Toxins produced by plants and bacteria pose a significant threat to humans, as emphasized by the recent effects of cucumber-borne Shiga toxin in Germany. Now, new research published on July 21st by the Cell Press journal Developmental Cell provides a clearer view of the combination of similar and divergent strategies that different toxins use to invade a human host cell.
Ricin is a highly toxic protein derived from the castor bean plant that has raised concerns as a potentially lethal biological weapon. Pseudomonas Exotoxin A is a sometimes deadly protein produced by a common bacterium that can infect the lungs and urinary tract.
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This weeks Heatwave Health Wonk Review, hosted at Workers Comp Insider, included a very informative piece from Timothy Jost at Health Affairs Blog. Timothy writes about the PPACA-created health insurance exchanges that will come into existence in 2014. For anyone who is curious about how the exchanges will work, Timothys piece is a thorough look at the new regulations proposed by HHS to govern how the health insurance exchanges will work.
The exchanges will serve several functions: They will be a marketplace where individuals and small businesses can compare health insurance options and shop for a policy (all of which will be guaranteed issue in 2014, so medical underwriting will no longer be the obstacle that it is today for people looking for coverage in the individual market). T
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Today 15 million persons throughout the world suffer from an ictus every year and 5 million are left with chronic disabilities. FIK designed a system for alleviating neuromuscular disability amongst these patients from their homes and by which these can be permanently supervised by the therapist who will be able to carry out a quantitative evaluation of the therapy. To this end, they have brought together new technologies and entertainment and a greater quality of rehabilitation.
The patient will be able to enhance his or her arm mobility by means of a portable robotic device and a software platform with videogames for tele-rehabilitation, so that the doctor can carry out the online monitoring of these exercises through the quantitative results obtained from the said games.
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President Obama endorsed the Senate’s Gang of Six deficit reduction plan Tuesday, saying that the proposal “is broadly consistent with the approach that I’ve urged” and “makes sure that nobody is disproportionately hurt from us making progress on the debt and deficits.”
However, an examination of the plan’s specifics reveals that corporations and wealthy Americans won’t feel much pain at all—in many cases, just the opposite. The plan slashes taxes and could bring the top personal income rate down as low as 23 percent—meaning CEOs like Jamie Dimon and Lloyd Blankfein could see their after-tax income increase by as much as $3 million, according to Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. The corporate tax r
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In an address to the Redlands Democratic Club, Dr. Bill Honigman said the arguments that a single payer plan is socialized medicine or that the state cannot afford the plan is simply wrong.
When it comes to a universal and single payer health care plan, Dr. Bill Honigman says people’s impressions are just plain wrong.
The Orange County-based emergency room physician spoke Saturday to members of the Redlands Democratic Club meeting to promote SB 810, titled the California Universal Health Act that advocates a single payer medical plan.
Warning them that California is in the midst of a health care crisis, he encouraged the group to promote the bill and its message.
“Single payer is not socialized medicine,” he told the crowd. “The
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For some people, being in prison affords a level of health protection not available in the outside world. Does it surprise us that a new study out of North Carolina found that black men were 30 to 40 percent less likely to die than their non-incarcerated counterparts?
Black prisoners seemed to be especially protected against alcohol- and drug-related deaths; they were also less likely to die of certain chronic health conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
It isn’t the first time a study has found lower death rates among certain groups of inmates — particularly disadvantaged people, who might get protection against violent injuries and murder.
Prisons are often the only health care provider some disadvantaged populations have access to. P
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Income-focused investors can choose from corporate bonds, government bonds or municipal bonds. The interest earned from corporate and government bonds is taxable. Municipal bonds pay tax-free interest. Calculating the tax equivalent yield determines whether taxable or tax-free bonds are the best choice for an investor.
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