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Researchers follow steps that lead some tumor cells to establish metastases

Up to 25% of cancer patients develop metastases in the brain - often long after successful treatment of the primary tumor. In almost all such cases, the prognosis is poor. The mechanisms responsible for the appearance of brain metastases have long been mysterious.

21 Dec 2009

Senate compromise amendment to health reform bill includes Small Business provisions

Several provisions authored and promoted by U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., were included today into the Senate compromise amendment to The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

21 Dec 2009

Researchers determine structures of two enzymes that customize histones

Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have determined the structures of two enzymes that customize histones, the spool-like proteins around which DNA coils inside the cell.

20 Dec 2009

How the Senate health reform deal happened

A number of news outlets deconstructed the activity before Senate Democrats achieved the 60th vote for their health reform bill.

20 Dec 2009

United States Congress approves additional $15 million in research funding for lung cancer

Today, the United States Congress approved an additional $15 million in research funding for lung cancer as part of the fiscal year 2010 Department of Defense (DOD) Appropriations package.

20 Dec 2009

Abortion language in Senate health bill draws strong criticism

In the hours after the latest abortion compromise was unveiled -- resulting from an agreement reached between Senate Democratic leaders and Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb.-- news outlets have reported on the reaction.

20 Dec 2009

Bran flakes with raisins and added sugar promote plaque acid

Elevated dental plaque acid is a risk factor that contributes to cavities in children. But eating bran flakes with raisins containing no added sugar does not promote more acid in dental plaque than bran flakes alone, according to new research at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

19 Dec 2009

Emotionally mature students may experience more positive benefits from sex

New university students might be thinking about exploring another rite of passage when they get to campus: the joy of sex. However, depending on their level of maturity, some students may find less joy than others.

19 Dec 2009

XSPA Profile of SAML and XSPA Profile of XACML approved as OASIS Standards for Healthcare

The OASIS international consortium today announced two new information standards that give hospitals, insurers, and others in the healthcare community much-needed mechanisms for exchanging privacy policies, evaluating consent directives, and determining authorizations.

19 Dec 2009

Data released by CIHI supports CNA's vision on nursing and health

A growing number of registered nurses (RNs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) are working in positions of first point of contact between patients and the health-care system, helping improve patient access to primary care and driving down wait times.

19 Dec 2009

Tips for preventing injury in winter sports

The tragic death of actress Natasha Richardson this past March put a spotlight on the potential risks inherent to skiing, as well as the deadly consequences that can result from head trauma. Richardson died two days after suffering an epidural hematoma and slipping into a coma. What at first appeared to be a minor bump on the head from a fall on a beginner ski slope in Quebec proved fatal.

19 Dec 2009

$4.2M Medicare fraud: Three Detroit-area residents plead guilty

Jackson, Mich., resident Terrence Hicks and Detroit residents Muhammed Al Mahdi and John Saunders pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Michigan this week for their roles in a $4.2 million Medicare fraud scheme, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney Terrence Berg of the Eastern District of Michigan, Special Agent in Charge Andrew G. Arena of the FBI's Detroit Field Office and Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today.

19 Dec 2009

Medical physicists converge at ProCure TDC for training in physics of protons and proton therapy

Medical physicists from around the world converged at the ProCure Training and Development Center (TDC) last week for intense training in the physics of protons and proton therapy, an alternative to X-ray radiation for cancer treatment that spares healthy tissue and results in far fewer short- and long-term treatment side effects.

19 Dec 2009

Malaria nasal vaccine, antimicrobial peptide against MRSA, and safer method to prolong orange juice shelf life

An experiemental nasally administered malaria vaccine prevented parasite transmission from infected mice to mosquitoes and could play an important role in the fight against human malaria. The researchers from Japan report their findings in the December 2009 issue of the journal Infection and Immunity.

19 Dec 2009

Ontario surpasses federal target for radiation therapy

For the past 12 months, Ontario has surpassed the federal target for radiation therapy wait times, demonstrating that the province has continued to improve access to this important cancer treatment.

19 Dec 2009

NightHawk Radiology Holdings under investigation

Shareholder rights firm Robbins Umeda LLP has begun an investigation into possible mismanagement at NightHawk Radiology Holdings, Inc.. Through its subsidiaries, NightHawk provides professional services, business services, and clinical workflow technology to radiology groups and hospitals in the United States. NightHawk was founded and is headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

19 Dec 2009

Mindray Medical International's shareholder resolutions adopted

Mindray Medical International Limited, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide, today announced shareholder resolutions adopted at its annual general meeting of shareholders held in Hong Kong on December 15, 2009.

From Mindray 19 Dec 2009

'Help is Here Express' helps uninsured and financially-struggling patients with free prescription medicines

The Beaches Leader recently reported that the "Help is Here Express" bus tour visited Jacksonville Beach's Mission House to help uninsured and financially-struggling patients access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

19 Dec 2009

Children with type 1 diabetes benefit from rapid-acting insulin analogues; potential harm remains unclear

Due to a lack of suitable studies, it remains unclear whether children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes benefit more or less from long-term treatment with rapid-acting insulin analogues than with short-acting human insulin.

19 Dec 2009

SCI Alliance Acquisition extends expiry time of its offer for Keystone North America

Service Corporation International, the largest provider of deathcare products and services in North America, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, SCI Alliance Acquisition Corporation, has extended the expiry time of its offer (the "Offer") dated November 16, 2009 to purchase all of the issued and outstanding common shares in the capital of Keystone North America Inc. ("Keystone").

19 Dec 2009

Medical News

Researchers follow steps that lead some tumor cells to establish metastases

Senate compromise amendment to health reform bill includes Small Business provisions

Researchers determine structures of two enzymes that customize histones

How the Senate health reform deal happened

United States Congress approves additional $15 million in research funding for lung cancer

Abortion language in Senate health bill draws strong criticism

Bran flakes with raisins and added sugar promote plaque acid

Emotionally mature students may experience more positive benefits from sex

XSPA Profile of SAML and XSPA Profile of XACML approved as OASIS Standards for Healthcare

Data released by CIHI supports CNA's vision on nursing and health

Tips for preventing injury in winter sports

$4.2M Medicare fraud: Three Detroit-area residents plead guilty

Medical physicists converge at ProCure TDC for training in physics of protons and proton therapy

Malaria nasal vaccine, antimicrobial peptide against MRSA, and safer method to prolong orange juice shelf life

Ontario surpasses federal target for radiation therapy

NightHawk Radiology Holdings under investigation

Mindray Medical International's shareholder resolutions adopted

'Help is Here Express' helps uninsured and financially-struggling patients with free prescription medicines

Children with type 1 diabetes benefit from rapid-acting insulin analogues; potential harm remains unclear

SCI Alliance Acquisition extends expiry time of its offer for Keystone North America

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