revenues of $95.3 million, an increase of 33.8% over the prior year comparable period's results of $71.2 million.

4 Aug 2011

World must scale up AIDS fight, even as donors scale back

UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe writes in a Los Angeles Times opinion piece that "amid all the good news" about HIV prevention recently presented at the 6th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, "one stubborn fact was hard to ignore: AIDS remains a metaphor for inequality."

4 Aug 2011

Tips to minimize risk of bug bites and related illnesses

While the image of a bug crawling on your arm or a creepy crawler snuggling up in your bed is enough to make you flinch, most bug bites are harmless and disappear on their own in a matter of days. Other insects, however, can spread disease and cause severe reactions that require medical attention.

4 Aug 2011

NIA, ACRO collaborate to create disease site-specific radiation oncology practice guidelines

National Imaging Associates (NIA), a subsidiary of Magellan Health Services, and the American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO), the professional medical society established for educational and scientific purposes to advance the science and practice of radiation oncology, today announced the signing of a collaborative agreement.

4 Aug 2011

Gold nanoparticles for rapid, accurate diagnosis of flu

Arriving at a rapid and accurate diagnosis is critical during flu outbreaks, but until now, physicians and public health officials have had to choose between a highly accurate yet time-consuming test or a rapid but error-prone test.

4 Aug 2011

Aggressive medication leads to growth of drug-resistant pathogens

New research raises troubling concerns about the use of aggressive drug therapies to treat a wide range of diseases such as MRSA, C. difficile, malaria, and even cancer.

4 Aug 2011

Metallofullerene-based nanoplatform shows promise against glioblastomas

Researchers from two universities have developed and tested a molecular platform that offers hope for treatment of aggressive brain tumors.

4 Aug 2011

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