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Loyola sports medicine surgeon offers tips to reduce risk of Turkey Bowl injuries

Every year around this time, Loyola University Medical Center sports medicine surgeon Dr. Pietro Tonino sees a spike in sprains, contusions, broken bones and other injuries suffered in Thanksgiving pick-up football games.

21 Nov 2013

Orthopaedic specialist offers tips to prevent painful holiday season

While the holiday season is a selfless time of year, individuals are encouraged to keep in-tune with their bodies as the festive shopping, baking, and cleaning often triggers bodily aches and pains.

19 Nov 2013

Researchers take close look at medicine's highest volume activity

Laboratory testing is health care's single highest volume activity, with over 5 billion tests performed each year in the U.S.

18 Nov 2013

Viewpoints: Despite website woes, administration should be given more time; health law credibility 'going up in smoke'

The enrollment numbers are in, and as expected, they are well short of projections. Around 106,000 enrolled in new plans during October -; with approximately 27,000 coming from states where the federal government is running the exchange (with its extensive problems), and another 79,000 coming through the state exchanges. Republicans are gleefully pointing to the numbers as proof Obamacare needs to be scrapped entirely. That confirms two things we've long known to be true: the website is a disaster, and short term enrollment figures are a serious political problem for the White House and Democrats (Greg Sargent, 11/13).

15 Nov 2013

Kaiser Permanente to open doors to brand new specialty center in Lone Tree, Colorado

After years of planning, construction and preparation, Kaiser Permanente will open the doors to a brand new specialty center in Lone Tree on December 2nd. This is the largest construction project and the most significant addition to the health plan's brick-and-mortar presence in Colorado in nearly a decade.

15 Nov 2013

Derma Sciences third quarter 2013 net sales increase 12% to $22.1 million

Derma Sciences, Inc., a medical device and pharmaceutical company focused on advanced wound care, today reported financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

13 Nov 2013

The political challenge for health law supporters: proving the health law is a success, rather than an SNL skit

For vulnerable House Democrats, the task of blunting criticism of the overhaul is especially important. Meanwhile, House Republicans have a plan to keep playing offense on the issue, with a number of votes planned this week.

13 Nov 2013

Children's Hospital Los Angeles opens new outpatient care center in Santa Monica

Children's Hospital Los Angeles opened the doors of its new outpatient care center in Santa Monica today. The pediatric medical facility, Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Santa Monica, will be staffed by 10 physicians who are Board-Certified in seven specialties and subspecialties, including hematology-oncology, medical genetics, neurology, orthopaedics, plastic and maxillofacial surgery, and urology.

8 Nov 2013

Majerus to donate $2M for new Primary Children's and Families' Cancer Research Center at HCI

Today the Majerus Family Foundation (a foundation Rick Majerus, former University of Utah basketball coach from 1989-2004, established prior to his death in 2012) announced that it will make a gift in the amount of $2 million toward the construction of the new Primary Children's and Families' Cancer Research Center at Huntsman Cancer Institute.

7 Nov 2013

MGH researchers identify probable mechanism for pain-induced cognitive impairment

The pain caused by a surgical incision may contribute to the risk of postoperative cognitive dysfunction, a sometimes transient impairment in learning and memory that affects a small but significant number of patients in the days following a surgical procedure.

7 Nov 2013

Benaissance hosts open house on November 8th

Benaissance announced it will host an open house Friday, November 8th from 4:30-6:30 pm as it expands its Omaha presence to a new 31,000 square foot facility.

6 Nov 2013

Duke Cancer Institute is one among 41 cancer centers in U.S to hold distinction

Established and designated by the National Cancer Institute as one of eight original comprehensive cancer centers in 1973, the Duke Cancer Institute (DCI) is now among just 41 cancer centers in the United States to hold that distinction.

6 Nov 2013

Orthopaedic foot and ankle MDs offer tips for diabetic foot care

It's American Diabetes Month, and if you're among the 25 million Americans who have diabetes, you may know that foot care is extremely important. Nervous system impairment, also called neuropathy, is a major complication of diabetes that can cause you to lose feeling in your feet. This means you may not know right away if you have hurt yourself, which could lead to infection.

4 Nov 2013

ACOEM urges employers to respond to the impact of diabetes on worker health and productivity

In recognition of November as National Diabetes Month, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) is urging employers to identify and respond to the impact of diabetes on worker health and productivity.

4 Nov 2013

Experimental drug effective in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer

An experimental cancer drug that has shown promise in the treatment of melanoma has also shown early potential as an effective treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death among men and women worldwide.

4 Nov 2013

Interaction between fat cells and bacterial toxins can lead to chronic inflammation

Making fat cells immortal might seem like a bad idea to most people, but for a team of University of Iowa scientists it was the ideal way to study how the interaction between bacteria and fat cells might contribute to diabetes.

31 Oct 2013

Scientists unravel the major cause of protein citrullination in rheumatoid arthritis

Experiments by scientists at Johns Hopkins and in Boston have unraveled two biological mechanisms as the major cause of protein citrullination in rheumatoid arthritis. Protein citrullination is suspected of sparking the immune system and driving the cascade of events leading to the disease.

31 Oct 2013

Promising melanoma drug demonstrates potential for non-small cell lung cancer treatment

An experimental new cancer drug called MK-3475, which has shown dramatic promise for treating melanoma is also showing early potential as an effective treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death of men and women worldwide.

30 Oct 2013

Houston Methodist physicians provide tips for training, protecting the entire body

For avid runners, training for the next marathon never stops. While it's important to focus on running faster or farther, Houston Methodist physicians encourage runners to expand their training regimen and are providing the following tips for training and protecting the entire body.

29 Oct 2013

APR's Nexodyn receives European CE approval

APR announces the grant of the European CE approval of Nexodyn, a newly developed innovative product intended for use in a variety of wound conditions such as acute wounds, burns and advanced ulcers including venous and pressure ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers.

28 Oct 2013

Foot News and Research

Loyola sports medicine surgeon offers tips to reduce risk of Turkey Bowl injuries

Orthopaedic specialist offers tips to prevent painful holiday season

Researchers take close look at medicine's highest volume activity

Viewpoints: Despite website woes, administration should be given more time; health law credibility 'going up in smoke'

Kaiser Permanente to open doors to brand new specialty center in Lone Tree, Colorado

Derma Sciences third quarter 2013 net sales increase 12% to $22.1 million

The political challenge for health law supporters: proving the health law is a success, rather than an SNL skit

Children's Hospital Los Angeles opens new outpatient care center in Santa Monica

Majerus to donate $2M for new Primary Children's and Families' Cancer Research Center at HCI

MGH researchers identify probable mechanism for pain-induced cognitive impairment

Benaissance hosts open house on November 8th

Duke Cancer Institute is one among 41 cancer centers in U.S to hold distinction

Orthopaedic foot and ankle MDs offer tips for diabetic foot care

ACOEM urges employers to respond to the impact of diabetes on worker health and productivity

Experimental drug effective in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Interaction between fat cells and bacterial toxins can lead to chronic inflammation

Scientists unravel the major cause of protein citrullination in rheumatoid arthritis

Promising melanoma drug demonstrates potential for non-small cell lung cancer treatment

Houston Methodist physicians provide tips for training, protecting the entire body

APR's Nexodyn receives European CE approval

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