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Chronic pain up almost 40 percent among US workers in past decade

... their chronic pain and work with their healthcare provider to identify appropriate treatment options." Chronic pain, defined in the survey as pain that lasts for at least six months, was more common in the workplace in 2006 than it was in 1996 (26 percent vs. 19 percent). Today, almost nine in 10 emplo...

What does the public really know about HPV?

...ent indicated never having talked to a health care provider about the virus. How the vaccine was presented greatly affected women's intentions to vaccinate. When women read that the vaccine protects only against cervical cancer, 63 percent indicated they were "very likely" or "somewhat likely" to ge...

Amgen introduces comprehensive financial assistance programs for cancer patients

...rsement Connection®, which has been addressing the provider community's reimbursement questions regarding Amgen therapies for more than 15 years. For more information about Amgen Oncology Assistance, please visit www.amgen.com . ...

One-third of adults with diabetes still don't know they have it

...e over age 45, you should consult your health care provider about testing for pre-diabetes or diabetes. If you are younger than 45, overweight, and have another risk factor, you should ask about testing. You are at greater risk of developing pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes if you: are age 45 or older ...

Boosting newborns' immune responses

...ems," he says. "Families may not see a health care provider after that. From a global health perspective, if you can give a vaccine at birth, a much higher percentage of the population can be covered." Conceivably, TLR8 stimulators could also be given alone in special circumstances ?to help a baby fight off...

Many smokers fail to quit after cancer diagnosis

...ancers. The common finding was that the healthcare provider has a significant impact on smoking cessation rates. Interventions may have greater impact if begun soon after diagnosis. Among the authors' recommendations, future studies should be designed to "determine individual barriers to smoking cessation am...

'Patient-choice' C-section rate rises 36%: HealthGrades study

... study released today by HealthGrades, the leading provider of independent healthcare ratings. The study also finds wide variation from state to state in the rate of these types of C-sections, for which there is no medical necessity. Complication rates from "patient-choice" C-sections are one factor in the r...

Past droughts geographically widespread in the West, according to tree-ring data

... runoff seasons. Phoenix-based SRP is the largest provider of water to the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. The research was funded by SRP, the city of Phoenix and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The University of Arizona's Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research was established in 1937 by A. E. Douglass, the f...

Late peak may have prevented severe flu season from becoming worse

... later according to data from Solucient, a leading provider of healthcare information. This later peak may have prevented the most recent flu season from being even worse. A flu season's severity is reflected in hospital admissions for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), one of the most common complications ...

Survey reveals women and doctors aren't talking about HPV

...encouraging women to discuss with their healthcare provider their HPV risk, get regular screenings with the Pap test and, if they are age 30 or older, ask about HPV testing as well." Other major findings from the report show: # Only 17 percent of women know that cervical cancer is the most preventable cancer...

$5.1 billion would save 6 million children

... put in place during 18 visits with a primary care provider from one month before birth until the child reaches age five. In their cost analysis, the researchers also ensured that treatment for the major causes of child death were available to all children who needed them. Universal coverage levels from 2000 ...

Affymetrix Licenses Microfluidics Technology From Caliper Life Sciences

...orate ideals and to our future as a key technology provider to the industry." The scope of the license agreement includes nucleic acids processing and handling associated with GeneChip arrays, but excludes the right to use LabChip technology with respect to products intended primarily to perform nucleic acid...

Nonlinear Dynamics announces more details of its global partnership with PerkinElmer

Nonlinear Dynamics Ltd, a leading provider of bioinformatics solutions, today announced furth...ship with PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a leading provider of drug discovery, life science research and analytical solutions. As detailed in a press release i...

Kinovate Life Sciences Launches Nittophase?High Performance Solid Support For Oligonucleatide Synthesis

Kinovate Life Sciences, Inc, a provider of tools for oligonucleotide synthesis and gene delivery, announced today that it will officially launch its new NittoPhase?solid support for oligonucleotide synthesis at the TIDES meeting commencing in Boston on May 1st. The joint development of thi...

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