Archive: 06/01/2015
Enterotrack commercializing device for non-invasive inflammation monitoring
EnteroTrack, LLC and the University of Colorado (CU) have executed an exclusive license agreement that will allow the company to develop and market a novel device to monitor inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract.
Jan 6, 2015
Primary care physicians more likely to recommend careers as nurse practitioners
The continuing shortage of primary care physicians is expected to only worsen, as the expansion of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act increases the demand for primary care services. Recommendations for meeting ...
Jan 6, 2015
Nearly one in five women who undergo hysterectomy may not need the procedure
It is estimated that one in three women in the United States will have had a hysterectomy by the age of 60. Although the numbers of hysterectomies are decreasing, a new study of more than three thousand women in Michigan ...
Jan 6, 2015
AAT drug may prevent deadly infections
Ben Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have discovered that alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT) could prevent deadly infections in immune system-compromised patients.
Jan 6, 2015
Almost three-quarters of parents turn car seats to face forward too early
Using a rear-facing car seat until a child is age two reduces risk of serious injury, but close to one-quarter of parents report they turned the seat around before their child was even one year old, according to a new University ...
Jan 6, 2015