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Ascom announces Home Care Services for Independent Living Segment

Ascom Wireless Solutions, the leading supplier of on-site wireless communications today announced the Ascom Home Care Services for the Independent Living Segment which are targeted to meet the needs of elderly who have a desire to live independently within their own homes as long as possible.

20 Jun 2011

Study: 7 in 10 low-income families struggle to reach adequate levels of nutrition in their diet

More than seven in 10 low-income families in a new University of Nebraska-Lincoln study struggled to reach adequate levels of nutrition in their diet, researchers said.

17 Jun 2011

Wireless intelligent sensor platform for emergency responders

When Hansel and Gretel ventured into the forest, they left a trail of breadcrumbs to find their way home. In today's world, cellular phones, Global Positioning System (GPS), WiFi, and Bluetooth are the digital signals that connect us to friends, family, and colleagues while helping us find our location and map our routes.

17 Jun 2011

A bravura singing performance attracts more interest from females, even in mice

Like rock stars of the rodent world, the flashiest performers of a Central American mouse species get the most attention from the ladies, a University of Florida study shows.

17 Jun 2011

Adaptimmune melanoma trial opening

Adaptimmune announced today that it has opened a Phase I/II, two cohort, open label clinical trial in metastatic melanoma at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.

16 Jun 2011

Ankota introduces TherapEZ web-based, mobile tablet-based solution for home health therapy agencies

Ankota, the developer of the first Healthcare Delivery Management (HDM) solutions, introduced today its TherapEZ software as a solution for streamlining many of the operational issues faced by home health therapy agencies as they seek to provide services for patients at home and to coordinate care with home health agencies.

16 Jun 2011

Swim centre personnel, lifeguards more effectively carry out cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Swim centre personnel and lifeguards have higher stamina and carry out cardiopulmonary resuscitation more effectively than personnel in the emergency healthcare services, even though they have undergone extreme exertion. Their life-saving efforts may be crucial while waiting for an ambulance. This is the conclusion of research carried out at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

16 Jun 2011

Patient safety initiatives should focus on outpatient setting to avoid paid malpractice claims

In an examination of trends of malpractice claims, there has been a greater decline in the rate of paid claims for inpatient settings than outpatient settings, and in 2009, the number of malpractice claims for events resulting in paid malpractice claims in outpatient and inpatient settings were similar, according to a study in the June 15 issue of JAMA.

16 Jun 2011

Study provides insight into how humans and other vertebrates generate sounds

Cornell researchers have identified regions of a fish brain that reveal the basic circuitry for how humans and other vertebrates generate sound used for social communication.

16 Jun 2011

ViroPharma receives European Centralized Marketing Authorization for Cinryze for treatment of HAE

ViroPharma Incorporated today announced that the European Commission has granted ViroPharma Centralized Marketing Authorization for Cinryze (C1 inhibitor [human]) in adults and adolescents with hereditary angioedema (HAE) for routine prevention, pre-procedure prevention and acute treatment of angioedema attacks.

16 Jun 2011

Exposure to asbestos can cause genetic somatic mutations in mammals

Mice inhabiting an area known for its high concentration of asbestos-contaminated dust, have a higher level of genetic somatic mutations, compared with other regions where asbestos pollution levels are lower.

16 Jun 2011

Bariatric surgery reduces incidence and severity of migraines

Bariatric surgery can lead to total or partial alleviation of migraines in nearly 90 percent of morbidly obese patients diagnosed with migraine headaches, according to a new study presented here at the 28th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).

15 Jun 2011

High number of adverse patient safety events occur in doctors' offices

However, a high number of adverse events, including major injury and even death, occur in private physician offices and outpatient clinics as well. In a new study -- the first of its kind -- researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College found that the number and magnitude of events resulting from medical errors is surprisingly similar inside and outside hospital walls.

15 Jun 2011

Botox injections can reduce wrinkles with half as many sessions after 20 months

Patients receiving Botox Cosmetic treatments can reduce wrinkles with half as many sessions after 20 months, according to research conducted at Oregon Health & Science University's Casey Eye Institute.

15 Jun 2011

HTX provides $750,000 funding to Profound Medical through Technology Assessment Program

HTX, a member of the Canadian Venture Capital Association, announced today it provided $750,000 in financing to Profound Medical Inc. through their Technology Assessment Program.

15 Jun 2011

Research reveals how humans of different ancestry process polyunsaturated fat

Over the past decade, much progress has been made regarding the understanding and promise of personalized medicine. Scientists are just beginning to consider the impact of gene-diet interactions in different populations in regards to disease prevention and treatment.

15 Jun 2011

Risky behavior, psychiatric disorders and substance abuse contribute to opioid overdose

Deaths related to prescription opioid therapy are under intense scrutiny, prompting those in pain medicine-clinicians, patient advocates, and regulators-to understand the causes behind avoidable mortality in legitimately treated patients.

13 Jun 2011

FDA approves Valeant's Potiga Tablets for treatment of partial-onset seizures

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Potiga Tablets, a potassium channel opener, as adjunctive treatment of partial-onset seizures in patients aged 18 years and older.

13 Jun 2011

fEITER imaging method reveals real time loss of consciousness in distinct brain regions

For the first time researchers have been able to watch what happens to the brain as it loses consciousness. Using sophisticated imaging equipment they have constructed a 3-D movie of the brain as it changes while an anaesthetic drug takes effect.

13 Jun 2011

Researchers develop new imaging technology to detect cardiovascular disease

Researchers have developed a new type of imaging technology to diagnose cardiovascular disease and other disorders by measuring ultrasound signals from molecules exposed to a fast-pulsing laser.

10 Jun 2011

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Ascom announces Home Care Services for Independent Living Segment

Study: 7 in 10 low-income families struggle to reach adequate levels of nutrition in their diet

Wireless intelligent sensor platform for emergency responders

A bravura singing performance attracts more interest from females, even in mice

Adaptimmune melanoma trial opening

Ankota introduces TherapEZ web-based, mobile tablet-based solution for home health therapy agencies

Swim centre personnel, lifeguards more effectively carry out cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Patient safety initiatives should focus on outpatient setting to avoid paid malpractice claims

Study provides insight into how humans and other vertebrates generate sounds

ViroPharma receives European Centralized Marketing Authorization for Cinryze for treatment of HAE

Exposure to asbestos can cause genetic somatic mutations in mammals

Bariatric surgery reduces incidence and severity of migraines

High number of adverse patient safety events occur in doctors' offices

Botox injections can reduce wrinkles with half as many sessions after 20 months

HTX provides $750,000 funding to Profound Medical through Technology Assessment Program

Research reveals how humans of different ancestry process polyunsaturated fat

Risky behavior, psychiatric disorders and substance abuse contribute to opioid overdose

FDA approves Valeant's Potiga Tablets for treatment of partial-onset seizures

fEITER imaging method reveals real time loss of consciousness in distinct brain regions

Researchers develop new imaging technology to detect cardiovascular disease

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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