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Language disparities impact Hispanic women during labor

A study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2012 annual meeting found the role of women's primary language impacts whether or not they receive an epidural for pain relief during labor.

15 Oct 2012

Three WSU studies could result in new treatments for epilepsy, behavioral disorders

Three studies conducted as part of Wayne State University's Systems Biology of Epilepsy Project (SBEP) could result in new types of treatment for the disease and, as a bonus, for behavioral disorders as well.

12 Oct 2012

Restaurant chain considering end run around health law

Darden Restaurants, whose companies include Olive Garden, is considering adding more part-time workers to avoid the insurance coverage mandate in the health law.

11 Oct 2012

Revamped South African National AIDS Council begins work reviewing national plan

South Africa "recently unveiled" a "newly reformed" South African National AIDS Council (SANAC), "coinciding with the announcement that the country has achieved universal access to HIV treatment," PlusNews reports.

11 Oct 2012

U.N. rapporteurs call for creation of global fund as social safety net for vulnerable populations

Two U.N. experts have called for the creation of a "global fund to promote the creation of social safety nets for the most vulnerable people in poor countries," the Guardian reports.

10 Oct 2012

Researchers discover mechanism by which magnesium reduces cytokine production

Magnesium sulfate is given to many pregnant women to treat preterm labor and preeclampsia and was recently shown to prevent cerebral palsy; however little is known about how it works. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine recently discovered the mechanism by which magnesium reduces the production of cytokines.

10 Oct 2012

Roundup: Labor activist's work for Blue Shield raises conflict concerns; R.I. to mandate flu shots for health workers; Minn. safety net hospitals brace for cuts

At a time when public-sector unions across the country are fighting to hold on to generous retirement and health benefits, one of the loudest voices standing up for their rights is Dave Low. A longtime labor activist, Low carries considerable clout as executive director of the California School Employees Assn., a 215,000-member union that represents bus drivers, custodians and other school workers.

10 Oct 2012

First Edition: October 9, 2012

Today's headlines include reports about how a new poll indicates GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney gained a significant bounce from last week's debate performance.

9 Oct 2012

CSIS report examines current, planned interventions aimed at improving maternal health

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) on Friday released a report (.pdf) titled "Improving Maternal Mortality and Other Aspects of Women's Health," the center reports on its webpage.

8 Oct 2012

More toilets would help save lives in India

The controversy in India over "a self-evident statement by the rural development minister that India needs toilets more than it does temples ... is a perfect example of the stupidity that too often dominates Indian politics," GlobalPost senior correspondent Jason Overdorf writes in his blog "On India."

8 Oct 2012

NCI awards Cellerant SBIR contract to develop Megakaryocyte Progenitor Cell therapy for thrombocytopenia

Cellerant Therapeutics Inc., a biotechnology company developing novel hematopoietic stem cell-based cellular and antibody therapies for blood disorders and cancer, announced today that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 contract and a Phase 2 option from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) valued up to $1,683,503.

8 Oct 2012

Roundup: Individual mandate back on Fla. ballot; More Mass. doctors embrace new payment methods; Ga. hospital tax fight rages on

In a bid to remake Florida's judiciary, Republicans are asking voters to oust three state Supreme Court justices and give the Legislature greater power over Supreme Court appointments. ... In Florida, the issue is not same-sex marriage but another politically divisive matter: President Obama's health care law. In a 2010 ruling, the Florida Supreme Court removed from the ballot a nonbinding amendment allowing Floridians to refuse to buy mandatory health insurance.

4 Oct 2012

Obama administration urges states to pursue the health law's Medicaid expansion

Even as federal officials push states to expand Medicaid programs, at least a dozen states are not ready or not willing to set up state-based health exchanges -- another aspect of the health law that is key to expanding insurance coverage.

3 Oct 2012

Executive order signed last week should be 'first of several steps' taken against human trafficking

A New York Times editorial reflects on "a strong executive order aimed at ending human trafficking activities by government contractors and subcontractors," announced by President Obama on September 25 "in a passionate address on the issue ... at the Clinton Global Initiative."

3 Oct 2012

Researchers identify IL-27 molecule involved in counterbalancing the immune system attack

We couldn't live without our immune systems, always tuned to detect and eradicate invading pathogens and particles. But sometimes the immune response goes overboard, triggering autoimmune diseases like lupus, asthma or inflammatory bowel disease.

29 Sep 2012

Employers offer buffet of health care coverage choices -- with limit -- to employees

Some companies are offering employees a set amount to spend during the next open enrollment period for health insurance and making the employees choose coverage themselves -- instead of offering one or two plans to them.

29 Sep 2012

New malaria-transmitting mosquitoes: an interview with Jennifer Stevenson, Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

In the area in which we carried out the study, which was in the western Kenyan highlands, the main mosquitoes that have been confirmed to transmit malaria are the females of Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto, Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus.

28 Sep 2012

Japanese MHLW approves Sosei’s Seebri inhalation capsules to treat COPD

Sosei Group Corporation confirms the information released today by Novartis that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Seebri (glycopyrronium bromide) Inhalation Capsules 50 mcg administered through the Breezhaler device, as a once-daily, long-term, inhaled maintenance bronchodilator treatment for the relief of various symptoms due to airway obstructive disease in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

28 Sep 2012

Methodist Health System celebrates latest expansion in North Texas

Today Methodist Health System celebrated its latest expansion in North Texas during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Methodist Richardson Medical Center – Bush/Renner hospital.

28 Sep 2012

New report: Population aging will have broad economic consequences for the U.S.

The aging of the U.S. population will have broad economic consequences for the country, particularly for federal programs that support the elderly, and its long-term effects on all generations will be mediated by how -- and how quickly -- the nation responds, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council.

26 Sep 2012

Labor News and Research

Language disparities impact Hispanic women during labor

Three WSU studies could result in new treatments for epilepsy, behavioral disorders

Restaurant chain considering end run around health law

Revamped South African National AIDS Council begins work reviewing national plan

U.N. rapporteurs call for creation of global fund as social safety net for vulnerable populations

Researchers discover mechanism by which magnesium reduces cytokine production

Roundup: Labor activist's work for Blue Shield raises conflict concerns; R.I. to mandate flu shots for health workers; Minn. safety net hospitals brace for cuts

First Edition: October 9, 2012

CSIS report examines current, planned interventions aimed at improving maternal health

More toilets would help save lives in India

NCI awards Cellerant SBIR contract to develop Megakaryocyte Progenitor Cell therapy for thrombocytopenia

Roundup: Individual mandate back on Fla. ballot; More Mass. doctors embrace new payment methods; Ga. hospital tax fight rages on

Obama administration urges states to pursue the health law's Medicaid expansion

Executive order signed last week should be 'first of several steps' taken against human trafficking

Researchers identify IL-27 molecule involved in counterbalancing the immune system attack

Employers offer buffet of health care coverage choices -- with limit -- to employees

New malaria-transmitting mosquitoes: an interview with Jennifer Stevenson, Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Japanese MHLW approves Sosei’s Seebri inhalation capsules to treat COPD

Methodist Health System celebrates latest expansion in North Texas

New report: Population aging will have broad economic consequences for the U.S.

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Exploring the G:Box and for high-quality imaging

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