Archive: 18/12/2017

Online sponsored ad ban has limited impact on consumer access to foreign pharmacies

As American consumers turn to online search engines for cheaper prescription drugs from foreign pharmacies, safety and quality concerns arise. In 2010, under compulsion from the Department of Justice, Google agreed to forfeit ...

Dec 18, 2017

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Behavioral intervention improves sleep for hospitalized pregnant women

A study shows that a hospital-based behavioral intervention protocol including components of sleep hygiene and cognitive behavioral therapy successfully improved sleep in women who were hospitalized for a high-risk pregnancy.

Dec 18, 2017

US health officials to target high-risk alternative remedies

U.S. health officials plan to crack down on a growing number of unproven alternative remedies, focusing on products containing dangerous ingredients that have occasionally been linked to serious injury and death.

Dec 18, 2017

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Doctors must report on at least 1 patient, 1 measure for MACRA

(HealthDay)—In order to meet the 2017 Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) participation reporting deadline and avoid a Medicare payment penalty in 2019, physicians must report on at least one patient and one measure ...

Dec 18, 2017

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New guide aims to unmask unique challenges women face in getting healthy sleep

Though sleep is essential to health and wellbeing, the unique barriers faced by women in maintaining good sleep health are often misunderstood or overlooked, according to a new resource "Women & Sleep: A Guide for Better ...

Dec 18, 2017

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Nerve injury ID'd after high-intensity focused ultrasound

(HealthDay)—High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment for skin laxity can cause facial nerve injury, according to a case study published online Nov. 22 in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology.

Dec 18, 2017

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New 'checkpoint' model that could identify potential drugs to treat genetic disorders

A new 'checkpoint' model which can be used to identify potential treatments for genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has been proposed by a team of Bradford scientists.

Dec 18, 2017