New way to finance health in world's less developed nations Results-Based Financing can get 20 percent more health care with same funds Countries and major donors are changing the way they finance maternal and child, malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS health programs ...

Harvard study shows sprawl threatens water quality, climate protection, and land conservation gains Important new findings reveal promise and peril of land-use decisions A groundbreaking study by Harvard University's Harvard Forest and the Smithsonian Institution reveals ...

HIV causes structural heart disease Detectable blood viral load nearly doubles the prevalence of heart disease Istanbul, Turkey – 11 December 2013: HIV causes structural heart disease according to research presented at EuroEcho-Imaging 2013 by Dr Nieves ...

Embolic material at site of fatal hemorrhage occurring days after flow-diversion aneurysm treatment Charlottesville, VA (December 10, 2013). It started as a medical mystery and became a cautionary tale. Fatal hemorrhages occurred in the ...

Multimaterial 3D printers create realistic hands-on models for neurosurgical training Charlottesville, VA (December 10, 2013). Researchers from the University of Malaya in Malaysia, with collaboration from researchers from the University ...

Europe's rarest orchid rediscovered on 'lost world' volcano in the Azores Researchers studying speciation of butterfly orchids on the Azores have been startled to discover that the answer to a long-debated question "Do the islands support one species or two species?" is actually "three species". ...

Review calls for increased attention to cancer risk from silica Action could help millions of Americans exposed to silica at work ATLANTA December 10, 2013—A new review highlights new developments in understanding the health effects of silica, and calls for action to reduce ...

You are what your father eats McGill study suggests that a father's diet before conception plays a crucial role in the health of his offspring Mothers get all the attention. But a study led by McGill researcher Sarah Kimmins suggests that the father's diet ...

Drug-antibody pair has promising activity in non-Hodgkin lymphoma NEW ORLEANS— A toxin linked to a targeted monoclonal antibody has shown "compelling" antitumor activity in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphomas who were no longer responding to treatment, ...

Less painful drug delivery for pediatric leukemia patients is safe, effective 5 years of clinical data indicate IV PEG-asparaginase matches IM injection of native form NEW ORLEANS (Dec. 10, 2013) — Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), ...

A rising tide lifts all boats: Study links broader health insurance in Massachusetts with better health and care Compared with other New England states, health status and preventive care improved in Massachusetts after reform -- especially for poor and near-poor ANN ...

Eurofins' scientists discover genetic differences between 'identical' twins Ebersberg, Germany, December 10, 2013 - Eurofins Scientific (EUFI.PA), a European leader in Genomics Services, Forensics and Paternity Testing, announces a milestone in genetic and ...

Embargoed news from Annals of Internal Medicine -- ACP issues policy paper on prescription drug abuse Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Dec. 10, 2013 1. American College of Physicians issues policy calling for tighter management of prescription drugs In ...

3 major smoking cessation therapies pose no serious heart risks American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report Three major types of smoking cessation therapies don't increase the risk of heart attack, stroke or heart-related death, according ...

Prolonged viewing of Boston Marathon bombings media coverage tied to acute stress 6 or more daily hours associated with more symptoms than direct exposure to blasts Irvine, Calif. — Stepping away from the television, computer screen or smartphone in the aftermath ...

Lack of proper national policy to get UK kids more active is mass 'child neglect' Successive governments have failed to act, despite weight of evidence, say experts The failure of successive governments to implement a comprehensive national policy to get ...

UK women scientists have fewer studies funded, and are given less money, than men Gender discrepancies have persisted for more than a decade in infectious disease research Women scientists specialising in infectious disease research have fewer studies funded ...

Neural prosthesis restores behavior after brain injury Scientists from Case Western Reserve University and University of Kansas Medical Center have restored behavior—in this case, the ability to reach through a narrow opening and grasp food—using a neural ...

How 'sunshine vitamin' D may be helpful in fighting multiple sclerosis In mice with a rodent form of multiple sclerosis (MS), vitamin D appears to block damage-causing immune cells from migrating to the central nervous system, offering a potential explanation ...

Communities across US reduce teen smoking, drinking, violence and crime Fewer high school students across the U.S. started drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, committing crimes and engaging in violence before graduation when their towns used the Communities That ...

NLST data highlight probability of lung cancer overdiagnosis with low-dose CT screening Philadelphia, PA—Data from the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial (NLST)—conducted by the American College of Radiology Imaging Network and National Cancer Institute Lung Screening ...

Study suggests overdiagnosis in screening for lung cancer with low-dose CT More than 18 percent of all lung cancers detected by low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) appeared to represent an overdiagnosis, according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine, ...

Cardiovascular complications, hypoglycemia common in older patients with diabetes Cardiovascular complications and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) were common nonfatal complications in adults 60 years of age and older with diabetes, according to a study published ...

Study examines drug labeling and exposure in infants Federal legislation encouraging the study of drugs in pediatric patients has resulted in very few labeling changes that include new infant information, according to a study by Matthew M. Laughon, ...

The smoking gun: Fish brains and nicotine Baltimore, MD—In researching neural pathways, it helps to establish an analogous relationship between a region of the human brain and the brains of more-easily studied animal species. New work from a team led by Carnegie's ...