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​​​​​​​Haier Biomedical is pleased to announce the launch of its new line of energy efficient TwinCool Frequency Conversion ULT Freezers for pharmaceutical, clinical research and public health laboratories. This innovative range of sample storage solutions combines several novel technologies – including frequency conversion compressors for low power consumption and a dual refrigeration system – to keep samples […]

Businesses come and go. But your personal name, that’s another matter altogether. In the social business world, your name can be leveraged as your personal identifier across myriad social media sites as well as your monetized business brand.  In creating a new business or online presence, one of the toughest decisions you may make is […]

Patients with active cancer and newly diagnosed isolated distal deep vein thrombosis (DVT) who received 12 months of edoxaban (Savaysa) had fewer thrombotic events at 1 year than those who received 3 months of treatment, without significantly increased bleeding, in the ONCO-DVT trial.   However, lead author Yugo Yamashita, MD, from Kyoto University, Japan, notes […]

In a recent study published in Pediatric Research, researchers performed a scoping evaluation of data from clinical trials addressing high-risk pediatric medical devices used in children. Study: Evidence from clinical trials on high-risk medical devices in children: a scoping review. Image Credit: Sai Thaw Kyar/Shutterstock.com Background Medical equipment is essential in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric […]

Nearly half of patients undergoing drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) experienced a sentinel central event after an average of 6 minutes in a study of 103 individuals with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). DISE has become the top choice for surgical selection in patients with OSA, but it has a variable effect on surgical outcomes, Julianna G. […]

Positive mind and social connection key to recovering from cardiovascular disease Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of over 4 million people in Australia living with cardiovascular disease (CVD) is crucial to them avoiding further heart attacks or strokes. That’s the message this World Heart Day (Friday, September 29) from the Heart Foundation as it […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Philip Morris International (PMI) on Thursday unveiled a zero-tobacco stick for use with its “heat-not-burn” device IQOS, which may help the company avoid tax and other regulations that affect its tobacco products in some markets. IQOS heats up small packets of ground up tobacco resembling cigarettes but does not burn them, a […]

Forget walking 10,000 steps a day. Taking at least 50 steps climbing stairs each day could significantly slash your risk of heart disease, according to a new study from Tulane University. The study, published in Atherosclerosis, found that climbing more than five flights of stairs daily could reduce risk of cardiovascular disease by 20%. Atherosclerotic […]

The risk for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was increased among children and adults with atopic dermatitis (AD), with the risk increasing with AD severity, according to data from a large cohort study published recently in JAMA Dermatology. The study also found an increased risk for Crohn’s disease (CD) in adults and children with AD, as […]

Study shows that mothers’ psychosocial stress during pregnancy has negative associations with their children’s sleep that persist across childhood. Researchers also found that associations with sleep duration seem to attenuate with age. Stress at the beginning of human life seems to be strongly associated with poor sleep from childhood to adulthood, with a high probability […]