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New Drug Target For Kaposi's Sarcoma Identified By UCSF Researchers
UCSF researchers have identified a new potential drug target for the herpes virus that causes Kaposi"s sarcoma, re-opening the possibility of using the class of drugs called protease inhibitors against the full herpes family of viruses, which for 20 years has been deemed too difficult to attain.

Link Between DNA Variations And Brain Tumors
Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have found a connection between DNA alterations on human chromosome 9 and aggressive brain cancer known as glioblastoma. The findings are reported in the current online issue of Nature Genetics.
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Link Between Extreme Glucose Levels In Diabetic Patients With Heart Failure And Increased Risk Of Death
Compared with patients with moderately controlled glucose levels, diabetic patients who have heart failure and either too high or too low glucose levels may be at increased risk of death, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in a report published in the current issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Helping Mentally Ill People Find Jobs Could Save Federal Government $368 Million A Year

A national program to help mentally ill people on Social Security disability programs find jobs could spur greater independence while saving the federal government $368 million annually, according to a study by Robert Drake of Dartmouth Medical School and colleagues in the May-June 2009 issue of Health Affairs. Approximately 27 percent of people who are receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits are mentally ill. Surveys show that up to 70 percent of people with mental illnesses want to work. Drake and his coauthors say that a national "supported employment" program would help these people, as well as those with mental illnesses who qualify for the separate Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, to earn incomes that could total up to $1.6 billion a year. The May-June issue of Health Affairs -- Mental Health Care: Better, Not Best - is a thematic volume on mental health funded by a grant from the MacArthur Foundation. The issue was released at a May 5 briefing in Washington, D.C. Video and PowerPoints from that briefing are available on the Health Affairs Web site. Health Affairs


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