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Survey: Only 12% of black stroke patients call 9-1-1 after experiencing symptoms

Most African-Americans say they'd call 9-1-1 if stroke symptoms occurred — but few do, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

6 May 2011

Boston Scientific provides new warranty program for CRT-D device to avoid phrenic nerve stimulation

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that it is offering a new warranty program in the U.S. that covers its cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator devices and leads in the event of chronic phrenic nerve stimulation.

6 May 2011

Shenzhen Wuzhou International introduces wide range of portable monitors and testers

People have become more and more intent on enjoying convenience at communal facilities and getting more services in food, clothing, housing, and transport. However, it is still very difficult for sick people to get timely and easy diagnosis.

6 May 2011

Quinnipiac poll finds voters dislike GOP plans to revamp Medicare, Medicaid

The Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire reports that, based on these results, Republicans have some selling to do, and The Washington Post gets back to basics with a primer on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.

6 May 2011

CAMH presents new Microvolt T-wave Alternans testing data at Heart Rhythm Society meeting

Cambridge Heart, Inc. a developer of non-invasive diagnostic tests for cardiac disease, today announced that new data presented at the Heart Rhythm Society's 32nd Annual Scientific Sessions in San Francisco confirm the diagnostic value of Microvolt T-wave Alternans testing in identifying patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

6 May 2011

Parents' work influences how often family meals are eaten outside of home

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Americans are spending about half their food budget in restaurants. As it is widely known, food prepared away from home, as compared to food prepared at home, is often higher in calories, saturated fat, and sodium.

6 May 2011

Millennium presents three studies in relapsed multiple myeloma at IMW meeting

Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company today reported results from three studies in relapsed multiple myeloma. Two of the studies examined the use of VELCADE for Injection; the third study presents clinical data on MLN9708, the first investigational oral proteasome inhibitor.

6 May 2011

Opinions: U.S. support for maternal, child health; infection control at borders; the AMFm model; International Affairs budget; organizations supporting women

When Mother's Day is recognized on Sunday, "let's honor motherhood itself by giving all moms the gift they want most - the chance to deliver and raise healthy children," former Sens. Bill Frist and Jon Corzine, who serve as co-chairs of the Save the Children's Newborn and Child Survival Campaign, write in The Hill's "Congress Blog."

6 May 2011

Despite expanded Medicare coverage racial disparities continue in colorectal cancer screening

Despite expanded Medicare coverage for colorectal cancer screening tests, lower rates still exist among blacks and Hispanics compared to other ethnic groups, according to research published in Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

6 May 2011

VIMS develops new biosensor that can detect and track oil spills

A new biosensor which uses antibody-based technology has been shown to detect marine pollutants such as oil cheaper and faster than current technology. Tests of the new biosensor, published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, reveal how it could be used for the early detection and tracking of oil spills.

6 May 2011

Six1 transcription factor an essential regulator in development of embryonic lung epithelial stem cells

Scientists at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles have provided the first evidence that Six1 transcription factor is an essential regulator in the development of embryonic lung epithelial stem cells.

6 May 2011

AHRQ finds 3 million hospital emergency visits for headaches during 2008

More than 3 million Americans went to hospital emergency rooms seeking relief from headaches and there were 81,000 hospitals admissions, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

6 May 2011

Kaiser Permanente awards $7.7 million as 217 grants during first quarter, 2011

Kaiser Permanente, one of the country's largest not-for-profit health care organizations, announced today that it has funded 217 grants nationwide, totaling approximately $7.7 million in the first quarter of 2011.

6 May 2011

CDRD reaches agreement with University of Calgary, UTI to develop promising drug candidates

The Centre for Drug Research and Development announced today the signing of affiliation agreements with both the University of Calgary and University Technologies International.

6 May 2011

Novel neurotransmitter could fight against neurological diseases

A team of scientists has discovered that D-aspartic acid is a novel neurotransmitter that could potentially be used in the fight against neurological diseases such as Parkinson's and schizophrenia.

6 May 2011

Scientists use new technologies to identify genetic cause of Kufs disease

Scientists from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and the University of Melbourne have used innovative new technologies to identify the gene responsible for a rare but fatal hereditary brain disorder. The discovery will make it possible to diagnose the disease through a blood test rather than a brain biopsy.

6 May 2011

Research: Certain brain region may play a key role in gambling behavior

When a group of gamblers gather around a roulette table, individual players are likely to have different reasons for betting on certain numbers. Some may play a "lucky" number that has given them positive results in the past-a strategy called reinforcement learning.

6 May 2011

Penn State nursing professor receives NIH grant to improve oral hygiene for dementia patients

People with dementia may soon have improved oral hygiene because of a National Institutes of Health $1.4 million, four-year grant to Rita A. Jablonski, assistant professor of nursing, Penn State.

6 May 2011

Protocols to determine when sexual assault kits need to be tested

Researchers at Sam Houston State University and the University of Texas at Austin will team up with representatives from the criminal justice system in Houston to establish protocols to determine when sexual assault kits need to be tested by crime labs.

6 May 2011

Ben-Gurion U. researcher receives Gates Foundation grant to develop fast, low-cost malaria device

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researcher Alberto Bilenca, Ph.D., has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop the a fast, low-cost device to accuracy diagnose malaria without the need for blood collection in field settings.

6 May 2011

Medical News

Survey: Only 12% of black stroke patients call 9-1-1 after experiencing symptoms

Boston Scientific provides new warranty program for CRT-D device to avoid phrenic nerve stimulation

Shenzhen Wuzhou International introduces wide range of portable monitors and testers

Quinnipiac poll finds voters dislike GOP plans to revamp Medicare, Medicaid

CAMH presents new Microvolt T-wave Alternans testing data at Heart Rhythm Society meeting

Parents' work influences how often family meals are eaten outside of home

Millennium presents three studies in relapsed multiple myeloma at IMW meeting

Opinions: U.S. support for maternal, child health; infection control at borders; the AMFm model; International Affairs budget; organizations supporting women

Despite expanded Medicare coverage racial disparities continue in colorectal cancer screening

VIMS develops new biosensor that can detect and track oil spills

Six1 transcription factor an essential regulator in development of embryonic lung epithelial stem cells

AHRQ finds 3 million hospital emergency visits for headaches during 2008

Kaiser Permanente awards $7.7 million as 217 grants during first quarter, 2011

CDRD reaches agreement with University of Calgary, UTI to develop promising drug candidates

Novel neurotransmitter could fight against neurological diseases

Scientists use new technologies to identify genetic cause of Kufs disease

Research: Certain brain region may play a key role in gambling behavior

Penn State nursing professor receives NIH grant to improve oral hygiene for dementia patients

Protocols to determine when sexual assault kits need to be tested

Ben-Gurion U. researcher receives Gates Foundation grant to develop fast, low-cost malaria device

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