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PubMed Articles
Although oncological treatments are improving, the prognosis of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients has not. Several biomarkers related to prognosis have been evaluated, and M30 and M65 have b...
Porous Pt nanostructure decorated sulfur microparticles (Pt@S) are fabricated using sulfur as the template. The Pt@S electrode shows a higher volumetric specific capacity of 520 mA h cm(-3) and improv...
Mental health surveillance among children - United States, 2005-2011.
Mental disorders among children are described as "serious deviations from expected cognitive, social, and emotional development" (US Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Servic...
INTRODUCTION. Epilepsy is a chronic illness that requires a long-term periodic follow-up of the patient and this means that as time goes by the number of patients attended increases, with the ensuing...
BACKGROUND: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common form of acute leukemia affecting adults, with incidence increasing with patient age. Previous studies have found that older AML patients, co...
Translating Life Course Theory to Clinical Practice to Address Health Disparities.
Life Course Theory (LCT) is a framework that explains health and disease across populations and over time and in a powerful way, conceptualizes health and health disparities to guide improvements. It...
OBJECTIVE: Cancer survivors (CSs) are at risk of developing late effects (LEs) associated with the disease and its treatment. This paper compares the health status, care needs and use of health servic...
The Challenges of Female Adolescents' Health Needs.
Due to adolescents' future crucial roles, their health needs should be included in the national health system policy. In this cross-sectional study 2010 female adolescents were recruited from randomly...
Receipt of recommended surveillance among colorectal cancer survivors: a systematic review.
PURPOSE: Regular surveillance decreases the risk of recurrent cancer in colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors. However, studies suggest that receipt of follow-up tests is not consistent with guidelines. T...
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine the influence of work conditions, psychosocial factors and perceived health on the association between the presence of a chronic health condition and (s...
News Articles
Better Than Expected Long-Term Outcomes In Patients With Advanced Coronary Artery Disease
Death rates associated with patients with refractory angina, or chronic chest pain, are lower than previously considered; therefore, physicians should focus on relieving the chest pain symptoms and im...
The most transformative drugs of the past 25 years: a survey of physicians
There is substantial debate over the best approach for developing transformative drugs and how this might be supported. To help inform this debate by improving the understanding of the characteristics...
Truven Health Analytics Honors MGM Resorts International for Improving Healthcare
Mike Boswood, president and CEO of Truven Health Analytics presented the 2013 Truven Health Advantage Award for Overall Performance to MGM Resorts International, a global l...
New approach to improving treatment for MS and other conditions
Working with lab mice models of multiple sclerosis (MS), scientists have detected a novel molecular target for the design of drugs that could be safer and more effective than current FDA-approved medi...
Improving Healthcare Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection
Healthcare disinfection cleaning practice is critically important to infection prevention. What cleaning standards should be in place? Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
The Story Of Fat Alfie: Very Young Children Appear To Reject Story Characters Who Are Obese
New research presented as the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Liverpool, UK, shows that very young children appear to reject story book characters who are overweight, but not those who are disab...
[Comment] Pakistan: health is an opportunity to be seized
Pakistan occupies a special place in global health for at least four reasons. First, Pakistan is a phenomenally research productive nation. The country's imprint in The Lancet, for example, is extraor...
Study identifies new approach to improving treatment for MS and other conditions
(University of California - Davis Health System) Working with lab mice models of multiple sclerosis (MS), UC Davis scientists have detected a novel molecular target for the design of drugs that could...
BMJ safety award for pharmacy-led project
A medicines reconciliation project run by a multidisciplinary team at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital was the winner in the "Improvement in patient safety" category at the BMJ awards...
Aetna Releases Next-Generation Annual Report – The Aetna Story 2013
-- Interactive Report Showcases Aetna Empowering People to Live Healthier Lives by Making an Integrated Health Care System a Reality -- Aetna (NYSE: AET) today released...
Events
Improving Processes and Capa (Corrective and Preventative Action)
Improving Processes and Capa (Corrective and Preventative Action)
THE BORDERLINE BETWEEN MEDICINES AND FOODS
12th Annual Biological Production Forum 2013
Improving your biological production performance to overcome challenges in the biomanufacturing industry
Digitial Health Forum for Investors and Industry 2013
Taking place at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. DHF13 is an invitation only showcase for ‘transaction-ready’ digital health companies.
Companies
Eutropics Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Eutropics is addressing the need for improving the treatment of aggressive forms of leukemia, myeloma, lymphoma, and other cancers. The company is developing a novel diagnostic te...
