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Suicide rates for U.S. youths nearly double in rural areas

The adolescent and young-adult suicide rate in the United States was almost twice as high in rural settings than in urban areas between 1996 and 2010, and new research suggests that the gap appears to be widening.

10 Mar 2015

Stepped-care strategy improves function, decreases pain severity in veterans

Although U.S. military veterans who have returned from Iraq or Afghanistan are more likely to suffer chronic pain than veterans of any other conflict in American history, little headway has been made in helping them manage the often debilitating effects of chronic pain.

10 Mar 2015

18F-fluoride PET/MR imaging could diagnose cause of foot pain better than other methods

A single scan could diagnose the cause of foot pain better and with less radiation exposure to the patient than other methods, according to a study in the March 2015 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

10 Mar 2015

Using IT devices may put your muscles and joints under particular strain

Spending hours on a computer or sending lots of text messages on a mobile phone can result in a stiff neck and sometimes even a strained thumb. Computer scientists in Saarbrücken have developed a procedure that simulates in a lifelike manner which muscles and joints are put under particular strain when using IT devices. It also demonstrates the speed and accuracy with which a user can operate a device.

10 Mar 2015

Simple training can improve vision in older adults

Just a weeks' worth of training can improve vision in older adults, according to new research in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The findings show that training boosted older adults' sensitivity to contrast and also their ability to see things clearly at close distances.

9 Mar 2015

New research examines patients' experiences with GPs

New research conducted by The University of Manchester has found that GPs' patients can feel alienated by lack of trust, impersonal processes and that this presents problems to improving their safety.

9 Mar 2015

Smith System launches new E-Learning content for driver improvement courses

Smith System, the world leader in advanced driver training, has launched newly designed E-Learning content for its popular driver improvement courses.

9 Mar 2015

Halyard Health releases improved placement kit for PEG tube

Halyard Health, formerly Kimberly-Clark Health Care, today announced the introduction of an improved placement kit for its Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube, the MIC* PEG tube. The components of the kit have been organized to align with the procedural steps for tube placement.

9 Mar 2015

Greystone expands with acquisition of Autumn Health Care's skilled nursing facilities in Ohio

Greystone Healthcare Management Corp. continues to grow its network of healthcare facilities, home health agencies and hospice care services in Florida and Ohio with the acquisition from Autumn Health Care of its 10 skilled nursing facilities, with a total of 614 beds, in the central Ohio area.

9 Mar 2015

Blood gas testing: an interview with David Stein, PhD, CEO, Point of Care, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

The industry term ‘blood gas testing’ has come to mean the accurate measurement and reporting of a wide menu of blood parameters, all on a single platform.

From Siemens Healthineers Point of Care Diagnostics 9 Mar 2015

AliveCor launches latest version of AliveECG app

AliveCor, Inc. announced today the launch of the latest version of the AliveECG app, with two new FDA-cleared and CE-marked automated detectors that allow patients and physicians to focus on the ECGs that matter most.

From AliveCor, Inc. 9 Mar 2015

New ASH report outlines several models for 'systems-based clinical hematologist'

A report released today from the American Society of Hematology in its journal, Blood, presents an innovative, sustainable new role for hematologists, particularly those specializing in non-malignant blood diseases, for today’s rapidly changing U.S. health-care system.

9 Mar 2015

IUPUI researchers awarded grant to study how brain's reward system is hijacked by alcohol

With the support of a $545,000 three-year grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, researchers from the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis are conducting research on how the brain's reward system -- the circuitry that helps regulate the body's ability to feel pleasure -- is hijacked by alcohol.

9 Mar 2015

Population-based approach to health planning can prevent disparities in access to stroke care, says study

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the United States, but access to rapid EMS care and appropriate stroke care centers with the ability to deliver acute stroke therapies can drastically mitigate the debilitating effects of a stroke.

9 Mar 2015

Race and ethnicity not consistently associated with overuse of medical care, shows study

Racial and ethnic disparities in the receipt of health care (typically referring to minorities not receiving needed care) are well known.

9 Mar 2015

Study calls for improved accessibility to care for transgender youth with gender dysphoria

A new study has confirmed that transgender youth often have mental health problems and that their depression and anxiety improve greatly with recognition and treatment of gender dysphoria.

9 Mar 2015

MBSR reduces fasting glucose, improves quality of life in overweight and obese women

A treatment known as mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) may decrease fasting glucose and improve quality of life in overweight and obese women, new research suggests.

9 Mar 2015

AIBS research: Peer review managers play key role in identifying COI in biomedical research proposals

New research from the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) found that peer review managers play an important role in identifying potential conflicts of interest (COI) in biomedical research grant peer reviews.

9 Mar 2015

Investment in science and engineering can make UK a successful nation

The UK needs to increase its investment in science and engineering research if it is to continue to be a successful nation.

9 Mar 2015

Lifestyle intervention program at workplace reduces risk factors for diabetes, heart disease

A healthy lifestyle intervention program administered at the workplace and developed by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health significantly reduces risk factors for diabetes and heart disease, according to a study reported in the March issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

9 Mar 2015

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Suicide rates for U.S. youths nearly double in rural areas

Stepped-care strategy improves function, decreases pain severity in veterans

18F-fluoride PET/MR imaging could diagnose cause of foot pain better than other methods

Using IT devices may put your muscles and joints under particular strain

Simple training can improve vision in older adults

New research examines patients' experiences with GPs

Smith System launches new E-Learning content for driver improvement courses

Halyard Health releases improved placement kit for PEG tube

Greystone expands with acquisition of Autumn Health Care's skilled nursing facilities in Ohio

Blood gas testing: an interview with David Stein, PhD, CEO, Point of Care, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

AliveCor launches latest version of AliveECG app

New ASH report outlines several models for 'systems-based clinical hematologist'

IUPUI researchers awarded grant to study how brain's reward system is hijacked by alcohol

Population-based approach to health planning can prevent disparities in access to stroke care, says study

Race and ethnicity not consistently associated with overuse of medical care, shows study

Study calls for improved accessibility to care for transgender youth with gender dysphoria

MBSR reduces fasting glucose, improves quality of life in overweight and obese women

AIBS research: Peer review managers play key role in identifying COI in biomedical research proposals

Investment in science and engineering can make UK a successful nation

Lifestyle intervention program at workplace reduces risk factors for diabetes, heart disease

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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