document.write('<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" href=\"http://www.webrss.com/css/MySite.css\"\>');	document.write('<table width=\'600\' border=\'0\' cellspacing=\'0\' cellpadding=\'0\'><tr><td valign=\'top\' height=\'10\' style=\'background: ;font:bold 80% ; family:Verdana; font-size : 2 ; color:FFFFFF; padding:3px;margin:3px;\' bgcolor=\'\'><b>&#187</b><font size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\" color=\'#000000\'> Health News from Medical News Today</font></td><td  valign=\'middle\' align=\'right\'  bgcolor=\'\'></td></tr><tr><td valign=\'top\' colspan=\'2\' style=\'background:;border : 1 solid ;padding:10px;margin:10px; color:#000000; \'><p align=\'justify\'><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  ><ul><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/RxmiFdKYLAg/3xq3\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>Journal Of Clinical Investigation Online News Feb. 8, 2010</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> NEPHROLOGY: New approach to treating the kidney disease Alport syndrome? Alport syndrome is a progressive hereditary kidney disease with no definitive therapy. It is caused by mutations in any of the collagen IV genes (COL4A3, COL4A4, and COL4A5). Motoko Yanagita and colleagues, at Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan, have now identified a role for the protein USAG-1 in the development of disease in mice that model Alport syndrome (Col4a3-/- mice)...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LAOEBnTjC9juSsWtIEjBqQE1YsE/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LAOEBnTjC9juSsWtIEjBqQE1YsE/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LAOEBnTjC9juSsWtIEjBqQE1YsE/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LAOEBnTjC9juSsWtIEjBqQE1YsE/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/RxmiFdKYLAg\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/t5x0d8odjKA/3xpT\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>Prostate Cancer: Lower Detection With PSA Screening In US Than In A European Randomized Trial</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> Fewer prostate cancers were detected by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening in the U.S. than in a European randomized trial because of lower screening sensitivity, according to a new brief communication published online February 8 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. To compare the PSA screening performance in a clinical trial with that in a population setting, Elisabeth M...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IPLqn8H2nl3rFphN227U7Y_RqAM/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IPLqn8H2nl3rFphN227U7Y_RqAM/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IPLqn8H2nl3rFphN227U7Y_RqAM/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IPLqn8H2nl3rFphN227U7Y_RqAM/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/t5x0d8odjKA\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/loAF56khtSs/3xpc\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>Tax On Sugared Drinks Loses Appeal, Tanning Salons Still Fighting</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> Los Angeles Times: \"Only months ago, supporters of the soda tax saw it as an idea whose hour was near. The sheer magnitude of the medical cost of obesity added urgency to the issue ... But opponents questioned any link between sugary drinks and obesity, and expressed concern about a slippery slope of taxes on other products. Proponents, meanwhile, thought a tax that drove down consumption while raising money for health care seemed like a natural with Democrats controlling Congress...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QwkOqzBv1hLRB-lZ9Ah3Nm1qKAM/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QwkOqzBv1hLRB-lZ9Ah3Nm1qKAM/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QwkOqzBv1hLRB-lZ9Ah3Nm1qKAM/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QwkOqzBv1hLRB-lZ9Ah3Nm1qKAM/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/loAF56khtSs\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/8G1LvO8uIFE/3xpR\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>Statement On HSE National Service Plan, 2010, Ireland</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> The Minister for Health and Children Mary Harney, T.D. announced her approval of the HSE National Service Plan 2010.  The Plan outlines how the HSE plans to deliver health and personal social services within its 2010 current budget of €14.069bn. It projects service activity levels for 2010 which are broadly in line with 2009 levels.  The Minister said \"I welcome the fact that the Plan commits to treating people in a more effective way with no reduction in access to appropriate services...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X1eFrsutl7qjXaMIJn9fzNH_xl8/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X1eFrsutl7qjXaMIJn9fzNH_xl8/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X1eFrsutl7qjXaMIJn9fzNH_xl8/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X1eFrsutl7qjXaMIJn9fzNH_xl8/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/8G1LvO8uIFE\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/vRv6GjaCKWU/3xph\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>Analysts: If Health Reform Fails, Expect More Industry Mergers</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> News outlets report on how the fate of the health care overhaul might affect health industry mergers and biotech firms.            BusinessWeek: \"With Congress\' sweeping overhaul of the health system stalled, industry will seek its own answers to a push by government and the private sector to rein in costs, said Curtis Lane, senior managing director at MTS Health Partners, a New York-based equity fund.\" An aging population will further increase health spending, and \"[o]ne solution will be increased consolidation, with companies led by WellPoint Inc., the biggest U.S...