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Spotting the symptoms of advanced prostate cancer: an interview with Brian Tomlinson

The main symptoms of advanced prostate cancer can include (but are not limited to) difficulty walking or climbing steps, unexplained pain, troubled sleep and taking pain relievers daily.

From CancerCare 7 Jul 2015

Sociologists to explore ideas, scientific research relating to sexuality at ASA's Annual Meeting

More than 5,500 sociologists will convene in Chicago this August to explore ideas and scientific research relating to sexuality and many other topics, as part of the American Sociological Association's 110th Annual Meeting. This year's theme, "Sexualities in the Social World," shows the importance of research by sociologists in illuminating how social norms and social inequalities affect what sexual behavior is acceptable and who partners with whom.

7 Jul 2015

New research shows that risk of cardiovascular disease and early death falls due to vitamin C

New research from the University of Copenhagen and Herlev and Gentofte Hospital shows that high vitamin C concentrations in the blood from the intake of fruit and vegetables are associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and early death.

7 Jul 2015

VitalPAC clinical decision support system passes 100 million milestone

The system has grown rapidly since its launch in 2005 to become the industry standard product of its type. It is now used in 600 wards across 45 hospitals with over five million sets of observations being collected each month.

6 Jul 2015

New CNIT mobile app for Healthcare One Pass launched to provide comprehensive healthcare services

China Information Technology, Inc., a leading provider of integrated cloud-based platform, exchange, and big data solutions in China, today announced that the Company launched its mobile app for Healthcare One Pass, ushering in a new age of accessible healthcare services on mobile devices.

6 Jul 2015

UTHealth School of Public Health working to improve health of Hispanics living along Texas-Mexico border

Sylvia Hernando became a Community Health Worker (CHW) because she wanted to help others. Hernando had been a stay-at-home mother and was looking to go back to school when she heard about the CHW certification program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health.

6 Jul 2015

Scientists find way to create therapeutic heat to treat people suffering from chronic muscle pain

If you suffer from chronic muscle pain a doctor will likely recommend for you to apply heat to the injury. But how do you effectively wrap that heat around a joint? Korean Scientists at the Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science in Seoul, along with an international team, have come up with an ingenious way of creating therapeutic heat in a light, flexible design.

3 Jul 2015

SkylineDx’s MMprofiler test helps predict prognosis of patients with multiple myeloma

SkylineDx, an innovative biotechnology company specialising in the development and commercialization of genetic tests, is today launching its MMprofiler assay. This test enables clinicians to more accurately predict the prognosis of patients with multiple myeloma (bone marrow cancer) than traditional methods.

3 Jul 2015

UH's Earl L. Smith selected for prestigious National Optometry Hall of Fame

Longtime College of Optometry faculty member and University of Houston administrator Earl L. Smith III, O.D., is a member of an elite group of optometrists who has been selected for the prestigious National Optometry Hall of Fame.

3 Jul 2015

Telstra Health introduces ReadyCare telemedicine service that connects patients to doctors

Telstra Health today launched ReadyCare, its GP telemedicine service that gives Australians the choice to connect with a doctor using phone or video and receive advice, treatment, diagnosis and prescriptions.

2 Jul 2015

Penn State dermatologist provides tips for treating poison ivy rash

Dr. David Adams, a dermatologist at Penn State Hershey, doesn't buy recent news reports that poison ivy has become stronger and more prevalent lately.

2 Jul 2015

Educational messages about naloxone's lifesaving benefits can bolster support for its use

While most Americans do not support policies designed to increase distribution of naloxone - a medication that reverses the effects of a drug overdose - certain types of educational messages about its lifesaving benefits may bolster support for its use, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research suggests.

2 Jul 2015

St John's Wort may cause same adverse reactions as antidepressants

St John's Wort can produce the same adverse reactions as antidepressants, and serious side effects can occur when the two are taken together, according to new University of Adelaide research.

2 Jul 2015

CWRU researcher raises awareness of flame-retardants found in common household products

Parents might be surprised to learn their cellphones, living room sofas, baby carriers, bouncy baby chairs and even some pizza boxes may contain chemicals harmful to young children, according to Case Western Reserve University nursing school researcher Laura Distelhorst.

2 Jul 2015

Cancer Council Queensland urges women to be breast aware between scheduled screenings

Hundreds of Queensland women are developing breast cancers between screening each year, prompting a warning from Cancer Council for women to be breast aware between mammograms.

2 Jul 2015

New editorial analyses role of GPs in sickness certification process

An editorial by primary care researchers at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, and published today, Monday 29 June 2015 in the British Journal of General Practice, analyses the GP role in the sickness certification process and the new Fit for Work scheme and suggests that GPs are key to supporting individuals to maintain the hope and belief that they can work, "rather than adding to the numbers of individuals off work on long term sickness who may have been able to work."

30 Jun 2015

People with specific gene variant at greater risk of developing depressions

People born with a particular gene variant have a greater risk of developing depressions, a recent study from the Department of Psychology at The University of Oslo shows.

29 Jun 2015

Study opens up new line of research into origin of digestive diseases

There are numerous studies related to the absorption of nutrients from the stomach since understanding what happens in our digestive system is crucial, for example, in order to be able to avoid in the future some of the diseases that affect part of the population to a lesser or greater extent.

29 Jun 2015

Artemisinin and the fight against malaria: an interview with Dr. Robert Sebbag, Sanofi

Since 2014, more than 16 million anti-malarial treatments derived from the Sanofi patented process for semi-synthetic artemisinin have been supplied to endemic countries in Africa.

From Sanofi 28 Jun 2015

Study proposes use of soft computing solutions to predict survival in multiple trauma patients

The NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre has developed a piece of work that applies soft computing solutions to predicting survival in multiple trauma patients.

27 Jun 2015

Doctor News and Research

Spotting the symptoms of advanced prostate cancer: an interview with Brian Tomlinson

Sociologists to explore ideas, scientific research relating to sexuality at ASA's Annual Meeting

New research shows that risk of cardiovascular disease and early death falls due to vitamin C

VitalPAC clinical decision support system passes 100 million milestone

New CNIT mobile app for Healthcare One Pass launched to provide comprehensive healthcare services

UTHealth School of Public Health working to improve health of Hispanics living along Texas-Mexico border

Scientists find way to create therapeutic heat to treat people suffering from chronic muscle pain

SkylineDx’s MMprofiler test helps predict prognosis of patients with multiple myeloma

UH's Earl L. Smith selected for prestigious National Optometry Hall of Fame

Telstra Health introduces ReadyCare telemedicine service that connects patients to doctors

Penn State dermatologist provides tips for treating poison ivy rash

Educational messages about naloxone's lifesaving benefits can bolster support for its use

St John's Wort may cause same adverse reactions as antidepressants

CWRU researcher raises awareness of flame-retardants found in common household products

Cancer Council Queensland urges women to be breast aware between scheduled screenings

New editorial analyses role of GPs in sickness certification process

People with specific gene variant at greater risk of developing depressions

Study opens up new line of research into origin of digestive diseases

Artemisinin and the fight against malaria: an interview with Dr. Robert Sebbag, Sanofi

Study proposes use of soft computing solutions to predict survival in multiple trauma patients

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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