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Increased automobile usage linked with surging levels of obesity

Junk food, video games and a lack of exercise all have received their fair share of blame for the spiraling epidemic of obesity in the U.S. But according to a University of Illinois researcher, public health enemy No. 1 for our supersized nation may very well be the one staple of modern life most Americans can't seem to live without one (or more) of: the automobile.

12 May 2011

State roundup: Daniels signs Ind. law to ban Planned Parenthood funding

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, a Republican considering a run for president, signed legislation Tuesday to bar Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funding in his state, a move widely seen as a bid to woo influential social conservatives. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and the American Civil Liberties Union went to court to try to block the measure from taking effect.

12 May 2011

Nicotine-free plastic inhalers may increase smoker's chance of quitting

Nicotine-free plastic inhalers may increase a smoker's chance of quitting, according to new research published online in the European Respiratory Journal.

12 May 2011

Three UH students to receive Albert Schweitzer Fellowship for yearlong service projects

Three University of Houston students, two from the UH Law Center and one from the Graduate College of Social Work, will lead health-related service initiatives for underserved individuals and communities during 2011-2012 under the Houston-Galveston Schweitzer Fellows Program.

12 May 2011

Neogenix Oncology to receive European Patent for NEO-301 antibody for treatment of pancreatic cancer

Neogenix Oncology is pleased to announce that it will be granted a European Patent relating to its NEO-301 antibody, to take effect beginning September 23, 2011.

12 May 2011

FDA accepts Insys NDA for Fentanyl SL Spray to treat breakthrough cancer pain

Insys Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its New Drug Application (NDA) for Fentanyl SL Spray. The FDA will notify Insys of its PDUFA date in the 74-day letter which is expected in the upcoming weeks.

12 May 2011

GSK, NanoBio initiate two NB-001 Phase 3 trials in cold sores

NanoBio Corporation today announced the initiation of two Phase 3 multicenter trials evaluating NB-001 as a topical treatment for cold sores, a step forward in their OTC licensing agreement with GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare.

12 May 2011

Next stop for health law appeal includes two GOP-appointed judges

As news outlets were chewing over Tuesday's hearing on the health law, the next appeal panel, with two Republican-nominated judges, was announced.

12 May 2011

ViroPharma, Halozyme sign license deal to develop Cinryze against hereditary angioedema

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. and ViroPharma Incorporated, today announced the signing of a worldwide exclusive licensing agreement for the use of rHuPH20 in the development of a subcutaneous formulation of Cinryze .

12 May 2011

Visual perception and attention can be changed by passive stimulation

What was previously known from animal studies has thus for the first time been demonstrated for human individuals too. "The findings open new perspectives in the intervention and treatment of visual perceptual disorders, because the changes can be induced quite simply" said Dr. Christian Beste of the RUB Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience.

12 May 2011

School-based prevention programs can help reduce alcohol problems in young people

School prevention programs aimed at curbing alcohol misuse in children are somewhat helpful, enough so to deserve consideration for widespread use, according to a large, international systematic review.

12 May 2011

Scientists to discuss latest autism research findings at IMFAR meeting

The 10th Annual International Meeting for Autism Research will host more than 1900 researchers, delegates, autism specialists, and students in the world's largest gathering of researchers and clinicians devoted to a better understanding of autism. The meeting will be held at the Manchester Grand Hyatt from May 12-14, 2011.

12 May 2011

Viewpoints: Tea Party on entitlement reform; Boehner's 'trillions' demand; California's silver tsunami

In a speech on Monday, the speaker of the House said that Republicans would insist on trillions of dollars in spending cuts in exchange for votes to raise the debt limit. He did not mention a time frame. He also did not offer specifics on how he planned to make those cuts. After the beating Republicans took for their plan to slash Medicare, he clearly decided generalities were politically safer. There is no way to solve the country's fiscal ills without an accurate diagnosis and rigorous prescriptions for a cure. Mr. Boehner's speech was devoid of both.

12 May 2011

Valor Medical's Neucrylate AN device receives CE Mark approval for treating cerebral aneurysms

Valor Medical announced today that it has received CE Mark approval for Neucrylate AN for treating cerebral aneurysms.

12 May 2011

Accretive Health first quarter net services revenue increases 30% to $163.7 million

Accretive Health, Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive end-to-end healthcare revenue cycle management services and population health management services infrastructure, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

11 May 2011

Plans for Medicare, deficit reduction continue to be political flashpoints

President Barack Obama will welcome Democratic congressional leaders to the White House this week to discuss the continuing budget debate.

11 May 2011

Mitt Romney to give 'big' health care speech

The address, which will be given in Michigan on Thursday, is seen as the GOP presidential hopeful's effort to confront what is seen as his key vulnerability - health reform. It will include his own plan to replace the new health law with more targeted changes that give states more responsibility in caring for the poor, elderly and ill.

11 May 2011

Analysis: Ryan's GOP budget plan would cause deep reductions in Medicaid coverage

The analysis, advanced by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Urban Institute, could lead to as many as 44 million people being cut from the rolls in the next decade. Meanwhile, Politico reports that, in the background, some states are fast-tracking their efforts to expand coverage — in keeping with the requirements of the health law.

11 May 2011

Injecting botox in 'trigger points' of pericraneal and neck muscles reduces migraine frequency

Scientists at the University of Granada have confirmed that injecting a local anesthetic or botulinum toxin (botox) into certain points named "trigger points" of the pericraneal and neck muscles reduce migraine frequency among migraine sufferers. University of Granada researchers have identified the location of these trigger points -which activation results in migraine- and their relationship with the duration and severity of this condition.

11 May 2011

SunLink Health Systems third quarter net earnings increases to $2,683,000

SunLink Health Systems, Inc. today announced earnings from continuing operations for its fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2011 of $2,515,000, or $0.31 per fully diluted share, compared to earnings from continuing operations of $469,000, or $0.06 per fully diluted share, for the comparable quarter ended March 31, 2010.

11 May 2011

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Increased automobile usage linked with surging levels of obesity

State roundup: Daniels signs Ind. law to ban Planned Parenthood funding

Nicotine-free plastic inhalers may increase smoker's chance of quitting

Three UH students to receive Albert Schweitzer Fellowship for yearlong service projects

Neogenix Oncology to receive European Patent for NEO-301 antibody for treatment of pancreatic cancer

FDA accepts Insys NDA for Fentanyl SL Spray to treat breakthrough cancer pain

GSK, NanoBio initiate two NB-001 Phase 3 trials in cold sores

Next stop for health law appeal includes two GOP-appointed judges

ViroPharma, Halozyme sign license deal to develop Cinryze against hereditary angioedema

Visual perception and attention can be changed by passive stimulation

School-based prevention programs can help reduce alcohol problems in young people

Scientists to discuss latest autism research findings at IMFAR meeting

Viewpoints: Tea Party on entitlement reform; Boehner's 'trillions' demand; California's silver tsunami

Valor Medical's Neucrylate AN device receives CE Mark approval for treating cerebral aneurysms

Accretive Health first quarter net services revenue increases 30% to $163.7 million

Plans for Medicare, deficit reduction continue to be political flashpoints

Mitt Romney to give 'big' health care speech

Analysis: Ryan's GOP budget plan would cause deep reductions in Medicaid coverage

Injecting botox in 'trigger points' of pericraneal and neck muscles reduces migraine frequency

SunLink Health Systems third quarter net earnings increases to $2,683,000

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