A recent study by researchers at the Colorado School of Public Health, and published in Environmental Health Perspectives, examined the effects fracking on babies born near wells. Fracking, or hydraulic… Read More
AAP Wants Later School Start Time for Teens
Concerned about the lack of sleep among teenagers in the U.S., the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has called for secondary schools to begin later, not starting until at least… Read More
Inquiry Roundup – Medical Imaging
CT Scan Equipment I need an expert witness to testify about the workings of a Siemens Sensations 16 Cat Scan machine. View Inquiry Gastrointestinal Endoscopy I am doing market Research… Read More
Researchers Discover Way to Lower Cholesterol with Single Injection
Scientists have developed a way to lower cholesterol with just one injection. By altering the way a liver gene works, it would eliminate the need for a daily pill to… Read More
Astra Zeneca Expects 75 Percent Revenue Growth by 2023
AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot says that the company is on board for making $45 billion in revenue by 2023, which is 75 percent higher than 2013 sales. The reason for… Read More
Featured Expert: Shyam Desigan
Shyam Desigan is CFO and Sr. VP of IT for the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the national professional society for physician assistants founded in 1968. AAPA represents over… Read More
Merck Beats Earning Estimates
Merck & Co., the second largest U.S. drug maker by sales, beat earnings estimates after they a cut in promotions and research spending. First-quarter profits were 88 cents a share,… Read More
A Rheumatoid Arthritis Primer
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a serious, chronic autoimmune disease that affects roughly 1.5 million Americans. While it mainly attacks the joints of the hands, wrists and feet, RA can attack… Read More
FDA Sets Sights on Laboratory Developed Tests
According to leading experts, there are over 3,000 Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) marketed in the US. LDTs are tests developed by large, medium, small and specialized clinical labs such as… Read More
Health Care Lay-offs Becoming the Norm
The figures in the government’s monthly jobs reflect the massive layoffs occurring in the health care industry. Health care companies eliminated 6,000 positions in December after a year of slow… Read More
Featured Provider: Krishnamurthy-KN on the Used Medical Devices Market
If you’re in need of something as specific as a qualified opinion on the market for used medical equipment in India, where do you look?! Fortunately, both expert user Krishnamurthy-KN… Read More
Looking for Ways to Decrease Senior Readmissions Under ACA
Leading researchers at the University of Southern California, Stanford University, The Harris School at The University of Chicago and Precision Health Economics, recently studied the relationship between the use of… Read More
Deadly Amoeba and Water Quality
Health officials found Naegleria fowleri, a deadly brain-eating amoeba, in the drinking water of two Louisiana parishes. According to Louisiana’s State Health Officer, chlorine levels will be increased in response… Read More
Why Are Eligible Patients Not Receiving Lifesaving Devices?
Researchers have found that the cardiac arrest deaths of some patients may have been prevented. The Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute study is in the October 15, 2013 edition of Circulation, the… Read More
A Regular Sleep Pattern Could Help Us Control Our Diet
It was revealed in a new study that sleep deprivation leads to a tendency to eat more than usual and gain weight. Significant changes caused by sleep deprivation highly affect… Read More