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Medigrowth continues to achieve significant milestones in the Australian cannabis industry

Today, Medigrowth Australia is pleased to provide an update on its activities. Victorian-based Medicinal Cannabis company Medigrowth continues to achieve significant milestones as it navigates a clear path to delivering on its commitment to become a valuable cannabis industry supply chain partner, large scale extraction company and provider of pure, safe and trusted pharmaceutical-grade medical cannabis for delivery to Australian patients.

28 Aug 2019

AI could use electrocardiogram data to track overall health status of patients

In the near future, doctors may be able to apply artificial intelligence to electrocardiogram data in order to measure overall health status, according to new research published in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, a journal of the American Heart Association.

27 Aug 2019

Personal protective equipment shows potential to decrease injury probability of seafarers

The shipping industry is vital to the existence of the global trade economy, yet seafarers face one of the highest risks of workplace injury or death.

27 Aug 2019

Technostress linked to addiction for social media platforms

Social network users risk becoming more and more addicted to social media platforms even as they experience stress from their use.

27 Aug 2019

Time-scarcity for working mothers amplifies stress attached to family food provisioning

Researchers at Flinders University in Australia have found that time-scarcity for working mothers – and especially those who are also studying - amplified stress attached to providing family food and that more help is needed from the family unit and society at large to support ideal nutritional goals.

27 Aug 2019

Pharma cash rolls into Congress to defend an embattled industry

In the heat of the most ferocious battle over drug prices in years, pharmaceutical companies are showering U.S. senators with campaign cash as sweeping legislation heads toward the floor.

27 Aug 2019

Many drug manufacturers fail to complete the FDA approval process, research reveals

The Food and Drug Administration's Accelerated Approval Program was created in 1992 to significantly accelerate the ability to bring certain new drugs to market.

27 Aug 2019

Front-line primary care providers given tools to play larger role in tackling opioid abuse

Buprenorphine and naltrexone can help break a person's addiction to life-threatening opioid use disorder, but they can be hard for front-line, primary care providers to prescribe, according to researchers at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center.

27 Aug 2019

Study explores cannabis use in young adult cancer patients

Cannabis can help alleviate some of the symptoms of cancer and its treatment, and a new study examines the prevalence of its use among young adult cancer patients now that medical cannabis is becoming increasingly available.

27 Aug 2019

How and when immigrants’ use of government benefits might affect their legal status

A new rule to restrict legal immigration, published by the Trump administration this month, is sowing confusion and anxiety even among immigrants not directly affected by it, as fear spreads faster than facts, immigration and health policy experts say.

27 Aug 2019

Simple smartphone-based method for detecting extremely low levels of norovirus

A little bit of norovirus - the highly infectious microbe that causes about 20 million cases of food poisoning in the United States each year - goes a long way. Just 10 particles of the virus can cause illness in humans.

27 Aug 2019

Mysterious vaping lung injuries may have flown under regulatory radar

It was the arrival of the second man in his early 20s gasping for air that alarmed Dr. Dixie Harris. Young patients rarely get so sick, so fast, with a severe lung illness, and this was her second case in a matter of days.

27 Aug 2019

Multiple-birth infants have higher risk of wrong-patient order errors in NICU

Multiple-birth infants had a significantly higher risk of wrong-patient order errors compared with singletons in neonatal intensive care units, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

27 Aug 2019

NIH announces new round of funding for Research Centers in Minority Institutions

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, part of the National Institutes of Health, has funded three new awards and renewed the awards of eight institutions previously funded under the Research Centers in Minority Institutions Specialized Centers program.

26 Aug 2019

French organ transplant centers more likely to accept kidneys discarded in the United States

French organ transplant centers are far more likely to accept "lower-rated" kidneys, like those from older organ donors, than centers in the United States, according to a first-of-its kind analysis published today in JAMA Internal Medicine.

26 Aug 2019

Sending reminders and text instructions increases rate of colonoscopies

Having simple text conversations with patients one week before they are scheduled for a colonoscopy dramatically decreased the "no-show" rates, according to a recent study conducted by Penn Medicine researchers.

26 Aug 2019

Survey reveals escalating interest to use marijuana or cannabinoids for managing pain

Millennials lead the escalating interest in marijuana and cannabinoid compounds for managing pain – with older generations not far behind – and yet most are unaware of potential risks.

26 Aug 2019

Individual’s trust and proximity to disease outbreak may affect vaccination attitudes

An individual’s trust in institutions such as the CDC, and how close they live to a recent measles outbreak, may affect their attitudes on measles vaccination, according to a study published August 28, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Florian Justwan of the University of Idaho, USA, and colleagues.

From PLOS ONE 26 Aug 2019

Ketchup and mayonnaise not likely to be replaced anytime soon, GlobalData says

Following initial launch in the US, Heinz is now bringing its experimental blend of ketchup and mayonnaise Saucy Sauce to the UK.

26 Aug 2019

GlobalData: Two-thirds of U.S. millennials consider the impact on their health, wellbeing before buying alcoholic drinks

US consumers’ preference for lighter beverages is impacting alcoholic drinks innovation. The low-calorie and low-sugar labels seen in emerging products such as hard seltzers (also known as alcoholic waters) particularly appeal to US millennials, 66% of which state they are often or always influenced by how a product impacts their health and wellbeing when choosing alcoholic beverages.

26 Aug 2019

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Medigrowth continues to achieve significant milestones in the Australian cannabis industry

AI could use electrocardiogram data to track overall health status of patients

Personal protective equipment shows potential to decrease injury probability of seafarers

Technostress linked to addiction for social media platforms

Time-scarcity for working mothers amplifies stress attached to family food provisioning

Pharma cash rolls into Congress to defend an embattled industry

Many drug manufacturers fail to complete the FDA approval process, research reveals

Front-line primary care providers given tools to play larger role in tackling opioid abuse

Study explores cannabis use in young adult cancer patients

How and when immigrants’ use of government benefits might affect their legal status

Simple smartphone-based method for detecting extremely low levels of norovirus

Mysterious vaping lung injuries may have flown under regulatory radar

Multiple-birth infants have higher risk of wrong-patient order errors in NICU

NIH announces new round of funding for Research Centers in Minority Institutions

French organ transplant centers more likely to accept kidneys discarded in the United States

Sending reminders and text instructions increases rate of colonoscopies

Survey reveals escalating interest to use marijuana or cannabinoids for managing pain

Individual’s trust and proximity to disease outbreak may affect vaccination attitudes

Ketchup and mayonnaise not likely to be replaced anytime soon, GlobalData says

GlobalData: Two-thirds of U.S. millennials consider the impact on their health, wellbeing before buying alcoholic drinks

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