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Invalidation of gene patents will benefit patients

Dr. Jim Evans, an expert in gene patenting and genetics policy who has led a program to educate federal judges about the intricacies of genetics and genetic policy, says the ruling by United States District Court Judge Robert Sweet that invalidated seven patents related to the BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes "came as a surprise to everybody. It's really quite unusual for plaintiffs to get a summary judgment."

3 Apr 2010

Nationwide Better Health adds group disability plans to workplace benefits offering

Nationwide Better Health recently enhanced its workplace benefits offering by adding group short-term and long-term disability plans with flexible features and benefit levels. The company's workplace benefits portfolio, which also include group term life insurance, group dental plans, medical stop loss insurance, business travel accident, and accident/hospital Ca$hBack plans, allow employers to provide benefits that help safeguard their employees' physical and fiscal health.

3 Apr 2010

AFA’s fundraising event to highlight the importance of reproductive health and infertility prevention

The American Fertility Association, a national non-profit organization, knows the road to parenthood isn't always straight. To further the work of educating and supporting all men and women desiring to create their families - including hopeful gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons, the AFA will hold its 9th annual Illuminations Los Angeles fundraising event on April 9th at the Sunset Tower Hotel, the Art Deco masterpiece on Sunset Boulevard.

3 Apr 2010

Detroit cancer center to conduct free oral, head and neck cancer screenings

On Friday, April 16, from 2 - 5 p.m., the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit will be conducting free oral, head and neck cancer screenings in conjunction with National Oral Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week (April 12 – 18.) Some of the symptoms of oral cancer go unnoticed. A simple 10-minute screening exam can determine if there are problems and can help diagnose this disease in its early stage.

3 Apr 2010

Games for Life wins British Airways Business Opportunity Grant

Games for Life, a Tucson-based non-profit organization has won a British Airways Business Opportunity Grant which includes ten international flights and five international freight shipments.

3 Apr 2010

Roadmap against autism, and herbal treatment that works

Howard Rodgers remembers the day his son was born. His mind was teeming with positive thoughts about how this small child would change the world. Then - reality came back - for a very long visit. His son was diagnosed with one of the worst cases of autism doctors and specialists had ever seen.

3 Apr 2010

Organic food production increases greenhouse gas emissions

If everyone became vegan and so ate only fruit and vegetables, then the reduction in greenhouse emissions for the whole of food consumption would be a mere 7%. The widespread adoption of vegetarianism would have even less impact, while organic food production actually leads to a net increase in greenhouse gas emissions.

3 Apr 2010

Purity profile of Pharmaceutical Grade fish oil

Dr. Dave Woynarowski MD is a nationally renowned fish oil expert who has been studying and using fish oil himself and in his practice for over a decade.

3 Apr 2010

Temporary high risk health insurance pool program: HHS requests expression of states' interest in participation

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today issued a letter to governors and independent insurance commissioners asking each state to express their interest in participating in the temporary high risk pool program established by the new health insurance reform law. The temporary high risk pool program was created to help provide coverage to people who are uninsured because of pre-existing conditions. States may choose whether and how they participate in the program.

3 Apr 2010

SE5-OH with Natural S-equol supplement appears to be safe for pre- and post-menopausal women

Healthy pre-and post-menopausal Japanese women who took a supplement of SE5-OH containing Natural S-equol, a novel soy germ-based ingredient under development for the management of menopausal symptoms, had measures of reproductive hormones that stayed within normal limits throughout the study.

3 Apr 2010

Identification and elimination of cancer stem cells

A new field of cancer research could explain why some cancers that appear to have been cured can rear their ugly head or spread to other organs.

3 Apr 2010

Coffee beans contain proteins that can kill insects

Scientists in Brazil are reporting for the first time that coffee beans contain proteins that can kill insects and might be developed into new insecticides for protecting food crops against destructive pests.

