News tagged with information systems
How immune cells defend themselves against HIV
A team of scientists led by virologists Prof. Oliver T. Fackler and Prof. Oliver T. Keppler from Heidelberg University Hospital have decoded a mechanism used by the human immune system to protect itself from HIV viruses. ...
HIV & AIDS
Oct 02, 2012 |
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Self-regulating networks dictate the genetic program of tumor cells
Scientists at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin could explain a yet unknown regulatory network that controls the growth of tumor cells. Understanding such networks is an important task in molecular tumor biology in ...
Cancer
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Maternal drinking during pregnancy can damage the earliest fetal learning
Habituation refers to the ability of an organism to stop responding to repeated stimulation. A new study has examined the impact of maternal drinking on fetal habituation or learning abilities while still residing in the ...
Addiction
Sep 14, 2012 |
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New HIV/AIDS registry to help answer key questions
A new community-based HIV/AIDS registry, one of the first in the nation to include patients from rural areas, will provide a unique opportunity to find answers to myriad medical questions, from the impact of drugs such as ...
HIV & AIDS
Aug 29, 2012 |
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Scientists report promising new direction for cognitive rehabilitation in the elderly
Research has found that declines in temporal information processing (TIP), the rate at which auditory information is processed, underlies the progressive loss of function across multiple cognitive systems in the elderly, ...
Neuroscience
Aug 20, 2012 |
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What you don't know can hurt you: Report addresses widespread gaps in health literacy, shows how to bridge them
Is it possible for a health care system to redesign its services to better educate patients to deal with their immediate health issues and also become more savvy consumers of medicine in the long run?
Health
Aug 03, 2012 |
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Infant vaccination 'delays' triple in Oregon: study
(HealthDay) -- Oregon has seen a sharp rise in the number of parents who are delaying infant vaccinations, a trend that experts warn raises the risk of outbreaks of serious, even deadly, diseases.
Pediatrics
Jun 18, 2012 |
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Three types of fetal cells can migrate into maternal organs during pregnancy
A pregnant woman's blood stream contains not only her own cells, but a small number of her child's, as well, and some of them remain in her internal organs long after the baby is born. Understanding the origin and identity ...
Medical research
Jun 06, 2012 |
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Electronic records show variation in blood usage
(HealthDay) -- Electronic information systems can be used to generate detailed information about blood component use by individual providers and surgical services, and they reveal significant variation in ...
Other
May 01, 2012 |
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Mayo Clinic completes implementation of new SCC Soft Computer laboratory information system
Mayo Clinic today announced that it has completed a multiyear implementation of a new laboratory information system for the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology and Mayo Medical Laboratories. The new system, which ...
Cancer
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Hospitals try voice recognition for health records
If your doctor is talking to an iPad the next time you see her, she may actually be flipping through your file.
Health
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Report: Electronic health records still need work
(AP) -- America may be a technology-driven nation, but the health care system's conversion from paper to computerized records needs lots of work to get the bugs out, according to experts who spent months studying the issue.
Health
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Journal supplement presents strategies for introducing health care delivery innovation
The health care system in the United States faces numerous challenges: how to bring innovation from the laboratory to the bedside, how to ensure more equitable use of medical services and, in a time of increasing financial ...
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Dec 08, 2011 |
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Report calls for creation of a biomedical research and patient data network for more accurate classification of diseases
A new data network that integrates emerging research on the molecular makeup of diseases with clinical data on individual patients could drive the development of a more accurate classification of disease and ultimately enhance ...
Other
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Report: Food labels need Energy Star-like ratings
Just like that Energy Star tag helps you choose your appliances, a new report says a rating symbol on the front of every soup can, cereal box and yogurt container could help hurried shoppers go home with the healthiest foods.
Health
Oct 20, 2011 |
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