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lg1KUuRMtRE9wF2KRhywM9PVH1o/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lg1KUuRMtRE9wF2KRhywM9PVH1o/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lg1KUuRMtRE9wF2KRhywM9PVH1o/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lg1KUuRMtRE9wF2KRhywM9PVH1o/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/vRv6GjaCKWU\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/2LS4WpSs_HI/3xpX\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>Enhancing Arrest Of Cell Growth To Treat Prostate Cancer In Mice</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> A team of researchers, led by Pier Paolo Pandolfi, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, has identified a new type of cellular senescence (i.e., irreversible arrest of cell growth) and determined a way to enhance it to suppress prostate tumor development and growth in mice. Previous work by Pandolfi and colleagues determined that inactivation of the protein Pten leads to a senescence response that opposes tumorigenesis...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g3fUwY-SIVXEqz1BfyT3mXROXU8/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g3fUwY-SIVXEqz1BfyT3mXROXU8/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g3fUwY-SIVXEqz1BfyT3mXROXU8/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g3fUwY-SIVXEqz1BfyT3mXROXU8/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/2LS4WpSs_HI\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/FcKJ5eG1xl8/3xpm\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>States Deal With Small Budgets, Medicaid Cuts</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> Virginian-Pilot: Area hospitals are preparing \"for a round of Medicaid spending cuts that executives say could be the worst in decades and lead to more cutbacks in their organizations. Rising health care costs and a surge in the number of Medicaid patients have increased the state\'s obligation to the government health insurance program for the poor and disabled by $777.7 million over two years. The state also must find $1.2 billion to replace stimulus money that the federal government provided last year to help Virginia cope with rising health care demands and declining state revenue...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9YHQlCthrAEY2ToQW4kSTyqqb-Q/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9YHQlCthrAEY2ToQW4kSTyqqb-Q/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9YHQlCthrAEY2ToQW4kSTyqqb-Q/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9YHQlCthrAEY2ToQW4kSTyqqb-Q/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/FcKJ5eG1xl8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/m_eAM6enM1I/3xpQ\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>Inhibiting Serotonin In Gut Could Cure Osteoporosis</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> An investigational drug that inhibits serotonin synthesis in the gut, administered orally once daily, effectively cured osteoporosis in mice and rats reports an international team led by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center, in the Feb. 7 issue of Nature Medicine. Serotonin in the gut has been shown in recent research to stall bone formation. The finding could lead to new therapies that build new bone; most current drugs for osteoporosis can only prevent the breakdown of old bone...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ClGNUIde2HB2qSJ-vLmcf7-zPeg/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ClGNUIde2HB2qSJ-vLmcf7-zPeg/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ClGNUIde2HB2qSJ-vLmcf7-zPeg/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ClGNUIde2HB2qSJ-vLmcf7-zPeg/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/m_eAM6enM1I\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/ON4lG5C8PfQ/3xpL\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>Identification Of First Genetic Variant Linked To Biological Aging In Humans</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> Scientists have announced that they have identified for the first time definitive variants associated with biological ageing in humans. The team analyzed more than 500,000 genetic variations across the entire human genome to identify the variants which are located near a gene called TERC. The study in Nature Genetics published today by researchers from the University of Leicester and King\'s College London, working with University of Groningen in the Netherlands, was funded by The Wellcome Trust and the British Heart Foundation...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R5mAYCxM5Ha_7SD0ZtcA7i1fsDE/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R5mAYCxM5Ha_7SD0ZtcA7i1fsDE/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R5mAYCxM5Ha_7SD0ZtcA7i1fsDE/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R5mAYCxM5Ha_7SD0ZtcA7i1fsDE/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/ON4lG5C8PfQ\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/DS0st5b93z8/3xpS\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>Minister Brady Notes Report On Home Care Services, Ireland</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> Ã�ine Brady T.D., Minister for Older People and Health Promotion, noted a report \'Analysis of Irish Home Care Market\' by the Irish Private Home Care Association (IPHCA) on home care services in Ireland together with the response by the Health Service Executive (HSE).  The Minister said \"maintaining older people at home with appropriate support has been the thrust of Government policy in recent years and has been significantly developed by the HSE through a number of community based supports such as Home Help, Home Care Packages and Day/Respite care...