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CreakyJoints announces first patient-friendly guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis

CreakyJoints, the go-to source for more than 100,000 arthritis patients and their families world-wide who are seeking education, support, advocacy, and patient-centered research, today announced the forthcoming publication of “A Patient’s Guide to Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis.”

15 Nov 2016

RDT to preview innovative Tempus ALS defibrillator monitor at MEDICA 2016

RDT, a leading provider of pre-hospital care solutions, will be previewing its Tempus ALS™ defibrillator monitor at MEDICA 2016.

15 Nov 2016

RB Knowledge for Health Survey reveals people want simpler health information for self care

RB, the world’s leading consumer health and hygiene company, is supporting Self Care Week, a UK national initiative which seeks to support communities, families and generations to look after their own health better.

15 Nov 2016

TUM scientists developing appropriate tools based on mathematical models for predicting social behavior

Predicting and influencing the behavior of groups based on mathematical models

15 Nov 2016

UT Physicians expands Sickle Cell Center to accommodate growing number of patients

For people living with sickle cell disease, chronic pain becomes an all too familiar part of everyday life. The UT Physicians Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center is working to help change that.

15 Nov 2016

Rising national wealth and education expenditures linked to declining rates of global adolescent fertility

Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that an important explanation for declining rates of global adolescent fertility is rising national wealth and expenditures on education.

15 Nov 2016

Experts raise concerns about rise in Achilles tears and ruptures among athletes

Drs. Simon Lee and Johnny Lin of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, along with the Illinois Athletic Trainers Association, are concerned about the rise in Achilles tears and ruptures among athletes of all ages. This injury typically takes an athlete out of his/her sport for an entire season.

15 Nov 2016

Asian Americans at risk for type 2 diabetes less likely to undergo recommended screening, study finds

Less than half of Asian Americans who ought to be screened for type 2 diabetes actually get tested, according to a study published Nov. 15, 2016, in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

15 Nov 2016

Research finds low rates of oral anticoagulant use in hospitalized atrial fibrillation patients

When patients suffer from atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat, they are at considerably higher risk for blood clots and stroke.

14 Nov 2016

Survey reveals general surgery residents prefer flexible duty hours over standard work schedules

U.S. general surgery residents strongly prefer work hour policies that allow them the flexibility to work longer when needed to provide patient care over standard, more restrictive work schedules, according to results from a national survey conducted as part of the landmark Flexibility in Duty Hour Requirements for Surgical Trainees (FIRST) Trial.

14 Nov 2016

Bilingual support group addressing health needs of lupus patients has positive impact, study finds

A bilingual support group addressing the psychological and educational needs of patients with lupus and their families is a valuable resource to help them cope, according to a study at Hospital for Special Surgery.

14 Nov 2016

York University researchers find new way to quickly trap and kill E. coli in water

Paper strips laced with sugar could be the sweetest solution so far, literally, to kill E. coli in contaminated water.

14 Nov 2016

Environmental engineers testing promising new way to clean up harmful contaminants

They're in stain-resistant carpet, paint, permanent markers, food packaging and firefighting foam. Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), a broad class of manufactured chemicals, touch every corner of the industrialized world.

14 Nov 2016

Study shows how comorbid mental health conditions can impact child's care in hospital

Children hospitalized for medical or surgical procedures who have an existing mental health condition stay in the hospital longer than children without these conditions.

14 Nov 2016

New guidelines provide recommendations on HER2 testing for patients with gastroesophageal cancers

The College of American Pathologists, the American Society for Clinical Pathology, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology today released an evidence-based clinical practice guideline on human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) testing for patients with gastroesophageal cancers.

14 Nov 2016

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CreakyJoints announces first patient-friendly guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis

RDT to preview innovative Tempus ALS defibrillator monitor at MEDICA 2016

RB Knowledge for Health Survey reveals people want simpler health information for self care

TUM scientists developing appropriate tools based on mathematical models for predicting social behavior

UT Physicians expands Sickle Cell Center to accommodate growing number of patients

Rising national wealth and education expenditures linked to declining rates of global adolescent fertility

Experts raise concerns about rise in Achilles tears and ruptures among athletes

Asian Americans at risk for type 2 diabetes less likely to undergo recommended screening, study finds

Research finds low rates of oral anticoagulant use in hospitalized atrial fibrillation patients

Survey reveals general surgery residents prefer flexible duty hours over standard work schedules

Bilingual support group addressing health needs of lupus patients has positive impact, study finds

York University researchers find new way to quickly trap and kill E. coli in water

Environmental engineers testing promising new way to clean up harmful contaminants

Study shows how comorbid mental health conditions can impact child's care in hospital

New guidelines provide recommendations on HER2 testing for patients with gastroesophageal cancers

New software and 3D printers may enable cost-effective production of insoles for diabetes patients

International research initiative brings leading experts to track health impacts of climate change

Study shows how the brain uses color code to help guide food choices

Ascensia Diabetes Care supports World Diabetes Day by launching global social media awareness campaign

New European study emphasizes need to enhance standard of haemophilia care in real life

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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