Surgery
A safer way to handle surgical scalpel blades
When tasked with redesigning a medical device, four biomedical engineering majors focused their attention on scalpels. Specifically, the blade packaging for the tool.
Mar 7, 2018
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Health
Tips for choosing frozen fruits and veggies
(HealthDay)—Fruits and veggies are great ways to get important nutrients, try new tastes, and add low-calorie sides to your meals.
Feb 5, 2018
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Health
Plain cigarette packaging may reduce incorrect impression of product's safety
An online survey of 900 consumers of three of the United States' most popular cigarette brands suggests that adopting standardized cigarette packing may reduce consumers' misconceptions that some cigarettes are less harmful ...
Dec 19, 2017
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Cardiology
Storage in dose administration aids doesn't affect warfarin
(HealthDay)—The chemical stability of warfarin sodium tablets is not affected by repackaging into dose administration aids (DAAs), according to a study published online Nov. 16 in the Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research.
Dec 4, 2017
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Industry steps up efforts to minimise impact of open display tobacco product ban
Tobacco companies have stepped up efforts to minimise the impact of the open display ban on their products in convenience stores or 'corner shops' in Scotland, by offering retailers a new range of incentives to prioritise ...
Jul 31, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Low-cost drugs package saves lives of people starting HIV treatment late
Treating people who start HIV treatment late with a package of low-cost drugs to prevent serious infections saves three lives for every 100 people treated, according to the findings of a trial led by the Medical Research ...
Jul 20, 2017
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Health
The policy termites slowly eating out the foundations of smoking
Across 40 years of working in tobacco control, there have been countless times when I've been asked "so, has [insert here] policy or [insert here] campaign worked?".
Jul 12, 2017
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Health
Cheaper cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco are perpetuating a public health threat
Yesterday morning, Australia's tobacco industry woke to the latest chapter in the book documenting its inexorable decline.
Jun 2, 2017
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Health
How Big Tobacco is losing the fight to stop plain packaging of cigarettes
You may already have seen the tobacco packs currently sold in the UK: a dark, murky green colour with large graphic health-warning images and scary messages aimed at informing current and potential smokers about the devastating ...
May 19, 2017
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Health
Brexit's Great Repeal Bill will axe the right to health, warn experts
Brexit's Great Repeal Bill will axe the right to health, warn experts in The BMJ today.
May 2, 2017
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