Archive: 30/10/2013
Obama vows health website fix, says some rates may rise
President Barack Obama took the heat Wednesday for his health reforms' bungled rollout, and acknowledged perhaps for the first time that some Americans will pay more for coverage under Obamacare.
Oct 30, 2013
Study quantifies effectiveness of closing live poultry markets to control spread of bird flu virus
Closure of LPMs in four cities in China in the spring of 2013 reduced the daily number of human H7N9 infections by more than 97%, according to new research published in The Lancet.
Oct 30, 2013
New York City bans sale of cigarettes to under 21s
New York City voted Wednesday to ban the sale of cigarettes, e-cigarettes and tobacco to anyone under the age of 21, raising the previous threshold of 18.
Oct 30, 2013
Absence of the SMG1 protein could contribute to Parkinson's and other neurological disorders
The absence of a protein called SMG1 could be a contributing factor in the development of Parkinson's disease and other related neurological disorders, according to a study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute ...
Oct 30, 2013
Results of the ADVISE II trial presented
A new study supports the use of instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR), to simplify assessment and determine the severity of coronary artery disease. ADVISE II findings were presented today at the 25th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular ...
Oct 30, 2013
Study shows ability to do next-generation sequencing for patients with advanced cancers
A pilot study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare shows that, even for patients with advanced and rapidly transforming cancer, researchers ...
Oct 30, 2013