Young adults who survived childhood cancer are more likely to be frail and at increased risk of death and chronic disease, U.S. researchers say. Kirsten Ness, an associate member of the St. Jude Department of Epidemiology and Cancer ...
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In January, when the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a meta-analysis of 100 studies that probed the relationship between body mass index and mortality — studies that found slightly overweight people have ...
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NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, has launched the latest version of its patient portal. Featuring Spanish and two dialects of Chinese apart from English, the new portal provides clients ...
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Pharmadiet, the Spain subsidiary of OPKO Health, has obtained Spanish approval for commercialization of its oral and injectable formulations of citicoline, developed to enhance phosphatidylcholine levels in the brain. Agencia Espa ola de ...
Nutrition Dried fruits retain most of the nutritional value of fresh fruits, and so are included with fresh fruit in dietary recommendations by U.S. and world health agencies. The specific nutrient content of the different dried fruits ...
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US-based Schuylkill Medical Associates (SMA) has entered into an agreement with NP Advanced Wound Care, a mobile wound care company, as part of its strategy to improve the quality of life in homebound patients. NP Advanced Wound Care is a ...
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Pharmaceutical company Parion Sciences and product development firm Cambridge Consultants have developed a new surfing-inspired aerosol delivery system that can help people suffering with cystic fibrosis to get the benefits of saltwater ...
Tactio Health Group has introduced TactioDiabetes, a diabetes management tool that is used to track glucose / A1C tracking, medication tracking, insulin adjustments, carb to insulin ratio, diabetes specific health coaching and many more. ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Biogen Idec's Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate), a new first-line oral capsule for people suffering from relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Tecfidera reduces relapses and ...
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Former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday called for transparency in healthcare pricing and addressing chronic disease epidemics such as obesity in order to drive down the cost of care for all. He also called for embracing IT and letting ...
Los Angeles-based Targeted Medical Pharma has obtained a notice of issuance for its projected patent number 8370172 from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent is related to a system and method for submitting claims for a ...
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Name: Jon Brilliant Age: 48 Time with company: board of directors when founded, became CFO 3 years ago. Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting from The Pennsylvania State University and a graduate degree, Juris Doctor, from Duke ...
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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a notice of allowance (NOA) to Sanovas' minimally invasive nested balloon catheter for localized drug delivery. The patent will protect an integral part of the company's NanoVas ...
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Male manufacturing workers are the most likely of all Victorian workers to have a high risk of type 2 diabetes, a Monash University study of half a million WorkHealth checks has found. According to the health snapshot, more than one third ...
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Disease management company ActiveCare has deployed Qualcomm Life's 2net Hub platform into its patient monitoring and predictive informatics technology. The deployment enables ActiveCare to efficiently provide chronic disease management ...
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