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UMD study explores how racial factors may influence vaccine attitudes and behaviors

African American adults are less likely than Whites to get an annual flu shot (39% vs. 47%), and public health efforts to address this racial disparity have had little impact on increasing vaccination rates to date.

24 Jan 2017

Study suggests two-pronged approach to improving health care for Indigenous Canadians

In Canada, rates of Type 2 diabetes are three to five percent higher in Indigenous peoples when compared to non-Indigenous peoples. Not only this, but Indigenous Canadians typically have poorer health outcomes during treatment of diabetes.

24 Jan 2017

BookWise Solutions launches new software to improve management of doctors in training

Healthcare scheduling specialist, BookWise Solutions has announced the launch of a new software application designed to improve the management of doctors in training at Trusts across the UK and further afield.

24 Jan 2017

Better dietary resilience and nutrition can promote healthy aging, review finds

Improving dietary resilience and better integration of nutrition in the health care system can promote healthy aging and may significantly reduce the financial and societal burden of the "silver tsunami."

24 Jan 2017

Chair yoga program linked to reduction in pain among older adults

An 8-week chair yoga program was associated with reduction in pain, pain interference, and fatigue, and improvement in gait speed; concluded a study recently published in the online Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

24 Jan 2017

Bio-Optronics releases Clinical Conductor CTMS to integrate and streamline patient visits

Bio-Optronics Inc. is proud to announce the latest release of Clinical Conductor CTMS, which provides a modern CTMS workflow designed to seamlessly integrate and streamline the way researchers prepare and conduct patient visits.

24 Jan 2017

New Iowa State study shows that people with gym membership exercise more

If your New Year's resolution was to exercise more in 2017, chances are you've already given up or you're on the verge of doing so. To reach your goal, you may want to consider joining a gym, based on the results of a new study from a team of Iowa State University researchers.

24 Jan 2017

New study shows how jet lag affects performance of MLB players traveling across few time zones

Major League Baseball managers trying to find an edge should pay close attention to their players' body clocks, according to a new Northwestern University study of how jet lag affects MLB players traveling across just a few time zones.

24 Jan 2017

BMJ launches comprehensive platform to assist researchers in every stage of publishing process

BMJ, one of the world's leading medical knowledge providers, is pleased to announce the launch of the Author Hub, a new platform to assist researchers in every field, at every stage of the publishing process.

23 Jan 2017

Strong ‘therapeutic alliance’ can be key to successful treatment of alcohol use disorder

A positive, trusting relationship between counselor and patient, known as a "therapeutic alliance," can be key to successful treatment of alcohol use disorder, a new study finds.

23 Jan 2017

Cigarette smoking increases by 40% during military service in Israel Defense Forces, research finds

In new research published in the peer-reviewed journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research, researchers in Israel found that cigarette smoking increased by almost 40% during compulsory military service in the Israel Defense Forces.

23 Jan 2017

Aluminum cookware made from scrap metal poses serious and unrecognized health risk

Aluminum cookware made from scrap metal in countries around the world poses a serious and previously unrecognized health risk to millions of people according to a new study.

23 Jan 2017

Researcher investigates strategies designed to reduce excessive body temperature during exercise

Doing exercise in hot environments leads to early fatigue owing to a range of physiological factors in which high body temperature is a significant one.

23 Jan 2017

Sapientia genome analysis software by Congenica could cut costs and save lives

Whole genome analysis (WGA) enables rapid diagnosis of rare disease, ensuring that an appropriate course of management and treatment can be administered, possibly within days for acute neonatal cases, cutting the cost of intensive care and potentially saving lives. Rapid diagnosis is one of the many benefits of using the Sapientia™ genome analysis and interpretation platform that Dr Nick Lench, Chief Operating Officer of Congenica, will be discussing at Precision Medicine World Conference (PMWC) 2017 on January 23rd at 3.15pm.

23 Jan 2017

A test to evaluate Hepatitis B therapy launched by Quest Diagnostics

Quest Diagnostics, the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced the launch of a new test service that helps physicians evaluate a patient’s response to drug therapies used to treat infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). The first test of its kind available in the United States, the test is significant because it may help physicians tailor more effective treatments for the up to 2.2 million individuals infected with HBV.

23 Jan 2017

Physician explains how poor or low-quality sleep hinders common resolutions

Making New Year's resolutions is easy. Keeping them — beyond a couple of weeks, at least — is tough.

20 Jan 2017

Ophthalmology expert offers tips to help relieve seasonal dry eye

If your eyes feel like the Sahara desert or your vision seems blurrier than usual, don't panic. It may just be seasonal dry eye.

20 Jan 2017

Global leaders announce launch of new council to help eradicate malaria

Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ray Chambers, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Health in Agenda 2030 and for Malaria, today announced the launch of the End Malaria Council, a group of influential public and private sector leaders who aim to ensure malaria eradication remains a top global priority.

20 Jan 2017

Prune consumption may prevent bone mineral density loss in older population

As the demographic shift to an older population continues, a growing number of men and women will be diagnosed with osteoporosis. In addition to existing drug therapies, certain lifestyle and nutritional factors are known to reduce its risk.

20 Jan 2017

STS releases first publicly accessible report of outcomes from lung cancer surgery

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons has released the first publicly accessible national report of outcomes from lobectomy, a lung cancer procedure that removes a portion of the lung.

20 Jan 2017

Healthcare News

UMD study explores how racial factors may influence vaccine attitudes and behaviors

Study suggests two-pronged approach to improving health care for Indigenous Canadians

BookWise Solutions launches new software to improve management of doctors in training

Better dietary resilience and nutrition can promote healthy aging, review finds

Chair yoga program linked to reduction in pain among older adults

Bio-Optronics releases Clinical Conductor CTMS to integrate and streamline patient visits

New Iowa State study shows that people with gym membership exercise more

New study shows how jet lag affects performance of MLB players traveling across few time zones

BMJ launches comprehensive platform to assist researchers in every stage of publishing process

Strong ‘therapeutic alliance’ can be key to successful treatment of alcohol use disorder

Cigarette smoking increases by 40% during military service in Israel Defense Forces, research finds

Aluminum cookware made from scrap metal poses serious and unrecognized health risk

Researcher investigates strategies designed to reduce excessive body temperature during exercise

Sapientia genome analysis software by Congenica could cut costs and save lives

A test to evaluate Hepatitis B therapy launched by Quest Diagnostics

Physician explains how poor or low-quality sleep hinders common resolutions

Ophthalmology expert offers tips to help relieve seasonal dry eye

Global leaders announce launch of new council to help eradicate malaria

Prune consumption may prevent bone mineral density loss in older population

STS releases first publicly accessible report of outcomes from lung cancer surgery

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Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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