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UCLA Study Discovers Enzyme That Controls 'Bad' Cholesterol
BACKGROUND: Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is the so-called "bad cholesterol" often linked to medical problems like heart disease and clogged arteries. Cells in the liver produce a specific receptor that sticks to LDL and removes it from the blood, lowering cholesterol levels. Statin drugs also reduce LDL cholesterol levels by boosting cells" production of the receptor.
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Response Genetics To Present New Data On Lung Cancer Supporting The Use Of Gene Expression To Help Personalize Cancer Therapy Selection
Response Genetics Inc. (Nasdaq: RGDX), a company focused on the development and sale of molecular diagnostic tests for cancer, will announce the results of separate analyses of KRAS gene mutations and TS and RRM1 gene expression in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) during the 13th World Conference on Lung Cancer, which will be held July 31 to August 4. Results will provide insights into which patient subtypes are most likely to benefit from the commonly prescribed chemotherapies pemetrexed and gemcitabine.
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Texas Senate Passes CHIP Expansion Bill, Avoiding Legislative Backlog, Deadlines
The Texas Senate on Wednesday voted to approve a bill that would boost enrollment in the state"s version of CHIP, the Houston Chronicle reports. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Kip Averitt (R), would raise the income eligibility threshold for the program to 200% of the federal poverty level for a family of four. Families" premiums, copayments and fees would not exceed 5% of their net income, under the bill (Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 5/28).Supporters of the bill say that it could extend CHIP coverage to as many as 80,000 uninsured children statewide (AP/Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5/28). The bill now moves back to the state House for approval. The House approved legislation last month that would have expanded CHIP to families with annual incomes up to $88,000. Averitt said the measure, which he attached to a House bill on disease screening for newborns, is similar to a bill that passed the Senate in March.According to the Chronicle, the state budget being finalized this week includes $43 million to expand CHIP, which would draw down federal matching funds (Houston Chronicle, 5/28).
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Also In Global Health News: Gaming For HIV Prevention; Sex Education In China; Concern Worldwide Receives Maternal, Child Health Grant

Video Game Teaches Kenyan Teens HIV Prevention PlusNews/IRIN examines a multi-player PC video game that teaches Kenyan teens how to avoid becoming infected with HIV. "Pamoja Mtaani" -- Swahili for "Together in the Hood" -- hones in "on five key behaviours that can reduce HIV infections among youth: delaying the onset of sexual activity, abstinence, avoiding multiple sex partners, correct and consistent condom use, and uptake of voluntary counselling and testing services," the news service writes. It was developed by Warner Bros. Entertainment in partnership with PEPFAR, according to PlusNews/IRIN (7/30). Health Officials In China Worry Abortion Statistics Reflect Gaps In Sex Education According to statistics recently released by Chinese health officials, "more than 13 million abortions are performed each year in China, far more than any other country in the world," the New York Times reports (McDonald, 7/30). Officials attribute the country"s high abortion rate to a lack of sex education and an increase in the number of sexually active young people, Reuters/Washington Post reports (7/30). "A survey done by 411 Hospital of PLA (People"s Liberation Army) in Shanghai, for example, found that less than 30 percent of callers to a hotline knew how to avoid pregnancy, and only 17 percent were aware of venereal diseases. More than 70 percent said they did not know sexual transmission is the major contributor to the spread of HIV/AIDS," China Daily reports (Juan and Yanfeng, 7/30). Gates Foundation Gives $41M To Concern Worldwide U.S. To Overcome Barriers To Maternal, Child Health The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded $41 million to Concern Worldwide U.S. for an "initiative to identify new ways of improving essential healthcare in Africa and South Asia," the U.K. Press Association reports. The organization will also "field-test bold and inventive ways to overcome barriers to delivering proven maternal, newborn and child health solutions in six countries" (7/28). According to Irish Independent, Tom Arnold, CEO of Concern Worldwide U.S., said, "We expect some more experimental stuff to come up. There will be a degree of prudent risk-taking but we believe there are projects that need to be tried out" (Bray, 7/29). The initiative will launch in Malawi, India, and Sierra Leone (Concern Worldwide U.S. release, 7/28). This information was reprinted from globalhealth.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at globalhealth.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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