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MRSA superbugs emerged independently in at least eight countries including the UK

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria that are increasingly resistant to vancomycin, the antibiotic of last resort in the war against superbugs, have emerged independently in at least eight countries including the UK

24 Jun 2004

Australians will have access to a new Medicare smartcard

Australians will have access to a new Medicare smartcard as part of the government’s electronic health agenda to improve the quality and accessibility of patient information across the health system.

24 Jun 2004

3 Arizona men sent to jail for human smuggling

Three men who pled guilty earlier this year to human smuggling are headed to jail for their crimes.

24 Jun 2004

Fewer Americans with Alzheimer’s and $149 billion in annual Medicare and Medicaid savings by 2025

A new Alzheimer’s Association report released today shows that medical research breakthroughs could result in nearly three million fewer Americans with the disease and $149 billion in annual Medicare and Medicaid savings by 2025.

24 Jun 2004

Buffalo Hospital bans smoking in buildings, on the grounds or in parking areas

Buffalo Hospital, Allina Medical Clinics and Buffalo Clinic are joining the ranks of many other health organizations, both local and nationwide, to become tobacco-free facilities.

24 Jun 2004

Hospital waiting lists could disappear completely under radical new Conservative plans to reform the NHS

Hospital waiting lists could disappear completely under radical new Conservative plans to reform the NHS and give patients the Right to Choose where to be treated.

24 Jun 2004

Learning about protein structure is especially relevant for treating illnesses that alter protein function

The field of structural genomics - the study of the three dimensional geometric structures of proteins - is complicated by vast amounts of data, expensive experiments and cumbersome methods of analysis.

24 Jun 2004

Fat hormone leptin affects a specific type of target neurons in the brain

Nina Balthasar and her colleagues have presented direct evidence that the fat hormone leptin affects a specific type of target neurons in the brain -- a prime link in the brain's regulation of the body's energy balance.

24 Jun 2004

Genetic variation that doubles the risk for rheumatoid arthritis

A team of researchers has discovered a genetic variation that doubles the risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

24 Jun 2004

System to treat patients over the internet via webcam

Physiotherapy is coming to a lounge room near you with a University of Queensland lecturer inventing a system to treat patients over the internet via webcam.

24 Jun 2004

Doctors failing to identify smoking in adolescents

Doctors are failing to identify smoking status in about half of the adolescent patients seen, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison study.

24 Jun 2004

“On health care, Paul Martin’s credibility gap continues to widen,” says Harper

Conservative leader Stephen Harper visited Sault Ste. Marie today and said Paul Martin should have said no to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and Liberal campaign chair David Herle about their actual plans for health care instead of manufacturing a false debate on yet-to-be announced health reforms.

23 Jun 2004

£126.5 million in disability benefits unclaimed

Macmillan Cancer Relief has announced that as much as £126.5 million in disability benefits is unclaimed by people diagnosed with terminal cancer in the UK.

23 Jun 2004

Findings from WHI memory study may not directly apply to newly menopausal women

The WHIMS article reported that estrogen therapy does not decrease, but may increase, the risk of probable dementia in women age 65 and older using hormones compared to women taking placebo.

23 Jun 2004

Lead author of Disability Civil Rights Law and Policy to testify before congress on disability policy

Peter Blanck, Charles M. & Marion Kierscht Professor of Law at the University of Iowa and director of the Iowa Law, Health Policy and Disability Center, will testify before Congress this week on the lives of disabled people in America.

23 Jun 2004

Possible association between the cholesterol lowering drug Crestor, and a serious condition called rhabdomyolysis

Health Canada is advising Canadians about a possible association between the cholesterol lowering drug Crestor®, and a serious condition called rhabdomyolysis.

23 Jun 2004

Historical analysis of the 38-year struggle to provide a prescription drug benefit to seniors as part of Medicare

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of California, San Francisco, have completed a new historical analysis of the 38-year struggle to provide a prescription drug benefit to seniors as part of Medicare.

23 Jun 2004

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MRSA superbugs emerged independently in at least eight countries including the UK

Australians will have access to a new Medicare smartcard

3 Arizona men sent to jail for human smuggling

Fewer Americans with Alzheimer’s and $149 billion in annual Medicare and Medicaid savings by 2025

Buffalo Hospital bans smoking in buildings, on the grounds or in parking areas

Hospital waiting lists could disappear completely under radical new Conservative plans to reform the NHS

Learning about protein structure is especially relevant for treating illnesses that alter protein function

Fat hormone leptin affects a specific type of target neurons in the brain

Genetic variation that doubles the risk for rheumatoid arthritis

System to treat patients over the internet via webcam

Doctors failing to identify smoking in adolescents

“On health care, Paul Martin’s credibility gap continues to widen,” says Harper

£126.5 million in disability benefits unclaimed

Findings from WHI memory study may not directly apply to newly menopausal women

Lead author of Disability Civil Rights Law and Policy to testify before congress on disability policy

Possible association between the cholesterol lowering drug Crestor, and a serious condition called rhabdomyolysis

Historical analysis of the 38-year struggle to provide a prescription drug benefit to seniors as part of Medicare

Tablet PC-based software application will act as virtual clipboard for health professionals

Computerised test that can help detect memory problems in older people

Troubling signs of a future doctor shortages in California

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics

Modular, Scalable, Intelligent: How n6 Is Rethinking NGS Library Prep

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

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