U.S. disaster funding distribution is deeply inefficient, with huge cash infusions disbursed after a disaster, only to fall abruptly later, researchers say. Dr. Jesse Pines, director of the Office of Clinical Practice Innovation at the ...
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The ADEAGies Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Dental Education Association, has selected Columbia University's College of Dental Medicine (CDM) for a 2014 William J. Gies Award, for outstanding achievement by an academic ...
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The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System will open the doors to a new Mile Square Health Center Jan. 6. The five-story, 122,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility is the first federally qualified health center in ...
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Less than 1-in-10 adult Canadians is in ideal cardiovascular health, Toronto researchers say. "A large proportion of Canadians are in poor cardiovascular health, and the overall trend has not changed in the past decade," senior author Dr. ...
By counting the number of cancer-fighting immune cells inside tumors, scientists say they may have found a way to predict survival from ovarian cancer. The researchers developed an experimental method to count these cells, called ...
Women dealing with painful menstrual cramps may receive relief from an unexpected source -- the erectile dysfunction medication normally found in their husbands' little blue pills. Sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, appears to ...
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The North American Metal Packaging Alliance, Inc. (NAMPA) reminds consumers of the important scientific evidence released in 2013 that supports the safety of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact applications. Data from key studies, including ...
Tempur Sealy International employees are participating in A Day of Sleep symposium here today designed to give them insights into the latest developments in sleep science. The program is part of a partnership between the bedding producer ...
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Kids today are 15 percent less heart fit than their parents were as youngsters, and this does not bode well for their adult health, Australian researchers say. Lead author Grant Tomkinson, a senior lecturer in the University of South ...
Cytori Therapeutics has obtained approval from the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in Singapore for the Celution system, designed for autologous re-implantation or re-infusion of a patient’s own adipose-derived regenerative cells ...
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NSF International, a global independent public health organization that writes standards, and tests and certifies products for the commercial and consumer goods, health sciences, food and water industries, will sponsor the American National ...
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Software and scientific consulting services provider Certara has signed a research agreement with The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, to explore the scientific benefits of using its Simcyp Simulator to drive hepatic drug exposure ...
Berg has signed a cooperative research and development agreement with the US Department of Defense, to advance prostate cancer research. The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences' (USU) Center for Prostate Disease Research ...
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The Institute of Photonics at the University of Eastern Finland is launching cooperation with Dutch company LUXeXceL that offers rapid prototyping of optical components for prototypes, short-run and volume batches. Last year Jyrki ...
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A group of researchers and scientists in the US has found that breathing vehicle tailpipe emissions can turn ‘good’ cholesterol into ‘bad’ cholesterol, contributing to clogged and hardened arteries and other related ...
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