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NHS develops eight principles for improving patient flow, reducing overcrowding in EDs

A set of principles for improving patient flow and reducing overcrowding in emergency departments has been developed by an NHS body.

21 Mar 2013

CPF and PFF to partner with ATS to fund pulmonary fibrosis research

The Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis, the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, and the American Thoracic Society-the world's leading professional organization for pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine-today announced that the CPF and the PFF will again partner with the ATS to fund pulmonary fibrosis research.

21 Mar 2013

New research provides better understanding of preserving brain's functions while killing cancer

New research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is giving radiation oncologists who treat brain tumors a better understanding of how to preserve the brain's functions while still killing cancer.

21 Mar 2013

Determining the right questions for global health research

"Asking the right questions is the first step to generating the 'downstream' evidence needed for the implementation of health policies and practices, as my colleague E. Callie Raulfs-Wang described in her March 12 blog," Kristina Gryboski, technical adviser for the USAID Child Survival and Health Grants Program, writes in a post in USAID's "IMPACTblog," as part of the Global Health Research & Development Blog Series.

21 Mar 2013

Independent maternal demographic factors can predict likelihood of operative births in UK: Study

Independent maternal demographic factors such as social status, ethnicity and maternal age can predict the likelihood of operative births in the UK, according to a new study published today (20 March) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

21 Mar 2013

Dotarem gets FDA approval for use in patients undergoing CNS MRI

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Dotarem (gadoterate meglumine) for use in magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, spine and associated tissues of patients ages 2 years and older.

21 Mar 2013

Progress slows on spending bill to avert government shutdown

The Senate's consideration of the measure, which protects some programs from sequestration cuts, is taking place against the backdrop of Capitol Hill's broader debate about the deficit.

21 Mar 2013

Research findings could lead to new treatments for lung disorders in premature babies

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have made major discoveries that could lead to new treatments for lung disorders in premature babies. In a mouse study, the team located key molecules that switch on stress pathways in preterm lung disorders, and also found that when parts of these pathways were blocked with a pain drug, lung damage was prevented or reversed.

21 Mar 2013

New class of anti-malarial compounds discovered

A group of researchers from 16 institutions around the world has identified a new class of anti-malarial compounds that target multiple stages of the malaria parasite's life cycle.

21 Mar 2013

New apps, social networks shaping doctor delivery of care

Adoption of health information technology is examined as new computer application development and adoption change how doctors deliver care.

21 Mar 2013

New imaging agent detects, maps cancers that have reached lymph nodes

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown that a new imaging dye, designed and developed at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, is an effective agent in detecting and mapping cancers that have reached the lymph nodes.

21 Mar 2013

Researchers complete phase II clinical trial of dasatinib for patients with higher-risk MDS

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have completed a phase II clinical trial to determine the safety and efficacy of dasatinib for patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, or acute myeloid leukemia resulting from MDS and have failed treatment with azanucleosides.

21 Mar 2013

Viewpoints: N.D. abortion law is 'repressive and extreme;' States identify 'promising' ideas to overhaul medical malpractice

Late last week, the North Dakota legislature passed a bill that would ban a woman from having an abortion as soon as the heartbeat of the fetus is detected, which can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.

21 Mar 2013

Novel modification of structural protein implicated

Studying a protein that gives structure to the nucleus of cells, Johns Hopkins researchers stumbled upon mutations associated with familial partial lipodystrophy, a rare disease that disrupts normal patterns of fat distribution throughout the body.

21 Mar 2013

Researchers develop promising drug candidate to treat psoriasis

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers, in collaboration with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., have developed a promising drug candidate to treat psoriasis.

21 Mar 2013

Roundup: Calif. deal allows smaller-than-proposed reduction in home health care; Texas senate panel weighs end of life bills

A selection of health policy stories from California, Mississippi, Oregon, Texas, Florida, Kansas and Colorado.

21 Mar 2013

Study: Drug normally used to treat severe bronchial asthma beneficial for chronic urticaria sufferers

An international study involving dermatologists from the Hospital del Mar and Spanish subjects has concluded that a drug normally used to treat severe bronchial asthma caused by allergies (Omalizumab) rapidly eliminates the symptoms of spontaneous chronic urticaria, a development that it is expected will significantly improve the quality of life of chronic urticaria sufferers.

21 Mar 2013

APS to present scientific abstracts at Experimental Biology 2013

The American Physiological Society is one of six scientific societies sponsoring the meeting Experimental Biology 2013, being held April 20-24, 2013 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, in Boston, Mass.

21 Mar 2013

Private insurance twist on Medicaid expansion may make 'Obamacare' palatable to conservatives

Some GOP state lawmakers, especially those who do not favor expanding the health insurance program for the poor, appear to be warming to this notion.

21 Mar 2013

Survivors of childhood leukemia and lymphoma are at greater risk of chronic fatigue: Study

Chronic fatigue, a persistent lack of energy that does not improve with rest, is at least three times more prevalent among adult survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoma experienced during childhood or adolescence than in the general adult population, according to an article in Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

21 Mar 2013

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NHS develops eight principles for improving patient flow, reducing overcrowding in EDs

CPF and PFF to partner with ATS to fund pulmonary fibrosis research

New research provides better understanding of preserving brain's functions while killing cancer

Determining the right questions for global health research

Independent maternal demographic factors can predict likelihood of operative births in UK: Study

Dotarem gets FDA approval for use in patients undergoing CNS MRI

Progress slows on spending bill to avert government shutdown

Research findings could lead to new treatments for lung disorders in premature babies

New class of anti-malarial compounds discovered

New apps, social networks shaping doctor delivery of care

New imaging agent detects, maps cancers that have reached lymph nodes

Researchers complete phase II clinical trial of dasatinib for patients with higher-risk MDS

Viewpoints: N.D. abortion law is 'repressive and extreme;' States identify 'promising' ideas to overhaul medical malpractice

Novel modification of structural protein implicated

Researchers develop promising drug candidate to treat psoriasis

Roundup: Calif. deal allows smaller-than-proposed reduction in home health care; Texas senate panel weighs end of life bills

Study: Drug normally used to treat severe bronchial asthma beneficial for chronic urticaria sufferers

APS to present scientific abstracts at Experimental Biology 2013

Private insurance twist on Medicaid expansion may make 'Obamacare' palatable to conservatives

Survivors of childhood leukemia and lymphoma are at greater risk of chronic fatigue: Study

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

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