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Children with good understanding of cardinal principle do better in maths

Preschool children seem to grasp the true concept of counting only if they are taught to understand the number value of groups of objects greater than three, research at the University of Chicago shows.

15 Jun 2011

NYU Langone implements biometric technology to identify patients

NYU Langone Medical Center announced today that it is the first medical center in the Northeast to use PatientSecure™ - a cutting-edge biometric technology - to identify patients. Utilizing near infrared light to map an image of the blood-flow pattern through the veins in a person's palm, the digital palm image is converted into a unique patient identifier that interfaces with the medical center's electronic health record system.

15 Jun 2011

Bariatric surgery may treat polycystic ovarian syndrome in women of child-bearing age

Obesity has been linked to infertility and now a new study shows bariatric surgery may treat its most common cause, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a hormonal imbalance that affects up to 10 percent of women of child-bearing age -- 33 to 50 percent of whom are overweight or obese.

15 Jun 2011

Family socioeconomic situation linked to sedentary behaviours in children

It is not strange to expect that families with better living conditions enjoy better health and a longer life expectancy. Now, a new study has also confirmed the relationship between a family's socioeconomic situation and certain sedentary behaviours, such as watching television and playing videogames, during the first years of life.

15 Jun 2011

Local misconceptions of children's immune systems hindering HIV treatment in Malawi, study says

Some caregivers in rural Malawi have expressed a reluctance to begin antiretroviral therapy for children living with HIV because of a belief that their "bodies were too weak for pills and their blood was 'still raw,' but that as it 'ripened' with time, HIV-related opportunistic infections would leave them," according to a study presented this week at the 1st International HIV Social Science and Humanities Conference in Durban, South Africa, PlusNews reports.

15 Jun 2011

Fast food restaurants have no impact on high school students' weight

People generally worry about who their neighbors are, especially neighbors of our children. If high-fat food and soda are nearby, people will imbibe, and consequently gain weight. Or will they? With students' health at risk, a study in the July/August 2011 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior explores the influence food store locations near schools has on the student risk of being overweight and student fast-food and sweetened beverage consumption.

15 Jun 2011

Change in diet can reduce cancer risk

Eating a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet may reduce the risk of cancer and slow the growth of tumors already present, according to a study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

15 Jun 2011

Copper induces protein misfolding, creates fibrillar plaques of Parkinson's disease

Researchers at North Carolina State University have figured out how copper induces misfolding in the protein associated with Parkinson's disease, leading to creation of the fibrillar plaques which characterize the disease.

15 Jun 2011

California adults increase fruit and vegetable consumption from 1997-2007

According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy People 2010 objectives, adequate fruit and vegetable consumption is a national public health priority for disease prevention and maintenance of good health.

15 Jun 2011

Wnt signaling may help target hair pigmentation

A new study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center has shown that, for the first time, Wnt signaling, already known to control many biological processes, between hair follicles and melanocyte stem cells can dictate hair pigmentation. The study was published in the June 11, 2011 issue of the journal Cell.

15 Jun 2011

Guidelines for pediatric use of polysomnography for sleep-disordered breathing before tonsillectomy

A multidisciplinary clinical practice guideline, "Polysomnography for Sleep-Disordered Breathing Prior to Tonsillectomy in Children" will be published as a supplement to the July issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

15 Jun 2011

Regulators remove restrictions on Aetna's Medicare sales

The sanctions had blocked Aetna Inc. from marketing Medicare plans and enrolling new beneficiaries. Now that they have been lifted, Aetna has indicated it will again promote its Medicare Advantage offerings.

15 Jun 2011

Jamieson introduces UC-II undenatured collagen to relieve osteoarthritis pain

Most people think that arthritis is an inevitable part of aging. Today, Jamieson Laboratories has introduced UC-II undenatured collagen, a formulation that will turn back the clock on joint pain by naturally promoting the restoration of cartilage and inhibiting its deterioration. This new anti-aging formula taken only once daily is proven to be twice as effective as other joint remedies.

15 Jun 2011

OCuSOFT, Ardeo partner to distribute novel dry eye therapy in the U.S. and Canada

OCuSOFT, Inc., an ophthalmic pharmaceutical research, development and supply company today announced an exclusive multiyear agreement with Ardeo Health, LLC to distribute a novel dry eye therapy under license from Novagali Pharma S.A. of Evry, France, Nova23041.

15 Jun 2011

ImpactRx expands nationwide network of high-value, iPhone-connected psychiatrists

ImpactRx, the pioneer in measuring the impact of promotion on physician prescribing behavior announced today that it has expanded its nationwide network of high-value, iPhone-connected physicians.

15 Jun 2011

TIA, CONRAD enter license agreement to manufacture and distribute Tenofovir1% gel in Africa

CONRAD and the South African Government's Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) today announced a license agreement that grants TIA the rights to manufacture and distribute Tenofovir1% gel in Africa.

15 Jun 2011

GOP presidential candidates touch on the health overhaul, Medicare plans in first major meeting of 2012 contest

The spotlight was trained squarely on Mitt Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, who has come under withering attack for the health care plan he signed into law that resembles the plan Mr. Obama pushed through Congress. But his rivals treaded lightly, and he relentlessly turned the conversation back to Mr. Obama, emerging unscathed from his return to the debate stage four years after losing his first bid for the party's nomination.

15 Jun 2011

Outpatient gastric bypass surgery linked to increased risk of complications, death

A new study of nearly 52,000 patients found that people who had gastric bypass surgery and were discharged from the hospital sooner than the national average of a two-day length of stay, experienced significantly higher rates of 30-day mortality and complications.

15 Jun 2011

VARI researchers discover protein linked to spread of head and neck cancer nasopharyngeal carcinoma

In a study recently published in Cancer Research, Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) researchers found a protein that could help predict the spread of the head and neck cancer nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC); this protein could also serve as part of a treatment strategy to stop the spread of the disease.

15 Jun 2011

Biomoda receives U.S. patent to expand the use of CyPath assay for treatment of cancer

Cancer diagnostics company Biomoda, Inc. received Notice of Allowance for a U.S. Patent issued today that expands on use of the CyPath assay to include patient response to cancer therapy during the treatment phase of the disease.

15 Jun 2011

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Children with good understanding of cardinal principle do better in maths

NYU Langone implements biometric technology to identify patients

Bariatric surgery may treat polycystic ovarian syndrome in women of child-bearing age

Family socioeconomic situation linked to sedentary behaviours in children

Local misconceptions of children's immune systems hindering HIV treatment in Malawi, study says

Fast food restaurants have no impact on high school students' weight

Change in diet can reduce cancer risk

Copper induces protein misfolding, creates fibrillar plaques of Parkinson's disease

California adults increase fruit and vegetable consumption from 1997-2007

Wnt signaling may help target hair pigmentation

Guidelines for pediatric use of polysomnography for sleep-disordered breathing before tonsillectomy

Regulators remove restrictions on Aetna's Medicare sales

Jamieson introduces UC-II undenatured collagen to relieve osteoarthritis pain

OCuSOFT, Ardeo partner to distribute novel dry eye therapy in the U.S. and Canada

ImpactRx expands nationwide network of high-value, iPhone-connected psychiatrists

TIA, CONRAD enter license agreement to manufacture and distribute Tenofovir1% gel in Africa

GOP presidential candidates touch on the health overhaul, Medicare plans in first major meeting of 2012 contest

Outpatient gastric bypass surgery linked to increased risk of complications, death

VARI researchers discover protein linked to spread of head and neck cancer nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Biomoda receives U.S. patent to expand the use of CyPath assay for treatment of cancer

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