Diet changes improve older adults’ cholesterol too
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Older adults can cut their cholesterol levels by revamping their dietary fat intake — even if they are already on cholesterol-lowering statins, a new study finds.
Competitive sports tied to teens’ back pain
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Years of competitive sports may raise teenagers’ risk of developing lower back pain, a new study finds.
Expanding waist worsens kids’ sleep apnea
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For children who have trouble breathing during sleep, gaining weight around the middle may make things worse, new research shows.
Mammograms may be overused in women with dementia
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Some elderly women with severe cognitive impairment are getting mammography breast cancer screening even though they are unlikely to ever benefit from it, a new study finds.
BIA Announces Release of Solis(TM) Integrated ESI Management and E-Discovery Platform
NEW YORK, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ — Business Intelligence Associates, Inc. (BIA), today announces the long-anticipated release of its enterprise legal software product, Solis™, which is a complete in-house solution providing a defensible and automa…
Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC Announces Sale of Suture Express, Inc.
CHICAGO, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC (“CHS”) announced the sale of Suture Express, Inc., a portfolio investment of CHS Private Equity V LP and Linden LLC, to Diamond Castle Partners, a New York-based private equity firm.
Even routine tests can up newborns’ pain response
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Even a routine heel-stick test can be painful enough for some newborns to trigger an increase in potentially harmful free radicals in the blood, a new study suggests.
Family fat explains some of family diabetes risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Having type 2 diabetes in the family more than doubles a woman’s own risk of developing the disease, new research shows.
Pelvic symptoms unlikely to mean ovarian cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Only one in 100 women with symptoms typical of ovarian cancer, such as persistent bloating or pelvic pain, actually has the disease, researchers reported on Thursday.
Care Investment Trust Inc. Announces Stockholder Approval of Plan of Liquidation
NEW YORK, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Care Investment Trust Inc. (NYSE: CRE) (“Care” or the “Company”), a real estate investment and finance company formed to invest in healthcare-related real estate and commercial mortgage debt, today announced …