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Social interaction could enhance dementia care, finds study

Increasing social interaction among people living with dementia in care homes could improve the quality of their life and save money, suggests new study.

7 Feb 2018

Novel hip resurfacing implant may give higher quality of life, greater mobility to patients

Surgeons are treating patients with a new type of hip implant that could lead to better outcomes for younger, more active people requiring surgery.

7 Feb 2018

Back pain affects nearly half of well-functioning, highly active older adults

In a Journal of the American Geriatrics Society study, many well-functioning and highly active older adults experienced back pain, which was linked with poorer perceived and observed walking endurance.

7 Feb 2018

Nurse calls cops after new mom seeks help for depression. Right call?

Four months after having her second baby, Jessica Porten started feeling really irritable. Little things would annoy her, like her glider chair.

7 Feb 2018

BetterYou supports Mantality initiative to improve men’s mental health and wellbeing

Natural health company BetterYou gave its support to the first ever Mantality retreat in Leeds last month – an initiative which encourages men to speak up about mental health issues and live more complete lives.

From BetterYou Ltd 7 Feb 2018

First Tesco Opticians stores transformed into Vision Express after acquisition

Officially opened on Thursday 1st February, Lakeside marked the first of 209 Tesco Opticians stores that are being transformed into Vision Express following the acquisition by the multiple’s parent company, GrandVision.

From Vision Express 7 Feb 2018

LUNGevity Foundation launches initiative to promote stronger adherence to lung cancer screening

LUNGevity Foundation announced the launch of Project ACTS – Increasing Adherence to CT Screening for lung cancer – a multi-stakeholder project funded by a grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation through their Bridging Cancer Care initiative.

7 Feb 2018

Cleaner shipping fuels will result in reduction of childhood asthma, study finds

Marine shipping fuels will get a whole lot cleaner in 2020 when a regulation by the International Maritime Organization requires fuels to contain 80-86 percent less sulfur.

7 Feb 2018

Relationship factors impact young adults' decisions related to contraceptive use

The dynamics of a couple's relationship, including the exclusivity of the partnership, the level of commitment to the partnership and participation in sexual decision-making with their partner, impact young adults' decisions related to contraceptive use, new research from Oregon State University shows.

7 Feb 2018

UNC study finds HIV risk patterns among people who inject drugs in Vietnam

People who inject drugs (PWID) in Vietnam are disproportionately affected by HIV. While HIV prevalence among the general population aged 15-49 is 0.4 percent, the prevalence of HIV among people who inject drugs is a staggering 11 percent, according to UNAIDS.

6 Feb 2018

CSU researchers find cause of Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Flint

An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in 2014-15 in Flint, Michigan, was likely caused by a change in the city's drinking water supply, according to a study led by Colorado State University researchers.

6 Feb 2018

New FluChip-8G technology could aid in pandemic preparedness

InDevR Inc., a Boulder-based analytical technology and life science company, today announced plans to launch a Research Use Only version of their FluChip-8G technology to aid in pandemic preparedness.

6 Feb 2018

Minor errors can lead to fatal consequences

It is not only about relatively minor gastrointestinal illnesses like self-limiting diarrhea. In particular among persons from risk groups (small children, expectant mothers, very old people or people whose immune system has been weakened by previous illness), a food-borne infection can also be severe, cause lasting damage and even prove fatal under certain circumstances.

6 Feb 2018

New study explores how social contact patterns influence growth of epidemics

The first-ever long-term study of patterns of social contact in Hong Kong will improve our knowledge of the growth of epidemics say researchers.

6 Feb 2018

Study finds brain network weakening in many older adults after knee replacement surgery

A new University of Florida study finds that 23 percent of adults age 60 and older who underwent a total knee replacement experienced a decline in activity in at least one region of the brain responsible for specific cognitive functions.

6 Feb 2018

New tool to monitor patterns and trends of cancer burden across Europe

On the occasion of the World Cancer Day, the European Commission's Joint Research Centre launched the European Cancer Information System (ECIS), which makes it possible to explore geographical patterns and temporal trends of cancer incidence, mortality, and survival from data submitted by some 150 European population-based cancer registries.

6 Feb 2018

Dim light may affect your ability to learn and remember, suggests new study

A new study found that prolonged exposure to dim light may alter the brain's structure, and impair an individual’s ability to remember and learn.

6 Feb 2018

The ‘Gesundheit Machine’ collects campus cooties in race against a fierce flu

It's turning out to be a particularly harsh flu season. The epidemic hasn't hit the University of Maryland College Park yet; students are just getting back from winter break. But in the close quarters of dorm rooms and cafeterias and study groups, the flu will come. And when it does, Dr. Don Milton, a professor of environmental health, will be ready and waiting to learn from it.

6 Feb 2018

FUJIFILM SonoSite donates point-of-care ultrasound to support relief efforts in Iraq

FUJIFILM SonoSite has donated a point-of-care ultrasound system to CADUS, an independent aid organisation supporting the relief effort in Iraq.

6 Feb 2018

Inhealthcare joins with PwC to explore growth opportunities in digital health

Inhealthcare is working with PwC to explore growth opportunities for its innovative digital health services.

6 Feb 2018

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Social interaction could enhance dementia care, finds study

Novel hip resurfacing implant may give higher quality of life, greater mobility to patients

Back pain affects nearly half of well-functioning, highly active older adults

Nurse calls cops after new mom seeks help for depression. Right call?

BetterYou supports Mantality initiative to improve men’s mental health and wellbeing

First Tesco Opticians stores transformed into Vision Express after acquisition

LUNGevity Foundation launches initiative to promote stronger adherence to lung cancer screening

Cleaner shipping fuels will result in reduction of childhood asthma, study finds

Relationship factors impact young adults' decisions related to contraceptive use

UNC study finds HIV risk patterns among people who inject drugs in Vietnam

CSU researchers find cause of Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Flint

New FluChip-8G technology could aid in pandemic preparedness

Minor errors can lead to fatal consequences

New study explores how social contact patterns influence growth of epidemics

Study finds brain network weakening in many older adults after knee replacement surgery

New tool to monitor patterns and trends of cancer burden across Europe

Dim light may affect your ability to learn and remember, suggests new study

The ‘Gesundheit Machine’ collects campus cooties in race against a fierce flu

FUJIFILM SonoSite donates point-of-care ultrasound to support relief efforts in Iraq

Inhealthcare joins with PwC to explore growth opportunities in digital health

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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