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Voxel-based morphometry can accurately assess loss of gray matter in patients with Parkinson's disease

Non-motor symptoms, including abnormalities in cognition, mental behaviors, autonomic nerves and sensory perception, have the greatest effect on the quality of in Parkinson's disease patient life.

5 Nov 2013

Study examines factors affecting integration of mental, medical services at community health centers

In recent years, there has been growing recognition that mental health status impacts physical health and vice versa. As a result, there is growing interest in the coordination of medical and behavioral health services as part of patient-centered primary health care.

5 Nov 2013

Politics, implementation pressures may have worked against website's technical needs

News outlets take a long look at the moving parts that were in play as the problem-plagued federal health exchange website was under construction.

5 Nov 2013

Obese patients who underwent gastric bypass surgery experience weight loss 3 years

For millions of Americans struggling with obesity and considering surgical procedures to achieve weight loss and alleviate obesity-related health complications, a new study adds weight to the health benefits attributed to bariatric surgery.

5 Nov 2013

Figuring out health law winners and losers involves trade-offs; triggers anxiety, confusion

News outlets examine a range of policy issues related to the health law and its implementation.

5 Nov 2013

CHEO-led study confirms validity, reliability of quality of life measurement tool for thalassemia major

A CHEO-led multi-site North American study, headed by Dr. Robert Klaassen, lead investigator at CHEO and associate professor in the University of Ottawa's Department of Pediatrics, has confirmed the validity and reliability of a quality of life measurement tool for children and adults with thalassemia major.

5 Nov 2013

New method for quickly ruling out serious acute coronary disease of chest pains

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have tested a new method for quickly ruling out acute myocardial infarction or other serious acute coronary disease in Emergency department patients complaining of chest pains.

5 Nov 2013

California gets 'A' grade on March of Dimes 2013 Premature Birth report card

California has improved its grade on the March of Dimes 2013 Premature Birth report card, moving from a 'B' grade in 2012 to an 'A' grade in 2013.

4 Nov 2013

Stem cell therapy after traumatic brain injury promotes lasting cognitive improvement

A stem cell therapy previously shown to reduce inflammation in the critical time window after traumatic brain injury also promotes lasting cognitive improvement, according to preclinical research led by Charles Cox, M.D., at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School.

4 Nov 2013

Nanomedicine Award winners officially announced at BIO-Europe conference

The winners of the first ever Nanomedicine Award were officially announced during the Nanomedicine Panel at BIO-Europe conference in Vienna, November 4th 2013. The Award review Board agreed to distinguish two projects in two different categories: The winners are Endomagnetics Ltd in the nanodiagnostic category and the I-CARE project from Linköping University in the regenerative medicine category.

4 Nov 2013

Parents, students have highly positive views of school-based health centers

Two new studies show that parents and students have highly positive views of school-based health centers and suggest that they can serve as the `medical home' for an often low-income, at-risk population.

4 Nov 2013

Senate Dems express increasing alarm over website issues

With its first rocky month down, some say the most critical days are beginning for healthcare.gov. Meanwhile, the technical difficulties that have plagued the site are starting to chip away at the Democratic unity that has, so far, surrounded it. Some senators, for instance, are beginning to express concerns about its impact on the upcoming mid-term election and are calling for a delay in the individual mandate penalties if the website is not soon operational.

4 Nov 2013

Researchers find crucial step in determining normal aging

For the first time in a large study sample, the decline in brain function in normal aging is conclusively shown to be influenced by genes, say researchers from the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio and Yale University.

4 Nov 2013

Paracetamol, ibuprofen or combination of both provide no advantage for respiratory tract infections

Questions have been raised about the advice given to patients with a cold and sore throat, in research published in the British Medical Journal.

4 Nov 2013

LUHS offers support group for women with postpartum depression

Loyola University Health System (LUHS) will offer a support group for women with postpartum depression. The group meets from 9-10 a.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at Loyola Center for Health at Oakbrook Terrace located at 1S260 Summit Ave.

4 Nov 2013

Scientists identify new algorithm to distinguish two subtypes of malignant melanoma

Scientists of the University of Ulm and Columbia University have discovered a diagnostic algorithm to distinguish two subtypes of malignant melanoma. Desmoplastic and spindle cell melanoma may look alike - they often resemble little scars or retractions of the skin - but differ in prognosis and therapeutic options.

4 Nov 2013

Tracking health law policy, politics on Capitol Hill

A Democratic House member grapples with the troubles in the health law rollout. CBO releases numbers on adding Capitol Hill staffers to the exchanges and a House committee ponders subpoenas to get exchange enrollment numbers. Also, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., readies a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

4 Nov 2013

Algorithm accurately tracks physical activity no matter where you carry your phone

Physical activity tracking apps on smartphones are a potentially important tool for doctors who want to collect data and create treatment or intervention plans to improve the health of patients who struggle with activity and movement -- such as those with Parkinson's disease.

4 Nov 2013

Liaison Healthcare forms strategic partnership with PointClickCare

Liaison Healthcare, a global provider of secure cloud-based integration and data management services and solutions, announced today a strategic partnership with PointClickCare, the most widely used Electronic Health Record platform for the long-term care industry, connecting their EHR platform to more than 120 labs and imaging departments already integrated within the Liaison EMR-Link hub, as well as others that provide specific services to the long term care community.

4 Nov 2013

USPI net revenues increase 17.7% to $151 million in third quarter 2013

United Surgical Partners International, Inc. today announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

4 Nov 2013

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Voxel-based morphometry can accurately assess loss of gray matter in patients with Parkinson's disease

Study examines factors affecting integration of mental, medical services at community health centers

Politics, implementation pressures may have worked against website's technical needs

Obese patients who underwent gastric bypass surgery experience weight loss 3 years

Figuring out health law winners and losers involves trade-offs; triggers anxiety, confusion

CHEO-led study confirms validity, reliability of quality of life measurement tool for thalassemia major

New method for quickly ruling out serious acute coronary disease of chest pains

California gets 'A' grade on March of Dimes 2013 Premature Birth report card

Stem cell therapy after traumatic brain injury promotes lasting cognitive improvement

Nanomedicine Award winners officially announced at BIO-Europe conference

Parents, students have highly positive views of school-based health centers

Senate Dems express increasing alarm over website issues

Researchers find crucial step in determining normal aging

Paracetamol, ibuprofen or combination of both provide no advantage for respiratory tract infections

LUHS offers support group for women with postpartum depression

Scientists identify new algorithm to distinguish two subtypes of malignant melanoma

Tracking health law policy, politics on Capitol Hill

Algorithm accurately tracks physical activity no matter where you carry your phone

Liaison Healthcare forms strategic partnership with PointClickCare

USPI net revenues increase 17.7% to $151 million in third quarter 2013

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

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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