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Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy likely to be ineffective in depression treatment

Researchers at the University of York have revealed computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) is likely to be ineffective in the treatment of depression.

12 Nov 2015

Highland Long/Short Healthcare Fund receives HFM US Hedge Fund Performance Award

Highland Capital Management, L.P., a Dallas-based investment management firm, which together with its affiliates has approximately $20 billion in assets under management, announced that the Highland Long/Short Healthcare Fund received a 2015 HFM US Hedge Fund Performance Award in the "40 Act fund – equity" category.

12 Nov 2015

FEC recognizes Rachel S. Weinerman for receiving 2015 Scientific Program Prize Paper Award

The Foundation for Embryonic Competence is pleased to recognize Dr. Rachel S. Weinerman, a clinical assistant professor, reproductive endocrinology and infertility at University Hospitals Case Medical in Cleveland, for receiving the 2015 Scientific Program Prize Paper Award at the 71st Annual American Society for Reproductive Medicine conference in Baltimore, Maryland on October 21, 2015.

12 Nov 2015

March of Dimes scientists help fine-tune experiments to uncover unknown causes of preterm birth

A new, integrated online database of genes and other information related to pregnancy has been developed by March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center investigators to help fine-tune questions, theories, and experiments to uncover the unknown causes of preterm birth.

12 Nov 2015

Adeptus Health recognized with Press Ganey's highest award for patient experience

Adeptus Health company's leading network of freestanding emergency rooms, First Choice Emergency Room, is proud to announce it has been named a 2015 Guardian of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey Associates, Inc.

12 Nov 2015

Konica Minolta to feature new digital radiology solution at RSNA 2015

Konica Minolta, a market leader in medical diagnostic Primary Imaging Solutions, will feature AeroDR LT, its new digital radiology solution, at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Booth #2729.

12 Nov 2015

AAO announces launch of new online resource to improve eye care for children

The American Academy of Ophthalmology today announced the launch of a new online resource for eye physicians and surgeons dedicated solely to children's ocular diseases and disorders. The Knights Templar Eye Foundation Pediatric Ophthalmology Education Center is an important tool that enables ophthalmologists to better serve the 19 million children worldwide who suffer visual impairment. The new resource will be unveiled this week at AAO 2015, the 119th annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

12 Nov 2015

Hospice Pharmacy Solutions Completes Merger With Outcome Resources

Hospice Pharmacy Solutions, a Dallas-based pharmacy benefit management service (PBM), announced Monday that it has merged Sacramento-based hospice PBM Outcome Resources into its operations. The announcement was made jointly by Mike Nault, CEO of Hospice Pharmacy Solutions, and Jack Sayler, president of Outcome Resources.

12 Nov 2015

Crucial change in single DNA base predisposes children to aggressive form of cancer

Pediatric oncology researchers have pinpointed a crucial change in a single DNA base that both predisposes children to an aggressive form of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma and makes the disease progress once tumors form.

12 Nov 2015

MedTechSouthEast competition displays advanced medical technologies for Parkinson’s patients

Laser-emitting shoes and a Meccano-style walking aid kit are just two of the inventions being developed by companies in London and the south east that could help people stay independent for longer as they get older or develop debilitating illnesses, according to Design Council and MedCity, the Mayor of London’s life sciences promotional organisation.

12 Nov 2015

Study shows rare HER2 missense mutations do not spread breast cancer on their own

Results of a new laboratory study by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers suggests that some rare “missense” mutations in the HER2 gene are apparently not — on their own — capable of causing breast cancer growth or spread.

12 Nov 2015

Sphere Medical to exhibit new patient dedicated blood gas analyser at Lage Landen Congres

Sphere Medical, innovator in critical care monitoring and diagnostics equipment, will be exhibiting its novel patient dedicated blood gas analyser at Lage Landen Congres – centred on critical and intensive care – in Ghent, Belgium, Friday 13th November.

12 Nov 2015

Mike and Alice Jackson announce $1 million pledge to support NSU's cancer research

For Mike and Alice Jackson, cancer is personal; so much so that they are joining with Nova Southeastern University researchers in the fight against one of the nation's deadliest diseases. The Jacksons announced today a $1 million personal pledge to support NSU's cancer research.

12 Nov 2015

Roka Bioscience reports revenue of $1.5 million for third quarter 2015

Roka Bioscience, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company focused on providing advanced testing solutions for the detection of foodborne pathogens, today reported its financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2015.

12 Nov 2015

CHOP's Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care celebrates grand opening

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia celebrated the grand opening of its Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care. The Family Fall Festival and ribbon-cutting ceremony, held on November 7, was designed to recognize the 4,200 donors – more than 1,300 of them CHOP employees – who helped raise over $96 million towards design and construction of the Buerger Center, the nation's most advanced outpatient facility for pediatric care.

12 Nov 2015

Intravenous PEG-asparaginase use recommended in paediatric ALL

Phase III trial results support the use of intravenously administered PEGylated Escherichia coli asparaginase as the preparation of choice in children and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

11 Nov 2015

Sausages With Antioxidants From Berries To Prevent Cancer

An EU-funded research project is to make sausages, patties and other meat products healthier in the future.

11 Nov 2015

Experts develop low-cost method to combat deadly form of air pollution

People could soon be using their smartphones to combat a deadly form of air pollution, thanks to a potentially life-saving breakthrough by RMIT University researchers in Melbourne, Australia.

11 Nov 2015

Boston Children's Hospital selects Vijay G. Sankaran to receive Rising Star Award

Saluting his spectacular track record to date of innovative research on red blood cell disorders and his future promise as a physician/scientist, Boston Children's Hospital has selected Vijay G. Sankaran, MD, PhD, of Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center to receive the Rising Star Award at the hospital's third annual Global Pediatric Innovation Summit, Taking on Tomorrow (#PedInno15).

11 Nov 2015

Montefiore and Einstein researchers awarded $14 million PCORI grant for hepatitis C research

A research team at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine led by Alain Litwin, M.D., was awarded $14 million by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to determine how best to treat hepatitis C among people who inject drugs (PWID), a group with a high rate of infection.

11 Nov 2015

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Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy likely to be ineffective in depression treatment

Highland Long/Short Healthcare Fund receives HFM US Hedge Fund Performance Award

FEC recognizes Rachel S. Weinerman for receiving 2015 Scientific Program Prize Paper Award

March of Dimes scientists help fine-tune experiments to uncover unknown causes of preterm birth

Adeptus Health recognized with Press Ganey's highest award for patient experience

Konica Minolta to feature new digital radiology solution at RSNA 2015

AAO announces launch of new online resource to improve eye care for children

Hospice Pharmacy Solutions Completes Merger With Outcome Resources

Crucial change in single DNA base predisposes children to aggressive form of cancer

MedTechSouthEast competition displays advanced medical technologies for Parkinson’s patients

Study shows rare HER2 missense mutations do not spread breast cancer on their own

Sphere Medical to exhibit new patient dedicated blood gas analyser at Lage Landen Congres

Mike and Alice Jackson announce $1 million pledge to support NSU's cancer research

Roka Bioscience reports revenue of $1.5 million for third quarter 2015

CHOP's Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care celebrates grand opening

Intravenous PEG-asparaginase use recommended in paediatric ALL

Sausages With Antioxidants From Berries To Prevent Cancer

Experts develop low-cost method to combat deadly form of air pollution

Boston Children's Hospital selects Vijay G. Sankaran to receive Rising Star Award

Montefiore and Einstein researchers awarded $14 million PCORI grant for hepatitis C research

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