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Efforts to phase out chemicals in non-stick coatings have prevented low-weight births, brain damage

Government and industry efforts since 2003 to phase out chemicals used to make non-stick coatings, such as Teflon, have prevented more than 118,000 low-weight births and related brain damage in the United States.

27 Nov 2017

NUS researchers convert tofu whey into alcoholic drink rich in isoflavones

A research team from the National University of Singapore has successfully turned tofu whey, a liquid that is generated from the production of tofu and is often discarded, into a tasty alcoholic beverage which they named Sachi.

27 Nov 2017

Children should be vaccinated against flu in the run up to Christmas, warns NHS

Children are “super-spreaders” of flu and should be given the flu vaccine to prevent them passing on illness to grandparents and other vulnerable people over the Christmas period, warns the NHS.

27 Nov 2017

Surprise ambulance bills: A consumer’s guide

When the ambulance service that picks you up is out-of-network, your insurer pays what it considers fair. And then — surprise! — the ambulance service sends you a bill for the rest.

27 Nov 2017

Radiology images can reveal critical clues about injury patterns of intimate partner violence

Radiology images can reveal critical clues not only about a patient's current injuries, but also about patterns of violence a person may be experiencing. Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital present data today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America from a study that reveals new ways that radiologists can be involved in the care of victims of intimate partner violence (IPV)

27 Nov 2017

Marketplace confusion opens door to questions about skinny plans

Consumers coping with the high cost of health insurance are the target market for new plans claiming to be lower-cost alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that fulfill the law's requirement for health coverage.

27 Nov 2017

New Canadian guideline outlines cost-effective strategies to prevent HIV in high-risk population

A new Canadian guideline outlines how new biomedical strategies to prevent HIV infection can best be used in high-risk populations both before and after exposure to the virus.

27 Nov 2017

Children, adolescents who do not drink tap water more likely to have tooth decay

American children and adolescents who do not drink tap water, which is typically fluoridated, are much more likely to have tooth decay, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. However, the study confirms that those who drink tap water are more likely to have elevated levels of lead in their blood.

27 Nov 2017

Study finds high prevalence of military sexual trauma and its effects among male soldiers

Military sexual trauma (MST) is defined as sexual harassment and/or sexual trauma experienced during the course of military service. It includes uninvited or unwanted verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature, such as attention, verbal remarks, touching, sexual coercion, sexual assault, and rape.

25 Nov 2017

Flies may be more potent pathogen carriers than previously thought

Flies can be more than pesky picnic crashers, they may be potent pathogen carriers, too, according to an international team of researchers.

25 Nov 2017

Flies could act as autonomous bionic drones to help monitor disease outbreaks

An international research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have proposed that swarms of flies can be used to help monitor disease outbreaks.

25 Nov 2017

Safe mortuary care may be improved by applying common patient safety protocols

New research investigating serious incidents occurring in the management of patient remains after their death concludes that safe mortuary care may be improved by applying lessons learned from existing patient safety work.

23 Nov 2017

New approach can track how superbugs travel among and within health care facilities

Killer bacteria – ones that have out-evolved our best antibiotics -- may not go away anytime soon. But a new approach to tracking their spread could eventually give us a fighting chance to keep their death toll down.

23 Nov 2017

Emerging technologies, automated systems provide promising solutions for rapid bacterial ID and AST profiling

An SLAS Technology review article by Yiyan Li, Xing Yang and Weian Zhao of University of California, Irvine highlights and synthesizes representative emerging micro- and nanotechnologies, as well as automated systems for bacterial identification (ID) and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST), including both phenotypic and molecular methods and those at the point-of-care setting.

23 Nov 2017

UCLA study: ACA appears to have encouraged more people to use preventive care for heart health

By reducing out-of-pocket costs for preventive treatment, the Affordable Care Act appears to have encouraged more people to have health screenings related to their cardiovascular health, a UCLA study found.

23 Nov 2017

New intelligence tool provides clarity to scientists in booming immuno-oncology field

Hanson Wade, the London-based life sciences knowledge services specialist, has launched IO Combination Trials Intelligence (www.beacon-intelligence.com), to provide clarity to scientists and strategists in the booming immuno-oncology combination field of study.

23 Nov 2017

Healthcare News

Efforts to phase out chemicals in non-stick coatings have prevented low-weight births, brain damage

NUS researchers convert tofu whey into alcoholic drink rich in isoflavones

Children should be vaccinated against flu in the run up to Christmas, warns NHS

Surprise ambulance bills: A consumer’s guide

Radiology images can reveal critical clues about injury patterns of intimate partner violence

Marketplace confusion opens door to questions about skinny plans

New Canadian guideline outlines cost-effective strategies to prevent HIV in high-risk population

Children, adolescents who do not drink tap water more likely to have tooth decay

Study finds high prevalence of military sexual trauma and its effects among male soldiers

Flies may be more potent pathogen carriers than previously thought

Flies could act as autonomous bionic drones to help monitor disease outbreaks

Safe mortuary care may be improved by applying common patient safety protocols

New approach can track how superbugs travel among and within health care facilities

Emerging technologies, automated systems provide promising solutions for rapid bacterial ID and AST profiling

UCLA study: ACA appears to have encouraged more people to use preventive care for heart health

New intelligence tool provides clarity to scientists in booming immuno-oncology field

High volume hospitals not necessarily better with heart valve surgeries

Moderate coffee consumption more likely to provide beneficial health outcomes

Study identifies several barriers to routine HIV testing in the UK and U.S.

People who use indoor firing ranges at risk of lead poisoning

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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