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UT professor earns INNOVATOR Award for Cancer Prevention Research at AACR meeting 2013

A proposal to examine the cellular journey from normal skin, to precancerous lesion to skin cancer earned Kenneth Tsai, M.D., Ph.D., the Sixth Annual Landon Foundation-AACR INNOVATOR Award for Cancer Prevention Research at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 in Washington, D.C., April 6-10.

9 Apr 2013

Transient electronics relieve pain, fight infection and dissolve harmlessly

Scientists today described key advances toward practical uses of a new genre of tiny, biocompatible electronic devices that could be implanted into the body to relieve pain or battle infection for a specific period of time, and then dissolve harmlessly.

9 Apr 2013

Patients follow preventive health practices if their doctors do likewise

Patients are more likely to follow preventive health practices like getting a flu shot or mammography if their doctors do likewise, researchers at the University of British Columbia and in Israel have discovered.

9 Apr 2013

Stricter school meal nutrition standards linked with better weight status among students

A study suggests that states with stricter school meal nutrition standards were associated with better weight status among students who received free or reduced-price lunches compared with students who did not eat school lunches, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Pediatrics, a JAMA Network publication.

9 Apr 2013

Research: Reduced duty hours do not affect quality of care

Restructuring work hours for first-year medical residents to accommodate a 2011 duty hour limit of no more than 16 shift hours substantially increases patient handovers, but doesn't significantly affect efficiency and quality of care among medical inpatients, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study has found.

9 Apr 2013

Research suggests number of dengue cases three times higher than current WHO estimate

"Around 390 million people are infected each year with dengue fever -- the world's fastest-spreading tropical disease -- more than triple the current estimate by the World Health Organization, experts said on Sunday," Reuters reports.

9 Apr 2013

Nano-sized EVs play role in cancer growth and survival

The recent discovery of circulating "nano-sized extracellular vesicles" (EVs) carrying proteins and nucleic acids derived from brain tumors may lead to exciting new avenues for brain cancer diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment, according to a special article in the April issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

9 Apr 2013

Research: Paragazole makes triple-negative breast cancer cells express estrogen receptors

Breast cancers that lack estrogen receptors are more difficult to treat than ER+ cancers. Research presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 demonstrates an investigational drug, Paragazole, that makes triple-negative breast cancer cells express estrogen receptors, and that increases the sensitivity of these cells to chemotherapy.

9 Apr 2013

Patients exposed to chest radiation are more likely to die after heart surgery

Patients who have open heart surgery for heart disease caused by radiation cancer treatment are nearly twice as likely to die in the years following their surgery compared to similar patients who did not undergo radiation treatment, according to new research from Cleveland Clinic published today in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.

9 Apr 2013

Researchers discover new genetic link between rapid growth of healthy fetuses and cancer

Two researchers at the National Institutes of Health discovered a new genetic link between the rapid growth of healthy fetuses and the uncontrolled cell division in cancer.

9 Apr 2013

Some GOP governors see block grant opportunity in Medicaid expansion

Politico reports that some conservatives who have long sought to convert Medicaid into a block grant program see an opening with the health law to move in this direction. Also in the news, states continue to mull how to proceed with this provision of the law.

9 Apr 2013

TBI can increase depression, personality impulsivity, PTSD in PNES patients

A new study by a Rhode Island Hospital researcher has found that traumatic brain injury (TBI) can significantly increase the odds of having major depression, personality impulsivity and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES).

9 Apr 2013

Study: Chicken-killing virus is a promising treatment for prostate cancer

A study at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine has identified a chicken-killing virus as a promising treatment for prostate cancer in humans.

9 Apr 2013

Relationship between obesity and PCOS may be exaggerated, say researchers

The relationship between obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome may be exaggerated, likely because the women who actively seek care for the condition tend to be heavier than those identified through screening of the general population, researchers report.

9 Apr 2013

Customized treatment for type 2 diabetes patients can reduce risk of complications

Patients with type 2 diabetes who tailor their own treatment in cooperation with their doctor can reduce their risk of complications such as heart attack with up to 20 percent. This is the result of a new Danish study from the Research Unit for General Practice, University of Copenhagen.

9 Apr 2013

New hospital gown blends style for patient with clinical function

The drafty backside is finally gone, replaced with comfort, warmth and dignity in a newly designed hospital gown that blends style for the patient with clinical function for the health care team.

9 Apr 2013

Hospice of the Western Reserve offers tips for making healthcare wishes known

National debate about health care reform is focusing new attention on advance directives and the decisions people make in the final stage of life.

9 Apr 2013

Absorption Systems, Synerzys Lifecare partner to expand use of Biopharmaceutics Classification System

The preclinical contract research organization Absorption Systems, a global leader in pharmacokinetic testing of drugs, announces that it has entered into a partnership with the Indian pharmaceutical consulting firm Synerzys Lifecare Pvt Ltd.

9 Apr 2013

K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital receives donation from Jeffrey and Suzanne Citron of Brielle

K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center is proud to announce a $700,000 donation from Jeffrey and Suzanne Citron of Brielle, in conjunction with the Charles Lafitte Foundation, in support of the pediatric expansion project.

9 Apr 2013

MedeAnalytics' Accountable Care Solution selected for Mississippi's MEHRS application

MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, announced today that the State of Mississippi Medicaid has selected MedeAnalytics' Accountable Care Solution to empower the next generation of the state's Medicaid Electronic Health Records System application.

9 Apr 2013

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UT professor earns INNOVATOR Award for Cancer Prevention Research at AACR meeting 2013

Transient electronics relieve pain, fight infection and dissolve harmlessly

Patients follow preventive health practices if their doctors do likewise

Stricter school meal nutrition standards linked with better weight status among students

Research: Reduced duty hours do not affect quality of care

Research suggests number of dengue cases three times higher than current WHO estimate

Nano-sized EVs play role in cancer growth and survival

Research: Paragazole makes triple-negative breast cancer cells express estrogen receptors

Patients exposed to chest radiation are more likely to die after heart surgery

Researchers discover new genetic link between rapid growth of healthy fetuses and cancer

Some GOP governors see block grant opportunity in Medicaid expansion

TBI can increase depression, personality impulsivity, PTSD in PNES patients

Study: Chicken-killing virus is a promising treatment for prostate cancer

Relationship between obesity and PCOS may be exaggerated, say researchers

Customized treatment for type 2 diabetes patients can reduce risk of complications

New hospital gown blends style for patient with clinical function

Hospice of the Western Reserve offers tips for making healthcare wishes known

Absorption Systems, Synerzys Lifecare partner to expand use of Biopharmaceutics Classification System

K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital receives donation from Jeffrey and Suzanne Citron of Brielle

MedeAnalytics' Accountable Care Solution selected for Mississippi's MEHRS application

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