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Rey Colon launches telemedicine platform to help healthcare providers meet rising medical needs

Aging Baby Boomers, increasing healthcare demands, introduction of compulsory medical insurance rules of the Affordable Care Act and shortage of doctors paint a grim situation for healthcare in America. The healthcare industry is struggling to cope with these challenges. Keeping this scenario in consideration, Rey Colon, former partner and Chief Marketing Officer of AmeriDoc, a national telemedicine service provider, recently launched MyTelemedicine.com to help healthcare providers meet rising medical needs.

9 Dec 2014

TrialScope releases latest version of PharmaCM platform to manage clinical trial results data

TrialScope, the global leader in clinical trial transparency and compliance solutions, today announced general availability of the latest release of the PharmaCM platform (v.2.2) that automates and manages clinical trial results reporting via the European Medicines Agency's European Clinical Trials Database (EudraCT).

9 Dec 2014

SI-BONE wins Gold 2014 International MarCom Award for SI Joint Patient Community website

SI-BONE, Inc., a medical device company that pioneered the use of the iFuse Implant System, a minimally invasive surgical (MIS) device indicated for fusion for certain disorders of the sacroiliac (SI) joint, won the Gold 2014 International MarCom Award for its SI Joint Patient Community website and an Honorable Mention for the SI Buddy Patient Networking Program.

8 Dec 2014

Researchers discuss effects of mother-infant bedsharing

Recommendations by physician groups to avoid bedsharing among mothers and their babies are intended to reduce sleep-related infant deaths. But evidence suggests that the risks of bedsharing have been over-emphasized, advice never to bedshare is unrealistic, and avoiding bedsharing may interfere with breastfeeding, according to an article in Breastfeeding Medicine, the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

8 Dec 2014

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) mobile communications: an interview with Jorge Valdes

Type 1 diabetes is a complex condition to manage. It requires continuous, around the clock monitoring of blood glucose levels, which change repeatedly throughout the day and night.

7 Dec 2014

Brunel students team up with Blue Badge Style to produce stylish accessories for wheelchair users

Too many accessories for wheelchair users still scream diability aid noiw a team of design students from Brunel University London has teamed up with campaigning website Blue Badge Style to produce stylish accesories. The best chosen by public vote will go forward to prototype stage.

5 Dec 2014

Researchers develop new tool for global leaders to better control cancer

With the number of global cancer cases expected to increase by more than 50 percent by 2030, researchers around the globe have collaborated to create a new tool for global leaders to determine what actions they must take to better control cancer.

5 Dec 2014

Added benefit of nalmefene not proven for alcohol dependence

Nalmefene (trade name Selincro) has been approved since February 2013 for people with alcohol dependence who currently drink a lot of alcohol, but who do not have physical withdrawal symptoms and who do not require immediate detoxification. The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care examined in a dossier assessment whether the drug offers an added benefit over the appropriate comparator therapy in this patient group.

5 Dec 2014

Landmark call for neurodegenerative disease research

The EU Joint Programme - Neurodegenerative Disease Research has announced a EUR 30 million call for neurodegenerative disease research topped-up with EUR 10 million from the Horizon 2020 framework programme for research and innovation of the European Union.

4 Dec 2014

Unique challenges in providing psychotherapy to people with ASD and gender dysphoria

The challenges in providing psychotherapy to individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) who also are struggling with their gender identity are explored in two case studies of high-functioning persons with diagnoses of ASD and gender dysphoria (GD).

3 Dec 2014

Real-time surgical guidance study to evaluate TriVersa NanoMate with LESA capability from Advion

Advion, Inc. announces that is its TriVersa NanoMate with liquid extraction surface analysis (LESA) capability will be evaluated as part of a study at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

From Advion 2 Dec 2014

EU-designed forecasting model developed to predict spread of Ebola

Forecasters predicting the spread of Ebola are using one of the most sophisticated modeling systems in the world - the result of an EU research project.

2 Dec 2014

RNF offers grant funding opportunities to advance rehabilitation nursing practices

The Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation (RNF) is offering several grant funding opportunities that address the clinical practice, educational or administrative dimensions of rehabilitation nursing.

2 Dec 2014

New FDA data shows disparities still exist in medical research

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released data today on a dedicated website from six studies reflecting a two-month period in response to a requirement under the "FDA Action Plan to Enhance the Collection and Availability of Demographic Subgroup Data" to make transparent the percentage of female and minority participation in clinical trials for medications intended for all populations.

2 Dec 2014

Alport syndrome: an interview with Dr Paul Grint, CMO, Regulus

Alport Syndrome was first described by a physician called Cecil Alport, back in the late 1920s. It's a genetic disease that affects a certain type of collagen involved in the functioning of the kidney, the ear, and the eye.

1 Dec 2014

CTI BioPharma announces upcoming presentations of pacritinib data at ASH Annual Meeting

CTI BioPharma Corp. (CTI) today announced the upcoming presentations of data highlighting pacritinib, an oral multikinase inhibitor with dual activity against JAK2 and FLT3, and tosedostat, an oral selective inhibitor of aminopeptidases, at the 56th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition, being held December 6-9 in San Francisco, CA.

1 Dec 2014

Website News and Research

Rey Colon launches telemedicine platform to help healthcare providers meet rising medical needs

TrialScope releases latest version of PharmaCM platform to manage clinical trial results data

SI-BONE wins Gold 2014 International MarCom Award for SI Joint Patient Community website

Researchers discuss effects of mother-infant bedsharing

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) mobile communications: an interview with Jorge Valdes

Brunel students team up with Blue Badge Style to produce stylish accessories for wheelchair users

Researchers develop new tool for global leaders to better control cancer

Added benefit of nalmefene not proven for alcohol dependence

Landmark call for neurodegenerative disease research

Unique challenges in providing psychotherapy to people with ASD and gender dysphoria

Real-time surgical guidance study to evaluate TriVersa NanoMate with LESA capability from Advion

EU-designed forecasting model developed to predict spread of Ebola

RNF offers grant funding opportunities to advance rehabilitation nursing practices

New FDA data shows disparities still exist in medical research

Alport syndrome: an interview with Dr Paul Grint, CMO, Regulus

CTI BioPharma announces upcoming presentations of pacritinib data at ASH Annual Meeting

Phenotyping human diseases in mice: an interview with Professor Carola Vinuesa

Health Canada warns Canadians against illegal health products

University of Leicester to enhance cultural training for medical students, educators

New guideline now available to help prevent, treat delirium in older patients

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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