Archive: 11/07/2012
HIV drug reduces graft-vs.-host disease in bone marrow transplant patients
An HIV drug that redirects immune cell traffic significantly reduces the incidence of a dangerous complication that often follows bone marrow transplants for blood cancer patients, according to research from the Perelman ...
Jul 11, 2012
NIST issues guidance for pediatric electronic health records
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a guide to help improve the design of electronic health records for pediatric patients so that the design focus is on the usersthe doctors, nurses ...
Jul 11, 2012
US House votes to repeal health law, likely to fail in Senate
US lawmakers voted Wednesday to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, a contentious election-year move by Republicans aimed at striking down one of Obama's key achievements.
Jul 11, 2012
Cuba cholera contained, no case in capital: blog
A Cuban cholera outbreak that has claimed three lives has been contained and no cases have been detected in the capital Havana, a pro-government blog reported Wednesday.
Jul 11, 2012
Judge continues to block Mississippi abortion law
(AP) A federal judge on Wednesday continued to block a state law that threatened to shut down Mississippi's only abortion clinic and make it nearly impossible for a woman to get the procedure in the state.
Jul 11, 2012
Retina transplantation improved by manipulating recipient retinal microenvironment
A research team in the United Kingdom has found that insulin-like growth factor (IGF1) impacts cell transplantation of photoreceptor precursors by manipulating the retinal recipient microenvironment, enabling better migration ...
Jul 11, 2012
Global Budget Payment Model lowers medical spending, improves quality
A new study suggests that global budgets for health care, an alternative to the traditional fee-for-service model of reimbursement, can slow the growth of medical spending and improve the quality of care for patients.
Jul 11, 2012