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• Egypt Will Try 19 Americans on Criminal Charges  05 Feb 2012
• FiveThirtyEight: One Test Left for Romney: The Midwest  05 Feb 2012
• Pennsylvania Schools? Funding Fight Pits District Against Charter  04 Feb 2012
• 3 Tibetan Herders Self-Immolate in Anti-Chinese Protest  05 Feb 2012
• U.S. Plans a Shift to Elite Forces in Afghanistan  05 Feb 2012
• After UN veto, US floats coalition on Syria
• Analysis: Romney win leaves rivals few options
• GOP race turns to Colorado, Minnesota
• Bigger US role against companies’ cyberthreats?
• Egypt to try 19 Americans in case straining ties

• Situation ‘tragic’ as winter weather blankets Europe  05 Feb 2012
• Romney wins Nevada; Gingrich resets  05 Feb 2012
• Romney’s night  04 Feb 2012
• Gingrich explains his way forward  05 Feb 2012
• Calls for strike after failed vote on Syria  05 Feb 2012

• Ice alert on roads as snow eases  05 Feb 2012
• Greek leaders pause bailout talks  05 Feb 2012
• Queen marks Diamond Jubilee eve  05 Feb 2012
• US anger at Syria veto ‘travesty’  05 Feb 2012
• PM urged to cut wind farm subsidy  05 Feb 2012

• Two Deaths: A Poet And A Beetle  05 Feb 2012
• 20 Million Years Later, Russians Work To Drill Into Lake  04 Feb 2012
• New USDA Map May Mean Earlier Planting In North  03 Feb 2012
• U.S. Floats Coalition On Syria After U.N. Veto  05 Feb 2012
• Russia’s Hottest Protest Song, Courtesy Of The Military Elite  05 Feb 2012
• Egypt To Try 19 Americans Over NGO Funding  05 Feb 2012
• Lost Malcolm X Speech Heard Again 50 Years Later  04 Feb 2012
• When Will We Get To Know The ‘Real’ Mitt Romney?  04 Feb 2012
• In Nev., Solid Showing Expected For Romney  04 Feb 2012
• Komen Issues Apology In Planned Parenthood Flap  03 Feb 2012
• January’s Jobless Rate Shows Spurt Of Growth  03 Feb 2012
• Wis. Woman Tried To Profit From Facebook IPO  03 Feb 2012

• Wonder Dog: A Golden Retriever Reaches a Raging Boy  04 Feb 2012
• Lives: Dazed and Confused  04 Feb 2012
• Digital Domain: On HealthTap, Advice for You and Points for Doctors  04 Feb 2012
• The Texas Tribune: Texans Lead Battle for Women?s Health  05 Feb 2012
• Preoccupations: Disabilities Can Be Workplace Assets  04 Feb 2012
• Some former Komen supporters can’t forgive, forget
• Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants
• Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing
• Latest illnesses point to raw milk’s popularity
• Minnesota food company recalls eggs in 34 states

• irbesartan, Avapro  03 Feb 2012
• Anemia May Boost Death Risk After Stroke  03 Feb 2012
• Little Blows to Head Add Up to Big Risk  03 Feb 2012
• Purple Potatoes Lower Blood Pressure in Overweight People  03 Feb 2012
• Penny Wise, Pound Foolish? Coverage Limits on Immunosuppression after Kidney Transplantation  01 Feb 2012
• The Wyden?Ryan Proposal ? A Foundation for Realistic Medicare Reform  25 Jan 2012
• Why Now Is Not the Time for Premium Support  25 Jan 2012
• May you not live in interesting times

