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Women who undergo surgical treatment for endometriosis have lower risk of ovarian cancer

A novel study shows women who undergo surgical treatment for endometriosis have a lower risk of developing ovarian cancer. According to results published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, a journal of the Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology, hormonal treatments for endometriosis did not lower ovarian cancer risk.

11 Apr 2013

Doctors can now access ACP's evidence-based recommendations at their fingertips

Internal medicine physicians and other clinicians can now access the evidence-based clinical recommendations from the American College of Physicians through the ACP Clinical Guidelines mobile app.

11 Apr 2013

Kansas joins other states as lawmakers approve bold new abortion restrictions

Analysis follows Kansas lawmakers' decision to place bold new restrictions on abortion, including defining life as beginning at conception. Gov. Sam Brownback is expected to sign the bill. Also, Alaska lawmakers also pass their own bill further restricting abortion.

11 Apr 2013

New article discusses risk factors of homesickness for university students

Sure, many young adults are ecstatic at that first taste of freedom that comes with "going away to college." But for some, the intense transition can also trigger intense homesickness. In new research published in the Journal of American College Health, authors Christopher A. Thurber, PhD and Edward A. Walton, MD explore this topic in "Homesickness and Adjustment in University Students."

11 Apr 2013

Improvement in application of health information technology needed for better patient care

The break neck pace of genomic discoveries has ushered in a new problem in the delivery of personalized medicine: comprehensive and consistent data reporting that will improve health information technologies for better patient care.

11 Apr 2013

House panel plans review of federal employee health plan

The Hill reports that a House Oversight subcommittee will likely debate possible changes to federal employee health benefits -- just two months after a pay freeze was put in place.

11 Apr 2013

Most people can detect clues to mental illness while playing strategy game

Most people are so attuned to the nuances of social interaction that they can detect clues to mental illness while playing a strategy game with someone they have never met.

11 Apr 2013

Three steps to create patient-centered care at lower costs

Americans want and deserve excellent health care — whether they are visiting a primary care physician for a checkup, having surgery or need more complex care — but many wonder how they and the nation will afford it.

11 Apr 2013

Controlling ER, hospitals admissions a challenge for Medicare

A new study finds that Medicare isn't properly counting people who are released from hospitals and then come back to emergency rooms, while Reuters points out pay-for-performance incentives are aimed at keeping people out of ERs.

11 Apr 2013

Johns Hopkins scientists create Web-based tool to help patients decide on kidney transplantation

Johns Hopkins scientists have created a free, Web-based tool to help patients decide whether it's best to accept an immediately available, but less-than-ideal deceased donor kidney for transplant, or wait for a healthier one in the future.

11 Apr 2013

Preclinical study of cabozantinib in prostate cancer bone metastasis model presented at AACR meeting

Exelixis, Inc. announced the presentation of preclinical data that provide insight into the mechanism of action of its lead compound, cabozantinib, with respect to its activity against prostate cancer tumors that have metastasized to the bone.

11 Apr 2013

APIC develops infection prevention guidelines for EMS providers

In an effort to keep Emergency Medical Services system responders—and the patients they care for—safe and healthy, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has developed a free, downloadable Guide to Infection Prevention in Emergency Medical Services.

11 Apr 2013

Consumer groups warn that patients could face large out-of-pocket costs

The Obama administration has opted to delay for some plans a health law provision that caps consumers' out-of-pocket exposure.

11 Apr 2013

Incidence of late-onset Alzheimer disease higher among African Americans

In a meta-analysis of data from nearly 6,000 African Americans, Alzheimer disease was significantly associated with a gene that have been weakly associated with Alzheimer disease in individuals of European ancestry, although additional studies are needed to determine risk estimates specific for African Americans, according to a study in the April 10 issue of JAMA, a Genomics theme issue.

11 Apr 2013

Researchers say testing for BRAF V600E-positive tumors needed for aggressive thyroid cancer

Late stage thyroid cancer patients with aggressive disease may benefit from a genetic test, but experts caution that use of this test in early stage patients is inappropriate because it is unlikely to lead to better outcomes.

11 Apr 2013

Interaction global health briefing provides recommendations to congress, administration

"If the United States does not follow through on global health commitments, there could be a reversal or stagnation of recent gains in reducing maternal deaths and incidences of tuberculosis, malaria, HIV and other diseases in developing countries, warns a report published [Monday]," titled "Global Health: Investing in Our Future," an InterAction press release states.

10 Apr 2013

Examining global partnerships on World Health Day

Noting Sunday "was World Health Day, and marked the 65th anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization," Andrea Durkin, senior director of global government affairs and policy for Abbott, writes in the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition blog.

10 Apr 2013

Ohio State researchers use smart phones to evaluate progress of stroke survivors

While many of us take the technology packed into smart phones and tablets for granted, researchers that specialize in rehabilitation are inspired by it, using it to evaluate the progress of stroke survivors who are learning to walk again.

10 Apr 2013

RWJF awards grant to UCLA pediatrician to study dietary behaviors that lead to childhood obesity

Dr. Alma Guerrero, assistant professor of pediatrics at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, has been awarded a $100,000 grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), to research racial and ethnic disparities in dietary behaviors that lead to obesity among California children and examine the family and neighborhood factors associated with these dietary behaviors.

10 Apr 2013

Study: microRNA is designed to stop proliferation of prostate cancer cells

The most recent in a series of studies from a team at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has shown that a single molecule is at the heart of one of the most basic survival tactics of prostate cancer cells.

10 Apr 2013

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Women who undergo surgical treatment for endometriosis have lower risk of ovarian cancer

Doctors can now access ACP's evidence-based recommendations at their fingertips

Kansas joins other states as lawmakers approve bold new abortion restrictions

New article discusses risk factors of homesickness for university students

Improvement in application of health information technology needed for better patient care

House panel plans review of federal employee health plan

Most people can detect clues to mental illness while playing strategy game

Three steps to create patient-centered care at lower costs

Controlling ER, hospitals admissions a challenge for Medicare

Johns Hopkins scientists create Web-based tool to help patients decide on kidney transplantation

Preclinical study of cabozantinib in prostate cancer bone metastasis model presented at AACR meeting

APIC develops infection prevention guidelines for EMS providers

Consumer groups warn that patients could face large out-of-pocket costs

Incidence of late-onset Alzheimer disease higher among African Americans

Researchers say testing for BRAF V600E-positive tumors needed for aggressive thyroid cancer

Interaction global health briefing provides recommendations to congress, administration

Examining global partnerships on World Health Day

Ohio State researchers use smart phones to evaluate progress of stroke survivors

RWJF awards grant to UCLA pediatrician to study dietary behaviors that lead to childhood obesity

Study: microRNA is designed to stop proliferation of prostate cancer cells

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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