The FINANCIAL -- A recent, international GfK survey, conducted online in 16 countries, shows one in three people (33 percent) currently monitor or track their health or fitness via an online or mobile application, or via a fitness band, clip, or ...
The FINANCIAL -- Researchers from the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester have been awarded £278k to help investigate the best surgical treatments for hip diseases in ...
The FINANCIAL -- A 20-year rise in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in China appears to have been spurred largely by increases in high blood pressure, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan ...
The FINANCIAL -- Americans' exercise and smoking habits have improved while their eating habits have worsened slightly over the nearly eight years of Barack Obama's presidency. These findings are ...
The FINANCIAL -- The day of birth is potentially the most dangerous time for mothers and babies. Every year, worldwide, 303 000 women die during pregnancy and childbirth, 2.7 million babies die ...
The FINANCIAL -- After more than two years without wild poliovirus in Nigeria, the Government reported on August 11 that 2 children have been paralyzed by the disease in the northern Borno ...
The FINANCIAL -- Americans are largely cautious about the idea of using synthetic blood substitutes to improve the speed, strength and stamina of healthy individuals, according to a recent Pew ...
The FINANCIAL -- Healthcare research released on August 15 from Xerox shows large disconnects between patients and healthcare professionals providing and insuring their care. This research suggests ...
The FINANCIAL -- Some bacteria, called fusobacteria, commonly found in the mouth, use a sugar-binding protein to stick to developing colorectal polyps and cancers, according to a new study by ...
The FINANCIAL -- WHO has on August 17 named Mr Michael R. Bloomberg, philanthropist and former three-term Mayor of the City of New York, as Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases ...
The FINANCIAL -- Intergenerational cohabitation (parents and adult children living in the same household) may have contributed to curbing high rates of depressive symptoms among older people during ...
The FINANCIAL -- Sanofi and its vaccines global business unit Sanofi Pasteur announced on September 26 that the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) within the Office of the ...
The FINANCIAL -- More than 40% of health facility births in five African countries are taking place in poor-quality facilities with crucial deficiencies in staffing, infrastructure, referral systems, ...
The FINANCIAL -- Healthcare spending in the U.S. is higher than any other country,2 and a major contributor of that cost is treating chronic diseases. One barrier to better health for people living ...
The FINANCIAL -- Mothers in low- and middle-income countries experience high rates of depression during pregnancy and following the birth of their babies, according to a new study led by researchers ...
The FINANCIAL -- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., on September 15 announced the launch of an authorized generic of Cubicin®1 (daptomycin for injection) 500 mg per vial in the United ...
The FINANCIAL -- Avoidable vision impairment regrettably proves a stumbling block for many Americans, the result of an overall inattentiveness paid to eye health and vision care underscored by a new, ...
The FINANCIAL -- Zika virus makes its way not only to the eye post-infection, but also to the host's tears, according to the latest research sounding alarms over a potentially new transmission ...
The FINANCIAL -- Johnson & Johnson announced on September 12 that Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V. (Janssen) has completed a submission to the World Health Organization (WHO) for Emergency ...
The FINANCIAL -- Researchers say they may have developed a potential solution for dry eye—inserting regenerative cells into the lacrimal gland (LG), where tears get their ...
The FINANCIAL -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company on September 5 announced that the European Commission has approved ORENCIA (abatacept) intravenous (IV) infusion and subcutaneous (SC) injection, in ...
The FINANCIAL -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited [TSE: 4502], on September 2 announced that BARDA, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, has selected Takeda’s Vaccine ...
The FINANCIAL -- Americans' self-assessments of overall health have slipped since 2008. Currently, 19.0% of U.S. adults report that their health is "excellent," compared with 22.6% in 2008, before ...