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Opinions: New U.S.-backed global food, agriculture program; Foreign aid to Africa; Medicines in Africa

In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announce the launch of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, a fund "to help the world's poorest farmers grow more food and earn more than they do now so they can lift themselves out of hunger and poverty."

23 Apr 2010

Techniques to protect organs during bypass surgery impair autoregulation, increase risk of stroke: Study

The standard practice of cooling and then rewarming a patient to prevent organ damage during cardiac bypass surgery may impair the body's mechanism that controls blood flow to the brain, potentially increasing the patient's risk of stroke, new research from Johns Hopkins suggests.

23 Apr 2010

Interesting heart rate dynamics in premature infants

A normal healthy heart beats at a variable rate with extraordinarily complex fluctuations across a wide range of time scales. Reduced complexity of heart rate has both clinical and dynamical significance - it may provide warning of impending illness, or clues about the dynamics of the heart's pacemaking system.

23 Apr 2010

Physio-Control decides to perform voluntary correction of LIFEPAK 15 monitor/defibrillators

Physio-Control, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic, Inc., (NYSE: MDT), announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified the company's decision to perform a voluntary correction of LIFEPAK 15 monitor/defibrillators manufactured prior to December 16, 2009 as a Class I recall.

23 Apr 2010

Mass. court orders state's two largest health insurers to submit insurance rates; N.C. Governor restores funding for some mental health programs

The Boston Globe: "A Suffolk Superior Court judge yesterday ordered two of the state's largest health insurers to submit April 2009 rates for insurance covering individuals and small businesses, the latest development in an ongoing dispute between the state and carriers over premium increases. Both companies said they would comply, even as they proceed with administrative appeals in an effort to charge higher rates.

23 Apr 2010

Nicotine poisoning linked to weight gain

A new study links nicotine poisoning with weight gain, and concludes tha active smokers, not only those who stop, put on more weight than non-smokers. After four years of analysis in the University of Navarra, those who put on least weight were those who had never smoked.

23 Apr 2010

OnBase ECM software suite continues to be top choice for healthcare organizations

With "meaningful use" a reality, healthcare providers need complete electronic health records. They're quickly learning that to make this happen, they must bring together both electronic data and paper-based content. It's certainly a challenge – one that involves many solutions, not just an electronic medical record like Eclipsys or Cerner.

23 Apr 2010

New ways for earlier diagnosis of osteoarthritis

Researchers at King's College London's Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, based at St Thomas' Hospital have discovered new ways of measuring biological markers in the blood which could be used to diagnose osteoarthritis earlier.

23 Apr 2010

New multi-faceted treatment program for young adults addicted to opioid drugs

A multi-faceted treatment program for young adults addicted to opioid drugs was unveiled today at the National Institute on Drug Abuse's Blending Conference in Albuquerque, N.M. This eighth meeting in the series brings together researchers and clinicians so their latest findings can be immediately applied to the needs of patients and their families dealing with addictive disorders.

23 Apr 2010

PCFT helps in effectively targeting cytotoxic antifolates to tumors: Study

Scientists at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit today presented a poster at the American Association for Cancer Research's 101st Annual Meeting 2010 that details their novel study of molecules that use a tumor's acidic microenvironment to help them tailor chemotherapeutic agents to kill the tumor.

23 Apr 2010

21% of Americans want no changes to health care legislation: CHPPR survey

Less than a quarter of Americans want no changes to the health care legislation signed into law by the president last month but there may be more common ground with other Americans than many think, according to the latest national survey by researchers from Indiana University's Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research.

23 Apr 2010

KHN column: Will private long-term care insurance supplement the CLASS Act

"The Community Living Assistance Service and Supports Act—the new national long-term care insurance program included in the just-passed health bill—begins to change the way we pay for personal assistance for the frail elderly and adults with disabilities" (4/22).

