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Transplant, MCS physicians examine value of hTEE management at symposium in Montreal

ImaCor Inc., the developer of the world's only hemodynamic transesophageal echocardiography management device, announced today that transplant and mechanical circulatory support physicians from around the world gathered in Montreal at an hTEE symposium to hear from heart failure experts about the value of hTEE management.

25 Apr 2013

To avoid difficulties experienced during SARS epidemic, China must remain transparent in H7N9 efforts

"On this 10th anniversary of China's April 2003 admission that the SARS virus had spread across that country ... Beijing finds itself once again in a terrible position via-a-vis the microbial and geopolitical worlds," Laurie Garrett, a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, writes in a Foreign Policy opinion piece, noting the emergence of a new strain of bird flu, H7N9, in the country.

25 Apr 2013

Leuphana University Lueneburg project to study challenges, opportunities of progressive ageing

Leuphana University Lueneburg will apply for an EU Innovation Project, with an investment volume of up to EUR 1.6 billion - Big Data revolution in Healthcare through focused European collaboration in the most promising application areas - Strong partnerships with the University Medical Center Goettingen and the University of Zurich as well as the Republic of Malta, Sclavo Vaccines Association of Italy and ICHOM, among others.

25 Apr 2013

GPEI presents comprehensive six-year polio eradication plan at Global Vaccine Summit

Today, at the Global Vaccine Summit, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative presented a comprehensive six-year plan, the first plan to eradicate all types of polio disease – both wild poliovirus and vaccine-derived cases – simultaneously.

25 Apr 2013

Three steps to eliminating NTDs

In a post on the PLoS "Speaking of Medicine" blog, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) editor-in-chief Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and president of the Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, reviews progress being made toward the elimination of NTDs through mass drug administration and other efforts.

25 Apr 2013

ORAEs increase costs of care, hospital stays and risks of readmission and mortality, research finds

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the publication of findings from a retrospective analysis of more than 37,000 patients who underwent common inpatient surgeries at a large, 26-hospital healthcare system and received opioids for postsurgical pain management.

25 Apr 2013

Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma to co-host national pediatric trauma conference in Winston-Salem

The Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma has partnered with the Pediatric Trauma Society (PTS) to co-host a national pediatric trauma conference at Graylyn International Conference Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.

25 Apr 2013

Remembering workers and their families affected by workplace tragedy

Today is the International Day of Mourning, a day when we commemorate those workers and their families who have been affected by workplace tragedy—and strive to work together to ensure we all go home safely at the end of the day.

25 Apr 2013

UNITAID, Medicines Patent Pool work to improve access to medicines in developing world

Devex features a sponsored interview with Dennis Broun, executive director of UNITAID, which uses innovative financing and "its understanding of how to address market shortcomings to improve access to quality-assured treatment and diagnostics for HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria patients in low-income countries."

25 Apr 2013

Experts say there is more need for organ donation in Hispanic community

April is National Donate Life Month, held to encourage organ and tissue donation and to celebrate donors who give a new life to others. Organ donors are always in short supply. In the United States, more than 118,000 people are waiting for organ transplants, and 19 percent are Hispanic.

25 Apr 2013

One's pursuit of health and wellness doesn't stop when work day begins, says wellness officer

Newly released results from a health and wellness survey at The Ohio State University match what previous research has shown to be true: Respondents who reported higher beliefs in their ability to engage in healthy lifestyle behaviors also reported more participation in behaviors that support their overall health.

25 Apr 2013

Malaria approaches must be adjusted to account for local contexts, 'changing realities'

Noting "April 25 marks World Malaria Day, an opportunity for those who work to defeat the illness to review progress and renew commitments," Laurence Slutsker and Patrick Kachur of the CDC's Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, write in a Malaria Journal opinion piece, "After a decade of steady success, this year's commemoration of the date is also an opportunity to reconsider current approaches and assess the state of the science needed to keep pace in the global effort to combat malaria."

