SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –According to the White House, the U.S. spends $2.2 trillion each year in health care, and Americans spend more on health care than on food or housing. An upward trend in health care cost is projected over the period of 2015-2021 at an average rate of 6.2 percent annually, reflecting the net result of the aging of the population, several provisions of the Affordable Care Act, and generally improving economic conditions reported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Continue reading
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At nonprofit cafe, a case for freedom
Wednesday nights teeming with acoustic performances, afternoons filled with fair trade coffee and tea made by volunteers, chatter about action, and selfless donations given to a good cause. Continue reading
Liberty University breaks ground for medical school near Lynchburg airport – www.roanoke.com
Liberty University has broken ground for a medical school. Continue reading
Athersys Presents New Data Demonstrating Potential Benefits From MultiStem After Spinal Cord Injury
CLEVELAND, Oct. 15, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Athersys, Inc. (ATHX) presented new research results this morning at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in New Orleans, demonstrating the potential for MultiStem(R), a novel stem cell therapy being developed by Athersys, to treat spinal cord injury (SCI) Continue reading
MARC travel awards announced for the 2012 American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting
Public release date: 8-Aug-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Fran Yates fyates@faseb.org 301-634-7109 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Bethesda, MD FASEB MARC (Maximizing Access to Research Careers) Program has announced the travel award recipients for the 2012 American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA from November 6-10, 2012. These awards are meant to promote the entry of underrepresented minority students, postdoctorates and scientists into the mainstream of the basic science community and to encourage the participation of young scientists at the 2012 ASHG Annual Meeting. Awards are given to poster/platform presenters and faculty mentors paired with the students/trainees they mentor Continue reading
MARC travel award announced for the 2012 GSA Model Organisms to Human Biology-Cancer Genetics Meeting
Public release date: 6-Jun-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Fran Yates fyates@faseb.org 301-634-7109 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Bethesda, MD FASEB MARC (Maximizing Access to Research Careers) Program has announced the travel award recipient for the 2012 Genetics Society of America (GSA) Model Organisms to Human Biology-Cancer Genetics Meeting in Washington, DC from June 17-20, 2012. These awards are meant to promote the entry of underrepresented minority students, postdoctorates and scientists into the mainstream of the basic science community and to encourage the participation of young scientists at the 2012 GSA Model Organisms to Human Biology-Cancer Genetics Meeting Continue reading
Solomon Islands to Work Towards Improved Services
Grant Signing: Solomon Islands to Work Towards Improved Services World Bank, Government of Solomon Islands Sign US$2 Million Development Policy Grant MANILA, May 4, 2012 —– Today the World Bank and the Government of Solomon Islands signed a US$2 million grant agreement to boost the economy and support effective service delivery for the countrys population of 530,000 people. The agreement was signed by Pamela Cox, Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific at the World Bankand Rick Houenipwela, Minister for Finance in Solomon Islands at the annual meetings of the Asian Development Bank in Manila Continue reading