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Weekly musculoskeletal pain on the rise among young adults

Research from Finland shows an increase in the prevalence of frequent musculoskeletal symptoms in young adults, which suggests the need for early intervention.

29 Sep 2014

Montefiore-Einstein selected to conduct multi-site cancer clinical trials

Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have been awarded a $3.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to conduct multi-site cancer clinical trials and research focused on reducing healthcare disparities in cancer care.

29 Sep 2014

Christiana Care Health System wins 2014 Health Devices Achievement Award

ECRI Institute is pleased to announce Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE, as the winner of its 9th Annual Health Devices Achievement Award.

29 Sep 2014

Arisaph Pharmaceuticals receives STTR grants to develop cancer drug candidates

Arisaph Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on discovery and development of novel therapies for cardiometabolic diseases and cancer, announced today that it has been awarded a phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant and a supplemental phase I grant, both from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

29 Sep 2014

HealthCare.com launches new health insurance comparison website

HealthCare.com announces the launch of its new health insurance comparison website that gives consumers more choices to research, shop and buy healthcare plans, which could lead to lowering insurance costs for millions of Americans.

29 Sep 2014

Protein Sciences releases Flublok influenza vaccine for the 2014/2015 season

Protein Sciences Corporation, manufacturer of the revolutionary Flublok influenza vaccine, announced today that doses of the vaccine have been released and are now available for shipment.

29 Sep 2014

Raritan Bay Medical Center accepts customer service inquiries via Twitter

Raritan Bay Medical Center announces it will begin to accept customer service inquiries via Twitter, the social media website.

29 Sep 2014

Cumulative noise exposure can cause hearing loss in teachers

Ringing bells, slamming lockers, loud announcements, chattering students – the classic sounds of back-to-school are not always music to the ears of today's teachers.

29 Sep 2014

Viewpoints: Hospitals helped by Medicaid expansion; why GOP candidates back OTC contraceptives

Now the Department of Health and Human Services has issued a report showing that ... thanks to the Affordable Care Act, hospitals across the country will save $5.7 billion in uncompensated care costs in 2014.

29 Sep 2014

Cantel Medical achieves record revenue growth in fourth quarter 2014

CANTEL MEDICAL CORP. reported net income of $10,705,000, or $0.26 per diluted share, on a 15% increase in sales to a record $131,377,000 for the fourth quarter ended July 31, 2014, inclusive of $0.02 for charges related to acquisition and CFO retirement costs.

29 Sep 2014

President of DonnaCardillo.com to deliver keynote presentation at NNBA Conference

As healthcare evolves to meet the changing demographics and health needs of the population, so too does the role of the nurse.

29 Sep 2014

Dynatronics net sales decrease 2.9% in fourth quarter 2014

Dynatronics Corporation today announced results for its fiscal fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2014.

29 Sep 2014

New AliveECG app provides patients with free real-time AF detection in ECG recordings

AliveCor, Inc. announced today the launch of the latest version of the AliveECG app, which provides patients with free real-time atrial fibrillation (AF) detection in ECG recordings using its new FDA-cleared algorithm.

29 Sep 2014

Report: Too few staff to care for children admitted to intensive care units

More children than ever are being admitted to intensive care units in England and Wales but there are fewer staff per bed available to cope with the increase, according to a new report published jointly by the University of Leeds and University of Leicester.

29 Sep 2014

Myriad Genetics' Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx identifies 44% more candidates for PARP therapy

Myriad Genetics, Inc. today announced that its Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx- companion diagnostic test significantly improved the detection of cancer-causing BRCA1/2 mutations by 44 percent in women with ovarian cancer. Data from this new study were presented at the 2014 European Society for Medical Oncology annual meeting in Madrid, Spain.

29 Sep 2014

EnteroMedics' CE Mark for Maestro System expanded to include management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus

EnteroMedics Inc., the developer of medical devices using neuroblocking technology to treat obesity, metabolic diseases and other gastrointestinal disorders, today announced that its CE Mark for the Maestro Rechargeable (RC) System for obesity was expanded to include the management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus through improved glycemic control.

29 Sep 2014

Research points to remote monitoring as offering way to improve patient care

An aging population and an increased incidence of debilitating illnesses such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease means there is pressure on technology to offer assistance with healthcare - monitoring and treatment. Research published in the International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing points to remote monitoring as offering a way to improve patient care and even accelerate medical research.

29 Sep 2014

Coffee consumption associated with increase in life years, reduction in healthcare costs

Xcenda, the strategic consulting arm of AmerisourceBergen, one of the largest global pharmaceutical sourcing and distribution service companies, recently conducted the first-ever health economic analysis on coffee consumption.

29 Sep 2014

Lung cancer clinical trials exclude substantial proportion of patients due to prior cancer

Lung cancer clinical trials exclude a substantial proportion of patients due to a history of prior cancer, as shown in an analysis by cancer researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

29 Sep 2014

SARMS tool assesses development of robotic microsurgery skills

A new standardized assessment provides a useful tool for tracking surgeons' progress as they develop the skills needed to perform robot-assisted microsurgery, reports a study in the October issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

29 Sep 2014

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Weekly musculoskeletal pain on the rise among young adults

Montefiore-Einstein selected to conduct multi-site cancer clinical trials

Christiana Care Health System wins 2014 Health Devices Achievement Award

Arisaph Pharmaceuticals receives STTR grants to develop cancer drug candidates

HealthCare.com launches new health insurance comparison website

Protein Sciences releases Flublok influenza vaccine for the 2014/2015 season

Raritan Bay Medical Center accepts customer service inquiries via Twitter

Cumulative noise exposure can cause hearing loss in teachers

Viewpoints: Hospitals helped by Medicaid expansion; why GOP candidates back OTC contraceptives

Cantel Medical achieves record revenue growth in fourth quarter 2014

President of DonnaCardillo.com to deliver keynote presentation at NNBA Conference

Dynatronics net sales decrease 2.9% in fourth quarter 2014

New AliveECG app provides patients with free real-time AF detection in ECG recordings

Report: Too few staff to care for children admitted to intensive care units

Myriad Genetics' Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx identifies 44% more candidates for PARP therapy

EnteroMedics' CE Mark for Maestro System expanded to include management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Research points to remote monitoring as offering way to improve patient care

Coffee consumption associated with increase in life years, reduction in healthcare costs

Lung cancer clinical trials exclude substantial proportion of patients due to prior cancer

SARMS tool assesses development of robotic microsurgery skills

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