Research & journals
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14th January 2013
How Do Happiness and Sadness Circuits Contribute to Bipolar Disorder?
Findings from a new study in Biological Psychiatry Philadelphia, PA, January 14, 2013 – Bipolar disorder is a severe mood disorder characterized by unpredictable and dramatic mood swings between the highs of mania and lows of depression. These mood episodes... Read more
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10th January 2013
Declining Access to Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Clinical Choice or an Economic One?
Philadelphia, PA, January 10, 2013 – Horrific images from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest notwithstanding, modern electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains one of the safest and most effective antidepressant treatments, particularly for patients who do not tolerate antidepressant medications or... Read more
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10th January 2013
ISHLT Issues New Guidelines for Care of Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Patients
Published in The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation New York, NY, January 10, 2013 – Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) is a rapidly growing technology used to treat advanced heart failure. Thousands of patients worldwide have now undergone implantation of... Read more
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9th January 2013
R U Eating Healthy 2day?
New study highlights effectiveness of healthy lifestyle text messages for teens Philadelphia, PA, January 9, 2013 – According to the Nielsen consumer research group, teens receive an average of 3,417 text messages per month (that’s 114 texts per day!). Couple... Read more
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9th January 2013
Microscopic Blood in Urine Unreliable Indicator of Urinary Tract Cancer
Large number of follow-up examinations could be safely avoided say Kaiser Permanente researchers in Mayo Clinic Proceedings Rochester, MN, January 9, 2013 – Microscopic amounts of blood in urine have been considered a risk factor for urinary tract malignant tumors.... Read more
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7th January 2013
Elsevier Selected to Publish Cytotherapy: The Journal of Cell Therapy
Official journal of the International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) to be published by Elsevier beginning January 2013 Amsterdam, January 7, 2013 – Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce... Read more
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3rd January 2013
Disinfection Caps Cut CLABSI Cases in Half
Washington, DC, January 3, 2013– Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) dropped by 52 percent when an alcohol-impregnated disinfection cap was used instead of standard scrubbing protocol, according to a new study published in the January issue of the American Journal... Read more
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3rd January 2013
Respected Neuropathologist Appointed New Editor-In-Chief of The American Journal of Pathology
Philadelphia, January 3, 2012 -- The editorial leadership of The American Journal of Pathology (AJP) passed to the direction of esteemed neuropathologist Kevin A. Roth, M.D., Ph.D. on January 1, 2013. Dr. Roth holds the Robert and Ruth Anderson Endowed... Read more
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19th December 2012
Robotic-Assisted Radical Bladder Surgery Potentially Benefits Bladder Cancer Patients
Patients with Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer May Experience Less Loss of Blood and Shorter Hospital Stays as a Result of Robotic-Assisted Surgery, New Randomized Study in The Journal of Urology® New York, NY, December 19, 2012 – About 30 percent... Read more
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19th December 2012
Elsevier to Publish The Journal of Economic Asymmetries Beginning in January 2013
Oxford, December 19, 2012 –Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement with the Athenian Policy Forum (APF) represented by Professor Anastasios G. Malliaris... Read more
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18th December 2012
Reproductive Health Matters Announces Publication of its Themed Issue: Sexual and Reproductive Morbidity: Not a Priority
Amsterdam, December 18, 2012 - Sexual and reproductive morbidities are not a priority in health policy. They do not feature among donors favourite health initiatives and remain outside the global health agenda. In many parts of the world practice is... Read more
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17th December 2012
Elsevier to Publish International Review of Economics Education (IREE) Beginning in January 2013
Oxford, December 17, 2012 – Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce that beginning in January 2013 it will publish the International Review of Economics Education (IREE). Since 2003 the... Read more
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17th December 2012
Elsevier Congratulates Beth Karlan, MD, Editor-in-Chief of Gynecologic Oncology on Her Appointment to the National Cancer Advisory Board
London, December 17, 2012 – Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to congratulate Beth Karlan, MD, Editor-in-Chief of Gynecologic Oncology on being appointed by U.S. President Barack Obama to the National... Read more
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17th December 2012
Food Insecurity Predicts Mental Health Problems in Adolescents
Reports new study in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Washington D.C., December 17, 2012 – A study published in the December 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry... Read more
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17th December 2012
Elsevier Announces its Acquisition of the Journal of Choice Modelling
Oxford, December 17, 2012 – Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce that per January 2013 it will publish the Journal of Choice Modelling (JOCM). JOCM was founded in 2008... Read more
