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People who experience persistent heartburn despite over-the-counter treatments need to check with their doctors

If Thanksgiving makes you wince at the thought of impending heartburn pain, you are probably not alone. But if you experience heartburn more than twice a week despite over-the-counter treatments, a Jefferson expert wants you to check with your doctor. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Awareness Week is observed each year during the week of Thanksgiving, a fitting time as Americans prepare to indulge in the holiday season.

23 Nov 2015

Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research creates programs to change the face of heart failure for Canadians

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the biggest private donation in Canadian health-care history that enabled a unique collaboration between three world-renowned institutions creating the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research.

23 Nov 2015

Stony Brook Medicine expert shares tips to minimize heartburn during holiday season

The holiday season is upon us and most days and nights will be filled with delicious festivities! However, with millions of Americans suffering from heartburn, fear may set in when anticipating these celebrations.

23 Nov 2015

SLU infectious diseases experts answer flu season questions

A cure for the common cold isn't in the crystal ball of an infectious diseases researcher and physician at Saint Louis University's Center for Vaccine Development.

23 Nov 2015

Liver's cannabinoid receptors could be targeted to combat liver cancer in some patients

A new study reveals that the liver's cannabinoid receptors could be targeted to fight liver cancer in some patients; and it offers a way to predict what treatments have the best chance of working.

23 Nov 2015

Leading University of Leicester experts to discuss climate issues at Framing the Climate Crisis event

Leading experts from the University of Leicester will be discussing prominent environmental issues - including how air pollution will become the world's top environmental cause of premature death in the coming decades - at an event on Wednesday 25 November.

23 Nov 2015

Compared to monotherapy combination of pills for advanced skin cancer extends survival

The combination of cobimetinib and Zelboraf® (vemurafenib) has been shown to extend the lives of previously untreated patients with advanced skin cancer to nearly two years (22.3 months)

23 Nov 2015

Vibration-based therapy can successfully treat apnea events in preterm infants

Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have found that a vibration-based therapy known as stochastic resonance (SR) stimulation can successfully treat preterm infants experiencing apnea of prematurity (AOP), disrupted breathing, bradycardia (slowed heart rate) and oxygen desaturation (diminished oxygen levels).

23 Nov 2015

Certain platelet-derived growth factors can encourage regeneration of liver tissue following surgery

A team of researchers at the MedUni Vienna has discovered that certain platelet-derived growth factors are of major significance for the liver's regeneration processes. It has been shown that platelets can encourage the regrowth of liver tissue in patients who have had parts of their liver removed surgically.

23 Nov 2015

NYC’s colorectal cancer screening rates boosted and racial disparities eliminated

A concerted effort to increase colorectal cancer screening rates led to a dramatic increase in NYC screening colonoscopy rates among average-risk men and women and eliminated racial/ethnic disparities in screening

23 Nov 2015

Project sets out to explore impact of solutions that involve patient-oriented intensive care environment

The project sets out to study the impact of solutions that involve a patient-oriented intensive care environment, and avoid the use of additional medication.

23 Nov 2015

Oxford University researchers unlock the secret behind bacterial sex

Migration between different communities of bacteria is the key to the type of gene transfer that can lead to the spread of traits such as antibiotic resistance, according to researchers at Oxford University.

23 Nov 2015

Hiding cigarettes at convenience stores significantly reduces teenagers' smoking risk

Keeping tobacco products out of view in convenience stores significantly reduces teenagers' susceptibility to future cigarette use compared to when tobacco advertising and products are visible, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

23 Nov 2015

New coalition formed to boost colorectal cancer screening rates in New York City

A coalition formed by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene which included a team from Mount Sinai to increase colorectal cancer screening rates in New York City resulted in a 40 percent increase in screening rates over four years.

23 Nov 2015

UEA research reveals high Ebola risk factors at homes and communities

Looking after people with late-stage Ebola at home puts people at greatest risk of catching it themselves - according to research from the University of East Anglia.

23 Nov 2015

Study finds significant reduction in diabetes-related amputation rates since the mid-1990s

A major new study has found a significant reduction in diabetes-related amputations since the mid-1990s, credited to improvements in diabetes care over this period. The research is published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) and is by Dr Benjamin Rasmussen and Professor Henning Beck-Nielsen, Odense University Hospital Denmark, and colleagues.

23 Nov 2015

Experts share 10 steps to prevent future disease outbreaks

An independent group of 19 experts from around the globe, convened by the Harvard Global Health Institute and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, has issued a hard-hitting analysis of the global response to the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, published in The Lancet.

23 Nov 2015

Georgetown health law experts propose fundamental reform for International Health Regulations

A trio of global health law experts from Georgetown warn the window for fundamental reform of the International Health Regulations -- opened by the Ebola epidemic -- is 'rapidly closing.'

23 Nov 2015

Study shows significant decline in retailer compliance with NYC's new tobacco law

In a study examining compliance with New York City's new law that raised the legal age for purchasing cigarettes to 21 years of age, researchers with New York University and University of California, Los Angeles found that compliance with identification (ID) checks has significantly decreased since the law was made effective.

23 Nov 2015

New report reviews current WIC food packages

Women and children who participate in the WIC program have low or inadequate intakes of several key nutrients that could be addressed with changes to the program's food packages, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

23 Nov 2015

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People who experience persistent heartburn despite over-the-counter treatments need to check with their doctors

Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research creates programs to change the face of heart failure for Canadians

Stony Brook Medicine expert shares tips to minimize heartburn during holiday season

SLU infectious diseases experts answer flu season questions

Liver's cannabinoid receptors could be targeted to combat liver cancer in some patients

Leading University of Leicester experts to discuss climate issues at Framing the Climate Crisis event

Compared to monotherapy combination of pills for advanced skin cancer extends survival

Vibration-based therapy can successfully treat apnea events in preterm infants

Certain platelet-derived growth factors can encourage regeneration of liver tissue following surgery

NYC’s colorectal cancer screening rates boosted and racial disparities eliminated

Project sets out to explore impact of solutions that involve patient-oriented intensive care environment

Oxford University researchers unlock the secret behind bacterial sex

Hiding cigarettes at convenience stores significantly reduces teenagers' smoking risk

New coalition formed to boost colorectal cancer screening rates in New York City

UEA research reveals high Ebola risk factors at homes and communities

Study finds significant reduction in diabetes-related amputation rates since the mid-1990s

Experts share 10 steps to prevent future disease outbreaks

Georgetown health law experts propose fundamental reform for International Health Regulations

Study shows significant decline in retailer compliance with NYC's new tobacco law

New report reviews current WIC food packages

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