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Hepatitis C services in the UK: an interview with Louise Campbell, senior liver nurse at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Within the UK there are several centres whose nurse specialists work to a best practice model, delivering care and achieving outcomes which are extremely high in areas of patient retention, adherence to medication and completion of the treatment regimen. With this they achieve cure rates which are some of the highest in the World.

9 Sep 2013

Sleep-deprived people may buy more high-calorie foods the following day

People who were deprived of one night’s sleep purchased more calories and grams of food in a mock supermarket on the following day in a new study published in the journal Obesity, the official journal of The Obesity Society.

7 Sep 2013

GLNT integrates video conferencing technology into Kinesia HomeView for Parkinson’s disease patients

Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies announced today they are launching commercialization and clinical studies to expand their telemedicine technology, Kinesia HomeView, for individuals with Parkinson’s disease by adding real-time video conferencing.

7 Sep 2013

Study: More MSLs build, maintain relationships with KOLs on reimbursement committees

Medical science liaisons are increasingly forming relationships with key opinion leaders who serve on reimbursement committees, according to a study by Cutting Edge Information.

7 Sep 2013

TCSPP to offer online M.P.H program from 2014

With more than 17 programs in psychology and behavioral and health sciences already established, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP)—one of the leading nonprofit institutions of its kind-- is offering for the first time in its history a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Program beginning spring 2014 online and fall 2014 in Los Angeles.

7 Sep 2013

S&P Capital IQ commences Standard & Poor's Factual Stock Report coverage on Epigenomics AG

S&P Capital IQ announced today that it has commenced Standard & Poor's Factual Stock Report coverage on Epigenomics AG.

7 Sep 2013

Our Lady of the Lake Trauma Center certified as Level II Trauma Center

The Our Lady of the Lake Trauma Center has earned official designation from the American College of Surgeons and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals as a Level II Trauma Center. This verification makes the Lake's trauma center the only such center in the greater Baton Rouge region.

7 Sep 2013

National Diaper Need Awareness Week highlights that 30% of low-income families cannot afford baby diapers

Diaper Need Awareness Week (Sept. 8 though 14) calls attention to a disturbing statistic: Nearly 30 percent of low-income families cannot afford enough diapers to keep their babies clean, dry and healthy.

7 Sep 2013

Shuyusan-containing serum protects SH-SY5Y cells against corticosterone-induced impairment

Synthetic antidepressants present a narrow spectrum and side effects following long-term application. Recently, medical practitioners have shown interest in the use of Chinese medicines for the treatment of diseases and in the adjustment of the human response to stress.

7 Sep 2013

Viewpoints: Administration is 'fighting back' on Obamacare; Democrats' 'nervous breakdown' about GOP inquiry on navigators

In Washington, Republican members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce have sent intimidating letters to many of the groups hired as navigators, demanding all their paperwork and suggesting that the groups intend to exploit the work for fund-raising or political purposes.

7 Sep 2013

Annual treated wastewater in North America roughly equals volume of Niagara Falls; less than 4% is reused

Amid growing competition for freshwater from industry and cities, coupled with a rising world shortage of potash, nitrogen and phosphorus, an international study predicts a rapid increase in the use of treated wastewater for farming and other purposes worldwide.

7 Sep 2013

Penn’s ITMAT symposium addresses topics of direct relevance to translational science

The Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics' 7th Annual International Symposium (ITMAT) symposium, Harnessing the Paradox: Personalization and the Science of Scale, to be held in October 2013, will address topics of direct relevance to translational science.

7 Sep 2013

Pharmathene presents new data from SparVax anthrax vaccine program at 2013 Bacillus conference

PharmAthene, Inc. announced today that new data from the Company's SparVax® next-generation anthrax vaccine program were presented in two separate oral presentations at the 2013 Bacillus – ACT international anthrax conference in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

7 Sep 2013

Breast Cancer Symposium highlights risk and use of radiotherapy, MRI in DCIS patients

New studies exploring breast cancer risk perceptions and use of radiotherapy and MRI for women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS, a preinvasive form of breast cancer) were highlighted today in a virtual presscast in advance of the 2013 Breast Cancer Symposium.

7 Sep 2013

Study reveals hydrolyzed collagen may be suitable for nerve cell culture media

In the central nervous system, nerve cells adhere to the extracellular matrix. Type I collagen is the major class of insoluble fibrous proteins in the extracellular matrix. A previous study has shown that neural stem and progenitor cells, cultured on collagen matrices, are able to expand actively and generate neurons.

7 Sep 2013

HHS readies $12M ad campaign to promote health law in 13 states

The advertisements, which will begin airing Sept. 30, will encourage consumers in a group of predominately red states to sign up for insurance available through the health law's new online marketplaces.

7 Sep 2013

Study analyzes factors associated with outsourcing clinical trial activities

It's no secret that the medical device sector sees emerging markets such as China and Brazil as their best opportunity for top-line growth over the next decade.

7 Sep 2013

Experts and patient advocates to discuss growing concerns around blood glucose test strip accuracy

The Diabetes Hands Foundation announced today that it will send diabetes advocate Bennet Dunlap to participate on a panel September 9, 2013 aiming to address the growing concerns around blood glucose test strip accuracy.

7 Sep 2013

New book debunks popular myths on how to prevent cancer

Award-winning science journalist George Johnson debunks popular assumptions about how to prevent cancer.

7 Sep 2013

Adheris files suit against HHS for attempting to restrain speech that serves public health interest

Adheris, Inc., an inVentiv Health company, filed suit today against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, asking a federal court to enjoin the government from implementing a new regulation that imposes unconstitutional restrictions on the speech of a company whose business is encouraging patients to properly take their medicine.

7 Sep 2013

Research News and Research

Hepatitis C services in the UK: an interview with Louise Campbell, senior liver nurse at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Sleep-deprived people may buy more high-calorie foods the following day

GLNT integrates video conferencing technology into Kinesia HomeView for Parkinson’s disease patients

Study: More MSLs build, maintain relationships with KOLs on reimbursement committees

TCSPP to offer online M.P.H program from 2014

S&P Capital IQ commences Standard & Poor's Factual Stock Report coverage on Epigenomics AG

Our Lady of the Lake Trauma Center certified as Level II Trauma Center

National Diaper Need Awareness Week highlights that 30% of low-income families cannot afford baby diapers

Shuyusan-containing serum protects SH-SY5Y cells against corticosterone-induced impairment

Viewpoints: Administration is 'fighting back' on Obamacare; Democrats' 'nervous breakdown' about GOP inquiry on navigators

Annual treated wastewater in North America roughly equals volume of Niagara Falls; less than 4% is reused

Penn’s ITMAT symposium addresses topics of direct relevance to translational science

Pharmathene presents new data from SparVax anthrax vaccine program at 2013 Bacillus conference

Breast Cancer Symposium highlights risk and use of radiotherapy, MRI in DCIS patients

Study reveals hydrolyzed collagen may be suitable for nerve cell culture media

HHS readies $12M ad campaign to promote health law in 13 states

Study analyzes factors associated with outsourcing clinical trial activities

Experts and patient advocates to discuss growing concerns around blood glucose test strip accuracy

New book debunks popular myths on how to prevent cancer

Adheris files suit against HHS for attempting to restrain speech that serves public health interest

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