Month: January 2015

Medicare Card, Prohibited Items on Airplanes

Medicare Card, 2014 Recommended Immunizations for Children from 7 Through 18 Years Old

Medicare Card, Genotype-Tissue Expression project expands functional studies of genomic variation

Medicare Card, NIH and Italian scientists develop nasal test for human prion disease

Medicare Card, George Washington created the Purple Heart

From medieval times to the present, the symbol above has been used to direct attention to important passages of text. This mark is called a manicule (from the Latin root ‘manus’, meaining ‘hand’). This manicule was drawn by George Washington while he was annotating the first draft of the US Constitution on August 6, 1787. … Read more

Medicare Card, Beware Flash Flood Dangers

Bioengineers create functional 3D brain-like tissue

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline exit disclaimer icon – 1-800-273-TALK (8255) – a free, 24-hour hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Suicide Prevention Resource Center:  Provides prevention support, training, and resources to assist organizations and individuals to develop suicide prevention programs, interventions and policies. Also, provides SAMHSA suicide grant and grantee … Read more

HIV patients in developing countries facing new health risks must be a high priority, say experts.  Health care systems that keep HIV patients from dying early in low- and middle-income nations need urgently to be re-purposed to treat the chronic diseases that many of these patients now have, experts say.

Medicare Card, Scientists Don’t Know What Causes Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

An experimental vaccine to prevent the mosquito-borne viral illness chikungunya elicited neutralizing antibodies in all 25 adult volunteers who participated in a recent early-stage clinical trial conducted by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. The results are reported in the current issue of … Read more

One of the best tools for planning a secure retirement is waiting for you at www.socialsecurity.gov: a my Social Security account. When you create your personal my Social Security online account, you will be able to get your online Social Security Statement, review your lifetime earnings history (and catch any errors while it is easier … Read more

The Adjuvant Lung Cancer Enrichment Marker Identification and Sequencing Trials, or ALCHEMIST, was launched today to identify early-stage lung cancer patients with tumors that harbor certain uncommon genetic changes and evaluate whether drug treatments targeted against those changes can lead to improved survival.

Medicare Card, Suspect Gene Corrupts Neural Connections

Spending 15 minutes a day listening and talking with your child can help build the foundation for a strong relationship and provide reassurance that he/she can come to you with a problem. It can also help your child recognize and respond to bullying. KnowBullying, a new mobile app by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health … Read more