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Amyloid deposits in tissues and organs are linked to a number of diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type II diabetes, and prion diseases such as BSE. However, amyloids are not just pathological substances; they have potential as a nanomaterials.

Medical simulation, a training process in which medical practitioners use realistic artificial environments to practice medical skills and procedures, is currently the subject of a bill before congress related to enhancing federal support for simulation initiatives nationwide.On May 28, 2008, in Washington, D.C.

AARP has launched a multimillion dollar campaign called "Keep Medicare Fair" to lobby Congress to eliminate Medicare premium increases from a bill proposed by Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.), The Politico reports.

The Wall Street Journal on Thursday published two editorials examining efforts to overhaul health care in Florida and New Jersey. Summaries appear below.Florida: Gov. Charlie Crist's (R) observation that state regulations increase the cost of health insurance premiums "qualifies as a revelation in the policy world of health insurance," according to a

Summaries appear below of recent news about children's health coverage in Arkansas and New Jersey.Arkansas: The Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families last week announced plans to launch a statewide three-year effort to increase enrollment in ARKids First by about 22,000 children, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports.

Twenty percent of all federal Medicare fraud prosecutions are filed in South Florida, U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said on Wednesday, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 5/29). U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta and the

The Wisconsin Association of Health Plans on Tuesday announced that 17 member companies will begin offering policyholders estimates of out-of-pocket health care costs before undergoing a test or procedure, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The group of insurers includes 13 of the 20 largest insurers in the state.

The results of a phase III trial comparing Herceptin with chemo against chemo on its own showed that Herceptin helped women with aggressive metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer live nearly three months longer without their cancer progressing. The findings are being presented this weekend at the 44th annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago.

The Washington Post on Thursday examined how Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) has not "emphasized any signature domestic issue or signaled that he would take his party in a new direction.

Is microwave radiation the nondestructive imaging technology of the future? Microwaves with frequencies from a few hundred gigahertz (GHz) up to slightly over 1 terahertz (THz), penetrate just a short distance into surfaces without the ionizing damage caused by X-rays. The technology could be used to detect skin cancer or image dental flaws beneath the enamel. It could also be a valuable tool for airport security, to detect objects hidden under clothing.