23 Apr 2010

Geron scientists highlight importance of telomerase inhibitor, GRN163L at AACR 2010

Geron Corporation today announced five presentations by Geron scientists and collaborators on the company's telomerase inhibitor, imetelstat sodium, including the drug's activity against cancer stem cells, at the 101st American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting held in Washington D.C.

23 Apr 2010

FirstPath Advantage program developed to close gap on health care continuum

A unique approach to health management was recently announced by FirstSolutions and BeniComp, Inc. The program, FirstPath Advantage, has been developed to close the gap on the health care continuum and dramatically impact employer claims costs.

23 Apr 2010

Essilorl's first-quarter 2010 consolidated revenues up 7.8%

Essilor International, the world leader in ophthalmic optics, today announced that consolidated revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2010 rose by 7.8% to EUR905.8 million, in line with stated objectives.

23 Apr 2010

Alzheimer's Association's hosts conference to educate and support NH people with the disease

Alzheimer's disease can be devastating to families who become caregivers. Anyone seeking more information about Alzheimer's is invited to attend the Alzheimer's Association's "Care to Cure: the latest in research and care giving" conference on Saturday, May 22 in Concord.

23 Apr 2010

Medical groups adopt stricter ethics code against conflicts of interest

The Associated Press: A new ethics code adopted by leading medical groups on Wednesday is supposed to keep the drug and medical device industry from having too much financial influence over medical practitioners. "It's the most sweeping move ever taken by the Council of Medical Specialty Societies to curb conflict of interest — a growing concern as private industry bankrolls a greater share of medical research.

23 Apr 2010

Hospitals striving to provide balloon angioplasties in under 60 minutes for patients undergoing heart attacks

National guidelines say patients undergoing heart attacks should receive balloon angioplasties as soon as possible or within 90 minutes of arriving at the hospital -- known as the "door-to-balloon time."

23 Apr 2010

Report recommends increasing investment in small-scale farms run by women to achieve hunger MDG

An ActionAid report released on Wednesday recommends that major aid donors increase their support of small-scale farms run by women in developing countries to maximize the chance of meeting the U.N. Millennium Development Goal of halving hunger by 2015, Reuters reports.

23 Apr 2010

Scientists develop new way of modifying viruses to seek out and destroy cancer cells

CANCER RESEARCH UK scientists at the University of Leeds have developed a new way of modifying viruses to seek out and destroy cancer cells, according to research published in Gene Therapy today1 (Friday).

23 Apr 2010

Medical News

Opinions: New U.S.-backed global food, agriculture program; Foreign aid to Africa; Medicines in Africa

Techniques to protect organs during bypass surgery impair autoregulation, increase risk of stroke: Study

Interesting heart rate dynamics in premature infants

Physio-Control decides to perform voluntary correction of LIFEPAK 15 monitor/defibrillators

Mass. court orders state's two largest health insurers to submit insurance rates; N.C. Governor restores funding for some mental health programs

Nicotine poisoning linked to weight gain

OnBase ECM software suite continues to be top choice for healthcare organizations

New ways for earlier diagnosis of osteoarthritis

New multi-faceted treatment program for young adults addicted to opioid drugs

PCFT helps in effectively targeting cytotoxic antifolates to tumors: Study

21% of Americans want no changes to health care legislation: CHPPR survey

KHN column: Will private long-term care insurance supplement the CLASS Act

Geron scientists highlight importance of telomerase inhibitor, GRN163L at AACR 2010

FirstPath Advantage program developed to close gap on health care continuum

Essilorl's first-quarter 2010 consolidated revenues up 7.8%

Alzheimer's Association's hosts conference to educate and support NH people with the disease

Medical groups adopt stricter ethics code against conflicts of interest

Hospitals striving to provide balloon angioplasties in under 60 minutes for patients undergoing heart attacks

Report recommends increasing investment in small-scale farms run by women to achieve hunger MDG

Scientists develop new way of modifying viruses to seek out and destroy cancer cells

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics

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