• Correction: RFA-AI-12-002 Limited Competition - Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS-V)(U01)  31 Jan 2012
• Reminder of Requirements for RFA-HL-12-004 Maximizing the Scientific Value of the NHLBI Biologic Specimen Repository: Scientific Opportunities (R21)  03 Feb 2012
• Notice of Funding Opportunity for Ancillary/Collaborative Studies for the NHLBI Progenitor Cell Biology Consortium  02 Feb 2012
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for RFA-MH-13-022 - Competitive Revision Applications for Research on Neural Processes Underlying Sex Differences Related to Risk and Resilience for Mental Illness (P50)  03 Feb 2012
• Extension of Comment Period on the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare Position Statements  31 Jan 2012
• Gene regulator in brain’s executive hub tracked across lifespan — NIH study  03 Feb 2012
• NIH study uncovers probable mechanism underlying resveratrol activity  02 Feb 2012
• NCCAM’s Advisory Council welcomes six new members  02 Feb 2012
• The NIH urges women to protect their heart health  01 Feb 2012
• NIH-funded HIV clinical research sites to join pediatric tuberculosis vaccine study  31 Jan 2012

• FDA and industry reach agreement in principle on medical device user fees  01 Feb 2012
• FDA approves Gleevec for expanded use in patients with rare gastrointestinal cancer  31 Jan 2012
• FDA approves Kalydeco to treat rare form of cystic fibrosis  31 Jan 2012
• FDA takes action against New York cheese manufacturer  31 Jan 2012
• WHO to issue guidance on hormonal contraceptives and HIV  03 Feb 2012
• Dr Margaret Chan nominated for a second term to be WHO Director-General  18 Jan 2012
• Executive Board appoints the Regional Director for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region  17 Jan 2012
• India records one year without polio cases  11 Jan 2012

• Predictors of mortality in older hip fracture inpatients admitted to an orthogeriatric unit in oslo, norway.
• Gene Set Analysis of Survival Following Ovarian Cancer Implicates Macrolide Binding and Intracellular Signaling Genes.
• What is the most effective way to maintain weight loss in adults?
• Missed chances: primary care practitioners’ opportunity to identify, treat and refer adolescents with mental disorders.
• Medical oncologists’ attitudes and practice in cancer pain management: a national survey.
• The effect of an educational intervention on coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients’ participation rate in cardiac rehabilitation programs: a controlled health care trial.

• Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook, Staying on Message  04 Feb 2012
• Slipstream: Employers and Brands Use Gaming to Gauge Engagement  04 Feb 2012
• In Silicon Valley, Socks Make the Tech Entrepreneur  04 Feb 2012
• Digital Domain: On HealthTap, Advice for You and Points for Doctors  04 Feb 2012
• Activists Fight Green Projects, Seeing U.N. Plot  04 Feb 2012
• China Fires Officials for Not Reporting Toxic Spill  04 Feb 2012
• Roger Boisjoly, 73, Dies; Warned of Shuttle Danger  03 Feb 2012
• Fessenheim Journal: Wishing Upon an Atom in a Tiny French Village  03 Feb 2012
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• Weekend strokes more deadly - but why?
• Peanuts during pregnancy tied to kid’s allergy
• Drug experts say alcohol worse than crack or heroin
• Lantana plant safe for toddlers
• Monounsaturated fats boost “good” cholesterol

• Core needle biopsy rate for new cancer diagnosis in an interdisciplinary breast center: evaluation of quality of care 2007-2008.
• Hospital quality and the cost of inpatient surgery in the United States.
• A prospective study of diet quality and mental health in adolescents.
• A diabetes dashboard and physician efficiency and accuracy in accessing data needed for high-quality diabetes care.
• Preliminary study on the effect of four-phasic estradiol valerate and dienogest (E2V/DNG) oral contraceptive on the quality of sexual life.

• Clinical evidence for the activity of tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine (THPE), a new anti-aging active cosmetic.
• The influence of physiological aging and atrophy on brain viscoelastic properties in humans.
• Cognitive function and fine motor speed in older women with diabetes mellitus: results from the women’s health initiative study of cognitive aging.
• Update on treatment rationale and options for the ageing face.
• What is the current and future aging problem?
• Non-medical care for geriatric patients
• Field medicine: A new paradigm of geriatric medicine
• Screening of patients with cognitive impairment when entering a rehabilitation unit
• In-home controls of pacemakers in debilitated elderly patients

• Cool Technology of the Week
• Our Cancer Journey - Week 7
• Provider Directories and Public Key Infrastructure for HIE
• Radiology Image Exchange
• Update on the BIDMC ICD10 Project