Press releases
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28th June 2013
Registered Dietitians Help Critically Ill Children Get Necessary Nutrition for Recovery
Documented caloric requirements in medical records lead to higher caloric intake and improved critical outcomes, according to Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Report
For the first time, researchers investigated enteral nutrition and caloric requirements (CR) among critically ill children in a new report published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. This study also showed the value of including registered... Read more
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28th June 2013
Time Is of the Essence for Reducing the Long-Term Effects of Iron Deficiency
Iron deficiency is a worldwide problem, especially in developing countries and among infants and pregnant women. In infancy, iron deficiency is associated with poorer cognitive, motor, and social-emotional outcomes. In a new study scheduled for publication in The Journal of... Read more
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27th June 2013
Elsevier Announces the Publication of the First Issue of Health Care: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of Health Care: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation. Health Care communicates cutting edge research on... Read more
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26th June 2013
Unraveling the Largest Outbreak of Fungal Infections Associated with Contaminated Steroid Injections
Findings suggest black mold targeting the base of the brain, reports The American Journal of Pathology
Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describe pathologic findings from 40 case reports of fungal infection in patients who had been given contaminated epidural, paraspinal, or intra-articular (into joints) steroid injections and correlate these findings with... Read more
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24th June 2013
Elsevier Announces Publishing Agreement with the National Association of Postgraduate Centers of Economics, Brazil
First journal in Latin America to be published through Elsevier's Production & Hosting Program
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced its publishing agreement with the National Association of Postgraduate Centers of Economics (ANPEC) in Brazil. Starting in September 2013, Elsevier will publish EconomiA, ANPEC's official... Read more
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19th June 2013
Maturitas Publishes 2013 Update on Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women and Older Men
Update presented by National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG)
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the publication of the National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG) Update 2013 on diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and older men in the... Read more
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19th June 2013
Bullying and Suicide Among Youth Is a Public Health Problem
Expert research from CDC panel provides details and clarity, reports the Journal of Adolescent Health
Recent studies linking bullying and depression, coupled with extensive media coverage of bullying-related suicide among young people, led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to assemble an expert panel to focus on these issues. This panel synthesized the... Read more
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19th June 2013
Elsevier Launches Open Access Journal: GeoResJ
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce the launch of a new open access journal, GeoResJ. With the launch of GeoResJ, Elsevier's earth and planetary science journals portfolio has its... Read more
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17th June 2013
Elsevier Launches EduCode Doc Briefs to Help Physicians Implement ICD-10
Comprehensive training program includes documentation improvement support; program promoted through new 'Wake-Up Call' campaign and ICD-10 launch countdown app
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of EduCode® Doc Briefs, an ICD-10 education series designed for physicians and other practitioners. EduCode Doc Briefs is available on its own or... Read more
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17th June 2013
Elsevier Announces Publishing the Journal International Economics
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce it has been selected as the new publisher for the journal International Economics. The journal is published on behalf CEPII, the French research... Read more
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13th June 2013
Elsevier Pairs its Health Education Content with CollaborateMD’s Online Medical Billing and Coding Solutions
ClaimGear provides hands-on, real-world training to complement Elsevier's education content for students learning medical billing and coding
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pairing its educational content with ClaimGear, CollaborateMD's online solution for medical billing and coding education. CollaborateMD, a leading provider of online medical practice management and medical... Read more
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12th June 2013
Seven Outstanding Ocean Researchers Nominated For 2013 ASPIRE Prize
APEC member economies have announced their nominees for the 2013 APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research, and Education, also known as the ASPIRE Prize, sponsored by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and Elsevier. In-line with this year's theme, the prize... Read more
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11th June 2013
Background Mortality Rates Key to Accurate Reporting of Vaccine Safety Risks
Collaborative study utilizing Vaccine Safety Datalink published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine
In a study using the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD), investigators analyzed four years of data and determined that background mortality rates (rates of death irrespective of cause) are crucial in interpreting the numbers of deaths following vaccination. The VSD mortality... Read more
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11th June 2013
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment: Genetic Predictor of Response to Exposure Therapy
From a new study in Biological Psychiatry
There is growing evidence that a gene variant that reduces the plasticity of the nervous system also modulates responses to treatments for mood and anxiety disorders. In this case, patients with posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, with a less functional... Read more
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10th June 2013
Do Antidepressants Impair the Ability to Extinguish Fear?
Answers from a new study in Biological Psychiatry
An interesting new report of animal research published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that common antidepressant medications may impair a form of learning that is important clinically. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, commonly called SSRIs, are a class of antidepressant widely used... Read more
