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LabConnect collaborates with Symphony to support clinical research industry

LabConnect, LLC, a leading global provider of central laboratory and support services for biopharmaceutical, medical device and contract research organizations, and Symphony Clinical Research, a worldwide, innovative in-home clinical service provider, today announced a strategic collaboration.

20 Jun 2018

Expert offers tips for coping with peak poison ivy season

Summer officially arrives at 6:07 a.m. on Thursday. And typically, the first two months of summer coincide with the height of poison ivy season.

20 Jun 2018

Researchers confirm the weight loss benefits of the 16:8 diet

Researchers have shown that fasting for 16 hours of the day is an effective weight loss measure and can also lower blood pressure.

20 Jun 2018

Wound protector use linked to significant reduction in surgical site infection

Surgical site infection is a common occurrence among patients who have had gastrointestinal surgery, with reported infection rates varying from 4 to 25 percent.

20 Jun 2018

Study finds growing support to allow pharmacists to write prescriptions

Prescribing of medications has traditionally been restricted to physicians, but there is growing support to allow pharmacists to do so as well.

20 Jun 2018

Quick adoption of new diagnostic tests could help NHS to save nearly £7 billion

Research commissioned by Innovate UK and the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association reveals that the NHS could save over £6.9 billion in five years through quick adoption of new diagnostic tests as they come onto the market. In turn, these savings could help tackle the annual NHS shortfall, widely expected to reach £20 billion by 2022.

20 Jun 2018

Risks of cancer and mortality found to be lowest in light drinkers

The risk of mortality, and of developing a number of cancers, is lowest in light drinkers consuming an average of less than one drink per day across their lifetime, and the risk of some cancers increases with each additional drink per week, according to a new study, published this week in PLOS Medicine by Andrew Kunzmann of Queen’s University Belfast, and colleagues.

20 Jun 2018

‘Holy cow’ moment changes how Montana’s state health plan does business

Marilyn Bartlett, the director administrator of Montana's Health Care and Benefits Division, recalls thinking "holy cow" when she got an urgent directive from state legislators in late 2014: "You have to get these costs under control, or else."

20 Jun 2018

Kidney donation among carefully-selected older adults poses minimal risks

With increasing organ demand, living kidney donation from older donors has become more common. A new Clinical Transplantation study indicates that kidney donation among carefully-selected adults over 60 years of age poses minimal perioperative risks and no added risk of long-term kidney failure.

20 Jun 2018

Study links annual haze with increased hospitalizations for respiratory problems

For more than a decade, Southeast Asia has faced annual haze due to a combination of human activity, natural fires, and climatic factors. A new study published in Respirology reveals that the annual haze is associated with increased hospital admissions for respiratory problems.

20 Jun 2018

New guidelines on self‐management of diabetes in hospital

It is important that patients with diabetes be involved in decisions concerning the management of their condition while they are hospitalized. New guidelines published in Diabetic Medicine are meant to improve the inpatient experience and safety for people with diabetes through effective self-management.

20 Jun 2018

Alcohol and marijuana use linked to heightened risk of condomless sex in young adults

Young persons who use alcohol and/or marijuana experience heightened likelihood of condomless sex, according to a new study published in The American Journal on Addictions. This increased likelihood was greater for women than for men on days with alcohol or marijuana use, each alone but especially when combined.

20 Jun 2018

Study: Effects of atrial fibrillation can be reduced or reversed by losing weight

Australian research shows for the first time that obese people who are suffering from atrial fibrillation can reduce or reverse the effects of the condition by losing weight.

20 Jun 2018

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy can reduce depression rates in children

Children as young as 3 can be clinically depressed, and often that depression recurs as kids get older and go to school.

20 Jun 2018

Alcohol hangovers more significant and costly than people realize, shows research

Alcohol hangovers are more significant and costly than people realize, new research shows. Although individuals may be "street legal" to drive a car, or go to work and operate machinery, they can be just as impaired with a hangover as if they were over the alcohol limit.

20 Jun 2018

New approach could provide objective and easy-to-obtain measure of dietary adherence

An analysis of small molecules called "metabolites" in a blood sample may be used to determine whether a person is following a prescribed diet, scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have shown.

20 Jun 2018

WHO's classification of game addiction as mental health disorder may help people to seek treatment

The World Health Organization's classification of video game addiction as a mental health disorder is a significant step toward getting people the help they need, said Douglas Gentile, an Iowa State University professor of psychology and expert on video games and addiction.

20 Jun 2018

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LabConnect collaborates with Symphony to support clinical research industry

Expert offers tips for coping with peak poison ivy season

Researchers confirm the weight loss benefits of the 16:8 diet

Wound protector use linked to significant reduction in surgical site infection

Study finds growing support to allow pharmacists to write prescriptions

Quick adoption of new diagnostic tests could help NHS to save nearly £7 billion

Risks of cancer and mortality found to be lowest in light drinkers

‘Holy cow’ moment changes how Montana’s state health plan does business

Kidney donation among carefully-selected older adults poses minimal risks

Study links annual haze with increased hospitalizations for respiratory problems

New guidelines on self‐management of diabetes in hospital

Alcohol and marijuana use linked to heightened risk of condomless sex in young adults

Study: Effects of atrial fibrillation can be reduced or reversed by losing weight

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy can reduce depression rates in children

Alcohol hangovers more significant and costly than people realize, shows research

New approach could provide objective and easy-to-obtain measure of dietary adherence

WHO's classification of game addiction as mental health disorder may help people to seek treatment

Young cancer survivors need more support as they feel dissatisfied with their sexuality

Religious involvement has no significant effect on misuse of prescription opioids, study finds

Monash study reveals why older people have reduced immune responses to cancer therapy

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

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