Sedentary behavior linked to heart risk in Hispanics
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Dallas, Texas - Spending a lot of time being sedentary appears to be risky for Hispanics’ heart health, even when they get regular exercise, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
American Cancer Society Awards Medal of Honor For Extraordinary Contributions in the Fight to End Cancer
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Washington, DC - The American Cancer Society has bestowed its highest honor on four individuals and one foundation during the Society’s 2015 Medal of Honor ceremony and celebration dinner in Washington, DC. The Medal of Honor is awarded to those who have made the most valuable contributions and impact in the fight to end cancer through basic research, clinical research, cancer control, or philanthropy.
Physicians Still Watching and Waiting for 2015 Meaningful Use Program Requirements
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Chicago, Illinois - Because the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has yet to issue the so-called “modification rule” for the electronic health record (EHR) Meaningful Use program for 2015, the AMA is calling on the agency to create an automatic hardship exemption for physicians who did not have the opportunity to report successfully this year.
Scientists create world’s largest catalog of human genomic variation
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Washington, DC - An international team of scientists from the 1000 Genomes Project Consortium has created the world’s largest catalog of genomic differences among humans, providing researchers with powerful clues to help them establish why some people are susceptible to various diseases.
Dormant viral genes may awaken to cause ALS
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Washington, DC - Scientists at the National Institutes of Health discovered that reactivation of ancient viral genes embedded in the human genome may cause the destruction of neurons in some forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The results, published in Science Translational Medicine, suggest a link between human endogenous retroviral genes (HERVs) and ALS. The findings also raise the question of whether antiretroviral drugs, similar to those used for suppressing HIV, may help some ALS patients.
Breast reconstruction may still be an option years after mastectomy
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Rochester, Minnesota - In general, breast reconstruction surgery falls into two categories. The first involves using a woman’s own tissue taken from another area of the body to form new breast mounds. This is called autologous breast reconstruction. The second uses breast implants to reshape the breasts.
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