Shannon Bream – Liberty University Commencement Liberty alumna and Fox News Reporter, Shannon Bream, was the keynote speaker for Liberty University's Commencement on May 11, 2013. Continue reading
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Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Doubles on Debut: Hong Kong Mover
Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co. more than doubled from the offer price on its first day of trading in Hong Kong amid speculation the seller of traditional drugs and health products will boost profitability. The shares rose to HK$7.01 at the midday trading break in the city, about 2.3 times the offer price of HK$3.04 Continue reading
Gene therapy helped mice withstand osteoarthritis
By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) — In a very early sign of medical progress on the osteoarthritis front, scientists report they’ve used injections of modified genes to reduce the risk that mice will develop the painful, debilitating condition. There’s no way to know if the gene therapy treatment will help humans, and scientists are far from understanding the treatment’s side effects and potential cost Continue reading
USS Freedom Makes Port Visit In Hawaii (Video)
Video Reporter Interviews USS Freedom Crew In Hawaii Crew members from the San Diego-based USS Freedom are getting a chance to stretch their sea legs during a port visit to Hawaii that began March 11. Honolulu television station KITV4 sent journalist Ryan Kalei Tsuji to report live from both the deck and inside the Freedom yesterday morning. He interviewed several members of the crew Continue reading
Insights into HIV-1 virion makeup could improve gene therapy
By Helen Albert, Senior medwireNews Reporter medwireNews: A discovery about how the HIV-1 virion packages genomic (g)RNA may help researchers to improve the efficacy of gene therapy. Researchers led by Eric Arts, from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, found that an RNA element known as the genomic RNA packaging enhancer (GRPE) chooses the type and amount of gRNA that gets packaged into individual virions. Two types of viral vector, adenoviruses and lentiviruses (eg, HIV), have been developed to treat patients with a variety of diseases Continue reading
IBM's super computer now reading medical files of lung cancer patients so that it can diagnose future cases
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 02:00 EST, 12 February 2013 | UPDATED: 02:00 EST, 12 February 2013 The IBM super computer is putting its massive hard drive to good use as it attempts to help fight cancer by sifting through virtual records. The computer, named Watson, first gained recognition for beating two human record-holders at Jeopardy, but now it is using technology to help compile and sort reams of medical journals. By sorting through two million pages of medical journal evidence and 600,000 pieces of medical evidence in order to diagnose cancer symptoms thoroughly Continue reading
Dells Pledge $50 Million to Build Austin Medical School
Michael Dells family foundation will provide $50 million for a medical school to be built in Austin, Texas, plus $10 million for health care in the city. Continue reading
Potential stem cell therapy for Duchenne’s
By Sally Robertson, medwireNews Reporter Researchers have found that injecting aorta-derived stem cells into the hearts of dystrophin-deficient mice prevents the onset of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), raising hopes of a potential new treatment approach to prevent or reverse the condition in human Duchenne muscular dystrophy. “This is the first report of stem cell therapy yielding functional benefit in the dystrophin-deficient heart,” say Suzanne Berry (University of Illinois, Urbana, USA) and team. As reported in Stem Cells Translational Medicine, injection of wild-type aorta-derived mesoangioblasts (ADMs) containing a functional copy of the dystrophin gene, significantly improved heart function compared with deficient mice injected with saline (controls) Continue reading
Health care reform leads to more questions than answers — Sparks
Health care reform leads to more questions than answers Sparks Posted: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 9:13 pm By KEVIN BOWDEN Staff Reporter A program to explain the tax implications of health care reform began with question marks and ended with local accountant Art Sparks declaring, Who knows what 2013 will bring? Based on his opinions, to say federal tax reform is a complicated and confusing issue would be a serious understatement. Sparks was the keynote speaker for Tuesday mornings Business Matters program at the Obion County Public Library. Continue reading
Britain set to up military presence in Falkland Islands
‘Britain needs to be able to respond quickly to series of threats’ By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 05:03 EST, 13 January 2013 | UPDATED: 06:40 EST, 13 January 2013 Britain is prepared to send additional military backup to the South Atlantic as a ‘show of force’ to Argentina over the Falkland Islands. It is understood an extra warship, another RAF Tycoon combat aircraft and further troops could be dispatched to the region ahead of the March referendum over whether the islands remain part of the UK. Continue reading
Rita Levi Montalcini, Nobel Prizewinner in Medicine, Dies at 103
Rita Levi Montalcini, a winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine and an Italian Senator for Life, died today in Rome at the age of 103. Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno announced her passing in an e- mailed statement. Continue reading
‘Write it Down’ with Sister Joan Chittister – Video
'Write it Down' with Sister Joan Chittister Joan Chittister has been one of the Catholic Church's key visionary voices and spiritual leaders for more than 30 years. A Benedictine Sister of Erie, Pennsylvania, Sister Joan is an international lecturer and award-winning author of more than 40 books Continue reading
NASA hedges on Curiosity's mystery Mars discovery
There’s something historic in this Martian dirt and rubble, unless there isn’t. Let’s review what we know about NASA’s Martian secret heard round the solar system last week: An NPR reporter happened to be recording in the office of the lead scientist for the Curiosity rover as some data from the rover’s on-board chemistry lab was coming in. When pressed by the reporter to interpret the data, NASA’s John Grotzinger declined, commenting simply that the “data is going to be one for the history books.” What happened next was rampant speculation around the Web — including by myself (with the help of some educated guesswork from one of the world’s leading astrobiologists) Continue reading
'E-Medicine' May Not Be Cost Saver After All, Study Says
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) — Patients who can access their medical records and test results online tend to use more medical services and visit their doctor more often than before, according to a surprising new study. It was believed that viewing health records electronically and being able to email the doctor would result in fewer office visits and phone calls — and ultimately cut health costs — but that wasn’t the case here Continue reading
Liberty Global CFO Sees Germany Allowing More Cable Acquisitions
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Gene therapy shows promise against dry mouth in cancer patients
By Sarah Guy, medwireNews Reporter Injecting an adenoviral (Ad5) vector encoding human aquaporin-1 (hAQP1) into the parotid glands of head and neck cancer survivors improves their symptoms of dry mouth induced by radiation therapy, show study results. Furthermore, no deaths, dose-limiting toxicities, or serious adverse events occurred as a result of the treatment, remark the researchers Continue reading
Health Insurers Are Shifting Focus to Costs, Ignagni Says
The health-care industry will change its focus from expanding the insurance market to reining in medical costs now that the U.S. Continue reading
Ingenuity Variant Analysis Sees Exponential Customer Adoption
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. Continue reading
Libertarian in Wis. Senate race offers choice
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) – As a Libertarian candidate for Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate, Joe Kexel knows he doesn’t have a chance of defeating Democrat Tammy Baldwin or Republican Tommy Thompson Continue reading
The Antidote To Your Burning Health Care Questions
As we approach the presidential election in November, Weekend Edition is seeking your questions about issues and candidates in a new segment called Reporter Hotline. This week, we answer inquiries about health care. Question from Bob Dunne of Cedar Park, Texas: “Why do you have to work to maintain health insurance? Continue reading