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A*STAR IHPC and IDA join to develop world-class cloud computing-powered technological solutions to benefit local ICT companies

Cloud solutions to accelerate local ICT companies' adoption of technologies and overcome end-user challenges faced by the ICT industry

5 Sep 2013

Study links herbal supplement use prior to surgery with postoperative complications

Patients electing cosmetic facial procedures such as rhinoplasty at St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery may be less likely to suffer complications, thanks to the way doctors at the practice have responded to a new study.

5 Sep 2013

Caffeine-laden energy drinks pose hazards to adolescents

Parents beware. If your tots and teens get their hands on your energy drinks, they could experience seizures, heart palpitations or other problems that drive them to the hospital emergency room.

5 Sep 2013

2013 Multicultural Health Week: Working together for safe, quality care

Enhancing communication about medication safety in languages other than English is at the very heart of Multicultural Health Week, Minister for Health Jillian Skinner and Minister for Citizenship and Communities Victor Dominello said today.

2 Sep 2013

Multicultural Health Week 2013 puts spotlight on medication safety

Every year, thousands of people are hospitalised because of medicine-related problems. Interactions between medicines, accidentally doubling up on a dose, and adverse effects are some of the factors that can result in hospitalisation. Many of these incidents are potentially avoidable.

2 Sep 2013

Urbanrehab Pte opens additional physiotherapy clinic

Urbanrehab Pte Ltd, a practice that provides physiotherapy in Singapore as well as a variety of other related services, has just announced the opening of an additional physiotherapy clinic.

31 Aug 2013

5LINX offers easy access to affordable healthcare from anywhere

5LINX enhancedcareMD offers easy access to affordable healthcare from anywhere, all day, every day for everyone in your household. This comprehensive, supplemental health care solution provides members with prompt access to registered nurses and medical doctors over the phone.

31 Aug 2013

Mayo Clinic tests feasibility of telemedicine robot to assess athletes during football games

There will be a new face at Northern Arizona University football games this fall - only this face will be on a robot on wheels.

31 Aug 2013

Patients attending specialist nurse clinics do not get inferior treatment to that offered by rheumatologists

Patients attending clinical nurse specialist clinics do not get inferior treatment to that offered by consultant rheumatologists, the results of a major new clinical trial have revealed.

29 Aug 2013

NAMS publishes new guidance for diagnosing and treating vulvovaginal atrophy

Symptoms of vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA), such as lack of lubrication, irritated tissues, painful urination, and pain with intercourse, affect as many as 45% of women after menopause.

29 Aug 2013

Viewpoints: Upton says GOP health ideas overlooked; tying insurance to jobs is a bad idea

In a troubling denial of reality, President Obama now claims that Republicans have no ideas when it comes to health care, saying "they don't have an agenda to provide health insurance to people at affordable rates." But Republicans do have answers – a lot of them (Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., 8/27).

29 Aug 2013

Implementation of better blood-management plan changes culture at UAB

Blood is in big demand at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, once the fourth largest user of blood among U.S. hospitals served by the American Red Cross. And although blood transfusions can be life-saving during cancer care, trauma, surgery, transplants and difficult pregnancies, supply doesn't always rise to meet demand.

27 Aug 2013

Mayo Clinic opens its own stem cell laboratory in summer 2014

Mayo Clinic in Arizona, with one of the most active bone marrow transplant programs in United States, will open its own stem cell laboratory in summer 2014. The laboratory will be initially dedicated to storing and processing stem cells used for bone marrow transplants at Mayo Clinic Hospital and Phoenix Children's Hospital.

26 Aug 2013

HEALTHY FUTURES project aims to address risk of outbreaks, transmission of VBDs

Important outputs are starting to arise from the HEALTHY FUTURES (Health, environmental change and adaptive capacity) project, which aims to address the risk of outbreaks and transmission of three water-related vector-borne diseases (VBDs) in eastern Africa. HEALTHY FUTURES is now past its halfway point, with less than eighteen months of the project remaining.

26 Aug 2013

Midwife-led care leads to better outcomes for women

Maternity care that involves a midwife as the main care provider leads to better outcomes for most women, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library.

22 Aug 2013

Pazopanib drug shows improved quality of life and safety in metastatic kidney cancer patients

Two oral targeted drugs approved for metastatic kidney cancer worked equally well, but one proved superior in tolerability, according to results of a large international clinical trial led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

22 Aug 2013

Professor receives Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award from GSA

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) - the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging - has chosen Eileen M. Sullivan-Marx, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the New York University College of Nursing, as the 2013 recipient of the Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award.

17 Aug 2013

Viewpoints: George will assails 'illegal' delay of employer mandate; Cohn reminds conservatives that subsidies will be important

Barack Obama's increasingly grandiose claims for presidential power are inversely proportional to his shriveling presidency. Desperation fuels arrogance as, barely 200 days into the 1,462 days of his second term, his pantry of excuses for failure is bare, his domestic agenda is nonexistent and his foreign policy of empty rhetorical deadlines and redlines is floundering. And at last week's news conference he offered inconvenience as a justification for illegality.

16 Aug 2013

TruClinic signs new partnership with University of Utah Hospital's Department of Telemedicine

Today TruClinic announced a new partnership with University of Utah Hospital's Department of Telemedicine, which will enable patients and practitioners to have video-based online visits and consultations with simply a computing device, Internet connection and a webcam.

8 Aug 2013

Harmful toxins found in food may put developing babies at risk

Pregnant women regularly consume food and beverages containing toxins believed to pose potential risks to developing fetuses, according to researchers at the University of California in Riverside and San Diego, suggesting that health care providers must do more to counsel their patients about the dangers of hidden toxins in the food supply.

8 Aug 2013

Consultation News and Research

A*STAR IHPC and IDA join to develop world-class cloud computing-powered technological solutions to benefit local ICT companies

Study links herbal supplement use prior to surgery with postoperative complications

Caffeine-laden energy drinks pose hazards to adolescents

2013 Multicultural Health Week: Working together for safe, quality care

Multicultural Health Week 2013 puts spotlight on medication safety

Urbanrehab Pte opens additional physiotherapy clinic

5LINX offers easy access to affordable healthcare from anywhere

Mayo Clinic tests feasibility of telemedicine robot to assess athletes during football games

Patients attending specialist nurse clinics do not get inferior treatment to that offered by rheumatologists

NAMS publishes new guidance for diagnosing and treating vulvovaginal atrophy

Viewpoints: Upton says GOP health ideas overlooked; tying insurance to jobs is a bad idea

Implementation of better blood-management plan changes culture at UAB

Mayo Clinic opens its own stem cell laboratory in summer 2014

HEALTHY FUTURES project aims to address risk of outbreaks, transmission of VBDs

Midwife-led care leads to better outcomes for women

Pazopanib drug shows improved quality of life and safety in metastatic kidney cancer patients

Professor receives Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award from GSA

Viewpoints: George will assails 'illegal' delay of employer mandate; Cohn reminds conservatives that subsidies will be important

TruClinic signs new partnership with University of Utah Hospital's Department of Telemedicine

Harmful toxins found in food may put developing babies at risk

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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