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Reliable Pretreatment Information Assists Prostate Cancer Patients in Decision-Making

Mar 4, 2014 10:30 AM ET - New York, NY, March 4, 2014 /3BL Media/ – Men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer need to assimilate information rapidly in order to weigh the treatment options and make informed decisions. Although patients consult a variety of...

New USDA School Meal Standards Positively Impact Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Low-Income Students

Mar 4, 2014 10:00 AM ET - Ann Arbor, MI, March 4, 2014 /3BL Media/ – With nearly 32 million American students receiving government-subsidized meals every day, getting children the nutrition they need is a priority for schools as well as legislators. In the fall of 2012,...

One in Five US Health Facilities Doesn’t Put Hand Sanitizer Everywhere Needed to Prevent Infections, Study from WHO and Columbia Nursing Finds

Feb 28, 2014 10:00 AM ET - Washington, DC, February 28, 2014 /3BL Media/ – Approximately one in five U.S. health facilities doesn’t make alcohol-based hand sanitizer available at every point of care, missing a critical opportunity to prevent health care-associated...

Physicians’ Stethoscopes More Contaminated Than Palms of Their Hands

Feb 27, 2014 1:00 PM ET - A comparative analysis shows that stethoscope diaphragms are more contaminated than the physician’s own thenar eminence (group of muscles in the palm of the hand) following a physical examination. Rochester, MN, February 27, 2014...

New Study Presents Evidence that Blood Pressure Should Be Measured in Both Arms

Feb 26, 2014 8:25 AM ET - Philadelphia, PA, February 26, 2014 /3BL Media/ – As heart disease continues to be one of the leading causes of death in the United States, practitioners and patients alike are looking for ways to cut risk factors and identify new clues to assist...

Gathering the Clues to Rare Gene Variants Contributing To Schizophrenia

Feb 20, 2014 7:45 AM ET - Philadelphia, PA, February 20, 2014 /3BL Media/ – Schizophrenia has long been known to be highly heritable and is present in approximately 1% of the population. Researchers have been following two paths in their pursuit of identifying...

Healthy Lunchbox Challenge Helps Influence Healthy Eating Habits in Children

Feb 19, 2014 8:00 AM ET - Philadelphia, PA, February 19, 2014 /3BL Media/ – During the school year, 21 million children receive free or reduced-price lunches, yet less than 10% of those children participate in the Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program....

Manga Comics May Help Promote Fruit Consumption Among Youth

Feb 11, 2014 7:50 AM ET - Philadelphia, PA, February 11, 2014 /3BL Media/ – A recent pilot study in Brooklyn, New York, with minority students found that exposure to Manga comics (Japanese comic art) promoting fruit intake significantly improved healthy snack selection....

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Clues to Cancer Pathogenesis Found in Cell-Conditioned Media

Feb 10, 2014 4:35 AM ET - Philadelphia, PA, February 10, 2014 /3BL Media/ – Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare B-cell neoplasm distinguished by its tendency to spread along the thin serous membranes that line body cavities without infiltrating or destroying nearby...

New Analysis Suggests Whole Diet Approach to Lower Cardiovascular Risk Has More Evidence Than Low-Fat Diets

Feb 6, 2014 7:45 AM ET - Philadelphia, PA, February 6, 2014 /3BL Media/ – A study published in The American Journal of Medicine reveals that a whole diet approach, which focuses on increased intake of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and fish, has more evidence for...

Stem Cells to Treat Lung Disease in Preterm Infants

Feb 6, 2014 5:50 AM ET - Cincinnati, OH, February 6, 2014 /3BL Media/ -- Advances in neonatal care for very preterm infants have greatly increased the chances of survival for these fragile infants. However, preterm infants have an increased risk of developing...

New Study Explores Contributors to Excess Infant Mortality in the U.S. South

Feb 4, 2014 8:00 AM ET - Ann Arbor, MI, February 4, 2014 /3BL Media/ – Researchers consider infant mortality to be a key indicator of population health. Currently, the United States ranks 27th among industrialized nations in infant mortality, but rates within...

First Live Births With A Novel Simplified IVF Procedure

Feb 4, 2014 5:25 AM ET - Cambridge, UK, February 4, 2014/3BL Media/ - A recent prospective study published in Reproductive BioMedicine Online comparing conventional IVF with a novel simplified laboratory...

Early Autism Detection: Speech Disrupts Facial Attention in 6-Month-Old Infants Who Later Develop Autism

Feb 4, 2014 4:35 AM ET - Philadelphia, PA, February 4, 2014 /3BL Media/ – From birth, infants naturally show a preference for human contact and interaction, including faces and voices. These basic predispositions to social stimuli are altered in individuals diagnosed...

Your Brain Is Fine-Tuning Its Wiring Throughout Your Life

Feb 3, 2014 5:50 AM ET - Philadelphia, PA, February 3, 2014 /3BL Media/ – The white matter microstructure, the communication pathways of the brain, continues to develop/mature as one ages. Studies link age-related differences in white matter microstructure to specific...

