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Saffola launches Saffola Total, oil with multi-seed technology

Saffola has recently launched Saffola Total, oil with multi-seed technology which has twice the antioxidant power than olive oil and higher antioxidant power than most oils.

6 Mar 2014

Costs for medications expected to rise by 3 – 5% in all health care settings in 2014

Costs for medications are expected to rise by three to five percent in all health care settings in 2014, according to a report published online ahead of print, by the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy (AJHP), the professional journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).

6 Mar 2014

Doula's support increases satisfaction during labor and delivery

Fewer medical interventions, fewer hours in labor and increased satisfaction with the birthing experience—that's what national statistics say a doula's support during labor and delivery means to women and their partners. A doula is a trained woman who provides nonmedical support during labor and delivery.

6 Mar 2014

Research to identify exact mechanisms behind preterm birth and fetal brain injury

An inflammatory protein that triggers a pregnant mouse's immune response to an infection or other disease appears to cause brain injury in her fetus, but not the premature birth that was long believed to be linked with such neurologic damage in both rodents and humans, new Johns Hopkins-led research suggests.

6 Mar 2014

Scientists develop reliable way of detecting prostate and bladder cancers

A new licence announced today between the University of Surrey and Randox, will bring to market a new test that will help with the early detection of prostate and bladder cancers.

From Randox Laboratories Ltd. 6 Mar 2014

Study estimates trade-off between pension age and labor force participation policies

The new research, which was published in the journal Demographic Research, shows that increasing labor force participation by as little as 1 or 2 percentage points could allow pension ages to be reduced by one year without increasing the burden on the working population.

6 Mar 2014

Virginia House Republicans press for special session to debate state's Medicaid expansion proposal

The expansion is currently being tackled as part of the state's two-year budget blueprint, but the House GOP is urging that it be considered separately in order to avert a potential government shutdown.

6 Mar 2014

Researchers study how patients do after lung transplant

In the past five years, the number of lung transplantations carried out has increased by about 20%. In the end stage of various lung diseases, transplantation is the last remaining option for treatment, and it can both prolong life and improve its quality.

6 Mar 2014

$600M for health law implementation in President's proposed budget

In the meantime, the budget also proposes $5.5 billion for "risk corridors" in 2015 to pay insurers who find themselves with a higher number of sicker and older people they must insure. Some call that program a bailout.

6 Mar 2014

Debiopharm plans to expand, optimize activities at Martigny manufacturing facility

Debiopharm Group, a Swiss-based global biopharmaceutical group of companies active in drug development, GMP manufacturing of proprietary drugs, diagnostics, and investments, has announced its decision to expand and optimize activities at Debiopharm Research & Manufacturing S.A., its industrial development and production facility in Martigny (Valais, Switzerland), through acquisition of industrial high-value added activities or companies in the pharmaceutical, biotech or medtech field.

6 Mar 2014

Patient and family satisfaction with acute care transfers for STEMI patients can be high, survey reveals

The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation today announced the results of survey research aimed at discovering patient and family satisfaction with acute care transfers for patients with STEMI (ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction), a severe heart attack best treated quickly with specialized care.

6 Mar 2014

Metallic toys, low-cost jewelry can affect children's health

We know that babies and young children often put non-food items in their mouths, a behaviour that occasionally leads to swallowing of foreign objects. Metallic toys and low-cost jewelry often contain toxic substances such as lead and cadmium.

6 Mar 2014

Study reveals strong association between childhood physical abuse and ADD/ADHD

Thirty percent of adults with Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) report they were physically abused before they turned 18. This compares to seven per cent of those without ADD/ADHD who were physically abused before 18. The results were in a study published in this week's online Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma.

6 Mar 2014

New guidelines developed to help patients better understand cancer consultations

The experiences of doctors, patients and carers of initial cancer consultations have informed new guidelines developed at the University of Leicester, in collaboration with University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and Imperial College London, to help patients better understand their cancer consultations.

6 Mar 2014

Researchers find 69% rise in pertussis vaccination rate among new mothers

Changing the hospital orders for women who have just delivered a child led to a 69% increase in the new mothers' pertussis vaccination rate, providing protection for themselves and their newborns against the disease, commonly known as whooping cough, according to a study in the March issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

6 Mar 2014

Sleep assessment could screen obese adolescents at increased risk for cardiometabolic disease

Obese adolescents not getting enough sleep? A study in today's The Journal of Pediatrics, shows they could be increasing their risk for developing diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

6 Mar 2014

ASTRO white paper recommends specific guidance to follow in the delivery of HDR brachytherapy

The American Society for Radiation Oncology has issued a new white paper, "A review of safety, quality management, and practice guidelines for high-dose-rate brachytherapy," that recommends specific guidance to follow in the delivery of high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy to improve quality and patient safety, according to the manuscript published in the March-April 2014 print issue of Practical Radiation Oncology, the official clinical practice journal of ASTRO.

6 Mar 2014

Feds give South Dakota's partial Medicaid expansion plan a thumbs down; Utah may need a special session

News outlets report on these and other state efforts to address issues related to expanding the state-federal health insurance program for low-income people.

6 Mar 2014

Iron deficiency predicts lower IQ scores in children adopted from institutional settings

Iron deficiency predicts lower IQ scores and poor higher-order thinking skills in children adopted from institutional settings like orphanages, according to a new longitudinal study.

6 Mar 2014

Scientists describes new advantageous way to detect different immune cells in the blood

When a person becomes sick or is exposed to an unwelcome substance, the body mobilizes specific proportions of different immune cells in the blood. Methods of discovering and detecting those profiles are therefore useful both clinically and in research. In a new paper in the journal Genome Biology, a team of scientists describes a new and uniquely advantageous way to detect them.

6 Mar 2014

Medical News

Saffola launches Saffola Total, oil with multi-seed technology

Costs for medications expected to rise by 3 – 5% in all health care settings in 2014

Doula's support increases satisfaction during labor and delivery

Research to identify exact mechanisms behind preterm birth and fetal brain injury

Scientists develop reliable way of detecting prostate and bladder cancers

Study estimates trade-off between pension age and labor force participation policies

Virginia House Republicans press for special session to debate state's Medicaid expansion proposal

Researchers study how patients do after lung transplant

$600M for health law implementation in President's proposed budget

Debiopharm plans to expand, optimize activities at Martigny manufacturing facility

Patient and family satisfaction with acute care transfers for STEMI patients can be high, survey reveals

Metallic toys, low-cost jewelry can affect children's health

Study reveals strong association between childhood physical abuse and ADD/ADHD

New guidelines developed to help patients better understand cancer consultations

Researchers find 69% rise in pertussis vaccination rate among new mothers

Sleep assessment could screen obese adolescents at increased risk for cardiometabolic disease

ASTRO white paper recommends specific guidance to follow in the delivery of HDR brachytherapy

Feds give South Dakota's partial Medicaid expansion plan a thumbs down; Utah may need a special session

Iron deficiency predicts lower IQ scores in children adopted from institutional settings

Scientists describes new advantageous way to detect different immune cells in the blood

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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