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Inducing labor does not increase risk of emergency cesarean section

A new study published in the international Nordic journal Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (AOGS) reveals that inducing labor in the weeks around term, or from week 39 to week 41, is not connected with higher rates of cesarean section compared with waiting for a later spontaneous or induced labor.

21 Jun 2011

Quality home learning experiences may help prepare children for kindergarten

Previous research says on average, children living in poverty are less well prepared to start school than children from middle-income homes. Now, new research says home learning experiences may help low-income children's school readiness.

21 Jun 2011

Study finds link between energy drink consumption and substance use among musicians

Frequent use of energy drinks is associated with binge drinking, alcohol-related social problems and misuse of prescription drugs among musicians, according to researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions.

21 Jun 2011

Rheonix, Mayo Clinic partner for genotyping test to assist warfarin sensitivity

Mayo Clinic today announced that it has reached an agreement with Rheonix, Inc. to collaborate on the performance of a genotyping test for warfarin sensitivity in clinical and research settings.

21 Jun 2011

Public-private partnerships leading to successes in HIV treatment and prevention

The recent achievements in studies looking at treatment as prevention "were only made possible by the partnership between publicly funded scientists and private drug companies," Ward Cates, president of research at FHI; Salim Abdool Karim, director of the Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa; and Myron Cohen, director of the UNC Division of Infectious Disease and the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Disease, write in an opinion piece in the Huffington Post.

21 Jun 2011

Insight into why some people develop drug addiction

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have identified abnormal brain structures in the frontal lobe of cocaine users' brains which are linked to their compulsive cocaine-using behaviour. Their findings were published today, 21 June, in the journal Brain.

21 Jun 2011

New clinical trial to evaluate safety of tenofovir gel in breastfeeding, pregnant women

Determining whether a promising HIV prevention gel is safe for women to use while they are pregnant or breastfeeding is the aim of a new clinical trial being conducted by the National Institutes of Health-funded Microbicide Trials Network.

21 Jun 2011

NeuroMetrix to introduce NC-stat DPNCheck device for diabetic peripheral neuropathy

NeuroMetrix, Inc. announced today that it expects to meet its planned launch date for its latest product, NC-stat|DPNCheck, which is a fast, accurate, and quantitative test for the evaluation of systemic neuropathies such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

21 Jun 2011

Researchers find potentially dangerous fungus in common household appliances

A potentially pathogenic fungus has found a home living in extreme conditions in some of the most common household appliances, researchers have found. A new paper published in the British Mycological Society journal, Fungal Biology, published by Elsevier, shows that these sites make perfect habitats for extremotolerant fungi.

21 Jun 2011

Additional, better-trained midwives needed to save millions of women and newborns worldwide, report says

"According to a United Nations Population Fund study released Monday, more and better trained midwives could help save millions of lives in" 58 countries "identified as 'suffering from a crisis in human resources for health,'" the Associated Press/Washington Post reports.

21 Jun 2011

Sentrx, TransPerfect collaborate to offer Trial Interactive Portal Technology

TransPerfect and Sentrx have announced a collaboration involving TransPerfect's Trial Interactive Portal Technology, which will streamline end-to-end global drug safety capabilities in both clinical and post-marketing event management.

21 Jun 2011

Research provides important insight into 'systemizing' theory of autism

A new study from Cambridge University has for the first time found that autism diagnoses are more common in an IT-rich region.

21 Jun 2011

Merge completes $52M Senior Secured Notes offering

Merge Healthcare Incorporated today announced the successful completion of its previously announced private offering of $52 million in aggregate principal amount of its 11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2015.

21 Jun 2011

Viewpoints: Compromises on fixing Medicare?; 'progress' on AIDS; working families falling behind

Fixing Medicare should not compromise patient care. The president's health care bill created the controversial Independent Payment Advisory Board. This panel of unelected bureaucrats, whose sole purpose is to decide whether to offer Medicare benefits based on a budget, could lead to government rationing of care.

21 Jun 2011

Amylin to present data on investigational diabetes drug candidates at ADA annual meeting

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the Company will present data for its two first-in-class diabetes drugs, BYETTA injection and SYMLIN injection, and its investigational diabetes drug candidates BYDUREON and exenatide once monthly at the 71st Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) being held in San Diego, CA from June 24 to June 28.

21 Jun 2011

Experts help raise awareness about dangers of melanoma in the U.S.

San Diego is one of the top 10 sunniest cities in the United States. Even when "June Gloom" clouds our skies, the sun is still very powerful. With that in mind, experts with UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center are helping raise awareness of the dangers of melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer.

21 Jun 2011

Synthetic fat substitutes could contribute to weight gain and obesity

Synthetic fat substitutes used in low-calorie potato chips and other foods could backfire and contribute to weight gain and obesity, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association.

21 Jun 2011

J.P. Morgan announces donation of £1.5M to GAVI Alliance

J.P. Morgan has today announced that it will donate £1.5 million to the GAVI Alliance, a public-private partnership dedicated to saving children's lives and protecting people's health by increasing access to immunisation in the world's poorest countries.

21 Jun 2011

Roundup: State employee benefit battles heat up; Wis. Gov. to remake Medicaid program; Mass. cost controls

The Legislature is close to wrapping up its work on the $25 billion state budget bill after the Senate made minor changes to the plan late Sunday before approving it by a lopsided margin. ... the spending plan for the budget year that starts July 1 would eliminate more than 2,000 state jobs and includes cuts in most state departments and agencies.

21 Jun 2011

Mayo Clinic announces collaboration on genotyping test for Warfarin sensitivity

Mayo Clinic today announced that it has reached an agreement with Rheonix, Inc. to collaborate on the performance of a genotyping test for warfarin sensitivity in clinical and research settings. The genotyping test will be available for all patients of Mayo Clinic and is the subject of ongoing research for improved anticoagulation therapy. Additionally, the test will be offered through Mayo Clinic’s reference laboratory, Mayo Medical Laboratories, to clients throughout the world.

20 Jun 2011

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Inducing labor does not increase risk of emergency cesarean section

Quality home learning experiences may help prepare children for kindergarten

Study finds link between energy drink consumption and substance use among musicians

Rheonix, Mayo Clinic partner for genotyping test to assist warfarin sensitivity

Public-private partnerships leading to successes in HIV treatment and prevention

Insight into why some people develop drug addiction

New clinical trial to evaluate safety of tenofovir gel in breastfeeding, pregnant women

NeuroMetrix to introduce NC-stat DPNCheck device for diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Researchers find potentially dangerous fungus in common household appliances

Additional, better-trained midwives needed to save millions of women and newborns worldwide, report says

Sentrx, TransPerfect collaborate to offer Trial Interactive Portal Technology

Research provides important insight into 'systemizing' theory of autism

Merge completes $52M Senior Secured Notes offering

Viewpoints: Compromises on fixing Medicare?; 'progress' on AIDS; working families falling behind

Amylin to present data on investigational diabetes drug candidates at ADA annual meeting

Experts help raise awareness about dangers of melanoma in the U.S.

Synthetic fat substitutes could contribute to weight gain and obesity

J.P. Morgan announces donation of £1.5M to GAVI Alliance

Roundup: State employee benefit battles heat up; Wis. Gov. to remake Medicaid program; Mass. cost controls

Mayo Clinic announces collaboration on genotyping test for Warfarin sensitivity

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