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Teens' Risk Factors For Heart Disease, Diabetes Reduced By Lap Band Weight Loss Surgery
In teenagers, laparoscopic gastric banding surgery for treatment of extreme obesity can significantly improve and even reverse the metabolic syndrome, a new study found. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society"s 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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New Protein Center Opens At The University of Copenhagen
On the 4th June, the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Copenhagen will open the doors of its new research center, The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research. The Center is the result of a historic donation from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, which in 2007 gave the University 80 million euros for its establishment.
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Final Analysis Shows HPV Vaccine Highly Effective At Preventing Precancerous Cervical Lesions
The final analysis of the PATRICIA study shows that the HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine (GlaxoSmithKline) has high efficacy against the precancerous cervical lesions that can eventually lead to cervical cancer. The vaccine also shows cross-protective efficacy against other oncogenic (cancer-causing) HPV types closely related to HPV-16/18. Furthermore, it also shows efficacy in the cohorts relevant to universal mass vaccination and catch-up programmes. The findings are reported in an Article Online First and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet, written by Dr Jorma Paavonen, University of Helsinki, Finland, and colleagues.
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Expanding Health Insurance Options For Young Adults

Pennsylvania and Illinois are expanding health insurance options for for young adults. The Tribune-Review reports on a Pennsylvania legislation passed by the House and the Senate that would "require insurance companies to offer the option of parents keeping their children on insurance policies until age 29." That could include some of the state"s 400,000 uninsured residents between ages 19 and 29. "Policies now remove young adults from family plans upon graduation from college or at age 19 if not in school," according to the Tribune-Review. The paper also noted that New Jersey revised its law to allow adults younger than 30 to remain on parents" health insurance in 2007 (Turnbull, 6/1). Meanwhile, The Chicago Tribune reports on a new Illinois law that went into effect Monday to allow parents to keep children on their insurance policies up to age 26. The paper notes that "the bad news is that young adults with chronic medical conditions may find it hard to secure coverage on their own." "Last year, the Commonwealth Fund, a health care foundation, reported that about one-third of young adults become uninsured for some period of time in the year after they graduate from college. Should something happen - a car accident, say, or a sports injury - these young people could face significant medical bills while they"re trying to pay off college loans," according to the paper (6/1). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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