http://www.acareerathca.com/rss/20/1/News.aspx HCA eNews HealthComm Syndicator Pro JE en-us 1 Healthcare Today The Hill: Six Senate Republicans joined most Democrats to approve a package of unemployment aid and tax provisions. The bill, which its backers say is &#8220;a necessary step during the economic recovery,&#8221; passed on a 62&#8211;36 vote. &#8220;The bulk of the bill&#8217;s cost&#8212;about $80 billion&#8212;goes toward prolonging increased levels of federal unemployment aid and COBRA healthcare benefits for the jobless through the end of December.&#8221; The measure&#8217;s remaining cost would extend &#8220;the current rate of Medicare payments to doctors, which is scheduled to see a 21 percent rate cut&#8221; as well as a number of tax breaks.<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/Senate-passes-extension-of-COBRA-and-other-unemployment-benefits.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136380&from=rss& Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:57:21 -0000 Healthcare Today Limerick BioPharma, Inc., a developer of innovative therapies that help cells pump unwanted or toxic substances away from vulnerable tissues, has announced positive results of a Phase 1a trial for its lead compound, LIM-0705, which has completed its first in man study.<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/Positive-results-from-Limerick-BioPharmas-LIM-0705-Phase-1a-trial.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136381&from=rss& Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:55:14 -0000 Healthcare Today Patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery experience changes in their urine composition that increase their risk of developing kidney stones, research from UT Southwestern Medical Center investigators suggests.<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/Patients-who-undergo-gastric-bypass-surgery-increase-their-risk-of-developing-kidney-stones.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136382&from=rss& Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:51:52 -0000 Healthcare Today The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas today awarded over $6.8 million to fund twelve new cancer prevention programs through local clinics, health districts, community-based organizations, and academic institutions across the state of Texas.<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/CPRIT-grants-2468-million-for-cancer-prevention-programs.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136383&from=rss& Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:39 -0000 Healthcare Today Kaiser Health News staff writer Christopher Weaver outlines some key issues, starting with: &#8220;Should affluent Americans have to pay Medicare payroll tax on their investment income?<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/Five-facts-about-Obamas-proposed-changes-to-Medicare-payroll-tax.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136384&from=rss& Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:47:44 -0000 Healthcare Today People whose &#8220;bad&#8221; cholesterol and risk of future heart disease stay too high despite cholesterol-lowering statin therapy can safely lower it by adding a drug that mimics the action of thyroid hormone. In a report published in the Mar. 11, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Johns Hopkins and Swedish researchers say an experimental drug called eprotirome lowered cholesterol up to 32 percent in those already on statins, an effect equal to that expected from doubling the statin drug doses, without harmful side effects.<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/Eprotirome-lowers-LDL-cholesterol-up-to-3225-in-those-already-on-statins.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136385&from=rss& Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:44:44 -0000 Healthcare Today More than 85 million children under five years old will be immunized against polio in 19 countries across West and Central Africa in a massive example of cross-border cooperation aimed at stopping a year-long polio epidemic.<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/Polio-immunization-campaign-begins-across-West-and-Central-Africa.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136386&from=rss& Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:44:19 -0000 Healthcare Today The NASDAQ Stock Market announced today that it will delist the common stock of Anesiva, Inc. Anesiva, Inc.&#8217;s stock was suspended on January 06, 2010 and has not traded on NASDAQ since that time. NASDAQ will file a Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to complete the delisting.<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/NASDAQ-to-delist-Anesiva-common-stock.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136387&from=rss& Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:42:44 -0000 Healthcare Today Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently accepted for review the lurasidone New Drug Application (NDA) for the treatment of patients with acute schizophrenia. The NDA was submitted to FDA on December 30, 2009 and will receive a standard review.<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/DSPAs-lurasidone-NDA-accepted-for-FDA-review.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136388&from=rss& Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:39:35 -0000 Healthcare Today NPR reports on the high cost of medical school, focusing on one student, Sarah Rosen. The interest rate on her school loans &#8220;shot up to eight and a half percent, almost twice the rate [her parents] are paying after refinancing their mortgage.&#8221;<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/Medical-school-costs-loan-rates-rise-sharply.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136389&from=rss& Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:37:42 -0000 Healthcare Today BOSTON (Reuters) &#8211; U.S. regulators said on Wednesday they have found no link between oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis medications such as Merck & Co Inc&#8217;s Fosamax and certain thigh bone fractures.