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New report says schools should engage pupils in vigorous or moderate physical activity daily

A new report from the Institute of Medicine says schools should be responsible for helping pupils engage in at least 60 minutes of vigorous or moderate intensity activity during each school day.

Most residents dissatisfied with quality of substance-abuse training, survey finds

A 2012 survey of internal medicine residents at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) - one of the nation's leading teaching hospitals - found that more than half rated the training they had received in addiction and other substance use disorders as f...

Digitalization in medicine changes doctor-patient relationship and opens up new business opportunities

ICT applied to medicine, like computational chemistry and ‘apps’, is key to ensuring the future sustainability of healthcare systems.

ZeOmega Clients Share Care Management Strategies and Best Practices at Company’s Inaugural Client Conference

Representatives from virtually all of ZeOmega’s clients attend two-day event to learn about software enhancements and offer product roadmap suggestions ZeOmega Inc., the premier provider of software solutions for collaborative care management, welcomed more than 60 client attendees to its first-ever client conference last week at The Westi

John Muir Health’s Medical Centers Awarded an “A” for Patient Safety by the Leapfrog Group for a Second Consecutive Year

The Leapfrog Group, an independent coalition of public and private purchasers of employee health benefits, has honored John Muir Health’s Concord and Walnut Creek medical centers with an “A” Hospital Safety ScoreSM for the second year in a row. The grades are given based on hospitals’ overall success in keeping patients safe from infections, injuri...

Future doctors unaware of their obesity bias

Two out of five medical students have an unconscious bias against obese people, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The study is published online ahead of print in the Journal of Academic Medicine.

Amgen to Present at the Deutsche Bank 38th Annual Healthcare Conference

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) will present at the Deutsche Bank 38th Annual  Healthcare Conference on Thursday, May 30, 2013, at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, Boston, beginning at 9:20 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Arvind Sood, vice president of Investor Relations at Amgen, will present at the conference. Live audio of the presentation can be acce...

Macrocyclics to Collaborate with Roche on Molecular Innovation for Nuclear Medicine

DALLAS, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- After the successful completion of their first 2012 collaboration, Macrocyclics (an AREVA Med company) announced today a new collaborative research agreement with Roche for the continued development of novel chelating agents designed specifically by Macrocyclics for Roche's applications. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/DA20136...

Parata Wins 2013 Caregiver Friendly® Award From Today's Caregiver Magazine

DURHAM, N.C., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Parata Systems, a leader in pharmacy automation, announced today it has been recognized by Today's Caregiver magazine as a 2013 "Caregiver Friendly® Award" recipient. The awards recognize products, services, books and media created with the needs of caregivers in mind. Parata was recognized in the "Products" category for its Parata PASS™ (...

Dr. Martin S. Tesher, M.D. is recognized by Continental Who's Who among Medical Professionals

NEW YORK, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Tesher is an internationally accredited physician with over 25 years of experience as a family physician. He is dedicated to his patients and provides the most comprehensive range of services offered by a physician. He is an excellent diagnostician who provides family care with compassion. In addition, Dr. Tesher is the owner of his own full-range f...

Personal Injury Law Firm Releases Graphic with the Latest Information on Antidepressants and a Possible Risk of Birth Defects

New information from d’Oliveira & Associates helps you evaluate the risks of taking antidepressants during pregnancy. (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 During pregnancy both the health of the mother and the growing fetus are affected by medical treatments, especially medication. In July 2006, a study published by the New England Journal of Medicine prompted the FDA to warn about a potential link betwee...

J&J expects 10-plus new drug applications by 2017

(AP)—Johnson & Johnson is developing what could eventually be game-changing treatments for depression and pain, and it's aiming to apply for approval of more than 10 new medicines by 2017, executives said Thursday during a review of the health care...

TeamHealth Medical Call Center Forms Clinical Advisory Committee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TeamHealth Medical Call Center (THMCC), a premier provider of 24-hour nurse triage and nurse advice lines, announces its newly formed Clinical Advisory Committee. The 10-person committee, comprising physician, nursing and administrative leaders, provides clinical expertise to advance THMCC's purpose of providing safe, quality and cost-effective s...

Veterinary medicine European Public Assessment Report (EPAR): Equilis Prequenza Te, vaccine against equine influenza and tetanus in horses, Revision: 7, Authorised

BTG Makes Two Buys To Build Interventional Medicine Business

BTG of Britain plans two new acquisitions, including a therapy for liver cancer that uses radioactive glass beads and a treatment for dissolving severe blood clots. The deals create an interventional medicine business with potential sales of $1 billi...

Diabetes' genetic underpinnings can vary based on ethnic background, studies say

Ethnic background plays a surprisingly large role in how diabetes develops on a cellular level, according to two new studies led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Innovative medication to shatter blood clots with IR light

Danish professor joins five-year EU project

A medical first: Doctors save Ohio boy by ‘laser-printing’ an airway tube so he can breathe

In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day. It’s the latest advance from the booming field of regenerative med...

Hadasit Bio-Holdings Ltd. Portfolio Company - Cell Cure Neurosciences Ltd. Received Additional Government Support

JERUSALEM, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hadasit Bio-Holdings Ltd. (TASE: HDST, OTC: HADSY), a publicly traded portfolio of biotech companies, based on intellectual property developed and owned by Hadassah University Hospital, Israel's foremost medical research center, today announced that its portfolio company, Cell Cure Neurosciences Ltd., received significant funding from the Israeli M...

Arena Is Still A Great Short

By EnhydrisPECorp:At the recent Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Health Care Conference, Craig Audet Ph.D. gave an overview of Arena Pharmaceuticals' (ARNA) launch for Belviq, its FDA approved anti-obesity medication. While many longs felt that this presentation forecast $200 M first year sales for the drug, I took away a vastly different message. Based on the details provided at the conference...

H1N1 flu pandemic was deadliest for younger adults

The first analysis of the complete U.S. death records for the 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza pandemic was published Wednesday. It confirms what was widely observed at the time: The pandemic was deadliest for people under the age of 65.In fact, among people over the age of 65, the flu-related death rate actually declined during the pandemic.The University of California, Irvine, researchers who authored t...

Veterinary medicine European Public Assessment Report (EPAR): Equilis Prequenza, vaccine against equine influenza in horses, Revision: 7, Authorised

HHS Office for Civil Rights launches campaign to increase awareness of HIPAA rights among HIV-positive Black men

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is proud to launch the Information Is Powerful Medicine campaign.  The campaign aims to increase awareness of HIPAA rights and benefits among HIV-positive Black men who have sex with men (MSM). The launch will coincide with the official start of Black Pride in Washingt...

Schools Should Be Doing More To Get Students Physically Active

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Public schools who feel the pressure to perform academically at a level to hit certain testing targets are often tempted to shift their focus from extracurricular activities to the core subjects. Unfortunately, many school systems see physical education as an extracurricular activity and therefore have reduced the amount of time students a...

Center For Discovery Clinicians Complete Full-day Training Event with Renowned Dr. Michael Strober, PhD, Clinical Psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA

Center for Discovery, a leader in eating disorder treatment for adolescents and adult women, announced today the successful completion of a full-day training event for clinicians with the renowned Dr. Michael Strober, PhD, a clinical psychologist and professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine. Los Alamitos, CA (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Center for Discovery, a leader in eating disorder trea...