New Congress should focus on covering the uninsured, reducing health costs, according to new survey
...ax credits or subsidies to low-wage workers (25%); promoting tax-free health saving accounts (14%); or allowing association health plans to provide coverage without state licensing restrictions (13%). Respondents differed about which reforms would be extremely or very effective strategies to expand coverage ...Commodity promotion programs -- What's the beef?
... "At the same time," he says, "federal support for promoting fruits and vegetables is small compared to federal support for pork and dairy." "One must ask whether it is possible to eat more beef, more pork, more cheese, and more eggs, in answer to checkoff advertising, while simultaneously consuming more fr...The future of federally funded food programs -- Can they also fight obesity?
... USDA to give states more power and flexibility in promoting healthy lifestyles, and for states to combine efforts across nutrition programs so that participants receive a consistent message and maximum support. They also recommend that the USDA convert to a multi-year renewal cycle for approving food stamps n...Male circumcision reduces HIV risk, study stopped early
... such as bleeding or infection. Bailey said that promoting circumcision in Africa must be done in conjunction with proper technical training and medical tools, equipment and supplies necessary to perform large numbers of circumcisions safely. "Already, there are large numbers of boys and young men who are ...Increasing numbers of California teens abuse over-the-counter cold medicine
...supervised access to the Internet, where Web sites promoting abuse of the medication and even providing instructions proliferate. "Another factor is that it is easy to fool parents because these OTC products are commonly kept in the household," the authors write. "In conclusion, this study showed an increa...ESA's first Swedish astronaut to fly to the ISS
...ps, film shows and many other activities geared to promoting space activities and applications. As part of this, a local live event for the general public and media representatives is being arranged for the launch itself....'Deserving Poor' or 'Greedy Geezers'? New book debunks aging crisis
...lation aging" as it is the old fashioned issues of promoting quality education, technological change, and business investment (historically, the key factors responsible for the impressive rise in our living standards)....UCLA neurologist honored with American Heart Association's Stroke Council Award
...e, education or research. Individuals committed to promoting wider recognition of stroke in the cardiovascular community and of heart disease in the stroke community are recognized for their unique efforts. Saver's research focuses on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of stroke; neuroimaging; clinical...Fresh use of targeted therapy advances treatment of early HER2-positive breast cancer
...verly abundant on the outside of the cancer cells, promoting an aggressive disease. Trastuzumab was landmark drug Apart from skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women, and due to screening, more and more women are being diagnosed with the disease. But in the last decade, b...New family health history projects focus on Alaska Native, Appalachian communities
...s about the value of family history information in promoting health and preventing disease. In the first proj...ing and follow-up care. All of the four states are promoting "My Family Health Portrait" as an easy to use tool for organizing family health history information....Pioneer of oral rehydration therapy receives Prince Mahidol Award
...rd Cash, credited with saving millions of lives by promoting the use of oral rehydration therapy to treat cholera and other diarrheal diseases, has been named a joint recipient of the 2006 Prince Mahidol Award for "exemplary contributions in the field of public health." Dr. Cash will receive the award from Th...Nonminority medical students more satisfied than minority students, study finds
...ll-being among minority medical students is key to promoting diversification in the physician work force. Further study is warranted to assess how to aid minority students during their education to prevent attrition, says Liselotte Dyrbye, M.D., the study's lead author. "Further research exploring medical sc...Dedicated R&D lab established to spur RFID industry in Canada
...elopment between academia and multiple industries, promoting investigation in technology, social policy, commercialization and business process. "RFID has tremendous growth potential and if Canada is going to reap the benefits it needs to innovate at home and attract talent here," said Mamdouh Shoukri, Vice...Most US adults in favor of more balanced approach to sex education in schools
...n important component to the public health goal of promoting safe behaviors and preventing additional infections and unintended pregnancies," the authors write. Amy Bleakley, Ph.D., M.P.H., and colleagues at the Annenberg Public Policy Center, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, ...American College of Physicians publishes 'Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students'
...ok and other efforts on behalf of students, ACP is promoting medical knowledge and professionalism early in the medical career," said Dr. Alguire. ACP also supports medical student learning through complimentary Medical Student Membership, sponsorship of a national clinical competition and residency fair, a C...Scientists show drug can counteract muscular dystrophy in mice
...rtorelli. Yet he points out that the drug is only promoting muscle regeneration it is not curing the defect that causes muscle deterioration. Further studies are needed to determine how long the drug works and if it works in larger animals with bigger muscles, such as dogs, before such drugs can be tested in...Mouse study reveals new clues about virulence of 1918 influenza virus
..., says Dr. Katze. In particular, genes involved in promoting inflammation were strongly and immediately activated following infection by the reconstructed 1918 virus. "We clearly see a dramatic and uncontrolled immune response in the mouse lungs as early as one day following infection with the reconstructed 19...Gene transfer using mutant form of good cholesterol cuts vascular plaque and inflammation
...y related to a greater efficiency of A-I Milano in promoting the removal of cholesterol from the macrophages." Shah, who holds the Shapell and Webb Family Endowed Chair in Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai, has been studying apo A-I Milano in its various forms for about 13 years. He and his colleagues developed a s...Household levels of mold following Hurricane Katrina surpass some agricultural environments
...many New Orleans homes remained flooded for weeks, promoting heavy mold growth. These three New Orleans homes were selected for the study based on their levels of flood water, whether they previously were structurally sound, and if they were located in an area likely to be rebuilt. The study examined the exten...Two-faced protein can stop metastasis or promote it, researchers say
...gether also is involved in breaking them apart and promoting their movement when tumors begin to spread to othe..., is a key player in both suppressing invasion and promoting it," says the study's senior author, Panos Anastasiadis, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic cancer researcher. "Th...