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Health benefits of aerobics can be greatly affected by what you eat after exercise

Many of the health benefits of aerobic exercise are due to the most recent exercise session (rather than weeks, months and even years of exercise training), and the nature of these benefits can be greatly affected by the food we eat afterwards, according to a study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology (http://jap.physiology.org).

29 Jan 2010

CAMH signs licensing agreement to develop and market genetic test for degenerative muscle disorder

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has signed a licensing agreement with a Massachusetts firm to develop and market an innovative genetic test for a recently identified degenerative muscle disorder. The disorder tends to strike adults in their early 30s.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 29 Jan 2010

DPW announces closure of Allentown State Hospital to improve mental health service delivery system

Acting Secretary of Public Welfare Harriet Dichter today announced plans to close Allentown State Hospital in Lehigh County by Dec. 31.

29 Jan 2010

RTI Biologics donates Matrix HD to treat eight-year-old with recessive dystrophic EB

RTI Biologics Inc. (RTI), the Florida-based processor of orthopedic, dental, hernia and other biologic implants, has donated a sterilized dermis allograft, Matrix HD™, to treat an eight-year old patient with a rare skin disease called recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (EB).

29 Jan 2010

SCI indicates increased risk of declining kidney function in type 2 diabetics

In patients with type 2 diabetes, silent cerebral infarction (SCI)—small areas of brain damage caused by injury to small blood vessels—signals an increased risk of progressive kidney disease and kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN).

29 Jan 2010

Regis Technologies' 4-Aminopyridine manufacturing facility receives FDA's EIR and PAI approval

Regis Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of cGMP and non-GMP synthesis and separations services for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and intermediates, announced it has received an Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stating that Regis passed the FDA’s pre-approval inspection (PAI) for its manufacture of 4-Aminopyridine the active ingredient in Ampyra™.

29 Jan 2010

Findings demonstrate direct correlation between improved air quality and pediatric ear infections

A new study by researchers at UCLA and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston suggests that improvements in air quality over the past decade have resulted in fewer cases of ear infections in children.

28 Jan 2010

Increased cost sharing may hurt seniors' health care

Cost sharing and increased co-pays, even if it's just a few dollars, can lead seniors to put off visits to the doctor and result in increased hospital admissions and longer hospital stays, according to a new study.

28 Jan 2010

New technique could eliminate hip replacement surgeries in young trauma patients

A novel surgery using transplanted bone and cartilage may help young patients avoid a hip replacement after a specific traumatic injury to the hip joint, according to a case study by orthopedic trauma specialists at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. The study appears in the February issue of the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.

28 Jan 2010

Federal panel awards almost $500 million to La. to replace New Orleans Charity Hospital

Ending one of the longest-running disputes left by Hurricane Katrina, a federal arbitration panel ruled Wednesday that Louisiana would receive $474.8 million — nearly all it had requested — to pay for the replacement of Charity Hospital in New Orleans, which has been closed since the storm.

28 Jan 2010

Innovative cardiac scanner allows early detection of heart conditions

The portable magnetometer is being developed at the University of Leeds, with funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) playing a key role.

28 Jan 2010

Texas Tribune: Will local docs overcome obstacles to go paperless?

American hospitals have lots of reasons to go digital, as well as a handful of motives to stick with paper.

28 Jan 2010

AAOS, SOMOS, and OTA host EWI symposium on improving patient care for wounded warriors

Since the beginning of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, there have been nearly 36,000 battle- injured warriors, of which approximately 82 percent suffer extremity trauma. Many of these injuries are complicated by the effects of improvised explosive devices which cause injury patterns distinct from civilian trauma. Traditional wound-management guidelines simply fall short.

28 Jan 2010

Zero LWOT metric appeared on the hospital dashboard at United Hospital Center

The week of Christmas left no one turned away from the Emergency Department at United Hospital Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia. For the first time in years, a zero LWOT (Left Without Treatment) metric appeared on the hospital dashboard.

28 Jan 2010

ZOLL Medical, HealthTrust Purchasing Group enter into purchasing agreement

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that HealthTrust Purchasing Group, LP (HealthTrust), a leading healthcare group purchasing organization (GPO), has entered into a purchasing agreement with ZOLL for its therapeutic temperature management equipment.

28 Jan 2010

ZOLL Medical reports revenues for first-quarter of fiscal 2010

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and software solutions, today announced that revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 increased 18% to $105,212,000, compared to revenues in the first quarter of last year of $89,462,000.

28 Jan 2010

Christiana Care Health System introduces COPE technology for common diagnoses

Christiana Care Health System is taking a giant leap forward toward a comprehensive Electronic Health Record with the launch of Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE), technology that makes it easier, more efficient and safer for doctors to order tests and medications.

28 Jan 2010

Patterns of urban violent injury: A spatio-temporal analysis

Each day people living in large urban centres are injured as the result of violent acts such as physical assault. While existing research tells us where such events are most likely to happen, a new study by Canadian scientists has gone one step further.

28 Jan 2010

Transcend Services announces unaudited financial results for fourth-quarter of 2009

TRANSCEND SERVICES, INC., a leading provider of medical transcription services to the U.S. healthcare market, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.

28 Jan 2010

First Edition: January 28, 2010

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28 Jan 2010

Hospital News and Research

Health benefits of aerobics can be greatly affected by what you eat after exercise

CAMH signs licensing agreement to develop and market genetic test for degenerative muscle disorder

DPW announces closure of Allentown State Hospital to improve mental health service delivery system

RTI Biologics donates Matrix HD to treat eight-year-old with recessive dystrophic EB

SCI indicates increased risk of declining kidney function in type 2 diabetics

Regis Technologies' 4-Aminopyridine manufacturing facility receives FDA's EIR and PAI approval

Findings demonstrate direct correlation between improved air quality and pediatric ear infections

Increased cost sharing may hurt seniors' health care

New technique could eliminate hip replacement surgeries in young trauma patients

Federal panel awards almost $500 million to La. to replace New Orleans Charity Hospital

Innovative cardiac scanner allows early detection of heart conditions

Texas Tribune: Will local docs overcome obstacles to go paperless?

AAOS, SOMOS, and OTA host EWI symposium on improving patient care for wounded warriors

Zero LWOT metric appeared on the hospital dashboard at United Hospital Center

ZOLL Medical, HealthTrust Purchasing Group enter into purchasing agreement

ZOLL Medical reports revenues for first-quarter of fiscal 2010

Christiana Care Health System introduces COPE technology for common diagnoses

Patterns of urban violent injury: A spatio-temporal analysis

Transcend Services announces unaudited financial results for fourth-quarter of 2009

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