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/8eb4UV6jCYA/idUSTRE62A07Q20100311" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136375&from=rss& Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:33:39 -0000 Healthcare Today While general relativity describes well the behavior of the solar system, Einstein&#8217;s theory of gravity and spacetime has not been tested on cosmological scales. Now, a team has analyzed data on 70,000 galaxies to show that the theory is so far the best description of the universe, at least out to 3.5 billion light years from Earth. Specifically, theories without dark matter do not fit the observations.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/T8nroTU7hsk" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/T8nroTU7hsk/100310134152.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136300&from=rss& Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today The potentially deadly yellow-fever-transmitting Aedes aegypti mosquito detects the specific chemical structure of a compound called octenol as one way to find a mammalian host for a blood meal.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/bm737Dw7-fI" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/bm737Dw7-fI/100309111633.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136302&from=rss& Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today About four out of every 10 cells in the brain are so-called oligodendrocytes. These cells produce the all-important myelin that coats nerve tracts, ensuring fast, energy-efficient transmission of nerve impulses. Scientists have now identified a molecular master switch that catalyzes these cells&#8217; transition to mature, myelin-making mavens.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/8rbZ7DEgIqg" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/8rbZ7DEgIqg/100310134144.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136301&from=rss& Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today Sonic hedgehog is at work in mice limb buds in what is known as the ectoderm, the cell layer that gives rise to skin, researchers discovered. Finding Sonic hedgehog here is akin to discovering that yeast has crept from the batter to the frosting, where it has the surprising effect of limiting how much the cake rises. In this case, instead of causing appendages to grow in mice, Sonic hedgehog prevents digits from developing.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/5Mvz7N5yHnw" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/5Mvz7N5yHnw/100309182451.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136303&from=rss& Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today People in seven European countries have positive attitudes toward a new eco-friendly toilet that could substantially reduce pollution problems and conserve water and nutrients, scientists in Switzerland are reporting. Their article calls on authorities to give wider support for the innovative toilet technology.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/ZwRMZA6VrUw" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/ZwRMZA6VrUw/100310134258.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136304&from=rss& Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today Over the years, all terrain vehicles (ATVs) and motocross motorcycles have gained popularity and marketed as toys to consumers. These high-velocity machines can weigh between 300 and 600 pounds, and run on average between 25 and 60 miles per hour, while some even reach maximum speeds of 75 miles per hour. In 2008, nearly 28 percent of all ATV-related injuries were to children younger than 16. There were an estimated 135,000 injuries for riders of all ages for ATV use. A majority of ATV injuries happen from tipping, overturning or multiple riders.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/zwNbUmEETOc" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/zwNbUmEETOc/100310083448.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136305&from=rss& Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today LONDON (Reuters) &#8211; Only half of patients at high risk of heart disease are given the right targets for cutting their cholesterol and millions may suffer heart attack or stroke due to doctors&#8217; poor advice, scientists said on Thursday.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/OPR1N2x9m-A/idUSTRE62A01U20100311" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136339&from=rss& Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:13:35 -0000 Healthcare Today VIENNA (Reuters) &#8211; Motorists under the influence of drugs are a growing threat on U.S. roads, while the number who drink and drive has fallen thanks to education and law enforcement, a top U.S. drug control official said on Tuesday.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/zSZJWeJobkU/idUSTRE6295MU20100310" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136340&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:50:13 -0000 Healthcare Today WASHINGTON (Reuters) &#8211; Recent new powers have helped the U.S. Food and Drug Administration combat contaminated medications, counterfeit pills and other safety woes, but more work is needed to address lingering concerns about drug risks, FDA officials said on Wednesday.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/BtSRabgVW-U/idUSTRE62953P20100310" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136342&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:49:18 -0000 Healthcare Today BOSTON (Reuters) &#8211; U.S. regulators said on Wednesday they have found no link between oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis medications such as Merck & Co Inc&#8217;s Fosamax and certain thigh bone fractures.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/DmaMgyzPj-Y/idUSTRE6295LZ20100310" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136343&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:47:26 -0000 Healthcare Today WASHINGTON (Reuters) &#8211; Two studies published on Wednesday show it is possible to sequence the entire gene maps of families with inherited diseases and pinpoint the offending bit of DNA.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/uMFbqvyHi4g/idUSTRE6295J820100310" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136338&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:40:11 -0000 Healthcare Today NEW YORK (Reuters Health) &#8211; If you&#8216;re pregnant and have had a cesarean section before, chances are you&#8217;ll have one again. In at least one-third of US hospitals, a repeat cesarean is the only option, and nine in 10 women end up getting one&#8212;a fact that had experts worried at a national conference this week on vaginal birth after cesarean, or VBAC.