3 Apr 2010

Cancer research at Georgia Tech: Report

Cancer treatment typically involves surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy or biological therapy. An oncologist may use one therapy or a combination of methods, depending on the type and location of the cancer, whether the disease has spread, the patient's age and general health, and other factors.

3 Apr 2010

Study: Trial vaccine eliminates residual cancer cells in CML patients

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers say preliminary studies show that a vaccine made with leukemia cells may be able to reduce or eliminate the last remaining cancer cells in some chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients taking the drug Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec).

3 Apr 2010

TJUH physician first recipient of Emergency Department Director of the Year award

Rex G. Mathew, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., vice president of Emergency Medicine Clinical Operations at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH) has been named the Emergency Department Director of the Year by the Emergency Medicine Foundation and Blue Jay Consulting. Dr. Mathew will receive his award at the American College of Emergency Physicians Emergency Department Director's Academy on April 26th.

3 Apr 2010

Growing problem of prescription drug abuse

Prescription painkiller abuse is a rapidly growing and widespread problem, recently coming into full view due to high profile stories and tragic celebrity deaths.

3 Apr 2010

Men's Health digital edition on Apple iPad

Men's Health, the largest men's lifestyle magazine brand in the world, today announced that a digital edition of the publication designed exclusively for the Apple iPad will be available for purchase when the highly anticipated device goes on sale tomorrow. The release makes Men's Health one of the first consumer magazines to enter the iPad market.

3 Apr 2010

Research Roundup: Soda taxes, health reform timeline, children's health disparities, best hospital practices

Health Affairs: Soda Taxes, Soft Drink Consumption, And Children's Body Mass Index - "Using data on state sales taxes for soda and individual-level data on children," the authors report existing taxes on soda fail to "substantially affect overall levels of soda consumption or obesity rates." However, the authors also found "statistically significant and substantively larger effects of differential soda sales taxes among children who are heavier, have lower family income, are African American, or watch a great deal of TV.

3 Apr 2010

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital installs high-tech imaging systems for heart and vascular surgeries

In a move that could change the way many patients undergo surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has installed five state-of-the-art Siemens Artis zeego- medical imaging systems that provide faster, more accurate 3-D images of the body with a quality never before attainable.

3 Apr 2010

Greater Than AIDS: Clear Channel Communications announces new effort to broadcast HIV/AIDS information

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. has announced a bold new effort to broadcast information about HIV/AIDS and promote HIV testing as part of Greater Than AIDS, a coordinated response to AIDS in the United States. Leading up to National HIV Testing Day (June 27), Clear Channel Radio's Urban, Urban AC, and Inspirational/Gospel radio stations in more than 60 markets will air new public service announcements (PSAs) which will direct listeners to targeted online resources that provide lifesaving information about HIV/AIDS and local testing resources.

3 Apr 2010

Medical News

Invalidation of gene patents will benefit patients

Nationwide Better Health adds group disability plans to workplace benefits offering

AFA’s fundraising event to highlight the importance of reproductive health and infertility prevention

Detroit cancer center to conduct free oral, head and neck cancer screenings

Games for Life wins British Airways Business Opportunity Grant

Roadmap against autism, and herbal treatment that works

Organic food production increases greenhouse gas emissions

Purity profile of Pharmaceutical Grade fish oil

Temporary high risk health insurance pool program: HHS requests expression of states' interest in participation

SE5-OH with Natural S-equol supplement appears to be safe for pre- and post-menopausal women

Identification and elimination of cancer stem cells

Coffee beans contain proteins that can kill insects

Cancer research at Georgia Tech: Report

Study: Trial vaccine eliminates residual cancer cells in CML patients

TJUH physician first recipient of Emergency Department Director of the Year award

Growing problem of prescription drug abuse

Men's Health digital edition on Apple iPad

Research Roundup: Soda taxes, health reform timeline, children's health disparities, best hospital practices

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital installs high-tech imaging systems for heart and vascular surgeries

Greater Than AIDS: Clear Channel Communications announces new effort to broadcast HIV/AIDS information

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