25 Apr 2013

Personalized knee replacement: an interview with Dr Martin, Preferred Orthopedics of the Palm Beaches

Knee replacement surgery has traditionally been performed using off-the-shelf implants because of the limitations of technology. As with most industries, evolution does occur.

25 Apr 2013

Research shows association between cognition, brain activity in response to televised anti-smoking ads

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at University of the Pennsylvania have shown that an area of the brain that initiates behavioral changes had greater activation in smokers who watched anti-smoking ads with strong arguments versus those with weaker ones, and irrespective of flashy elements, like bright and rapidly changing scenes, loud sounds and unexpected scenario twists.

25 Apr 2013

Study: Melatonin delays symptom onset, reduces mortality in mouse model of ALS

Melatonin injections delayed symptom onset and reduced mortality in a mouse model of the neurodegenerative condition amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

25 Apr 2013

Research reveals that molecular madness goes on in the brain after blast exposure

A multicenter study led by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine shows that mild traumatic brain injury after blast exposure produces inflammation, oxidative stress and gene activation patterns akin to disorders of memory processing such as Alzheimer's disease.

25 Apr 2013

Gates Foundation blog examines Global Newborn Action Plan

Noting "hundreds of global health researchers, policymakers, civil society leaders, program managers, health practitioners, and newborn champions [are gathering] in Johannesburg, South Africa, this week at the Global Newborn Health Conference to discuss how to improve the poor statistics on newborn health," Gary Darmstadt, head of the Family Health Division of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Cyril Engmann, a senior program officer for neonatal health at the foundation, write in the organization's "Impatient Optimists" blog, "This collective analysis and effort should ensure that all aspects of newborn health are included in this plan."

25 Apr 2013

Media Neuroscience Lab hopes to highlight important contributions to social sciences

Scholars in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara have founded the Media Neuroscience Lab, one of a small but growing number of research groups attempting to understand the use and influence of media technologies by utilizing innovative techniques from cognitive neuroscience.

25 Apr 2013

Scientists to develop technology for unprecedented new understanding of how the brain works

The newly proposed scientific project to understand the most complicated 3 pounds of material in the world - the human brain - is the topic of an article in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.

25 Apr 2013

Fighting schistosomiasis would help reduce HIV incidence, researchers say

"The transmission of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa could be slashed if efforts are made to combat the spread of the waterborne disease schistosomiasis by providing clean water, sanitation and health education, a study reports," SciDev.Net writes.

25 Apr 2013

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Transplant, MCS physicians examine value of hTEE management at symposium in Montreal

To avoid difficulties experienced during SARS epidemic, China must remain transparent in H7N9 efforts

Leuphana University Lueneburg project to study challenges, opportunities of progressive ageing

GPEI presents comprehensive six-year polio eradication plan at Global Vaccine Summit

Three steps to eliminating NTDs

ORAEs increase costs of care, hospital stays and risks of readmission and mortality, research finds

Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma to co-host national pediatric trauma conference in Winston-Salem

Remembering workers and their families affected by workplace tragedy

UNITAID, Medicines Patent Pool work to improve access to medicines in developing world

Experts say there is more need for organ donation in Hispanic community

One's pursuit of health and wellness doesn't stop when work day begins, says wellness officer

Malaria approaches must be adjusted to account for local contexts, 'changing realities'

Personalized knee replacement: an interview with Dr Martin, Preferred Orthopedics of the Palm Beaches

Research shows association between cognition, brain activity in response to televised anti-smoking ads

Study: Melatonin delays symptom onset, reduces mortality in mouse model of ALS

Research reveals that molecular madness goes on in the brain after blast exposure

Gates Foundation blog examines Global Newborn Action Plan

Media Neuroscience Lab hopes to highlight important contributions to social sciences

Scientists to develop technology for unprecedented new understanding of how the brain works

Fighting schistosomiasis would help reduce HIV incidence, researchers say

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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