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Scientists show how men amp up their X-chromosome Vive le difference? Not at the level of DNA. Men must increase gene expression on their lone X-chromosome to match the two X’s possessed by women. A new study explains just how men manage to do that. … PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — What makes a man? […]
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Report: Affordable Care Act controls costs for early retiree coverage State and local governments, private employers receive $535 million in 2010 to help protect coverage for retired Americans Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report showing that the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) created by the Affordable Care Act is […]
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Researchers Pinpoint Patients Who Receive Greatest Benefit from Heart Failure Treatment March 01, 2011. Mild heart failure patients with a particular condition that results in disorganized electrical activity throughout the heart benefit substantially from cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT–D), according to a study published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. In patients with […]
Intervention helps women manage weight during and after pregnancy A simple behavioral intervention that provided pregnant women with advice and feedback about weight control helped normal-weight women control their weight gain during pregnancy, according to the newly published “Fit for Delivery” study. It also helped normal-weight and obese and overweight women return to pre-pregnancy weight […]
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HHS awards contracts to develop new flu vaccine technology Two contracts support advanced development of next-generation recombinant vaccine The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded two contracts today to help make vaccine available more quickly for seasonal flu outbreaks and pandemics. The contracts for advanced development of new types of vaccine and […]
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Brown University. Academics. Brown gives students the freedom to direct their education Offering approximately 2,000 courses each year in more than 40 academic departments, Brown attracts, challenges, and cultivates independent thinkers with the power and drive to create personally meaningful lives. Undergraduates at Brown are responsible for designing individualized programs of study across multiple departments. A […]
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About Brown University Located in historic Providence, Rhode Island and founded in 1764, Brown University is the seventh-oldest college in the United States. Brown is an independent, coeducational Ivy League institution comprising undergraduate and graduate programs, plus the Alpert Medical School and the School of Engineering. With its talented and motivated student body and […]
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New Report Details Affordable Care Act Resources and Flexibility for States Affordable Care Act Has Made $2.8 Billion Available to States in Implementing Affordable Care Act The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released a new report showing that the Affordable Care Act provides states with significant flexibility and resources to improve […]
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Massachusetts General Hospital settles potential HIPAA violations Large hospital system to improve policies and procedures safeguarding patient information The General Hospital Corporation and Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc. (Mass General) has agreed to pay the U.S. government $1,000,000 to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, […]
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States Can Apply for Nearly $200 Million to Help Fight Health Premium Increases Second round of HHS grants will continue to help support and incentivize States in developing effective premium rate review programs Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that nearly $200 million in new grant funds are now available […]
