Hot on the TRAIL of controlling inflammation in bacterial meningitisIn a study appearing online in advance of publication in the July print issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers at Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin report that the molecule known [click link for full article]

Washington, D.C., Mayor Adrian Fenty and City Council member David Cantania on Wednesday announced that dental benefits would be expanded to include all adult Medicaid beneficiaries in the district, the Washington Post reports. As of 2004, 27. [click link for full article]

In a survey of 401 oncology registrars, 102 scored above the threshold for possible psychiatric morbidity and more than one in ten showed clinically important levels of depression. The main reasons cited include being over-stretched, keeping up-to-date with knowledge, fear of making mistakes, talking with distressed relatives, and poor senior support and team relations. [click link for full article]

Diabetes is often called a lifestyle disease, and now a new study from the University of Missouri-Columbia verifies that a lifestyle change brings strong improvements.People with diabetes who attended classes to help them increase their exercise had more significant improvements than people who focused on trying to change exercise, diet modification and medication at the same time. [click link for full article]

A symposium, sponsored by the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) in collaboration with the American Diabetes Association, the American Association of Diabetes Educators, Joslin Diabetes Center and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing identified barriers to, and strategies for, more effective diabetes self management and reaffirmed the nurse’s critical role to facilitate better patient self care. [click link for full article]

The National Community Pharmacists Association and other community pharmacy groups have lobbied Congress to revise provisions of a rule proposed by CMS that the group maintains would prompt pharmacies to end participation in Medicaid, CongressDaily reports (Edney, CongressDaily, 6/15). [click link for full article]

Instead of thinking of iPods and laptops as distractions, teachers should embrace the digital age and use technology as a classroom tool, according to a University of Missouri-Columbia education professor. However, many teachers just aren’t sure exactly how to do that. A new book from the professor outlines technology based social studies lesson plans for grades kindergarten to 12. The book covers everything from podcasting in the classroom to using digital movies to study history. [click link for full article]

Ram Devireddy, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at LSU, recently co-authored an article with Todd Monroe, assistant professor of biological and agricultural engineering, investigating the complex effects of nanoparticles on cell freezing. The report was published in the prestigious journal Nanotechnology.The results of their study - while not what they expected - could end up impacting cancer treatment. [click link for full article]

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has launched the three-year pilot phase of a new program that will help bring state-of-the-art cancer care to patients in community hospitals across the United States. [click link for full article]

Obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and inactivity: they’re not just your father’s problems any more, University of New Hampshire research finds. New data on the widely unstudied demographic of college students indicates that this group of 18 - 24-year-olds are on the path toward chronic health diseases. Although limited, national data suggest the trend is not unique to UNH. [click link for full article]