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Bomb hits maternity hospital supported by Save the Children in Syria

A Save the Children-supported maternity hospital in Idlib, Syria was bombed today. The hospital serves over 1,300 women and performs over 300 deliveries each month. Save the Children is working to confirm reports of casualties among the patients and hospital staff.

30 Jul 2016

Blue Jay Wireless to be entertainment sponsor for Make-A-Wish North Texas event

Blue Jay will serve as the entertainment sponsor for Make-A-Wish North Texas' Delicious Wishes event on August 16, 2016.

30 Jul 2016

New liquid mineral complex from Mineral Biosciences can protect muscles against sugar damage

The human body has more than 600 muscles, which enable it to breathe, pump blood, move freely, lift things, and lead an active lifestyle.

30 Jul 2016

High Desert Medical College to start new chapter with major move to centrally located branch campus

High Desert Medical College will begin a new chapter in growth and commitment to higher education with a major move and expansion for their branch campus in Bakersfield, California.

30 Jul 2016

CMS ratings on health care place Cone Health in top 3% of hospitals

The latest government ratings on health care puts most of Cone Health in the top 3 percent of hospitals when it comes to quality.

30 Jul 2016

Researchers identify how precise control of inflammation could lead to bone repair

In their mission to design new biomaterials that promote tissue regeneration, Drexel University researchers have identified how inflammation, when precisely controlled, is crucial to bone repair.

30 Jul 2016

Kaiser Permanente telestroke program increases use of clot-dissolving treatment for stroke patients

The use of a life-saving clot-dissolving treatment for patients with acute ischemic stroke increased by 73 percent following the implementation of a Kaiser Permanente telestroke program, according to a study published today in The Permanente Journal.

30 Jul 2016

Florida reports occurrence of local mosquito-borne Zika virus transmission in four people

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been informed by the State of Florida that Zika virus infections in four people were likely caused by bites of local Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.

30 Jul 2016

Western Dental & Orthodontics opens new dental clinic in Dinuba

Western Dental & Orthodontics, one of the nation's leaders in accessible, affordable oral healthcare, today announced the opening of a new, state-of-the-art dental clinic in Dinuba, located at 285 West El Monte Way.

30 Jul 2016

Report: Zika cases soar in Puerto Rico

As of July 7, Zika has been diagnosed in 5,582 people, including 672 pregnant women, in Puerto Rico according to a new report published today in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

30 Jul 2016

CVS Health to make opioid overdose-reversing drug more affordable for patients without insurance

CVS Health and Adapt Pharma today announced a new partnership that will make the opioid overdose-reversing drug NARCAN (Naloxone HCl) Nasal Spray more affordable for patients without insurance at CVS Pharmacy locations.

30 Jul 2016

Cardinal Health Foundation commits grants to help organizations improve effectiveness of patient care

The 13 winners of the first multi-year E3 Patient Safety Grants from Cardinal Health Foundation are striving to improve health outcomes for high-risk patients more quickly than the industry norm.

30 Jul 2016

Imprimis announces availability of new MaxRx Prescriber Portal

Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company dedicated to making drugs affordable again through its Branded Compounding business model, today announced the availability of its new MaxRx Prescriber Portal, a software application that provides physicians with new order entry and management tools that have traditionally not been available for compounded prescriptions.

30 Jul 2016

MSU criminologist completes research on implementation, outcomes of public safety consolidation

In the first comprehensive work of its kind, a Michigan State University criminologist has completed a study on the implementation and outcomes of public safety consolidation - the merging of a city's police and fire departments.

30 Jul 2016

Brief smartphone exercises can help uplift mood

Brief, directed smartphone exercises can help quickly improve our mood. This is the latest finding from psychologists at the University of Basel and their international colleagues, reported in the journal Frontiers in Psychology.

29 Jul 2016

University of Utah investigators receive $25 million grant to improve clinical research

Investigators at the University of Utah School of Medicine's Data Coordinating Center have been awarded a seven-year, $25 million grant from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health, to form one of three Trial Innovation Centers to improve clinical research.

29 Jul 2016

Researchers using internet to find study participants may hamper recruitment of minority, poor people

Recruiting minorities and poor people to participate in medical research always has been challenging, and that may not change as researchers turn to the internet to find study participants and engage with them online, new research suggests.

29 Jul 2016

Study clarifies role of KLF12 in CRC tumor growth

Results of preclinical studies by MUSC investigators reported in the July 2016 issue of PLOS One, demonstrate for the first time that the transcription factor KLF12 promotes CRC cell growth, in part, by activating EGR1. Furthermore, data demonstrate that KLF12 and EGR1 levels synergistically correlate with poor CRC prognoses.

29 Jul 2016

Diet rich in saturated fat reduces person's cognitive function making it difficult to control eating habits

A diet high in saturated fat can make your brain struggle to control what you eat, says a new study in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience.

29 Jul 2016

Northwell Health receives grant to assess pulmonary rehabilitation via telehealth for Hispanic COPD patients

Northwell Health's Feinstein Institute for Medical Research has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study whether home-based pulmonary rehabilitation improves quality of life and decreases hospitalization in Hispanic patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

29 Jul 2016

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Bomb hits maternity hospital supported by Save the Children in Syria

Blue Jay Wireless to be entertainment sponsor for Make-A-Wish North Texas event

New liquid mineral complex from Mineral Biosciences can protect muscles against sugar damage

High Desert Medical College to start new chapter with major move to centrally located branch campus

CMS ratings on health care place Cone Health in top 3% of hospitals

Researchers identify how precise control of inflammation could lead to bone repair

Kaiser Permanente telestroke program increases use of clot-dissolving treatment for stroke patients

Florida reports occurrence of local mosquito-borne Zika virus transmission in four people

Western Dental & Orthodontics opens new dental clinic in Dinuba

Report: Zika cases soar in Puerto Rico

CVS Health to make opioid overdose-reversing drug more affordable for patients without insurance

Cardinal Health Foundation commits grants to help organizations improve effectiveness of patient care

Imprimis announces availability of new MaxRx Prescriber Portal

MSU criminologist completes research on implementation, outcomes of public safety consolidation

Brief smartphone exercises can help uplift mood

University of Utah investigators receive $25 million grant to improve clinical research

Researchers using internet to find study participants may hamper recruitment of minority, poor people

Study clarifies role of KLF12 in CRC tumor growth

Diet rich in saturated fat reduces person's cognitive function making it difficult to control eating habits

Northwell Health receives grant to assess pulmonary rehabilitation via telehealth for Hispanic COPD patients

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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