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Mediterranean sofrito linked with low incidence of cardiovascular effects

The Mediterranean sofrito, the typical tomato-based sauce that seasons many dishes, has a high concentration of polyphenols which are associated with a low incidence of cardiovascular effects.

16 Nov 2013

Lawmakers stake out positions on President's plan, pursue legislative steps

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, signaled his intent to bring a bill by Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., to the floor for a vote. Republican leaders expect the bill, which is viewed by the administration as an effort to undo the health law, to pass easily on a largely party-line vote.

16 Nov 2013

Quantitative models predict risk of acute urinary symptoms in prostate cancer patients treated with RT

An interim study by Italian researchers showed that using a modelling programme together with IPSS and dosage measure can predict the severity of acute urinary symptoms in patients with early prostate cancer who underwent radiotherapy.

16 Nov 2013

SCRA Technology Ventures' SC Launch companies named winners at InnoVision Technology Awards

SCRA Technology Ventures today announced that four of its SC Launch companies have been named winners at this year's InnoVision Technology Awards. Sabai Technology, Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc., Selah Genomics, Inc. and VidiStar, LLC were recognized during the awards dinner presented by McNair Attorneys on November 14th.

16 Nov 2013

New smartphone app aims to help diabetic young people keep safe when drinking alcohol

A free smartphone application (app) aimed at younger people, which puts important information about the condition in their hands wherever they are, has notched up more than 1,100 downloads in its first year.

16 Nov 2013

InControl Medical supports urinary incontinence awareness effort of Women's Health Foundation

According to a new survey endorsed by the Women's Health Foundation, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing education, funding and research to the field of women's pelvic health, seven out of ten (69%) American women ages 45 or older may not recognize that incontinence may be a signal of a bladder health problem. To raise awareness of this issue among women everywhere, the Foundation has declared November to be Bladder Health Awareness Month.

16 Nov 2013

Scientists receive $2.2M grant to improve treatments for immune disorders, inflammatory diseases

Scientists from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have been awarded more than $2.2 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) to improve treatments for immune disorders and inflammatory diseases.

16 Nov 2013

Study shows chronic diseases have strong negative impact on cancer survival rate

There are many people in this position and the number is increasing; cancer patients who not only have to fight against cancer, but also suffer from other diseases. So-called comorbidity is a large and growing problem, not least because we are becoming older and age increases the risk of contracting cancer as well as other diseases.

16 Nov 2013

Study offers clearer explanation of the role of FOX01 molecule in wound-healing process

Skin provides a first line of defense against viruses, bacteria and parasites that might otherwise make people ill. When an injury breaks that barrier, a systematic chain of molecular signaling launches to close the wound and re-establish the skin's layer of protection.

16 Nov 2013

Cardiologists in New York State do not use reports when making patient referral decisions

Despite nearly universal awareness of report cards on risk-adjusted mortality rates of individual cardiac surgeons, cardiologists in New York State do not use these reports when making patient referral decisions.

16 Nov 2013

Viewpoints: 'Nation takes stock' of Obama and his health law; Noonan says now is time to hold back Obamacare; Obama needs to be resolute

President Obama has come up with a modest fix for a self-inflicted political wound: his repeated - and wrong - assertions that Americans would be able to keep their health insurance plans if they wanted to under the health care reform law (11/14).

16 Nov 2013

Mass. Eye and Ear's OGSH launches new collaboration to care for people ENT diseases

Rates of death and disability stemming from ear, nose and throat conditions continue to rise in developing countries like Uganda, but despite the need, fewer than 15 operating ear, nose and throat surgeons serve Uganda's 33.4 million and growing population. Only two ENT residency programs exist in this country, but many trainees do not remain in the country after graduation. Mass. Eye and Ear's Office of Global Surgery and Health is launching a new collaboration with Mbarara University Science and Technology School of Medicine and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital to help address the need for more trained physicians to care for the ENT diseases and conditions of this population and to help encourage those who are ENT trained to stay in the country to care for those who need them.

