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Videoconferencing can treat individuals with OCD

The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that one in four Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder, and of those more than 2.2 million people with anxiety disorders have obsessive compulsive disorder.

17 Mar 2011

Expert discusses certain measures that can help prevent HAI spread

Healthcare-associated infections represent a growing concern for both patients and healthcare providers across the nation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 1.7 million HAIs occur each year and contribute to the death of 99,000.

17 Mar 2011

Packaged beverages now have to list total calorie count, not just the calorie content per serving

Americans may like their drinks "sickeningly sweet" but a new labeling initiative may discourage us from pouring on the unnecessary calories, said Jessica Bartfield, MD, medical weight-loss specialist at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital.

17 Mar 2011

New lozenge clinical trial for dry mouth treatment

A clinical trial using an all-natural lozenge to treat dry mouth, a condition that impacts 40 percent of American adults, is under way at Georgia Health Sciences University College of Dental Medicine.

17 Mar 2011

Viewpoints: Wis. Medicaid dilemma; an army doc's Rx for cutting costs; Rep. Boren on repeal

These slipshod exercises in governance were choreographed by House Republicans, who knew that neither the Senate nor President Obama would ever accept their original proposal to gut nonsecurity discretionary spending with $61 billion in cuts through September, including riders to end financing for Planned Parenthood and the health care law.

17 Mar 2011

Blind people's brains rewire part of mind associated with sight to process sound

Dr. Olivier Collignon of the University of Montreal's Saint-Justine Hospital Research Centre compared the brain activity of people who can see and people who were born blind, and discovered that the part of the brain that normally works with our eyes to process vision and space perception can actually rewire itself to process sound information instead.

17 Mar 2011

New policy research evaluates proposed reduction consequences in federal health center

A new policy research brief released today by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services evaluates the consequences of the proposed reductions in federal health center funding for access and cost savings.

17 Mar 2011

New study: Positive outcomes from gene therapy trial in patients with Parkinson's

A multi-center gene therapy trial for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease demonstrated reduced symptoms of the progressive movement disorder, according to a new study published in Lancet Neurology.

17 Mar 2011

65-year-old woman receives new neurostimulator implant for deep brain stimulation therapy

A 65-year-old woman with Parkinson's disease became the first patient in the United States to receive a new device for deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy.

17 Mar 2011

Gene therapy holds promise for Parkinson's treatment

A first-of-its-kind study of gene therapy in the treatment of Parkinson's disease determined that half of all patients who received the treatment had "clinically meaningful improvements" of their symptoms within six months of surgery.

17 Mar 2011

HGSI, FivePrime enter agreement to develop, commercialize FP-1039 for multiple cancers

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. and FivePrime Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that they have entered into an agreement to develop and commercialize FivePrime's FP-1039 product for multiple cancers.

17 Mar 2011

CVDW, Dow Corning collaborate to improve vision correction in children

Dow Corning, a global leader in silicon-based technology, and the Centre for Vision in the Developing World are jointly announcing a collaboration to create an innovative new way to help correct the vision of children in the developing world.

17 Mar 2011

Personalized dendritic cell vaccine may increase median survival in mesenchymal glioblastoma patients

A dendritic cell vaccine personalized for each individual based on the patient's own tumor may increase median survival time in those with a deadly form of brain cancer called glioblastoma, an early phase study at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found.

17 Mar 2011

Digna Biotech and Biotecnol to begin CT-I Phase I trial in healthy volunteers

Digna Biotech and Biotecnol announced today that the Spanish Regulatory Medicine Agency has authorized the start of a Phase I Clinical Trial in healthy volunteers for Cardiotrophin-I.

17 Mar 2011

State Medicaid budgets face serious cuts, funding battles

New reports highlight plans to cut the Medicaid program in New York, Ohio and Arizona.

17 Mar 2011

Bacteria more likely to adopt 'loner' genes

A new study of more than three dozen bacteria species - including the microbes responsible for pneumonia, meningitis, stomach ulcers and plague - settles a longstanding debate about why bacteria are more likely to steal some genes than others.

17 Mar 2011

Clinical depression can exacerbate Knee osteoarthritis symptoms in elder patients

Clinical depression can exacerbate the symptoms of knee arthritis beyond what is evident on X-rays, according to a new study from the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

17 Mar 2011

Skyline Diagnostics launches unique test to detect patients with AML

Each year over eight million people die of cancer worldwide. Patients' chances of survival vary widely: depending on the type of cancer involved, the stage at which it is diagnosed and the speed with which appropriate treatment is launched.

17 Mar 2011

Pig model reveals how cystic fibrosis gene mutation causes disease

It's been more than 20 years since scientists first discovered the gene that causes cystic fibrosis (CF), yet questions about how the mutated gene causes disease remain unanswered.

17 Mar 2011

State roundup: Moving ahead on exchanges; Ga. training minority docs

House Majority Leader Amy Stephens is no fan of "Obamacare." So Stephens, at first glance, seemed an unlikely co-sponsor of legislation that would enact one of the key tenets of health reform: the requirement that states set up health insurance "exchanges," marketplaces where individuals and small businesses can shop for insurance.

17 Mar 2011

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Videoconferencing can treat individuals with OCD

Expert discusses certain measures that can help prevent HAI spread

Packaged beverages now have to list total calorie count, not just the calorie content per serving

New lozenge clinical trial for dry mouth treatment

Viewpoints: Wis. Medicaid dilemma; an army doc's Rx for cutting costs; Rep. Boren on repeal

Blind people's brains rewire part of mind associated with sight to process sound

New policy research evaluates proposed reduction consequences in federal health center

New study: Positive outcomes from gene therapy trial in patients with Parkinson's

65-year-old woman receives new neurostimulator implant for deep brain stimulation therapy

Gene therapy holds promise for Parkinson's treatment

HGSI, FivePrime enter agreement to develop, commercialize FP-1039 for multiple cancers

CVDW, Dow Corning collaborate to improve vision correction in children

Personalized dendritic cell vaccine may increase median survival in mesenchymal glioblastoma patients

Digna Biotech and Biotecnol to begin CT-I Phase I trial in healthy volunteers

State Medicaid budgets face serious cuts, funding battles

Bacteria more likely to adopt 'loner' genes

Clinical depression can exacerbate Knee osteoarthritis symptoms in elder patients

Skyline Diagnostics launches unique test to detect patients with AML

Pig model reveals how cystic fibrosis gene mutation causes disease

State roundup: Moving ahead on exchanges; Ga. training minority docs

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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