Police ID suspect in New Orleans mass shooting
Source: KSBY
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 03:17:09 -0700 | health-news
Police are identifying a suspect in the shooting of 19 people during a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans. Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas said Monday night that they were looking for 19-year-old Akein Scott...Three gunshot victims remained in critical condition...
U.S. workers: Lack of exercise more closely linked to obesity
Source: United Press International
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-10 21:06:40 -0700 | health-news
Behind the First Lady are NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (L) and former NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Derrick Brooks. A Gallup survey of 139,000 U.S. workers found not eating healthy, not having enough money to buy food, not having a...
War Spawns New Approaches for Wounded Service Members' Pain Care
Source: Newswise
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-10 20:33:07 -0700 | health-news
Better body armor and rapid aeromedical evacuations enable American service members to survive blasts that would have proved fatal in Vietnam or even the first Gulf War, but they pose new challenges to military medicine how to deal with the...
7 Habits Of Good Eaters
Source: Forbes
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-08 09:04:10 -0700 | health-news
There are at least seven habits of good eaters which we can learn from to improve our own eating, say experts working in nutrition, education and agriculture...Make food a ritual more central to your life Good eaters are not afraid...
Risk Scorecard Helps Doctors Identify Risk Factors and Prevent Blood Clots in Women Following ...
Source: Newswise
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-07 13:31:17 -0700 | health-news
A new risk assessment scorecard helped physicians significantly improve their ability to identify at-risk patients following childbirth and provide preventive treatment options for life-threatening blood clots, according to a study conducted by researchers at Montefiore Medical Center....
Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy Increases Risk of Lacerations During Childbirth
Source: Newswise
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-07 13:31:17 -0700 | health-news
Excessive weight gain during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of lacerations during vaginal childbirth, according to a study conducted by researchers at Montefiore Medical Center. Among more than 1,000 women who participated in the study, 126 experienced a significant increase...
American Pain Society's Annual Scientific Meeting Convenes in New Orleans, May 8-11
Source: Newswise
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-06 10:29:27 -0700 | health-news
Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Description The 32ed Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society will convene May 8-11 at the New Orleans Convention Center. APS is the leading multidisciplinary professional organization in the United States dedicated...
Study Shows National Movement Against Non-Medically Indicated Deliveries Prior to 39 Weeks
Source: Newswise
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-06 14:19:52 -0700 | health-news
EDT Source Newsroom: Poster #50: Non-Medically Indicated Delivery Prior to 39 Weeks in United States Hospitals Newswise New Orleans, LA A national movement to eliminate non-medically indicated (NMI) delivery before 39 weeks has prompted nearly two-thirds of all U.S. hospitals...
High-Resolution Diffusion MRI Can Help Map the Microstructure of the Trigeminal Nerve, Improve ...
Source: Newswise
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-05-01 11:45:24 -0700 | health-news
Annual Scientific Meeting, researchers described their study regarding the use of high-resolution diffusion MRI to evaluate the microstructure of the cranial nerves. The researchers noted that the pathophysiology of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) remains unknown and present treatments are conducted...
Study Shows How Tetraplegic Subject Utilizes Brain-Machine Interfaces to Manipulate Prosthetic Arm, ...
Source: Newswise
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-04-30 09:44:32 -0700 | health-news
Annual Scientific Meeting, researchers presented impressive findings detailing how the use of brain-machine interfaces (BMI) and robotic prosthetic arms may help those suffering from upper-limb paralysis or amputation regain the ability to grasp and manipulate objects, and more actively interact...
Bone Marrow Stromal Cell Treatment Improves Functional Outcome, Helps Repair Biostructural Damage ...
Source: Newswise
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-04-30 11:08:57 -0700 | health-news
Annual Scientific Meeting, researchers presented results showing the positive impact that bone marrow stromal cell (MSC) therapy can have for those suffering from certain types of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)...Co-authors are Hongtao Wu, MD; Changsheng Qu, MD; and Ye Xiong,...
First app of its kind launched for breast cancer reconstruction patients
Source: PR Newswire
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-04-30 08:12:00 -0700 | health-news
The first and only app of its kind is designed for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer and those looking for more information on the newest and most sophisticated breast reconstruction techniques available . It is now available for both...
Use of Deep Brain Stimulation in Alcoholic Rats Reduces Alcohol Intake, Offers Promise For Surgical ...
Source: Newswise
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-04-29 15:47:26 -0700 | health-news
Annual Scientific Meeting that deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the form of high-frequency stimulation (HFS) of the nucleus accumbens shell (AcbSh) in alcoholic rats consistently reduced alcohol consumption in the animals, and that the AcbSh could be a target in...
ICD-10 implementation efforts continue to drag
Source: FierceHealthIT
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-04-24 10:53:55 -0700 | health-news
Share Tools Procrastination continues to run rampant when it comes to the ICD-10 transition. CEO Andrea Clark said in a statement . "[Health information management] coders must be exposed and then trained on the fundamentals of ICD-10 to ensure that...
FDA declares BPA exposure is safe! Don't worry about gender-bender chemicals
Source: Natural News
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-04-24 02:28:25 -0700 | health-news
Despite countless scientific evidence explaining the dangers of Bisphenol-A (BPA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refuses to ban this highly profitable industrial chemical. In their "current perspective on BPA" the FDA now states that the chemical is "safe" at...
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