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HKW_gLrw-L1RRY03ZIG9tRdcyds/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HKW_gLrw-L1RRY03ZIG9tRdcyds/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HKW_gLrw-L1RRY03ZIG9tRdcyds/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HKW_gLrw-L1RRY03ZIG9tRdcyds/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/DS0st5b93z8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/vGfo9I5eaD0/3xpM\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>Stanford Scientists Make Stem Cells Pluripotent Using Virus-Free Technique</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> Tiny circles of DNA are the key to a new and easier way to transform stem cells from human fat into induced pluripotent stem cells for use in regenerative medicine, say scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Unlike other commonly used techniques, the method, which is based on standard molecular biology practices, does not use viruses to introduce genes into the cells or permanently alter a cell\'s genome...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-0iC9j062aNP4LU-pUVBRbpLBrI/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-0iC9j062aNP4LU-pUVBRbpLBrI/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-0iC9j062aNP4LU-pUVBRbpLBrI/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-0iC9j062aNP4LU-pUVBRbpLBrI/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/vGfo9I5eaD0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/ijMEP07RRr8/3xpW\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>Marker Of Ewing Sarcoma: Potential New Drug Target?</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> Ewing sarcoma (EWS) is a bone tumor of unknown cellular origin that affects children and young adults. The protein CD99 is highly expressed in most cases of EWS, but its function in the disease is unknown. Now, Katia Scotlandi and colleagues, at SSN Emilia Romagna Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli IRCCS, Bologna, Italy, have identified a crucial role for CD99 in the development of EWS and suggest that targeting CD99 or its downstream molecular pathway may be a new therapeutic approach for EWS...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WTrClM0RTskwNId7tyb8DlfI2os/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WTrClM0RTskwNId7tyb8DlfI2os/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WTrClM0RTskwNId7tyb8DlfI2os/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WTrClM0RTskwNId7tyb8DlfI2os/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/ijMEP07RRr8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/aN9lvc7MdW0/3xpN\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>Singapore Scientists Identify Gene That Improves Quality Of Reprogrammed Stem Cells</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> In the 7 Feb. 2010 issue of the journal Nature, scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), report that a genetic molecule, called Tbx3, which is crucial for many aspects of early developmental processes in mammals, significantly improves the quality of stem cells that have been reprogrammed from differentiated cells. Stem cells reprogrammed from differentiated cells are known as induced pluripotent stem cells or iPS cells...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y1L2KPYwye6rVCgLeS_85jUzKvI/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y1L2KPYwye6rVCgLeS_85jUzKvI/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y1L2KPYwye6rVCgLeS_85jUzKvI/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y1L2KPYwye6rVCgLeS_85jUzKvI/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/aN9lvc7MdW0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/n-iPxv9uA3Q/3xpY\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>New Zealand Medical Association Welcomes Election Of New Medical Council Chair</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> The election of Dr John Adams, the Dean of the Dunedin School of Medicine, as Chair of the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) has been welcomed by the New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA). \"Dr Adams has extensive experience in practice, academia and advocacy. He has consistently demonstrated strong leadership qualities, particularly in his role as a previous NZMA Chair,\" says NZMA Chair Dr Peter Foley. \"This included a balanced and inclusive approach to managing issues, which earned him the respect of both his professional colleagues and those he worked with in the wider health sector...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X_NRFSL0HH2TARhowrry7DqZxjo/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X_NRFSL0HH2TARhowrry7DqZxjo/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X_NRFSL0HH2TARhowrry7DqZxjo/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X_NRFSL0HH2TARhowrry7DqZxjo/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/n-iPxv9uA3Q\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/uIahGX8VYG8/3xq4\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>Identifying Gene Interactions Through Single-Cell Imaging</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> Cellular imaging offers a wealth of data about how cells respond to stimuli, but harnessing this technique to study biological systems is a daunting challenge. In a study published online in Genome Research, researchers have developed a novel method of interpreting data from single-cell images to identify genetic interactions within biological networks, offering a glimpse into the future of high-throughput cell imaging analysis...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GvN5NoabyLRIHqp9MW3eBkDtHC0/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GvN5NoabyLRIHqp9MW3eBkDtHC0/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GvN5NoabyLRIHqp9MW3eBkDtHC0/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GvN5NoabyLRIHqp9MW3eBkDtHC0/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/uIahGX8VYG8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/rX4sb-ftXpU/3xp8\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>Obama Invites Republicans To Share Ideas At Televised Health Reform Summit</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> The New York Times reports that the President\'s inivitation is for a half-day televised summit February 25. It is \"a high-profile gambit that will allow Americans to watch as Democrats and Republicans try to break their political impasse.