Obstetrics & Gynecology Doctors in Lilburn, GA Accepting Medicare

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Dr. Patrice Leonie Basanta-henry, M.D Obstetrics & Gynecology - Maternal & Fetal Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 625 Beaver Ruin Rd Nw, Suite D, Lilburn, GA 30047 Phone: 770-279-3838

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Researchers find new way to increase patients' recruitment, retention in clinical trials

By seeking the advice of patients, families and other stakeholders in designing a clinical trial investigating pediatric appendicitis, researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital found a way to significantly increase the number of people recruited and retained in the trial.

Desk job? Get up and move every half an hour !

According to a new study sitting for long periods of time at a single stretch is linked to early death. The study explored the effects of sitting versus moving around and found that it is not only the amount of time spent sitting but also the way in which the total time spent sitting is accumulated throughout the day that counts to affect lifespan detrimentally.

Prolonged use of PPIs linked with two-fold increased risk of stomach cancer, study finds

A new study published in the online journal Gut suggested that the prolonged use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) that are mainly utilized in treating acid reflux is associated with more than a two-fold increase in the risk of gastric cancer.

UC San Diego researchers awarded two grants for investigating stem cell-based therapies

The governing board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine unanimously approved this week two grants worth more than $2.2 million to University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers investigating stem cell-based therapies for a rare genetic disorder that affects the heart and a chronic, progressive affliction of the lungs.

Hoping for universal family planning by 2030

Dana Horvig, CEO of Marie Stopes International, writes in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog that his hope is "that by 2030 we are finally living in the golden age of family planning ... in which everyone has access to whatever type of contraception they want, no matter where they live or what their circumstances are." He continues, "If we are to reach this golden age though, we must keep an ever watchful eye on results and impact, and make sure family planning services are available to the people who need them most."

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