SunLink Health Systems, Inc. currently operates seven community hospitals, three hospital-based nursing homes, and one hospital-based home care business in the Southeast and Midwe...
Led by Joseph Paduda, Health Strategy Associates (www.healthstrategyassoc.com) is a national consulting firm serving insurers, employers and health care providers. Pharmacy costs...
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Abbott science-based offerings in diagnostics, medical devices, nutrition and pharmaceuticals are addressing important health needs of people in more than 150 countries. Abbott's diversity&mdash...
Merck is a global healthcare leader working to help the world be well. Merck is known as MSD outside the United States and Canada. Through our prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, a...
Certara is dedicated to improving human health through a broad spectrum of software products and services, from molecular discovery through clinical development, with special focu...
Theravance is a biopharmaceutical company with a pipeline of internally discovered product candidates and strategic collaborations with pharmaceutical companies. Theravance is focused on the discove...
ConnectedHealth is based in Chicago, Illinois, and is a provider of a new health insurance exchange decision-support platform for health insurers, employers, and consumers....
SullivanCotter is the leading independent consulting firm in the assessment and development of tailored total compensation and reward programs for the health care industry. For mo...
Clinical Trials
Retinoblastoma Survivor Study: Assessment of General Health and Quality of Life
The purpose of this study is to find out about the quality of life and health in a group of adults who had retinoblastoma when they were children. By quality of life, we mean how you are f...
Autoimmunity in Sisters of Lupus Patients
This study enrolled over 400 unaffected sisters of young women diagnosed with SLE. These unaffected sisters are being followed with an annual health questionnaire (CSQ) and blood sample.
Evaluation of the Healthy Families Alaska Program
This study will assess the effectiveness of early home visitation by a professional in preventing child maltreatment, promoting healthy family functioning, and promoting child health and d...
The overall objective of the project is to contribute to an increased knowledge about the effect of praziquantel on schistosomiasis related morbidity and re-infection level among communiti...
Can Screening People Registering With Primary Care Improve the Detection of Tuberculosis?
This randomised controlled trial tests whether screening people registering with general practices cost-effectively increases the detection of tuberculosis. The study objectives are to:...
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common cause of death in the United States. A common term for CHD is "blocked arteries." People with CHD or "blocked arteries" often have high bl...
Paraplegic Cycling: Improving Health After Spinal Cord Injury
Surface electrical stimulation has for many years been widely used to retrain paralysed muscle and achieve the functions of standing and stepping. Recently a number of centres have used el...
Evaluation of TEACH (Training Early Achievers for Careers in Health) Research
The conceptual framework underlying the TEACH Research Program is based on a specific theoretical approach designed to influence adolescent career choice, in this case towards a career in...
Glitazones and Endothelial Function (GATE)
The purpose of the study is to determine if the addition of rosiglitazone to subjects with fair glucose control on other oral agents improves endothelial function, a surrogate marker of va...
Modifying Obesogenic Homes: Impact on Weight Maintenance
The obesity epidemic observed in recent years can be largely attributed to an obesogenic environment that encourages overeating and sedentary lifestyles. Behavioral weight control treatmen...
Videos
Liver Health : How to Improve Liver Function
Improving liver function is based on removing offending agents or irritants from the liver, such as acetaminophen or alcohol. Find out why a change in diet c...
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Duty To Recontact
The ethical and/or legal obligation of a health provider or researcher to communicate with a former patient or research subject about advances in research relevant to a treatment or to a genetic or other diagnostic test provided earlier, or about proposed new uses of blood or tissue samples taken in the past for another purpose.
Interdisciplinary Communication
Communication, in the sense of cross-fertilization of ideas, involving two or more academic disciplines (such as the disciplines that comprise the cross-disciplinary field of bioethics, including the health and biological sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences and law). Also includes problems in communication stemming from differences in patterns of language usage in different academic or medical disciplines.
Patient Access To Records
The freedom of patients to review their own medical, genetic, or other health-related records.
Reproductive Health Services
Health care services related to human REPRODUCTION and diseases of the reproductive system. Services are provided to both sexes and usually by physicians in the medical or the surgical specialities such as REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; ANDROLOGY; GYNECOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; and PERINATOLOGY.
Dissent And Disputes
Differences of opinion or disagreements that may arise, for example, between health professionals and patients or their families, or against a political regime.
