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Study shows that text messages could improve skin cancer prevention, promote sun protection

Australians' love affair with mobile phones could save their life according to a joint QUT, Cancer Council Queensland and University of Queensland study using text messages to improve skin cancer prevention and promote sun protection.

6 Feb 2015

Chemotherapy or immunosuppressive treatment may reactivate HBV

Individuals previously infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) who receive chemotherapy or immunosuppressive treatment may be at risk of reactivating the disease according to a summary of report from the Emerging Trends Conference, "Reactivation of Hepatitis B," and published in Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

6 Feb 2015

Increased spending on emergency care does produce better outcomes for patients

Because Americans spend more per capita on health care than residents of any country, debate has rumbled on for years about whether all that investment yields sufficient results. Now a newly published study with a distinctive design, led by an MIT health care scholar, shows that increased spending on emergency care does, in fact, produce better outcomes for patients.

6 Feb 2015

WSU researchers reveal how online comments impact the way people feel about vaccines

With measles and other diseases once thought eradicated making a comeback in the United States, healthcare websites are on the spot to educate consumers about important health risks. Washington State University researchers say that people may be influenced more by online comments than by credible public service announcements (PSAs).

6 Feb 2015

National #KnowBetterDoBetter movement comes to Chicagoland to end AIDS epidemic

The national #KnowBetterDoBetter movement led by the Black AIDS Institute (BAI) is coming to Chicagoland and the message is loud and clear- we can end the AIDS epidemic if we fully engage non-medical workers on the frontline of the battle with the greater knowledge and skills.

6 Feb 2015

Study: Lyme disease costs the U.S. health care system up to $1.3 billion a year

Lyme disease, transmitted by a bite from a tick infected by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, had long been considered easy to treat, usually requiring a single doctor's visit and a few weeks of antibiotics for most people.

6 Feb 2015

Brident Dental & Orthodontics offers free dental screenings to celebrate inauguration of new office in Texas

CEO of Brident Dental & Orthodontics, Simon Castellanos, will be attending the grand opening of Brident Dental & Orthodontics' newest office in Pasadena, Texas at 3331 Spencer Hwy. which will offer a full-range of dental and orthodontic services.

6 Feb 2015

University of Alberta's David Lim named recipient of Research Trainee Award by A.S.P.E.N.

David Lim, MD, CM, of the University of Alberta has been named a Research Trainee Award recipient by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. The award is for his research on parenteral nutrition associated liver disease (PNALD) in infants that he will present at A.S.P.E.N.'s Clinical Nutrition Week conference in Long Beach, California, February 14 to 17.

6 Feb 2015

BGI study tracks accuracy of NIFTY prenatal test

BGI has published a study tracking the clinical performance of its whole genome sequencing-based non-invasive prenatal test (the NIFTY test) in nearly 147,000 pregnancies, the largest such study to date. The results showed high sensitivity and specificity and no significant difference between high-risk and low-risk pregnant women.

6 Feb 2015

Breakthrough therapies for blood cancers may provide reasonable value for money spent

Amid the growing debate about the high price of powerful new drugs in the United States, a recent analysis suggests that breakthrough therapies for blood cancers may, in many cases and with some important caveats, provide reasonable value for money spent.

6 Feb 2015

BAI-led #KnowBetterDoBetter movement comes to Broward County to eliminate HIV/AIDS

The national #KnowBetterDoBetter movement led by the Black AIDS Institute (BAI) is coming to Broward County and the message is loud and clear- we can end the AIDS epidemic if we fully engage non-medical workers on the frontline of the battle with greater knowledge and skills.

6 Feb 2015

Breakthrough blood cancer therapies may provide reasonable value for money spent

6 Feb 2015

Second opinions can optimize outcomes and avoid needless expenses

Mary Rockland was in a panic when she learned that she was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. Like many patients, she trusted her doctor when he told her that a lump in her breast was cancerous, and relied on his judgment when he recommended a bilateral mastectomy.

6 Feb 2015

New study shows that the body's immune system may be able to clear Alzheimer's-associated plaques

New research from scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California shows that the body's immune system may be able to clear the brain of toxic plaque build-up that is the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, reversing memory loss and brain cell damage.

6 Feb 2015

Study gives better look at how parents experience stress

In stressful family circumstances, parenthood sometimes take a bigger toll on fathers' mental health.

6 Feb 2015

Joyce and Don Massey Family Foundation supports U-M’s TBI care and research

A tragic accident 32 years ago forever altered the lives of an entire prominent Michigan auto industry family, as a beloved wife and mother suffered a devastating traumatic brain injury, or TBI.

6 Feb 2015

GWU Medical Center researcher named recipient of A.S.P.E.N.'s Research Trainee Award

Ivy Haskins, MD, of George Washington University Medical Center has been named a Research Trainee Award recipient by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral. The award is for her research on volume-based enteral nutrition support regimens that she will present at A.S.P.E.N.'s Clinical Nutrition Week conference in Long Beach, California, February 14 to 17.

6 Feb 2015

National #KnowBetterDoBetter movement comes to Bay Area to eliminate HIV and AIDS

The national #KnowBetterDoBetter movement led by the Black AIDS Institute (BAI) is coming to the Bay Area and the message is loud and clear- we can end the AIDS epidemic if we fully engage non-medical workers on the frontline of the battle with greater knowledge and skills.

6 Feb 2015

Decades of progress save countless lives, but biggest research challenges lie ahead

The 2015 Heart and Stroke Foundation Report on the Health of Canadians looks back on 60 years of life-saving, ground-breaking research, revealing astonishing improvements in diagnosis, treatments, and outcomes.

6 Feb 2015

New book explains how Americans can gain universal access to comprehensive health care

Confusion and controversy have plagued the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) since its enactment in March 2010. Republicans have generally opposed the legislation, and attempted to obstruct it in parts, or repeal it altogether.

6 Feb 2015

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Study shows that text messages could improve skin cancer prevention, promote sun protection

Chemotherapy or immunosuppressive treatment may reactivate HBV

Increased spending on emergency care does produce better outcomes for patients

WSU researchers reveal how online comments impact the way people feel about vaccines

National #KnowBetterDoBetter movement comes to Chicagoland to end AIDS epidemic

Study: Lyme disease costs the U.S. health care system up to $1.3 billion a year

Brident Dental & Orthodontics offers free dental screenings to celebrate inauguration of new office in Texas

University of Alberta's David Lim named recipient of Research Trainee Award by A.S.P.E.N.

BGI study tracks accuracy of NIFTY prenatal test

Breakthrough therapies for blood cancers may provide reasonable value for money spent

BAI-led #KnowBetterDoBetter movement comes to Broward County to eliminate HIV/AIDS

Breakthrough blood cancer therapies may provide reasonable value for money spent

Second opinions can optimize outcomes and avoid needless expenses

New study shows that the body's immune system may be able to clear Alzheimer's-associated plaques

Study gives better look at how parents experience stress

Joyce and Don Massey Family Foundation supports U-M’s TBI care and research

GWU Medical Center researcher named recipient of A.S.P.E.N.'s Research Trainee Award

National #KnowBetterDoBetter movement comes to Bay Area to eliminate HIV and AIDS

Decades of progress save countless lives, but biggest research challenges lie ahead

New book explains how Americans can gain universal access to comprehensive health care

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