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SNAP may not be enough to provide beneficiaries with long-term food security or dietary quality

Millions of families in the United States struggle to provide nutritionally adequate meals due to insufficient money or other resources. To combat food security issues, over one in seven Americans currently rely upon the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the largest federal nutrition program, to provide monetary support for nutrition. In the past, SNAP has been shown to reduce poverty among the poorest Americans and generate economic activity.

16 Nov 2013

iPads play increasing role in making late-speaking autistic children develop language

New research indicates that children with autism who are minimally verbal can learn to speak later than previously thought, and iPads are playing an increasing role in making that happen, according to Ann Kaiser[peabody.vanderbilt.edu], a researcher at Vanderbilt Peabody College[peabody.vanderbilt.edu] of education and human development.

16 Nov 2013

Obama's plan puts onus on insurers

Insurance executives say they were caught off guard by the White House decision to allow them to revive canceled policies and many are worried about how to make it work.

16 Nov 2013

Patients who undergo gastric bypass less likely to have risk of heart attack and stroke

New research from the Cleveland Clinic shows most patients with diabetes and obesity who undergo gastric bypass not only experience remission of their diabetes and lose significant weight, but they also reduce their risk of having a heart attack by 40 percent and their risk for suffering a stroke by 42 percent, over a 10-year time horizon.

16 Nov 2013

MGH investigators identify molecule that plays key role in the breakdown of kidney filter

One of the most devastating side effects of diabetes is kidney failure, and one of the earliest signs of kidney damage is a disruption of the organ's filtering capacity. Diabetes patients who develop kidney failure must go on dialysis, seriously limiting their quality of life and placing them at significantly increased risk of death. The incidence of kidney disease is increasing with rising rates of obesity-associated type 2 diabetes, but very little progress has been made towards protecting the kidney's filter barrier during the past 50 years.

16 Nov 2013

Medicaid enrollment progresses under health overhaul

Gov. Scott Walker says he wants to delay his plan to move more than 70,000 people off Medicaid because the health law online marketplaces are not working well enough yet.

16 Nov 2013

Research: Bariatric surgery significantly safer when performed at accredited center

Bariatric surgery is significantly safer when performed at an accredited center, according to new research* presented here at the 30th Annual Meeting for the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) during ObesityWeek 2013, the largest international event focused on the basic science, clinical application and prevention and treatment of obesity.

16 Nov 2013

GO drug may improve outcome of bone marrow transplantation for select pediatric leukemia patients

Combining the drug gemtuzumab ozogamicin with conventional chemotherapy may improve the outcome of bone marrow transplantation for some children battling high-risk acute myeloid leukemia, according to a study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The results appear in the current edition of the journal Cancer.

16 Nov 2013

ESBC joins with Athena Breast Health Network to advance personalized breast cancer risk assessment

Edith Sanford Breast Cancer (ESBC), part of the Sanford Health system based in Sioux Falls, SD, today announced it is partnering with the Athena Breast Health Network, a University of California program, to advance the use of a personalized breast cancer risk assessment.

16 Nov 2013

Satellite Healthcare, NKF partner to sponsor free Community Kidney Disease Symposium

Satellite Healthcare, one of the nation's first and leading not-for-profit providers of kidney dialysis services and a major sponsor of kidney research, is proud to announce that it has partnered with the National Kidney Foundation to sponsor NKF's free Community Kidney Disease Symposium this Saturday, November 16th in Stockton, California.

16 Nov 2013

Consumers beware: Cheaper insurance policies mean higher deductibles

Bloomberg News reports that consumers buying cheap insurance in the new health insurance marketplaces may face sticker shock if they get sick next year because of deductibles that can top $6,000 a person.

16 Nov 2013

Study: Surgical weight loss may be able to reverse the effects of aging

Stanford University researchers say surgical weight loss may turn back the effects of aging at a genetic level, in the first study* of its kind presented here during ObesityWeek 2013, the largest international event focused on the basic science, clinical application and prevention and treatment of obesity.

