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After Florida health law decision, Alaska refuses to apply for exchange grants

Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell said he can't apply for federal grants needed to implement the health care law because of Florida federal court Judge Roger Vinson's ruling that the legislation is unconstitutional. The Republican had until today to apply for grants to develop a state health insurance exchange for individuals and small businesses to comparison-shop for affordable insurance plans.

23 Feb 2011

Viewpoints: Planned Parenthood funding; Governors and Medicaid; lessons from Wisconsin

In 14 states, taxpayers pick up 100 percent of the premium tab for retirees, who often collect benefits for a decade or more before going on Medicare. This is not only unfair to taxpayers, for whom free health care is usually a remote dream. It also encourages overconsumption of medical goods and services, thus raising the cost for everyone.

23 Feb 2011

Phoenix, Uniontown sign three year agreement for comprehensive IT infrastructure outsourcing services

Phoenix Health Systems, a premier provider of integrated information technology outsourcing and consulting services for healthcare organizations, announced today that Uniontown Hospital, Uniontown, PA, has signed a three year agreement with Phoenix for comprehensive IT infrastructure outsourcing services.

23 Feb 2011

Positive results from Harbor BioSciences' Triolex initial preclinical study for treatment of PD

Harbor BioSciences, Inc., which is investigating the use the company's proprietary compound Triolex as a treatment for Parkinson's disease with funding from The Michael J. Fox Foundation, announced positive results in initial preclinical studies.

23 Feb 2011

HealthGrades recognizes America's 50 Best Hospitals for 2011

HealthGrades America's 50 Best Hospitals for 2011 were identified in a report issued today by the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. These hospitals demonstrated superior and sustained clinical quality over an eleven year time period, based on an analysis of more than 140 million Medicare patient records.

23 Feb 2011

Study: Antibody-directed chemotherapy may be effective for majority of younger AML sufferers

Antibody-directed chemotherapy offers improved survival to particular sub-groups of leukaemia sufferers, a Cardiff University-led study has found.

23 Feb 2011

Human umbilical cord blood-derived EPCs accelerate wound healing in diabetics

Transplanting human umbilical cord blood-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) has been found to "significantly accelerate" wound closure in diabetic mouse models, said a team of Korean researchers publishing in the current issue of Cell Transplantation.

23 Feb 2011

U.S. behind peers on providing paid federal maternity leave

The U.S. government doesn't provide a benefit many on Wall Street take for granted and that the European Union, Japan and Russia require.

23 Feb 2011

Breakthrough in Huntington's disease may give patients hope for cure

A huge leap forward in understanding Huntington's disease may give patients hope for a cure.

23 Feb 2011

Cost issues focus attention on health law's long-term care program

The New York Times: Long-Term Care Needs Changes, Officials Say.

23 Feb 2011

New study provides insight into brain activity of depressed women responding to crying infants

Mothers who are depressed respond differently to their crying babies than do non-depressed moms. In fact, their reaction, according to brain scans at the University of Oregon, is much more muted than the robust brain activity in non-depressed moms.

23 Feb 2011

New study shows strong link between climate and air pollution

Differences in air pressure over the North Atlantic have meant that the last two winters in Gothenburg, Sweden, have been extremely cold. This has led to the air in Gothenburg being more polluted with nitrogen oxides than ever before. A new study from the University of Gothenburg shows that there is a strong link between climate and air pollution.

23 Feb 2011

Higher intake of vitamin D may reduce breast cancer risk

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha have reported that markedly higher intake of vitamin D is needed to reach blood levels that can prevent or markedly cut the incidence of breast cancer and several other major diseases than had been originally thought. The findings are published February 21 in the journal Anticancer Research.

23 Feb 2011

Research: Drug developed for controlling cholesterol synthesis can kill human breast cancer cells

A University of Missouri researcher believes there could be a new drug compound that could kill breast cancer cells. The compound might also help with controlling cholesterol.

23 Feb 2011

Speaking more languages may lower risk of developing memory problems

People who speak more than two languages may lower their risk of developing memory problems, according a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 63rd Annual Meeting in Honolulu April 9 to April 16, 2011.

23 Feb 2011

USPTO issues Notice of Allowance to Somaxon's Silenor patent application

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for claims in U.S. patent application no. 11/781,165.

23 Feb 2011

Some GOP lawmakers like their government health insurance

Seventeen new Republican lawmakers, almost one-fifth of the large House GOP freshman class, have rejected federal medical coverage for themselves and their families to highlight their opposition to President Barack Obama's showcase health insurance law.

23 Feb 2011

$Prolonged use of osteoporosis drugs may increase risk of unusual fractures in women$

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After Florida health law decision, Alaska refuses to apply for exchange grants

Viewpoints: Planned Parenthood funding; Governors and Medicaid; lessons from Wisconsin

Phoenix, Uniontown sign three year agreement for comprehensive IT infrastructure outsourcing services

Positive results from Harbor BioSciences' Triolex initial preclinical study for treatment of PD

HealthGrades recognizes America's 50 Best Hospitals for 2011

Study: Antibody-directed chemotherapy may be effective for majority of younger AML sufferers

Human umbilical cord blood-derived EPCs accelerate wound healing in diabetics

U.S. behind peers on providing paid federal maternity leave

Breakthrough in Huntington's disease may give patients hope for cure

Cost issues focus attention on health law's long-term care program

New study provides insight into brain activity of depressed women responding to crying infants

New study shows strong link between climate and air pollution

Higher intake of vitamin D may reduce breast cancer risk

Research: Drug developed for controlling cholesterol synthesis can kill human breast cancer cells

Speaking more languages may lower risk of developing memory problems

USPTO issues Notice of Allowance to Somaxon's Silenor patent application

Some GOP lawmakers like their government health insurance

Prolonged use of osteoporosis drugs may increase risk of unusual fractures in women

CAMH introduces mobile research lab to study mental health, addictions in communities across Ontario

FDA grants 510(k) clearance to Vapotherm Flowrest homecare device

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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