Now Playing newPartnership Focuses On Cancer Education And Outreach In Puerto RicoA description of the projects and studies resulting from a research partnership initiated in 2005 between Moffitt Cancer Center in Florida and the Ponce School of Medicine in Ponce, Puerto Rico, has been published in a recent issue of Health Promotion Practice. The partnership included three outreach cancer education projects and two pilot research studies aimed at reducing cancer health disparities in Hispanic populations in both Tampa and Ponce. – Moffitt Cancer Center |2/8/2012 11:05 AM EST
Chlorhexidine Umbilical Cord Care Can Save Newborn LivesCleansing a newborn’s umbilical cord with chlorhexidine can reduce an infant’s risk of infection and death during the first weeks of life by as much as 20 percent. The study is the latest in a series of studies showing that umbilical cord cleaning with chlorhexidine can save lives. – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health|2/8/2012 11:00 AM EST
Vanderbilt Study Finds Women Who Eat Fish Have Lower Colon Polyp Risk
Women who eat at least three servings of fish per week have a reduced risk of developing some types of colon polyps according to a new study by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators. The research, led by first author Harvey Murff, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of Medicine, was published online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. – Vanderbilt University Medical Center|2/8/2012 10:45 AM EST
Improve Fitness, Prevent Fat Gain to Protect HeartA study led by a Universiyt of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health researcher shows that exercising and getting fit may protect your heart, even if you have a few extra pounds. Articles appears in the Feb. 14 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). – University of South Carolina|2/8/2012 10:30 AM EST
ACR Education Center Hits Milestones: 100 Courses, 3,600 AttendeesThe American College of Radiology (ACR) Education Center, “radiology’s classroom of the future,” recently marked the completion of its one-hundredth course offering. The state-of-the-art center has enabled more than 3,600 physicians to experience hands-on training, on individual workstations, using the imaging software of their choice, often with one-on-one instruction from world-class faculty. – American College of Radiology (ACR)|2/8/2012 10:00 AM EST
Radiofrequency Ablation Helps Patients with Chronic Heartburn (Treating Barrett’s Esophagus Prevents Precancerous Dysplasia)When chronic heartburn or acid reflux damages the lining of the esophagus it can create a condition called Barrett's esophagus, which may be precancerous. A minimally invasive outpatient procedure eradicates dysplasia to restore a healthy cell lining. – Greenwich Hospital|2/8/2012 9:40 AM EST
Ownership Type Affects Job Insecurity and Stability for Elder Care StaffFor nurses working in elder care facilities, the type of facility ownership can affect job insecurity and stability, reports a paper in the March issue of Advances in Nursing Science. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. – Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|2/8/2012 9:30 AM EST
Obstacles No Barrier to Higher Speeds for WormsObstacles in an organism’s path can help it to move faster, not slower, researchers from New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences have found through a series of experiments and computer simulations. Their findings have implications for a better understanding of basic locomotion strategies found in biology, and the survival and propagation of the parasite that causes malaria. – New York University|2/8/2012 7:55 AM EST
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