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Rehabilitation experts to develop prosthetic limb that moves and feels like natural one

Rehabilitation experts at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine hope to one day give people with an arm amputation a prosthetic limb that not only moves like a natural one, but "feels" like it, too.

12 Feb 2015

Opioid withdrawal in Ontario newborns increases 15-fold

The number of newborns suffering from opioid withdrawal increased 15-fold in Ontario over 20 years, according to research published today in CMAJ Open.

12 Feb 2015

Peanut-shaped exercise ball promotes positive labor outcomes, reduces duration of delivery process

According to a new study by nurse researchers at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, a Phoenix hospital part of Banner Health, a peanut-shaped exercise ball can be a highly effective tool to accelerate the labor process for women with an epidural. The research shows women utilizing the peanut ball were half as likely to undergo a cesarean surgery and delivered babies faster than those who did not use the ball.

12 Feb 2015

Researchers develop novel approach to identify potential antimalarial drugs

Each year nearly 600,000 people--mostly children under age five and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa--die from malaria, caused by single-celled parasites that grow inside red blood cells. The most deadly malarial species--Plasmodium falciparum--has proven notoriously resistant to treatment efforts.

12 Feb 2015

NHPCO forms new council to address underutilization of hospice care in diverse populations

As Americans celebrate Black History Month, hospice professionals acknowledge that hospice utilization within African American communities is disproportionately low.

12 Feb 2015

Cervical treatment procedures do not affect fertility, shows study

Common surgical procedures used to diagnose and treat precancerous cervical lesions do not decrease women's chances of becoming pregnant, according to a study that followed nearly 100,000 women for up to 12 years.

12 Feb 2015

Minister Bergen celebrates grand opening of the House of Hope complex in Manitoba

The Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State for Social Development, today congratulated the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) – Central Region for the grand opening of the House of Hope complex in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

12 Feb 2015

UT Southwestern gets NCI grant to establish Heavy Ion Radiation Therapy Research Center in US

UT Southwestern Medical Center is leading a Texas consortium of researchers to establish the country's first National Center for Heavy Ion Radiation Therapy that could provide clinical care and research using heavy particles for innovative new cancer treatments.

12 Feb 2015

Studies show neurointerventional surgery reduces stroke mortality rate by 50%

Two new clinical trials on the treatment of stroke (ESCAPE and EXTEND IA) demonstrate that neurointerventional surgery significantly increases the number of patients who are able to live independently without major neurological disabilities.

12 Feb 2015

SanovaWorks announces presiding faculty for Skin of Color Seminar Series conference

SanovaWorks, Inc., the leading provider of educational programs, publications and services for dermatology education, announced today the presiding faculty for the Skin of Color Seminar Series conference in New York, NY, May 2-3, 2015.

12 Feb 2015

S. Mark Taper Foundation grants funds to support Care Harbor's fifth annual free clinic

Care Harbor, a Los Angeles based nonprofit organization founded to bring health and wellness care to in-need populations, announced receipt of a grant from the S. Mark Taper Foundation to help produce a large-scale free clinic for the community's uninsured and underinsured individuals and families.

12 Feb 2015

Cannabis Science highlights more attendees at the CFA African Healthcare Infrastructure Forum and Brainstorm

Cannabis Science, Inc., a U.S. Company specializing in cannabis formulation-based drug development and related consulting, highlights additional attendees at the CFA African Healthcare Infrastructure Forum and Brainstorm held at the African Union, in Washington DC, on February 6, 2015.

12 Feb 2015

BIACAL sponsors legislation to provide appropriate insurance coverage, treatment for acquired brain injury

To provide appropriate insurance coverage and medical care for acquired brain injury survivors in the state, the Brain Injury Association of California (BIACAL), is sponsoring Senate Bill 190 (Beall, D-San Jose), the Brain Injury Access to Rehabilitation Act of 2015 (BIARA).

