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Glioblastoma patients treated with bevacizumab have deterioration in neurocognitive function

Many glioblastoma patients treated with bevacizumab (Avastin-) have significant deterioration in neurocognitive function, symptoms and quality of life. Not only that, the changes often predict treatment outcomes, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

1 Jun 2013

Mayo Clinic research shows that revascularization has reduced need for amputations by 40%

Peripheral arterial disease is a common circulation problem in which reduced blood flow can lead to complications that jeopardize the limbs, possibly even requiring amputation. Procedures known as revascularization have reduced the need for amputations 40 percent over two decades, Mayo Clinic research shows.

1 Jun 2013

ACP provides recommendations for Medicare physician reimbursement, FFS systems

The American College of Physicians today provided 19 specific recommendations, supporting evidence and implementation details on how to improve the Medicare physician fee schedule and the fee-for-service system overall in response to a request by the Senate Finance Committee on May 10.

1 Jun 2013

Miss. governor gives $1M to health law call center

Despite his opposition to the law, Gov. Bryant supports a new facility that will be located in Hattiesburg. Also, in state exchange news, websites look at the seven plans competing in Georgia and the 13 plans that have submitted proposals in Colorado.

1 Jun 2013

Researchers discover potential biomarkers to identify patients with head and neck cancer

Researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center will present data at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology on Saturday, June 1, which shows the discovery of potential biomarkers that may be used to identify patients with head and neck cancer whose tumors are unlikely to respond to treatment by the targeted therapy cetuximab-a type of monoclonal antibody.

1 Jun 2013

Study shows that 23% of North Sea workers suffer from shift work disorder

Some workers in Norway's North Sea Oil industry alternate between night and day shifts, the so-called swing shift. A recent study conducted by Postdoctoral fellow Siri Waage and colleagues at the University of Bergen's Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, shows that sleep quality and complaints of insomnia became worse during the offshore work period amongst both these swing shift workers and those who only do day shifts.

1 Jun 2013

New clinical practice guidelines on sleep apnea, driving risk on non-commercial drivers

The American Thoracic Society has released new clinical practice guidelines on sleep apnea, sleepiness, and driving risk on non-commercial drivers.

1 Jun 2013

Analysts predict continued Medicare cost growth slowdown

As Medicare and Social Security's trustees prepare to release their annual report Friday, USA Today reports that the rate of increase in overall Medicare spending could continue to slow because of the 2010 health law. The Associated Press reports that a slowed upward curve only delays a day of reckoning for the popular programs, however.

1 Jun 2013

Researchers determine precise chemical structure of HIV capsid

Researchers have determined the precise chemical structure of the HIV capsid, a protein shell that protects the virus's genetic material and is a key to its ability to infect and debilitate the human body's defense mechanism.

1 Jun 2013

Findings could potentially lead to new drug therapy for Cushing disease

Cushing disease is a life-threatening disorder most commonly triggered by tumors, often benign, in the pituitary glands, resulting in excess production of adrenocorticotrophic hormone.

1 Jun 2013

Fatigue and sleep have predictive value for sports performance

Two new studies show that fatigue may impair strike-zone judgment during the 162 game Major League Baseball season, and a MLB player's sleepiness can predict his longevity in the league.

1 Jun 2013

Health care questions: Do medical homes improve outcomes? Is high tech worth the cost?

Joseph Ashwal, MD, knew a good deal when he saw one. … The program -- the Total Care and Cost Improvement Program -- has been a game-changer for Ashwal and his practice, Frederick Primary Care Associates, yielding more than a 20 percent increase in payments from CareFirst last summer for the group's success during 2011 in lowering spending by keeping patients out of the hospital and emergency departments.

1 Jun 2013

Report highlights successes in improving maternal health, reducing child mortality

Rapid expansion of programs to prevent HIV transmission to babies and vaccinate children show how results can be achieved in relatively little time.

1 Jun 2013

Euro-Peristat project releases second European Perinatal Health Report

The European Perinatal Health Report released by the Euro-Peristat project is the most comprehensive report on the health and care of pregnant women and babies in Europe and brings together data from 2010 from 26 European Union member states, plus Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.

1 Jun 2013

Study points to synergistic relationship between lead exposure and schizophrenia gene

Mice engineered with a human gene for schizophrenia and exposed to lead during early life exhibited behaviors and structural changes in their brains consistent with schizophrenia.

1 Jun 2013

Nanoparticle-based immunotherapy for cancer

The German Research Foundation has established a new Collaborative Research Center on "Nanodimensional polymer therapeutics for tumor therapy" (CRC 1066) at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P).

1 Jun 2013

Next battles over Obamacare predicted to be ugliest yet

CNN reports that the White House and Republicans are preparing for an "epic battle" over the selling of Obamacare tied to the opening of online insurance marketplaces Oct. 1. Other news outlets describe how GOP lawmakers are increasingly calling for an independent probe of HHS Secretary Sebelius.

1 Jun 2013

Experts to kick off Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium in Chicago

In athletics, the Big Ten universities compete against each other, but now many will join together against a common foe: cancer.

1 Jun 2013

Study supports future possibility of personalized medicine for cervical cancer

Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that testing cervical tumors before treatment for vulnerability to chemotherapy predicts whether patients will do well or poorly with standard treatment.

1 Jun 2013

Theoretical mathematical models offer insights into therapeutic, prevention strategies for HIV

The first few hours to days following exposure to human immunodeficiency virus can be of critical importance in determining if infection occurs in a patient. But the low numbers of viruses and infected cells at this stage makes it very difficult to study these events in humans or animal models.

1 Jun 2013

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Glioblastoma patients treated with bevacizumab have deterioration in neurocognitive function

Mayo Clinic research shows that revascularization has reduced need for amputations by 40%

ACP provides recommendations for Medicare physician reimbursement, FFS systems

Miss. governor gives $1M to health law call center

Researchers discover potential biomarkers to identify patients with head and neck cancer

Study shows that 23% of North Sea workers suffer from shift work disorder

New clinical practice guidelines on sleep apnea, driving risk on non-commercial drivers

Analysts predict continued Medicare cost growth slowdown

Researchers determine precise chemical structure of HIV capsid

Findings could potentially lead to new drug therapy for Cushing disease

Fatigue and sleep have predictive value for sports performance

Health care questions: Do medical homes improve outcomes? Is high tech worth the cost?

Report highlights successes in improving maternal health, reducing child mortality

Euro-Peristat project releases second European Perinatal Health Report

Study points to synergistic relationship between lead exposure and schizophrenia gene

Nanoparticle-based immunotherapy for cancer

Next battles over Obamacare predicted to be ugliest yet

Experts to kick off Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium in Chicago

Study supports future possibility of personalized medicine for cervical cancer

Theoretical mathematical models offer insights into therapeutic, prevention strategies for HIV

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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