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ATS publishes statement on organ donation after circulatory determination of death
1-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Nathaniel Dunfordndunford@thoracic.orgAmerican Thoracic Society The American Thoracic Society has released an official statement on the ethical and health policy considerations surrounding adult and pediatric controlled...
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Paying Till It Hurts: American Way of Birth, Costliest in the World
LACONIA, N.H. — Seven months pregnant, at a time when most expectant couples are stockpiling diapers and choosing car seats, Renée Martin was struggling with bigger purchases. At a prenatal class in March, she was told about epidural anesthesia and was...
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Things you should know about private health insurance rebates
The government will no longer refund 30% of the cost of the loading paid by people who take out private health insurance after the age of 30. The removal of the rebate from the lifetime health cover loading, once again, raises questions about the efficiency...
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Can watching an avatar translate to real-life weight loss?
An estimated two-thirds of all Americans are overweight or obese and many find it difficult to lose weight and keep it off. They’ve tried fad diets, exercise programs, diet pills and other methods but the battle continues. Now, a new study suggests… Source:...
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Study: Tobacco control measures to prevent some 7.4 million premature deaths by 2050
Tobacco control measures put in place in 41 countries between 2007 and 2010 will prevent some 7.4 million premature deaths by 2050, according to a study published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization today. The study is one of the first to...
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Study: Tobacco control measures to prevent some 7.4 million premature deaths by 2050
Tobacco control measures put in place in 41 countries between 2007 and 2010 will prevent some 7.4 million premature deaths by 2050, according to a study published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization today. The study is one of the first to...
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“…And the Pursuit of Happiness”: Including Single People, Too...
When I saw the Prop 8 plaintiffs huddled around the cell phone, hearing the President of the United States personally congratulating them on their role in the historical day for gay rights, a day on which the Defense of Marriage Act was struck down, too,...
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Things you should know about private health insurance rebates
The government will no longer refund 30% of the cost of the loading paid by people who take out private health insurance after the age of 30. The removal of the rebate from the lifetime health cover loading, once again, raises questions about the efficiency...
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Can watching an avatar translate to real-life weight loss?
An estimated two-thirds of all Americans are overweight or obese and many find it difficult to lose weight and keep it off. They’ve tried fad diets, exercise programs, diet pills and other methods but the battle continues. Now, a new study suggests… Source:...
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“…And the Pursuit of Happiness”: Including Single People, Too...
When I saw the Prop 8 plaintiffs huddled around the cell phone, hearing the President of the United States personally congratulating them on their role in the historical day for gay rights, a day on which the Defense of Marriage Act was struck down, too,...
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Definition of a core set of quality indicators for the assessment of HIV/AIDS clinical care: a systematic review
Several organizations and individual authors have been proposing quality indicators for the assessment of clinical care in HIV/AIDS patients. Nevertheless, the definition of a consensual core set of indicators remains controversial and its practical use...
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Things you should know about private health insurance rebates
The government will no longer refund 30% of the cost of the loading paid by people who take out private health insurance after the age of 30. The removal of the rebate from the lifetime health cover loading, once again, raises questions about the efficiency...
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Definition of a core set of quality indicators for the assessment of HIV/AIDS clinical care: a systematic review
Several organizations and individual authors have been proposing quality indicators for the assessment of clinical care in HIV/AIDS patients. Nevertheless, the definition of a consensual core set of indicators remains controversial and its practical use...
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ATS publishes statement on organ donation after circulatory determination of death
1-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Nathaniel Dunfordndunford@thoracic.orgAmerican Thoracic Society The American Thoracic Society has released an official statement on the ethical and health policy considerations surrounding adult and pediatric controlled...
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ATS publishes statement on organ donation after circulatory determination of death
1-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Nathaniel Dunfordndunford@thoracic.orgAmerican Thoracic Society The American Thoracic Society has released an official statement on the ethical and health policy considerations surrounding adult and pediatric controlled...
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Can watching an avatar translate to real-life weight loss?
1-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Kathy Fackelmannkfackelmann@gwu.edu 202-994-8354George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services New pilot study suggests avatar-based videos might prove a promising way to shed excess pounds...
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Differences between the sexes stretches to fitness formulas
By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK (Reuters) - When it comes to fitness, experts say men generally want to be bulkier and women want to be trimmer and everyone wants to do what they are good at. That’s why as more women tackle brawny boot camps and men seek...
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Overcoming Cravings for Porn and Addictive Sex
The most important thing to realize about the struggle to resist the urge to “act out” with addictive sexual behaviors and internet pornography is that resistance really is futile. Sayings like “what we resist persists” and “if you are arguing with your...
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Nano and laser technology packed into small device tests antibiotic treatment in minutes
Researchers at EPFL have built a matchbox-sized device that can test for the presence of bacteria in a couple of minutes, instead of up to several weeks. A nano-lever vibrates in the presence of bacterial activity, while a laser reads the vibration and...
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First clinical study for development of SGX203 to treat pediatric Crohn's disease
Soligenix, Inc. (Soligenix or the Company), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing products to treat inflammatory diseases and biodefense countermeasures where there remains an unmet medical need, announced today that it has...
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First clinical study for development of SGX203 to treat pediatric Crohn's disease
Soligenix, Inc. (Soligenix or the Company), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing products to treat inflammatory diseases and biodefense countermeasures where there remains an unmet medical need, announced today that it has...
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Director of Molecular Diagnostics receives AMP 2013 Leadership Award
Jan A. Nowak, PhD, MD, has been awarded the Association for Molecular Pathology 2013 Leadership Award. This is the highest honor that AMP gives exclusively to one of its members - one who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in the accomplishment of...
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Director of Molecular Diagnostics receives AMP 2013 Leadership Award
Jan A. Nowak, PhD, MD, has been awarded the Association for Molecular Pathology 2013 Leadership Award. This is the highest honor that AMP gives exclusively to one of its members - one who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in the accomplishment of...
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How To Become More YOU: 3 Questions To Ask Yourself
Becoming more you is The Whole Point of life. Removing the obstacles that block the view to your true nature is the life work we have been tasked with. Your origins are love. Your origins are seeded in supreme importance and worthiness. Yet, we forget...
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Teva says cleared of wrongdoing after man's death in France
JERUSALEM | Mon Jul 1, 2013 4:30am EDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries said on Monday that French prosecutors had cleared it of any operational failures after the death of a 92-year-old man last month. A preliminary… Source:...