Dr Hanif Hassan Ali Al Qassim, UAE Minister for Health, attended a workshop “Pathogen Reduction for Safe Transfusion” organised by the ministry in the Blood Transfusion and Research Centre in Sharjah on…
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Crustacean inspired technology leads to better calcium supplements
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have developed a unique technology that stabilizes an otherwise unstable form of calcium carbonate. This mineral form provides significantly higher biological absorption and retention rates…
Positive results from Medtronic CoreValve System study for treatment of aortic valve disease
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today issued a statement on results from an independent study published online in the journal Circulation, which confirmed both early and sustained clinical benefits for patients receiving the Medtronic…
New, simple device to detect lung pathogens causing pneumonia
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have created a new sampling device that could prevent thousands of people worldwide from dying of pneumonia each year. Called PneumoniaCheck, the device created at…
Health insurance premiums up between 1 and 30%
PREMIUMS payable on subsidised health insurance polices have gone up between 1 and 30 per cent. On the other hand, premiums on general polices remain unchanged. The increase in premiums on subsidised…
GIBH, Saint Louis University form global research partnership to combat malaria
The Center for World Health & Medicine at Saint Louis University and China’s Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health (GIBH) are forming a global research partnership that initially will focus on new…
Gene ‘switches blood renewal’
Washington: Scientists claim to have identified a key gene in blood cell self-renewal, a major step towards culturing a supply of blood cells in the laboratory. An international team, led by the…
Elderly women on bone drugs may live longer
New York: While bone drugs have gotten a bad rap in the media recently, experts hope mounting evidence of benefits may convince patients not to shun the medicines. This month, Australian researchers…
Redsense safety device receives 8 hour FDA clinical clearance for nocturnal dialysis
The Redsense safety device is the only device cleared by FDA to monitor patients for potential blood loss from the hemodialysis needle puncture site. With an 8 hour FDA clinical clearance, Redsense…
Scientists discover evidence linking brain function variations to birth size, weight of placenta
Scientists have discovered the first evidence linking brain function variations between the left and right sides of the brain to size at birth and the weight of the placenta. The finding could…
New research: Incidence of PE after knee arthroscopy is .028%
Until now, the risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) after a knee arthroscopy has not been accurately defined and risk factors have only been suggested but not proven. New research, presented today at…
MEDHOST to provide new process management solution for healthcare executives
MEDHOST, provider of leading healthcare throughput and emergency department software, will provide the first look at its new house-wide process management solution, called MEDHOST HD, during the Healthcare Information and Management Systems…
FDA grants CSL Behring marketing approval for Corifact in treatment of congenital FXIII deficiency
CSL Behring announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval for Corifact™, Factor XIII Concentrate (Human), for the routine prophylactic treatment of congenital factor XIII (FXIII)…
Mayo Clinic Researchers Develop WINCS Device To Measure Brain Chemistry During Deep Brain Stimulation
Mayo Clinic researchers have concluded that, through deep brain stimulation, a Wireless Instantaneous Neurotransmitter Concentration System (WINCS) can detect and measure serotonin levels in the brain. The findings suggest that in the…
Scientists Identify A Gene Important For The Daily Rhythms Of The Sleep-Wake Cycle
Northwestern University scientists have discovered a new mechanism in the core gears of the circadian clock. They found the loss of a certain gene, dubbed “twenty-four,” messes up the rhythm of the…