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Keas announces launch of Health Hub for self-insured employers

Keas, the health management leader, today announced the launch of Health Hub, the first Health Management platform for self-insured employers.

18 Mar 2015

Five simple nutrition tips that can positively impact your overall health

Capital BlueCross this month, National Nutrition Month, is reminding residents in central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley that making even small changes to their eating habits can vastly improve their health.

18 Mar 2015

SST Group to become exclusive distributor for MPTronic's RDM solution in U.S. and Canada

SST Group, Inc., a leading provider of DICOM distribution solutions in the United States, is excited to announce its partnership with MPTronic, a leading developer of Radiation Dose Monitoring systems in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

18 Mar 2015

RMANJ acquires IVF New Jersey

Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey, a world-renowned leader in the field of infertility, today announced the strategic acquisition of IVF New Jersey Fertility and Gynecology Center, one of the largest fertility centers in New Jersey.

18 Mar 2015

Cenpatico, MHS expand Catasys' OnTrak program to Medicare Advantage members in Wisconsin

Catasys, Inc., provider of proprietary health management services to health insurers and employers, announced today that Cenpatico and Managed Health Services, a Centene health plan in Wisconsin, have expanded Catasys' OnTrak program to MHS' eligible Medicare Advantage members in Wisconsin.

18 Mar 2015

Finding could improve global efforts to prevent HIV transmission, save lives

People who recently have been infected with HIV may not be as highly infectious as previously believed, a finding that could improve global efforts to prevent HIV transmission and save lives. In particular, the finding bolsters the strategy of treating patients with antiretroviral drugs before the onset of AIDS to prevent transmission.

18 Mar 2015

University of Calgary, City of Calgary partner to better protect ecosystem, improve public health

For the first time, university researchers are working side-by-side with municipal operators to advance wastewater treatment technologies and knowledge that will lead to cleaner water, a better protected ecosystem and improved public health.

18 Mar 2015

Deployment of female health workers in remote rural community increases service utilization

Female community health extension workers deployed to a remote rural community in northern Nigeria led to major and sustained increases in service utilization, including antenatal care and facility-based deliveries, according to latest research by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public.

18 Mar 2015

Young children, teens at risk for unintentional medicine poisoning

Nearly half of the 1.34 million calls to poison centers for children each year are related to medicine. In fact, every day, there are more than 1,100 calls about a young child getting into medicine or getting too much medicine.

18 Mar 2015

Scientists examine how substances at low concentrations may impact human health

A public and scientific discussion is currently taking place focusing on the question whether substances at low concentrations may lead to health impairments in humans. For this reason, an increasing number of experimental studies to test such effects are currently conducted using different chemicals.

18 Mar 2015

Duke researchers identify factors that correlate with repeat ER visits for kidney stones

One in nine patients released from the emergency department after treatment for a kidney stone will face a repeat visit, according to findings by Duke Medicine researchers.

18 Mar 2015

Findings suggest that reporting of noninferiority clinical trials need to be improved

An examination of the reporting of noninferiority clinical trials raises questions about the adequacy of their registration and results reporting within publicly accessible trial registries, according to a study in the March 17 issue of JAMA.

18 Mar 2015

NCCN panelists discuss on evidence-based decision-making at bedside

On Friday, March 13, 2015, as part of its 20th Annual Conference: Advancing the Standard of Cancer Care, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network hosted its second roundtable, Value-Based Decision-Making at the Bedside, which reflected on the tools available to oncology clinicians, such as clinical practice guidelines and pathways, and how the use of these tools has impacted bedside evidence-based decision-making for both physicians and patients, the criteria used to assess shared decision-making, and the relationship between outcomes and cost when determining value.

18 Mar 2015

Food TV linked to higher BMI

If you're a fan of food television, it's fine to be entertained by the programming, but if you take recipes for the rich meals the networks favor into your own kitchen, you're at risk of putting on pounds, according to a study just published online by the journal Appetite.

18 Mar 2015

Students attending Brainworks program to learn how regular exercise may help improve brain health

About 140 seventh- and eighth-graders attending Cedars-Sinai's Brainworks program March 23 will learn how hopping, skipping, jumping and other elements of a regular exercise routine may help improve brain health. An exercise station - a new feature of the 17-year-old program - will be one of nine areas where students will interact with Cedars-Sinai neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuroscientists and other health professionals.

18 Mar 2015

Health care system-level factors may increase likelihood of medication adherence among seniors

Specific system-level factors controlled by health care systems - including prescriptions with a medication supply greater than 90 days, mail-order pharmacy use, and lower copayments and out-of-pocket maximums - nearly doubled the likelihood that patients adhered to prescribed heart and diabetes medications, according to a new study published in the journal Medical Care.

18 Mar 2015

New research finds old blood just as good as fresh blood

Just like milk and many other foods, blood used for transfusions is perishable. But contrary to popular belief, new research shows that blood stored for three weeks is just as good as fresh blood - findings published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

18 Mar 2015

Novel device improves in-hospital safety outcomes, cognitive scores at discharge

An investigational device that deflects debris away from the brain during transcatheter aortic valve replacement seems to improve in-hospital safety outcomes and cognitive scores at discharge, according to preliminary findings from a small randomized study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 64th Annual Scientific Session.

18 Mar 2015

AACN to award ICU Design Citation to ICUs at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses will present the ICU Design Citation to the intensive care units at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during the 2015 National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition, San Diego, May 18-21.

17 Mar 2015

Kennedy Funding Financial completes $3.5 million loan for Lifestyle Real Estate I

Kennedy Funding Financial LLC has completed a $3.5 million loan for Lifestyle Real Estate I, LP, announced Gregg Wolfer, COO of the Englewood Cliffs, NJ-based direct private lender. The borrower is an affiliate of Lifestyle Healthcare Group (LHG), and the collateral is a 10.31-acre tract of vacant land in Bensalem Twp., Bucks County, PA. LHG has received approval from the township for a $185 million medical office campus.

17 Mar 2015

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Keas announces launch of Health Hub for self-insured employers

Five simple nutrition tips that can positively impact your overall health

SST Group to become exclusive distributor for MPTronic's RDM solution in U.S. and Canada

RMANJ acquires IVF New Jersey

Cenpatico, MHS expand Catasys' OnTrak program to Medicare Advantage members in Wisconsin

Finding could improve global efforts to prevent HIV transmission, save lives

University of Calgary, City of Calgary partner to better protect ecosystem, improve public health

Deployment of female health workers in remote rural community increases service utilization

Young children, teens at risk for unintentional medicine poisoning

Scientists examine how substances at low concentrations may impact human health

Duke researchers identify factors that correlate with repeat ER visits for kidney stones

Findings suggest that reporting of noninferiority clinical trials need to be improved

NCCN panelists discuss on evidence-based decision-making at bedside

Food TV linked to higher BMI

Students attending Brainworks program to learn how regular exercise may help improve brain health

Health care system-level factors may increase likelihood of medication adherence among seniors

New research finds old blood just as good as fresh blood

Novel device improves in-hospital safety outcomes, cognitive scores at discharge

AACN to award ICU Design Citation to ICUs at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center

Kennedy Funding Financial completes $3.5 million loan for Lifestyle Real Estate I

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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