An expert panel at the Institute of Medicine said recent studies examining links between sodium consumption and health outcomes support recommendations to lower sodium intake from the very high levels some Americans consume now — 3,400 milligrams or more of sodium a day — the equivalent to about 1.5 teaspoons of salt. UPI /Monika Graff License photo PHILADELPHIA, May 16 (UPI) — The Institute of Medicine says studies found the value of cutting salt intake to very low levels is inconclusive, but the American Heart Association disagrees. An expert panel at the Institute of Medicine said recent studies examining links between sodium consumption and health outcomes support recommendations to lower sodium intake from the very high levels some Americans consume now — 3,400 milligrams or more of sodium a day or the equivalent of about 1.5 teaspoons of salt. Continue reading
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Institute of Medicine: Lowering daily sodium intake below 2,300 milligrams may do more harm than good
A report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) suggests that lowering sodium below 2,300 milligrams per day may be harmful to your health. While the organization, which is the health section of the non-profit organization the National Academy of Sciences, says that Americans are eating too much salt in their diets currently, their research has led them to conclude that lowering sodium too much may increase other adverse health risks. “These new studies support previous findings that reducing sodium from very high intake levels to moderate levels improves health,” committee chair Brian Strom, George S. Continue reading
U of I College of Medicine celebrates graduates
ROCKFORD The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford presented diplomas to the Class of 2013 on Saturday at the Coronado Performing Arts Center. Members of the Class of 2013 with hometown, undergraduate degree, specialty and residency are: Marissa J. Continue reading
Libertarian candidate claims county is trying to block him from ballot
Carbon County commissioners on Thursday tried to calm a man who is seeking election as a Libertarian to the Penn Forest board of supervisors and who claims commissioners and the county solicitor were trying to block him from the ballot. Continue reading
Penn Medicine Vice Dean Receives Prestigious Translational Science Award for Contributions to Public Health and Policy
Newswise PHILADELPHIA–Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH, the executive vice dean for Institutional Affairs in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, was recently presented with a National Award for Career Achievement and Contribution to Clinical and Translational Science at the Translational Science 2013 meeting in Washington, D.C. Dr Continue reading
Freedom Credit Union Announces New “Party at the Ballpark!” Contest
Now through the end of May, when an existing Freedom Credit Union Member goes paperless, he or she will automatically be entered into a random drawing for a chance to attend a Freedom “Party At The Ballpark! (PRWEB) April 23, 2013 Its easy to get started: enter Online Banking through FreedomCU.org, select eStatements in the left menu bar, then click Sign up now! in the screen that appears. Continue reading
Penn researcher wins Distinguished Clinical Research Achievement Award for innovations In gene therapy
A gene therapy study focused on finding a cure for a rare congenital blinding disease has been recognized as one of the ten most outstanding clinical research projects of the year by the Clinical Research Forum (CRF). The study, led by Jean Bennett, MD, Phd, F.M. Kirby professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and carried out in collaboration with Penn Medicine’s Albert M. Continue reading
Penn Medicine gene therapy study receives Distinguished Clinical Research Achievement Award
A gene therapy study focused on finding a cure for a rare congenital blinding disease has been recognized as one of the ten most outstanding clinical research projects of the year by the Clinical Research Forum (CRF). The study, led by Jean Bennett, MD, Phd, F.M. Kirby professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and carried out in collaboration with Penn Medicine’s Albert M. Continue reading
Spread of Catholic health care raises barriers to care choices
Commentary: When it comes time for you to die, who should get to decide what medical services and options are available? Continue reading
GenSight Biologics Raises €32m in a Series A Financing for Ophthalmic Gene Therapy
PARIS, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — GenSight Biologics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of ophthalmic therapeutics using gene therapy, announced today the closing of a 32 million Series A financing. The financing was co-led by Novartis Venture Fund, Abingworth LLP, Versant Ventures and Index Ventures Continue reading
Penn Medicine Two-Step Ovarian Cancer Immunotherapy Made from Patients’ Own Tumor Benefits Three Quarters of Trial …
