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Researchers draft 3-D Protein map to aid Stroke, Cancer Research...A new three-dimensional computer protein map is helping researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) unravel the biological pathways that control brain-cell death after a stroke...The new map will help identify new drug targets and test compounds to slow brain-cell death, halt brain cancer and improve pain control, the study authors said...(click here to read rest of story)

Enzyme fights Mutated Protein in inherited Parkinson’s Disease...An enzyme that naturally occurs in the brain helps destroy the mutated protein that is the most common cause of inherited Parkinson’s disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found...(click here to read rest of story)

Men, Smokers with Diabetes meet with Health-care providers less often says Canadian study... Men and smokers with Type 2 diabetes meet with health-care providers at diabetes management centres less often to monitor their illness, according to a new study...(click here to read rest of story)

Experts predict Big Tobacco dead by 2047, possibly sooner...President Barack Obama’s signature on a bill this week to grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory authority over tobacco was historic, and represents a step in the march to eliminate tobacco use in this country by 2047, two national tobacco experts say...(click here to read rest of story)

STAT3 Protein found to play a key role in Cancer...A protein called STAT3 has been found to play a fundamental role in converting normal cells to cancerous cells, according to a new study led by David E. Levy, Ph.D., professor of pathology and microbiology at NYU Langone Medical Center...(click here to read rest of story)

Vitamin-A Derivative provides clues to better Breast Cancer Drugs...Retinoic acid, a derivative of vitamin A, could lead researchers to a new set of drug targets for treating breast cancer, researchers from the University of Chicago report in the June 25, 2009, issue of the journal Cell...(click here to read rest of story)

 

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McCaskill questions role of government and protection of Seniors in Reverse Mortgages...U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill took the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging on the road today to examine how to better protect seniors and taxpayers amid growing problems in the reverse mortgage industry... At a field hearing in the St. Louis area, McCaskill heard from industry insiders and government watchdogs about concerns with aggressive marketing amid inadequate financial counseling, taxpayer liability of federally-insured reverse mortgages, as well as a series of other issues...(click here to read rest of story)

Technology companies and Healthcare Providers partner to work toward Healthcare Reform...President Obama’s economic stimulus package encourages the use of technology in our nation’s healthcare system...For this area of healthcare reform to become a reality, it requires unique partnerships between technology companies and healthcare providers...(click here to read rest of story)

Paralyzed Veterans get 'Ready to Roll' at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games...More than 600 veterans with disabilities have signed-up to compete in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games, taking place July 13-18, 2009, in Spokane, WA...Now in its 29th year, the event has grown to become the largest annual wheelchair sports event in the world...(click here to read rest of story)

AmerenUE launches $3 Million 'Clean Slate' Program for Low-Income Elderly/Disabled Customers... AmerenUE today announced it is giving $3 million to needy customers to help them get a fresh start in managing their utility payments...(click here to read rest of story)

Judge Rules on SEIU lawsuit...Home Care consumers and workers jubilant over order halting July 1st wage cut... Home care consumers and workers reacted jubilantly upon hearing the news that a U.S. District Court judge issued an injunction ordering the state of California to halt a proposed $2 an hour cut in wages for the state's 440,000 home care workers...(click here to read rest of story)

 

THCA on 2009 Legislative Session: Seniors' Medicaid-financed Nursing Home Care requires substantially more investment as population ages, Care Needs grow...$60 Million Medicaid Funding boost merely scratches surface in terms of meeting Seniors' realistic needs...(click here to read rest of story)

Rating Attractiveness: Consensus among Women, not Men...Hot or not? Men agree on the answer...Women don’t...There is much more consensus among men about whom they find attractive than there is among women, according to a new study by Wake Forest University psychologist Dustin Wood...(click here to read rest of story)

Recession no damper on Americans’ Vacation Travel Plans...The recession is apparently not deflecting consumers’ vacation travel plans this year, according to findings from a national study conducted recently by a research team led by Nancy McGehee, associate professor of hospitality and tourism management at Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business...(click here to read rest of story)
 

Older Doctors stay on job amid Primary Care Shortage...The shortage in primary care doctors is causing older doctors to stay on the job while young ones opt for specialties...In the U.S., there are at least 4,500 primary care doctors older than 75, according to figures from the Physicians Masterfile database maintained by the American Medical Association...(click here to read rest of story)
 

Report: Health Industry spends upwards of $1.4 Million A Day on Lobbyists...In a new report released today, the government watchdog group Common Cause found that major health care interests have spent upwards of $1.4 million a day to lobby Capitol Hill so far this year, the National Journal reports...(click here to read rest of story)

 

Obama leaves door open to tax On Health Benefits...President Barack Obama on Wednesday rejected the idea of fully taxing Americans' employer-provided health insurance benefits, but suggested he might be persuaded to tax so-called Cadillac coverage ... in the interest of a compromise with Congress...(click here to read rest of story)

Telemedicine Stroke Program saves Woman...While suffering a major stroke at her home near Mena, Iva Sikes assumed the worst, not knowing that a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)-led telemedicine program would provide her a complete recovery...(click here to read rest of story)

 

 

 

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