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NEDD9 protein plays significant role in development of HER2-driven breast cancer: Researchers

Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have identified a potentially significant molecular player in the development of aggressive breast cancer. The team's findings show that a protein called NEDD9 is critical in the formation of breast tumors induced by high levels of the cell-surface receptor HER2/neu in mice.

21 Apr 2010

UMDNJ researchers receive $2.1M, four-year grant from National Cancer Institute

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Public Health has received a $2.1 million, four-year grant from the National Cancer Institute. The grant will be used to develop and implement an innovative sampling approach designed to improve knowledge about tobacco use by young adults and associated use risk factors.

20 Apr 2010

Prevalence of scalp fungus infection among children living in metropolitan areas

Approximately 7 percent of elementary school children across the bi-state, Kansas City metropolitan area are infected with the fungus Trichophyton tonsurans (T. tonsurans), the leading cause of ringworm in the U.S., according to a new study published today in Pediatrics. This is the largest study to date aimed at defining infection prevalence of the scalp fungus in children living in a metropolitan area and has implications for children nationwide.

20 Apr 2010

NFID, LWW form new publishing partnership

The National Foundation of Infectious Disease and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins are pleased to announce the formation of a new publishing partnership. The NFID is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization founded in 1973 dedicated to educating the public and healthcare professionals about the causes, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases.

20 Apr 2010

SMRMC selects ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support order set solution

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center (SMRMC) has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as its electronic order set solution.

20 Apr 2010

Block by Block campaign to educate community, reduce impact of diabetes

It started with a simple medical survey in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on Chicago's near Northwest side whose results were reported in the Journal of Epidemiology in 2006.

20 Apr 2010

Hematological malignancies conference to provide update on blood-borne cancer

John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center will host a hematological malignancies conference for physicians and patients on Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24. The event, entitled "Current and Innovative Modalities in the Management of Hematological Malignancies", is part of John Theurer Cancer Center's commitment to provide both healthcare professionals as well as patients with an update on the newest advances in the field of blood-borne cancers.

20 Apr 2010

Ga. couple allegedly took Medicare, Medicaid payments while patients were shorted food, medicine

The Atlanta Journal Constitution: "George D. Houser, 62, and his wife, 46-year-old Rhonda Washington Houser, were arraigned Friday on charges of conspiring to defraud the Medicare and Georgia Medicaid programs. George Houser also faces charges for allegedly failing to pay payroll taxes to the IRS and file personal income tax returns."

20 Apr 2010

Today's OpEds: Heritage disputes Obama's claims on health law; Florida nursing home reforms in danger

Think tank analysts usually brim with pride when the president of the United States goes around claiming that his policies are based on their work. But when President Obama tries to sell his health-care law as a moderate approach that borrows ideas developed by the Heritage Foundation, we get incensed (Robert Moffit, 4/19).

19 Apr 2010

End-of-life care documentation helps in emergency treatment decisions

When Heather Rubesch was a teenager, her aunt died in need of a kidney transplant. In later family discussions, Heather's mother, Linda, expressed some of her views about end-of-life care—for instance, her belief in organ donation.

19 Apr 2010

Vehicle safety improvements do not benefit all segments of population: Study

Improvements in motor vehicle safety have been recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as ranking among the 20th century's top public health achievements, however a recent study led by researchers in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences seems to show that the improvements aren't benefiting all segments of the population equally.

19 Apr 2010

Clues to molecular markers on breast tumors that may predict spread of lymph node cancer

Predicting breast cancer spread from a sentinel lymph node removed during surgery is a hit or miss affair, say researchers: there are still many false negatives, which means the node, when analyzed under a microscope, appears clean of cancer cells, but metastasis can still occur in the patient. The sentinel node is the first lymph node in the axilla that cancer spreads to.

19 Apr 2010

7% of elementary school children infected with T. tonsurans: Pediatrics

Approximately 7 percent of elementary school children across the bi-state, Kansas City metropolitan area are infected with the fungus Trichophyton tonsurans, the leading cause of ringworm in the U.S., according to a new study published today in Pediatrics.

19 Apr 2010

Budget impact of traditional fecal management methods to be presented at SAWC/WHS 2010

ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, today announced new study results that demonstrate hospitals could realize substantial savings by substituting Flexi-Seal FMS for traditional fecal management methods.

19 Apr 2010

Tools and applications of QI methodology in Neonatal-Perinatal practice

The March 2010 issue of Clinics in Perinatology, published by Elsevier, provides Neonatologists and Maternal-Fetal-Medicine specialists with the tools and concepts necessary to understand Quality Improvement (QI) methodology and to initiate QI projects within their own practices and neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).

17 Apr 2010

Racial disparities in sleep and health-related quality of life

A study in the April 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that having a sleep disturbance is associated with clinically meaningful reductions in health-related quality of life, and the magnitude of this effect varies by race and sleep disorder.

17 Apr 2010

Study examines expanding role of nursing research in improving patient care

From the researchers who are discovering new knowledge, to the clinicians who are finding ways to use that research evidence at the patient bedside, it is nurses' focus on the patient that makes their work unique among health professions. The latest issue of Johns Hopkins Nursing takes a look at the expanding role of nursing research in improving patient care.

17 Apr 2010

Temple University Hospital meeting with PASNAP concludes without contract agreement

At the state mediator's request, Temple University Hospital negotiators met today with representatives of PASNAP, the union that represents the Hospital's nurses and allied-health professionals.

17 Apr 2010

Research roundup: Revamping NCI Clinical Trials, reducing malpractice suits, health disparities persist

A National Cancer Clinical Trials System For The 21st Century: Reinvigorating The NCI Cooperative Group Program - The "system for conducting cancer clinical trials in the United States is approaching a state of crisis," according to this report on inefficiencies and funding issues faced by the NCI's Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program - which comprises 10 groups, more than 3,100 institutions, 14,000 investigators and more than 25,000 patients in clinical trials each year.

17 Apr 2010

Dance-based therapy can improve balance and gait, and reduce falls in older persons

For seniors, dancing isn't just for fun; it also can be therapeutic. Two recent studies conducted by University of Missouri researchers found that participation in dance-based therapy can improve balance and gait in older adults. Improved functionality among seniors can decrease their risk of falling and reduce costly injuries.

17 Apr 2010

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

NEDD9 protein plays significant role in development of HER2-driven breast cancer: Researchers

UMDNJ researchers receive $2.1M, four-year grant from National Cancer Institute

Prevalence of scalp fungus infection among children living in metropolitan areas

NFID, LWW form new publishing partnership

SMRMC selects ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support order set solution

Block by Block campaign to educate community, reduce impact of diabetes

Hematological malignancies conference to provide update on blood-borne cancer

Ga. couple allegedly took Medicare, Medicaid payments while patients were shorted food, medicine

Today's OpEds: Heritage disputes Obama's claims on health law; Florida nursing home reforms in danger

End-of-life care documentation helps in emergency treatment decisions

Vehicle safety improvements do not benefit all segments of population: Study

Clues to molecular markers on breast tumors that may predict spread of lymph node cancer

7% of elementary school children infected with T. tonsurans: Pediatrics

Budget impact of traditional fecal management methods to be presented at SAWC/WHS 2010

Tools and applications of QI methodology in Neonatal-Perinatal practice

Racial disparities in sleep and health-related quality of life

Study examines expanding role of nursing research in improving patient care

Temple University Hospital meeting with PASNAP concludes without contract agreement

Research roundup: Revamping NCI Clinical Trials, reducing malpractice suits, health disparities persist

Dance-based therapy can improve balance and gait, and reduce falls in older persons

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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