Negative in Medical News

How to make negative services less unpleasant for consumers

Chestnut Hill, MA August 10, 2009 Service quality beliefs are usually positively related to customer satisfaction the higher the perceived service quality, the higher the customer's satisfaction. However, an article published in the August issue of the Journal of Service Research finds this ...

Despite Generic Erosion of Key Brands, the Hospital-Acquired Gram Negative Infections Drug Market Will Increase by $1 Billion from 2008 to 2018

Uptake of Novel Agents from Novexel, Johnson & Johnson and Wyeth Will Drive Growth, According to a New Report from Decision Resources WALTHAM, Mass., June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues...

Manhattan Personal Injury Attorney Blames Insurance Industry For Negative Perception Of Civil Justice System

David Perecman, founder of the personal injury attorney firm in Manhattan, is standing up against insurance companies and big business New York, NY (PRWEB) May 14, 2009 -- New York personal injury lawyers can have a tough time against large pocketed companies such as ...

Maternal Depression Has Negative Effect on Infants' Sleep

But study suggests disturbances reversible with behavioral, environmental changes WEDNESDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Women battling depression when their children are born are more likely to have infants with significant sleep issues and who run a higher risk of having early-onset de...

Ohio Medical Corporation(R) Launches MoblVac(R), a Portable Pump System for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

-- Company also announces launch of Ohiomedicalnpwt.com GURNEE, Ill., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohio Medical Corporation(R) introduced its new MoblVac(R) portable wound care pump system with TruSeal(TM) Link technology for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) at the annual meeting of the Advanc...

HIV positive and HIV negative patients have similar survival rates following liver transplant

Copenhagen, Denmark, Friday 24 April: HIV positive and HIV negative patients have comparable survival rates following liver transplant, according to new research presented today at EASL 2009, the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Liver in Copenhagen, Denmark. The stud...

Even modest exercise can reduce negative effects of belly fat

URBANA A new University of Illinois study suggests that moderate amounts of exercise alone can reduce the inflammation in visceral fatbelly fat, if you willthat has been linked with metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors that predict heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. "In the study, the b...

Correction: Lawrence County Raw Milk Dairy Tests Negative for Campylobacter; Raw Milk Sales Resumed

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dean Farms in New Castle, Lawrence County, has tested negative for Campylobacter contamination and resumed sales of raw milk on Feb. 26, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff said today. Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized. Pennsy...

Lawrence County Raw Milk Dairy Tests Negative For Campylobacter; Raw Milk Sales Resumed

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dean Farms in New Castle, Lawrence County, has tested negative for Campylobacter contamination and resumed sales of raw milk on Feb. 26, Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff said today. Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteu...

Dauphin County Raw Milk Dairy Tests Negative for Listeria; Raw Milk Sales Resumed

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Swiss Villa Dairy Farm in Lykens, Dauphin County, has tested negative for Listeria monocytogenes contamination and resumed sales of raw milk on Feb. 24, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff said today. Raw milk is milk that has not been paste...

Smith & Nephew Announce the New RENASYS EZ(TM) System for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smith & Nephew's Advanced Wound Management division (LSE: SN; NYSE: SNN ) today announced the U.S. launch of its new RENASYS (TM) EZ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) system, designed to address the needs of wound care professiona...

Hunter-Killed Elk Test Negative for CWD and Other Diseases

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Samples taken from the 39 hunter-killed elk during the state's 2008 hunting season have all tested negative for chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to Dr. Walt Cottrell, the Pennsylvania Game Commission's wildlife veterinarian. Sampl...

Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) and Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation Unite to Fight Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer

Partnership Will Fund Breakthrough Research to Support the Discovery of Promising New Treatments for TNBC Patients DALLAS, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- When her doctor told her she had breast cancer, Sonja Draught thought detecting it early had greatly enhanced her odds of living because that ...

