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Amber Teething Necklace Information and Advice
As parents explore how to soothe and calm teething infants and children and give them comfort during these very uncomfortable times, they often turn to one of the oldest, most widely used,…
Global Nuclear Medicine Market to Reach US$1.69 Billion by 2015
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Nuclear Medicine market. The global market for nuclear medicine is forecast to reach US$1.69 billion by the year 2015, driven by huge…
NIH awards $7 million grant to provide sustained care for HIV-positive inmates
The University of Illinois at Chicago has received a $7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study effective ways to seek, test, and treat inmates with HIV. The project…
Research identifies key regulators that control transmission of malaria parasite
Scientists at The University of Nottingham and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute near Cambridge have pin-pointed the 72 molecular switches that control the three key stages in the life cycle of the…
Motherhood may cause brain to grow
Warmer feelings toward babies linked to bigger mid-brains Motherhood may actually cause the brain to grow, not turn it into mush, as some have claimed. Exploratory research published by the American Psychological…
EU patient mobility law to spark eHealth revolution
New EU laws allowing patients to travel across borders for health care will be key for the development of e-health services in Europe, according to policymakers. However, incompatible IT systems remain a…
Empire announces launch of Patient Centered Medical Home pilot
For many people with chronic health conditions, it can be tough to navigate through the complex healthcare system. Mary, a 65 year old woman with several conditions including diabetes, arthritis, high blood…
Saudi prince opens regional office for healthcare services
Saudi Prince Mohammad Ben Khalid Al Abdullah Al Faisal, president and chief executive officer of Al Faisaliah Group, on Wednesday launched the Levant Office for Al Faisaliah Medical Systems (FMS) located in…
Thomson Reuters releases new version of Clinical Xpert Navigator
Thomson Reuters, a global provider of information for healthcare professionals, has released the newest version of its award-winning Clinical Xpert Navigator mobile clinical data application. The new version allows hospital-based clinicians to…
IRB approves CEL-SCI’s Multikine Phase III clinical trial for head and neck cancer
CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE AMEX: CVM) announced today it has received approval from seven hospital Institutional Review Boards (“IRB”) in India to begin enrollment of subjects for a Phase III clinical trial of…
Scientists find potential Achilles Heel in JC polyomavirus
The JC polyomavirus doesn’t strike very often, but it’s a mean bug that preys on people with weakened immune systems, including people with AIDS, and almost always kills them. Now an international…
Dopamine vital for rhythmic expression in specific brain regions
Concordia research looks at role of dopamine in the rhythms of daily behavior; may have impact on activity and sleep rhythms in Parkinson’s disease Daily sleeping and eating patterns are critical to…
Burn injuries in children shows vitamin E depletion in fat tissues
Severe burn injuries in children have been shown to rapidly deplete the levels of vitamin E in their body’s adipose, or fat tissues, a new clinical study has found. Stored levels of…
New mobile computing platform from C PORT Solutions helps health care professionals
With the launch of MEDI PORT, C PORT Solutions is the world’s first company to converge all forms of communication and collaboration with patient data, medical applications, and existing healthcare technologies so…