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Hormone replacement therapy formulations may cause different risks for stroke, heart attack

Post-menopausal women whose doctors prescribe hormone replacement therapy for severe hot flashes and other menopause symptoms may want to consider taking low doses of Food and Drug Administration-approved bioidentical forms of estrogen or getting their hormones via a transdermal patch.

20 Sep 2013

Experts discuss ways to improve preoperative surgical site cleaning to minimize risk of infection

Infection is the most common complication of surgery and occurs at a rate of 1-15%. A group of experts from the Surgical Infection Society recently convened to discuss how to optimize the preoperative surgical site cleaning done by the patient to minimize the risk of infection.

20 Sep 2013

Google Eyes Wider Healthcare Footprint With Tech-Focused Calico

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19 Sep 2013

Researchers receive 2013 SPSP Awards for excellence in personality and social psychology

When you pass by a stranger in need of help, do you stop to lend a hand? Maybe not... A landmark 1973 study found that seminary students in a hurry were less likely to help someone in distress, even when they were on their way to deliver a talk on the Parable of the Good Samaritan.

19 Sep 2013

CTI completes sale of 15,000 shares to Quogue Capital

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the closing of its previously announced sale of 15,000 shares of its Series 18 Preferred Stock directly to Quogue Capital LLC and an affiliate of Perceptive Advisors LLC in a registered direct offering conducted without an underwriter or placement agent for gross proceeds of approximately $15 million (the "Offering").

19 Sep 2013

New guidelines aim to prevent spread of infectious pathogens among pediatric populations

With the evolving changes in the delivery of healthcare to children worldwide, which frequently include long-distance travel and lodging for specialized medical treatments, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America partnered with Ronald McDonald House Charities to release the first-ever infection prevention and control guidelines for "home away from home" pediatric residential facilities to help prevent the spread of infectious pathogens among vulnerable pediatric populations.

19 Sep 2013

Gout: An Interview with Dr. Lawrence Edwards, Chairman and CEO of GUAES

Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis that affects adults. It's a disease caused by the presence of uric acid crystals in and around the joints. It's a disease that's becoming more and more common. It probably has doubled in its prevalence worldwide over the past twenty to thirty years.

18 Sep 2013

AAPM commends FDA’s move to introduce labeling changes on ER/LA opioids

The physicians of the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) hailed long-awaited labeling changes and other steps taken by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week to enhance safety in the prescribing of extended-release and long-acting (ER/LA) opioids.

18 Sep 2013

Children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome may often be misdiagnosed to have autism

Children with a genetic disorder called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, who frequently are believed to also have autism, often may be misidentified because the social impairments associated with their developmental delay may mimic the features of autism, a study by researchers with the UC Davis MIND Institute suggests.

18 Sep 2013

Lifescript.com, Cedars-Sinai join to produce Web video series focusing on women's health

Cedars-Sinai, the largest academic medical center in California, and Lifescript.com, a leading women's health and wellness website, announced today they are co-producing a Web video series focused on women's health, medical news and innovations.

18 Sep 2013

PCI announces innovative developments in its anti counterfeiting initiatives for pharmaceutical packaging

Packaging Coordinators, Inc. (PCI), a global supplier of pharmaceutical commercial packaging solutions and clinical trials services today announces innovative developments in its anti counterfeiting initiatives for pharmaceutical packaging. The company’s new service offering is outlined in a new white paper that is available to download via PCI anti-counterfeiting white paper and details its innovative identification solution, which uses a unique identification code on each pack, generated and applied by the packer.

From Packaging Coordinators Inc. (PCI) 17 Sep 2013

First Edition: September 17, 2013

Today's headlines include stories detailing how the health law's new online insurance marketplaces will work.

17 Sep 2013

Repeated exposure to low level blasts causes harmful effects in brain

Repeated exposure to low level blasts (LLB) can cause symptoms similar to sports concussion. Soldiers or law enforcement officers called "breachers" receive training in using low level blasts for forced entry.

17 Sep 2013

Financial incentives only partial solution for hypertension control

Providing financial incentives to general practitioners goes some way toward improving hypertension control in their patients, shows research published in JAMA.

16 Sep 2013

New website aims to reduce negative impact of amphetamine use

Reducing the negative impact of amphetamine use is the aim of a new website launched by a Griffith University PhD candidate, in the face of this significant drug problem.

16 Sep 2013

Scientists develop antibiotic whose activity can be controlled using light

Scientists at the University of Groningen have developed an antibiotic whose activity can be controlled using light. It is possible to 'switch on' the substance immediately before use, after which it will slowly lose its activity.

16 Sep 2013

SPHHS releases resources on website that help understand issues related to health information laws

Health Information & the Law, a project at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS), released new resources on a website that offers easy-to-understand content on key issues related to the use and exchange of health information and how it affects the transformation of the U.S. health care system to a patient-centered, value-based system.

13 Sep 2013

Professors receive 100,000 Euro from Hartwig Piepenbrock-DZNE for outstanding brain research

The prize is awarded by the Piepenbrock Group and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE). The award ceremony will be held in Berlin on September 24, 2013.

12 Sep 2013

Elsevier collaborates with EI in organizing first Energy Systems conference to be held on June 2014, London

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services, today announced its official collaboration with the Energy Institute (EI) in organizing the first Energy Systems conference to be held 24-25 June 2014 in London.

11 Sep 2013

Developing Analytical Techniques for Biotherapeutics

News-Medical talks to Dr. Lewis about the development of analytical equipment for a new era of drug development that goes beyond small molecule synthesis.

From Malvern Panalytical 11 Sep 2013

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Hormone replacement therapy formulations may cause different risks for stroke, heart attack

Experts discuss ways to improve preoperative surgical site cleaning to minimize risk of infection

Google Eyes Wider Healthcare Footprint With Tech-Focused Calico

Researchers receive 2013 SPSP Awards for excellence in personality and social psychology

CTI completes sale of 15,000 shares to Quogue Capital

New guidelines aim to prevent spread of infectious pathogens among pediatric populations

Gout: An Interview with Dr. Lawrence Edwards, Chairman and CEO of GUAES

AAPM commends FDA’s move to introduce labeling changes on ER/LA opioids

Children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome may often be misdiagnosed to have autism

Lifescript.com, Cedars-Sinai join to produce Web video series focusing on women's health

PCI announces innovative developments in its anti counterfeiting initiatives for pharmaceutical packaging

First Edition: September 17, 2013

Repeated exposure to low level blasts causes harmful effects in brain

Financial incentives only partial solution for hypertension control

New website aims to reduce negative impact of amphetamine use

Scientists develop antibiotic whose activity can be controlled using light

SPHHS releases resources on website that help understand issues related to health information laws

Professors receive 100,000 Euro from Hartwig Piepenbrock-DZNE for outstanding brain research

Elsevier collaborates with EI in organizing first Energy Systems conference to be held on June 2014, London

Developing Analytical Techniques for Biotherapeutics

Industry Focus eBook - Cell & Gene Therapy (1st Edition) eBook

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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