Infection Control Practices Not Adequately Implemented At Many Hospital ICUs: Study

Jan 30, 2014 5:40 AM ET - Washington, DC, January 30, 2014 /3BL Media/ – U.S. hospital intensive care units (ICUs) show uneven compliance with infection prevention policies, according to a study in the February issue of the...

Patients Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy Should Be Counseled to Improve Mental and Emotional Well-Being

Jan 24, 2014 10:00 AM ET - New York, NY, January 24, 2014 /3BL Media/ – A new study published in The Journal of Urology® reports that prostate cancer patients treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) experienced changes in mental and emotional...

Disadvantaged, Non-College Bound Young Adults at Risk for Excessive Weight Gain

Jan 22, 2014 7:55 AM ET - Philadelphia, PA, January 22, 2014 /3BL Media/ – Young adults are at particularly high risk for excessive weight gain. Although weight gain intervention for young adults attending two- or four-year colleges has been studied extensively, there...

New Web-Based Course to Prevent Excessive Weight Gain May Improve Health in Young Adults

Jan 22, 2014 7:30 AM ET - Philadelphia, PA, January 22, 2014 /3BL Media/ – The transition from adolescence to adulthood presents individuals with many challenges. Perhaps none are as important as those relating to health and quality of life. Young adults, aged 18 to 25,...

Discovery of Quantum Vibrations in “Microtubules” Inside Brain Neurons Corroborates Controversial 20-Year-Old Theory of Consciousness

Jan 16, 2014 6:50 AM ET - Amsterdam, January 16, 2014 /3BL Media/ – A review and update of a controversial 20-year-old theory of consciousness published in Physics of Life Reviews claims that consciousness derives from deeper level, finer scale activities inside...

Maternal Stress Hormones and Maternal Smoking Increase Daughter’s Risk of Nicotine Dependence

Jan 9, 2014 8:00 AM ET - Philadelphia, PA, January 9, 2014 /3B Media/ - Tobacco smoking by pregnant women has long been viewed as a public health risk because of smoking’s adverse effects on the development of a fetus. Smoking during pregnancy is linked to...

New Research May Boost Drug Efficacy in Treating Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Jan 8, 2014 8:15 AM ET - Philadelphia, PA, January 8, 2014 /3BL Media/ – The development of new, more effective vasodilators to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has been hampered because of their systemic toxicity and adverse side effects. An international...

Perceived Benefits of Electronic Cigarettes Over Traditional Tobacco Products May Lead to Higher Experimentation Rates

Jan 8, 2014 8:05 AM ET - Ann Arbor, MI, January 8, 2014 /3BL Media/ – Despite years of anti-smoking education and legislation, tobacco use still remains an important public health issue in the United States. In 2010, 25.2% of all adults and 35.6% of young adults reported...

Nutrition Guidelines Needed for Full-Service Restaurant Chains

Jan 8, 2014 7:45 AM ET - Philadelphia, PA, January 8, 2014 /3BL Media/ – Food prepared away from home is typically higher in calories and lower in nutrition than food prepared at home, but it now makes up more than one-third of all calories purchased in the United States...

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Reliable Pretreatment Information Assists Prostate Cancer Patients in Decision-Making

New USDA School Meal Standards Positively Impact Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Low-Income Students

One in Five US Health Facilities Doesn’t Put Hand Sanitizer Everywhere Needed to Prevent Infections, Study from WHO and Columbia Nursing Finds

Physicians’ Stethoscopes More Contaminated Than Palms of Their Hands

New Study Presents Evidence that Blood Pressure Should Be Measured in Both Arms

Gathering the Clues to Rare Gene Variants Contributing To Schizophrenia

Healthy Lunchbox Challenge Helps Influence Healthy Eating Habits in Children

Manga Comics May Help Promote Fruit Consumption Among Youth

Cascades Antibacterial

Clues to Cancer Pathogenesis Found in Cell-Conditioned Media

New Analysis Suggests Whole Diet Approach to Lower Cardiovascular Risk Has More Evidence Than Low-Fat Diets

Stem Cells to Treat Lung Disease in Preterm Infants

New Study Explores Contributors to Excess Infant Mortality in the U.S. South

First Live Births With A Novel Simplified IVF Procedure

Early Autism Detection: Speech Disrupts Facial Attention in 6-Month-Old Infants Who Later Develop Autism

Your Brain Is Fine-Tuning Its Wiring Throughout Your Life

Infection Control Practices Not Adequately Implemented At Many Hospital ICUs: Study

Patients Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy Should Be Counseled to Improve Mental and Emotional Well-Being

Disadvantaged, Non-College Bound Young Adults at Risk for Excessive Weight Gain

New Web-Based Course to Prevent Excessive Weight Gain May Improve Health in Young Adults

Discovery of Quantum Vibrations in “Microtubules” Inside Brain Neurons Corroborates Controversial 20-Year-Old Theory of Consciousness

Maternal Stress Hormones and Maternal Smoking Increase Daughter’s Risk of Nicotine Dependence

New Research May Boost Drug Efficacy in Treating Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Perceived Benefits of Electronic Cigarettes Over Traditional Tobacco Products May Lead to Higher Experimentation Rates

Nutrition Guidelines Needed for Full-Service Restaurant Chains

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