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Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery performs colorectal procedures using daVinci EndoWrist Stapler

The Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery at St. David's North Austin Medical Center recently became one of the first facilities in the nation to perform colorectal procedures using the new daVinci EndoWrist Stapler.

12 Oct 2013

Gov't. shutdown creates difficult issues at NIH

The National Institutes of Health is trying to cope with the effects of the government shutdown on patients and medical research.

12 Oct 2013

Pulmonary rehabilitation underused in COPD

Data from an Australian hospital show that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients admitted for exacerbations are rarely referred for pulmonary rehabilitation, despite it being strongly recommended by national treatment guidelines.

11 Oct 2013

DSM-IV insufficient for bipolar disorder diagnosis

Research findings support concerns that the text revision of the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is too restrictive for diagnosing bipolar disorder.

11 Oct 2013

High voltage, short pulsed electric fields destroy cells in skin tissue, lead to scarless tissue regeneration

High voltage, short pulsed electric fields, used for disinfection and solid tumor destruction, selectively damage cell membranes, while preserving overall tissue structure, a phenomenon that may be a key factor in scarless tissue regeneration.

11 Oct 2013

First Edition: October 11, 2013

Today's headlines include news about what experts are diagnosing as the trouble spots in the federal online health insurance exchange and how to fix them.

11 Oct 2013

Study: Statin do not improve VAP outcomes

Laurent Papazian, M.D., Ph.D., of H-pital Nord, Marseille, France, and colleagues conducted a study to determine whether statin therapy decreased day-28 mortality among intensive care unit patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia.

11 Oct 2013

Novel community program to improve the way childhood asthma controlled outside hospital

Indiana University School of Medicine emergency medicine faculty hope to improve the way childhood asthma is medically managed in Marion County through an innovative program that incorporates the skills and flexible schedules of specially trained Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services paramedics.

11 Oct 2013

Research finding may offer targets for treating feelings of unsteadiness

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have pinpointed a site in a highly developed area of the human brain that plays an important role in the subconscious recognition of which way is straight up and which way is down.

11 Oct 2013

State highlights: Calif. gov. signs bill allowing some non-physicians to perform early abortions; audit questions facts around N.C. Medicaid managed care

Giving California women more access to abortion, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Wednesday that allows nurse practitioners and certain other non-physicians to perform the procedure during the first trimester of pregnancy.

11 Oct 2013

New research shows blood pressure remains major problem in China

With a recent World Health Organization (WHO) report1 showing hypertension affects over 40% of Chinese adults aged 45 or older, combating high blood pressure (BP) will be high on the agenda of the 24th Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology & Asia Pacific Heart Congress (GW-ICC & APHC), in Beijing (10 to 13 October 2013).

11 Oct 2013

Study: Depression in Parkinson's patients may reflect impaired striatal dopamine function

According to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, up to 60% of individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) exhibit mild to moderate depression, which is often underdiagnosed.

11 Oct 2013

New database tracks academic medial centers' policies on physician-industry ties

U.S. medical schools have made significant progress to strengthen their management of clinical conflicts of interest, but a new study demonstrates that most schools still lag behind national standards. The Institute on Medicine as a Profession study, which compared changes in schools' policies in a dozen areas from 2008 to 2011, reveals that institutions are racing from the bottom to the middle, not to the top.

11 Oct 2013

New less invasive surgical method paves way for development of efficient anti-obesity therapies

Bariatric surgeries, such as a gastric bypass, are currently the most effective anti-obesity therapies. They also lead to a reduced insulin resistance. However, the pitfall of these surgical interventions is that they are highly invasive and often permanent procedures.

11 Oct 2013

Study assesses risk of psychiatric events in patients prescribed smoking cessation drugs

A study to assess whether patients prescribed smoking cessation drugs are at an increased risk of suicide, self-harm and treated depression compared with users of nicotine replacement therapy has found no evidence of an increased risk.

11 Oct 2013

Consistent messages and environmental support can improve children’s diet

Consistent messages, effective policies and environmental support in all places where children live, study and play can improve their diet and physical activity habits and help children achieve and maintain a healthy weight, according to an updated position paper of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

11 Oct 2013

Longer looks: Problems with 'regular insurance;' more TV characters with mental illness; women dying younger

Every week reporter Ankita Rao selects interesting reading from around the Web.

11 Oct 2013

NUS, A*STAR establish joint center to study role of nutrition and development in health, disease in Asia

The National University of Singapore (NUS) and A*STAR will be jointly establishing the S$148 million Singapore Centre for Nutritional Sciences, Metabolic Diseases, and Human Development (SiNMeD).

11 Oct 2013

Study compares effects of 2 intravenous fluids on survival for critically ill patients in ICU

Djillali Annane, M.D., Ph.D., of Raymond Poincare Hospital, Garches, France, and colleagues conducted a study to compare the effects of 2 types of intravenous fluids on survival for critically ill patients in an intensive care unit.

11 Oct 2013

Researchers find ways to identify, isolate HCC progenitor cells before tumors become evident

For the first time, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have isolated and characterized the progenitor cells that eventually give rise to malignant hepatocellular carcinoma tumors - the most common form of liver cancer. The researchers found ways to identify and isolate the HCC progenitor cells long before actual tumors were apparent.

11 Oct 2013

Hospital News and Research

Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery performs colorectal procedures using daVinci EndoWrist Stapler

Gov't. shutdown creates difficult issues at NIH

Pulmonary rehabilitation underused in COPD

DSM-IV insufficient for bipolar disorder diagnosis

High voltage, short pulsed electric fields destroy cells in skin tissue, lead to scarless tissue regeneration

First Edition: October 11, 2013

Study: Statin do not improve VAP outcomes

Novel community program to improve the way childhood asthma controlled outside hospital

Research finding may offer targets for treating feelings of unsteadiness

State highlights: Calif. gov. signs bill allowing some non-physicians to perform early abortions; audit questions facts around N.C. Medicaid managed care

New research shows blood pressure remains major problem in China

Study: Depression in Parkinson's patients may reflect impaired striatal dopamine function

New database tracks academic medial centers' policies on physician-industry ties

New less invasive surgical method paves way for development of efficient anti-obesity therapies

Study assesses risk of psychiatric events in patients prescribed smoking cessation drugs

Consistent messages and environmental support can improve children’s diet

Longer looks: Problems with 'regular insurance;' more TV characters with mental illness; women dying younger

NUS, A*STAR establish joint center to study role of nutrition and development in health, disease in Asia

Study compares effects of 2 intravenous fluids on survival for critically ill patients in ICU

Researchers find ways to identify, isolate HCC progenitor cells before tumors become evident

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

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