\" The move is seen as a way for Obama to force Republicans to help govern and to \"put more scrutiny on Republican initiatives\" on health care...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mXOjUYVnOu_OJsHqvnjMUVJDyNg/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mXOjUYVnOu_OJsHqvnjMUVJDyNg/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mXOjUYVnOu_OJsHqvnjMUVJDyNg/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mXOjUYVnOu_OJsHqvnjMUVJDyNg/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/rX4sb-ftXpU\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/KBENQBbu-gI/3xpx\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>Abbott Misrepresents Nurses\' Union - Australian Nursing Federation</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> Assistant Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF), Lee Thomas said comments by the Federal Opposition Leader made about the union in Federal Parliament yesterday (3:10pm 8 Feb.) were completely false and should be corrected. Ms Thomas said the statement made by Mr Abbott in the Parliament that the nurses union \"says the government\'s scheme (Fair Work Act) is worse than Workchoices..\" has never been made by an official of the Australian Nursing Federation...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rKN3gWyxyVHlks2ms9GkIwE7kLU/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rKN3gWyxyVHlks2ms9GkIwE7kLU/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rKN3gWyxyVHlks2ms9GkIwE7kLU/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rKN3gWyxyVHlks2ms9GkIwE7kLU/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/KBENQBbu-gI\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/ro1IwARMUHw/3xpJ\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>NICE Consults On Preliminary Decision Not To Recommend Everolimus For Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> In draft guidance, published today (9 February 2010), the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has been unable to recommend everolimus (afinitor, Novartis) for the second line treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma.  This draft guidance is now available for public consultation. Consultees, healthcare professionals and members of the public are able to comment on the recommendations which are available from 9 February until 2 March 2010 on the NICE website. Comments received during this consultation will be fully considered by the Appraisal Committee in March...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TGIjCHea91HBBfbSIi8FfInM-5w/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TGIjCHea91HBBfbSIi8FfInM-5w/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TGIjCHea91HBBfbSIi8FfInM-5w/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TGIjCHea91HBBfbSIi8FfInM-5w/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/ro1IwARMUHw\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/A1jcBR2jsOY/3xpG\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>NICE Appraisal Of Dasatinib And Nilotinib For Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has updated its draft guidance on the use of dasatinib (Sprycel,made by Bristol Myers-Squibb) and nilotinib (Tasigna,made by Novartis) for chronic myeloid leukaemia.  Following the previous public consultation and subsequent independent Appraisal Committee meeting on 13 January 2010, both NICE and the appraisal committee agreed to split the appraisal of dasatinib and nilotinib for chronic myeloid leukaemia into two separate appraisals.  To effectively appraise a new treatment, the Committee compares it to an existing one...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SFNYMSAx-c8rMt2W21vzIxT2yRE/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SFNYMSAx-c8rMt2W21vzIxT2yRE/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SFNYMSAx-c8rMt2W21vzIxT2yRE/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SFNYMSAx-c8rMt2W21vzIxT2yRE/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/A1jcBR2jsOY\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br><li><a class=\'mysite_item_lnk\' href=\'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/sugx_-kaH0I/3xpP\' ><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>Children\'s Hospital Boosts Paediatric Services</font></a></li><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'  color=\'\'> Royal Manchester Children\'s Hospital, part of Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, provides an integrated paediatric service to Greater Manchester and North West England, offering the latest diagnostic medical equipment to its patients.  Siemens Healthcare was selected to supply a range of technology to the new hospital. To meet its needs in MRI, the hospital has now installed a MAGNETOM® Avanto 1.5 Tesla system, featuring ultra lightweight coils which make for a significantly more comfortable examination...<p><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5_b-iFR_0jiNgMpSaF5HnSGH12k/0/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5_b-iFR_0jiNgMpSaF5HnSGH12k/0/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a><br/><a href=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5_b-iFR_0jiNgMpSaF5HnSGH12k/1/da\"><img src=\"http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5_b-iFR_0jiNgMpSaF5HnSGH12k/1/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"></img></a></p><img src=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/sugx_-kaH0I\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" /></font><br><font size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\' color=\'\'>Tuesday, February 09, 2010</font><br></ul></font></p></td><tr><td colspan=\'2\' style=\'background:;border-left: 1 solid ; border-right : 1 solid ;border-bottom : 1 solid ;padding:2px;margin:2px;\'><div align=\'right\'><a href=\'http://www.webrss.com/\'><font color=\'666666\' size=\'2\' face=\'Verdana\'>Powered by Web RSS</font></a></div></td></tr></table>');