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Speakers announced for National Medicines Symposium 2018

NPS MedicineWise is pleased to announce the keynote speakers for the 10th National Medicines Symposium (NMS) - Population to Personal Health Care: The Future is Now.

21 May 2018

Early-onset cannabis use linked to further drug abuse problems

What a difference a year or two can make: If you started smoking marijuana at the start of your teens, your risk of having a drug abuse problem by age 28 is 68 per cent, but if you started smoking between 15 and 17 your risk drops to 44 per cent, according to a new study by Université de Montréal researchers.

21 May 2018

Scientists collate evidence for mismatch between past evolutionary adaptation and modern lives

The transition to modernity - largely driven by the Industrial Revolution - provided us with easier access to food and clean water, with antibiotics, vaccines, and modern medicine.

21 May 2018

Biomarker blood test does not appear to curb antibiotic overuse, shows new study

Overall antibiotic use was not curbed by giving physicians the results of biomarker tests in patients with suspected lower respiratory tract infections, according to findings from the Procalcitonin Antibiotic Consensus Trial.

21 May 2018

Intermittent fasting may increase diabetes risk, shows study

Fasting every other day to lose weight impairs the action of sugar-regulating hormone, insulin, which may increase diabetes risk, according to data presented in Barcelona at the European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting, ECE 2018.

21 May 2018

Reduction in heart disease risk factors could help prevent frailty among older adults

New research has shown that older people with very low heart disease risks also have very little frailty, raising the possibility that frailty could be prevented.

21 May 2018

Birth rate decline driven by waiting longer to have children, cost of infertility treatment

The U.S. fertility rate dropped to a record low for the second year in a row, federal officials announced Thursday. Dr. Eve Feinberg, assistant professor of reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a practicing OB-GYN at Northwestern Medicine, said she believes the decline in the birth rate is driven by a combination of people waiting longer to have children, the cost of infertility treatment and the economy.

21 May 2018

Incorporation of AI could transform cancer diagnosis in UK - PM May

According to Prime Minister Theresa May, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is soon to change the scene in cancer and other disease diagnosis. She is to speak today in Macclesfield where she would acknowledge AI as a “new weapon” that is being used by the NHS and technology companies in research.

21 May 2018

Study: Many gay and bisexual teenage boys use adult hookup apps to connect with friends, partners

Although hookup apps require users to be 18 or older, a new Northwestern Medicine study found that more than 50 percent of sexually active gay and bisexual boys ages 14 to 17 met male sexual partners on apps such as Grindr and Scruff.

18 May 2018

Safety program successfully reduces SSIs in patients undergoing colorectal operations

Surgical site infections (SSIs) in patients undergoing colorectal operations were reduced by 61 percent in less than two years in Hawaiian hospitals participating in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Surgery, according to new study findings published as an "article in press" on the website of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons ahead of print.

18 May 2018

Clinical study supports usual medical care plus chiropractic care for low back pain

U.S military personnel with low back pain who received usual medical care plus chiropractic care reported moderate improvement in their pain intensity and disability compared with patients who received usual medical care alone.

18 May 2018

Trump proposes cutting planned parenthood funds. What does that mean?

The planned revival of a policy dating to Ronald Reagan's presidency may finally present a way for President Donald Trump to fulfill his campaign promise to "defund" Planned Parenthood. Or at least to evict it from the federal family planning program, where it provides care to more than 40 percent of that program's 4 million patients.

18 May 2018

Study finds increasing wealth gap between households of seniors and families with children

The wealth gap between households of seniors and those with children has ballooned since 1989, a new study finds.

18 May 2018

Johns Hopkins' new project helps improve clinician response to deteriorating patient conditions

A project in the radiation oncology outpatient unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital showed an improvement in clinician's comfort level in responding to urgent patient care situations after a department-wide exercise focused on recognizing the signs when a patient's condition was declining during their appointments.

18 May 2018

Updated SSC Bundle aims to improve survival for sepsis patients

For patients with sepsis, a serious infection causing widespread inflammation, immediate treatment is essential to improve the chances of survival. An updated "Hour-1 Bundle" of the international, evidence-based guidelines for treatment of sepsis is introduced in the June issue of Critical Care Medicine.

18 May 2018

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Speakers announced for National Medicines Symposium 2018

Early-onset cannabis use linked to further drug abuse problems

Scientists collate evidence for mismatch between past evolutionary adaptation and modern lives

Biomarker blood test does not appear to curb antibiotic overuse, shows new study

Intermittent fasting may increase diabetes risk, shows study

Reduction in heart disease risk factors could help prevent frailty among older adults

Birth rate decline driven by waiting longer to have children, cost of infertility treatment

Incorporation of AI could transform cancer diagnosis in UK - PM May

Study: Many gay and bisexual teenage boys use adult hookup apps to connect with friends, partners

Safety program successfully reduces SSIs in patients undergoing colorectal operations

Clinical study supports usual medical care plus chiropractic care for low back pain

Trump proposes cutting planned parenthood funds. What does that mean?

Study finds increasing wealth gap between households of seniors and families with children

Johns Hopkins' new project helps improve clinician response to deteriorating patient conditions

Updated SSC Bundle aims to improve survival for sepsis patients

Rutgers Cancer Institute nurses research various topics to enhance patient experience

Vermont legislators pass a drug importation law. So what?

Scientists make breakthrough discovery about vitamin B12

Between death and deportation

UK military to use Celox Rapid hemostatic gauzes for treating gunshot and stab wounds

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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