Valentines to the Clinic
      This Valentine’s Day, the clinic was filled with wonderful Valentines messages from Doctors of the World’s supporters. Heart-warming words of peace, love, and support to those facing barriers to access healthcare. For many, this period is one of longing for the loved ones they were forced to leave behind. Thanks to all those who participated and made this week a very special one special one.               https://www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ezgif.com-rotate-2.mp4     https://www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/wp-cont...
Source: Doctors of the World News - February 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Martina Villa Tags: Uncategorised Source Type: news

Residential relocation and obesity after a natural disaster: a natural experiment from the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami - Hikichi H, Aida J, Kondo K, Tsuboya T, Kawachi I.
Natural disasters are often associated with forced residential relocation, thereby affected people experience a change of food environment that results in the increased body mass index. However, there are a few studies that examined whether a change in foo...
Source: SafetyLit - January 29, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Nematic-to-columnar mesophase transition by in situ supramolecular polymerization
We report that supramolecular polymerization of a disk-shaped chiral monomer in nematic liquid crystals comprising rod-shaped molecules results in order-increasing mesophase transition into a single mesophase with a core-shell columnar geometry. This liquid crystalline material responds quickly to an applied electric field, resulting in unidirectional columnar ordering. Moreover, it can be modularly customized to be optoelectrically responsive simply by using a photoisomerizable rod-shaped module. The modular strategy allows for cooperative integration of different functions into elaborate dynamic architectures.
Source: ScienceNOW - January 10, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Yano, K., Itoh, Y., Araoka, F., Watanabe, G., Hikima, T., Aida, T. Tags: Chemistry, Materials Science reports Source Type: news

The road to hearing for baby Aida
For many parents, the first months of having a new baby are full of cuddles, kisses, some sleepless nights and joy. That's exactly what life was like for the Little family after baby Aida was born. But when she was one month old, her parents realized their happy, beautiful daughter was deaf. Experts at Mayo [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - December 18, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Beneficial roles of social support for mental health vary in the Japanese population depending on disaster experience: a nationwide cross-sectional study - Ozaki A, Horiuchi S, Kobayashi Y, Inoue M, Aida J, Leppold C, Yamaoka K.
The purpose of the present study was to assess the effects of social capital on mental health among the Japanese population with or without natural disaster experience. A nationwide cross-sectional study was performed in the population aged 15 to 79 years ...
Source: SafetyLit - December 16, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

The Roadblocks to Universal Health Coverage and How NGOs Can Help Remove Them
By Pape Amadou Gaye, Chief Executive OfficerDecember 18, 2018There are two big things holding us back.en fran çaisWhy haven ’t we achieved health for all yet? Forty years ago, the global health community committed to achieving primary health care for all by 2000. But today, about half of the world ’s population still does not have full access to essential health services.Could public-private partnerships finally get us there? Last month at the Africa Health Business Symposium (AHBS) in Johannesburg, an annual event we helped sponsor, hundreds of health ministers, government officials, business representatives an...
Source: IntraHealth International - December 14, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: mnathe Tags: Leadership and Governance Policy & Advocacy Private-Sector Approaches health financing Primary Health Care Source Type: news

Baby hears for first time with cochlear implants
One month after 7-month-old Aida Little was born, her parents realized she couldn't hear. Experts at Mayo Clinic diagnosed Aida with a condition called Waardenburg syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes deafness and pigment changes of the hair, eyes and skin.? In October, a surgical team at Mayo placed cochlear implants into Aida's head [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - November 13, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Does the type of temporary housing make a difference in social participation and health for evacuees of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami?: A Cross-sectional Study - Kusama T, Aida J, Sugiyama K, Matsuyama Y, Koyama S, Sato Y, Yamamoto T, Igarashi A, Tsuboya T, Osaka K.
We examined whether prevalent...
Source: SafetyLit - October 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Community-level social capital and cognitive decline after a natural disaster: a natural experiment from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami - Hikichi H, Aida J, Matsuyama Y, Tsuboya T, Kondo K, Kawachi I.
We examined prospectively whether community-level social capital can mitigate the adverse effects of natural disaster on cognitive decline in the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The baseline for our natural experimental study...
Source: SafetyLit - October 11, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Petition with the Food and Drug Administration Requesting Regulation of Dangerously Acidic Oral Moisturizers
The objective of the study was to measure the pH levels, titratable acidity, and erosive effect of commercially distributed dry mouth lozenges on dentin.The research identified seven oral moisturizers for dry mouth sold in the US that have a pH level below 5.5 and caused significant amounts of tooth erosion:  - OraMoist®, by DenTek™ (2.9 pH)   - Mouth Kote®, by Parnell Pharmaceuticals (3.0 pH)  - Cotton Mouth Lozenges®, by Cotton Mouth Candy Company (3.1 pH)   - MedActive® Oral Relief Lozenges (3.2 pH)   - Hager Pharma Dry Mouth Drops (4.4 pH)   - Rite Aid®...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - October 4, 2018 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

Self-assembly of lattices with high structural complexity from a geometrically simple molecule
Here we report an anomalous porous molecular crystal built of C–H···N-bonded double-layered roof-floor components and wall components of a segregatively interdigitated architecture. This complicated porous structure consists of only one type of fully aromatic multijoint molecule carrying three identical dipyridylphenyl wedges. Despite its high symmetry, this molecule accomplishes difficult tasks by using two of its three wedges for roof-floor formation and using its other wedge for wall formation. Although a C–H···N bond is extremely labile, the porous crystal maintains...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 20, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Yamagishi, H., Sato, H., Hori, A., Sato, Y., Matsuda, R., Kato, K., Aida, T. Tags: Chemistry reports Source Type: news

Mental health ‘first aid’ added to nursing course curriculum
Student nurses of all disciplines at the University of Northampton will be taught skills in mental health “first aid” to help them spot crucial warning signs of problems like depression and anxiety in both themselves and their patients.
Source: Nursing Times - August 14, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

InTouch cuts deal with Rite Aid, announces participation in newly formed World Telehealth Initiative
California-based telehealth provider InTouch Health inked a letter of intent alongside Rite Aid to explore how the virtual care platform can be implemented by the retail pharmacy chain to boost customers ’ access to care. Specifically, the deal looks to bring InTouch’s technology to health kiosks owned by Rite Aid. These kiosks could be placed in Rite Aid’s pharmacies, or installed in “alternative care sites within communities,” according to a release from InTouch announcing the partnershi p.
Source: mobihealthnews - July 19, 2018 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Join the Conversation: Medtech M & amp;A Trends
video-1531312898.mp4 MD+DI News Editor Amanda Pedersen talks about recent M&A trends in medtech and the attributes that make companies stand out as potential acquisition targets. Here is a link to our recently-published list of the 25 Most Attractive Medtech Companies on the M&A Radar, which is mentioned in the video above.  
Source: MDDI - July 12, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Business Source Type: news

After Fifty Long Years with Obstetric Fistula, Two Women Reclaim Their Dignity
May 21, 2018They spent most of their lives with the condition, but now two septuagenarians in Mali are healed —and they’re on a mission.en fran çaisThree days.That ’s how long Malado was in labor. That’s how long she was unable to give birth. She was only 16 years old, after all, and it was her first baby. Her body wasn’t ready.This was back in the 1960s in rural Mali, and there were no cars to take her from her village to a health facility —even today, it’s rare to see a car pass on these dirt roads. Finally someone helped her into a donkey-drawn cart and carried her to a clinic in the nearby town of Dioila...
Source: IntraHealth International - May 21, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: mnathe Source Type: news

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