16 Nov 2013

Researchers examine effectiveness of calorie labels at fast-food chains

Posting the calorie content of menu items at major fast-food chains in Philadelphia, per federal law, does not change purchasing habits or decrease the number of calories that those customers consume, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center reported today at the Obesity Society's annual scientific meeting, held in Atlanta, Georgia. The results echo those conducted by the same researchers among low-income neighborhoods in New York City before and after calorie-labels were mandated there in July 2008.

16 Nov 2013

Former status as elite athlete reduces risk of type 2 diabetes later in life

A study of almost 400 former elite male athletes shows that former status as an elite athlete reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in later life by 28%. The research appears in Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, and is by Dr Merja Laine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, and colleagues.

16 Nov 2013

GoInformatics, TeselaGen form strategic partnership to offer cutting-edge biodesign automation tools

GoInformatics and TeselaGen have announced a strategic partnership to offer a state-of-the-art Biological Design Automation and Scientific Data Management platform. With a secure repository to collect, organize, and store research information, the integrated cloud-based platform will enable scientists advance their research at a much faster pace.

16 Nov 2013

Obama moves to extend some canceled insurance plans, but will everyone go along?

President Obama's one-year plan to allow insurers to keep Americans on plans previously canceled under the health law's new standards faces several questions in implementation: Will insurers, customers and state regulators will go along? Also, The Wall Street Journal reports that the move could pave the way for the insurance plans to be extended beyond 2014.

16 Nov 2013

MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando receives national accreditation for treatment of breast disease

MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando has received a prestigious national accreditation for its treatment of breast disease. The Breast Care Center has been granted a three-year/full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, a program administered by the American College of Surgeons.

16 Nov 2013

Collaborative initiative set up to create precision medicine treatment pathways for advanced cancers

The Joint Center for Cancer Precision Medicine, a collaborative initiative among Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, has been established to create "precision medicine treatment pathways" for patients with advanced cancers and to speed the development of personalized therapies.

16 Nov 2013

Bleach solution could provide new way to treat skin damage

Processes that age and damage skin are impeded by dilute bleach solution, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

16 Nov 2013

States consider what Obama's canceled plan request means for them

The president's plan to allow insurers to extend canceled health plans through 2014 has state regulators trying to work through the details about how this will affect insurers and the health law's marketplaces in their states. In California, Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has asked insurers and marketplace officials to comply with the president's request.

16 Nov 2013

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Mediterranean sofrito linked with low incidence of cardiovascular effects

Lawmakers stake out positions on President's plan, pursue legislative steps

Quantitative models predict risk of acute urinary symptoms in prostate cancer patients treated with RT

SCRA Technology Ventures' SC Launch companies named winners at InnoVision Technology Awards

New smartphone app aims to help diabetic young people keep safe when drinking alcohol

InControl Medical supports urinary incontinence awareness effort of Women's Health Foundation

Scientists receive $2.2M grant to improve treatments for immune disorders, inflammatory diseases

Study shows chronic diseases have strong negative impact on cancer survival rate

Study offers clearer explanation of the role of FOX01 molecule in wound-healing process

Cardiologists in New York State do not use reports when making patient referral decisions

Viewpoints: 'Nation takes stock' of Obama and his health law; Noonan says now is time to hold back Obamacare; Obama needs to be resolute

Mass. Eye and Ear's OGSH launches new collaboration to care for people ENT diseases

Researchers examine effectiveness of calorie labels at fast-food chains

Former status as elite athlete reduces risk of type 2 diabetes later in life

GoInformatics, TeselaGen form strategic partnership to offer cutting-edge biodesign automation tools

Obama moves to extend some canceled insurance plans, but will everyone go along?

MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando receives national accreditation for treatment of breast disease

Collaborative initiative set up to create precision medicine treatment pathways for advanced cancers

Bleach solution could provide new way to treat skin damage

States consider what Obama's canceled plan request means for them

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