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As the health law reshapes the marketplace, concerns emerge

Many of the plans [offered on the new health marketplaces] will include relatively few choices of doctors and hospitals. In some cases, plans will layer on other limits, such as requirements that patients get referrals to see specialists, or obtain insurer authorization before pricey procedures.

16 Aug 2013

Study shows feasibility of collecting alcohol brand consumption data in ER departments

Five beer brands - Budweiser, Steel Reserve, Colt 45, Bud Ice and Bud Light - were consumed in the highest quantities by emergency room patients, according to a new pilot study from researchers at The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

16 Aug 2013

African-American women who experience racism have greater likelihood of adult-onset asthma

According to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, African-American women who reported more frequent experiences of racism had a greater likelihood of adult-onset asthma compared to women who reported less frequent experiences.

16 Aug 2013

New chemotherapy provides positive outcomes for hard-to-treat childhood cancers with few side-effects

Children with a particularly lethal cancer could benefit from potentially life-saving treatment, following breakthrough work led by researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW).

16 Aug 2013

Individuals with ASD display altered brain activations when processing facial images

Difficulty in registering and responding to the facial expressions of other people is a hallmark of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Relatedly, functional imaging studies have shown that individuals with ASD display altered brain activations when processing facial images.

16 Aug 2013

Probiotic does not prevent clinical relapse in patients with Crohn's disease

Despite previous data showing beneficial effects, the probiotic Saccharomuces boulardii (S. boulardii) does not prevent clinical relapse in patients with Crohn's disease, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.

16 Aug 2013

Researchers provide support for potential importance of vitamin D in pregnancy

Researchers at the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, have demonstrated that the degree to which a gene related to vitamin D action is switched on or off, when measured at birth, predicts bone density of the child at four years of age.

16 Aug 2013

In efforts to implement the health law, delays stack up

Recent news coverage has focused on a delay until 2015 for the overhaul's provision that limits out-of-pocket costs for some patients.

16 Aug 2013

Aggression and withdrawal behavior associated with soft drink consumption in young children

Americans buy more soft drinks per capita than people in any other country. These drinks are consumed by individuals of all ages, including very young children. Although soft drink consumption is associated with aggression, depression, and suicidal thoughts in adolescents, the relationship had not been evaluated in younger children.

16 Aug 2013

Flavonoids in celery, artichokes induce apoptosis in human pancreatic cancer cells

Celery, artichokes, and herbs, especially Mexican oregano, all contain apigenin and luteolin, flavonoids that kill human pancreatic cancer cells in the lab by inhibiting an important enzyme, according to two new University of Illinois studies.

16 Aug 2013

Researchers develop new method that creates libraries of drug candidates, accelerate drug discovery

James Bond had his reasons for ordering his martinis "shaken, not stirred." Similarly, drug manufacturers need to make sure the molecules in a new drug are arranged in an exact manner, lest there be dire consequences. Specifically, they need to be wary of enantiomers, mirror-image molecules composed of the same atoms, but arranged differently.

16 Aug 2013

Researchers develop hip protector in sporty design

Norwegian researchers have developed a hip protector in a sporty design. Its looks are intended to appeal to the older people of today - who are quite particular about what they will wear.

16 Aug 2013

Six months of intravenous fish oil reverses pediatric intestinal failure associated liver disease

Children who suffer from intestinal failure, most often caused by a shortened or dysfunctional bowel, are unable to consume food orally. Instead, a nutritional cocktail of sugar, protein and fat made from soybean oil is injected through a small tube in their vein.

16 Aug 2013

States continue to wrestle with health law implementation issues

Even as an Arkansas effort by a private group to block the health law appears to be falling short, states like Missouri continue to contemplate expanding Medicaid, and, in California, the health exchange experiences growing pains.

16 Aug 2013

Joint symptoms in postmenopausal women not reduced by calcium and vitamin D supplements

A team of investigators systematically analyzed the effect of calcium and vitamin D supplementation on joint symptoms in a rigorous and controlled study of postmenopausal women.

16 Aug 2013

ASH announces 12 recipients of its second round of ASH Bridge Grants

As federal funding cuts continue to jeopardize the progress of biomedical research, the American Society of Hematology (ASH), the world's largest professional organization dedicated to the causes and treatments of blood disorders, today announced the 12 recipients of its second round of ASH Bridge Grants.

16 Aug 2013

GSA policies have positive effect on students' binge drinking

Canadian high schools with anti-homophobia policies or gay-straight alliances (GSAs) that have been in place for three years or more have a positive effect on both gay and straight students' problem alcohol use, according to a new study by University of British Columbia researchers.

16 Aug 2013

Sugar offers noninvasive way to precisely image tumors through new imaging technology

A natural form of sugar could offer a new, noninvasive way to precisely image tumors and potentially see whether cancer medication is effective, by means of a new imaging technology developed at UC San Francisco in collaboration with GE Healthcare.

16 Aug 2013

Talking up the health law to educate consumers

News outlets report that a variety of health law advocates -- ranging from federal, state and local officials to retirees and grassroots volunteers -- are hitting the streets and knocking on doors to inform people about the law and counter what some say is "misinformation."

16 Aug 2013

Director of Birmingham VA Geriatric Research receives Joseph T. Freeman Award from GSA

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) - the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging - has chosen Richard M. Allman, MD, of the Birmingham VA Medical Center and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as the 2013 recipient of the Joseph T. Freeman Award.

16 Aug 2013

Medical News

As the health law reshapes the marketplace, concerns emerge

Study shows feasibility of collecting alcohol brand consumption data in ER departments

African-American women who experience racism have greater likelihood of adult-onset asthma

New chemotherapy provides positive outcomes for hard-to-treat childhood cancers with few side-effects

Individuals with ASD display altered brain activations when processing facial images

Probiotic does not prevent clinical relapse in patients with Crohn's disease

Researchers provide support for potential importance of vitamin D in pregnancy

In efforts to implement the health law, delays stack up

Aggression and withdrawal behavior associated with soft drink consumption in young children

Flavonoids in celery, artichokes induce apoptosis in human pancreatic cancer cells

Researchers develop new method that creates libraries of drug candidates, accelerate drug discovery

Researchers develop hip protector in sporty design

Six months of intravenous fish oil reverses pediatric intestinal failure associated liver disease

States continue to wrestle with health law implementation issues

Joint symptoms in postmenopausal women not reduced by calcium and vitamin D supplements

ASH announces 12 recipients of its second round of ASH Bridge Grants

GSA policies have positive effect on students' binge drinking

Sugar offers noninvasive way to precisely image tumors through new imaging technology

Talking up the health law to educate consumers

Director of Birmingham VA Geriatric Research receives Joseph T. Freeman Award from GSA

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