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PM Pediatrics launches new location in Bayside, Queens

PM Pediatrics, the preeminent provider of after-hours pediatric urgent care in New York, operating urgent care practices in Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, today announced the launch of its newest location in Bayside, Queens. Beginning Friday, March 11, 2011, the urgent care site, located at 210-31 26th Avenue in the popular Bay Terrace Shopping Center, will open its doors to the community.

17 Feb 2011

Unrecognized substances released by algae blooms may act as endocrine disruptors

Scientists are reporting for the first time that previously unrecognized substances released by algae blooms have the potential to act as endocrine disruptors, which can interfere with the normal activity of reproductive hormones. The effect is not caused by microcystin toxins, long recognized as potentially harmful to humans and aquatic animals, but as yet unidentified substances.

17 Feb 2011

Research!America applauds President Obama for prioritizing R&D in FY2012 budget proposal

Research!America's board chair, former Congressman John Edward Porter, and president, Mary Woolley, thanked President Obama for prioritizing medical, health and scientific research in his FY2012 budget proposal.

17 Feb 2011

Third trimester amniotic fluid a reliable source of stem cells

In a study that was presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting in San Francisco, Biocell Center, the leader in amniotic fluid banking, together with a group of collaborators, confirmed that amniotic fluid collected during the third trimester of pregnancy is a reliable source of stem cells for regenerative medicine and stem cell banking.

17 Feb 2011

Registration opens for The Endocrine Society's 2011 annual meeting in Boston

Media registration opens today for The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting & EXPO taking place in Boston, MA on June 4-7, 2011. ENDO 2011 promises to be an engaging and informative opportunity for journalists to learn about the latest research in obesity, endocrine disrupters, diabetes, growth hormones, sex hormones, thyroid cancer and much more.

17 Feb 2011

Critical events influence students to quit college

College students who consider dropping out are particularly sensitive to a handful of critical events including depression and loss of financial aid, according to a study led by Michigan State University scholars.

17 Feb 2011

PMC to sponsor UCLA Seminar on Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

The Pacific Meso Center at The Pacific Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute is pleased to announce that it has agreed to help sponsor a UCLA Seminar on Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer involving the lining of the chest.

17 Feb 2011

Genomic Health to present prostate cancer studies at ASCO Genitourinary Cancer Symposium

Genomic Health, Inc. today announced the presentation of two studies at the American Society of Clinical Oncology® (ASCO®) Genitourinary (GU) Cancer Symposium, including complete results from its prostate cancer gene identification study, which identified 295 genes strongly associated with clinical recurrence following radical prostatectomy with great consistency across multiple tumor samples examined in each patient.

17 Feb 2011

Metallic copper surfaces kill bacteria on contact

Metallic copper surfaces kill microbes on contact, decimating their populations, according to a paper in the February 2011 issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. They do so literally in minutes, by causing massive membrane damage after about a minute's exposure, says the study's corresponding author, Gregor Grass of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. This is the first study to demonstrate this mechanism of bacteriocide.

17 Feb 2011

Researchers develop new pneumococcal vaccine through novel discovery approach

Pneumococcus accounts for as much as 11 percent of mortality in young children worldwide. While successful vaccines like Prevnar exist, they are expensive and only work against specific pneumococcal strains, with the risk of becoming less effective as new strains emerge.

17 Feb 2011

University of Melbourne becomes first University to head Secretariat of Movement for Global Mental Health

The University of Melbourne's Centre for International Mental Health is leading the way in addressing a desperately needed and often overlooked area of aid: mental health, by becoming the first University to head the Secretariat of the Movement for Global Mental Health.

17 Feb 2011

Continued smoking during radiation treatment for head and neck cancer affects prognosis

Smokers who continue to smoke while undergoing radiation treatments for head and neck cancer fare significantly worse than those who quit smoking before therapy, according to a study in the February issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology•Biology•Physics, an official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

17 Feb 2011

Children with chronic health conditions may face increased risk of physical abuse

Children with chronic health conditions are 88% more likely to suffer physical abuse than healthy children, according to research in the March issue of Acta Paediatrica. They are also 154% more likely to suffer a combination of physical abuse and exposure to intimate partner violence than their healthy school friends.

17 Feb 2011

IQWiG publishes results of search update for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on CHD

On 7 February 2011, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care published the results of a search update for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on coronary heart disease.

17 Feb 2011

CHIS releases latest data on health and well-being of state's residents

The California Health Interview Survey, the nation's largest state health survey and a primary source of information on California's diverse population, released its latest data today on more than 100 topics affecting the health and well-being of the state's residents.

17 Feb 2011

CMS selects BWH to participate in Medicare Imaging Demonstration project

Brigham and Women's Hospital was selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as one of five conveners of a demonstration project that promotes appropriate utilization of advanced imaging services, CMS announced February 2, 2011.

17 Feb 2011

HHS to announce health exchange 'early innovator' grants to 7 states

The grants, which are to be used to set up the framework for the health law's state insurance exchanges, will reportedly go to Kansas, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Wisconsin and a consortium led by Massachusetts.

17 Feb 2011

FAK enzyme plays a key role in preparing lung tissue for metastatic development

A Massachusetts General Hospital study has identified a new role for an important enzyme in preparing lung tissue for the development of metastases.

17 Feb 2011

Experts say signs and treatment of bacterial infection often misunderstood

According to the Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases, antibiotics are the second most frequently prescribed class of drugs - second only to pain relievers. Yet most people don't know the difference between a true bacterial infection, like chronic bronchitis that can be treated with antibiotics — and viruses like the common cold, which cannot.

17 Feb 2011

Viewpoints: NY Times on high-risk pools; GOP on Medicaid 'flexibility;' health workers' rights

As part of the new health care reform, the federal government and 27 state governments are establishing temporary high-risk pools to offer coverage for people with pre-existing conditions until the law takes full effect in 2014.

17 Feb 2011

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PM Pediatrics launches new location in Bayside, Queens

Unrecognized substances released by algae blooms may act as endocrine disruptors

Research!America applauds President Obama for prioritizing R&D in FY2012 budget proposal

Third trimester amniotic fluid a reliable source of stem cells

Registration opens for The Endocrine Society's 2011 annual meeting in Boston

Critical events influence students to quit college

PMC to sponsor UCLA Seminar on Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Genomic Health to present prostate cancer studies at ASCO Genitourinary Cancer Symposium

Metallic copper surfaces kill bacteria on contact

Researchers develop new pneumococcal vaccine through novel discovery approach

University of Melbourne becomes first University to head Secretariat of Movement for Global Mental Health

Continued smoking during radiation treatment for head and neck cancer affects prognosis

Children with chronic health conditions may face increased risk of physical abuse

IQWiG publishes results of search update for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on CHD

CHIS releases latest data on health and well-being of state's residents

CMS selects BWH to participate in Medicare Imaging Demonstration project

HHS to announce health exchange 'early innovator' grants to 7 states

FAK enzyme plays a key role in preparing lung tissue for metastatic development

Experts say signs and treatment of bacterial infection often misunderstood

Viewpoints: NY Times on high-risk pools; GOP on Medicaid 'flexibility;' health workers' rights

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