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Researchers: Acupuncture can reduce stress hormone response in animal model of chronic stress

While acupuncture is used widely to treat chronic stress, the mechanism of action leading to reported health benefits are not understood. In a series of studies at Georgetown University Medical Center, researchers are demonstrating how acupuncture can significantly reduce the stress hormone response in an animal model of chronic stress.

15 Mar 2013

Roundup: Calif. GOP wants mental health gun audit; Philadelphia hospital admissions decline; N.C. Medicaid director details budget shortfall

A selection of health policy stories from California, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kansas and Colorado.

15 Mar 2013

UCLA team uses brain aneurysm treatment technique to treat irregular heart rhythms

For the first time, a UCLA team has used a technique normally employed in treating brain aneurysms to treat severe, life-threatening irregular heart rhythms in two patients.

15 Mar 2013

Non-surgical weight loss devices: an interview with Richard Thompson, CEO ReShape Medical

Only a very few percent of patients that qualify for weight loss surgery actually choose to have it. It is a last resort and most patients do not see themselves as ready to give up. On the other hand, diet and exercise rarely work well and patients are looking for some extra help in their quest to lower their weight. A reversible, non-surgical approach has a lot of appeal to these patients.

15 Mar 2013

Report estimates employer costs that would result from states' refusal to expand Medicaid

According to Bloomberg, the report by Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. estimates the cost to employers to be $1 billion. Meanwhile, other news outlets report on state-level decisions and developments related to the expansion.

15 Mar 2013

Study shows how oils and fats regulate feeling of satiety

Work groups at Technische Universit-t M-nchen under Prof. Peter Schieberle and at the University of Vienna under Prof. Veronika Somoza studied four different edible fats and oils: Lard, butterfat, rapeseed oil and olive oil.

15 Mar 2013

Study shows sex differences in math and reading scores persist in 75 nations

Malala Yousafzai, the teenaged advocate for Pakistani girls' education, was released from the hospital earlier this month. Most of the world's girls don't have to fight as hard as Yousafzai for their education. However, even in countries with high gender equality, sex differences in math and reading scores persisted in the 75 nations examined by a University of Missouri and University of Leeds study.

15 Mar 2013

New therapeutic approach for bladder pain syndrome

Severe chronic pain associated with conditions such as bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis often require the use of opioid medication, with the risk of dependency and serious adverse reactions.

15 Mar 2013

Obama visits House Republicans, points out willingness to make some changes to Medicare

Lawmakers who attended the closed-door meeting said he focused on changes in how cost-of-living increases are calculated, but press reports indicate that partisan differences remain deep.

15 Mar 2013

Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience gets grant for research into neurological disorders

The Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, the first and only U.S. extension of the prestigious Max Planck Society, today announced it has received approximately $1,257,500 in grant funding from prestigious national and international organizations to fund research into Parkinson-s, epilepsy and other neurological disorders.

15 Mar 2013

New research technique now available in Journal of Visualized Experiments

A new research technique, pioneered by Dr. Maria Angela Franceschini, will be published in JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) on March 14th. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School have developed a non-invasive optical measurement system to monitor neonatal brain activity via cerebral metabolism and blood flow.

15 Mar 2013

NYC soda ban appeal set for June

New York City's ban on large sugary drinks will get an appeal hearing in June after a judge struck down the law before it started being enforced.

15 Mar 2013

Scientists reveal that sending text messages is same as being above legal alcohol limit

Scientists from various Australian universities in collaboration with the University of Barcelona have compared the effects of mobile use while driving with the effects of alcohol using a simulation.

15 Mar 2013

New approach to reduce gap between Western and traditional medicine

Scientists are reporting an advance toward overcoming a major barrier to tapping the potential of traditional Chinese medicine and India's Ayurvedic medicine in developing new and more effective modern drugs.

15 Mar 2013

Health insurance exchanges likely to offer wide choice

NBC News reports the exchanges may offer an "overwhelming" array of plans to choose from to people who have not purchased insurance before.

15 Mar 2013

Study identifies genetic cause of developmental delay in Amish individuals in USA

Researchers from the research group in growth factors and cell differentiation at the University of Barcelona (UB) and the IDIBELL and have participated in an international study that has identified the genetic cause of developmental delay observed in Amish individuals in the USA.

15 Mar 2013

Experts offer views on controlling health care costs

At two different forums, health care policy experts talk about changes in policy that might slow health spending.

15 Mar 2013

LCME grants provisional accreditation to FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Receives Provisional Accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education - LCME is the Nationally Recognized Accrediting Authority for Medical Education Programs Leading to the Doctor of Medicine Degree in the United States and Canada.

15 Mar 2013

Study: College-age kids who don't consume milk daily could develop metabolic syndrome

College-age kids who don't consume at least three servings of dairy daily are three times more likely to develop metabolic syndrome than those who do, said a new University of Illinois study.

15 Mar 2013

Debate on budget options: Ryan offer is 'cruel'; Obama unwilling to take risks necessary for grand bargain

It's a cruel budget. To finance his largess to the very well-off, Ryan would - through steep Medicaid cuts and the repeal of Obamacare - leave an additional 40 million to 50 million poor or moderate-income Americans without health insurance, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (E.J. Dionne Jr., 3/13).

15 Mar 2013

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Researchers: Acupuncture can reduce stress hormone response in animal model of chronic stress

Roundup: Calif. GOP wants mental health gun audit; Philadelphia hospital admissions decline; N.C. Medicaid director details budget shortfall

UCLA team uses brain aneurysm treatment technique to treat irregular heart rhythms

Non-surgical weight loss devices: an interview with Richard Thompson, CEO ReShape Medical

Report estimates employer costs that would result from states' refusal to expand Medicaid

Study shows how oils and fats regulate feeling of satiety

Study shows sex differences in math and reading scores persist in 75 nations

New therapeutic approach for bladder pain syndrome

Obama visits House Republicans, points out willingness to make some changes to Medicare

Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience gets grant for research into neurological disorders

New research technique now available in Journal of Visualized Experiments

NYC soda ban appeal set for June

Scientists reveal that sending text messages is same as being above legal alcohol limit

New approach to reduce gap between Western and traditional medicine

Health insurance exchanges likely to offer wide choice

Study identifies genetic cause of developmental delay in Amish individuals in USA

Experts offer views on controlling health care costs

LCME grants provisional accreditation to FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Study: College-age kids who don't consume milk daily could develop metabolic syndrome

Debate on budget options: Ryan offer is 'cruel'; Obama unwilling to take risks necessary for grand bargain

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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