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Balancing supplementation with sunshine can help improve vitamin D levels

Health pioneers BetterYou have welcomed new guidance by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) highlighting that many adults in Britain have low levels of vitamin D and that some exposure to sunlight can help to build this up.

From BetterYou Ltd 15 Feb 2016

NCCN publishes new guidelines with NCCN Evidence Blocks for Breast, Colon, Kidney, and Rectal Cancers

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has published the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) with NCCN Evidence Blocks™ for Breast, Colon, Kidney, and Rectal Cancers.

15 Feb 2016

New study addresses needs of long-term cancer survivors

A team of researchers from Yale School of Public Health and Yale Cancer Center recently published a study in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship that addresses the needs of cancer survivors who are at least nine years beyond an initial diagnosis.

15 Feb 2016

$UMD investigators assess potential health hazards associated with fracking in Maryland$

UMD investigators assess potential health hazards associated with fracking in Maryland

Following their release of a state-commissioned study on the potential public health impacts of fracking in Western Maryland, University of Maryland researchers are helping to inform the conversation about the potential risks associated with unconventional natural gas development and production.

15 Feb 2016

Manager leadership may be key to employee health programs and goals

From helping new employees get settled in a job to setting deadlines and job expectations, it goes without saying that managers have a huge influence on employee behavior.

15 Feb 2016

BPS promotes action to deal with stress, depression among mental health professionals

The British Psychological Society (BPS) is promoting action to deal with low morale, stress and depression among mental health professionals.

15 Feb 2016

Implementing harm reduction interventions among PWID to prevent HIV epidemic in Colombia

In the early 1990s, drug production in Colombia diversified to include heroin as well as cocaine, and since then the country's role in the heroin trade has substantially increased. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Colombia produced approximately 70 to 100 metric tons of heroin between 1998 and 2004. Studies have found an increase in local heroin use since the mid-1990s. This is a strong cause for concern, given the potential for HIV to spread through networks of injection drug users and disseminate to the general public.

15 Feb 2016

Shift from huts to cities has dramatically changed human exposure to certain microbes

The shift from living in jungle huts to cities has dramatically changed human exposure to certain microbes, which could have implications for healthy immune function, according to a study led by researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center and published online Feb. 12, 2016 in Science Advances.

15 Feb 2016

Stanford professor to present latest findings on health impacts of fossil fuels

"The answer to that question is usually 'no,' but there are exceptions," said Stanford Professor Rob Jackson, a professor of Earth system science at Stanford University, and a senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and at the Precourt Institute for Energy.

15 Feb 2016

Health expert calls for stronger measures to address prevalence of stunting among infants, children

Mother and child malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries encompasses a range of conditions including maternal wasting, micronutrient deficiencies, foetal growth restriction and stunting - a height that is below the World Health Organization Child Growth Standards median - of children younger than five years.

15 Feb 2016

Household and outdoor air pollution kills more than 5.5 million people every year

New research shows that more than 5.5 million people die prematurely every year due to household and outdoor air pollution. More than half of deaths occur in two of the world's fastest growing economies, China and India.

15 Feb 2016

Nine researchers win EPSRC Healthcare Technologies Challenge Awards

Nine researchers, working on innovative projects that promise to improve healthcare diagnosis and treatment, across a wide spread of issues, were today announced as the first recipients of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's (EPSRC) Healthcare Technologies Challenge Awards.

15 Feb 2016

Research: Deaths related to CO poisoning have increased sharply in mainland China

New research published in Cogent Medicine has found that deaths related to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning have risen sharply in recent years in mainland China.

15 Feb 2016

HHS awards 1.2 million grant to Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights

Boston Medical Center (BMC) has been awarded a three-year, $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration to support the Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights.

15 Feb 2016

Shark study may help develop new therapies for human tooth loss

A new insight into how sharks regenerate their teeth, which may pave the way for the development of therapies to help humans with tooth loss, has been discovered by scientists at the University of Sheffield.

15 Feb 2016

New collaborative project to evaluate existing hearing loss treatment

A new collaborative project between universities, hearing aid manufacturers and other experts will evaluate existing hearing loss treatment. The goal is to improve quality - to the delight of both hearing aid users and society.

15 Feb 2016

Seven easy ways to reduce heart disease risk and be heart-healthy

It's no secret that heart disease is the leading cause of death for adult men and women in this country. It kills one of every four people. While many of us associate February with red-ruffled hearts and chocolate candy for Valentine's Day, it's also "American Heart Month" to raise awareness of the importance of making healthy lifestyle choices to improve overall heart health.

14 Feb 2016

PDA encourages parents to help children develop healthy oral health habits

February once again brings National Children's Dental Health Month, an oral health campaign that helps educate children about the importance of maintaining good oral health and developing healthy habits that will carry into adulthood.

14 Feb 2016

Philadelphia jury returned $13.5 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon subsidiary

Legal-Bay LLC, The Lawsuit Settlement Funding Company, reported today that a Philadelphia jury returned a $13.5 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon subsidiary on Wednesday, making this the second substantial verdict award in favor of the plaintiffs in recent months.

12 Feb 2016

Researchers find new way to increase patients’ recruitment, retention in clinical trials

By seeking the advice of patients, families and other stakeholders in designing a clinical trial investigating pediatric appendicitis, researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital found a way to significantly increase the number of people recruited and retained in the trial.

12 Feb 2016

Healthcare News

Balancing supplementation with sunshine can help improve vitamin D levels

NCCN publishes new guidelines with NCCN Evidence Blocks for Breast, Colon, Kidney, and Rectal Cancers

New study addresses needs of long-term cancer survivors

UMD investigators assess potential health hazards associated with fracking in Maryland

Manager leadership may be key to employee health programs and goals

BPS promotes action to deal with stress, depression among mental health professionals

Implementing harm reduction interventions among PWID to prevent HIV epidemic in Colombia

Shift from huts to cities has dramatically changed human exposure to certain microbes

Stanford professor to present latest findings on health impacts of fossil fuels

Health expert calls for stronger measures to address prevalence of stunting among infants, children

Household and outdoor air pollution kills more than 5.5 million people every year

Nine researchers win EPSRC Healthcare Technologies Challenge Awards

Research: Deaths related to CO poisoning have increased sharply in mainland China

HHS awards 1.2 million grant to Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights

Shark study may help develop new therapies for human tooth loss

New collaborative project to evaluate existing hearing loss treatment

Seven easy ways to reduce heart disease risk and be heart-healthy

PDA encourages parents to help children develop healthy oral health habits

Philadelphia jury returned $13.5 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon subsidiary

Researchers find new way to increase patients’ recruitment, retention in clinical trials

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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