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Cervicovaginal mucus effectively traps HIV particles

HIV particles are effectively trapped by the cervicovaginal mucus from women who harbor a particular vaginal bacteria species, Lactobacillus crispatus. The findings, published this week in mBio, an online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, could lead to new ways to reduce or block vaginal transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

7 Oct 2015

Researchers explore how common genetic mutation influences effects of taking melatonin close to mealtime

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and the University of Murcia, Spain, have shed new light on why people who carry a common genetic mutation may be more at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. By carefully studying healthy subjects, researchers were able to chart the effect of melatonin supplements on blood sugar control.

7 Oct 2015

New online Smart Map shows progress in UK lung cancer care

Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation (RCLCF) today launches a new online Smart Map that shows how standards of lung cancer care vary throughout the UK.(1) The resource, available at http://www.roycastle.org/how-we-help/our-campaigns/improving-treatment-and-care/interactive-map, is based on the latest research by the National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA), published in December 2014.2 This shows encouraging improvements have been made in standards of lung cancer care across multiple UK regions.

7 Oct 2015

Agfa HealthCare awarded new three-year DR contract with Premier, Inc.

Agfa HealthCare announced today that it has been awarded a new three-year group purchasing contract with Premier, Inc., a leading healthcare improvement company, to provide its entire product line of digital radiography (DR) solutions to the alliance's approximately 3,600 member hospitals and 120,000 other alternate healthcare sites in the United States.

From Agfa HealthCare 7 Oct 2015

Michigan researchers use Raman spectroscopy to study various childhood diseases

Renishaw, a world leader in metrology and spectroscopy, reports on the use of its inVia confocal Raman microscope in the study of various diseases–with a major focus on childhood diseases–at the Children's Hospital of Michigan and Wayne State University.

6 Oct 2015

Genetic carrier screening: an interview with Don Hardison, CEO of Good Start Genetics

Carrier screening provides you and your doctor with information about your risks of having a child with a serious genetic disease prior to or during pregnancy.

6 Oct 2015

Vertera Spine receives FDA 510(k) clearance for COHERE Cervical Interbody Fusion Device

Vertera Spine, a developer of medical devices with advanced functional surface technologies for spine applications, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its COHERE Cervical Interbody Fusion Device.

6 Oct 2015

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals initiates ARX-04 Phase 3 study in emergency room patients with acute pain

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of moderate-to-severe acute and breakthrough pain, today announced the initiation of an open-label Phase 3 study (SAP302) of ARX-04 for the treatment of adult patients who present in the emergency room with moderate-to-severe acute pain associated with trauma or injury.

6 Oct 2015

2e Creative named Medical Marketing & Media's 2015 Small Healthcare Agency of the Year

2e Creative, Inc., a full-service creative agency based in St. Louis, Mo., focused on healthcare, science, and technology, was recently named Medical Marketing & Media's "2015 Small Healthcare Agency of the Year." This award marks back-to-back Agency of the Year wins for 2e Creative, who was named "Healthcare Impact Agency of the Year" by Advertising Age and Modern Healthcare in 2014.

6 Oct 2015

Acetaminophen Awareness Coalition issues safety message to consumers about flu medicines

With cold and flu season around the corner, consumers will soon begin to purchase medicines such as cough syrup, throat lozenges, and nasal sprays to help get relief from symptoms such as fever, coughs, congestion, and more. Many of the medicines used to treat these cold and flu symptoms can contain common drug ingredients such as acetaminophen.

6 Oct 2015

Getting right nutrition throughout life can help protect against osteoporosis in old age

Whether you're young or old, the right nutrition can make a difference to your bone health and influence your ability to live an independent, mobile, fracture-free life into your more senior years. That's the key message of a new scientific review published today in the journal 'Osteoporosis International' by leading bone and nutrition experts, in anticipation of World Osteoporosis Day on October 20.

