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Isis Maternity is now Isis Parenting

Today, Isis Maternity, The Place for Expecting and New Moms, becomes Isis, Parenting Starts Here. This change reflects the breadth of education, products and community that Isis delivers to its clients. Since opening its doors in 2003, Isis has helped more than 35,000 families navigate early parenting from pregnancy to preschool.

29 Apr 2010

Distinct gender differences underlying risks for abuse of prescription pain drugs: Study

There are distinct gender differences underlying the risks for abuse of prescription pain drugs, according to a Harvard study published in The Journal of Pain, the peer review journal of the American Pain Society, www.ampainsoc.org and www.jpain.org.

28 Apr 2010

Coronary artery calcium score helpful for determining intermediate risk of heart disease

Including a coronary artery calcium score in a risk assessment for future heart disease events, such as heart attacks, provides a better estimate in some populations than a standard coronary risk factors assessment, according to research supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health.

28 Apr 2010

Study: Lower blood oxygen levels can lead to heart abnormalities in children with sickle cell disease

Children with sickle cell disease who also have lower blood oxygen levels while both asleep and awake are likely to have heart abnormalities, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other institutions have found.

28 Apr 2010

FIESTY acronym to improve cognitive function, reduce chances of developing dementia

As researchers learn more about how we age, they're finding that genetics are only half of the story when it comes to developing Alzheimer's disease.

28 Apr 2010

Researchers link vitamin D deficiency to chronic fatigue in post-TBI sufferers

New evidence presented at the European Congress of Endocrinology has shown that vitamin D deficiency is closely associated with the chronic fatigue that often follows post traumatic brain injury.

28 Apr 2010

TUH, PASNAP reach tentative 4-year agreement

Temple University Hospital (TUH) and the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses & Allied Professionals (PASNAP) have reached tentative 4-year contract agreements for the bargaining units that represent the Hospital's nurses and technical/professional employees, respectively.

28 Apr 2010

Salix Pharmaceuticals announces novel patient and health care provider support program for HE

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. today announced plans for the Hepatic Encephalopathy Living Program (H.E.L.P.). H.E.L.P. is a first-of-its-kind patient and health care provider support program for the management of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and will launch on May 24, 2010. The program will provide patients with HE educational materials, co-pay assistance, treatment adherence support and a 24-hour toll-free hotline.

27 Apr 2010

Natus Medical announces $50M revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank

Natus Medical Incorporated today announced that it has entered into a $50 million revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. The credit facility, which matures on April 30, 2012, amends and restates the Company's existing $25 million credit facility that was scheduled to mature on April 30, 2010.

27 Apr 2010

ASPO meeting to focus on children's ear, nose and throat health

The American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology will hold its annual meeting, April 30 - May 2, during the 2010 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings - a joint meeting of eight otolaryngological societies in Las Vegas, NV.

27 Apr 2010

97% of new mums have sleep problems, says study

A new sleep research has found what we have suspected for a long time – one fourth of the new mums are sleep deprived. And 97% mothers of less than two year olds have sleep problems.

27 Apr 2010

Researchers show how analgesia should be carried out for children and adolescents

Properly performed analgesia protects children from pain and traumatization. In the current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, Christoph Neuhäuser and his colleagues show how analgesia for children and adolescents should be carried out.

26 Apr 2010

New FDA approved Landon Medical PC-60C2 Finger Pulse Oximeter introduced for home use

PulseOximetersDIRECT.com, the leading online retailer of portable Pulse Oximeter products introduces today the new FDA approved Landon Medical PC-60C2 Finger Pulse Oximeter for home use.

26 Apr 2010

World’s largest study on the safety of using mobile phones

Health experts have been saying that mobile phones are bad for us for a long time. Now they are getting set to prove it beyond any doubt. Researchers in London recently launched the world’s largest study on the safety of using mobile phones. A quarter of a million mobile phone users will be tracked through their medical records for more than 20 years. This is the largest study in the world on the health effects of using mobile phones and is being called Cosmos.

25 Apr 2010

Spring fever not an official medical condition

In the season of ducklings, blooming dogwoods and open-toed sandals, some people are struck with a mysterious malady - spring fever.

24 Apr 2010

Treating OSA in truck drivers lowers healthcare costs and disability rates: Study

For commercial motor vehicle drivers with obstructive sleep apnea, effective treatment lowers healthcare costs and disability rates, reports a study in the May Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

23 Apr 2010

COSMOS project launched to investigate link between use of mobile phones and health problems

A new decades-long study launches today to investigate whether there is a link between the use of mobile phones and long-term health problems such as cancer.

23 Apr 2010

Sleep improves memory

The next time you want to remember what you were taught, take a nap and dream about it. You may just remember it better. That is what scientists at the Center for Sleep and Cognition at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts had to say after a new study. Robert Stickgold the lead author confirmed that a nap would improve the chances of your remembering stuff if you dream it.

23 Apr 2010

Young workers who have trouble with sleep issues more likely to quit shiftwork: Study

Working the nightshift interferes with sleep, particularly for workers in their 30s and 40s, reports a study in the April Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

23 Apr 2010

2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans interpreted for practical use by health care professionals

The first formal U.S. government recommendations on physical activity, the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, were published in 2008. Now, those guidelines have been interpreted for practical use by health care professionals in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, published by SAGE.

22 Apr 2010

Sleep News and Research

Latest Sleep News and Research

Isis Maternity is now Isis Parenting

Distinct gender differences underlying risks for abuse of prescription pain drugs: Study

Coronary artery calcium score helpful for determining intermediate risk of heart disease

Study: Lower blood oxygen levels can lead to heart abnormalities in children with sickle cell disease

FIESTY acronym to improve cognitive function, reduce chances of developing dementia

Researchers link vitamin D deficiency to chronic fatigue in post-TBI sufferers

TUH, PASNAP reach tentative 4-year agreement

Salix Pharmaceuticals announces novel patient and health care provider support program for HE

Natus Medical announces $50M revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank

ASPO meeting to focus on children's ear, nose and throat health

97% of new mums have sleep problems, says study

Researchers show how analgesia should be carried out for children and adolescents

New FDA approved Landon Medical PC-60C2 Finger Pulse Oximeter introduced for home use

World’s largest study on the safety of using mobile phones

Spring fever not an official medical condition

Treating OSA in truck drivers lowers healthcare costs and disability rates: Study

COSMOS project launched to investigate link between use of mobile phones and health problems

Sleep improves memory

Young workers who have trouble with sleep issues more likely to quit shiftwork: Study

2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans interpreted for practical use by health care professionals

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Sleep News and Research

Latest Sleep News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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