About 45 million U.S. residents lack health insurance, but the “rest of us with health coverage are plus uninsured” considering those with coverage face “terrible, albeit increasingly remote, health care risks,” columnist Laurence Kotlikoff writes in a Boston Globe opinion piece....

Presidential candidates Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Tuesday during the moment day of a cancer forum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, discussed issues related to the disease and health care, the [click link for full article] Original post by Sylvia Marten

1. intellect Bomb 1 and Neuronal MorphogenesisEun-Ah Choe, Lujian Liao, Jian-Ying Zhou, Dongmei Cheng, Duc M. Duong, Peng Jin, Li-Huei Tsai, and Junmin PengIn that week’s Journal, Choe et al. used proteomics to identify molecular regulators of neuronal morphogenesis. They detected a ubiquitin ligase...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and Human Rights Watch in a letter sent on Monday to the department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General called on the department to investigate the death of an HIV-positive inmate at a San Pedro, Calif. [click link for full...

Mothers who cradle their baby to their right hand side are displaying signs of extreme stress, a new study suggests.Although most mums feel stressed in the early stages of their baby’s life, the study by Durham University researchers suggests their baby cradling habits are a key indicator of whether...

A main epidemiologist has attacked Swedish research that looked at inequalities in patients’ access to cancer drugs across Europe and the world. [click link for full article] Original post by Sylvia Marten

In response to the recent final decision by NICE on the use of Velcade for cancer patients with myeloma, the bone marrow cancer, charities Myeloma UK, Cancerbackup and Leukaemia CARE issue the following response: The lengthy awaited decision on Velcade has resulted in a positive approval of the treatment,...

Five ways to turn back the clock on computer-related back issues. whether your job entails sitting for expanded periods while using the computer, you are at risk for developing actual physical changes to your spine and poor posture, serious pain in your back, neck, and legs, and other possibly permanent...

We could all benefit from added fiber in our diets. However, it seems the type of fiber consumed is fundamental too. A new study concludes that vegetable fiber is a good defence against type 2 diabetes. The study comes courtesy of researchers at the University of Sydney, Australia, who found that adults...

The American organization of Diabetes Educators has spent big bucks that year ensuring its point of view gets across to our representatives in the federal government. The AADE spent $375,000 on lobbying in just the first half of 2007, according to a Senate disclosure mold that has been picked up by...

The number of uninsured U.S. residents grew by 2.2 million in 2006 to 47 million, up from 44.8 million in 2005, according to details released on Tuesday by the Census Bureau, USA nowadays reports (Appleby, USA nowadays, 8/29). [click link for full article] Original post by Patricia Mayville-Cox