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IRIN examines British plan to improve health care services in DRC

IRIN examines Britain's new $270 million plan to improve health care services in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

2 Apr 2013

Lifestyle choices we make in adulthood influence how tall we stand as we age

Even if you didn't eat your veggies or drink your milk as a child, your height is still in your hands, reveal new findings by economists from the University of Southern California, Harvard University and Peking University.

2 Apr 2013

Cancer Institute of New Jersey named recipient of 2013 ONS Employer Recognition Award

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey has been named as the recipient of the 2013 Oncology Nursing Society's Employer Recognition Award in the medium size employer category.

2 Apr 2013

'Innovative' awareness campaigns on maternal health will push progress in Ghana

Despite international praise for Ghana's successful economic growth and its "reputation as a beacon of democracy in Africa," "4,000 women die every year and over 200,000 are disabled due to pregnancy-related complications," Kwesi Owusu, executive producer of the Maternal Health Channel television series, writes in a CNN opinion piece.

2 Apr 2013

Researchers examine effects of meditation on compassion, virtuous behavior

Scientists have mostly focused on the benefits of meditation for the brain and the body, but a recent study by Northeastern University's David DeSteno, published in Psychological Science, takes a look at what impacts meditation has on interpersonal harmony and compassion.

2 Apr 2013

Ensemble Therapeutics to highlight IL-17A inhibitor Ensemblin at 245th ACS National Meeting

Ensemble Therapeutics today announced that preclinical data showing the advantages of its Ensemblins, novel macrocyclic compounds against challenging drug targets, will be presented at the 245th American Chemical Society National Meeting being held April 7-11, 2013 in New Orleans, LA.

2 Apr 2013

India's Supreme Court rules against Novartis AG in 'landmark' patent case

"India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to patent an updated version of a cancer drug in a landmark decision that health activists say ensures poor patients around the world will get continued access to cheap versions of lifesaving medicines," the Associated Press reports.

2 Apr 2013

Adenosine Therapeutics to explore strategic options for Stedivaze

Adenosine Therapeutics, LLC, a drug discovery and development company founded in 1999, announced today that it has engaged Needham & Company to explore strategic options for Stedivaze, a highly selective adenosine A2A agonist being developed as a pharmacological stress agent for use in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging.

2 Apr 2013

Increasing transparency would help China strengthen its role in global health development

Writing in the Center for Global Development's blog, Victoria Fan, a research fellow at CGD, describes a panel session during the 4th Conference of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health recently held in Washington, D.C.

2 Apr 2013

Study examines racial disparities in prostate cancer treatment delay

African American men on average wait a week longer than their Caucasian counterparts between the initial diagnosis of prostate cancer and treatment, according to University of North Carolina researchers.

2 Apr 2013

MIT scientists model structure of alpha synuclein protein associated with Parkinson's

Clumps of proteins that accumulate in brain cells are a hallmark of neurological diseases such as dementia, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. Over the past several years, there has been much controversy over the structure of one of those proteins, known as alpha synuclein.

2 Apr 2013

Bill Gates recounts tour of Ghana's health systems

Writing in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog, foundation co-chair Bill Gates recounts his recent trip to Ghana, where he "got to watch an effective health system in action -- from the decision makers at the national level to nurses who live and work in the villages."

2 Apr 2013

Emergency room providers need to ask suicidal patients about access to firearms: Study

Although guns are used in over half of all American suicides, a new study shows that many emergency room doctors and nurses do not routinely ask suicidal patients about their access to firearms.

2 Apr 2013

Scientists get inside look at how AIDS virus grooms its assault team

A new study by Los Alamos National Laboratory and University of Pennsylvania scientists defines previously unknown properties of transmitted HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS.

2 Apr 2013

Union Bank earns title of 2012 Top Heart Walk Fundraising Team

The American Heart Association is pleased to announce that Union Bank, N.A., has earned the title of the 2012 Top Heart Walk Fundraising Team in the country for their fundraising efforts last calendar year.

2 Apr 2013

Years after law, former congressman continues mental health coverage parity battle

Despite a mental health parity law passed in 2008, one of the measure's key backers -- former Congressman Patrick Kennedy -- continues the fight for equal coverage of mental illness and is meeting mixed success.

2 Apr 2013

Researchers use common virus to modify adult stem cells

Using the same strategy that a common virus employs to evade the human immune system, researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine have modified adult stem cells to increase their survival - with the goal of giving the cells time to exert their natural healing abilities.

2 Apr 2013

Federal officials look to mass marketing to sell health law

The administration faces a tough challenge to get the public to understand and accept the health law -- and, then, to sign up the millions without coverage.

2 Apr 2013

Post-disinfection clips retain aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, says study

Researchers at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and the Forsyth Institute published a study today that found that a significant proportion of dental bib clips harbored bacteria from the patient, dental clinician and the environment even after the clips had undergone standard disinfection procedures in a hygiene clinic.

2 Apr 2013

Common symptoms in infants are frequently over-treated, researchers say

Medications used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, are some of the most widely used medications in children less than one year old.

2 Apr 2013

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IRIN examines British plan to improve health care services in DRC

Lifestyle choices we make in adulthood influence how tall we stand as we age

Cancer Institute of New Jersey named recipient of 2013 ONS Employer Recognition Award

'Innovative' awareness campaigns on maternal health will push progress in Ghana

Researchers examine effects of meditation on compassion, virtuous behavior

Ensemble Therapeutics to highlight IL-17A inhibitor Ensemblin at 245th ACS National Meeting

India's Supreme Court rules against Novartis AG in 'landmark' patent case

Adenosine Therapeutics to explore strategic options for Stedivaze

Increasing transparency would help China strengthen its role in global health development

Study examines racial disparities in prostate cancer treatment delay

MIT scientists model structure of alpha synuclein protein associated with Parkinson's

Bill Gates recounts tour of Ghana's health systems

Emergency room providers need to ask suicidal patients about access to firearms: Study

Scientists get inside look at how AIDS virus grooms its assault team

Union Bank earns title of 2012 Top Heart Walk Fundraising Team

Years after law, former congressman continues mental health coverage parity battle

Researchers use common virus to modify adult stem cells

Federal officials look to mass marketing to sell health law

Post-disinfection clips retain aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, says study

Common symptoms in infants are frequently over-treated, researchers say

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