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Hospital VIHrtual is a safe and effective tool for HIV patients

The Hospital Cl-nic of Barcelona presented today the results of the telemedicine program "Hospital VIHrtual", coordinated by Dr. Felipe Garcia and Dr. Agata Le-n, from the Hospital Cl-nic Service of Infectious Diseases directed by Dr. Josep M - Gatell.

15 Mar 2011

LRC professors develop daylighting design guide for school students

The body's internal clock is responsible for regulating the timing of our sleep and other daily biological cycles, called circadian rhythms. During school months, however, teenagers miss out on essential morning light needed to stimulate the 24-hour biological clock.

15 Mar 2011

National clinical DPTT to help improve diabetes control

The Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine is leading a multicenter national clinical trial to evaluate whether treatment of chronic periodontitis will help improve diabetes control. Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, the Diabetes and Periodontal Therapy Trial monitors blood sugar levels of those with Type 2 diabetes after periodontal therapy.

15 Mar 2011

WHO reports on risk from radiation exposure, Humanitarian Assistance arrives in Japan following earthquake

The WHO on Saturday said the public health risk of a radiation leak resulting from earthquake damage at a nuclear reactor site in Japan "appeared to be 'quite low' but the WHO network of medical experts was ready to assist if requested," Reuters reports.

15 Mar 2011

Nurses can have critical impact on ethical issues prevalent in healthcare system

For years people have known of the positive impact nurses can have on the physical and mental well-being of their patients. Now, research being done at the UCLA School of Nursing is showing that nurses can have a critical impact on the many ethical issues patients and their caregivers encounter in the growingly complex world of medicine.

15 Mar 2011

eToims launches new program with leading football franchise to improve athletic therapy

eToims Medical Technology has announced an innovative Sports Development Program with a leading UK football franchise to refine and improve athletic therapy and conditioning.

15 Mar 2011

Cerenis commences CER-001 Phase 2 CHI-SQUARE study in patients with ACS

Cerenis Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel high-density lipoprotein therapies to treat cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, today announced the start of the Phase 2 CHI-SQUARE study of CER-001 in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

15 Mar 2011

ExonHit receives CE mark approval for AclarusDx to diagnose AD

ExonHit Therapeutics announces today CE marking of AclarusDx, its blood-based test intended to help in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. This gives AclarusDx the status of In Vitro Diagnostic.

15 Mar 2011

Innovative strategies to reduce infections in health-care settings

Can probiotics prevent pneumonia in patients breathing with the help of ventilators? That's just one question researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis hope to answer as part of innovative new studies to reduce infections in health-care settings.

15 Mar 2011

Challenge Problems in mathematical cardiology

Did you know that heart attacks can give you mathematics? That statement appears on the web site of James Keener, who works in the mathematics of cardiology. This area has many problems that are ripe for unified attack by mathematicians, clinicians, and biomedical engineers.

15 Mar 2011

Global chronic disease burdens are increasing rapidly: Research

Those working for healthier humans around the globe are making headway in fighting communicable diseases such as AIDS, malaria and diarrheal illness, according to research from the Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures in the University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies.

15 Mar 2011

Queen's University launches well being, inclusion study of former prisoners in Northern Ireland

The first major study of the wellbeing and inclusion of former politically motivated prisoners in Northern Ireland will be launched by Queen's University today.

15 Mar 2011

U.N. officials highlight lack of access to humanitarian aid in Libya

Three-quarters of Libya was still unable to access humanitarian aid last week, Catherine Bragg, the U.N.'s deputy emergency relief coordinator, said on Thursday, the Canadian Press reports.

15 Mar 2011

Research: Used instrument can pose dangerous health risk in children

Research has shown that playing a musical instrument can help nourish, cultivate, and increase intelligence in children, but playing a used instrument also can pose a potentially dangerous health risk.

15 Mar 2011

Argentum responds to recent decision in patent lawsuit against Noble Biomaterials

Argentum Medical, LLC today issued a response to the recent decision in their patent infringement litigation versus Noble Biomaterials, Inc.

15 Mar 2011

Bariatric surgery can lead to long-term weight loss, reduce cardiac risk factors in obese adults

Bariatric surgery can result in long-term weight loss and significant reductions in cardiac and other risk factors for some severely obese adults, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

15 Mar 2011

Covidien to present new data on hernia, abdominal wall repair products at San Francisco

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, announced that new data on its hernia and abdominal wall repair products will be presented at Hernia Repair 2011, the 14th Annual Meeting & Scientific Program of the American Hernia Society.

15 Mar 2011

WFP announces plan to boost food aid, U.N. calls for international aid amid escalating crisis in Cote d'Ivoire

Amid growing concerns over the increasing number of people fleeing from escalating violence in Cote d'Ivoire, the U.N. World Food Program on Friday announced plans to boost food aid to tens of thousands of displaced people and the families hosting them in other countries, AlertNet reports.

15 Mar 2011

TESE surgical technique can help men with childhood cancer experience parenthood

A new study has shown that a surgical technique called microdissection testicular sperm extraction can effectively locate and extract viable sperm in more than one-third of adult male childhood cancer survivors who were previously considered sterile due to prior chemotherapy treatment.

15 Mar 2011

Study provides insight into why older adults are so vulnerable to pneumonia

A study featured on the cover of the March 15 Journal of Immunology is providing insight into why the elderly are so vulnerable to pneumonia and other bacterial infections.

15 Mar 2011

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Hospital VIHrtual is a safe and effective tool for HIV patients

LRC professors develop daylighting design guide for school students

National clinical DPTT to help improve diabetes control

WHO reports on risk from radiation exposure, Humanitarian Assistance arrives in Japan following earthquake

Nurses can have critical impact on ethical issues prevalent in healthcare system

eToims launches new program with leading football franchise to improve athletic therapy

Cerenis commences CER-001 Phase 2 CHI-SQUARE study in patients with ACS

ExonHit receives CE mark approval for AclarusDx to diagnose AD

Innovative strategies to reduce infections in health-care settings

Challenge Problems in mathematical cardiology

Global chronic disease burdens are increasing rapidly: Research

Queen's University launches well being, inclusion study of former prisoners in Northern Ireland

U.N. officials highlight lack of access to humanitarian aid in Libya

Research: Used instrument can pose dangerous health risk in children

Argentum responds to recent decision in patent lawsuit against Noble Biomaterials

Bariatric surgery can lead to long-term weight loss, reduce cardiac risk factors in obese adults

Covidien to present new data on hernia, abdominal wall repair products at San Francisco

WFP announces plan to boost food aid, U.N. calls for international aid amid escalating crisis in Cote d'Ivoire

TESE surgical technique can help men with childhood cancer experience parenthood

Study provides insight into why older adults are so vulnerable to pneumonia

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