Medical News

RSS

States pursue different paths to health exchanges

With Friday's deadline now passed, it is clear the federal government will run the insurance marketplaces created by the health law in about half the states. Only a handful of the states opted to partner with the feds.

20 Feb 2013

KSU faculty members help children with auditory processing disorder receive better treatment

Several Kansas State University faculty members are helping children with auditory processing disorder receive better treatment.

20 Feb 2013

Novartis CEO upbeat in the midst of market challenges

One of the worst flu seasons in decades is finally showing signs of abating. But health care companies and individuals are still absorbing higher costs as the president's health care legislation begins to take effect. The fees and taxes related to Obamacare take effect this year, while the rest will be implemented in the coming two years.

20 Feb 2013

CINJ researcher receives PCF grant for study on lung cancer detection and prevention

Sharon Pine, PhD, a researcher at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Medicine of Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has been awarded a two-year, $80,000 dollar research grant from the Prevent Cancer Foundation.

20 Feb 2013

In various states, groups battle over expanding Medicaid

Lawmakers and stakeholders continue to wrestle with the pros and cons of the health law's Medicaid expansion, as well as with the budget issues related to the state-federal insurance program for low-income people.

20 Feb 2013

J Cell Mol Med, Microbial Biotechnology join Wiley Open Access publishing program

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., announced today that Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Microbial Biotechnology have joined the Wiley Open Access publishing program. All articles in these two journals are now open access and free to view, download and share.

20 Feb 2013

Ark., N.Y. head in opposite directions on abortion regulation

Arkansas and New York are states headed in opposite directions on new abortion regulation: Arkansas's Senate passes a bill banning the procedure after 20 weeks while New York's governor works on legislation guaranteeing access to late-term abortions.

20 Feb 2013

Medical nutrition therapy can play an important role in acne treatment

A study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has determined that there is increasing evidence of a connection between diet and acne, particularly from high glycemic load diets and dairy products, and that medical nutrition therapy (MNT) can play an important role in acne treatment.

20 Feb 2013

Bipartisan measure introduced to undo health law's insurance tax

In other Capitol Hill news, some GOP lawmakers are upset with a physician group that encourages pediatricians to ask about gun ownership during kids' check-ups.

20 Feb 2013

High coronary artery calcium together with slow walking speed multiplies risk of mortality

High coronary artery calcium (CAC) together with slow walking speed multiplies the risk of mortality, reveals a new study published in the International Journal of Cardiology. Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death worldwide and also a common cause of sudden death - heart attack often being the first sign of the disease.

20 Feb 2013

How Feed the Future initiative is working to end extreme poverty

"In his State of the Union address [last] week, President Obama laid out a challenge for our generation to eradicate the scourge of extreme poverty," Lona Stoll, acting deputy coordinator for development for Feed the Future, and Jonathan Shrier, acting special representative for global food security for Feed the Future, write in the initiative's blog.

20 Feb 2013

Ipsen, Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals sell IB1001 hemophilia B product to Cangene

Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals and Ipsen today announced the closing of the sale of the proprietary hemophilia B product, IB1001 (recombinant FIX), to Cangene Corporation.

20 Feb 2013

Federal government to run insurance marketplaces in half the states

Kaiser Health News staff writers Phil Galewitz and Alvin Tran report: It's official. The Obama administration will be running new health insurance marketplaces in half the states - including the major population centers of Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania.

20 Feb 2013

Plasma plays a crucial part in determining how blood flows

Blood flows differently than water. Anyone who has ever cut themselves knows that blood flows viscously and rather erratically. The similarity between blood and ketchup is something not only filmmakers are aware of. Experts refer to these materials as "non-Newtonian fluids," of which ketchup and blood are prime examples.

20 Feb 2013

Mouthrinse use associated with reduced plaque and gingivitis

New research published in the January/February 2013 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), indicates that the use of a germ-killing mouthrinse in addition to regular toothbrushing can significantly reduce plaque and gingivitis, more so than brushing alone.

20 Feb 2013

Insight into how NMDA receptors function

In a pair of new papers, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences upend a long-held view about the basic functioning of a key receptor molecule involved in signaling between neurons, and describe how a compound linked to Alzheimer's disease impacts that receptor and weakens synaptic connections between brain cells.

20 Feb 2013

European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis to be held in Rome, Italy

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and ESCEO have announced that a record number of abstracts (850+) have been submitted to the European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis (ESCEO13-IOF) and the 3rd IOF-ESCEO Pre-Clinical Symposium.

20 Feb 2013

Study reveals rare look into success of substance abuse treatment programs for African-Americans

New research out of the University of Cincinnati reveals a relatively rare look into the success of substance abuse treatment programs for African-Americans. Researchers report that self-motivation could be an important consideration into deciding on the most effective treatment strategy.

20 Feb 2013

Immature malaria parasites more resistant to treatment with artemisinin

New research has revealed that immature malaria parasites are more resistant to treatment with key antimalarial drugs than older parasites, a finding that could lead to more effective treatments for a disease that kills one person every minute and is developing resistance to drugs at an alarming rate.

20 Feb 2013

SanMedica’s SeroVital-hgh could revolutionize both anti-aging and weight-loss industries

While the Obesity Society's prestigious 30th Annual Scientific Meeting is the venue for some of the most cutting-edge obesity research in the world, at this year's conference the main highlight wasn't weight loss, but was instead — believe it or not — anti-aging. Research presented by a group of highly renowned scientists revealed an oral compound that experts are predicting could completely revolutionize both the anti-aging and weight-loss industries.

20 Feb 2013

Medical News

States pursue different paths to health exchanges

KSU faculty members help children with auditory processing disorder receive better treatment

Novartis CEO upbeat in the midst of market challenges

CINJ researcher receives PCF grant for study on lung cancer detection and prevention

In various states, groups battle over expanding Medicaid

J Cell Mol Med, Microbial Biotechnology join Wiley Open Access publishing program

Ark., N.Y. head in opposite directions on abortion regulation

Medical nutrition therapy can play an important role in acne treatment

Bipartisan measure introduced to undo health law's insurance tax

High coronary artery calcium together with slow walking speed multiplies risk of mortality

How Feed the Future initiative is working to end extreme poverty

Ipsen, Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals sell IB1001 hemophilia B product to Cangene

Federal government to run insurance marketplaces in half the states

Plasma plays a crucial part in determining how blood flows

Mouthrinse use associated with reduced plaque and gingivitis

Insight into how NMDA receptors function

European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis to be held in Rome, Italy

Study reveals rare look into success of substance abuse treatment programs for African-Americans

Immature malaria parasites more resistant to treatment with artemisinin

SanMedica’s SeroVital-hgh could revolutionize both anti-aging and weight-loss industries

Voltammetry and machine learning for real-time neurotransmitter detection

How real-time off-gas analysis improves fermentation process control

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

Latest News