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Child Health :: U of M chosen as local lead for largest-ever National Children’s Health Study, US

The University of Minnesota has been awarded nearly $14 million dollars over five years to be a lead study center in the National Children’s Study to assess the effects of environmental and genetic factors on child and human health in the United States. The study center will manage local participant recruitment and data collection in the largest and most comprehensive study of child and human health ever conducted in the United States.

Generic Drug :: FDA to bolster generic drug program

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration outlined a program aimed at increasing the number and variety of generic drug products available to consumers and health care providers. Generic drugs generally cost less than their brand-name counterparts and competition among generics has been a key factor in lowering drug prices.

Mental Health :: $1.2M grant to further geriatric mental health nursing

The Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence in the University of Iowa College of Nursing, and two other Hartford centers in the nation, have been funded for a four-year $1.2 million grant to ensure that nurses have the most recent evidence-based guidelines for caring for elders with mental health issues.

Stent :: Drug coated heart stents safe

Much controversy has developed over the past year about the safety and potential complications of drug-eluting heart stents, increasing the risk of possible fatal blood clots, even years after an angioplasty procedure.

Healthcare :: Delivering high quality care for all, UK

Delivering the highest quality of care for all, as good or better than any country in the world, must be a fundamental goal of the NHS, said Lord Darzi, as he publishes his interim report on the ‘Our NHS, Our Future’ review.

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