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New EIU report highlights need for more government action to address the psoriasis challenge

A new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) reveals governments have taken little or no action to improve care for those living with psoriasis, a chronic autoimmune disease of the skin that affects 125 million people worldwide, since the 2014 World Health Organisation Resolution, which called for global action to improve quality of life for those living with the disease.

5 Apr 2017

Low normalized grip strength linked to cardiometabolic diseases and disabilities in adults

A simple test to determine a person's grip strength may be a predictor of developing metabolic disorders in middle or older age, a new cross-continental study has found.

5 Apr 2017

Liver shows positive response to leptin therapy in patients with partial lipodystrophy, study finds

Researchers at Michigan Medicine have found the livers of patients with a rare disease that affects metabolism have responded positively to leptin therapy.

5 Apr 2017

Low-dose penicillin in early life changes behaviour and balance of gut microbes

In a landmark study, researchers at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and McMaster University have found that providing clinical (low) doses of penicillin to pregnant mice and their offspring results in long-term behavioural changes.

4 Apr 2017

Lighthouse Guild doctor offers tips to help visually impaired people walk the Monday Mile

Nearly 14 million Americans - about one out of every 20 people - have low vision, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Eye-care professionals use the term "low vision" to describe significant visual impairment that cannot be corrected with standard glasses, contact lenses, medicine or eye surgery.

4 Apr 2017

Tips and guidance for families to cope with child's diagnosis of autism

In recognition of Autism Awareness Month, Dr. Catherine Lord, director of the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain at NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Medical Center in collaboration with New York Collaborates for Autism, a professor of psychology in psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine and a national authority on autism spectrum disorders (ASD), offers families guidance and tips for coping with a child's diagnosis.

4 Apr 2017

CEO for Medical City Children's hospital announced

William (Bill) Lee has been named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Medical City Children’s Hospital effective May 1.

4 Apr 2017

Researchers find no connection between serotonin gene, stress and depression

New research findings often garner great attention. But when other scientists follow up and fail to replicate the findings? Not so much.

4 Apr 2017

Philips and B. Braun announce strategic alliance to enhance regional anesthesia and vascular access

B. Braun Melsungen AG, the global leader in regional anesthesia and pain management, and Royal Philips, a global leader in ultrasound and image guided therapy solutions, today announced a multi-year strategic alliance to innovate ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia – a rapidly growing alternative to general anesthesia – and vascular access.

4 Apr 2017

New drug compound could cut number of hot flushes in menopausal women

Women plagued by frequent hot flushes during the menopause could cut the number of flushes by almost three-quarters, thanks to a new drug compound.

3 Apr 2017

Men with high levels of anabolic hormones less likely to develop worsening frailty, study suggests

A new study suggests that middle-age and elderly men are less likely to develop worsening frailty if they have high levels of certain anabolic hormones, which are muscle- and bone-building hormones.

3 Apr 2017

Language and subgroup data critical to ensure optimal health care outcomes among Latinos

Latinos are the largest racial and ethnic group in the United States, and they comprise two-thirds of Americans with limited English proficiency. Language and Latino subgroup data are critical for public health and social justice, but are not routinely collected.

3 Apr 2017

Digitising health records could have positive impact on diagnosis and treatment of illnesses

Digitising health records to include key patient and treatment information could help identify patterns of illness, effectiveness of treatments and how these patients' gender and ethnicity influence this.

3 Apr 2017

UK Medical announce range expansion of biopsy products to interventional products

A Sheffield healthcare company has today announced a strategic ‘buy out’ from its parent company, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a deal which will see the company independently trade once again as UK Medical Ltd.

3 Apr 2017

Pioneering IVF technique offers hope to families with inheritable mitochondrial disorders

Details of a pioneering IVF technique using mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) have been revealed, giving hope to those families with inheritable mitochondrial disorders that they may be able to have healthy children in the future.

3 Apr 2017

Focus Games launches new educational game to improve communication between doctors and children

A new educational game to improve communication between medical professionals and children has been launched by Focus Games Ltd. Doctor Jargon (Paediatrics) is the first in the Dr Jargon series, designed to encourage health professionals to use simple, jargon-free language when talking to child patients about medical conditions, treatments and their health.

3 Apr 2017

Amgen, UCB present romosozumab Phase 2 results at ENDO 2017

Amgen and UCB today announced results from the fourth year of a Phase 2 study showing the efficacy and safety of a second course of treatment with EVENITY™* (romosozumab), an investigational agent for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

3 Apr 2017

4Sight Health publishes article on Trumpian Healthcare Reform: A "Silver Linings" Legislative Playbook

The American Healthcare Act (AHCA) is dead for now. The legislative failure creates a unique opportunity for President Trump to direct a centrist coalition to deliver meaningful and successful healthcare reform.

3 Apr 2017

New algorithm can help screen for OSA in women with gestational diabetes

Healthcare providers can use a decision-tree tool to screen women who have gestational diabetes (GDM) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), new research from Thailand reports. The results of the study will be presented in a poster Saturday, April 1, at ENDO 2017, the annual scientific meeting of the Endocrine Society, in Orlando, Fla.

3 Apr 2017

Cow's milk decreases the body's ability to absorb oral thyroid hormone medication

Taking the common oral thyroid hormone medication levothyroxine with a glass of cow's milk significantly decreases the body's ability to absorb the drug, a preliminary study finds. Results will be presented Sunday at ENDO 2017, the Endocrine Society's 99th annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.

2 Apr 2017

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

New EIU report highlights need for more government action to address the psoriasis challenge

Low normalized grip strength linked to cardiometabolic diseases and disabilities in adults

Liver shows positive response to leptin therapy in patients with partial lipodystrophy, study finds

Low-dose penicillin in early life changes behaviour and balance of gut microbes

Lighthouse Guild doctor offers tips to help visually impaired people walk the Monday Mile

Tips and guidance for families to cope with child's diagnosis of autism

CEO for Medical City Children's hospital announced

Researchers find no connection between serotonin gene, stress and depression

Philips and B. Braun announce strategic alliance to enhance regional anesthesia and vascular access

New drug compound could cut number of hot flushes in menopausal women

Men with high levels of anabolic hormones less likely to develop worsening frailty, study suggests

Language and subgroup data critical to ensure optimal health care outcomes among Latinos

Digitising health records could have positive impact on diagnosis and treatment of illnesses

UK Medical announce range expansion of biopsy products to interventional products

Pioneering IVF technique offers hope to families with inheritable mitochondrial disorders

Focus Games launches new educational game to improve communication between doctors and children

Amgen, UCB present romosozumab Phase 2 results at ENDO 2017

4Sight Health publishes article on Trumpian Healthcare Reform: A "Silver Linings" Legislative Playbook

New algorithm can help screen for OSA in women with gestational diabetes

Cow's milk decreases the body's ability to absorb oral thyroid hormone medication

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