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Discovery may lead to new generation of drugs to minimize heart attack risk

An international team led by researchers from the Universities of Leicester and Cambridge has announced a breakthrough in identifying people at risk of developing potentially fatal blood clots that can lead to heart attack.

24 Nov 2010

End-of-life care raises difficult questions about quality issues

PBS Frontline has kicked off a series called Facing Death, which explores the way Americans die, issues around extending life or prolonging death, uncertainty, talking about the end of life and modern medicine's trade offs.

24 Nov 2010

Diabetes drug may counteract against Alzheimer's disease: Research

Metformin, a drug used in type 2-diabetes might have the potential to also act against Alzheimer's disease. This has been shown in a study from scientists of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), the University of Dundee and the Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Genetics.

24 Nov 2010

Elsevier to host 9th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium

Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced that the 9th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium has been confirmed, taking place in Kyoto, Japan on 4-8 September 2011.

24 Nov 2010

Democrats, liberal groups urge GOP lawmakers who opposed health law now to reject federal insurance

When a little-known GOP Congressman-elect who campaigned against the new health law demanded that the benefits of his new federal health plan start immediately, it was an irresistible opening for some.

24 Nov 2010

Poll shows majority favor health reform; N.Y. Democrat dares GOP to repeal law; Court allows legal challenge

McClatchy Newspapers: "A majority of Americans want the Congress to keep the new health care law or actually expand it, despite Republican claims that they have a mandate from the people to kill it, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. The post-election survey showed that 51 percent of registered voters want to keep the law or change it to do more, while 44 percent want to change it to do less or repeal it altogether.

24 Nov 2010

Advaxis initiates ADXS11-001 clinical trial for cervix cancer

Advaxis, Inc., the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) immunotherapy company, has begun dosing patients in its 110 patient clinical trial of ADXS11-001 for the treatment of cervix cancer in women for whom cytotoxic treatment has failed.

24 Nov 2010

KHN column: If employers walked away from health coverage

In their latest Kaiser Health News column, Brian Klepper and David Kibbe ask, What would happen if the rank and file of America's employers, financially overwhelmed by the burden associated with sponsoring health coverage, suddenly opted out.

24 Nov 2010

Today's OpEds: Medical students say don't repeal; 'Obamacare' waivers; The medical loss ratio; Medicare 'doc fix'

Here's the dilemma: The only way for the health-care industry to move toward accountable care is to further accelerate a process of consolidation that has already reduced competition and increased market power. … In such a market, government may be required to step in with more direct regulation and competition management than traditional antitrust rules now provide (Steven Pearlstein, 11/23).

24 Nov 2010

Best diet: High protein and low good carbs

A group of European researchers have found that eating more protein and fewer refined carbohydrates helps to stay within normal weight. The team showed that men and women who had lost at least eight percent of their body weight on a low-calorie diet were kept on a maintenance diet high in protein and low in refined carbohydrates for six months. They were least likely to regain any weight, and were also the least likely to drop out of the study.

24 Nov 2010

Heartburn drugs safe in pregnancy: Study

Pregnancy brings about a lot of heartburn sometimes beginning in the first trimester and continuing until delivery. To date the drugs available for general use in heartburn called proton-pump inhibitors or PPIs were wrought with safety concerns during pregnancy.

24 Nov 2010

Fake pot now illegal

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) had to resort to its emergency powers this Wednesday to ban K2 and other “fake pot” products that mimic the effects of marijuana. As of now it is illegal to possess or sell the five chemicals used to make the products for at least one year. The agency and the Department of Health and Human Services will further debate whether the chemicals should be permanently added to the federal list of controlled substances considered unsafe, highly abused and without medical use.

24 Nov 2010

CCCA to improve Indigenous health services with cultural competency training for NSW GPs and nurses

The Centre for Cultural Competence Australia (CCCA) will provide new online Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competency training to health professionals in New South Wales. Initially, 550 employees from the NSW General Practice Network will be trained in cultural competency, in order to improve the provision of health services for Indigenous communities throughout the state.

24 Nov 2010

Boston Uni/Boston Medical Center establishes registry for people interested in participating in research studies

Boston University/Boston Medical Center (BU/ BMC) has established a registry to provide an easy way to connect researchers who are looking for research volunteers with people who are looking for studies to join. The registry, named ReSPECT (Recruitment Services Program of the Clinical & Translational Science Institute), is a free service.

24 Nov 2010

A new treatment landscape for triple-negative breast cancer

A concerted R&D effort directed at triple-negative breast cancer patients promises new treatment options in the near future, according to latest research from independent market analyst, Datamonitor.

24 Nov 2010

Dr. Yves DeClerck honored as first recipient of Richard Call Family Endowed Chair

Yves A. DeClerck, MD, professor of Pediatrics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, has been inducted as the inaugural holder of the Richard Call Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Research Innovation.

24 Nov 2010

China Cord Blood Corporation 2011 second quarter net revenue increases 29.4% to RMB82.7 million

China Cord Blood Corporation, China's leading provider of cord blood collection, laboratory testing, hematopoietic stem cell processing, and stem cell storage services, today announced unaudited financial results for the second quarter and first half of fiscal 2011 ended September 30, 2010.

24 Nov 2010

First Edition: November 24, 2010

In today's headlines, the political skirmishes of health overhaul debate continue, with liberals pressing the new law's congressional opponents not to accept federal health insurance coverage.

24 Nov 2010

Cord Blood America shares web site post on Thanksgiving Day

On this day before Thanksgiving, a day when our entire nation gives thanks for its blessing, Cord Blood America, Inc., the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company focused on bringing the life saving potential of stem cells to families nationwide and internationally, would like to share with its investors a post from its web site by Dr. Geoffrey O'Neill, CBAI Vice President, Operations.

24 Nov 2010

Early urinary protein content test during pregnancy predicts later pre-eclampsia

Research led by the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has provided a new advance in predicting a potentially serious pregnancy complication.

24 Nov 2010

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Discovery may lead to new generation of drugs to minimize heart attack risk

End-of-life care raises difficult questions about quality issues

Diabetes drug may counteract against Alzheimer's disease: Research

Elsevier to host 9th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium

Democrats, liberal groups urge GOP lawmakers who opposed health law now to reject federal insurance

Poll shows majority favor health reform; N.Y. Democrat dares GOP to repeal law; Court allows legal challenge

Advaxis initiates ADXS11-001 clinical trial for cervix cancer

KHN column: If employers walked away from health coverage

Today's OpEds: Medical students say don't repeal; 'Obamacare' waivers; The medical loss ratio; Medicare 'doc fix'

Best diet: High protein and low good carbs

Heartburn drugs safe in pregnancy: Study

Fake pot now illegal

CCCA to improve Indigenous health services with cultural competency training for NSW GPs and nurses

Boston Uni/Boston Medical Center establishes registry for people interested in participating in research studies

A new treatment landscape for triple-negative breast cancer

Dr. Yves DeClerck honored as first recipient of Richard Call Family Endowed Chair

China Cord Blood Corporation 2011 second quarter net revenue increases 29.4% to RMB82.7 million

First Edition: November 24, 2010

Cord Blood America shares web site post on Thanksgiving Day

Early urinary protein content test during pregnancy predicts later pre-eclampsia

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