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Mindfulness-based eating solution may help people adopt healthy eating habits without giving up food

Americans spend more than 60 billion dollars a year on weight loss products; two-thirds of these dieters are estimated to regain more weight within four or five years than they originally lost according to the Live Strong Foundation.

19 Jul 2016

Mass incarceration of drug users leads to high levels of HIV, tuberculosis and hepatitis among prisoners

The War on Drugs, mass incarceration of drug users, and the failure to provide proven harm reduction and treatment strategies has led to high levels of HIV, tuberculosis, and hepatitis B and C infection among prisoners—far higher than in the general population.

19 Jul 2016

HOI attends ICHOM conference to present international standards for measurement of orthopedic outcomes

Hoag Orthopedic Institute, one of the largest providers of orthopedic care in the nation, recently attended The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement value-based health care conference in London as a sponsoring partner, to present the international standard set for the measurement of hip and knee osteoarthritis outcomes that matter most to patients.

19 Jul 2016

Soligenix announces encouraging preliminary results of heat stable Ebola vaccine

A biopharmaceutical company collaborating with Hawai'i scientists on an Ebola vaccine announced encouraging news about its vaccine today.

19 Jul 2016

Study finds no increased risk for parkinsonism linked to use of gadolinium in MRIs

A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences has cast doubt on the clinical significance of brain deposits of gadolinium.

19 Jul 2016

SLU researchers study investigational vaccine for yellow fever

Saint Louis University's Center for Vaccine Development is studying an investigational vaccine for yellow fever, a potentially deadly disease that is spread by the same mosquito that transmits Zika virus.

19 Jul 2016

Mutations in STN1 gene cause Coats plus syndrome

A team of Israeli researchers has discovered that mutations in STN1, a gene that helps maintain the ends of chromosomes, cause the rare, inherited disorder Coats plus syndrome.

18 Jul 2016

Parental substance use increases health risks among children

Children whose parents or caregivers misuse alcohol or use, produce or distribute drugs face an increased risk of medical and behavioral problems. According to a new clinical report by experts at Beth Israel Medical Center and Boston Children's Hospital, pediatricians are in a unique position to assess risk and intervene to protect children.

18 Jul 2016

Blood utilization practice guidelines can save millions of dollars, reduce blood wastage

Improving the processes of ordering, transporting, and storing blood can save millions of dollars and drastically reduce blood wastage, reported a research team from one academic medical center after implementing institutional initiatives to address blood management.

18 Jul 2016

Study produces most detailed picture to date of genetics underlying type 2 diabetes

The largest study of its kind into type 2 diabetes has produced the most detailed picture to date of the genetics underlying the condition.

18 Jul 2016

New technique could make tissue regeneration cheaper and safer for transplant patients

A new technique developed by a UBC researcher could make tissue regeneration cheaper and safer for health-care systems and their patients.

15 Jul 2016

Research highlights global burden of HIV and other infectious diseases among prisoners and detainees

Prisoners and detainees worldwide have higher burdens of HIV, viral hepatitis and tuberculosis than the communities from which they come, and the regular cycling of infected people in and out of incarceration is worsening the epidemics both inside and outside of prison, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health-led research suggests.

15 Jul 2016

Red meat intake may increase risk of developing end-stage renal disease

A new study indicates that red meat intake may increase the risk of kidney failure in the general population, and substituting red meat with alternative sources of protein from time to time may significantly reduce this risk.

14 Jul 2016

Researchers demonstrate important functional role of lincRNA in immune system

A long non-coding RNA (lincRNA) - called lincRNA-EPS - responsible for regulating innate immunity has been identified by a team of scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

14 Jul 2016

New study shows team training of health care staff can reduce patient mortality by 15%

Team training of health care employees can reduce patient mortality by 15 percent, according to a new study from Rice University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the University of Central Florida, the U.S. Department of Defense and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center.

14 Jul 2016

Health Care News and Research

Mindfulness-based eating solution may help people adopt healthy eating habits without giving up food

Mass incarceration of drug users leads to high levels of HIV, tuberculosis and hepatitis among prisoners

HOI attends ICHOM conference to present international standards for measurement of orthopedic outcomes

Soligenix announces encouraging preliminary results of heat stable Ebola vaccine

Study finds no increased risk for parkinsonism linked to use of gadolinium in MRIs

SLU researchers study investigational vaccine for yellow fever

Mutations in STN1 gene cause Coats plus syndrome

Parental substance use increases health risks among children

Blood utilization practice guidelines can save millions of dollars, reduce blood wastage

Study produces most detailed picture to date of genetics underlying type 2 diabetes

New technique could make tissue regeneration cheaper and safer for transplant patients

Research highlights global burden of HIV and other infectious diseases among prisoners and detainees

Red meat intake may increase risk of developing end-stage renal disease

Researchers demonstrate important functional role of lincRNA in immune system

New study shows team training of health care staff can reduce patient mortality by 15%

Moderate caloric restriction in healthy non-obese individuals reduces chronic inflammation

Delirium in older surgical patients may be linked to long-term cognitive decline

Study shows spinal cord stimulation can be safe, effective treatment option for chronic pain sufferers

Clinical study examines new treatment option for aortic stenosis patients with larger valve structure

UCLA-led study finds wide acceptance of end-of-life care orders among California nursing home residents

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