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Police, parents learning to better handle mental illness

And in Arizona, a judge approved an agreement to expand services for the people with serious mental illnesses, ending a 30-year-old class action lawsuit.

23 Sep 2014

4th annual 'Rockers4knockers' fundraising event to be held in Mt. Pleasant on October 5, 2014

For the fourth consecutive year, 'Rockers4Knockers' will be rocking Shem Creek in Mt. Pleasant on October 5. Chris Lane, an amazing country singer, will be the headliner of the 20 bands scheduled to perform at this year's event, dubbed as "The Breast event in Charleston."

23 Sep 2014

4D Vision Gym’s workshop to demonstrate how vision therapy can treat concussions

Since approximately seventy percent of the neural connections in the brain are involved with vision and visual processing, how likely is it that a concussion will cause visual disturbances? Can potential problems be avoided or treated with vision therapy?

23 Sep 2014

Rutgers awarded $2 million NIH grant to prepare students for academic research careers

Rutgers is one of seven institutions in the country selected by the National Institutes of Health to receive this year's BEST Award - a $2 million grant designed to expose many of the university's most promising biomedical sciences graduate trainees to career opportunities that go beyond the academic path that they have traditionally taken.

23 Sep 2014

MT Services reports Actos drug cases, updates settlement news

MT Services LLC, a Lawsuit Settlement News Reporting Company which operates lawsuitsettlementnews.com, announced today a primary focus on assisting plaintiffs of the after effects of the pharmaceutical drug Actos.

23 Sep 2014

2014 Medical Tourism Index lists world's top destinations

Healthcare seekers contemplating an affordable treatment overseas and looking for just the right destination should know that Canada, the United Kingdom, Israel, Singapore and Costa Rica have been ranked as the most attractive destinations for medical tourism in 2014, the International Healthcare Research Center announced today.

23 Sep 2014

University of Louisville School of Medicine completes renovation of instructional building

Ushering in a new era in medical education, officials with the University of Louisville School of Medicine formally celebrated the completion of a $9 million renovation of the school's 40-year-old instructional building.

23 Sep 2014

New study reveals differences in payment and income between physicians

A surprising new study pulls back the curtain on one of the most contentious issues in health care: differences in payment and income between physicians who perform operations, procedures or tests, and those who don’t.

23 Sep 2014

Poll survey shows majority of uninsured Americans unaware of individual mandate and state exchanges

While the percentage of Americans without health insurance has fallen from 22 to 15 percent over the past 11 months, a new Harris Poll survey conducted on behalf of the national non-profit Transamerica Center for Health Studies (TCHS) found that nearly half (46 percent) of those who remain uninsured have still not heard of the individual mandate, and 43 percent have not heard of the Exchanges where they may be eligible to purchase health insurance.

23 Sep 2014

Trauma center in Pennsylvania granted Level IV Trauma Center Accreditation status

Level IV Trauma Center Accreditation status has been granted to an additional hospital in Pennsylvania for the period from November 1, 2014 through October 31, 2015.

23 Sep 2014

Study: Ebola outbreak could infect more people unless rigorous control measures are implemented

Unless Ebola control measures in West Africa are enhanced quickly, experts from the World Health Organization and Imperial College, London, predict numbers will continue to climb exponentially, and more than 20,000 people will have been infected by early November, according to a new article in the New England Journal of Medicine released six months after WHO was first notified of the outbreak in West Africa.

23 Sep 2014

Mallinckrodt launches OptiSync system to help healthcare professionals manage radiology data

Mallinckrodt today announced the U.S. launch of the OptiSync data management system as a new technology in its Global Medical Imaging segment.

23 Sep 2014

UTHealth study examines effects of smoking policy change at homeless shelter

Instituting a partial smoking ban at a homeless shelter can lead to a reduction in expired carbon monoxide levels, an indicator of exposure to cigarette smoke, and may have positive effects on shelter residents' health, according to new research. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston released the study results last week in the journal Addictive Behaviors.

23 Sep 2014

New evidence-based guidelines for prevention, treatment of POAF

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery has released new evidence-based guidelines for the prevention and treatment of perioperative and postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) and flutter for thoracic surgical procedures.

23 Sep 2014

Dartmouth researchers create novel approach to computer security

In a big step for securing critical information systems, such as medical records in clinical settings, Dartmouth College researchers have created a new approach to computer security that authenticates users continuously while they are using a terminal and automatically logs them out when they leave or when someone else steps in to use their terminal.

23 Sep 2014

People drink more alcohol when physically active

A new Northwestern Medicine- study finds that on days when people exercise more -- typically Thursdays to Sundays -- they drink more alcohol, too.

23 Sep 2014

Study emphasizes need to bolster programs that enhance dietary quality of SNAP participants

A new American Cancer Society study suggests that participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously known as the food stamp program, had lower dietary quality scores compared with income eligible non-participants.

23 Sep 2014

Experts to study how improved support for dementia carers can enhance quality of life

Experts will explore how improved support and powers for people caring for loved-ones with dementia can improve quality of life for both patients and carers around the UK.

23 Sep 2014

Pilot study shows benefits of psychoeducational wellness program in MS people

Kessler researchers have published a pilot study showing the benefits of a 10-week psychoeducational wellness program in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Improvements were seen in mood, overall mental health, perceived stress, and pain.

23 Sep 2014

St. Jude Medical gets CE Mark approval for updated labeling of Tendril STS, IsoFlex Optim pacing leads

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced CE Mark approval of updated labeling for its Tendril STS and IsoFlex Optim pacing leads, allowing existing and future patients with the devices access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.

23 Sep 2014

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Police, parents learning to better handle mental illness

4th annual 'Rockers4knockers' fundraising event to be held in Mt. Pleasant on October 5, 2014

4D Vision Gym’s workshop to demonstrate how vision therapy can treat concussions

Rutgers awarded $2 million NIH grant to prepare students for academic research careers

MT Services reports Actos drug cases, updates settlement news

2014 Medical Tourism Index lists world's top destinations

University of Louisville School of Medicine completes renovation of instructional building

New study reveals differences in payment and income between physicians

Poll survey shows majority of uninsured Americans unaware of individual mandate and state exchanges

Trauma center in Pennsylvania granted Level IV Trauma Center Accreditation status

Study: Ebola outbreak could infect more people unless rigorous control measures are implemented

Mallinckrodt launches OptiSync system to help healthcare professionals manage radiology data

UTHealth study examines effects of smoking policy change at homeless shelter

New evidence-based guidelines for prevention, treatment of POAF

Dartmouth researchers create novel approach to computer security

People drink more alcohol when physically active

Study emphasizes need to bolster programs that enhance dietary quality of SNAP participants

Experts to study how improved support for dementia carers can enhance quality of life

Pilot study shows benefits of psychoeducational wellness program in MS people

St. Jude Medical gets CE Mark approval for updated labeling of Tendril STS, IsoFlex Optim pacing leads

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Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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