Cancer Patients Connect with Online Communities for Care and Support
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Connectivity and community are key components of the growing population of cancer patients using innovative resources to take more of an empowered role in their condition and treatment management. According to Manhattan Research's Cybercitizen Health™ study, more than sixty percent of cancer patients are eHealth Consumers, reporting to go online for health information.
Thomson Reuters Study Finds Step Therapy Programs May Increase Overall Healthcare Costs for Employer
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A health insurance protocol intended to promote the use of effective, cheaper medications may create barriers that lead people to receive less of needed medications, according to a Thomson Reuters study. As a result, patients ultimately require more - and more costly - medical care.
Live Video Detailing Scores High Marks with Physicians
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Though video detailing had a rocky start when it debuted a decade ago, recent physician online video adoption and satisfaction rates indicate that this channel is now a viable option for pharma, biotech, and device manufacturers.
Pleasant music can enhance visual awareness in stroke patients, study shows
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Researchers in Spain and the UK have demonstrated that stroke patients who have lost part of their spatial awareness experience enhanced visual awareness when listening to music that they like. The study's findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, underline the importance of an individual's emotional state in modulating awareness.
Project Launched by VTT Develops Computer Models for Predicting Dietary Effects on Health
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VTT is launching an extensive EU project called ETHERPATHS, studying the effects of dietary effects mediated by gut microbiota on lipid metabolism. The aim is to accelerate the development of health-promoting foods. The project develops computer assisted models with which food companies and research institutions, for instance, will be able to predict the effects of foods in the body.
The Five Myths of Generic Competition
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The Healthcare and Science business of Thomson Reuters has released the white paper, "The Five Myths of Generic Competition," highlighting what originator pharmaceutical and biotech companies can do to improve their forecasting of the likely timing, source and intensity of competition from generic drugs.
New communication opportunities for providers of medical scientific information
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Deutsche Zeitschrift für Klinische Forschung (DZKF) portal, developed by Geelen & Geelen Beratung für medizinisch-wissenschaftliche Projekte GmbH, now is available in English. The portal is password protected
and accessible only by medical scientific professionals, it allows to publish and read multimedia-format information and send others the related web link(s).
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