will launch a Washington, D.C.-based news service called Kaiser Health News to produce in-depth coverage of health care policy for an independent Web site and in collaboration with mainstream media outlets, the
reports. The Foundation has hired Laurie McGinley, former deputy bureau chief for global economics at the
, and Peggy Girshman, a top editor of
and previously at National Public Radio, to run the news service. McGinley said she and Girshman Read the rest of this entry »
While nobody is seriously espousing that approach, the “thought experiment” outlined this week in the Lancet journal emphasizes the usefulness of antiretroviral drugs as tools for preventing the spread of HIV infection as well as treating it.
The power of AIDS drugs to dramatically slow the epidemic is the consequence of two well-established facts.
The first is that the amount of virus circulating in the bloodstream is the most important factor Read the rest of this entry »
RENO, Nev.—A former irrigation district worker facing federal charges that he conspired to defraud the U.S. government of water has died.
Shelby Cecil, who was suffering from lung cancer, was hospitalized a week ago with an infection and died from complications Thursday at Renown Medical Center, his lawyer and longtime family friend Don Evans said Friday. He was 65.
Cecil, of Fallon, was on oxygen when he appeared with three other Truckee Read the rest of this entry »
I have wanted to get my tubes tied since I was 16. I thought that when I turned 18 I could get the operation and never have to worry about becoming pregnant or having children I could never support. I’m still waiting.
I found out you have to be at least 30 or have three children before any doctor will consider doing it. I don’t understand why it’s OK if you want to make a baby at 14, but not if you don’t want to be a mother. This is ridiculous. Read the rest of this entry »
SPARKS, MD –
TrimGen Corporation, a molecular diagnostic
company, announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its
eQ-PCR(TM) LC Warfarin Genotyping kit. This assay is to be used as an aid
in the identification of patients who may be at risk of warfarin
sensitivity.
Warfarin is the most frequently prescribed oral anticoagulant used to
prevent heart attack, stroke and blood clot formation. However, it is also
the second most common Read the rest of this entry »
Washington (IANS): Drug molecules seldom act on a single protein but on protein complexes and networks, an understanding of which should lead to better targeting of drugs.
New research into how proteins in human cells ‘talk’ to one another is making a better understanding possible of how drug molecules work and should result in more effective therapies, according to a leading European scientist.
“Most of the time the mechanism of action of drugs Read the rest of this entry »
The Associated Press, figuring precious little celebrity news would be available on a holiday to fill newspaper entertainment columns, asked several boldface names what they were thankful for. And for that, People Central is, of course, thankful.
Faith Hill, country singer: “I am grateful for so many things in 2008. I feel like there’s a chance of real promise in this country.”
Joe Jonas (insert teenage girl scream), Jonas Brother: “I think we Read the rest of this entry »
, quarterback
, cornerback
, safety
are the finalists for Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week honors for games played on Oct. 26-27.
Fans can vote for one of these five players on NFL.com/rookies beginning Tuesday at 8 a.m. ET and ending on Friday at noon ET to determine the Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week. The Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week will be announced Friday evening on NFL.com/rookies.
In addition, for the fourth year, NFL fans Read the rest of this entry »
“If you go down the candy aisle and you pick up any number of candy bars or other confectionery products, you are going to see a variety of these ‘may contain’-type labels: ‘may contain peanuts,’ ‘processed on shared equipment,’ ‘manufactured in a facility that processes peanuts or milk or whatever it is,’” said Anne Munoz Furlong, founder of The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network in Fairfax, Va. “Nobody knows what it means. Some [labels] are completely Read the rest of this entry »
Closing libraries and draining pools will get Mayor Nutter only so far.
If he hopes to fundamentally improve Philadelphia’s financial footing, Nutter likely has no choice but to try to reduce the enormous burden of health care and pension costs, which now represent nearly 25 percent of all city spending.
He said little about those costs during the recent round of budget bloodletting, but behind the scenes there are signs his administration is Read the rest of this entry »