The California Department of Public Health is warning people not to eat cactus imported from Mexico that were sold at specific retail and wholesale locations around the state. The cactus has been found to contain unapproved pesticides. A ...
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FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc., will be showing several new technologies at the 2014 annual meeting of the Healthcare Informatics Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference and exhibit in Orlando, FL from February 23-27, 2014. ...
Tags: FUJIFILM, HIMSS, Healthcare Technology, Synapse
Peerless - a leading designer and manufacturer of architectural luminaires and one of the innovative lighting companies under the Acuity Brands, Inc. umbrella - announces the release of Vellum linear suspended LED luminaires. The product ...
Tags: LED luminaires, further boost efficiency, Product Innovation Award
PDL BioPharma, Inc. (PDL) (NASDAQ: PDLI) today announced that the Company will release its fourth quarter and full year 2013 financial results for the period ended December 31, 2013, on Monday, March 3, 2014, after market close. PDL's ...
Tags: Antibodies, Antibody, Biotechnology, Cancer, Healthcare, Investment, Protein
eHealthInsurance reports that interest in health coverage ginned up by the new federal law has helped new memberships rise 50 percent. Meanwhile, NPR examines the mixed record of the 14 states running their own marketplaces. USA Today: ...
Tags: CT, Health Care, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Mental Health
BlackBerry has unveiled plans for BlackBerry Enterprise Service 12 (BES12), a new enterprise mobility solution that is application-enabled and unifies BES10 and BES5 to one platform. In addition, a new promotional program will provide free ...
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By Afsaneh Gray, medwireNews Reporter A study of first-episode psychosis patients in Hong Kong has found that those with fewer negative symptoms at presentation and poor medication compliance were more likely than others to disengage from ...
Tags: Intervention, Disengagement, negative symptom, schizoaffective disorder
By Afsaneh Gray, medwireNews Reporter A study of first-episode psychosis patients in Hong Kong has found that those with fewer negative symptoms at presentation and poor medication compliance were more likely than others to disengage from ...
Tags: Intervention, Disengagement, negative symptom, schizoaffective disorder
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 ...
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 ...
Tags: Computer Products, Health, Medicine
A selection of health policy stories from Kentucky, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, California, Colorado and Florida. The Associated Press: Ky. Senate Passes Bill Creating Malpractice Panels A panel of medical experts would review ...
Tags: Whistleblower Case, Malpractice Panel, Woman Health, Low-Income Adult
By Sara Freeman, medwireNews Reporter Elderly kidney cancer patients benefit from sunitinib therapy just as much as their younger counterparts, a retrospective analysis of six clinical trials shows. Median progression-free survival ...
Tags: PFS, mRCC, Advanced Age, IFN
By Sara Freeman, medwireNews Reporter mewireNews: Shortening the time that patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma are on and off treatment with sunitinib improves the drug’s overall tolerability without affecting its efficacy, ...
Tags: ORR, Tolerability, PFS, Sunitinib
Anaphylaxis Campaign updates information on this little know life threatening condition Most people have heard of severe allergies, or anaphylaxis, to food, insect stings, drugs and other common substances, but sometimes no cause at all ...
Tags: Idiopathic Anaphylaxis, Information, diagnostic investigation, FOOD
Improving access to pediatric check-ups may increase parental awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, a new nationwide study reveals. HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that infects about 14 million people aged 15 to 59 years ...
Tags: HPV Vaccine, cancer, well-child checkup, US population