12 Feb 2015

TINA.org objects to proposed class-action settlement regarding Wellesse glucosamine supplement

Continuing its efforts to fight for settlements that are fair to consumers and mandate real changes in deceptive marketing, advocacy group truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has filed an objection in a proposed class-action settlement involving the brand-name glucosamine supplement, Wellesse®. Sold at retailers nationwide, the supplement is advertised as a joint pain remedy to ease pain and even rebuild cartilage.

12 Feb 2015

Movement Disorder Center at UC San Diego designated Center of Excellence in NPF's global network

The Movement Disorder Center at UC San Diego Health System has been designated the 41st Center of Excellence in the National Parkinson Foundation's global network. This competitive designation is the highest recognition offered by NPF to a Parkinson's specialty clinic and represents the consensus of leaders in the field that the multidisciplinary clinic at UC San Diego Health System is among the world's leading centers for Parkinson's research, outreach and care.

11 Feb 2015

ATA recommends daily serving of iodine in multivitamin/mineral supplements for pregnant, breastfeeding women

The American Thyroid Association has championed the effort to include a daily serving of iodine in multivitamin/mineral supplements intended for pregnant and breastfeeding women, and it applauds the new guidelines released by the U.S. Council for Responsible Nutrition advising manufacturers to include 150 micrograms of iodine to these daily supplements.

11 Feb 2015

Latino teens who experience discrimination-related stress more likely to experience mental health issues

Latino adolescents who experience discrimination-related stress are more likely to experience anxiety, depression, and issues with sleep, according to research led by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. These mental health outcomes were more pronounced among Latino teens born in the U.S. to immigrant parents, as opposed to foreign-born teens.

11 Feb 2015

UT Southwestern leads researchers to establish National Center for Heavy Ion Radiation Therapy

11 Feb 2015

TUSM researchers awarded $7.4 million to study brain impairment in patients infected with HIV

Researchers at Temple University School of Medicine have been awarded a $7.4 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to determine how cocaine and HIV-1 interact to cause brain impairment in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.

11 Feb 2015

Surgical procedure for acute pulmonary embolism may actually prevent more deaths

A surgical procedure that was virtually abandoned in the 1950s because of its high mortality rates in trying to save patients with acute pulmonary embolism may actually prevent more deaths in severely ill patients than current drug therapies alone, according to a new analysis of cases conducted in the North Shore-LIJ Health System over the past decade.

11 Feb 2015

Education News and Research

Rehabilitation experts to develop prosthetic limb that moves and feels like natural one

Opioid withdrawal in Ontario newborns increases 15-fold

Peanut-shaped exercise ball promotes positive labor outcomes, reduces duration of delivery process

Researchers develop novel approach to identify potential antimalarial drugs

NHPCO forms new council to address underutilization of hospice care in diverse populations

Cervical treatment procedures do not affect fertility, shows study

Minister Bergen celebrates grand opening of the House of Hope complex in Manitoba

UT Southwestern gets NCI grant to establish Heavy Ion Radiation Therapy Research Center in US

Studies show neurointerventional surgery reduces stroke mortality rate by 50%

SanovaWorks announces presiding faculty for Skin of Color Seminar Series conference

S. Mark Taper Foundation grants funds to support Care Harbor's fifth annual free clinic

Cannabis Science highlights more attendees at the CFA African Healthcare Infrastructure Forum and Brainstorm

BIACAL sponsors legislation to provide appropriate insurance coverage, treatment for acquired brain injury

TINA.org objects to proposed class-action settlement regarding Wellesse glucosamine supplement

Movement Disorder Center at UC San Diego designated Center of Excellence in NPF's global network

ATA recommends daily serving of iodine in multivitamin/mineral supplements for pregnant, breastfeeding women

Latino teens who experience discrimination-related stress more likely to experience mental health issues

UT Southwestern leads researchers to establish National Center for Heavy Ion Radiation Therapy

TUSM researchers awarded $7.4 million to study brain impairment in patients infected with HIV

Surgical procedure for acute pulmonary embolism may actually prevent more deaths

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