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Obesity leads to more doctor visits than smoking

Statistics show that today, almost one in four Canadians is obese. A deadly trend that has been on the rise for the last thirty years, obesity is associated with diabetes, heart disease and cancer. But is the obesity epidemic putting more pressure on an already strained Canadian health care system?

17 Jul 2012

Implementation news: Health clinics prepare for jump in demand; States face 'rough job' in building health exchanges

Across the health care delivery system, providers are preparing for the increased demand for services that the health law will create. Health clinics will likely play an important role.

17 Jul 2012

Pulsed-dye laser tool improves appearance, texture and elasticity of burn scars

In a collaboration among researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC), Shriners Hospitals for Children-Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, burn and skin specialists have shown that use of a pulsed-dye laser tool improves the appearance, texture and elasticity of burn scars.

17 Jul 2012

New IOS Press journal integrates broad areas of spectroscopy and imaging

IOS Press is pleased to announce the launch of Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging, the first journal to integrate the broad areas of spectroscopy and imaging. It will provide timely publication of basic and applied research that uses spectroscopic and imaging techniques across all areas of life sciences.

17 Jul 2012

Roundup: Some troubled N.Y. hospitals don't carry malpractice insurance; Lobbying may dilute Mass. health care cost bill

Several of the city's most troubled hospitals are partially or completely uninsured for malpractice, state records show, forgoing what is considered a standard safeguard across the country.

17 Jul 2012

Abbott to showcase new informatics and lab solutions at AACC annual meeting

Abbott will feature new solutions to improve data management and automation at this year's American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) annual meeting, July 15-19, in Los Angeles, Calif. Solutions to further enhance efficiency and workflow in today's laboratories will be the focal point of the Abbott exhibit.

16 Jul 2012

Elsevier introduces PLD solution for professionals in the life sciences

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of a structured Product Literature Database (PLD) solution for professionals in the life sciences.

16 Jul 2012

Hospedia acquires Extramed

Healthcare providers globally can now benefit from millions of dollars in potential savings thanks to UK-based Hospedia's acquisition of patient flow and bed management provider Extramed today.

16 Jul 2012

New research raises concerns about gaps in national child abuse statistics

In the largest study to examine the impact of the recession on child abuse, researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's (CHOP) PolicyLab detected a significant increase in children admitted to the nation's largest children's hospitals due to serious physical abuse over the last decade.

16 Jul 2012

WTG to launch ‘Early Drug Development Summit’ in Berlin

With its 15 years conference production and management experience, WTG introduces a leading pharma event: "Early Drug Development Summit" in December 3rd-4th 2012 in Berlin, Germany.

16 Jul 2012

ACLA announces full and strong support for TEST Act

The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) today announced its "full and strong support" for H.R. 6118, the Taking Essential Steps for Testing Act or TEST Act introduced by Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) in the House of Representatives.

16 Jul 2012

Studies describe ability of targeted exercise training on cognitive impairment and dementia

Four studies reported today at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2012 (AAIC 2012) describe the ability of targeted exercise training to promote improved mental functioning and reduced risk for cognitive impairment and dementia in cognitively healthy older adults and those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

16 Jul 2012

The Alzheimer's Association recognizes four leading scientists with Lifetime Achievement Award

The Alzheimer's Association recognized four leading scientists for their extraordinary contributions to Alzheimer's disease research at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC 2012) in Vancouver, Canada.

16 Jul 2012

AIDS 2012 conference to discuss problem of HIV in Black community

In a series of presentations, panel discussions, and training sessions at the 2012 International AIDS Conference (AIDS2012), the Black AIDS Institute (The Institute) will bring together leaders in medicine, politics, journalism, and the arts to discuss the problem of HIV/ AIDS in the Black Community.

16 Jul 2012

Seattle summit addresses global crisis of preterm birth

Leaders of prominent, international philanthropic and research organizations are convening in Seattle July 14-16 to address the global crisis of preterm birth and develop an action roadmap of research priorities and opportunities.

16 Jul 2012

ERBA Diagnostics to showcase full range of products at AACC annual meeting

ERBA Diagnostics, Inc., a fully integrated in vitro diagnostics company, is pleased to announce that Suresh Vazirani, Chairman of ERBA Diagnostics, will be a key note speaker at the International Marketing Brief (IMB) in conjunction with the AACC.

16 Jul 2012

Johns Hopkins doctoral program graduate explores ways to control infectious diseases

Her passport is stamped with exotic locations: Myanmar, Tibet, South Africa, Vietnam, and Cambodia, as well as Baltimore, MD. But, when Carrie Tudor, PhD, MPH, RN, looks at it, she sees global battlefields in the fight against infectious disease. Her weapons: immunizations, programs to curb tuberculosis and HIV transmission, and a drive to carry on a rich tradition of public health nursing research.

16 Jul 2012

UnitedHealthcare to host educational seminars at Jersey City Medical Center

UnitedHealthcare will host a series of educational seminars at the Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City, N.J., to help baby boomers and other Medicare beneficiaries learn more about the Medicare program so they can make confident health care coverage choices.

16 Jul 2012

Uninsured U.S. women more likely to struggle with medical bills and go without needed care

Twenty percent of U.S. women (18.7 million) ages 19-64 were uninsured in 2010, up from 15 percent (12.8 million) in 2000, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report on women's health care. An additional 16.7 million women were underinsured in 2010, compared with 10.3 million in 2003.

16 Jul 2012

Special issue of AIDS and Behavior looks at latest behavioral interventions research

HIV prevention must be better targeted, according to David Holtgrave from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the US, and colleagues. Health care professionals need a more detailed analysis and understanding of the interplay between HIV risk behavior, access to treatment and treatment success among those living with HIV. The authors discuss their proposed framework in a study in a special issue of Springer's journal AIDS and Behavior.

16 Jul 2012

Healthcare News

Obesity leads to more doctor visits than smoking

Implementation news: Health clinics prepare for jump in demand; States face 'rough job' in building health exchanges

Pulsed-dye laser tool improves appearance, texture and elasticity of burn scars

New IOS Press journal integrates broad areas of spectroscopy and imaging

Roundup: Some troubled N.Y. hospitals don't carry malpractice insurance; Lobbying may dilute Mass. health care cost bill

Abbott to showcase new informatics and lab solutions at AACC annual meeting

Elsevier introduces PLD solution for professionals in the life sciences

Hospedia acquires Extramed

New research raises concerns about gaps in national child abuse statistics

WTG to launch ‘Early Drug Development Summit’ in Berlin

ACLA announces full and strong support for TEST Act

Studies describe ability of targeted exercise training on cognitive impairment and dementia

The Alzheimer's Association recognizes four leading scientists with Lifetime Achievement Award

AIDS 2012 conference to discuss problem of HIV in Black community

Seattle summit addresses global crisis of preterm birth

ERBA Diagnostics to showcase full range of products at AACC annual meeting

Johns Hopkins doctoral program graduate explores ways to control infectious diseases

UnitedHealthcare to host educational seminars at Jersey City Medical Center

Uninsured U.S. women more likely to struggle with medical bills and go without needed care

Special issue of AIDS and Behavior looks at latest behavioral interventions research

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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