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/y_y6XSw0Ojw/idUSTRE62952Y20100310" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136341&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:09:52 -0000 Healthcare Today NEW YORK (Reuters Health) &#8211; If you&#8216;re pregnant and have had a cesarean section before, chances are you&#8217;ll have one again. In at least one-third of US hospitals, a repeat cesarean is the only option, and nine in 10 women end up getting one&#8212;a fact that had experts worried at a national conference this week on vaginal birth after cesarean, or VBAC.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/y_y6XSw0Ojw/idUSTRE62952Y20100310" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136316&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:16:00 -0000 Healthcare Today WASHINGTON (Reuters) &#8211; The most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer, routine PSA screening, has become &#8220;a hugely expensive public health disaster,&#8221; its discoverer said on Wednesday.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/am0QYooEJRQ/idUSTRE62957920100310" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136317&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:11:36 -0000 Healthcare Today WASHINGTON (Reuters) &#8211; About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/wTonMZVeE6c/idUSTRE62952O20100310" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136320&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:04:21 -0000 Healthcare Today A newly discovered ability for people to taste fat could hold the key to reducing obesity, researchers believe. They also found that people with a high sensitivity to the taste of fat tended to eat less fatty foods and were less likely to be overweight<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/-7RlzKSmH0Y" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/-7RlzKSmH0Y/100310164011.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136306&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today A study of extinction patterns of 25 large mammal species in India finds that improving existing protected areas, creating new areas, and interconnecting them will be necessary for many species to survive this century.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/Dz5YO7iw1Kg" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/Dz5YO7iw1Kg/100310113535.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136308&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today Is it time for all community-based doctors to turn to e-prescribing to cut down on the number of medication errors? Electronic prescriptions can dramatically reduce prescribing errors&#8212;up to seven-fold, according to a new study of the benefits of e-prescribing in primary care practices.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/iIp2c8izpQg" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/iIp2c8izpQg/100310113529.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136310&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today Researchers have discovered, for the first time, a genetic mutation in African-American men with a family history of prostate cancer who are at increased risk for the disease. The team identified an inheritable genetic defect in the receptor for the male hormone, androgen (testosterone), that may contribute to the development of prostate cancer and its progression.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/XZFVLcBs88o" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/XZFVLcBs88o/100310101722.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136307&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today Tears in the shoulder&#8217;s rotator cuff, a common sports injury, are painful and restricting. New research shows an approved therapy for osteoporosis, Forteo, may speed healing and improve patient outcomes, according to a preliminary study.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/ODEUb82_C6U" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/ODEUb82_C6U/100310091648.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136309&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today In the future it may be considerably easier for orchestras to tour. Jeannine Han, who is in the second year of her master&#8217;s program in textiles and fashion design at the Swedish School of Textiles in BorÃ¥s, Sweden, working together with technician Dan Riley, has developed clothing that plays music when touched.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/surkUQM1vPs" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/surkUQM1vPs/100310083840.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136311&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today WASHINGTON (Reuters) &#8211; Recent new powers have helped the U.S. Food and Drug Administration combat contaminated medications, counterfeit pills and other safety woes, but more work is needed to address lingering concerns about drug risks, FDA officials said on Wednesday.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/BtSRabgVW-U/idUSTRE62953P20100310" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136318&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:53:37 -0000 Healthcare Today NEW YORK (Reuters Health) &#8211; Several studies have shown that smokers have a lower risk of developing Parkinson&#8217;s disease. A new study shows that it&#8217;s how many years of smoking a person has under their belt&#8212;rather than how much they smoke every day&#8212;that matters.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/W8pPK3iJ7Oc/idUSTRE6294XH20100310" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136319&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:14:02 -0000 Healthcare Today NEW YORK (Reuters Health) &#8211; For kids who play baseball, a simple stretching exercise can help curb pain and tightness in their throwing arm, according to research presented Wednesday at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons annual meeting in New Orleans.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/_sIyC-XaQhc/idUSTRE6294OK20100310" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136287&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:13:42 -0000 Healthcare Today OTTAWA (Reuters) &#8211; The rate of tuberculosis among Canada&#8217;s 55,000 Arctic Inuit people is catastrophically high and much more must be done to combat the lung disease, activists said on Wednesday.