News tagged with health research
Medical debt keeps rising, new report shows
Hard hit by one of the worst recessions in nearly a century, hundreds of thousands of Californians lost insurance coverage across the state as employers shed jobs and the health plans that came with those jobs, according ...
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Pioneering research will assess the effects of obesity on bone development
Researchers from the University of Sheffield are conducting ground-breaking research to determine how body weight and hormones affect bone health from childhood to adulthood.
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Strategic research plan needed to help avoid potential risks of nanomaterials
Despite extensive investment in nanotechnology and increasing commercialization over the last decade, insufficient understanding remains about the environmental, health, and safety aspects of nanomaterials. Without a coordinated ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Updated American Cancer Society nutrition guidelines stress need for supportive environment
Updated guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention from the American Cancer Society stress the importance of creating social and physical environments that support healthy behaviors. The report includes ...
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Height loss increases risk for fractures and death in older women
Older women who have lost more than two inches in height face an increased risk of breaking bones and dying, according to a new study published in the January issue of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research and funded by the ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Majority of Americans say research and development are key to building US economy
The new edition of America Speaks, a compilation of public opinion polls commissioned by Research!America, demonstrates increasing public support for research and innovation to improve health, create jobs and boost the economy. ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Controversial research on bird flu
In a top-security lab in the Netherlands, scientists guard specimens of a super-killer influenza that slays half of those it infects and spreads easily from victim to victim.
Dec 28, 2011 |
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New fee coming for medical effectiveness research
Starting in 2012, the government will charge a new fee to your health insurance plan for research to find out which drugs, medical procedures, tests and treatments work best. But what will Americans do with the answers?
Dec 28, 2011 |
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Estimating global malaria incidence
Estimates of malaria incidence derived from routine surveillance data suggest that 225 million episodes of malaria occurred worldwide in 2009. This estimate is lower than other published figures, such as those from the Malaria ...
Dec 20, 2011 |
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The respective roles of the public and private sectors in pharmaceutical innovation
The study identifies the respective contributions of direct and indirect government support in research and development of new pharmaceutical drugs.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Researchers develop 'conversation cards' to broach subject of pediatric weight management
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have created a deck of cards with conversation starters about sensitive and informational topics related to weight, that parents can use to guide their discussions when talking ...
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Anonymization remains a powerful approach to protecting the privacy of health information
De-identification of health data has been crucial for all types of health research, but recent articles in medical and scientific literature have suggested that de-identification methods do not sufficiently protect the identities ...
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Older Californians with disabilities struggle to remain at home as public programs lose funding
California's low-income seniors with disabilities are struggling to remain in their homes as public funding for long-term care services shrinks and may be slashed even further, according to a new study by the UCLA Center ...
Dec 07, 2011 |
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US Tox21 to begin screening 10,000 chemicals
A high-speed robotic screening system, aimed at protecting human health by improving how chemicals are tested in the United States, begins today to test 10,000 compounds for potential toxicity. The compounds cover a wide ...
Dec 07, 2011 |
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Major report identifies significant gaps and weaknesses
Children and young people who have chronic health conditions or need operations don't always have access to the high-quality, child-friendly information they need to understand what is happening to them. That is the key finding ...
Dec 05, 2011 |
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