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Study: Fungal asthma in UK greatly exceeds prior estimates

Experts are warning of a significant increase in the number of people in the UK who are living with invasive and serious fungal diseases that affect the lungs, bloodstream and brain and can sometimes lead to death.

16 Nov 2016

New 3D scene analysis could supplement usual methods for monitoring sleep disorders

The usual method of recording periodic leg movements in sleep for people with sleep disorders is to use electromyography (EMG), an electrophysiological method used in neurological diagnosis that measures muscle activity.

16 Nov 2016

Stop Smoking Services across England facing ongoing budget cuts

Stop Smoking Services across England are facing ongoing budget cuts after six in ten local authorities (59 per cent) were forced to reduce their funding in the last year according to a new joint report by ASH and Cancer Research UK published today (Wednesday).

16 Nov 2016

GPs must be encouraged to play active role in palliative care

Hospitals typically provide excellent end-of-life care for their patients. But when GPs assume responsibility for terminal patients, things don't always go so well.

16 Nov 2016

Mapi, Saama Technologies team up to strengthen analytics enabled business outcomes for customers

Mapi, the market leader in Prospective Real-World Evidence generation, Health Research Analytics and Evidence Synthesis announces their collaboration with Saama Technologies, Inc., the leading Big Data solutions company.

16 Nov 2016

New discovery may lead to targeted therapy for migraines

A PhD student at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in Suzhou, China is carrying out work that could have a significant impact on drugs developed to prevent and treat migraines.

16 Nov 2016

Bullied children excluded from communication forums that allow making new friends, study reports

There is a conception that bullied children with few friends can find new ones online. "Our research doesn't support that idea at all," says Ylva Bjereld, PhD student at the Department of social work, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

16 Nov 2016

ITL Biomedical achieves significant sales of newly launched product, DonorCare Needle Guard 2

ITL BioMedical, a division of ITL that sets industry standards for the innovative design and production of biological sampling systems for human and animal use, is pleased to announce that after launching its highly innovative patented DonorCare Needle Guard 2 mid-October the Company has already achieved significant sales in excess of one million products.

16 Nov 2016

Enterome, Bristol-Myers Squibb enter into Immuno-Oncology collaboration to identify new microbiome-derived biomarkers for cancer

Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) and Enterome SA (Enterome), a pioneer in the development of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics based on the gut microbiome, announced that they have entered into an Immuno-Oncology focused collaboration agreement for the discovery and development of microbiome-derived biomarkers, drug targets and bioactive molecules to be developed as potential companion diagnostics and therapeutics for cancer.

16 Nov 2016

ZERO's Grow & Give campaign raises awareness and funds to fight prostate cancer

This November, facial hair is taking the month by storm with men sprouting 'staches and beards to support their fellow man. For the third consecutive year, ZERO's Grow & Give campaign is dedicated exclusively to raising awareness and funds to fight prostate cancer, a disease that kills an American man every 20 minutes.

16 Nov 2016

Medical cannabis may help treat mental health problems and opioid addiction

Using marijuana could help some alcoholics and people addicted to opioids kick their habits, a UBC study has found.

16 Nov 2016

arivis AG launches new InViewR software for 3D and 4D visualization of microscope data

arivis AG will be hosting a special event for VIP guests to journey inside biological structures during an immersive virtual reality experience with the newest version of InViewR software.

16 Nov 2016

Allergan, Amgen submit BLA for ABP 215 oncology biosimilar medicine to FDA

Amgen and Allergan plc. today announced the submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ABP 215, a biosimilar candidate to Avastin (bevacizumab).

16 Nov 2016

Empire State Building towers to go purple on 6th annual World Prematurity Day

The Empire State Building towers will light purple today in honor of the 6th annual World Prematurity Day (WPD) tomorrow. Parent groups and organizations worldwide join together on WPD to raise awareness of the serious problem of premature birth.

16 Nov 2016

Atrial fibrillation patients treated with anticoagulant drug have higher risk of developing dementia

Atrial fibrillation patients who use the drug, warfarin, to prevent harmful blood clots from forming in their hearts to lower risk of stroke are at higher risk of developing dementia than patients who use warfarin for non-atrial fibrillation conditions, according to a new study from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute.

16 Nov 2016

Eminent physician Kenneth Walker receives Georgia Hospital Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award

Grady Health System Assistant Chief of Internal Medicine and Emory University School of Medicine Professor H. Kenneth Walker, M.D., was awarded the prestigious Georgia Hospital Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award at the Georgia Hospital Association's (GHA) Annual Meeting on Nov. 11.

16 Nov 2016

New intelligent, adaptive mattress prevents and treats decubitus ulcers

Some 400,000 people in Germany each year suffer from painful pressure sores on the skin, known as decubitus ulcers. These sores primarily affect bedridden patients who cannot be sufficiently mobilized, or whose position cannot be changed frequently enough.

16 Nov 2016

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Study: Fungal asthma in UK greatly exceeds prior estimates

New 3D scene analysis could supplement usual methods for monitoring sleep disorders

Stop Smoking Services across England facing ongoing budget cuts

GPs must be encouraged to play active role in palliative care

Mapi, Saama Technologies team up to strengthen analytics enabled business outcomes for customers

New discovery may lead to targeted therapy for migraines

Bullied children excluded from communication forums that allow making new friends, study reports

ITL Biomedical achieves significant sales of newly launched product, DonorCare Needle Guard 2

Enterome, Bristol-Myers Squibb enter into Immuno-Oncology collaboration to identify new microbiome-derived biomarkers for cancer

ZERO's Grow & Give campaign raises awareness and funds to fight prostate cancer

Medical cannabis may help treat mental health problems and opioid addiction

arivis AG launches new InViewR software for 3D and 4D visualization of microscope data

Allergan, Amgen submit BLA for ABP 215 oncology biosimilar medicine to FDA

Empire State Building towers to go purple on 6th annual World Prematurity Day

Atrial fibrillation patients treated with anticoagulant drug have higher risk of developing dementia

Eminent physician Kenneth Walker receives Georgia Hospital Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award

New intelligent, adaptive mattress prevents and treats decubitus ulcers

New webinar provides opportunity to learn background of MicroScale Thermophoresis

Bionik Laboratories to introduce upper body robot-assisted therapy for stroke victims

Fight for Sight, Thomas Pocklington collaborate to fund new neuro-ophthalmology research

Voltammetry and machine learning for real-time neurotransmitter detection

How real-time off-gas analysis improves fermentation process control

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

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