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/PE17vKIXCDw/idUSTRE6294EO20100310" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136286&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:46:24 -0000 Healthcare Today WASHINGTON (Reuters) &#8211; Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ratcheted up the pressure on health insurance companies on Wednesday, urging them to forgo short-term profits to make coverage more affordable and to stop fighting the Obama administration&#8217;s reform effort.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/9Dvb-M4XkjU/idUSTRE61O4NV20100310" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136289&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:44:45 -0000 Healthcare Today NEW YORK (Reuters Health) &#8211; A serious bout with a stomach bug can raise a child&#8217;s risk of having irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) later on, new research shows.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/EEypqwRoB6k/idUSTRE6294A320100310" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136285&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:11:24 -0000 Healthcare Today NEW YORK (Reuters Health) &#8211; Music class may help improve certain types of sound perception in deaf children who have cochlear implants, a new study hints.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/Pt2ghK9yTxc/idUSTRE62949T20100310" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136288&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:10:39 -0000 Healthcare Today Escalating use of nitrogen fertilizer is increasing algal blooms and global warming, but a recent discovery by researchers could begin to reverse that. They have revealed a key step in how symbiotic bacteria living in legumes turn nitrogen into plant food, which could be used to improve the process in some plants, reducing the need for chemical fertilizers.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/d1tBN0bFuk4" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/d1tBN0bFuk4/100301091552.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136211&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today Older men with high levels of the hormone IGF-I (insulin-like growth factor 1) are at increased risk of cancer death, independent of age, lifestyle and cancer history, according to a new study.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/rPh1S1AaZ4w" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/rPh1S1AaZ4w/100301091417.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136212&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today Papaya extract seems to have a toxic effect on cancer cells in culture, suggesting a potential treatment. Scientists documented for the first time that papaya leaf extract boosts the production of key signaling molecules called Th1-type cytokines. This regulation of the immune system, in addition to papaya&#8217;s direct anti-tumor effect on various cancers, suggests possible therapeutic strategies that use the immune system to fight cancers.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/-akW6W_oT0k" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/-akW6W_oT0k/100309182449.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136213&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today A new study finds that obese children as young as 3 years old have elevated levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation that in adults is considered an early warning sign for possible future heart disease.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/gafLoNPM5bk" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/gafLoNPM5bk/100301091419.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136214&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today A researcher believes pottery found throughout the North American Southwest comes from a religion of peace-seeking women in the violent, 13th-century American Southwest. These women sought to find a way to integrate newly immigrating refugees and prevent the spread of warfare that decimated communities to the north.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/i8XEBJA2zGo" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/i8XEBJA2zGo/100310101726.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136249&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today Managing the young generation of workers&#8212;sometimes called GenY, GenMe, or Millennials&#8212;is a hot topic, covered in the popular press and discussed in numerous books and seminars. However, most of these discussions are based on perceptions and anecdote rather than hard data, partially because no one had established that GenY differed in work values from previous generations&#8212;until now.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/ixhNmFUTH-0" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/ixhNmFUTH-0/100310083450.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136250&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today WASHINGTON (Reuters) &#8211; U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ratcheted up the pressure on health insurance companies on Wednesday, urging them to forgo short-term profits and stop fighting President Barack Obama&#8217;s health reform plans.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/eDzWDnY7vQ8/idUSTRE62935I20100310" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136256&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:25:55 -0000 Healthcare Today NEW YORK (Reuters Health) &#8211; The number of New Yorkers who die of cocaine overdose appears to go up when the temperature surpasses 75 degrees, a new study suggests.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/Ojsa3Tz3Sns/idUSTRE6293H120100310" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136255&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:56:53 -0000 Healthcare Today CHICAGO (Reuters) &#8211; Inoculating children against flu protects more people of all ages in the larger community, probably because young people tend to spread viruses through physical play, Canadian researchers said on Tuesday.