6 Oct 2015

WHO and UNAIDS develop new standards to help countries improve quality of adolescent care

New Global Standards for quality health-care services for adolescents developed by WHO and UNAIDS aim to help countries improve the quality of adolescent health care.

6 Oct 2015

WuXi NextCODE, Sidra partner to provide comprehensive research and bioinformatics programs in Qatar

WuXi NextCODE, a precision medicine company using the genome to improve health worldwide, and Sidra Medical and Research Center, a groundbreaking hospital, research and education institution, today announced a broad, long-term agreement to provide and co-develop comprehensive research and bioinformatics programs.

6 Oct 2015

MU Health Care wins global HIMSS Enterprise Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence

University of Missouri Health Care has received the global HIMSS Enterprise Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence for health care technology innovations that are improving patient outcomes.

6 Oct 2015

New smartphone-based device can reliably perform molecular diagnoses at low cost

NIBIB-funded researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a smartphone-based device that can reliably carry out molecular diagnoses in under an hour for approximately two dollars per patient. The device could enable point-of-care cancer diagnostics in low- to middle-income or remote areas, which often have high rates of mortality from cancer due to missed opportunities for treatment.

6 Oct 2015

UIC selected as one of six research centers to help control infectious diseases in health facilities

The University of Illinois at Chicago has been selected as one of six research centers in the U.S. to help develop a comprehensive new strategy to control Ebola and other emerging infectious diseases in health facilities.

6 Oct 2015

Researchers design specialized catheter for fixing holes in the heart

Researchers from Boston Children's Hospital, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Karp Lab at Brigham and Women's Hospital have jointly designed a specialized catheter for fixing holes in the heart using a biodegradable adhesive and patch.

6 Oct 2015

Novel computational strategy may help identify genetic variants that cause disease in children

The team behind the Deciphering Developmental Disorders (DDD) Study, one of the world's largest nationwide rare disease genome-wide sequencing initiatives, have developed a novel computational approach to identify genetic variants that cause disease in young children.

6 Oct 2015

Missouri schools underprepared for pandemics, natural disasters and bioterrorism attacks

Missouri schools are no more prepared to respond to pandemics, natural disasters, and bioterrorism attacks than they were in 2011, according to a study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

6 Oct 2015

EKF Diagnostics to exhibit Maternal and Women's Health products at XXI FIGO World Congress

EKF, announces Maternal and Women's Health products at the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics - in Vancouver, Canada, 4-9th October.

From EKF Diagnostics 6 Oct 2015

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Cervicovaginal mucus effectively traps HIV particles

Researchers explore how common genetic mutation influences effects of taking melatonin close to mealtime

New online Smart Map shows progress in UK lung cancer care

Agfa HealthCare awarded new three-year DR contract with Premier, Inc.

Michigan researchers use Raman spectroscopy to study various childhood diseases

Genetic carrier screening: an interview with Don Hardison, CEO of Good Start Genetics

Vertera Spine receives FDA 510(k) clearance for COHERE Cervical Interbody Fusion Device

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals initiates ARX-04 Phase 3 study in emergency room patients with acute pain

2e Creative named Medical Marketing & Media's 2015 Small Healthcare Agency of the Year

Acetaminophen Awareness Coalition issues safety message to consumers about flu medicines

Getting right nutrition throughout life can help protect against osteoporosis in old age

WHO and UNAIDS develop new standards to help countries improve quality of adolescent care

WuXi NextCODE, Sidra partner to provide comprehensive research and bioinformatics programs in Qatar

MU Health Care wins global HIMSS Enterprise Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence

New smartphone-based device can reliably perform molecular diagnoses at low cost

UIC selected as one of six research centers to help control infectious diseases in health facilities

Researchers design specialized catheter for fixing holes in the heart

Novel computational strategy may help identify genetic variants that cause disease in children

Missouri schools underprepared for pandemics, natural disasters and bioterrorism attacks

EKF Diagnostics to exhibit Maternal and Women's Health products at XXI FIGO World Congress

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

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Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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