16 Nov 2013

OPKO Health completes patient enrollment in first phase 3 trial of Rayaldy for SHPT treatment

OPKO Health, Inc., has completed patient recruitment in the first phase 3 trial of Rayaldy to treat patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism, stage 3 or 4 chronic kidney disease and vitamin D insufficiency.

16 Nov 2013

Experts examine research on low-and-no-calorie sweeteners and effect on weight management

Three leading experts will examine the research on low-and-no-calorie sweeteners and their effect on weight loss and weight management as part of ObesityWeek, the first joint meeting of The Obesity Society and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

16 Nov 2013

Diplomat selected as provider of IMBRUVICA capsules for MCL treatment

Diplomat, the country's largest independent specialty pharmacy, announced today it is one of five specialty pharmacies selected as a provider of IMBRUVICA (ibrutinib) capsules, approved Nov. 13 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of Mantle Cell Lymphoma.

16 Nov 2013

Health law fumbles threaten Obama's agenda

Media analyses argue the health law's rollout problems are endangering the rest of President Barack Obama's second-term agenda as his credibility and job approval ratings suffer. Others see his blunt admission of blame as an effort to improve his public standing and counter a revolt within his own party.

16 Nov 2013

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network teams up with Royal Pains cast to educate on pancreatic cancer

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network has teamed up with the cast of the USA Network primetime show "Royal Pains" to educate fans and the general public about the severity of pancreatic cancer. Mark Feuerstein, who plays Dr. Hank Lawson, the talented and respected doctor behind a Hamptons medical practice, appears in a new public service announcement for the organization with co-stars Paulo Costanzo, Reshma Shetty, Brooke D'Orsay, and Ben Shenkman.

16 Nov 2013

Intelliject to be recognized with George DiDomizio Industry Award

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices has announced that this year's George DiDomizio Industry Award is being presented to Intelliject, Inc. for pioneering advances in drug/device combination products with the Auvi-Q epinephrine auto-injector (also known as Allerject™ in Canada). Auvi-Q is the first auto-injector with audio as well as visual cues for the emergency treatment of life-threatening allergic reactions.

16 Nov 2013

New automated system improves autism screening rates

An automated system developed by researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University to help pediatricians focus on the specific health needs of each patient in the short time allotted for preventive care improves autism screening rates by identifying at-risk children at the 24-month visit.

16 Nov 2013

California shuts down 10 sites imitating state insurance marketplace

The California attorney general said her office shuttered 10 websites that had mimicked the state's official health insurance exchange "in order to lure consumers away from plans that provide the benefits of the Affordable Care Act."

16 Nov 2013

Medical News

SNAP may not be enough to provide beneficiaries with long-term food security or dietary quality

iPads play increasing role in making late-speaking autistic children develop language

Obama's plan puts onus on insurers

Patients who undergo gastric bypass less likely to have risk of heart attack and stroke

MGH investigators identify molecule that plays key role in the breakdown of kidney filter

Medicaid enrollment progresses under health overhaul

Research: Bariatric surgery significantly safer when performed at accredited center

GO drug may improve outcome of bone marrow transplantation for select pediatric leukemia patients

ESBC joins with Athena Breast Health Network to advance personalized breast cancer risk assessment

Satellite Healthcare, NKF partner to sponsor free Community Kidney Disease Symposium

Consumers beware: Cheaper insurance policies mean higher deductibles

Study: Surgical weight loss may be able to reverse the effects of aging

OPKO Health completes patient enrollment in first phase 3 trial of Rayaldy for SHPT treatment

Experts examine research on low-and-no-calorie sweeteners and effect on weight management

Diplomat selected as provider of IMBRUVICA capsules for MCL treatment

Health law fumbles threaten Obama's agenda

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network teams up with Royal Pains cast to educate on pancreatic cancer

Intelliject to be recognized with George DiDomizio Industry Award

New automated system improves autism screening rates

California shuts down 10 sites imitating state insurance marketplace

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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