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Clinical Study Teamwork: Building Effective Partnerships, April 10-11, 2014, North Carolina
Date: Feb-14-2014The International Institute for Business Information & Research, LLC (iiBIG) has announced plans to expand its offering of national and international clinical research-related conferences under the direction of Kathy Lenhard, RN, iiBIG's new EVP of Clinical Programing. The first of the new U.S. conferences is entitled Clinical Study Teamwork: Building Effective Partnerships - Essential Training and Shared Experiences and Insights from Sponsors, CROs, IRBs and More, scheduled for April 10-11, 2014 at the Embassy Suites in Raleigh Durham/RTP, Cary, North Carolina.
Children's diet unaffected by fall in household income, study says
Date: Feb-14-2014Changes in a family's income do not affect the healthiness of their children's diet, according to a new report. Researchers found that a drop in family income does not trigger a decrease in the amount of fruit and vegetables their children eat. The finding challenges the idea that the healthiness of a diet is directly linked to income levels. The study, which used data from the Growing Up In Scotland survey, compared the diet of about 3000 children at the age of two and then again at age five. It also tracked the income of their parents over the same period.
Stressful compensation claims contribute to poor recovery after injury
Date: Feb-14-2014Compensation claimants who have stressful claims recover more slowly than those who have less stressful experiences, a Monash-led study has found.The study investigated stressful aspects of transport accident or workers' compensation claims, and the impact of that stress on long-term recovery.It found those who had experienced stressful claims had greater levels of anxiety, depression and disability and a slower recovery from injury.
MedAssist partners with CarePayment to offer patient financing solutions
Date: Feb-14-2014MedAssist has entered into a partnership with CarePayment to make affordable and flexible patient financing programs available as a complement to its eligibility, enrollment and revenue recovery services for hospitals and health systems nationwide. MedAssist's healthcare clients will be able to choose from a variety of CarePayment financing programs that feature credit lines with terms of up to 72 months at 0.00% APR, with no application or credit check.
Children's diet unaffected by fall in household income, study says
Date: Feb-14-2014Changes in a family's income do not affect the healthiness of their children's diet, according to a new report. Researchers found that a drop in family income does not trigger a decrease in the amount of fruit and vegetables their children eat. The finding challenges the idea that the healthiness of a diet is directly linked to income levels. The study, which used data from the Growing Up In Scotland survey, compared the diet of about 3000 children at the age of two and then again at age five. It also tracked the income of their parents over the same period.
UEF study: metabolic syndrome is similar in different age groups
Date: Feb-14-2014Metabolic risk factors cluster similarly in children and adults, according to a study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland. Furthermore, in adults, the clustering of these risk factors increases the risk of premature death caused by type 2 diabetes, myocardial infarction and cardiovascular diseases. The results indicate that lifestyle interventions aiming at the prevention of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases should be invested in already in childhood. The results of the study were recently published in Diabetologia.
Immunologists from the University of Bonn topple dogma relating to macrophages
Date: Feb-14-2014An international team of scientists under the leadership of the University of Bonn disproves a dogma: To date, immunologists have assumed that the macrophages functioning as "scavenger cells" can be classified into two different forms. In an extensive search, the researchers have now discovered that these immune cells turn into far more different manifestations. These findings also give rise to completely new therapeutic approaches for many widespread diseases. The results are now being published in the renowned journal "Immunity".
Muscle loss ups mortality and sepsis risk in liver transplant candidates
Date: Feb-14-2014Japanese researchers have determined that sarcopenia - a loss of skeletal muscle mass - increases risk of sepsis and mortality risk in patients undergoing live donor liver transplantation. Findings published in Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, suggest that post-transplant sepsis was reduced in candidates with sarcopenia who received early nutritional support with a feeding tube, known as enteral nutrition.
Immunologists from the University of Bonn topple dogma relating to macrophages
Date: Feb-14-2014An international team of scientists under the leadership of the University of Bonn disproves a dogma: To date, immunologists have assumed that the macrophages functioning as "scavenger cells" can be classified into two different forms. In an extensive search, the researchers have now discovered that these immune cells turn into far more different manifestations. These findings also give rise to completely new therapeutic approaches for many widespread diseases. The results are now being published in the renowned journal "Immunity".
Cook Medical introduces EchoTip® ProCore™ endobronchial ultrasound needle
Date: Feb-14-2014Cook Medical is introducing the first endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) needle in the U.S. that can acquire histological samples. The EchoTip® ProCore™ Endobronchial Ultrasound Needle gives physicians the ability to retrieve both cell and tissue samples from lymph nodes or tumors in the pulmonary area.The EchoTip ProCore EBUS needle is a single-use needle that collects cell and tissue samples in order for a physician to diagnose lung cancer and various mediastinal diseases.
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