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NovaBay's Aganocide compounds effective against multidrug-resistant bacteria
NovaBay(R) Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE-AMEX: NBY) (http://www.novabaypharma.com), a clinical stage company developing novel anti-infective compounds for the treatment or prevention of a wide range of bacterial, viral and fungal infections, presented in two poster sessions today at the 49th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in San Francisco.
New microcapsules provide safe and effective delivery of drugs, biomolecules
Cracking an egg to release its yolk requires applying external force (like being smacked against the edge of a bowl) to overcome the strength of the eggshell.
Health insurers urge brokers to brace for sharp increases in premium costs
The Wall Street Journal reports that health insurers are quietly issuing this warning to brokers. Meanwhile, an Ohio insurance company will drop its lawsuit regarding confusion over rules related to the health law's high risk insurance program.
Welch Allyn to license Inovise Medical's AUDICOR technology following a technology agreement
Welch Allyn, a leading global manufacturer of frontline medical products and solutions announced today that it has entered into a multi-year agreement with Inovise Medical, Inc., a privately held cardiac technology company. Under terms of the agreement, Welch Allyn will license Inovise Medical, Inc.'s AUDICORĀ® technology with improved cardiac information to accurately diagnose more patients with acute or previous silent heart attacks at the point of care.
Novel decoding technology could predict mood variations from brain signals
By developing a novel decoding technology, a team of engineers and physicians at the University of Southern California and UC San Francisco have discovered how mood variations can be decoded from neural signals in the human brain-a process that has not been demonstrated to date.
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Physical Therapists: Physical therapists (PTs) are licensed health care professionals who diagnose and treat individuals of all ages, from newborns to the very oldest, who have medical problems or other health-related conditions that limit their abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives. PTs examine each individual and develop a plan using treatment techniques to promote the ability to move, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability. In addition, PTs work with individuals to prevent the loss of mobility before it occurs by developing fitness- and wellness-oriented programs for healthier and more active lifestyles. PTs: 1.Diagnose and manage movement dysfunction and enhance physical and functional abilities. 2.Restore, maintain, and promote not only optimal physical function but optimal wellness and fitness and optimal quality of life as it relates to movement and health. 3.Prevent the onset, symptoms, and progression of impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities that may result from diseases, disorders, conditions, or injuries. 4.Treat conditions of the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and/or integumentary systems. 5.Address the negative effects attributable to unique personal and environmental factors as they relate to human performance. 6.PTs provide care for people in a variety of settings, including hospitals, private practices, outpatient clinics, home health agencies, schools, sports and fitness facilities, work settings, and nursing homes. State licensure is required in each state in which a PT practices.