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Lifting therapy caps proves a load off Medicare patients’ shoulders

Physical therapy helps Leon Beers, 73, get out of bed in the morning and maneuver around his home using his walker. Other treatment strengthens his throat muscles so that he can communicate and swallow food, said his sister Karen Morse. But in mid-January, his home health care agency told Morse it could no longer provide these services because he had used all his therapy benefits allowed under Medicare for the year.

14 Mar 2018

Separate vegetarian section on a menu can lead consumers to eat more meat

Separating vegetarian dishes on a menu can, in fact, reduce the proportion of people who choose a vegetarian option.

14 Mar 2018

GHHS collaborates with IllumiCare to help clinicians make better decisions at point-of-care

Seeing prices and calorie counts on a restaurant menu allows consumers to make better choices when eating out. In the same way, physicians make better choices when presented with the financial cost and potential risks of medications, labs and radiology tests when inside the electronic medical record making treatment decisions.

14 Mar 2018

Medical University of Vienna to partner with bio.logis GIM in pharmacogenetics

Within the framework of U-PGx, an EU project for promoting the use of pharmacogenetic insights in healthcare, the Medical University of Vienna will implement the Genetic Information Management Suite developed by bio.logis Genetic Information Management GmbH.

14 Mar 2018

Innovnano and FCT-NOVA team up to produce synthetic bone material

Innovnano, an expert manufacturer of structural zirconia ceramics, has entered into an R&D project with Universidade NOVA de Lisboa to produce zirconia-based ceramic orthopedic implants by 3D printing.

14 Mar 2018

PAREXEL and CHA collaborate to improve early phase clinical development in Korea

PAREXEL International Corporation, the world’s leading innovator of biopharmaceutical services, today announced an alliance with CHA Medical Group to enhance early phase clinical development in Korea.

From Parexel 14 Mar 2018

Inhealthcare to provide digital infrastructure for NHS to help protect people from falls

Inhealthcare will provide the digital infrastructure for a new NHS service to help protect people from the devastating impact of falls.

From Inhealthcare Limited 14 Mar 2018

U.S. IDE study of THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Catheter completes patient enrollment

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced today that Biosense Webster, Inc., a worldwide leader in the diagnosis and treatment of heart arrhythmias, has completed patient enrollment in its U.S. Investigational Device Exemption study of the THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Catheter.

14 Mar 2018

Patients with multimorbidity in affluent areas receive higher level of care

Patients with multimorbidity--two or more long-term medical conditions--have complex health care needs, often requiring higher levels of care than other patients.

14 Mar 2018

Toothpastes alone cannot protect against dental erosion and hypersensitivity

The rising prevalence of dental erosion and dentin hypersensitivity has led to the emergence of more and more toothpastes on the market that claim to treat these problems. While no such toothpaste existed 20 years ago, today, many brands with different attributes are being offered.

14 Mar 2018

Genetic counseling missed by some breast cancer patients, study finds

As new genes are linked to breast cancer occurring in families and as genetic testing becomes more important in directing treatment for newly diagnosed patients, a substantial number of those at the highest risk are not getting tested.

14 Mar 2018

UCLA specialist provides guidance to protect children from spring sports injuries

As families prepare for baseball, softball, tennis and other spring sports activities, it's important that parents and caregivers are aware of the most common sports injuries and the best ways to prevent them.

14 Mar 2018

African Americans with thyroid gene variation more likely to develop Alzheimer's

African Americans with a common genetic variation are at increased risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, while European Americans with the same variation are not, according to a study led by researchers at Rush University Medical Center.

14 Mar 2018

Antiviral drug for treating influenza does not increase suicide risk in pediatric patients

A new study finds that use of oseltamivir, an antiviral drug used to treat influenza A and B, does not increase risk of suicide in children.

14 Mar 2018

Study highlights divergent molecular mechanisms contributing to depression in men and women

Men and women with major depressive disorder have opposite changes in the expression of the same genes, according to a new postmortem brain study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.

14 Mar 2018

Asthma APGAR tools effective for asthma management in primary care practices

A set of comprehensive asthma management tools helps decrease asthma-related visits to the emergency department, urgent care or hospital and improves patients' asthma control.

14 Mar 2018

Study reports evidence of 'systemic bias' in alcohol screening after TBI

"Has this patient been drinking?" It's a critical question for neurosurgical nurses and other professionals when evaluating patients with traumatic brain injury. But some groups of TBI patients are less likely to be screened for alcohol use, including women and younger patients, reports a study in the March issue of the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, official journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses.

13 Mar 2018

Researchers uncover new way to treat aggressive breast tumors

Researchers at Lund University and Karolinska Institutet have uncovered a way to treat aggressive breast tumors through manipulation of the connective tissue cells of the tumor.

13 Mar 2018

New findings yield insights into factors that contribute to aggressive endometrial tumors

New research from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah indicates steroid and hormone receptors are simultaneously active in many endometrial cancer tissues.

13 Mar 2018

Tips to help control oily skin

Although oily skin can clog pores and lead to increased acne breakouts, dermatologists from the American Academy of Dermatology say oily skin also has many benefits. Oil helps preserve the skin, and people with oily skin tend to have thicker skin and fewer wrinkles.

13 Mar 2018

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Lifting therapy caps proves a load off Medicare patients’ shoulders

Separate vegetarian section on a menu can lead consumers to eat more meat

GHHS collaborates with IllumiCare to help clinicians make better decisions at point-of-care

Medical University of Vienna to partner with bio.logis GIM in pharmacogenetics

Innovnano and FCT-NOVA team up to produce synthetic bone material

PAREXEL and CHA collaborate to improve early phase clinical development in Korea

Inhealthcare to provide digital infrastructure for NHS to help protect people from falls

U.S. IDE study of THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Catheter completes patient enrollment

Patients with multimorbidity in affluent areas receive higher level of care

Toothpastes alone cannot protect against dental erosion and hypersensitivity

Genetic counseling missed by some breast cancer patients, study finds

UCLA specialist provides guidance to protect children from spring sports injuries

African Americans with thyroid gene variation more likely to develop Alzheimer's

Antiviral drug for treating influenza does not increase suicide risk in pediatric patients

Study highlights divergent molecular mechanisms contributing to depression in men and women

Asthma APGAR tools effective for asthma management in primary care practices

Study reports evidence of 'systemic bias' in alcohol screening after TBI

Researchers uncover new way to treat aggressive breast tumors

New findings yield insights into factors that contribute to aggressive endometrial tumors

Tips to help control oily skin

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