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The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) strategy of backing innovative investigations into systemic lupus, the autoimmune disease, has now yielded an unprecedented $30 million in large-scale funding from the National Institutes of Health and other government and private sources, an independent progress report has determined.To date, 36 scientists have completed their novel research grants from the 7-year-old LRI — an Institute investment of $9 million. [click link for full article]

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An inexpensive, safe and easy treatment is an effective method for treating chronic nasal and sinus symptoms more effective, in fact, than commonly used saline sprays, according to a new study from University of Michigan Health System researchers. The study is the first of its kind to show greater efficacy of saline irrigation treatments versus saline spray for providing short-term relief of chronic nasal symptoms, the authors report. [click link for full article]

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This summer, 36 medical students, undergraduates, and residents each received $4,000 to conduct research on blood and blood-related diseases. These Trainee Research Awards, provided by the American Society of Hematology (ASH), are designed to encourage the pursuit of research and spark an interest in the specialty. [click link for full article]

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has approved Nexavar (sorafenib) for use in patients with a form of liver cancer known as hepatocellular carcinoma, when the cancer is inoperable. Nexavar was originally approved in 2005 for the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, a form of kidney cancer.”In a randomized clinical trial, the group of patients with inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma who received Nexavar survived 2. [click link for full article]

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As Schoolies Week and alcohol combine to produce tragic headlines about death and injury to young people and reports of antisocial behaviour by drunken teenagers, the AMA is calling for stronger policies to curb dangerous excess alcohol consumption. AMA President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, said today that irresponsible alcohol consumption causes harm across all age groups in the community, but the senseless loss of young lives through alcohol abuse must be stopped as a priority. [click link for full article]

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The cost of providing employer-sponsored health insurance this year rose by 6.1%, roughly the same rate of increase as in 2006, according to highlights of a nationwide survey conducted by Mercer, Reuters reports. [click link for full article]

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Outside the laboratory, Anthony Azenabor is outgoing and talkative, an extrovert who laughs heartily at his own jokes.But engrossed in his research, Azenabor is a shrewd and serious investigator who coaxes rogue bacteria to give up deadly secrets of how they cause several human illnesses.Educated in Nigeria and Great Britain, Azenabor landed a fellowship sponsored by the World Health Organization soon after completing his doctorate on the bacteria Chlamydia. [click link for full article]

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In Miraj, Honorable Finance Minister of Maharashtra State, Jayant Patil inaugurated a new neuro-sciences building at the Miraj Medical Centre in Maharashtra State. The neuro-sciences building was constructed with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad Program. [click link for full article]

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HIV-positive people with low health-literacy levels are less likely to understand their medication instructions and, therefore, are less compliant with their antiretroviral treatment regimens, according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Reuters Health reports. [click link for full article]

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In this population-based cross-sectional study of records for 95 173 elderly Quebec residents, Ionescu-Ittu and colleagues found that having a primary physician and a high level of continuity of care lowered emergency department use by elderly patients. [click link for full article]

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