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Survey shows UK cage fighters indulge in potentially dangerous behaviours to lose excess weight

UK cage fighters are indulging in potentially dangerous behaviours in a bid to lose large amounts of weight in the shortest possible time before a fight, reveal doctors in a snapshot survey of preferred slimming tactics, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

13 Oct 2015

Elekta’s high field MRI-guided linear accelerator installed at MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Elekta and Philips teams recently completed installation of the first high field (1.5 Tesla) MRI-guided linear accelerator in the United States.

From Elekta 13 Oct 2015

Harris Health System to help HHS improve critical cyber infrastructure of healthcare sector

Harris Health System is the only healthcare system in the nation awarded a $150,000 grant to help the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) develop and improve ways to share cybersecurity threat information and protect the critical cyber infrastructure of the nation's public and private healthcare sector.

13 Oct 2015

Gensignia gets CLIA certification to establish clinical laboratory in San Diego

Gensignia Life Sciences, Inc. (Gensignia) announced today that it received certification under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA).

13 Oct 2015

Minority women with subtypes of breast cancer less likely to receive recommended treatment regimens

Main Finding(s): Minority women were more likely to have aggressive subtypes of breast cancer and were more likely to receive non-guideline concordant treatment when compared with non-Hispanic white women.

13 Oct 2015

Data shows romosozumab better than teriparatide in increasing bone strength in postmenopausal women

Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and UCB (Euronext Brussels: UCB) today presented additional findings from an exploratory sub-study of the previously reported romosozumab Phase 2 trial.

13 Oct 2015

Females with mild closed-head brain injury more likely to misuse alcohol later in life

Girls who suffer a concussive bump on the head in childhood could be at increased risk for abusing alcohol as adults, a new study suggests.

13 Oct 2015

PCAB reaffirms accreditation of Harbor Compounding Pharmacy in Costa Mesa, CA

The Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board (PCAB) today reaffirmed the accreditation of Harbor Compounding Pharmacy in Costa Mesa, CA.

13 Oct 2015

CVMA applauds Governor Brown for signing landmark antibiotics bill

The California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) applauds Governor Jerry Brown for signing SB 27 (Hill) into law. This bill sets aggressive, groundbreaking standards for antimicrobial drug use in California livestock and will positively impact antibiotic resistance in both humans and animals.

13 Oct 2015

MiMedx posts record revenue of $49M in Q3 2014

MiMedx Group, Inc., the leading regenerative medicine company utilizing human amniotic tissue and patent-protected processes to develop and market advanced products and therapies for the Wound Care, Surgical, Orthopedic, Spine, Sports Medicine, Ophthalmic, and the Dental sectors of healthcare, announced today its record revenue results for the third quarter of 2015, its guidance for the fourth quarter of 2015, and that the Company has secured a $50 million Senior Secured Credit Facility.

13 Oct 2015

Penn researchers lay groundwork for developing lncRNA-based tools for new cancer treatment

Growing insights about a significant, yet poorly understood, part of the genome - the "dark matter of DNA" -- have fundamentally changed the way scientists approach the study of diseases.

13 Oct 2015

Women born in summer months are more likely to be healthy adults, suggests new research

Women who were born in the summer are more likely to be healthy adults, suggests new research published in the journal Heliyon.

13 Oct 2015

Team-based delivery models can improve quality of care in patients with cardiovascular disease

Patients with coronary artery disease, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation receive comparable outpatient care from physicians and advanced practice providers-- physician assistants and nurse practitioners - although all clinicians fell short in meeting performance measures, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

13 Oct 2015

Study highlights need for dietary interventions in cancer survivors

While most cancer survivors in the United States are motivated to seek information about food choices and dietary changes to improve their health, a new study comparing their dietary patterns to federal guidelines indicates that they often fall short.

13 Oct 2015

Video conferencing can facilitate shared decision-making between patients and family caregivers

While there is vast research on shared decision-making between patients and providers, little research exists on how providers and family caregivers reach mutual decisions — a dynamic that is prominent in hospice care, a type of medical care given to patients near the end of their lives.

13 Oct 2015

Study explains why anemia is a common side effect of anti-cancer drugs

Many types of leukemia are caused by loss of enzymes such as Pten, which normally keeps cell growth in check, or conversely, the over-activation of enzymes that normally enhance cell proliferation, such as Shp2.

13 Oct 2015

Computer-based cognitive training improves attention, memory in childhood cancer survivors

Intensive, adaptive computer-based cognitive training presented as a video game helped improve working memory and other cognitive skills of childhood cancer survivors and holds hope for revolutionizing management of the late effects of cancer treatment.

13 Oct 2015

Age- and gender-specific MVMM supplements can increase micronutrient status in US subpopulation

Multivitamin/Mineral Supplement Contribution to Micronutrient Intakes in the United States, 2007-2010 has been selected as the 2015 Ragus Award Winner as Best Article from the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, the official publication of the American College of Nutrition.

13 Oct 2015

Study discovers direct link between infants' oral-motor movements and auditory speech perception

Inhibiting infants' tongue movements impedes their ability to distinguish between speech sounds, researchers with the University of British Columbia have found. The study is the first to discover a direct link between infants' oral-motor movements and auditory speech perception.

13 Oct 2015

ASTRO invites submissions for new clinical research journal

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has launched a new original research in radiation oncology journal, Advances in Radiation Oncology (Advances), and the peer-reviewed publication is now online and accepting submissions at www.advancesradonc.org.

13 Oct 2015

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Survey shows UK cage fighters indulge in potentially dangerous behaviours to lose excess weight

Elekta’s high field MRI-guided linear accelerator installed at MD Anderson Cancer Center

Harris Health System to help HHS improve critical cyber infrastructure of healthcare sector

Gensignia gets CLIA certification to establish clinical laboratory in San Diego

Minority women with subtypes of breast cancer less likely to receive recommended treatment regimens

Data shows romosozumab better than teriparatide in increasing bone strength in postmenopausal women

Females with mild closed-head brain injury more likely to misuse alcohol later in life

PCAB reaffirms accreditation of Harbor Compounding Pharmacy in Costa Mesa, CA

CVMA applauds Governor Brown for signing landmark antibiotics bill

MiMedx posts record revenue of $49M in Q3 2014

Penn researchers lay groundwork for developing lncRNA-based tools for new cancer treatment

Women born in summer months are more likely to be healthy adults, suggests new research

Team-based delivery models can improve quality of care in patients with cardiovascular disease

Study highlights need for dietary interventions in cancer survivors

Video conferencing can facilitate shared decision-making between patients and family caregivers

Study explains why anemia is a common side effect of anti-cancer drugs

Computer-based cognitive training improves attention, memory in childhood cancer survivors

Age- and gender-specific MVMM supplements can increase micronutrient status in US subpopulation

Study discovers direct link between infants' oral-motor movements and auditory speech perception

ASTRO invites submissions for new clinical research journal

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