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Researchers offer ratings for winter boots that may help reduce risk of slips on icy surfaces

A team of researchers from the iDAPT labs at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network are dedicated to keeping Canadians safer this winter by offering evidence-based ratings on footwear that may reduce the risk of slips and falls on ice.

24 Nov 2016

Vitamin D supplements do not prevent disease in the majority, says study

Current evidence does not support that vitamin D supplementation does anything to help prevent disease among the majority of people, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

24 Nov 2016

RSNA 2016: Philips launches next-generation radiation dose management software platform for healthcare providers

Royal Philips today introduced DoseWise Portal 2.2, a next generation radiation dose management software platform for healthcare providers to record, track and analyze radiation exposure to patients and clinicians.

From Philips Healthcare 24 Nov 2016

Improving innovation uptake in the NHS

I think innovation is one of those rather slippery terms that means different things to different people. First of all, I would make a distinction between innovations that are essentially about a new, physical product and innovations that are more to do with services or processes.

24 Nov 2016

New study finds substantial decline in new enteral access procedures

According to a new study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, the last two decades have seen a substantial decline in new enteral access procedures in the Medicare population.

24 Nov 2016

Study examines frequency of patient-reported visual symptoms after LASIK surgery

In a study published online by JAMA Ophthalmology, Malvina Eydelman, M.D., of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Md., and colleagues examined the frequency of patient-reported visual symptoms, dry eye symptoms, satisfaction with vision, and satisfaction with laser insitu keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery in the Patient-Reported Outcomes With LASIK (PROWL) studies.

23 Nov 2016

Pediatric wellness expert offers tips for buying safe toys during holiday season

The holiday season is upon us, which makes it prime time for toy buying. In fact, more than 65 percent of the toys and games sold in the United States each year are purchased between the Friday after Thanksgiving and Christmas.

23 Nov 2016

MMJ Labs launches VibraCool Massaging Ice Therapy for joint and muscle pain relief

MMJ Labs LLC., industry leaders in non-invasive pain relief, have announced the launch of their newest product, VibraCool Massaging Ice Therapy. VibraCool incorporates Cool-Pulse technology, leveraging the physiologic pain relievers of high frequency vibration and ice in a product optimized for athletes and chronic joint pain sufferers.

23 Nov 2016

Researchers develop methods to enhance piezoelectric sensing capabilities of devices

Piezoelectric sensors measure changes in pressure, acceleration, temperature, strain or force and are used in a vast array of devices important to everyday life.

23 Nov 2016

Medicare beneficiaries without supplemental insurance experience highest out-of-pocket cancer costs

Which Medicare beneficiaries shoulder the highest out-of-pocket costs after a cancer diagnosis? The answer is those beneficiaries without supplemental insurance, according to a new article published online by JAMA Oncology.

23 Nov 2016

New research provides insights into how gut microbes drive host gene expression

In our guts, and in the guts of all animals, resides a robust ecosystem of microbes known as the microbiome. Consisting of trillions of organisms — bacteria, fungi and viruses — the microbiome is essential for host health, providing important services ranging from nutrient processing to immune system development and maintenance.

23 Nov 2016

Suicide deaths among White Mountain Apache members drop by nearly 40%, research finds

Deaths by suicide among the White Mountain Apache in Arizona dropped by nearly 40 percent between 2006 and 2012 compared to the previous six-year period, new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the tribe finds.

23 Nov 2016

Home-based telemental health provides improved quality of life for depressed elderly veterans

Home-based telemental health for depression is well received by patients and delivers as good a quality of life as in-person visits, according to the results of a clinical trial in 241 depressed elderly veterans reported in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry by investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina and the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center.

23 Nov 2016

Study explores link between feeding behavior and alcohol consumption

Laboratory rats will drink alcohol if it's available, and may even get a little tipsy, researchers report in a new study.

23 Nov 2016

New bio-signal measuring electrodes can be mounted on IoT devices for health diagnosis

DGIST announced that Professor Kyung-in Jang's research team from the Department of Robotics Engineering succeeded in developing bio-signal measuring electrodes that can be mounted on Internet of Things (IoT) devices through joint research with a research team led by professor John Rogers of the University of Illinois, USA.

23 Nov 2016

Elsevier to showcase STATdx diagnostic decision support system and imaging textbooks at RSNA 2016

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, will showcase new features of its diagnostic decision support tool STATdx, highlight new diagnostic imaging textbooks, and recognize several of its distinguished physician authors being honored by the Radiological Society of North America at the RSNA 2016 Annual Meeting, November 27 - December 2, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL.

23 Nov 2016

New report examines how public perceives role and responsibility of radiologists

When it comes to visibility, radiologists, in many cases, are out of sight. They often receive and interpret images from afar, leaving a patient's referring physician or specialist to disclose the findings -- and, using the information supplied, answer questions about the diagnosis.

23 Nov 2016

Dietary supplement extracted from Amaranthus can increase plasma nitrate, study shows

A new, clinical study confirms that dietary supplementation of nitrate from a natural extract of Amaranthus species nicknamed "red spinach," results in a significant increase in plasma nitrite that ultimately enhances nitric oxide.

23 Nov 2016

ADVANCECAT enables development of advanced therapies to benefit Catalan health system

Enabling the arrival of advanced therapies from pre-clinical stages to industrial production and clinical application: this is the objective of ADVANCECAT project, led by the University of Barcelona and Ferrer, and build up by eighteen entities of the health field in which there are two universities, twelve biomedical research institutes or private foundations, and four companies.

23 Nov 2016

Oxford University Press announces new partnership with Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Oxford University Press is pleased to announce its new partnership with the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Beginning in January 2017, OUP will publish Neurosurgery and Operative Neurosurgery.

23 Nov 2016

Healthcare News

Researchers offer ratings for winter boots that may help reduce risk of slips on icy surfaces

Vitamin D supplements do not prevent disease in the majority, says study

RSNA 2016: Philips launches next-generation radiation dose management software platform for healthcare providers

Improving innovation uptake in the NHS

New study finds substantial decline in new enteral access procedures

Study examines frequency of patient-reported visual symptoms after LASIK surgery

Pediatric wellness expert offers tips for buying safe toys during holiday season

MMJ Labs launches VibraCool Massaging Ice Therapy for joint and muscle pain relief

Researchers develop methods to enhance piezoelectric sensing capabilities of devices

Medicare beneficiaries without supplemental insurance experience highest out-of-pocket cancer costs

New research provides insights into how gut microbes drive host gene expression

Suicide deaths among White Mountain Apache members drop by nearly 40%, research finds

Home-based telemental health provides improved quality of life for depressed elderly veterans

Study explores link between feeding behavior and alcohol consumption

New bio-signal measuring electrodes can be mounted on IoT devices for health diagnosis

Elsevier to showcase STATdx diagnostic decision support system and imaging textbooks at RSNA 2016

New report examines how public perceives role and responsibility of radiologists

Dietary supplement extracted from Amaranthus can increase plasma nitrate, study shows

ADVANCECAT enables development of advanced therapies to benefit Catalan health system

Oxford University Press announces new partnership with Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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