SDSU professor leads the National Institutes of Health's largest and most comprehensive study ever conducted on Hispanic and Latino health The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, released ...
NxStage® Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today reported record financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2013, that include revenue slightly above its ...
Health care spending higher for boys than girls; rise in teen use of prescriptions and mental health services; spending on babies highest of any children's age group Spending on health care for children covered by employer-sponsored ...
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UC San Francisco and Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG) have opened a unique Walgreens store today on the UCSF campus that aims to improve medication safety, decrease health care costs and help patients use medicines more effectively by ...
Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma Inc. (Tokyo: 4503), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designated isavuconazole as a Qualified Infectious Disease Product ...
Babies that are delivered by caeserean section are more likely to become overweight or obese as adults, according to researchers from Imperial College, London Compared with vaginal delivery, C-section increases the odds of being ...
February 17, 2014 Sophie Langley An apple a day really does keep the doctor away, research shows Prescribing an apple a day to all adults aged 50 and over would prevent or delay around 8,500 vascular deaths such as heart attacks and ...
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Researchers from the University of Surrey have today launched a new programme of research called eSMART (Electronic Symptom Management using ASyMS Remote Technology), that uses mobile phone technology to remotely monitor patients who are ...
(Phys.org) —From steel beams to plastic Lego bricks, building blocks come in many materials and all sizes. Today, science has opened the way to manufacturing at the nanoscale with biological materials. Potential applications range ...
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Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have demonstrated the potential of using a virtual computer environment for distance healthcare education for an international audience that often has limited access to conventional ...
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Tubal ligation - commonly referred to as having one's "tubes tied" - is widely used to prevent unintended pregnancies. However, current Medicaid policies create roadblocks for low-income women trying to obtain the procedure, according to a ...
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A new type of whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test could be an alternative to standard positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging for assessing cancer in children and young adults, but without exposure to ...
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Babies who develop leukemia during the first year of life appear to inherit an unfortunate combination of genetic variations that can make the infants highly susceptible to the disease, according to a new study at Washington University ...
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A new study disputes the effectiveness of mortality as a measure of the quality of care provided by hospitals to stroke patients. The paper - which was simultaneously presented today at the International Stroke Conference in San Diego and ...
Data published in New England Journal of Medicine show treatment prolongs life for women with most common cancer in under 35s New data showing cancer treatment Avastin® (bevacizumab) can extend the lives of women with advanced ...
Tags: Cervical Cancer, Avastin, GOG240, GOG