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Study shows benefit of double mastectomy in women with BRCA-related breast cancer

Women with BRCA-related breast cancer who have a double mastectomy are nearly 50 per cent less likely to die of breast cancer within 20 years of diagnosis compared to women who have a single mastectomy, according to a new study led by Women's College Hospital's Kelly Metcalfe.

12 Feb 2014

Adolescents with psychiatric problems more likely to suffer chronic pain

For the first time researchers have studied the kind of physical pain that troubles adolescents with different mental health problems.

12 Feb 2014

Cocaine increases ischemic stroke risk in young adults within 24 hours of use

Cocaine greatly increases ischemic stroke risk in young adults within 24 hours of use, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2014.

12 Feb 2014

International study examines link between infections and ischemic stroke in children

Common infections are associated with a significantly higher chance of stroke in children, but routine vaccinations may help decrease risk, according to preliminary research (abstract 39) presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2014.

12 Feb 2014

Scientists explain why women with dense breast tissue at greater risk of developing breast cancer

Scientists from The University of Manchester working with IBM Research have identified a key biological mechanism that for the first time explains why women with dense breast tissue are at greater risk of developing breast cancer.

12 Feb 2014

Rural California plans new trauma centers

The centers are designed to avoid expensive and often time-consuming patient transfers. Meanwhile, telemedicine bolsters intensive care services in rural Maryland, and a hospital system in Camden, N.J. overhauls the way it cares for the poorest and sickest patients

12 Feb 2014

Stroke hospitalization and death rates associated with weather changes

Stroke hospitalization and death rates may rise and fall with changes in environmental temperature and dew point, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2014.

12 Feb 2014

ChartMaxx achieves 2014 Edition Modular EHR ONC Health IT Certification

ChartMaxx, the enterprise content management (ECM) solution from Quest Diagnostics, has achieved 2014 Edition Modular EHR ONC Health IT Certification which supports both Stages 1 and 2 of the Meaningful Use (MU) program.

From Quest Diagnostics 12 Feb 2014

Insurgical single-use orthopaedic power tools used in total knee replacement procedure

On February, 5, orthopaedic surgeon Thomas Ferro, MD, successfully performed a total knee replacement procedure using Insurgical single-use orthopaedic power tools. This operation marked the first time FDA cleared single-use, cordless, handheld power tools were used in an orthopaedic operation in the United States. Specialty surgical power tools used to cut and shape bone are required in over 1.5 million orthopaedic procedures annually in the United States.

12 Feb 2014

MedAssist, CarePayment partner to offer patient financing programs for hospitals and health systems

MedAssist has entered into a partnership with CarePayment to make affordable and flexible patient financing programs available as a complement to its eligibility, enrollment and revenue recovery services for hospitals and health systems nationwide. MedAssist's healthcare clients will be able to choose from a variety of CarePayment financing programs that feature credit lines with terms of up to 72 months at 0.00% APR, with no application or credit check.

12 Feb 2014

Connexall releases Patient Queuing System to simplify patient check-in

Connexall, the leader in alarm management and event notification systems, has announced a newly released Patient Queuing System delivering substantial improvements in queuing processes for hospital waiting areas.

12 Feb 2014

Intelligent Hospital Systems, Nevo Medical sign distribution agreement

Intelligent Hospital Systems, maker of the RIVA fully-automated IV compounding system, today announced a distribution agreement with Tel Aviv-based Nevo Medical Ltd. The healthcare and medical equipment supplier will serve as IH Systems' exclusive distributor in Israel and the Palestine Authority, further increasing the reach of RIVA systems globally.

12 Feb 2014

First Edition: February 12, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about President Barack Obama's comments yesterday on his administration's decision to decision to give mid-sized businesses more time to comply with the health law's employer mandate.

12 Feb 2014

GOP wants to restore some military retiree pensions, tie it to debt-limit raise, extend Medicare cuts

Republicans are considering tying an increase in the debt ceiling to restoring pension cuts for military retirees and paying for it by extending automatic cuts to programs, including Medicare.

12 Feb 2014

Manchester researchers become first in world to assess all genetic links with fungal lung infection CPA

A grandfather-of-three from Tameside is helping University of Manchester researchers become the first in the world to assess all the genetic links with Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CPA) - a debilitating fungal lung infection that claims the lives of thousands of people in the UK and millions more worldwide.

From The University of Manchester 12 Feb 2014

Minimum alcohol pricing would reduce deaths, hospital admissions among high-risk drinkers

Minimum pricing for alcohol of 45p per unit would reduce deaths and hospital admissions among high risk drinkers who purchase large quantities of low cost alcohol, but would have negligible effects on low income moderate drinkers’ alcohol consumption and spending, according to a new modelling study from the University of Sheffield, UK, published in The Lancet.

12 Feb 2014

Being overweight may cause changes in brain that is crucial to appetite, emotions and memory

Being overweight appears related to reduced levels of a molecule that reflects brain cell health in the hippocampus, a part of the brain involved in memory, learning, and emotions, and likely also involved in appetite control, according to a study performed by researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and other institutions.

12 Feb 2014

Researchers demonstrate new approach to treating muscular dystrophy

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have demonstrated a new approach to treating muscular dystrophy. Mice with a form of this muscle-weakening disease showed improved strength and heart function when treated with nanoparticles loaded with rapamycin, an immunosuppressive drug recently found to improve recycling of cellular waste.

12 Feb 2014

New approach for reducing levels of toxic protein fragments associated with Huntington's disease

An innovative therapeutic strategy for reducing the levels of toxic protein fragments associated with Huntington's disease uses a new approach called exon skipping to remove the disease-causing component of the essential protein, huntingtin.

11 Feb 2014

St. Joseph's Hospital opens new $20 million Heart Institute

St. Joseph's Hospital entered the next era of cardiac care by opening a new $20 million Heart Institute on Feb. 10, 2014. St. Joseph's Hospital Heart Institute is one of the most advanced and comprehensive centers for cardiovascular medicine in Florida, performing more than 50,000 adult cardiac catheterizations. It is also has the only pediatric catheterization program in Hillsborough County.

11 Feb 2014

Hospital News and Research

Study shows benefit of double mastectomy in women with BRCA-related breast cancer

Adolescents with psychiatric problems more likely to suffer chronic pain

Cocaine increases ischemic stroke risk in young adults within 24 hours of use

International study examines link between infections and ischemic stroke in children

Scientists explain why women with dense breast tissue at greater risk of developing breast cancer

Rural California plans new trauma centers

Stroke hospitalization and death rates associated with weather changes

ChartMaxx achieves 2014 Edition Modular EHR ONC Health IT Certification

Insurgical single-use orthopaedic power tools used in total knee replacement procedure

MedAssist, CarePayment partner to offer patient financing programs for hospitals and health systems

Connexall releases Patient Queuing System to simplify patient check-in

Intelligent Hospital Systems, Nevo Medical sign distribution agreement

First Edition: February 12, 2014

GOP wants to restore some military retiree pensions, tie it to debt-limit raise, extend Medicare cuts

Manchester researchers become first in world to assess all genetic links with fungal lung infection CPA

Minimum alcohol pricing would reduce deaths, hospital admissions among high-risk drinkers

Being overweight may cause changes in brain that is crucial to appetite, emotions and memory

Researchers demonstrate new approach to treating muscular dystrophy

New approach for reducing levels of toxic protein fragments associated with Huntington's disease

St. Joseph's Hospital opens new $20 million Heart Institute

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