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Childhood leukemia patient on methotrexate shortage If, like me, you’ve been following news of the nation’s methotrexate shortage, you already know that severely curtailed supplies of this powerful chemotherapy drug are threatening the lives of children who need it for cancer treatment. (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital’sMichael Link, MD, the president of the American Society of Clinical […]
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Cancer Therapy More Potent When It Hits Two Targets UCSF Research Shows that One-Two Punch Blocks Tumor Growth, Invasion and Metastasis in Mice Simultaneous targeting of two different molecules in cancer is an effective way to shrink tumors, block invasion, and stop metastasis, scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have found — […]
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Secretary Sebelius announces next stage for providers adopting electronic health records Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the next steps for providers who are using electronic health record (EHR) technology and receiving incentive payments from Medicare and Medicaid. These proposed rules, from the Centers for Medicaid & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the […]
Cornell U. Scholar to Chair URMC Department of Biostatistics Robert L. Strawderman III, Sc.D., professor of Biological Statistics and Computational Biology and Statistical Science at Cornell University, and professor in the Department of Public Health at Weill-Cornell Medical College, has been named Chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology at the University of […]
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Flu shots for moms may help prevent babies from being born too small Yet another reason for moms-to-be to get a flu shot: According to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, vaccinating women against influenza appears to have a positive effect on babies’ birth weight. Low birthweight is a concern, of course, because it puts […]
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Study finds fast-food menu calorie counts confusing for consumers In 2008 New York State began requiring certain eateries to post calorie information prominently on menu boards and menus. Other states, including California, soon followed suit. But so far such nutritional information hasn’t proven to be particularly helpful in American’s battle against the bulge, as shown by a 2009 study. […]
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Study suggests social systems and environment are more important than money in determining happiness In general, Americans seem to be a pretty happy bunch. The country ranks in the top five on the United Nations Human Development Index 2011, which tracks happiness in different nations based on factors such as income, education, health, life expectancy and sustainability. If, […]
Health reform law provides coverage for nearly 50,000 Americans with pre-existing conditions Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan saves lives Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that the new health care law’s Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) program is providing insurance to nearly 50,000 people with high-risk pre-existing conditions nationwide. The Department released a […]
Hepatitis C, a Leading Killer, Is Frequently Undiagnosed But Often Curable New Treatments Are Coming for Liver-Damaging Virus Alex Monto, MD Hepatitis C virus — not AIDS-causing HIV — is the leading chronic virus infection leading to death in the United States, and its victims most often are baby boomers. More than half who are […]
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Shrugging off bugs: there’s more to beating infections than just fighting them David Schneider, PhD, has used used two kinds of bugs (fruit flies and bacteria) to great effect, teasing out intriguing insights into the effects of sleep and caloric intake on response to infection. David Schneider, PhD Much has been written about the power of the immune system to stave off infectious […]
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