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New study examines potential weight management benefits of sit-stand desks

Alternating positions between standing and sitting while performing deskwork could make the difference in whether the thin red needle in your bathroom scale tilts to the left or the right of your goal weight.

30 Aug 2016

New NCCN Imaging AUC released for eight new cancers

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-approved provider-led entity for imaging appropriate use criteria, continues to build its library of AUC and has published NCCN Imaging Appropriate Use Criteria for eight new cancer types. Launched in June 2016, NCCN Imaging AUC currently are available for 20 cancer types.

29 Aug 2016

Scripps collaborates with MD Anderson for clinically integrated cancer care program

Scripps Health and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have reached a partnership agreement to create Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center, a comprehensive and clinically integrated cancer care program in San Diego that will provide adult cancer patients greater access to the most advanced oncology care available throughout Southern California.

29 Aug 2016

Interstate partners with Getinge to bring OEM ventilator batteries directly to critical care providers

Interstate Batteries announced a partnership today with Maquet Medical Systems USA (now Getinge Group) to provide original equipment manufacturer (OEM) batteries to the health care industry through its All Battery Center retail stores.

29 Aug 2016

Integrating mental and physical healthcare leads to better clinical outcomes, lower costs

A major new study shows that delivering integrated mental and physical healthcare in team-based primary care settings at Intermountain Healthcare results in better clinical outcomes for patients, lower rates of healthcare utilization, and lower costs.

29 Aug 2016

New research finds decrease in brain blood flow after stopping exercise in healthy older adults

We all know that we can quickly lose cardiovascular endurance if we stop exercising for a few weeks, but what impact does the cessation of exercise have on our brains? New research led by University of Maryland School of Public Health researchers examined cerebral blood flow in healthy, physically fit older adults (ages 50-80 years) before and after a 10-day period during which they stopped all exercise.

29 Aug 2016

Study finds football players may suffer from heat-related illness during first two weeks of practice

As the college football season heats up, a new University of Georgia study finds players are more likely to suffer from heat-related illness during the first two weeks of practice, especially those in the Southeast.

29 Aug 2016

Outpatient CLABSIs costly for pediatric stem cell transplant and oncology patient population

Pediatric stem cell transplant and cancer patients often are discharged from the hospital with an external central venous line for medications that parents or other caregivers must clean and flush daily to avoid potentially life-threatening infections.

29 Aug 2016

Study shows many older jail inmates experience health-related distressing symptoms

More than 550,000 adults 55-years-old and older are arrested and detained every year--and that number is increasing rapidly.

29 Aug 2016

New study suggests most American adults with depression receive no treatment

New findings suggest that most Americans with depression receive no treatment, while raising the possibility that overtreatment of depression is also widespread.

29 Aug 2016

ESC-ACCA launches first European standards for management of heart attack patients

The first European standards for the management of heart attack patients are launched today by the European Society of Cardiology-Acute Cardiac Care Association.

29 Aug 2016

Adults with moderate to severe TBI may be at greater risk of death from unintentional injuries

Research examining adults with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) who participated in rehabilitation showed that they were twice as likely to die from an unintentional injury that occurred following their TBI.

29 Aug 2016

Each NHS hospital admission linked to 2% increased risk of death for heart failure patients

Heart failure patients have a 2% increased risk of dying with each admission to NHS hospitals, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2016 today.

29 Aug 2016

Occasional medicine users not getting the full benefits of their medicines

Survey findings released for Be Medicinewise Week (22-28 August) have revealed that occasional users of medicines—including prescription, over-the-counter, and alternative or complementary forms of medicines—are potentially not getting the full benefits from their medicines, compared to people who take medicines more often.

29 Aug 2016

Research shows AEDs fail to save lives without basic life support education

Automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) fail to save lives when the public does not have basic life support education, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2016.

29 Aug 2016

Mediterranean Diet linked to mortality risk reduction in patients with cardiovascular disease

The Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced risk of death in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease, according to results from the observational Moli-sani study presented at ESC Congress 2016 today.

28 Aug 2016

Researchers estimate asthma costs the UK health care £1.1 billion every year

Asthma costs the UK health service at least £1.1 billion each year, researchers have estimated.

28 Aug 2016

Sanford-NDSU Collaborative Seed Grant Program provides funding for three health research projects

Three research projects have received $250,000 in seed funding from the Sanford Health NDSU Collaborative Seed Grant program. NDSU researchers will have opportunities to collaborate with investigators from Sanford Research.

28 Aug 2016

First ESC Guidelines on Atrial Fibrillation published online

The first European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on Atrial Fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) are published online today in European Heart Journal and the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, and on the ESC Website.

27 Aug 2016

Non-wearable sensor system can be used to predict risk of falling among seniors within 3 weeks

Each year, millions of people--especially those 65 and older--fall. Such falls can be serious, leading to broken bones, head injuries, hospitalizations or even death. Now, researchers from the Sinclair School of Nursing and the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri found that sensors that measure in-home gait speed and stride length can predict likely falls.

27 Aug 2016

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New study examines potential weight management benefits of sit-stand desks

New NCCN Imaging AUC released for eight new cancers

Scripps collaborates with MD Anderson for clinically integrated cancer care program

Interstate partners with Getinge to bring OEM ventilator batteries directly to critical care providers

Integrating mental and physical healthcare leads to better clinical outcomes, lower costs

New research finds decrease in brain blood flow after stopping exercise in healthy older adults

Study finds football players may suffer from heat-related illness during first two weeks of practice

Outpatient CLABSIs costly for pediatric stem cell transplant and oncology patient population

Study shows many older jail inmates experience health-related distressing symptoms

New study suggests most American adults with depression receive no treatment

ESC-ACCA launches first European standards for management of heart attack patients

Adults with moderate to severe TBI may be at greater risk of death from unintentional injuries

Each NHS hospital admission linked to 2% increased risk of death for heart failure patients

Occasional medicine users not getting the full benefits of their medicines

Research shows AEDs fail to save lives without basic life support education

Mediterranean Diet linked to mortality risk reduction in patients with cardiovascular disease

Researchers estimate asthma costs the UK health care £1.1 billion every year

Sanford-NDSU Collaborative Seed Grant Program provides funding for three health research projects

First ESC Guidelines on Atrial Fibrillation published online

Non-wearable sensor system can be used to predict risk of falling among seniors within 3 weeks

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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