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Investigators report complete catalog of genes expressed in retina

Investigators at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School have published the most thorough description of gene expression in the human retina reported to date. In a study published today in the journal BMC Genomics, Drs. Michael Farkas, Eric Pierce and colleagues in the Ocular Genomics Institute at Mass. Eye and Ear reported a complete catalog of the genes expressed in the retina.

20 Jul 2013

Research collaboration to tackle multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease

Research into multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease is to be boosted with an international collaboration to further understanding of these illnesses.

20 Jul 2013

NKX2-8 mutation in dogs may be a risk factor for human neural tube defects, say researchers

A gene related to neural tube defects in dogs has for the first time been identified by researchers at the University of California, Davis, and University of Iowa.

20 Jul 2013

UnitedHealth reports profit up 7.4 percent

The nation's largest health care insurer says membership is growing and medical costs have been lower than expected.

20 Jul 2013

Absence of Shp-2 enzyme near cartilage cells can lead to multiple benign cartilage tumors in mice

Rhode Island Hospital researchers have found that the absence of the Shp-2 enzyme near specialized cartilage cells can lead to the development of multiple benign cartilage tumors in mice, a model that recapitulates the rare human tumor syndrome metachondromatosis.

20 Jul 2013

UCLA-led study shows that many countries have guaranteed health protection, but not US

Uruguay has it. So does Latvia, and Senegal. In fact, more than half of the world's countries have some degree of a guaranteed, specific right to public health and medical care for their citizens written into their national constitutions.

20 Jul 2013

IVAN study: Lucentis and Avastin effective in treating wet AMD

An anti-cancer drug has been proven to be equally as effective in treating the most common cause of blindness in older adults as a more expensive drug specifically formulated for this purpose.

20 Jul 2013

Obama's health law speech: The politics in play

News outlets analyze the strategic, political and public opinion dynamics that are currently in play -- and offer some fact-checking -- as that White House works to inspire public enthusiasm for the measure's implementation.

20 Jul 2013

Researchers identify mechanism behind pediatric solid tumors

Most of the time, it takes decades of accumulating genetic errors for a tumor to develop. While this explains the general occurrence of cancer in adults, it leaves a gap in understanding of the cause of pediatric tumors.

20 Jul 2013

NorthStar Anesthesia announces new partnership with MetroWest Medical Center

NorthStar Anesthesia announced today a new partnership with facilities on both campuses of MetroWest Medical Center. Framingham Union Hospital in Framingham, Mass. and Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick, Mass. serve local communities west of Boston and are the newest healthcare facilities to implement the NorthStar model of anesthesia care.

20 Jul 2013

In a major pitch, Obama says health law is benefiting consumers

In a Thursday White House speech, President Barack Obama stepped into his role as the overhaul's campaigner-in-chief and talked about the millions of Americans who are already benefiting from insurance benefits.

20 Jul 2013

HealthTrust renews contract with McKesson Automation for pharmacy automation solutions

HealthTrust, a group purchasing and total cost management solutions company representing more than 1,400 acute-care facilities, has renewed its contract with McKesson Automation, ensuring that its member hospitals and health systems have continued access to a full portfolio of central pharmacy and point-of-care pharmacy automation solutions and services.

20 Jul 2013

Cook Medical launches Biodesign ENT Repair Graft for rhinologists

Cook Medical launched a new treatment option today for rhinologists (nose and sinus specialists) who treat patients that suffer from difficult-to-heal conditions in the nasal passages. The Biodesign ENT Repair Graft, which acts as an adjunct to aid in the natural healing process following nasal and sinus mucosal surgery, was introduced at the American Rhinologic Society's 2013 Summer Sinus Symposium. It is the latest Biodesign offering from Cook Medical's Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery clinical division.

20 Jul 2013

Researchers discover new functions for PTPN22 gene linked with autoimmune disease

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have identified infection-fighting and inflammation-suppressing functions for a gene associated with human autoimmune disease.

20 Jul 2013

Health law implementation continues to trigger friction across party lines, and among Democrats

After a weekend of high-profile action related to the health law, news outlets note that polls indicate the it remains a divisive issue -- a point that was evident with this week's House vote to delay the employer and individual mandates, as well as Democrats' reactions to it.

20 Jul 2013

Researchers uncover evidence that genetic changes play role in resistance to deadly disease

Researchers have long understood that genetics can play a role in how susceptible people are to contracting cholera, but a team of Harvard scientists is now uncovering evidence of genetic changes that might also help protect some people from contracting the deadly disease.

20 Jul 2013

Researchers demonstrate that 2-drug combination can eliminate cancer

New research conducted by Harvard scientists is laying out a roadmap to one of the holy grails of modern medicine - a cure for cancer.

20 Jul 2013

Kidney patients who take calcium to lower phosphorous levels at higher risk of death: Study

Kidney patients who take calcium supplements to lower their phosphorous levels may be at a 22 per cent higher risk of death than those who take other non-calcium based treatments, according to a new study by Women's College Hospital's Dr. Sophie Jamal.

20 Jul 2013

Community health faces new subpoena into Medicare admissions practices

Community Health has received a subpoena for two executives to testify in an investigation into its Medicare admissions. The hospital operator also reports its income fell 57 percent on weak patient volume and debt.

20 Jul 2013

Texas Gov. Perry signs abortion restrictions into law; fights still likely

Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed controversial abortion restrictions into law Thursday, even as abortion-rights supporters readied challenges and said the law will force all five of the state's abortion providers to close. Reuters, in the meantime, reports why that might not be true.

20 Jul 2013

Medical News

Investigators report complete catalog of genes expressed in retina

Research collaboration to tackle multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease

NKX2-8 mutation in dogs may be a risk factor for human neural tube defects, say researchers

UnitedHealth reports profit up 7.4 percent

Absence of Shp-2 enzyme near cartilage cells can lead to multiple benign cartilage tumors in mice

UCLA-led study shows that many countries have guaranteed health protection, but not US

IVAN study: Lucentis and Avastin effective in treating wet AMD

Obama's health law speech: The politics in play

Researchers identify mechanism behind pediatric solid tumors

NorthStar Anesthesia announces new partnership with MetroWest Medical Center

In a major pitch, Obama says health law is benefiting consumers

HealthTrust renews contract with McKesson Automation for pharmacy automation solutions

Cook Medical launches Biodesign ENT Repair Graft for rhinologists

Researchers discover new functions for PTPN22 gene linked with autoimmune disease

Health law implementation continues to trigger friction across party lines, and among Democrats

Researchers uncover evidence that genetic changes play role in resistance to deadly disease

Researchers demonstrate that 2-drug combination can eliminate cancer

Kidney patients who take calcium to lower phosphorous levels at higher risk of death: Study

Community health faces new subpoena into Medicare admissions practices

Texas Gov. Perry signs abortion restrictions into law; fights still likely

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