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Plain tobacco packaging less effective at prompting smokers to light up

Plain tobacco packaging may reduce the likelihood of smokers seeking to obtain cigarettes by almost 10% compared to branded packs, according to research from the Universities of Exeter and Bristol.

11 Feb 2015

Short nap can reverse hormonal impact of poor night's sleep

A short nap can help relieve stress and bolster the immune systems of men who slept only two hours the previous night, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

11 Feb 2015

Study shows low-dose oral iron supplementation after blood donation reduces hemoglobin recovery time

Among blood donors with normal hemoglobin levels, low-dose oral iron supplementation, compared with no supplementation, reduced the time to recovery of the postdonation decrease in hemoglobin concentration in donors with low or higher levels of a marker of overall iron storage (ferritin), according to a study in the February 10 issue of JAMA.

11 Feb 2015

Surgical procedure for acute pulmonary embolism may actually prevent more deaths

A surgical procedure that was virtually abandoned in the 1950s because of its high mortality rates in trying to save patients with acute pulmonary embolism may actually prevent more deaths in severely ill patients than current drug therapies alone, according to a new analysis of cases conducted in the North Shore-LIJ Health System over the past decade.

11 Feb 2015

Kaiser denies Prime Healthcare claims over purchase of Daughters of Charity Health System

In a bizarre announcement, Prime Healthcare said Monday that Kaiser Permanente was now supporting its purchase of Daughters of Charity Health System, a claim that Kaiser has unequivocally denied.

11 Feb 2015

USA Vein Clinics to open new center in Marietta, GA

USA Vein Clinics, the nation's only coast-to-coast network of physicians devoted to treating venous insufficiency, will open a new center in Marietta, GA on Feb. 24 at 1050 E. Piedmont Road, north of Roswell Road.

10 Feb 2015

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society announces launch of new partnership to empower people with lymphoma

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society together with the Lymphoma Research Foundation, CancerCare, the Association of Community Cancer Centers and Genentech announced the launch of a new partnership, the Alliance for Resource Collaboration in Hematology (ARCH).

10 Feb 2015

INTEGRA Supports Breast Cancer Research

INTEGRA Biosciences has launched PIPETGIRL - a new pink version of its popular PIPETBOY acu 2 pipette controller

From INTEGRA Biosciences 10 Feb 2015

AirStrip, Batswadi announce strategic partnership to bring AirStrip products into Africa

AirStrip and The Batswadi Group have announced a strategic partnership to bring the AirStrip ONE mobile interoperability platform and the Sense4Baby wireless fetal/maternal monitoring system into ten African countries, with an initial launch in South Africa.

10 Feb 2015

Employed people who engage in voluntary work have greater sense of work-life balance

Gainfully employed people who volunteer in their spare time are healthier and more satisfied with their work-life balance than people who do not engage in voluntary work, shows a study funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

10 Feb 2015

Study findings help improve lung cancer screening guidelines

A set of guidelines developed to help standardized lung cancer screening would have generated considerably fewer false-positives than the National Lung Screening Trial produced, according to a new retrospective study.

10 Feb 2015

Ten hospital programs recognized for improving health of local communities

From street outreach in Burlington, Vermont to a New York City taxi network to infant mortality prevention in Detroit, ten hospital programs were named Programs of Excellence for their achievements in improving the health of local communities. Each program was awarded $10,000 through the Hospital Charitable Services Awards, a national program sponsored by Jackson Healthcare.

10 Feb 2015

HPV vaccination does not affect sexual behaviours

Research has shown that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is not associated with increases in sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

10 Feb 2015

Bayer offers wide range of material solutions for OEMs' medical application needs

Increasingly, innovative medical applications place further importance on the success of the materials they use. When patients' health, mobility and comfort are involved, reliability and durability are crucial. Bayer MaterialScience LLC steps up to the challenge offering original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) a wide range of material solutions for their medical application needs.

10 Feb 2015

New analysis takes comprehensive look at how patients feel about doctors' attire

What should doctors wear? And how does something as simple as their choice of a suit, scrubs or slacks influence how patients view them?

10 Feb 2015

New stent for treating cardiovascular disease successfully implanted in patients

A new stent for treating cardiovascular disease that incorporates a polymer invented at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has been implanted in patients for the first time.

10 Feb 2015

Velano Vascular announces FDA approval of new blood-draw technology

Velano Vascular today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing clearance for a new technology that provides an innovative approach to one of the most common procedures in medicine – the in-hospital blood draw.

10 Feb 2015

First patients treated with Orthocell's tendon repair therapy in Hong Kong

Regenerative medicine company Orthocell Limited has announced it has expanded its presence in Asia with the first patients treated with its world-leading tendon repair therapy in Hong Kong.

10 Feb 2015

Researchers win $2.5 million DARPA contract to study prosthetic limb technology

A research team led by Paul Marasco, Ph.D., of Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute, has won a $2.5 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The contract was awarded through DARPA's new Hand Proprioception and Touch Interfaces (HAPTIX) program, which aims to deliver naturalistic sensations to amputees and enable better control over their prosthetic limbs through direct connections to users' nervous systems.

10 Feb 2015

New study reveals eight highly specific physical signs associated with death in cancer patients

While the diagnosis of an impending death is always sad, it can be important for patients, families, and clinicians as they make decisions related to hospital discharge, hospice referral, and treatments. Now a new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, has revealed eight highly specific physical signs associated with death within three days in cancer patients.

10 Feb 2015

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Plain tobacco packaging less effective at prompting smokers to light up

Short nap can reverse hormonal impact of poor night's sleep

Study shows low-dose oral iron supplementation after blood donation reduces hemoglobin recovery time

Surgical procedure for acute pulmonary embolism may actually prevent more deaths

Kaiser denies Prime Healthcare claims over purchase of Daughters of Charity Health System

USA Vein Clinics to open new center in Marietta, GA

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society announces launch of new partnership to empower people with lymphoma

INTEGRA Supports Breast Cancer Research

AirStrip, Batswadi announce strategic partnership to bring AirStrip products into Africa

Employed people who engage in voluntary work have greater sense of work-life balance

Study findings help improve lung cancer screening guidelines

Ten hospital programs recognized for improving health of local communities

HPV vaccination does not affect sexual behaviours

Bayer offers wide range of material solutions for OEMs' medical application needs

New analysis takes comprehensive look at how patients feel about doctors' attire

New stent for treating cardiovascular disease successfully implanted in patients

Velano Vascular announces FDA approval of new blood-draw technology

First patients treated with Orthocell's tendon repair therapy in Hong Kong

Researchers win $2.5 million DARPA contract to study prosthetic limb technology

New study reveals eight highly specific physical signs associated with death in cancer patients

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

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