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IMIA, GHIP announce strategic alliance to strengthen health information and communication systems

The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) and the Global Health Informatics Partnership (GHIP) have announced a strategic alliance to strengthen health information and communication (HICT) systems, create learning modules appropriate for a wide variety of workers in public health and clinical roles, and facilitate infrastructures and policies that support sustained investment in HICT and informatics at the global level.

1 Dec 2010

ASH to host annual meeting for blood disorders at Orange Convention Center

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) will host its 52nd annual meeting at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, December 4-7. More than 20,000 attendees are expected for this event, which will highlight emerging research trends in the diagnosis, treatment, and understanding of blood disorders.

1 Dec 2010

CRN says increased DRI for vitamin D a step in right direction, but still falls short

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the dietary supplement industry's leading trade association, today called the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine's (IOM) newly released report on the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) levels for vitamin D "a modest step in the right direction that fell short of truly capturing the extensive and positive research that has consistently supported the need for people to significantly raise their vitamin D levels."

1 Dec 2010

Report on public health in an era of genomic and personalized medicine

The major challenge for public health in the era of genomics is to generate the base of evidence necessary to demonstrate when use of genomic information in public health can improve health outcomes in a safe, effective and cost-effective manner, participants at an international meeting have concluded.

1 Dec 2010

Penicillamine challenge ineffective for detecting Wilson's disease in asymptomatic children

An Italian research team confirmed that the scoring system for Wilson's disease (WD) provides good diagnostic accuracy with 93% positive and 92% negative predictive values, respectively in children with mild liver disease. In asymptomatic children, a urinary copper excretion above 40 μg/24 hours was suggestive of WD, however the penicillamine challenge test (PCT) did not provide an accurate diagnosis in this patient subset.

1 Dec 2010

OraSure supports rapid HIV testing initiatives to recognize World AIDS Day

OraSure Technologies, Inc., the market leader in oral fluid diagnostics, today announced its support of more than 150 rapid HIV testing initiatives taking place in more than 25 states in the U.S. and numerous countries globally, in recognition of World AIDS Day, commemorated annually on December 1st.

1 Dec 2010

PepTcell changes name to SEEK

PepTcell, a leading UK privately-owned drug-discovery group, today announced it is changing its name to SEEK.

1 Dec 2010

Study finds link between osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease

Norwegian studies indicate that people with osteoporosis have a greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease, and vice versa. Now researchers believe they have found a biological system that may influence both disease processes.

1 Dec 2010

Regis Corporation raises $1 million for breast cancer research

Regis Corporation would like to thank their stylists, customers and business partners, who together helped raise over $1 million for the Regis Foundation for Breast Cancer Research during their annual October Clip for the Cure event. Regis Corporation, the global leader in beauty salons, hair restoration centers and cosmetology education, has been supporting the cause since 1990.

1 Dec 2010

IBD patients with hospital-acquired infections experience increased risk of inpatient mortality

Death and length of stay are increased among hospitalized inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients who develop hospital-acquired infections, according to a study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute.

1 Dec 2010

Health, HIV and human rights

On World AIDS Day 2010, the global community is focusing attention on protecting human rights of all people affected by HIV.

1 Dec 2010

Experts convene to discuss ethical, policy consideration of guidelines for disabled children

Should parents be able to use medical means to restrict the growth of profoundly disabled children to make them easier to care for at home. A working group convened to discuss the ethical and policy considerations of "growth attenuation" proposes some guidelines in an article in the Hastings Center Report. Personal essays including those of parents whose children cannot walk or speak accompany the article

1 Dec 2010

Surgeon-Physician Marriages face more challenges in balancing personal and professional lives

Surgeons married to physicians face more challenges in balancing their personal and professional lives than do surgeons whose partners work in a non-physician field or stay at home, according to new research findings focused on surgeon marriages published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

1 Dec 2010

New experimental device could offer effective treatment option for people with swallowing disorders

In what might be one of the world's first medicinal body piercings, UC Davis Health System surgeons announced today that they have successfully implanted an experimental device in the throat of a man that will enable him to manually control his ability to swallow.

1 Dec 2010

CRN issues statement on passage of FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

"CRN is pleased that the Senate today passed S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FDAFSMA). CRN and its member companies support this bill because of the added enforcement tools it would provide to FDA and the extra protections it would provide for consumers.

1 Dec 2010

Key factors in evaluating Medicare Part D plans

More than 1,100 Medicare prescription drug (Part D) plans are available for 2011. Most consumers have about 33 plans to choose from in their area during annual enrollment, which is Nov. 15 to Dec. 31. However, Part D plans with the lowest premiums may not be the best match for Medicare beneficiaries' individualized needs, according to Allsup, a nationwide provider of Social Security disability representation and Medicare plan selection services.

1 Dec 2010

British Journal: Obesity, alcohol consumption may increase cancer risk

People should be warned that cancer is linked to obesity and alcohol, rather than urged to eat more fruit and vegetables to protect against the disease.

1 Dec 2010

Access to Independence helps pass H.R. 5610 bill to stabilize California's CIL

Access to Independence recently announced its role in helping to pass H.R. 5610, a bill designed to preserve balanced funding for California's 29 Centers for Independent Living (CIL)nonresidential, private, nonprofit agencies that provide services for people with disabilities to enable them to live independently.

1 Dec 2010

Early eye exam can save sight and prevent a life time disability

Jennifer Hartman had no idea her child had a significant vision problem. The day after her daughter's sixth birthday, after an eye exam, she was diagnosed as being legally blind in one eye with a condition called amblyopia or lazy eye.

1 Dec 2010

Clinicians should assess sleep-wake disturbances to understand physiology of Parkinson's disease

Nearly three-quarters of patients with Parkinson's disease experience fatigue or excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), but clinicians should assess both problems separately in order to improve the profession's understanding of their distinct, but overlapping, physiology. That is the key finding of a study published in the December issue of the European Journal of Neurology.

1 Dec 2010

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IMIA, GHIP announce strategic alliance to strengthen health information and communication systems

ASH to host annual meeting for blood disorders at Orange Convention Center

CRN says increased DRI for vitamin D a step in right direction, but still falls short

Report on public health in an era of genomic and personalized medicine

Penicillamine challenge ineffective for detecting Wilson's disease in asymptomatic children

OraSure supports rapid HIV testing initiatives to recognize World AIDS Day

PepTcell changes name to SEEK

Study finds link between osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease

Regis Corporation raises $1 million for breast cancer research

IBD patients with hospital-acquired infections experience increased risk of inpatient mortality

Health, HIV and human rights

Experts convene to discuss ethical, policy consideration of guidelines for disabled children

Surgeon-Physician Marriages face more challenges in balancing personal and professional lives

New experimental device could offer effective treatment option for people with swallowing disorders

CRN issues statement on passage of FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Key factors in evaluating Medicare Part D plans

British Journal: Obesity, alcohol consumption may increase cancer risk

Access to Independence helps pass H.R. 5610 bill to stabilize California's CIL

Early eye exam can save sight and prevent a life time disability

Clinicians should assess sleep-wake disturbances to understand physiology of Parkinson's disease

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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