Chinese Family Planning Officials Compensate Parents Whose Only Child Was Killed During Earthquake
Family planning authorities in China's Sichuan province have begun distributing payments of 1, 000 yuan, or about $144, annually to parents whose only child was killed during an earthquake on May 12, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Washington Post Examines Study Showing Decline In Percentage Of Uninsured Massachusetts Residents
The Washington Post on Wednesday examined the results of a study that found the percentage of uninsured Massachusetts residents decreased from 13% to 7% last year -- the first year after the state's health insurance law took effect in 2006. The study, by researchers at the Urban Institute, was published online Tuesday in Health Affairs.
Discrimination, Stigma Against MSM Hindering HIV AIDS Programs In Senegal, Globe And Mail Reports
The Globe and Mail on Tuesday examined how "state-sponsored" discrimination and stigma against men who have sex in men in Senegal has "shattered" HIV/AIDS programs aimed at the high-risk group. According to studies conducted by researchers at a university in the capital of Dakar in conjunction with local MSM, about 20% of Senegalese MSM are HIV-positive, compared with 0.
Firearm Suicide And Homicide Rates Associated With Level Of Background Checks At Time Of Firearm Purchase
States that perform local-level background checks for firearms purchases are more effective in reducing firearm suicide and homicide rates than states that rely only on a federal-level background check, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
Writing Techniques Improve Results Of Post-traumatic Therapy
Writing as a component of a clinical course of therapy improves results and allows patients to recover more quickly. Doctoral candidate Peggy Penn concludes this in her thesis, which she defended on Monday June 2nd at Tilburg University in the Netherlands.
Amicus Therapeutics Begins Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of AT2220 In Pompe Disease
Amicus Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FOLD), a biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule, orally-administered pharmacological chaperones for the treatment of human genetic diseases, today announced that it has initiated a Phase 2 clinical trial of AT2220 (1-deoxynojirimycin HCl), for the treatment of Pompe disease.
Highest Ever Levels Of Post-traumatic Stress Found In Uganda
Uganda has the highest rate of post-traumatic stress and depression ever recorded, following extremely high of civilian exposure to violence and poor healthcare, a study published in BMC Psychiatry says today.
ThromboGenics And BioInvent Report Positive Phase I Results For Anti-PlGF Cancer Therapeutic TB-403
ThromboGenics NV (Euronext Brussels: THR) and co-development partner BioInvent International AB (Nordic Exchange: BINV) reported that the results from the first Phase l study of novel anti-cancer agent TB-403 showed that it is safe and well tolerated, with pharmacokinetic properties enabling it to be developed for the treatment of cancer.
Rings To Alleviate Arthritis Validated
Research by academics at the University of Southampton in collaboration with occupational therapy clinicians into the effectiveness of wearing a particular type of silver ring to alleviate symptoms of arthritis has won an award.
Mouse Ovaries And Testes Age In Unique Ways
Aging leads to large changes in gene activity in the ovaries of mice, but only limited changes in testes, according to research published in the open-access journal, BMC Biology. A lifespan-extending calorie-restricted diet reversed some of the aging effects - but, unlike the widespread changes observed in somatic organs, it had an impact only in a small number of gonad-specific genes.