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New questionnaire can predict people who engage in problematic behavior

Researchers in the social sciences have been searching for a holy grail: an accurate way to predict who is likely to engage in problematic behavior, like using drugs.

3 Nov 2016

Safety of generic oncology drugs in developing countries is uncertain, say researchers

Although generic oncology drugs can reduce patient costs and improve treatment access, the safety of these drugs in developing countries is uncertain, according to an international research team led by Dr. Charles Bennett, Josie M. Fletcher professor and chairman of the S.C. SmartState Center in Medication Safety and Efficacy at the College of Pharmacy at the University of South Carolina.

3 Nov 2016

Mental health spending cuts inmate population, new study shows

Each dollar a state spends on mental health care cuts roughly 25 cents off its jail expenditures by reducing its inmate population, a new study shows.

3 Nov 2016

C-Path, CDISC and TransCelerate announce availability of TA Standard for Kidney Transplantation

The Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium, Critical Path Institute, and TransCelerate BioPharma, Inc., announce the open availability of a CDISC Therapeutic Area (TA) Standard for Kidney Transplantation.

3 Nov 2016

Mothers in therapy for substance use recover faster if children take part in treatment, study shows

Mothers in therapy for drug and alcohol use recover faster if their children take part in their treatment sessions, according to a first-of-its-kind study.

2 Nov 2016

Cooking food at high heat may raise risk of heart disease, experts warn

Food cooked at high heat may carry toxic chemicals that raise risk of heart disease, researchers have warned.

2 Nov 2016

Vanderbilt sleep specialists offer tips to manage daylight saving time transition

When daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, we set clocks back one hour, and essentially gain an extra hour of sleep—but that extra hour of sleep comes at the price of early evening darkness.

2 Nov 2016

WHO Trauma Care Checklist Programme leads to improvements in care for injured patients

Injury is responsible for more than 10 percent of the global burden of disease, killing more people each year than HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined.

2 Nov 2016

Women experience decline in sexual function before and after last menstrual period, study finds

Women experience a notable decline in sexual function approximately 20 months before and one year after their last menstrual period, and that decrease continues, though at a somewhat slower rate, over the following five years, according to a study led by a researcher at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

2 Nov 2016

Structure and number of mitochondria may help determine muscle endurance, research shows

We can all recognise that feeling of muscle fatigue after taking a brisk walk, cycling, running or playing football.

2 Nov 2016

Prostrate treatment may offer relief for patients with kidney stones

Millions of Australians suffering from kidney stones could soon get relief, with researchers discovering a prostrate treatment can also help ease the painful condition.

2 Nov 2016

Orthopaedists use new technology to assess patient outcomes, research shows

Orthopaedists traditionally rely on X-rays, MRI, CT scans, physical measurements, and functional tests for patient outcomes assessments, but this is changing thanks to new technology that communicates ongoing, real-time outcomes feedback from patients, according to research published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

2 Nov 2016

Survey finds fewer teens smoking, but many using tobacco products and e-cigarettes

Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation, a coalition of Minnesota's leading health organizations, voiced their cautious optimism about the results of the Minnesota Student Survey today.

2 Nov 2016

New Vision Anywhere 2.0 app provides read and write access to patient records in real-time

Vision, the intelligent clinical software specialist, are set to revolutionise data sharing with the launch of a new, shared care application.

2 Nov 2016

New digital X-Ray detector uses novel photonics technology to make diagnosis safer for patients, hospital

A European health consortium is developing a set of low radiation, low cost, flat panel X-ray detectors that use novel photonics technology to make diagnosis safer for patients, hospital and dental staff, generating some of the highest resolution images ever seen in rapid moving body functions, such as malicious growths or the beating heart of a baby.

2 Nov 2016

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New questionnaire can predict people who engage in problematic behavior

Safety of generic oncology drugs in developing countries is uncertain, say researchers

Mental health spending cuts inmate population, new study shows

C-Path, CDISC and TransCelerate announce availability of TA Standard for Kidney Transplantation

Mothers in therapy for substance use recover faster if children take part in treatment, study shows

Cooking food at high heat may raise risk of heart disease, experts warn

Vanderbilt sleep specialists offer tips to manage daylight saving time transition

WHO Trauma Care Checklist Programme leads to improvements in care for injured patients

Women experience decline in sexual function before and after last menstrual period, study finds

Structure and number of mitochondria may help determine muscle endurance, research shows

Prostrate treatment may offer relief for patients with kidney stones

Orthopaedists use new technology to assess patient outcomes, research shows

Survey finds fewer teens smoking, but many using tobacco products and e-cigarettes

New Vision Anywhere 2.0 app provides read and write access to patient records in real-time

New digital X-Ray detector uses novel photonics technology to make diagnosis safer for patients, hospital

IDoR 2016 spotlights role of radiology in diagnosis and management of breast diseases

Researchers compile comprehensive carbon footprint league table for fresh food

Fred Hutchinson opens first-of-its-kind clinic to provide new immunotherapies for cancer patients

City and Evalucom Consulting developing new digital system to improve quality of care for patients in care homes

Study investigates long-term outcomes in trauma patients discharged to IRFs

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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