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Whitley urges public to get vaccinated against H1N1 influenza virus

With several months left in the influenza season and growing supplies of vaccine, now is an opportune time to get vaccinated against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, says Richard Whitley, M.D., director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and current president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).

13 Jan 2010

In-home virtual reality videogames improve hand function in teens with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Remotely monitored in-home virtual reality videogames improved hand function and forearm bone health in teens with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, helping them perform activities of daily living such as eating, dressing, cooking, and other tasks for which two hands are needed.

13 Jan 2010

Obesity could lead to renal cell cancer: BJUI

Being obese could lead to a greater risk of developing the most common form of renal cell cancer, according to research in the January issue of the UK-based urology journal BJUI.

13 Jan 2010

MedAssets to demonstrate how its solutions help optimize hospital’s revenue cycle

MedAssets, Inc. will demonstrate how its revenue cycle management and spend management solutions help hospitals and healthcare systems reduce costs, increase efficiency and increase revenue at the inaugural HFMA Virtual Trade Show, to be held on January 12-13, 2010.

13 Jan 2010

Study indicates public and private funding for US biomedical research has decreased substantially

The rate of increase for funding of biomedical research in the U.S. has slowed since 2005, and the level of funding from the National Institutes of Health and industry appears to have decreased by 2 percent in 2008, after adjustment for inflation, according to an article in the January 13 issue of JAMA.

13 Jan 2010

Emmi Solutions expands existing suite of cancer-related programs in collaboration with ACS

Emmi Solutions, LLC, creators of Web-based interactive multimedia patient education programs, has collaborated with the American Cancer Society, the nation’s leading voluntary health organization and the preeminent source of cancer information and service, to expand Emmi Solutions’ existing suite of cancer-related programs.

13 Jan 2010

Minneapolis-St. Paul hospitals stopping losses after year of cost cutting

The (Minneapolis-St. Paul) Star Tribune reports that hospitals in the Twin Cities appear to be back in the black after cutting jobs, freezing pay and delaying new construction on hospitals around the region.

13 Jan 2010

Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center expands use of clinical components in Eclipsys Sunrise Enterprise solutions

Eclipsys Corporation®, The Outcomes Company®, announced today that Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center (Bronx Lebanon), the largest voluntary, not-for-profit healthcare system in south and central Bronx, NY, has quickly expanded its use of integrated clinical components of Eclipsys Sunrise Enterprise™ suite of solutions.

13 Jan 2010

Record-breaking 8,300 health care professionals participate in online H1N1 vaccination education program

A record-breaking 8,300 front-line health care professionals participated in an accredited, online education program about H1N1 vaccination in November 2009 alone.

13 Jan 2010

Florida Hospital selects HealthPort’s ROI Partner Program

HealthPort, a top-25 company in the healthcare information technology industry, today announced that Florida Hospital, a 2,188 bed hospital system with eight locations across Central Florida, has begun deployment of their release of information (ROI) technology and service solution alongside the organization’s Cerner® Millennium electronic health record (EHR).

13 Jan 2010

Olfactory dysfunction may serve as an early diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's disease

A study published in the January 13, 2010 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience links a loss of smell function in Alzheimer's disease (AD) model animals with amyloid β (protein) accumulation in the brain, a distinguishing hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. Research conducted by NYU Langone Medical Center suggests that olfactory dysfunction, a common symptom of AD, may serve as an early diagnostic tool for the disease.

13 Jan 2010

FBR releases new PSA, Jen's Story 2

The Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) announced today the release of its new PSA, "Jen's Story 2," as part of its ResearchSaves national campaign. The 60-second spot reunites viewers with Jen, a real biomedical researcher who specializes in breast cancer research and is battling the disease herself.

13 Jan 2010

Retreating with gefitinib may benefit non-small cell lung cancer patients

Patients with non-small cell lung cancer in whom treatment with gefitinib is ineffective often have limited options, but results of a new study suggest that retreating patients with the same drug could have a beneficial effect.

13 Jan 2010

Send Word Now to provide emergency voice and text communication services to Unity Health System's hospitals

Send Word Now, the leading provider of emergency notification and on-demand alerting and response services, announced today that Unity Health System, a 681-bed health-care network based out of Rochester, New York, has selected Send Word Now to provide emergency voice and text communication services to its hospitals.

13 Jan 2010

Green tea could modulate smoke-induced lung cancer

Drinking green tea could modulate the effect of smoking on lung cancer. Results of this hospital-based, randomized study conducted in Taiwan were presented at the AACR-IASLC Joint Conference on Molecular Origins of Lung Cancer, held here from Jan. 11-14, 2010.

13 Jan 2010

NIH, D.C. Department of Health partner to decrease the rate of new HIV infections

Officials from the National Institutes of Health and the city of Washington, D.C. today announced the new D.C. Partnership for HIV/AIDS Progress, a collaborative research initiative between NIH and the D.C. Department of Health designed to decrease the rate of new HIV infections in the city, improve the health of district residents living with HIV infection, and strengthen the city's response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

13 Jan 2010

LUMEN 2010 analyzes strategies to reduce rising mortality in women with cardiovascular disease

It is no longer a theory. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary angioplasty is the best treatment for a person presenting with STEMI (ST- elevation myocardial infarction), a heart attack caused by complete obstruction of a coronary artery.

13 Jan 2010

moksha8 receives approval to import and use peramivir in patients with H1N1 influenza A in Mexico

moksha8 and BioCryst today announced that moksha8 has been granted approval from COFEPRIS (The Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk) in Mexico for the importation and use of peramivir in patients with influenza associated with the 2009 H1N1 influenza A strain.

13 Jan 2010

Research reveals how cancers shield themselves from immune attack

Melanoma, if not detected in its early stages, transforms into a highly deadly, treatment-resistant cancer. Although the immune system initially responds to melanoma and mounts anti-tumor attacks, these assaults are generally ineffective, allowing more advanced melanomas to win the battle and spread beyond the primary site.

13 Jan 2010

Studies suggest ways to prevent post-surgical infections in hospitals

Two new studies are suggesting relatively simple ways in which hospitals can prevent many post-surgical infections by killing bacteria the patients themselves bring in, according to Monday's New York Times.

13 Jan 2010

Hospital News and Research

Whitley urges public to get vaccinated against H1N1 influenza virus

In-home virtual reality videogames improve hand function in teens with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Obesity could lead to renal cell cancer: BJUI

MedAssets to demonstrate how its solutions help optimize hospital’s revenue cycle

Study indicates public and private funding for US biomedical research has decreased substantially

Emmi Solutions expands existing suite of cancer-related programs in collaboration with ACS

Minneapolis-St. Paul hospitals stopping losses after year of cost cutting

Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center expands use of clinical components in Eclipsys Sunrise Enterprise solutions

Record-breaking 8,300 health care professionals participate in online H1N1 vaccination education program

Florida Hospital selects HealthPort’s ROI Partner Program

Olfactory dysfunction may serve as an early diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's disease

FBR releases new PSA, Jen's Story 2

Retreating with gefitinib may benefit non-small cell lung cancer patients

Send Word Now to provide emergency voice and text communication services to Unity Health System's hospitals

Green tea could modulate smoke-induced lung cancer

NIH, D.C. Department of Health partner to decrease the rate of new HIV infections

LUMEN 2010 analyzes strategies to reduce rising mortality in women with cardiovascular disease

moksha8 receives approval to import and use peramivir in patients with H1N1 influenza A in Mexico

Research reveals how cancers shield themselves from immune attack

Studies suggest ways to prevent post-surgical infections in hospitals

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