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UVA Study Shows Early Success In Treating Deadly Brain Tumors
New research from the University of Virginia Health System shows that, when combined, two emerging medical technologies hold significant promise for treating the most deadly and devastating form of brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).
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Dental Technology Can Help Reduce Patients In-Office Time
Technology is the way of the future, or at least the way of the American future, which is why dentists throughout the United States have increased their use of digital technology. And as making a better use of patients" two most useful res: time and money becomes increasingly important in the practice of dentistry, technology becomes the key to success. Dennis J. Fasbinder, DDS, MAGD, ABGD will help dentists decrease the amount of time that patients" spend in the office by leading a discussion and providing information about using computer-assisted design and computer-assisted machining (CAD/CAM) technology at the Academy of General Dentistry"s (AGD) 57th Annual Meeting, which is taking place in Baltimore, Md., July 8 - 12, 2009.
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New Risk Factor Gene For Rheumatoid Arthritis Identified By Researchers
Scientists at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and a team of collaborators from across the country have identified a new risk factor gene for rheumatoid arthritis. The paper will be published in Nature Genetics and the finding brings light to the nature of the disease. The gene, dubbed REL, is a member of the NF-íºB family, important transcription factors that have many roles in the body. The NF-íºB family seems to have a big hand in regulating the body"s immune response as well.
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Editorials Discuss Reform, Taxation Of Health Benefits

USA Today: It is "gratifying" that Republicans last week introduced a health care proposal because "the simple fact that it exists might improve chances" for bipartisan negotiations, a USA Today editorial states. According to the editorial, the plan -- which would replace the current tax exemption of employer-provided insurance with a refundable tax credit for all families and individuals, regardless of their employment status -- is "no cure-all," but is a "serious proposal that merits serious consideration." The editorial states, "For all those who say the Republican Party is out of ideas, on the issue of health coverage, at least, its proposal is bolder than what the Democrats have offered." However, the editorial notes that both Republicans and Democrats "have identified more groundbreaking ideas, and they are not entirely incompatible." The editorial concludes, "[L]et the debate begin. The only unacceptable approach is the status quo" (USA Today, 5/29). Wall Street Journal: The "emerging 180-degree turn by Democrats on taxes and health insurance is one for the record books," a Journal editorial states. According to the editorial, "Democrats have spent years arguing that proposals to equalize the tax treatment of health insurance are an outrage against the American people." However, "now Democrats need the money to finance $1.2 trillion or more for their new health insurance entitlement" and are considering taxing health insurance, according to the editorial. The editorial continues, "Democrats owe an apology" to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who favored taxing health benefits during his campaign and was "mauled" by liberals who criticized the idea as a tax hike on the middle class in "brutal" television ads. The editorial states, "Having told the country that this tax reform is really a tax increase, Democrats are opening themselves to the same attacks they leveled against Republicans." The editorial concludes that the only way Democrats can pay for their goal of "government-run health care" is "by taxing everything in sight, including your current health insurance" (Wall Street Journal, 5/29). Reprinted with kind permission from http://www.kaisernetwork.org. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives, or sign up for email delivery at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/dailyreports/healthpolicy. The Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report is published for kaisernetwork.org, a free service of The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. © 2009 Advisory Board Company and Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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