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Engineers develop portable radiation detection device to help people all over the world

Nuclear engineers at Oregon State University have developed a small, portable and inexpensive radiation detection device that should help people all over the world better understand the radiation around them, its type and intensity, and whether or not it poses a health risk.

11 Jul 2014

New approach for developing personalized gene therapies to treat retinitis pigmentosa

Columbia University Medical Center researchers have created a way to develop personalized gene therapies for patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a leading cause of vision loss.

11 Jul 2014

Wall Street seeks big bang from urgent care

Urgent care has mushroomed into an estimated $14.5 billion business, as investors try to profit from changes in health care, reports The New York Times.

11 Jul 2014

Students looking to bump up their GPA need to join gym

For those students looking to bump up their grade point averages during college, the answer may not be spending more time in a library or study hall, but in a gym.

11 Jul 2014

Medicare providers say they lose millions due to excessive audits

Health care providers say they're losing millions that are tied up in appeals because of the increasing number of Medicare audits. Meanwhile, the trade group representing family physicians complains about Congress' failure to fix Medicare's outdated physician payment formula.

11 Jul 2014

Researchers examine lives of diabetic pupils who receive inadequate support from schools

The project entitled 'Young people with diabetes and their peers' led by Dr Brooks - who is a psychologist with the University of Huddersfield's Centre for Applied Psychological and Health Research - set out to examine the lives of young diabetics from the age when they are starting to be more independent, they have now published their research.

11 Jul 2014

Insurers test new payment models for health care providers

The patient-centered medical homes model, which has been the hallmark of one such experiment by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, is among the approaches receiving attention for reducing costs and reducing hospitalizations.

11 Jul 2014

Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes increase risk of West Nile virus

Mosquitoes infected with the bacteria Wolbachia are more likely to become infected with West Nile virus and more likely to transmit the virus to humans, according to a team of researchers.

11 Jul 2014

New study sheds light on role of RPM-1 protein in neuron development

In a new study, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have shed new light on these complex processes, showing that a particular protein plays a far more sophisticated role in neuron development than previously thought.

11 Jul 2014

Reducing amount of alcoholic beverages consumed may improve cardiovascular health

Reducing the amount of alcoholic beverages consumed, even for light-to-moderate drinkers, may improve cardiovascular health, including a reduced risk of coronary heart disease, lower body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure, according to a new multi-center study published in The BMJ and co-led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

11 Jul 2014

Endomedix develops spray-on gel to staunch bleeding during brain surgery

Endomedix, a start-up company housed at NJIT's business incubator, received a $1.4 million federal grant to develop a spray-on gel that surgeons will use to staunch bleeding during brain surgery.

11 Jul 2014

Congressional Democrats introduce legislation to undo Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby decision

With only a limited calendar to work with, Democrats view this push as an important aspect of the 2014 congressional campaign.

11 Jul 2014

Survey: People with new health law insurance are generally happy

About 9.5 million Americans gained coverage during the health law's open enrollment period, and the uninsured rate for working-age adults fell from 20 percent to 15 percent, according to a survey by the Commonwealth Fund.

10 Jul 2014

UT Southwestern named one of nation's "Most Wired" hospitals for fourth consecutive year

UT Southwestern Medical Center is on the national "Most Wired" hospitals list for a fourth consecutive year, thanks to its use of such technologies as databases to help physicians better identify high-risk patients and tools that keep physicians, nurses, and patients communicating effectively.

10 Jul 2014

LA BioMed researchers launch new project to improve diabetes management

Managing diabetes is a year-round challenge for anyone living with the disease. The challenge is even greater for underserved and uninsured people who often don't have easy access to the care they need to manage their diabetes.

10 Jul 2014

AZD3965 drug could prove useful in treating small cell lung cancer

Manchester scientists have shown that a new drug could prove useful in treating small cell lung cancer - the most aggressive form of lung cancer.

From The University of Manchester 10 Jul 2014

Scientists develop RNA that binds cGMP

The transmission of signals within cells is dependent on cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) as an important secondary messenger. German scientists have now developed an RNA that binds cGMP. As reported in the journal Angewandte Chemie, it is possible to suppress the cGMP signal cascade in genetically modified cells that produce this RNA.

10 Jul 2014

Lower back pain not triggered by weather changes according to new study

Episodes of lower back pain are not triggered by changes in weather conditions, say Australian researchers.

10 Jul 2014

National Psoriasis Foundation to double the number of researchers studying psoriasis

National Psoriasis Foundation will double the number of researchers studying psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis while also cutting in half the number of people who say these chronic conditions are a problem in their daily lives as part of its new five-year strategic plan and mission to cure psoriatic disease and improve the lives of those affected.

10 Jul 2014

Mode of delivery in subsequent pregnancies and recurrence of severe perineal tears

There is an increased risk of severe perineal tearing during childbirth in women who had such a tear in a previous delivery, suggests a new study published today (9 July) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG).

10 Jul 2014

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Engineers develop portable radiation detection device to help people all over the world

New approach for developing personalized gene therapies to treat retinitis pigmentosa

Wall Street seeks big bang from urgent care

Students looking to bump up their GPA need to join gym

Medicare providers say they lose millions due to excessive audits

Researchers examine lives of diabetic pupils who receive inadequate support from schools

Insurers test new payment models for health care providers

Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes increase risk of West Nile virus

New study sheds light on role of RPM-1 protein in neuron development

Reducing amount of alcoholic beverages consumed may improve cardiovascular health

Endomedix develops spray-on gel to staunch bleeding during brain surgery

Congressional Democrats introduce legislation to undo Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby decision

Survey: People with new health law insurance are generally happy

UT Southwestern named one of nation's "Most Wired" hospitals for fourth consecutive year

LA BioMed researchers launch new project to improve diabetes management

AZD3965 drug could prove useful in treating small cell lung cancer

Scientists develop RNA that binds cGMP

Lower back pain not triggered by weather changes according to new study

National Psoriasis Foundation to double the number of researchers studying psoriasis

Mode of delivery in subsequent pregnancies and recurrence of severe perineal tears

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