Aging brains allow negative memories to fade

It turns out there's a scientific reason why older people tend to see the past through rose-coloured glasses. A University of Alberta medical researcher, in collaboration with colleagues at Duke University, identified brain activity that causes older adults to remember fewer negative events t...

Prostate Cancer Discovered in 40 Percent of Men Who Test Negative for the Disease

WESTMONT, Ill., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Forty percent of men with prostate cancer may not even know they have it, according to a new research study by the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Chicago. The study revealed the standard office biopsy procedure often isn't enough to properly detect prostate ...

Most Important Factors Driving Usage of Antibiotics in the ICU Setting are Availability in Intravenous Formulation, Activity Against Key Gram Negative Pathogens, Drug Interactions and Bactericidal Activity

Intensive Care Setting Is Characterized by Lower Level of Usage Restrictions, According to a New Report from AMR and Decision Resources MALVERN, Penn. and WALTHAM, Mass.,Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Arlington Medical Resources (AMR) and Decision Resources find that the most important factors t...

Supportive teachers, peers can ease negative effects of frequent moves in elementary school

When children change schools in elementary school, dips in academic performance and classroom participation can follow. But having a supportive teacher who encourages other students to accept newcomers can go a long way toward helping children make a smooth transition. That's the conclusion of...

Surprisingly, female models have negative effect on men

COLUMBIA, Mo. Many studies have shown that media images of female models have had a negative impact on how woman view their own bodies, but does this same effect hold true when men view male models? A leading researcher of media effects on body image at the University of Missouri looked at the ef...

Minority patients discouraged from cancer screening by negative messages

PHILADELPHIA New behavioral science research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, found that constantly emphasizing the negative consequences of a lack of cancer screening among minorities can actually make them le...

Homosexuals' negative feelings about sexuality predict poor mental and sexual health

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have published a study showing that the degree of internalized homonegativity (negative attitude towards homosexuality) among homosexual men is what predicts poor mental and sexual health not the act of being homosexual. As part of attending an HIV pr...

New HIV Prevention/Anti-Stigma Campaign Featuring HIV Positive & Negative Persons 'TOGETHER' Launches Across the Nation

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- "TOGETHER ... HIV STOPS WITH US" is the message of the new media campaign launching today in areas across the country including: Boston, Long Beach and Alameda County, CA. Billboards, transit ads, posters featuring real HIV positive people, and a wide spe...

Smith & Nephew Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Products To Be Available To Patients Through the Medicare Part B Competitive Bidding Process

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Advanced Wound Management Division of Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN; NYSE: SNN) announced today that its negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) products will be available in nine of the ten designated metropolitan areas included in the first...

National Long Term Care Leaders to Release New Data, Discuss Negative National Economic, Jobs Impact

Resulting From Bush Administration's $770 Million Cut to Medicare-Financed Nursing Home Care WASHINGTON, May 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The leaders of the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care will conduct a media conference call to release an...

Make Your Mammogram a Positive Experience: Author Offers Guidelines and Tips to Change Women's Negative Attitudes Toward Mammograms

HOUSTON, March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the National Cancer Institute, 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. More than 40,000 women will die of breast cancer in the United States this year. The disease is second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death...

The regulation of negative emotions: Impact on brain activity

Philadelphia, PA, March 18, 2008 Emotions play an important role in the lives of humans, and influence our behavior, thoughts, decisions, and interactions. The ability to regulate emotions is essential to both mental and physical well-being. Conversely, difficulties with emotion regulation have...

Landmark 'Pediatric Allergies in America' Survey Uncovered Negative Impact of Allergy Symptoms on Children

- Children with Allergies Less Productive Than Peers, Parents Reported - PHILADELPHIA, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Data from the largest survey of its kind suggested there's a silent epidemic among our nation's children. U.S. children are suffering with allergies and not getting the treatment the...

