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McGuinty government improves supportive services for people with HIV/AIDS

The McGuinty government is providing people living with HIV/AIDS and frail seniors with 112 additional new supportive housing units in downtown Toronto, Health and Long-Term Care Minister George Smitherman announced today.

26 Jun 2004

Molecular biologists find chink in the armor of Candida, the most common human fungal pathogen

Molecular biologists at Rice University have discovered a key defense mechanism that the yeast Candida albicans uses against attack by the human immune system.

26 Jun 2004

Prescription pain medications may slow healing process in shoulder operations

A study of small laboratory animals suggests that prescription pain medications may delay healing in rotator cuff repair, a common shoulder operation, according to a new study by a team of doctors at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

26 Jun 2004

MRSA "superbug" genome decoded

On 18 June 2004, the BBC reported fears that deaths from the 'superbug' MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) might double in the next five years.

25 Jun 2004

Heart scans detect problems before symptoms appear

Many times, people with heart disease have few visible symptoms. This is one of the reasons why heart disease is the number one killer for both men and women in America.

25 Jun 2004

Better stroke care could save thousands of lives every year

An eight-month study at 21 Canadian hospitals, led by a Canadian Stroke Network and Heart and Stroke Foundation researcher, found that the majority of patients did not receive care on an acute stroke unit.

25 Jun 2004

750,000 Americans will have a stroke or brain attack this year

Today researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine reported findings that suggest that not all stroke patients have equal access to the only Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved acute ischemic stroke treatment.

25 Jun 2004

Only about one in twenty women consistently utilized annual mammography over ten years

Women across age, racial and socioeconomic spectrums underutilize the recommended annual breast cancer screening, effectively reducing the life-saving benefits of annual mammography.

24 Jun 2004

British government's new NHS improvement plan

People who need an operation will wait no more than 18 weeks by 2008, Health Secretary John Reid said today.

24 Jun 2004

47.2% of the estimated $16.0 billion spent on prescribed drugs in Canada was financed by the public sector in 2003

A new report released today by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows that 47.2% of the estimated $16.0 billion spent on prescribed drugs in Canada was financed by the public sector in 2003.

24 Jun 2004

Promise of improved workflows and reduced medical errors to boost adoption of computerised physician order entry systems

Motivated by the need to achieve cost-effective and high-quality care, the European healthcare industry is increasingly turning to computerised physician order entry (CPOE) systems.

24 Jun 2004

MRSA superbugs emerged independently in at least eight countries including the UK

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria that are increasingly resistant to vancomycin, the antibiotic of last resort in the war against superbugs, have emerged independently in at least eight countries including the UK

24 Jun 2004

Australians will have access to a new Medicare smartcard

Australians will have access to a new Medicare smartcard as part of the government’s electronic health agenda to improve the quality and accessibility of patient information across the health system.

24 Jun 2004

Buffalo Hospital bans smoking in buildings, on the grounds or in parking areas

Buffalo Hospital, Allina Medical Clinics and Buffalo Clinic are joining the ranks of many other health organizations, both local and nationwide, to become tobacco-free facilities.

24 Jun 2004

Hospital waiting lists could disappear completely under radical new Conservative plans to reform the NHS

Hospital waiting lists could disappear completely under radical new Conservative plans to reform the NHS and give patients the Right to Choose where to be treated.

24 Jun 2004

System to treat patients over the internet via webcam

Physiotherapy is coming to a lounge room near you with a University of Queensland lecturer inventing a system to treat patients over the internet via webcam.

24 Jun 2004

Historical analysis of the 38-year struggle to provide a prescription drug benefit to seniors as part of Medicare

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of California, San Francisco, have completed a new historical analysis of the 38-year struggle to provide a prescription drug benefit to seniors as part of Medicare.

23 Jun 2004

Hospital News and Research

McGuinty government improves supportive services for people with HIV/AIDS

Molecular biologists find chink in the armor of Candida, the most common human fungal pathogen

Prescription pain medications may slow healing process in shoulder operations

MRSA "superbug" genome decoded

Heart scans detect problems before symptoms appear

Better stroke care could save thousands of lives every year

750,000 Americans will have a stroke or brain attack this year

Only about one in twenty women consistently utilized annual mammography over ten years

British government's new NHS improvement plan

47.2% of the estimated $16.0 billion spent on prescribed drugs in Canada was financed by the public sector in 2003

Promise of improved workflows and reduced medical errors to boost adoption of computerised physician order entry systems

MRSA superbugs emerged independently in at least eight countries including the UK

Australians will have access to a new Medicare smartcard

Buffalo Hospital bans smoking in buildings, on the grounds or in parking areas

Hospital waiting lists could disappear completely under radical new Conservative plans to reform the NHS

System to treat patients over the internet via webcam

Historical analysis of the 38-year struggle to provide a prescription drug benefit to seniors as part of Medicare

Research may explain why methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections are so difficult to control in hospitals

Report published on IVF mix-up that led to mixed-race twins being born to a white couple

Residency training is demanding, leading busy residents to forfeit sleep

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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