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NHLBI approves award of 13 contracts to improve asthma control

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has approved the award of 13 contracts to local organizations across the country to develop, implement, and test science-based approaches to improve asthma control using evidence-based national guidelines for diagnosing and managing asthma.

3 Dec 2009

AclarusDx Alzheimer’s test now available as RUO product

ExonHit Therapeutics is pleased to announce that AclarusDx™ Alzheimer’s test (formerly known as EHT Dx21), its blood-based test for the detection of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), is now available as a Research Use Only (RUO) product for pharmaceutical companies and leading academic centers conducting clinical trials in Alzheimer’s disease.

3 Dec 2009

Dementia patients with certain changes in their brain's white matter more likely to be apathetic

Dementia patients with a certain type of changes in their brain's white matter are more likely to be apathetic than those who do not have these changes, reveals a patient study carried out by the Sahlgrenska Academy and Sahlgrenska University Hospital.

3 Dec 2009

Bavarian Red Cross selects Microcap portable capnographs for RTW medical vehicles

Oridion Systems Ltd. today announced that the Bavarian Red Cross has chosen Microcap(R) portable capnographs for its RTW (Rettungswagen) medical vehicles.

3 Dec 2009

SJH and Pharos Innovations team up to enhance care and reduce healthcare costs

According to Stephen F. Jencks, MD, MPH, in a recent New England Journal of Medicine article, America's healthcare crisis is fueled by unnecessary and costly hospitalizations, including re-admissions -- 90% of which are unplanned and at a price-tag of $17.4 billion. To enhance care and combat readmissions, South Jersey Healthcare (SJH), a leading regional healthcare provider in southern New Jersey, has entered a partnership with Pharos Innovations that aims to reduce healthcare costs while improving quality of life for patients.

3 Dec 2009

Jupiter Medical Center deploys GE Healthcare's Signa HDx 1.5T MRI system

Jupiter Medical Center has incorporated one of the most advanced diagnostic tools available into its imaging program, the new Signa HDx 1.5T MRI system from GE Healthcare. The system delivers highly detailed images of the human body with increased speed, better resolution and unique applications, including dual breast scanning and non-contrast vascular imaging for patients with renal dysfunction.

3 Dec 2009

Respiratory syncytial virus, the most common cause of pneumonia in children

RSV is a respiratory virus that infects the lungs and breathing passages. While most healthy people recover from RSV infection, it can be severe in infants. According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), RSV is the most common cause of bronchiolitis (inflammation of the small airways in the lung) and pneumonia in children under 1 year of age in the nation.

3 Dec 2009

Huntington Memorial Hospital's stroke program receives Gold Seal of Approval

Huntington Memorial Hospital's stroke program has received the Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission, designating the hospital a primary stroke center. This means Huntington will join the network of "approved stroke center" hospitals throughout Los Angeles County.

3 Dec 2009

Majority of Australians accept teen drinking

Half of Australian adults and 63 per cent of Australians on a higher income believe 15 to 17 year olds should be allowed to consume alcohol under parental supervision at home, according to the latest MBF Healthwatch survey.

3 Dec 2009

Yale researchers survey door-to-balloon times in 831 hospitals

Healthcare professionals using new time-saving strategies to coordinate care for patients having a heart attack saw dramatic improvement in "door-to-balloon" (D2B) times-the time from when a patient enters the hospital to the time blood flow is restored to the heart by opening a blockage with angioplasty. The faster patients are treated, the more likely they are to survive. The results are published by Yale researchers and their colleagues in the December 15 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

3 Dec 2009

Earlier diagnosis of cancer saves 5,000 to 10,000 lives each year, says Professor Mike Richards

Earlier diagnosis of people with cancer could save between 5,000 and 10,000 lives each year, Professor Mike Richards, the National Cancer Director for England, has claimed.

