Hailed since ancient times for its medicinal properties, we still have a lot to learn about the effects of rosemary. Now researchers writing in Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, published by SAGE, have shown for the first time that blood levels of a rosemary oil component correlate with improved cognitive performance…
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According to a study published in PloS ONE, researchers have been able to successfully stimulate wound healing by combining two bioactive peptides. The peptides stimulate blood vessels to grow and promote re-growth of tissue. Further development of these peptides could result in new treatment for acute and chronic wounds…
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Jackson Health System notified Miami-Dade County officials on Tuesday that it plans to lay off 1,115 workers, or about 10 percent of its employees.

The public health system, which operates Florida’s largest hospital, hopes to save $69 million a year by removing those employees. Of those positions, 920 are currently filled and 195 have been vacated since December, JHS President and CEO Carlos A. Migoya wrote in a letter to county officials. However, JHS will create 350 part-time positions to cover some critical missions…

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Dr. Lauren McDonald, chairwoman of the board of managers of Parkland Memorial Hospital, announced Tuesday that she is resigning from the board, effective March 6.

McDonald, a nephrologist, was appointed in 1999 by County Commissioner John Wiley Price.

McDonald announced her resignation at the end of Tuesday’s board meeting. The board’s scheduled election of officers was postponed until March.

McDonald said she is resigning to spend more time with her family. Her decision, she said, was not due to a recent investigation by the U…

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Neither births nor deaths stop the flocking of organisms. They just keep moving, says theoretical physicist John J. Toner of the University of Oregon. The notion, he says, has implications in biology and eventually could point to new cancer therapies…
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on the nanoscale and the ever-elusive quantum computer are among the advancements edging closer toward the realm of possibility, and a new study co-authored by a UC Santa Barbara researcher may give both an extra nudge. The findings appear in Science Express, an online version of the journal Science…
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In a conference call with analysts today, Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. CEO Jonah Shacknai said the Scottsdale company is reaching out to pediatricians, securing contracts with managed care organizations and kicking off a prescription-assistance program to continue to generate revenue.

The company reported an increase in income and revenue for the year-ended Dec. 31, 2011, compared with the previous year in its earnings statement released Monday.

“Pediatricians represent a sizable market,” Shacknai said…

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Hawaii is the healthiest state in the nation, according to data from The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which found that adult obesity in the United States may be slowly declining.

The data found that Hawaii led the nation with the highest well-being index score of 70.2 percent in 2011. The Aloha State scored the highest for emotional health with an 84.1, and for healthy behaviors with a score of 68.9.

Nationally, the healthy behaviors score, which measures smoking, eating and exercise habits, was 63…

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The 2nd Annual Pan-European HR Forum 2012 will be taking place on 10th- 11th May 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. The Pan-European HR Forum the ultimate platform for you and 120 - 150 other leading EMEA HRDs to come together, to network and to share best practice.
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This blog post was written by Wake Forest University student Hilary Burns, who reported on the TEDxWakeForestU conference for The Business Journal.

Can nicotine be used to treat schizophrenia?

Don deBethizy, CEO of biopharmaceutical company Targacept, explained at the inaugural TEDxWakeForestU conference Saturday how the Winston-Salem-based company is researching whether it is possible to treat people who suffer from schizophrenia with nicotine.

“We dreamed that if you could eliminate the side effects of nicotine then we could really help people with schizophrenia,” deBethizy said in his talk during the technology innovation block of the conference at Wake Forest University…

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