The Houston Chronicle: “Though Texas has the nation’s lowest percentage of registered organ and tissue donors, several recent initiatives have more than doubled the state’s donor rolls this year. The number enrolled in the Glenda Dawson Donate Life Texas Registry has ballooned since Jan…

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A new study from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research shows an association between ADHD and a ‘Western-style’ diet in adolescents. The research findings have just been published online in the international Journal of Attention Disorders…

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Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of two spinal cord stimulation (SCS) leads for use with its Precision Plus™ Spinal Cord Stimulator System, the world’s first rechargeable SCS device for the management of chronic pain of the trunk and/or limbs…

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Title: Health Tip: Taking a Plane Trip With BabyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/27/2010 8:10:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/27/2010
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Title: Health Tip: Caring for Your SkinCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/27/2010 8:10:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/27/2010
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Resveratrol, a popular plant extract shown to prolong life in yeast and lower animals due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, appears also to suppress inflammation in humans, based on results from the first prospective human trial of the extract conducted by University at Buffalo endocrinologists…

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Vitamin D deficiency is associated with arterial stiffness, a risk factor for heart disease and stroke, in black teens according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Black teens taking vitamin D supplementation of 2,000 international units (IU) per day had a decrease in [...] Read more »

GHP’s highlights importance of collaborative partnerships and securing resources, such as access to drugs.

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Initiatives will improve access to HIV medicines for people living in the least developed countries.

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The Wall Street Journal: “Rite Aid Corp. agreed to pay $1 million to settle potential violations of government privacy rules after regulators said it failed to protect customers’ and employees’ financial and medical information…

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