Day: January 26, 2017

A Massachusetts medical mystery

… The article appeared in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a journal with wide circulation among public health officials. Many of the cases emerged after the Massachusetts Department of Public Health sent an alert to neurologists, …

Hawaii bill would classify homelessness as medical condition

As an emergency room doctor, Hawaii Sen. Josh Green sees homeless patients suffering from diabetes, mental health problems and an array of medical issues that are more difficult to manage when they are homeless or do not have permanent housing. “It is paradigm shift for sure, but the single best thing we can do today is to allow physicians and health care providers in general to write prescriptions for housing,” Green said.

Could your smartphone catch skin cancer?

Scientists at Stanford University in the US trained the deep-learning algorithm, developed by Google and known as a neural net, to visually diagnose potential cancers. A study, published in the journal Nature, showed that when tested on nearly 130,000 images, it detected malignant cancers with 91 per cent accuracy.

Do you have unexplained gut symptoms?

… work with one of the functional medicine doctors at Northwest Functional, you’ll be working with your own personal health advocate. Their unique understanding of how your health and gut are related allows them to order the right tests and pinpoint …

Who is memory care for?

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, around 70% of adults over the age of 65 will need long-term care at some point in their lives. Not all long term care options are the same, however.

UND Accepts The Summit League and MVFC

… than usual this year but two other viruses are on the rise in the state as well. The North Dakota Department of Health says cases of influenza are increasing throughout the state. The department says the flu has hospitalized 38 people and caused two …

Making people smile wherever they go

Many of us anticipate a visit to the dentist with a feeling of foreboding, if not outright dread. When was the last time you fist-bumped your dentist when she said you needed a root canal? But over the course of the next two weeks, a team of McGill Dentistry professors and students will be greeted with hugs, handshakes, tears of joy – and, of course, smiles, countless smiles – as it travels to Nicaragua to provide free dental care to hundreds of impoverished people.

Hood: Don’t squander the coming surplus

… detriment as well as their own.) Recessionary prospects aren’t the only reasons to save. North Carolina’s state health plan and pension fund are underfunded by billions of dollars. Past politicians promised generous benefits to teachers and state …

Donna Karlin, Founder/President of the No Ceiling, Just Sky(TM)…

Donna Karlin, The Shadow Coach, Certified Executive Coach, and Founder/President of The No Ceiling, Just Sky Institute, has been recognized as a Distinguished Professional in her field through Women of Distinction Magazine. Donna Karlin will soon be featured on the front cover of an upcoming edition of the Women of Distinction Magazine in 2017 and in the Top 10 of 2016 edition.

Aviragen Therapeutics to Host Conference Call to Report Second…

Aviragen Therapeutics, Inc. , a pharmaceutical company that is developing the next generation of antivirals, today announced that management will host a conference call on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. ET to review the Company’s financial results for the three month period ended December 31, 2016 and will provide an update on recent corporate developments. The Company will issue a press release summarizing its financial results the same day, prior to the conference call.

Artist exhibits prints of sliced human brains at Cambridge’s…

Passing Thoughts 13, created by Artist Susan Aldworth printed directly from slices of human brains which forms part of the Realisation exhibition aiming to raise awareness of the need for brain donation and research into Parkinson’s disease. Artwork printed directly from slices of human brains forms part of a Cambridge exhibition aiming to raise awareness of the need for brain donation and research into Parkinson’s disease.

First human-pig embryos have been made in lab, may carve path for transplants

First human-pig embryos have been made in lab, may carve path for transplants It’s a very early step toward the goal of growing organs in animals to transplant into people. Check out this story on lcsun-news.com: http://usat.ly/2k8jdSe This undated photo provided by the Salk Institute on Jan. 24, 2017, shows a 4-week-old pig embryo that had been injected with human stem cells.

Continue To Brighten The Future By Sharing Positive Stories In 2017

With winter holidays behind us and the new year already here, many may have noticed some extra kindness with more and more people giving to charities, hosting dinners, providing meals and reaching out to those struggling or needing some help to get by. These are the type of stories that New View Media Group welcomes as good news and kindness tend to spread and creates a chain reaction that may encourage others to pitch in by donating some time, money or items that they do not need or use.

Little River Band Members Reunite in Boca Raton for Benefit Concert

Fifteen-year-old Audrey Hayward, a sophomore at Atlantic Community High School, is orchestrating a genuine once-in-a-lifetime event. The young socialpreneur is reuniting former Little River Band guitarist Stephen Housden, currently living in County Cork, Ireland, with the band’s current bass guitarist and vocalist Wayne Nelson to perform an acoustic concert, “Save the Kids from Cholera”, on February 1, 2017 at 7:30 p.m., at Temple Beth El, Boca Raton, Fla.

Latest Clinical Data from OncBioMune Supports Safety and Therapeutic…

In the ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial, ProscaVax is being evaluated for safety and efficacy in prostate specific antigen recurrent prostate cancer in hormone-naive and hormone-independent patients. Per protocol, 20 patients are expected to be enrolled in the 1a portion of the study, with therapy consisting of six ProscaVax induction vaccinations at a single dose.

Sex is painful for 1 in 10 women: Study

… notably vaginal dryness, anxiety and lack of enjoyment. Intercourse pain was also linked to other physical and mental health issues like depression , sexual relationship factors (like not sharing the same level of interest in sex) and harmful …

AnaptysBio Up Slightly In IPO

San Diego-based AnaptysBio , which develops antibodies for treating inflammation, has raised $75.0M in its IPO, and closed up slightly in its first day of trading on Thursday. Anaptys priced its IPO on Wednesday night at $15.00 per share, at the midpoint of its $14.00 to $16.00 estimated IPO range, and closed the day at $17.00 per share.

Alphabet’s Verily life sciences company lands $800M investment from Temasek

Alphabet’s health-focused subsidiary Verily, formerly Google Life Sciences before the great corporate alphabetization, has received an $800 million investment from Temasek, the majority of which is to be delivered mostly over the next few days, with a smaller portion of funding coming in the second half of 2017. Temasek is an investment company based in Singapore, with investments across a wide range of industries and global offices around the world.