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First Edition: April 2, 2013

Kaiser Health News consumer columnist Michelle Andrews answers readers' questions about the new marketplaces where consumers can buy 2014 health policies as part of the federal health law. (Andrews, 4/2).

2 Apr 2013

N30 Pharmaceuticals presents preclinical data of GSNORi at European Cystic Fibrosis Society meeting

N30 Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage, biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapies for cystic fibrosis, announced today the presentation of key preclinical data for its novel inhibitors of S-nitrosoglutathione reductase.

2 Apr 2013

Inovio Pharmaceuticals reports release of phase II clinical trial results of ChronVac-C

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the release of preliminary clinical trial results by its collaborator ChronTech AS of their open label phase II clinical study of ChronVac-C, ChronTech's vaccine to treat hepatitis C virus infection.

2 Apr 2013

Eight new grant recipients to receive funding to conduct health impact assessments

The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, today announced eight new grant recipients that will receive funding to conduct health impact assessments, or HIAs.

2 Apr 2013

ShopSmart magazine's April issue features answers to common questions about Vitamin D

Vitamin D has been touted as the answer to all kinds of health problems, but many of these claims are overblown. The April 2013 issue of ShopSmart magazine, from Consumer Reports, features answers to some of the most common questions about Vitamin D and names the best from its tests of 32 products.

2 Apr 2013

Post-2015 framework will fail in tackling inequality without inclusion of disability

"The communiqué released at the end of the U.N. high-level panel meeting on the post-2015 development agenda failed to mention disability, repeating in Bali the same omission notable in last month's official communiqué from the Monrovia meeting," Dominic Haslam, director of policy and strategic program support at Sightsavers, and Virginia Kamowa, global advocacy coordinator for the organization, write in The Guardian's "Poverty Matters" blog.

2 Apr 2013

Phase II study shows effectiveness of Axelar's AXL-003 in treating patients with NSCLC

Axelar AB, part of the Karolinska Development AB portfolio, announced today that preliminary interim results of its Phase II study AXL-003, indicates that AXL1717 is effective in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

2 Apr 2013

GZS releases WebTracker-Hemophilia EHR patient registry system

GZS, Inc., a leader in developing disease-specific and condition-specific Electronic Medical Records/Electronic Health Records and patient registry software solutions, has announced the worldwide release of the WebTracker-Hemophilia EHR patient registry solution used under the new brand name HemaGlobal.

2 Apr 2013

Ampio Pharmaceuticals receives FDA IND approval to start clinical trial of Ampion

Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced FDA acceptance of its IND and the treatment of the first fifteen (15) patients in its clinical trial using Ampion™ to treat osteoarthritis of the knee.

2 Apr 2013

Louisiana health secretary submits resignation

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's health secretary -- Bruce Greenstein -- is resigning amid a probe into a Medicaid contract he awarded to a former employer.

2 Apr 2013

Researchers study effects of diet on cancer risk

Cancer is a disease that invokes fear, so it is not surprising that the public is eager to identify ways to decrease the risk. The media often features information on "Miracle Foods" and publicizes whether these foods can actually decrease the risk of cancer.

2 Apr 2013

Security concerns hindering polio immunizations in Pakistan, WHO official says

"Some 240,000 children have missed U.N.-backed vaccinations against polio because of security concerns in Pakistan's tribal regions bordering Afghanistan, a top official with the World Health Organization said Friday," the Associated Press/Huffington Post reports.

2 Apr 2013

Cornell University study examines organic health halo effect

The word "organic" can mean many things to consumers. Even so, the power of an organic label can be very strong: studies have shown that this simple label can lead us to think that a food is healthier, through what is known as the 'health halo effect'.

2 Apr 2013

White House condemns assaults against women in Egypt demonstrations

"The White House on Friday condemned the rape and assault of women at recent demonstrations in Egypt and called on the Cairo government to prevent sexual violence and prosecute those responsible," Reuters reports (Mason/Holland, 3/29).

2 Apr 2013

Report highlights ecological cost of pharmaceutical waste

Pharmaceuticals commonly found in the environment are disrupting streams, with unknown impacts on aquatic life and water quality.

2 Apr 2013

Podcast examines recent global health news, interviews UW Department of Global Health chair

In a "Humanocast" podcast, Humanosphere "look[s] at recent news in global health, aid and development as well as [conducts] a guest interview" with King Holmes, chair of the University of Washington's Department of Global Health.

2 Apr 2013

UAB School of Nursing awarded HRSA grant to improve quality of care for underserved

The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing has received a three-year, $1.4-million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration to develop and implement an innovative interprofessional collaborative health-care practice model that improves quality of care and outcomes for underserved patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions.

2 Apr 2013

New strain of avian flu kills two Chinese men, officials say

"Two people in China have died and another remains critical after falling ill with a strain of bird flu not detected before in humans, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported," CNN reports (Mullen, 4/1).

2 Apr 2013

Research on sports-related concussion, sudden cardiac death to be presented at 2013 AMSSM Annual Meeting

The latest research for sports-related concussion and sudden cardiac death in athletes, in addition to a record number of sports medicine research submissions, will be presented by members of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine at the 2013 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

2 Apr 2013

Modifiable lifestyle factors may prevent progression of Barrett's-related esophageal cancer

An estimated 20 million Americans have chronic heartburn. About 2 million of these people have Barrett's esophagus, a precancerous condition that affects the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach.

2 Apr 2013

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First Edition: April 2, 2013

N30 Pharmaceuticals presents preclinical data of GSNORi at European Cystic Fibrosis Society meeting

Inovio Pharmaceuticals reports release of phase II clinical trial results of ChronVac-C

Eight new grant recipients to receive funding to conduct health impact assessments

ShopSmart magazine's April issue features answers to common questions about Vitamin D

Post-2015 framework will fail in tackling inequality without inclusion of disability

Phase II study shows effectiveness of Axelar's AXL-003 in treating patients with NSCLC

GZS releases WebTracker-Hemophilia EHR patient registry system

Ampio Pharmaceuticals receives FDA IND approval to start clinical trial of Ampion

Louisiana health secretary submits resignation

Researchers study effects of diet on cancer risk

Security concerns hindering polio immunizations in Pakistan, WHO official says

Cornell University study examines organic health halo effect

White House condemns assaults against women in Egypt demonstrations

Report highlights ecological cost of pharmaceutical waste

Podcast examines recent global health news, interviews UW Department of Global Health chair

UAB School of Nursing awarded HRSA grant to improve quality of care for underserved

New strain of avian flu kills two Chinese men, officials say

Research on sports-related concussion, sudden cardiac death to be presented at 2013 AMSSM Annual Meeting

Modifiable lifestyle factors may prevent progression of Barrett's-related esophageal cancer

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