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Advances in treating hep C lead to new option for transplant patients

After her kidneys failed from the same illness that took the lives of her mother and brother, Anne Rupp went on dialysis in May 2016, spending three hours a day, three times a week undergoing the blood-cleaning procedure. She hated it.

13 Aug 2018

Oxidative Stress Hampers Blood Vessel Dilation in Men

Higher levels of oxidative stress in males results in lower levels of cofactor BH needed to make the powerful blood vessel dilator nitric oxide.

13 Aug 2018

Study: Patients taking OTC drugs, dietary supplements not aware of effects on lab test results

Over-the-counter drugs and dietary supplements are widely used and popular, with US households spending an average of almost USD 350 annually on OTC products. In 2006 an average of EUR 67.50 was spent per person on OTC products in Germany.

13 Aug 2018

Medical nutrition therapy provided by RDNs benefits patients with chronic kidney disease

According to a new review, approximately 30 million Americans – about 15 percent of adults – have chronic kidney disease, a number that is expected to increase in the next 20 years due to rising obesity rates and longer lifespans, but the majority of chronic kidney disease patients aren't receiving potentially lifesaving treatment.

13 Aug 2018

Employer expectation of checking email during nonwork hours affects health of workers and families

Employer expectations of work email monitoring during nonwork hours are detrimental to the health and well-being of not only employees but their family members as well.

13 Aug 2018

College students may experience pressures from secondary exposure to opioid abuse

About one in five college students reported in a survey that they knew someone who was addicted to pain medications, and nearly a third said they knew somebody who overdosed on painkillers or heroin, according to a team of undergraduate Penn State Lehigh Valley researchers.

13 Aug 2018

Study finds prevalence of substandard and falsified medicines in developing countries

A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that substandard and falsified medicines, including medicines to treat malaria, are a serious problem in much of the world.

10 Aug 2018

Average consumption of salt found to be safe for heart health

New research shows that for the vast majority of individuals, sodium consumption does not increase health risks except for those who eat more than five grams a day, the equivalent of 2.5 teaspoons of salt.

10 Aug 2018

Palliative care associated with reduced risk of suicide in veterans with lung cancer

Results from a large-scale patient population study, recently published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, reveal palliative care is associated with a reduced risk of suicide in veterans diagnosed with advanced stage lung cancer.

10 Aug 2018

$Initiation of PIMs associated with higher risk of fracture-specific hospitalizations and mortality$

Initiation of PIMs associated with higher risk of fracture-specific hospitalizations and mortality

A recent study published in The European Journal of Health Economics finds that the initiation of potentially inappropriate medication is associated with a higher risk of fracture-specific hospitalizations and mortality.

10 Aug 2018

Trump administration sinks teeth into paring down drug prices, on 5 key points

Three months after President Donald Trump announced his blueprint to bring down drug prices, administration officials have begun putting some teeth behind the rhetoric.

10 Aug 2018

Clinicians who learn of a patient’s opioid death modestly cut back on prescriptions

Physicians and other medical providers modestly reduced the volume of opioids they prescribed after being told one of their patients had died of an overdose, according to research published Thursday.

10 Aug 2018

Study validates effectiveness of new online diet monitoring tool

Research carried out to prove the validity of the new myfood24 online diet monitoring tool has shown it is as effective as similar tools already available to health care practitioners, researchers and educators, and more efficient to use.

10 Aug 2018

Kidney transplant chains save more lives than kidney exchanges, shows research

New research from the UBC Sauder School of the Business has found that transplant societies which prioritize kidney transplant chains over kidney exchanges can increase the total number of transplants, thereby saving more lives.

10 Aug 2018

Increasing alcohol taxes appears to be cost-effective method to reduce alcohol harms

Increasing taxes on alcohol is one of the most cost-effective methods of reducing the harms caused by alcohol consumption, according to research in the new issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

10 Aug 2018

One in two people putting their eye health at risk during summer, says eye research charity

Leading eye research charity Fight for Sight says that one in two people is putting their eye health at risk during sunny weather by not always wearing ultraviolet protective sunglasses to protect their eyes.

10 Aug 2018

Physicians who come to know about overdose deaths reduce opioid prescription

Will clinicians become more careful in prescribing opioids if they are made of aware of the risks of these drugs first-hand?

10 Aug 2018

Lesbian, gay, bisexual adults face trouble affording healthcare even after launch of ACA

The Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, has reduced the number of Americans without health insurance from 18 percent to about 13 percent, statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show.

10 Aug 2018

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust to roll out Allscripts' EPR

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has chosen Allscripts to deliver an electronic patient record and help it achieve its digital ambitions over the next ten years.

10 Aug 2018

ABHI Develops Strong US Support Strategy for UK Healthtech Industry

The Association of British HealthTech Industries is offering UK companies the opportunity to take part in a number of US-based activities designed to help them access the US market.

10 Aug 2018

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Advances in treating hep C lead to new option for transplant patients

Oxidative Stress Hampers Blood Vessel Dilation in Men

Study: Patients taking OTC drugs, dietary supplements not aware of effects on lab test results

Medical nutrition therapy provided by RDNs benefits patients with chronic kidney disease

Employer expectation of checking email during nonwork hours affects health of workers and families

College students may experience pressures from secondary exposure to opioid abuse

Study finds prevalence of substandard and falsified medicines in developing countries

Average consumption of salt found to be safe for heart health

Palliative care associated with reduced risk of suicide in veterans with lung cancer

Initiation of PIMs associated with higher risk of fracture-specific hospitalizations and mortality

Trump administration sinks teeth into paring down drug prices, on 5 key points

Clinicians who learn of a patient’s opioid death modestly cut back on prescriptions

Study validates effectiveness of new online diet monitoring tool

Kidney transplant chains save more lives than kidney exchanges, shows research

Increasing alcohol taxes appears to be cost-effective method to reduce alcohol harms

One in two people putting their eye health at risk during summer, says eye research charity

Physicians who come to know about overdose deaths reduce opioid prescription

Lesbian, gay, bisexual adults face trouble affording healthcare even after launch of ACA

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust to roll out Allscripts' EPR

ABHI Develops Strong US Support Strategy for UK Healthtech Industry

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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