<br /> <p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/SVRJkVt34Dk/idUSTRE6284PX20100310" class="offsite"><br /> Reuters: Health News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136254&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:55:16 -0000 Healthcare Today Scientists have discovered a previously unknown phenomenon that can cause powerful waves of energy to shoot through minuscule wires known as carbon nanotubes. The discovery could lead to a new way of producing electricity, the researchers say.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/x18_eNViLxA" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/x18_eNViLxA/100307215536.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136120&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today A professor of biochemistry who was researching protein kinase C gamma in the lens of the human eye found her work taking a fascinating turn when she discovered a correlation between the protein Coonexin46 and hypoxia&#8212;a deficiency of oxygen which kills normal tissue cells. The researcher believes the findings will lead to serious advancements in treating retinoblastoma, a cancer that forms in the tissue of the retina.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/3YaYMClsROM" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/3YaYMClsROM/100309113644.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136121&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today Researchers in Austria are investigating the effects of the Earth&#8217;s atmosphere on our planet&#8217;s shape, its rotation and its gravitational field. The researchers&#8217; aim is to develop a better understanding of the Earth&#8217;s system and to support the development of the Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS).<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/LkCYtUeFCOk" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/LkCYtUeFCOk/100308203308.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136122&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today The experimental drug belatacept can prevent graft rejection in kidney transplant recipients while better preserving kidney function when compared with standard immunosuppressive drugs, data from two international phase III clinical trials show.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/fx6Q3KoSHps" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/fx6Q3KoSHps/100303162900.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136123&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today At age 55, men can expect another 15 years of sexual activity, but women that age should expect less than 11 years, according to a new study. Men in good or excellent health at 55 can add 5 to 7 years to that number. Equally healthy women gain slightly less, 3 to 6 years.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/STkJKXTu1EY" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/STkJKXTu1EY/100309202927.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136125&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today Consider this T-shirt: It can monitor your heart rate and breathing, analyze your sweat and even cool you off on a hot summer&#8217;s day. Or a solar-powered dress that can charge your MP3 player? This is not science fiction&#8212;this is cotton in 2010.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/AtE79VLMedE" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/AtE79VLMedE/100309161840.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136124&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc., a commercial medical technology company that develops, manufactures and markets a family of products based upon the Microcyn® Technology platform, today announced that it has received new 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for new dermatology indications for Microcyn® Skin and Wound HydroGel.<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/FDA-clears-Oculus-Innovative-Sciences-Microcyn-Skin-and-Wound-HydroGel.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136201&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:59:38 -0000 Healthcare Today Health Care REIT, Inc. today announced the pricing of its offering of $342,394,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029.<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/Health-Care-REIT-prices-30025-Convertible-Senior-Notes-due-2029.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136202&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:55:28 -0000 Healthcare Today NeoPharm, Inc., announced today that it has filed an orphan drug application with the Office of Orphan Products Development of the United States Food and Drug Administration to have Orphan Drug Designation granted to IL13-PE38QQR (IL13-PE) for the treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/NeoPharm-seeks-Orphan-Drug-Designation-for-IL13-PE38QQR-in-treatment-of-IPF.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136203&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:50:08 -0000 Healthcare Today Unilife Corporation today announced that it has signed an exclusive five-year agreement with Stason Pharmaceuticals Inc, a U.S.-based pharmaceutical company, to market the Unitract™ 1mL safety syringe in Japan, China and Taiwan. Stason&#8217;s Taiwan-based strategic alliance affiliate, Standard Chem. and Pharm. Co., LTD, will act as the primary distributor of the product within these designated territories.<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/Stason-Pharmaceuticals-to-market-Unilifes-Unitract-1mL-safety-syringe-in-Japan-China-and-Taiwan.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136204&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:46:27 -0000 Healthcare Today BioTime, Inc. today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and provided an update on recent corporate developments.<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/BioTimes-fourth-quarter-fiscal-2009-total-quarterly-revenue-up-16325.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136205&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:39:50 -0000 Healthcare Today Affymax, Inc. today announced that it has received a $5 million development milestone payment from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company as part of the companies’ exclusive global agreement to develop and commercialize Hematide™, Affymax’s investigational drug for the treatment of anemia in chronic renal failure patients. The milestone was achieved with the initiation of Phase 3 clinical testing of Hematide to treat anemia in chronic renal failure patients in Japan.