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Oncologists need to screen tumor patients for depression

Because depression in brain cancer patients is a common but often overlooked condition, oncologists should regularly screen tumor patients for depression, according to an article in the current issue of CNS Oncology. The journal is published by Future Medicine, an imprint of Future Science Group.

30 Apr 2015

ReSurge International provides reconstructive surgical care to earthquake victims in Nepal

On Saturday, April 25, Nepal-based surgical teams from ReSurge International were providing reconstructive surgical care when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit and as aftershocks continued. Soon, they were inundated with casualties at their Kirtipur Hospital, on the outskirts of Kathmandu.

30 Apr 2015

Medicure records net revenue of $3.3 million for first quarter 2015

Medicure Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, today reported its results from operations for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015.

30 Apr 2015

81% of Kaiser Permanente hospitals receive 'A' grade for safety

Surgical errors are a fact of life – and death -- in operating rooms and hospitals around the country. According to a major university study, foreign objects are left inside a patient 39 times a week, and surgeries are performed on the wrong side or site of a patient another 20 times a week. While all U.S. hospitals are working diligently to eliminate these events – called "never events" or "serious reportable adverse events" – some, like Kaiser Permanente, have had much more success than others.

30 Apr 2015

GE Healthcare’s first Innovation Village in the UK creates international interest from young life science businesses

Edwina Hart, Welsh Minister for Economy, Transport and Science and Kieran Murphy, President and CEO of GE Healthcare Life Sciences, opened the first phase of GE Healthcare’s new campus for growing businesses developing tools and technologies for the global life sciences industry on 27th April.

29 Apr 2015

Emotion regulation deficits specific to bipolar I disorder

Emotion regulation deficits associated with bipolar I disorder may not extend to bipolar II disorder, say researchers.

29 Apr 2015

Bipolar disorder impacts life expectancy in the young

Research indicates that patients with bipolar disorder have a decreased life expectancy, with this being particularly pronounced in younger patients.

29 Apr 2015

Clinical features identified to distinguish bipolar I disorder from MDD

Researchers have identified seven clinical features that could help distinguish patients with bipolar disorder from those with major depressive disorder.

29 Apr 2015

TDF switch effective in Asian chronic HBV patients

Switching therapy to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate is effective in treatment-resistant chronic hepatitis B, show results from a cohort of Asian patients.

29 Apr 2015

Kidney damage unlikely with TDF monotherapy in chronic HBV patients

In patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection, treatment with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate does not significantly increase the risk of developing renal dysfunction compared with entecavir treatment, a US team reports.

29 Apr 2015

Patients with adefovir-resistant HBV benefit from TDF monotherapy

Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate alone elicits a response comparable to that of TDF plus entecavir in heavily pretreated patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection resistant to adefovir dipivoxil, research suggests.

29 Apr 2015

University of St. Augustine plans to bring Doctor of Physical Therapy program to Miami

The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences plans to bring its Doctor of Physical Therapy program to Miami in fall 2015, pending accreditation and other regulatory approvals. The university, which has been a part of north Florida for more than 20 years, will open its new campus near the Dolphin Mall.

29 Apr 2015

Cox Enterprises makes investment in Atlanta-based Rimidi

Cox Enterprises announced today an investment in Atlanta-based Rimidi, a digital health company focused on diabetes and other chronic conditions. This marks a major milestone for the company, paving the way for Rimidi's expansion into additional markets and collaborative opportunities.

29 Apr 2015

Applied PilotFish Healthcare Integration announces support for new FHIR standard

Applied PilotFish Healthcare Integration, Inc., the Healthcare division of PilotFish Technology, a leading provider of middleware solutions, officially announced support today for the new FHIR standard.

29 Apr 2015

Sangamo BioSciences to present data on ZFP Therapeutic platform at ASGCT meeting

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. announced that data from clinical, preclinical and research-stage programs focused on the development of ZFP Therapeutics will be presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy

29 Apr 2015

US Liquid Handling Market estimated to reach $974 million in 2021

The trend of laboratories moving from manual methods to automated workflows is advancing momentum in the uptake of liquid handling instruments in the U.S. Stricter regulations and a growing focus on data precision, efficiency and reproducibility are driving the transition to automation in liquid handling.

29 Apr 2015

Research findings pave way for development of new treatments for respiratory diseases

The research has discovered a link between a vital pumping system that does not function correctly in people with cystic fibrosis and the parasite Toxoplasma.

29 Apr 2015

Online-based sexual health education program promotes positive attitudes about abstinence

It's Your Game (IYG)-Tech, an online-based sexual health education course, promotes more positive attitudes about abstinence, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health.

29 Apr 2015

Fifth patient dosed in Benitec's TT-034 Phase I/IIa clinical trial for prevention of HCV infection

Benitec Biopharma, a biopharmaceutical company focused on providing potentially curative therapies with its proprietary gene-silencing technology called ddRNAi or "expressed RNAi," is pleased to advise that the fifth patient in the company's 'first in man', Phase I/IIa dose escalation clinical trial of TT-034 for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, has today, been dosed at the Duke Clinical Research Unit.

29 Apr 2015

CyMedica QB1 System now commercially available for treatment of quadriceps muscle atrophy

Scottsdale-based CyMedica Orthopedics, Inc. announced the commercial launch of the CyMedica QB1 System for the treatment of quadriceps muscle atrophy at the Arthroscopy Association of North American Arthroscopic Society for Sports Medicine annual meeting in Los Angeles last week.

29 Apr 2015

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Oncologists need to screen tumor patients for depression

ReSurge International provides reconstructive surgical care to earthquake victims in Nepal

Medicure records net revenue of $3.3 million for first quarter 2015

81% of Kaiser Permanente hospitals receive 'A' grade for safety

GE Healthcare’s first Innovation Village in the UK creates international interest from young life science businesses

Emotion regulation deficits specific to bipolar I disorder

Bipolar disorder impacts life expectancy in the young

Clinical features identified to distinguish bipolar I disorder from MDD

TDF switch effective in Asian chronic HBV patients

Kidney damage unlikely with TDF monotherapy in chronic HBV patients

Patients with adefovir-resistant HBV benefit from TDF monotherapy

University of St. Augustine plans to bring Doctor of Physical Therapy program to Miami

Cox Enterprises makes investment in Atlanta-based Rimidi

Applied PilotFish Healthcare Integration announces support for new FHIR standard

Sangamo BioSciences to present data on ZFP Therapeutic platform at ASGCT meeting

US Liquid Handling Market estimated to reach $974 million in 2021

Research findings pave way for development of new treatments for respiratory diseases

Online-based sexual health education program promotes positive attitudes about abstinence

Fifth patient dosed in Benitec's TT-034 Phase I/IIa clinical trial for prevention of HCV infection

CyMedica QB1 System now commercially available for treatment of quadriceps muscle atrophy

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