Video: New Survey Reveals More Than Half of Adults With OCD Say the Disorder Has a Negative Impact on Relationships at Home, Work and in Their Personal Life

- Anxiety Disorders Association of America Launches 'Treat It, Don't Repeat It: Break Free From OCD,' a National Educational Campaign - WASHINGTON, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- More than half of adults with untreated obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) reported their condition has a negative im...

Employers Enjoy PBM Savings & Negative Rx Trends

PRINCETON, N.J., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Mary Ellen Sheehy, an executive with the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA), presented three case studies for success at the Marcus Evans Corporate Benefits Summit at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix, AZ yesterday. The presentation wa...

Physicians Still Hopeful About Desmoteplase for the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke Despite Negative Results

Surveyed Neurologists Identify a Six-Hour Treatment Window as Area of Greatest Dissatisfaction, According to a New Report from Decision Resources WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcar...

Eating out can have both positive and negative impact on obesity

San Diego, January 8, 2008 ?Eating out instead of cooking at home continues to increase as a factor impacting the American diet. Americans face a large variety of food options and food establishments when choosing to eat out. Do the choices of available restaurants matter to Americas rising obesi...

Survival shortened when ER/PR negative breast cancer spreads to the brain

SAN ANTONIO − Two studies from Mayo Clinics site in Jacksonville, Fla., of women whose breast cancer spread to their brain, have found that women whose tumors do not have estrogen or progesterone receptors have the worst overall outcomes. Because of this, these patients should be treated agg...

Researchers From Around the World Gather to Discuss Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Aggressive Subtype of Breast Cancer is Hard to Treat and Occurs Most Often in Young Women, African American Women SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation (TNBC), and Susan G. Komen for the Cure convened one of the first "think tanks" ded...

Modeling Simulation Predicts Potential Negative Impact on U.S. Blood Supply if ESA Use Limited for Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia

ATLANTA, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A new analysis presented today at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) 49th Annual Meeting and Exposition predicts that limiting the use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) for chemotherapy-induced anemia (CIA) would place considerable pressure on t...

Decision-making by residents on-call has 'miniscule' negative impact on patient care

The study consisted of the review of approximately 12,000 emergency diagnostic imaging exams that were interpreted after hours by residents. In the midst of our research, a vigorous national debate began concerning the appropriate stage of radiology resident training prior to independent call, sa...

Go Ahead, Prove the Negative

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was written by Frankie L. Trull, President of the Foundation for Biomedical Research: Opponents of animal research are seeking to stimulate a debate where none exists, but their illogical arguments have flatlined and cannot be resusc...

Elevated Carbondioxide may Have Negative Impact on Ecosystem

Elevated CO2 is considered to be a serious catalyst of global change. Its effects can be felt throughout the ecosystem , including the insect-plant food chain link.Safeguarding highly-usable crops is of great importance to many local and national economies. In research to be presented at the...

Mentally Ill Patients are Affected by Their Own Negative Perceptions

Individuals often are culturally labeled as a mentally ill person, which can affect negatively their social and psychological well-being. This may result in a higher rate of unemployment, lower earnings and greater feelings of demoralization. Each year, one in four U.S. adults suffers from ...

Sex Advice to Teens by Parents Focuses More on the Negative Aspects

A recent study has revealed that discussions on sex between parents and teenage boys focus more on the negative aspects of sex . The study, conducted by Marina Epstein and L. Monique Ward from The University of Michigan, established that parental communication centres on the pessimistic fac...

Study Examines Negative Reactions to Sexual Assault Victims

When female victims of sexual assault seek help, negative social reactions may increase the psychological effects of the crime// , according to a University of Illinois at Chicago study. The study, published in the March issue of Psychology of Women Quarterly, found negative reactions that vi...

Women Testing Negative for Familial Breast Cancer Gene Still at Increased Risk

Women testing negative for the two inherited breast cancer genes are still at increased risk of developing the disease, suggests research published// ahead of print in the Journal of Medical Genetics. They should be regularly screened from 35 or 40 onwards, say the authors. The research...