<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/Affymax-initiates-Phase-3-clinical-testing-of-Hematide-in-Japan-receives-245M-milestone-payment.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136206&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:35:53 -0000 Healthcare Today Approximately 21 million visits were made to physicians&#8217; offices due to back problems in 2006. While countless adults experience back pain and stiffness, many suffer from serious spine and back conditions -including injury, herniated discs and the deterioration of the vertebrae. Three new studies presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) detail advances in back care and treatment options for specific back and spine conditions.<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/Advances-in-back-care-and-treatment-options-for-slipped-disc-spine-surgery-and-vertebral-fractures.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136207&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:30:24 -0000 Healthcare Today Bisphosphonate treatments, proven to enhance bone density and reduce fracture incidence in post-menopausal women, may adversely affect bone quality and increase risk of atypical fractures of the femur when used for four or more years, according to preliminary research presented today at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/Long-term-use-of-bisphosphonates-may-adversely-affect-bone-quality-and-increase-risk-of-atypical-fractures.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136208&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:25:34 -0000 Healthcare Today Accelr8 Technology Corporation today announced that it has received acceptance to present results for a study on 2-hour, culture-free, quantitative pathogen identification. The study was co-authored with principal investigators at the Denver Health Medical Center and the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/Accelr8-Technology-to-present-results-of-culture-free-quantitative-pathogen-identification-study-at-110th-ASM.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136209&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:21:00 -0000 Healthcare Today Zix Corporation, the only email encryption service designed with your most important relationships in mind, has renewed and expanded its contract with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, a leading North Carolina health system.<p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100310/ZixCorp-renewes-and-expandes-contract-with-Wake-Forest-University-Baptist-Medical-Center.aspx" class="offsite">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136210&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:16:42 -0000 Healthcare Today Scientists have found evidence of a catastrophic event they believe was responsible for halting the birth of stars in a galaxy in the early universe. The researchers observed the massive galaxy as it would have appeared just three billion years after the Big Bang when the Universe was a quarter of its present age.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/-X276hifl7Q" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/-X276hifl7Q/100309202933.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136126&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today Removal of the ovaries (bilateral oophorectomy) while performing a hysterectomy is common practice to prevent the subsequent development of ovarian cancer. This prophylactic procedure is performed in 55% of all U.S. women having a hysterectomy, or approximately 300,000 times each year. A new article suggests that this procedure may do more harm than good.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/AI-88bj5WwM" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/AI-88bj5WwM/100309171427.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136127&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today A research team has discovered that protein competition over an important enzyme provides a mechanism to integrate different signals that direct early embryonic development. The work suggests that these signals are combined long before they interact with the organism&#8217;s DNA, as was previously believed, and also may inform new therapeutic strategies to fight cancer.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/LcWnL-hwan8" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/LcWnL-hwan8/100309111643.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136128&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today Measurements of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) more accurately identify persons at risk for clinical outcomes than the commonly used measurement of fasting glucose, according to a new study. HbA1c levels accurately predict future diabetes, and they better predict stroke, heart disease and all-cause mortality as well.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/s1zbjMajo-E" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/s1zbjMajo-E/100303192434.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136129&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today In the future, getting a broadband connection might be as simple as flipping on a light switch. In fact, according to a group of researchers from Germany, the light coming from the lamps in your home could one day encode a wireless broadband signal.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/mvOVK24MzuU" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/mvOVK24MzuU/100309151503.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136130&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:00 -0000 Healthcare Today For all those dismayed by scenes of looting in disaster-struck zones, whether Haiti or Chile or elsewhere, take heart: good acts&#8212;acts of kindness, generosity and cooperation&#8212;spread just as easily as bad. And it takes only a handful of individuals to really make a difference.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/LCHcRgcd3wU" height="1" width="1"/><p style="margin-top:1em;">Full Article : <a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/LCHcRgcd3wU/100308151049.htm" class="offsite">ScienceDaily: Latest Science News</a></p> http://www.acareerathca.com/News.aspx?siteId=20&divisionId=1&articleId=136131&from=rss& Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:00 -0000