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Ziehm Imaging wins Gold Stevie award at 11th annual International Business Awards

Ziehm Imaging has been awarded with the Gold Stevie Award in the category "New Product & Product Management - Health and Pharmaceuticals" in the 11th annual International Business Awards.

13 Oct 2014

Ultra-light architecture technology set to revolutionize architecture, construction

A research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed Cloud Arch, an innovative, ultra-light architecture that will revolutionize the way large open public spaces, such as market, airport, stadium, concert hall, factory, are built.

13 Oct 2014

Study reveals inner workings of PKA switch that regulates cellular functions, contributes to deadly disorders

A University of Utah-led study using X-rays and neutron beams has revealed the inner workings of a master switch that regulates basic cellular functions, but that also, when mutated, contributes to cancer, cardiovascular disease and other deadly disorders.

13 Oct 2014

Web-based system could help improve detection of disease outbreaks, say researchers

A web-based system that allows preschools and child care centers to report illnesses to local public health departments could improve the detection of disease outbreaks and allow resources to be mobilized more quickly, according to University of Michigan research to be presented Saturday, Oct. 11 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition in San Diego.

13 Oct 2014

Researchers identify potential cause of PPROM which accounts for 40% of pre-term births

Scientists from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and UCL (University College London) have identified what they believe could be a cause of pre-term premature rupture of the fetal membrane (PPROM), which accounts for 40 per cent of pre-term births, and is the main reason for infant death world-wide.

13 Oct 2014

Researchers develop low-cost methods to tap arsenic-safe drinking water

Arsenic poisoning is widespread in Bangladesh, where ground water is contaminated by runoff from the Himalayas.

13 Oct 2014

SottoPelle's Tutera Institute provides training sessions to educate doctors on BioCalc system

As Baby Boomers continue to face aging and deteriorating health, the demand for Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy (BHRT) via safe and natural methods continues to grow.

13 Oct 2014

Pharmaceutical industry withdraws from the antibiotic space

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that at least 2 million Americans are sickened by antibiotic resistant infections each year and survive.

13 Oct 2014

OBN, ABPI sign MoU to build a better public profile

13 October 2014, London and Oxford: The ABPI, which represents large, medium and small innovative research-based biopharmaceutical companies in the UK and OBN, the membership organisation that brings together the UK's emerging life sciences companies, corporate partners and investors are delighted to announce their commitment to working together under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

13 Oct 2014

Researchers explore effect of email exchanges between patients and physicians

Email has become one of the most widespread forms of communication, with its streamlined interactions benefiting both businesses and individuals.

13 Oct 2014

Research roundup: Older consumers' spending on health care; hospital leaders' views of reporting quality

In 2011, households with at least one member between ages 50 and 64 spent 8 percent of their total budget on health items, compared with 19 percent for those age 85 or over.

13 Oct 2014

Preparing for the health law's second lap

With open enrollment fast approaching for the online insurance marketplaces, news outlets are examining the preparations that have been made in order to ensure a smoother process this time around.

13 Oct 2014

State highlights: Blue Cross Blue Shield dominant in Texas

A selection of health policy stories from Texas, New Jersey, Connecticut, Georgia, Missouri and New Mexico.

13 Oct 2014

HIV-infected users of stimulants derive benefits from antiretroviral therapy

New clinical research from UC San Francisco shows that 341 HIV-infected men who reported using stimulants such as methamphetamine or cocaine derived life-saving benefits from being on antiretroviral therapy that were comparable to those of HIV-infected men who do not use stimulants.

13 Oct 2014

Viewpoints: Effects of health law; conquering Ebola

In case you don't follow me on Twitter, here it is: The Affordable Care Act has already helped slow the rate of growth in health-care costs across the board, putting more money in Americans' pockets and bringing down projected deficits even as millions more people sign up for health insurance and receive access to Medicaid.

13 Oct 2014

Drugmakers sue to stop expansion of drug discount program

The trade group for pharmaceutical companies, PhRMA, has filed another lawsuit to try to block a government rule meant to widen the number of products included in a federal drug discount program for so-called safety net hospitals and clinics.

13 Oct 2014

Intensive parenting and education provided in homes reduces drug use in pregnant teens

Intensive parenting and health education provided in homes of pregnant American Indian teens reduced the mothers' illegal drug use, depression and behavior problems, and set their young children on track to meet behavioral and emotional milestones they may have otherwise missed.

13 Oct 2014

Abortion ads play big in N.H. and Colo. Senate campaigns

As the senatorial campaigns in New Hampshire and Colorado continue to highlight candidate positions on abortion, the rhetoric over the health law calms a bit.

13 Oct 2014

Molecular diagnostics and blood screening systems: an interview with Dr Bos and Dr Koppelman

Screening blood donations and molecular diagnostics for patients started in the nineties. At the beginning, the level of automation in molecular diagnostic testing was limited; most of the work had to be done manually.

12 Oct 2014

Rockefeller University researchers gain new insight into how cholesterol processes in our body

In spite of its dangerous reputation, cholesterol is in fact an essential component of human cells. Manufactured by the cells themselves, it serves to stiffen the cell's membrane, helping to shape the cell and protect it. By mapping the structure of a key enzyme involved in cholesterol production, Rockefeller University researchers and a colleague in Italy have gained new insight into this complex molecular process.

12 Oct 2014

Research News and Research

Ziehm Imaging wins Gold Stevie award at 11th annual International Business Awards

Ultra-light architecture technology set to revolutionize architecture, construction

Study reveals inner workings of PKA switch that regulates cellular functions, contributes to deadly disorders

Web-based system could help improve detection of disease outbreaks, say researchers

Researchers identify potential cause of PPROM which accounts for 40% of pre-term births

Researchers develop low-cost methods to tap arsenic-safe drinking water

SottoPelle's Tutera Institute provides training sessions to educate doctors on BioCalc system

Pharmaceutical industry withdraws from the antibiotic space

OBN, ABPI sign MoU to build a better public profile

Researchers explore effect of email exchanges between patients and physicians

Research roundup: Older consumers' spending on health care; hospital leaders' views of reporting quality

Preparing for the health law's second lap

State highlights: Blue Cross Blue Shield dominant in Texas

HIV-infected users of stimulants derive benefits from antiretroviral therapy

Viewpoints: Effects of health law; conquering Ebola

Drugmakers sue to stop expansion of drug discount program

Intensive parenting and education provided in homes reduces drug use in pregnant teens

Abortion ads play big in N.H. and Colo. Senate campaigns

Molecular diagnostics and blood screening systems: an interview with Dr Bos and Dr Koppelman

Rockefeller University researchers gain new insight into how cholesterol processes in our body

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