Congress Urged To Renew Commitment to Cancer Research
Posted on September 22nd, 2011 by Health News
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UN General Assembly Urges Action on Noncommunicable Diseases
Posted on September 22nd, 2011 by Health News
For only the second time, the UN General Assembly convened to discuss the epidemic of noncommunicable diseases; as yet there is no concrete plan formulated to combat this “direct and escalating threat.” Medscape Medical News
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Panel Eyes Medicare Pay Policies Set to Expire
Posted on September 22nd, 2011 by Health News
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — A congressional subcommittee on Wednesday began to examine policies allowing for extra Medicare payments for certain medical services that have been extended year after year.
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More Young Adults Covered by Health Insurance
Posted on September 22nd, 2011 by Health News
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — About a million more people ages 19 to 25 had health insurance in the first quarter of 2011 than in the same time period in 2010, according to figures released Wednesday by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Screening ECG Still Not Supported by Evidence (CME/CE)
Posted on September 22nd, 2011 by Health News
(MedPage Today) — No new evidence has surfaced since 2004 to justify screening asymptomatic adults for coronary artery disease (CAD) with resting or exercise ECG, according to a literature review by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
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Medical Researchers Named MacArthur Fellows
Posted on September 22nd, 2011 by Health News
(MedPage Today) — Among the 2011 recipients of a MacArthur Fellowship are a parasitologist/virologist and a sports medicine researcher.
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Flu Vaccine Supply Ample for Coming Season, CDC Says
Posted on September 22nd, 2011 by Health News
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — There’s plenty of influenza vaccine to go around this year, and one more type of vaccine has been added to the mix, making it easier than ever to be immunized against the flu, according to the CDC.
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Air Quality a Temporary Trigger for MI (CME/CE)
Posted on September 22nd, 2011 by Health News
(MedPage Today) — Heavy air pollution may trigger heart attacks in the hours after exposure, but it doesn’t boost overall short-term risk, researchers found.
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Acetylon initiates ACY-1215 Phase 1-2a clinical trial for multiple myeloma
Posted on September 22nd, 2011 by Health News
Acetylon Pharmaceuticals today announced the initiation of patient treatments in a three-part Phase 1-2a clinical trial of ACY-1215, an oral Class II histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, in adults with relapsed and relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
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Virginia G. Piper, TGen and Scottsdale Healthcare begin AP26113 Phase 1 study in NSCLC
Posted on September 22nd, 2011 by Health News
Patients at Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center Clinical Trials are the first in the nation to participate in a clinical trial to determine the safety, tolerability and preliminary activity of an investigational drug that targets cell-signaling proteins associated with the most common form of lung cancer, as well as other forms of cancer such as [...]
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