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Investments needed to implement interventions to save newborn lives

"Each year, three million newborns die, making up 43 percent of the world's under-five child deaths," Joy Lawn, director of global evidence and policy for Save the Children's Saving Newborn Lives, writes in an Inter Press Service opinion piece.

10 Apr 2013

Study: Non-traditional well-being risks can impact workers' productivity

In addition to health-related risk factors, some non-traditional "well-being risks" can have a significant impact on workers' productivity, reports a study in the April Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

10 Apr 2013

First combination treatment of microwave ablation, radiotherapy performed on 52-year-old patient

Dr. Hudayi Korkusuz, a radiologist at the Department of Nuclear Medicine, has conducted the first combination treatment of microwave ablation and radiotherapy.

10 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 10, 2013

Today's headlines include more details and analysis regarding President Barack Obama's budget plan and how it handles Medicare and other entitlement programs.

10 Apr 2013

GGA Software Services, Pfizer to present Indigo ELN at 2013 Bio-IT World Conference and Expo

GGA Software Services LLC, a leading provider of outsourced scientific informatics and software services to the life sciences industry, announced today that GGA and Pfizer will present Indigo ELN, the industry's leading open-source chemistry electronic laboratory notebook, at the 2013 Bio-IT World Conference and Expo in Boston, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, April 10, at 12:00 PM.

From Pfizer, Inc. 10 Apr 2013

Non-invasive battery recharger system for electronic implants

Ant-nio Abreu, a Sustainable Energy Systems PhD Student under the MIT Portugal Program, currently developing research work at LNEG (Laborat-rio Nacional de Energia e Geologia I.P.) has developed a non-invasive battery recharger system for electronic implants that allows a longer life for the internal implantable devices in the human body such as, pacemakers, defibrillators, electric heart, delaying considerable the usual customary surgery intervention for replacement.

10 Apr 2013

New research shows promise in creating chemical reactions necessary for pharmaceutical companies

Shaken, not stirred, is the essence of new research that's showing promise in creating the chemical reactions necessary for industries such as pharmaceutical companies, but eliminating the resulting waste from traditional methods.

10 Apr 2013

New book explores how faculty at academic health centers pursue, achieve success in research

The future of basic and translational research in health care depends on the ability of large, complex health science centers to educate, discover new answers to extremely complicated problems and operate for the public good.

10 Apr 2013

Healthcare professionals suggests new way to evaluate family medicine residents

Medical school graduates entering one family medicine residency program might receive training that is markedly different than another family medicine residency program.

10 Apr 2013

New study shows some women don't stick to recommended treatment for breast cancer

One-quarter of women who should take hormone-blocking therapies as part of their breast cancer treatment either do not start or do not complete the five-year course, according to a new study led by University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers.

10 Apr 2013

Continued support of Global Fund is worthy investment

Writing in the Huffington Post's "The Big Push" blog, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, examines why the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a good investment.

10 Apr 2013

Medicare estimates of potential work savings greatly exaggerated

According to a new study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, any efficiencies in physician interpretation and diagnosis gained when different providers interpret different medical imaging scans performed on the same patient are minute and vary by procedure.

10 Apr 2013

Global Fund aims to raise $15B to fight infectious diseases in 2014-2016 period

"The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has set the target of raising $15 billion to help countries fight the three infectious diseases in the 2014-2016 period, its Executive Director Mark Dybul said ... on Monday," Xinhua reports.

10 Apr 2013

UC Riverside expert to give free lecture on waterborne diseases

When we turn on the tap to get a glass of water, we just assume that it is safe to drink. But is it really safe? And, what exactly is "safe"?

10 Apr 2013

Neurosurgeons remove hypothalamic hamartoma to combat hyperphagia, unhealthy weight gain

Neurosurgeons at the University of Texas-Houston and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital (Houston, Texas) report on the success they achieved when they removed a hypothalamic hamartoma from a 10-year-old girl to combat hyperphagia (excessive appetite and compulsive overeating) and consequent unhealthy weight gain.

10 Apr 2013

Pope Francis's pledge to poor can translate into social action

Writing in a SciDev.Net feature article, journalist Imogen Mathers examines what the election of the new pope will mean for the development sector.

10 Apr 2013

Study finds Google searches for information about mental illnesses, problems follow seasonal patterns

A new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that Google searches for information across all major mental illnesses and problems followed seasonal patterns, suggesting mental illness may be more strongly linked with seasonal patterns than previously thought.

10 Apr 2013

Recent articles from Journal of American College Health focus on campus safety

In a recent Editorial: How Safe Are College Campuses? published in the Journal of American College Health, Co-Editor Dr. Teri Aronowitz compares the frequency of violence in the USA to that of the flu.

10 Apr 2013

Rally for Medical Research supports continued funding for NIH, other R&D

The Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog describes the Rally for Medical Research that took place on Monday in Washington, D.C.

10 Apr 2013

Olympus receives FDA clearance for Articulating HD 3D Laparoscopic Surgical Video System

Olympus, a precision technology leader in designing and delivering innovative solutions in Medical and Surgical Products, among other core businesses, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Articulating HD 3D Laparoscopic Surgical Video System.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 10 Apr 2013

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Investments needed to implement interventions to save newborn lives

Study: Non-traditional well-being risks can impact workers' productivity

First combination treatment of microwave ablation, radiotherapy performed on 52-year-old patient

First Edition: April 10, 2013

GGA Software Services, Pfizer to present Indigo ELN at 2013 Bio-IT World Conference and Expo

Non-invasive battery recharger system for electronic implants

New research shows promise in creating chemical reactions necessary for pharmaceutical companies

New book explores how faculty at academic health centers pursue, achieve success in research

Healthcare professionals suggests new way to evaluate family medicine residents

New study shows some women don't stick to recommended treatment for breast cancer

Continued support of Global Fund is worthy investment

Medicare estimates of potential work savings greatly exaggerated

Global Fund aims to raise $15B to fight infectious diseases in 2014-2016 period

UC Riverside expert to give free lecture on waterborne diseases

Neurosurgeons remove hypothalamic hamartoma to combat hyperphagia, unhealthy weight gain

Pope Francis's pledge to poor can translate into social action

Study finds Google searches for information about mental illnesses, problems follow seasonal patterns

Recent articles from Journal of American College Health focus on campus safety

Rally for Medical Research supports continued funding for NIH, other R&D

Olympus receives FDA clearance for Articulating HD 3D Laparoscopic Surgical Video System

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