Newswise WASHINGTON, D.C. As many as three quarters of advanced ovarian cancer patients appeared to respond to a new two-step immunotherapy approach — including one patient who achieved complete remission — according research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that will be presented today in a press conference at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 (Presentation #LB-335) Continue reading
NASA Climate Scientist James Hansen Quits to Fight Global Warming
Climate scientist James Hansen is retiring from NASA this week to devote himself to the fight against global warming. Hansen’s retirement concludes a 46-year career at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, but he plans to use his time to take up legal challenges to the federal and state governments over limiting greenhouse gas emissions Continue reading
Ten Startups Selected for DreamIt Health , Philadelphia’s First Health Care Accelerator
PHILADELPHIA, PA–(Marketwired – April 03, 2013) – Independence Blue Cross (IBC), Penn Medicine and DreamIt Ventures today announced the 10 health care startup companies selected to participate in DreamIt Health, the first-ever Philadelphia-based health care accelerator. Continue reading
Freedom Credit Union Announces their New “Streamline, Save, and Win!” Sweepstakes
Now through the end of April, when a new or existing Freedom Credit Union Member transfers their balances from a department store, gas station, or any other major credit card to a Freedom Visa Classic or Gold Credit Card, they will be automatically entered to win $500. (PRWEB) March 29, 2013 Freedom Credit Union strives to ensure that their Members have the lowest credit rates possible. When a Member opens a Freedom Visa Credit Card, they will have an extremely low, introductory fixed rate for the first six months Continue reading
Penn Medicine Study Examines Health Providers’ Perspectives on ICD Deactivation In End-of-Life Situations
Newswise San Francisco In the United States alone, an estimated 100,000 patients per year receive implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) devices that detect life-threatening heart rhythm irregularities and deliver a high-voltage shock to return the heart to a normal pace. Continue reading
Pinning their hopes on a Penn gene therapy
Marie McCullough, Inquirer Staff Writer Posted: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 5:22 AM Still groggy from painkillers, Maddie Major, 7, clutched her stuffed Pooh Bear and laid her head on her father’s shoulder as he carried her to the hospital cafeteria. Maddie, dad Tim, mom Robyn, and big sister Candace spent that February morning at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where a doctor extracted samples of the child’s spinal fluid and bone marrow Continue reading
Penn Medicine physician: Emphasis on ‘value’ in health care reform sends mixed messages
Public release date: 6-Mar-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Holly Auer holly.auer@uphs.upenn.edu 215-200-2313 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine PHILADELPHIA – The wide consensus that health care spending poses a threat to the nation’s fiscal solvency has led to the championing of “value” as a goal of health care reform efforts. But the divergence of opinions between patients and physicians on the meaning of value presents an obstacle to progress in achieving genuine reform, says Lisa Rosenbaum, MD, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar and cardiologist at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Freedom of speech attacked in Wharton
A different kind of terror attack hit India on the evening of March 3, 2013. This was an attack different from the one we witnessed in Hyderabad a few days ago but it was an attack enough to shake the collective conscience of Indians. The victims of this dastardly attack were intellectual freedom, freedom of speech as well as the sensibilities of the people of India. Continue reading
Penn Medicine Establishes New Institute for Biomedical Informatics
PHILADELPHIA ThePerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvaniaannounces the creation of theInstitute for Biomedical Informatics(IBI). With support from the naming gift of theSmilow Center for Translational Research,the IBI will bring together the large number of Penn faculty who work in the broad field of biomedical informatics to inform science and medical care. We will expand the number of faculty even more to create a wide-ranging program of research and education to find and clinically apply the treatments of the future and to train the next generation of physician-scientists, saysJ Continue reading
Pennsylvania Libertarian Workshop Part 2: Mike Salvi "Effective Grassroots Organizing" – Video
Pennsylvania Libertarian Workshop Part 2: Mike Salvi “Effective Grassroots Organizing” The Montgomery County Libertarian Committee (www.MontcoLP.org) presents the Pennsylvania Libertarian Organizational Workshop. February 16, 2013 Continue reading