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New findings challenge conventional ideas on evolution of human diet, natural selection

New findings suggest that the ancient human "cousin" known as the "Nutcracker Man" wasn't regularly eating anything like nuts after all.

29 Apr 2008

New concept sends medical images via cellular phones

A process to transmit medical images via cellular phones that has been developed by a Hebrew University of Jerusalem researcher has the potential to provide sophisticated radiological diagnoses and treatment to the majority of the world's population lacking access to such technology.

29 Apr 2008

Medical schools should implement bans on pharmaceutical, medical device industry gifts, editorial states

A report released on Sunday by a task force of the Association of American Medical Colleges that recommends new restrictions on what physicians, staff members and students at U.S. medical schools can accept from drug companies and medical device makers is "encouraging," but it "flinched" on some important issues, a New York Times editorial states (New York Times, 4/29).

29 Apr 2008

Newt Gingrich discusses need for more physicians to adopt electronic health record systems

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) on Monday at a health care symposium sponsored by Siemens said that the Bush administration and Congress should do more to implement electronic health records nationwide, the Baltimore Sun reports.

29 Apr 2008

House members discuss SCHIP, Medicare, Medicaid during debate in Cincinnati

A bipartisan group of eight House members on Monday discussed several health care issues -- such as SCHIP, Medicare and Medicaid -- during a debate at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, The Hill reports.

29 Apr 2008

Health care costs rank among top economic problems for U.S. residents

Health care costs are among the top economic problems experienced by U.S. residents, according to a poll released on Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Los Angeles Times reports. For the poll, a nationally representative sample of 2,003 adults was interviewed by telephone between April 3 and 13. The poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.

29 Apr 2008

McCain promotes health care proposal at Miami Children's Hospital

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) on Monday at the Miami Children's Hospital promoted his health care proposal, which he said would "put families in charge," USA Today reports (Jackson, USA Today, 4/29).

29 Apr 2008

Most California voters concerned about health care, would have supported Governor's overhaul plan

More than half of California voters are worried about the state's health care system and nearly three-quarters said they would have approved a health system overhaul proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) last year, according to a Field Poll survey released on Monday, the San Francisco Chronicle reports (Yi, San Francisco Chronicle, 4/28).

29 Apr 2008

Number of uninsured U.S. residents projected to rise by 1.1 million for each percentage point increase in unemployment rate

For every one point rise in the U.S. unemployment rate, the number of uninsured is projected to increase by 1.1 million people, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured analysis released Tuesday, the New York Times reports (Sack, New York Times, 4/29).

29 Apr 2008

Humana reports Q1 revenue increase driven by Medicare Advantage plan performance

Humana on Monday announced that first-quarter revenue increased by 12% to $6.96 billion from $6.20 billion in the period last year, driven by higher-than-average enrollment in the company's Medicare Advantage plans, the Wall Street Journal reports.

29 Apr 2008

Clinton Foundation, UNITAID announce new antiretroviral discounts

The Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative and UNITAID on Monday announced that they have negotiated agreements with generic drug companies that will reduce the cost of some antiretroviral drugs and provide new pediatric formulations, the Wall Street Journal reports.

29 Apr 2008

Washington Post examines Peace Corps' policy regarding HIV-positive volunteers

Washington Post columnist Stephen Barr on Monday examined the Peace Corps' policy regarding HIV-positive volunteers. According to Barr, Jeremiah Johnson, a former volunteer in Ukraine, recently was discharged by the agency after he was diagnosed as HIV-positive.

29 Apr 2008

Egyptian actors address HIV/AIDS, recent imprisonment of men living with disease

Egyptian actors Amr Waked and Khaled Abul Naga are speaking out against HIV/AIDS-related stigma in the country after several people who are allegedly living with the disease have been jailed in recent months, AFP/Yahoo! News reports.

29 Apr 2008

Newspapers respond to PEPFAR reauthorization bills

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and London's Guardian recently published an editorial and an opinion piece about bills (S 2731, HR 5501) that would reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

29 Apr 2008

World Bank approves $10 million grant to Rwanda for HIV/AIDS efforts

The World Bank recently approved a $10 million grant for Rwanda to help the country's HIV/AIDS efforts, the New Times/AllAfrica.com reports.

29 Apr 2008

FDA approves Amitiza for irritable bowel syndrome with constipation

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Amitiza (lubiprostone) for the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation (IBS-C) in adult women aged 18 and over.

29 Apr 2008

Miniscule closed containers for precise delivery of nano-quantities of drugs

Researchers at the USC Information Sciences Institute have demonstrated a way to manufacture miniscule closed containers that might be used to deliver precise micro- or even nano-quantities of drugs.

29 Apr 2008

Silver nanoparticles may kill beneficial bacteria

Too much of a good thing could be harmful to the environment. For years, scientists have known about silver's ability to kill harmful bacteria and, recently, have used this knowledge to create consumer products containing silver nanoparticles.

29 Apr 2008

Obesity prevention program reduces onset of eating disorders by 61% and obesity by 55%

In their research on eating disorders, Oregon Research Institute (ORI) scientists help young women reduce the influence of the "thin ideal," which is described as associating success and happiness with being thin.

29 Apr 2008

Healthy habits provide cancer survivors a higher quality of life

A new study from the American Cancer Society finds cancer survivors who follow health behavior recommendations - avoiding tobacco, eating more fruits and vegetables, and getting adequate exercise-have higher health-related quality of life (HRQoL) scores than those who do not follow such recommendations.

29 Apr 2008

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New findings challenge conventional ideas on evolution of human diet, natural selection

New concept sends medical images via cellular phones

Medical schools should implement bans on pharmaceutical, medical device industry gifts, editorial states

Newt Gingrich discusses need for more physicians to adopt electronic health record systems

House members discuss SCHIP, Medicare, Medicaid during debate in Cincinnati

Health care costs rank among top economic problems for U.S. residents

McCain promotes health care proposal at Miami Children's Hospital

Most California voters concerned about health care, would have supported Governor's overhaul plan

Number of uninsured U.S. residents projected to rise by 1.1 million for each percentage point increase in unemployment rate

Humana reports Q1 revenue increase driven by Medicare Advantage plan performance

Clinton Foundation, UNITAID announce new antiretroviral discounts

Washington Post examines Peace Corps' policy regarding HIV-positive volunteers

Egyptian actors address HIV/AIDS, recent imprisonment of men living with disease

Newspapers respond to PEPFAR reauthorization bills

World Bank approves $10 million grant to Rwanda for HIV/AIDS efforts

FDA approves Amitiza for irritable bowel syndrome with constipation

Miniscule closed containers for precise delivery of nano-quantities of drugs

Silver nanoparticles may kill beneficial bacteria

Obesity prevention program reduces onset of eating disorders by 61% and obesity by 55%

Healthy habits provide cancer survivors a higher quality of life

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