3 Dec 2009

Exercise remains one of the most effective interventions for peripheral artery disease

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects 5 million individuals in the U.S. and is the leading cause of limb amputations. Doctors have long considered exercise to be the single best therapy for PAD, and now a new study helps explain why. Led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and published in this week's Online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the findings demonstrate that a protein called PGC-1alpha plays a key role in the process.

3 Dec 2009

Fitness levels linked to higher IQ in young adults

Young adults who are fit have a higher IQ and are more likely to go on to university, reveals a major new study carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy and Sahlgrenska University Hospital.

3 Dec 2009

Guidelines to diagnose and manage complicated skin and soft tissue infections published

New evidence-based recommendations developed by the Surgical Infection Society to guide physicians in the diagnosis and management of complicated skin and soft tissue infections have been published in Surgical Infections, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (www.liebertpub.com).

3 Dec 2009

Research finds change in the outlook of people with type 2 diabetes and heart disease

The outlook for individuals with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease is not as grim as originally believed, according to new Saint Louis University research published in Circulation, the Journal of the American Heart Association.

2 Dec 2009

Adult stem cells may help repair heart tissue, reveals new study

Adult stem cells may help repair heart tissue damaged by heart attack according to the findings of a new study to be published in the December 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Results from the Phase I study show stem cells from donor bone marrow appear to help heart attack patients recover better by growing new blood vessels to bring more oxygen to the heart.

2 Dec 2009

Study on the genetics of osteoarthritis

Interleukin Genetics, Inc. and NYU Langone Medical Center announced findings from a study performed in collaboration with Duke University on the genetics of osteoarthritis have been published this week in the "Online First" version of the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases and is available at http://ard.bmj.com/cgi/rapidpdf/ard.2009.113043v1.pdf.

2 Dec 2009

Phosphagenics commences Phase 1B clinical trial of its oxycodone/TPM transdermal patch systems

Phosphagenics Limited today announced the initiation of a Phase 1B clinical trial for its patented oxycodone/TPM (Targeted Penetration Matrix) transdermal patch systems.

2 Dec 2009

Sorin Group includes the first patient in its Clepsydra clinical trial

Sorin Group announced today the first inclusion of a patient in the Clepsydra clinical trial. The study will investigate the sensitivity to changes in heart failure status of PhD™, a unique diagnostic feature using the dual sensor technology of minute ventilation and accelerometer to monitor patient’s breathing and activity levels every day.

2 Dec 2009

Legal immigrants still lack care in Massachusetts; Ohio hospitals brace for new fees

News outlets report on legal immigrants and the cost of health reform in Massachusetts, new hospital fees in Ohio, coverage shortfalls in Tennessee and registered nurse practitioners in Florida.

2 Dec 2009

Hospital News and Research

NHLBI approves award of 13 contracts to improve asthma control

AclarusDx Alzheimer’s test now available as RUO product

Dementia patients with certain changes in their brain's white matter more likely to be apathetic

Bavarian Red Cross selects Microcap portable capnographs for RTW medical vehicles

SJH and Pharos Innovations team up to enhance care and reduce healthcare costs

Jupiter Medical Center deploys GE Healthcare's Signa HDx 1.5T MRI system

Respiratory syncytial virus, the most common cause of pneumonia in children

Huntington Memorial Hospital's stroke program receives Gold Seal of Approval

Majority of Australians accept teen drinking

Yale researchers survey door-to-balloon times in 831 hospitals

Earlier diagnosis of cancer saves 5,000 to 10,000 lives each year, says Professor Mike Richards

Exercise remains one of the most effective interventions for peripheral artery disease

Fitness levels linked to higher IQ in young adults

Guidelines to diagnose and manage complicated skin and soft tissue infections published

Research finds change in the outlook of people with type 2 diabetes and heart disease

Adult stem cells may help repair heart tissue, reveals new study

Study on the genetics of osteoarthritis

Phosphagenics commences Phase 1B clinical trial of its oxycodone/TPM transdermal patch systems

Sorin Group includes the first patient in its Clepsydra clinical trial

Legal immigrants still lack care in Massachusetts; Ohio hospitals brace for new fees

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