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Regular exercise significantly reduces suicide attempts among bullied students

As high schools across the country continue to reduce physical education, recess, and athletic programs, a new study shows that regular exercise significantly reduces both suicidal thoughts and attempts among students who are bullied.

22 Sep 2015

New initiative aims to improve early detection, treatment of mitochondrial disease in Canada

The MitoCanada Foundation has announced a national research venture focused on improving the early detection and treatment of mitochondrial disease in Canada.

21 Sep 2015

Sexual activity rarely causes heart attack

Sex is rarely the cause of a heart attack, and most heart disease patients are safe to resume sexual activity after a heart attack, according to a research letter published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

21 Sep 2015

Prime Healthcare Services agrees to acquire Lehigh Regional Medical Center

Prime Healthcare Services has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the 88-bed Lehigh Regional Medical Center located in Lehigh Acres, Florida and related businesses, including physician clinic operations and ancillary services from subsidiaries of Community Health Systems.

21 Sep 2015

Mölnlycke Health Care selects Mindtree to improve SAP application management

Mindtree, a leading digital transformation and technology services company, today announced that it has been selected by Mölnlycke Health Care, a world-leading provider of single-use surgical and wound care solutions, to enhance business efficiency using the SAP application suite. This will help Mölnlycke Health Care optimize the time to market of its products.

21 Sep 2015

Invitae launches new education program to increase awareness of genetic testing for hereditary cancer

A new survey released today shows 73 percent of Americans are aware of genetic testing for hereditary cancers – a significant increase over just a few years ago. Previous research found that in 2010 less than half of the Americans surveyed said they were aware of genetic testing. Dubbed the "Angelina Jolie Effect," the current data highlight the far-reaching impact of Angelina Jolie's public discussion of genetic testing for hereditary cancer.

21 Sep 2015

Evidera releases new software platform to support real-time analysis of healthcare data

Evidera, a leading provider of evidence-based solutions for the healthcare industry, is pleased to announce Evalytica, a new software platform designed to support near real-time analyses of virtually any type of real-world data source, including claims, electronic medical records, and registry data.

21 Sep 2015

Study provides ranking of urban heat island cities in the U.S.

Inner cities as well as suburbs show distinctly warmer temperatures--known as the urban heat island effect--than rural areas as a result of land use and human activities, which can affect rainfall, air quality and public health.

21 Sep 2015

Consumer's financial resources influence quality of nutrition, diet

Quality of nutrition and diet is influenced by the consumer's financial resources, reveals a study funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Some immigrants have a healthier diet than people born in Switzerland.

21 Sep 2015

Ups and downs of incorporating new treatment to reduce oxaliplatin-induced neuropathy

In this age of the 24-hour news cycle, instant access to all information everywhere, PubMed, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and hundreds of other ways to glean and share knowledge beyond the traditional stack of printed journals delivered to their door, physicians continue to struggle to arm themselves with the most effective therapies.

21 Sep 2015

Promising new innovations in drug development, health monitoring may improve drug safety in the future

Adverse drug reactions are harmful to patients and a major burden for healthcare providers, governments and the pharmaceutical industry. But promising new breakthroughs in drug development and health monitoring may enhance drug safety in the future, according to an editorial to be published in the next edition of the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

21 Sep 2015

Novel nebuliser could one day deliver life-saving cancer drugs

A revolutionary nebuliser developed by RMIT University researchers could one day deliver life-saving cancer drugs and vaccines traditionally given by injection.

21 Sep 2015

Loyola's Jose Biller recognized for helping to improve health of multicultural communities

Loyola University Medical Center stroke specialist Jose Biller, MD is among four Hispanic leaders being recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for their contributions to improving the health and well-being of multicultural communities.

21 Sep 2015

BMC significantly reduces emergency wait time, improves SCD care for pediatric patients

Boston Medical Center has significantly reduced the amount of time that pediatric patients experiencing pain from sickle cell disease (SCD) wait before receiving pain medication when they come to the emergency department. The hospital's quality improvement initiative cut the wait time by more than 50 percent, from an average of 56 minutes to 23 minutes, from triage to administration of the first dose of pain medication.

21 Sep 2015

Pregnant teenagers at higher risk of more pregnancies in teenage years

Nearly a quarter of teenagers in England and Wales who have had an abortion have been pregnant before, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

21 Sep 2015

Enhanced pharmacist care improves outcomes in patients with high blood pressure

Patients with high blood pressure are benefiting from the expanded role played by pharmacists in Alberta, according to a new study from the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry.

21 Sep 2015

Former soldier Trevor Greene walks again with the help of exoskeleton at SFU's Surrey campus

Former Canadian soldier Trevor Greene, who survived a debilitating brain injury while on duty in Afghanistan in 2006, has recovered his ability to walk again with the help of a customized exoskeleton, his personal determination and support of researchers at Simon Fraser University.

21 Sep 2015

Study: Neighborhood factors do not influence EMS use for acute stroke as strongly as individual factors do

Neighborhood factors do not influence the use of emergency medical services (EMS) for stroke as strongly as individual factors do, despite earlier indications that socio-demographic characteristics of the neighborhood explain low rates of EMS activation for this life-threatening emergency.

21 Sep 2015

NYSCF, Q-State partner to advance precision medicine for nervous system disorders

The New York Stem Cell Foundation and Q-State Biosciences are partnering in a joint research collaboration to advance patient care for nervous system disorders through precision medicine. Through this collaboration, both organizations will further advance their respective technologies, while exploring how their proprietary research platforms might provide synergies in the process of developing novel therapeutics and companion diagnostics.

21 Sep 2015

Adolescents with bulimia nervosa recover faster when parents involved in treatment

Involving parents in the treatment of adolescents with bulimia nervosa is more effective than treating the patient individually, according to a study led by Daniel Le Grange, PhD, Benioff UCSF Professor in children's health in the departments of psychiatry and pediatrics at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco, and James Lock, MD, PhD, professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine.

21 Sep 2015

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Regular exercise significantly reduces suicide attempts among bullied students

New initiative aims to improve early detection, treatment of mitochondrial disease in Canada

Sexual activity rarely causes heart attack

Prime Healthcare Services agrees to acquire Lehigh Regional Medical Center

Mölnlycke Health Care selects Mindtree to improve SAP application management

Invitae launches new education program to increase awareness of genetic testing for hereditary cancer

Evidera releases new software platform to support real-time analysis of healthcare data

Study provides ranking of urban heat island cities in the U.S.

Consumer's financial resources influence quality of nutrition, diet

Ups and downs of incorporating new treatment to reduce oxaliplatin-induced neuropathy

Promising new innovations in drug development, health monitoring may improve drug safety in the future

Novel nebuliser could one day deliver life-saving cancer drugs

Loyola's Jose Biller recognized for helping to improve health of multicultural communities

BMC significantly reduces emergency wait time, improves SCD care for pediatric patients

Pregnant teenagers at higher risk of more pregnancies in teenage years

Enhanced pharmacist care improves outcomes in patients with high blood pressure

Former soldier Trevor Greene walks again with the help of exoskeleton at SFU's Surrey campus

Study: Neighborhood factors do not influence EMS use for acute stroke as strongly as individual factors do

NYSCF, Q-State partner to advance precision medicine for nervous system disorders

Adolescents with bulimia nervosa recover faster when parents involved in treatment

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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