A new systematic review of data published in more than 40 studies of freshman alcohol interventions finds that there are many effective ways for colleges to mitigate common drinking patterns and problems among new students. Based on their ...
Tags: Mitigate Drinking, Drinkin, Clinical Psychology, alcohol
In 2014, the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine (ABIHM) will expand to become an international academy, the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM). The mission of the expanded global academy will be to implement the ...
ACell, Inc., a leading regenerative medicine company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of tissue repair products, today announced that it has launched the new MatriStem® Multilayer Wound Matrix device for ...
BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Healthcare providers who work with young men who have sex with men should stress the urgency of getting HIV tested, U.S. researchers say. Study author Dr. Bill G. Kapogiannis, scientific director of the ...
Tags: Hiv Testing, aids, Disease Control
The recent report by the Health Council of Canada puts Canada in last place among OECD countries for healthcare wait times with major concerns regarding access to care. With only 31 per cent of Canadians getting a same-day or next-day ...
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There is more to seasonal allergies than a little congestion and sneezing. If you notice eating watermelon, cantaloupe or avocado make you cough and itch, it may be a symptom of ragweed allergy. But more help might be on the way for some of ...
The Annals of the American Thoracic Society has released a comprehensive supplement on the 56th annual Thomas L. Petty Aspen Lung Conference entitled "The Lung Microbiome: A New Frontier in Pulmonary Medicine." More than 170 ...
Research to Focus on Repurposing Drugs for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Today the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation(ADDF)and the Alzheimer's Society(UK)announced a new partnership that will provide funding for research ...
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The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) announced today that Rome was chosen as the venue for the ESC Congress 2016. The ESC Congress is the largest cardiology meeting in the world. This will be the first time it comes to Rome. 30,000 ...
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LAS VEGAS - Simmons put a lot of brain power into its ComforPedic iQ launch this week at the Las Vegas Market. The company hosted a lavish dealer party inside the swirling metal curves of the Cleveland Clinic's Lou Ruvo Center for Brain ...
MONDAY Jan.27,2014,2014--The cold season is in full swing,with everyone swearing by their own methods for avoiding infection or treating themselves should they get sick. Now,a new review finds that some methods seem to work better than ...
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MONDAY Jan.27,2014,2014--Doctors have a vital role in increasing the number of girls and young women who get a vaccine that helps protect them against cervical cancer,according to a new study. Despite calls by experts for universal human ...
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Active Biotech have announced that both companies remain committed to the Nerventra(laquinimod)clinical development program for multiple sclerosis(MS)following the announcement of a negative opinion for ...
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German biotechnology company Miltenyi Biotec has received the US Food and Drug Administration's(FDA)approval for its CliniMACS CD34 reagent system to prevent graft-versus-host disease(GVHD)in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia(AML). ...
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NEW HAVEN,Conn.,Jan.27(UPI)--Each day,about 20 U.S.children are injured by firearms seriously enough to require hospitalization,and more than 6 percent die,researchers say. Dr.John Leventhal and his team at the Yale School of Medicine in ...
Tags: brain injuries, Gunshot Wounds