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HRSA awards grants to develop new approaches for organ donation

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced more than $2.2 million in grants to help identify effective strategies for increasing organ donation.

4 Nov 2010

New noninvasive technique provides low-level electrical stimulation to reduce pain

A simple, noninvasive technique providing low-level electrical stimulation of the brain produces significant pain-reducing effects in humans, reports the November issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).

4 Nov 2010

Endocrine Society unveils new guideline on endocrine and nutritional management of post-bariatric surgery patients

The Endocrine Society released a new clinical practice guideline for the nutritional and endocrine management of adults after bariatric surgery, including those with diabetes mellitus. The guideline features a series of evidence-based clinical recommendations developed by an expert task force. The guideline is published in the November 2010 issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), a publication of The Endocrine Society.

4 Nov 2010

New antibody with SGN-35 drug produces remission in Hodgkin lymphoma

An antibody loaded with an anti-cancer agent produced complete or partial remissions in 38 percent of patients with relapsed or therapy-resistant Hodgkin lymphoma enrolled in a phase I clinical trial, investigators report in the Nov. 4 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

4 Nov 2010

Study links positive well-being to higher telomerase activity

Positive psychological changes that occur during meditation training are associated with greater telomerase activity, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis, and the University of California, San Francisco. The study is the first to link positive well-being to higher telomerase, an enzyme important for the long-term health of cells in the body.

4 Nov 2010

AAPC launches beta version of Health Plan Policy Search Tool

AAPC has launched the beta version of its Health Plan Policy Search Tool giving providers access to more than 500 local and national health plans. This online search tool retrieves provider manuals, policies, physician credentialing and Medicare/Medicaid eligibility through an easy to use online tool. Users can now quickly find vital information instead of spending hours searching for the same information on each health plans website.

4 Nov 2010

During stop in Papua New Guinea, Secretary Clinton promotes women's rights

As part of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's two-week Asia-Pacific tour, Clinton stopped in Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Wednesday to "promote human rights and women's empowerment in a South Pacific nation suffering from an epidemic of rape and police brutality," the Associated Press reports.

4 Nov 2010

SPRC receives funds from SAMHSA to focus on populations at high risk for suicide

In the United States, suicide claims over 34,000 lives annually, the equivalent of 94 suicides per day; one suicide every 15 minutes. To address this national crisis the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is awarding a total of up to $22.4 million in additional funds over the course of the next five years to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC).

4 Nov 2010

One-third of breast cancer survivors rate breast-conserving treatments as fair

A third of breast cancer survivors who received the breast-conserving treatments lumpectomy and radiation rate the appearance of their post-treatment breast as only "fair" or "poor" in comparison to their untreated breast, according to a new University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine study that will be presented today at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in San Diego.

3 Nov 2010

Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2011

From pill-sized cameras to radioactive compounds that let doctors "see" inside a patient's brain, Cleveland Clinic's Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2011 showcases new techniques, therapies and approaches to treating a host of diseases.

3 Nov 2010

Questcor announces launch of H.P. Acthar Gel for infantile spasms

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the commercial launch is now underway for H.P. Acthar® Gel (repository corticotropin injection) as monotherapy for the treatment of Infantile Spasms (IS) in infants and children under the age of two years. This new Acthar indication was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on October 15, 2010.

3 Nov 2010

Lifestyle changes and natural supplements can control blood sugar levels

The holiday season can make it challenging for people with diabetes to keep their blood sugar levels stable. Diabetes expert, Dr. Isaac Eliaz recommends prevention through a number of lifestyle changes and natural supplements.

3 Nov 2010

Fall prevention tool kit effectively reduces falls of older patients in hospitals

Use of a fall prevention tool kit, which included a fall risk assessment, patient-specific prevention plan, an educational handout and a poster for over the patient's hospital bed reduced the number of older patients with falls in hospitals, according to a study in the November 3 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on aging.

3 Nov 2010

Labor-HHS bill to provide 3.2% increase in fiscal year 2011 for NIH

Despite innovative cancer research being presented at the Ninth Annual AACR Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference, as well as numerous other conferences organized by the American Association for Cancer Research each year, the pace of scientific discovery in cancer research will slow if Congress does not pass the pending appropriations bill for fiscal year 2011.

3 Nov 2010

SYMBICORT improves lung function in African American asthma patients compared to budesonide alone

AstraZeneca announced today that results from TITAN, a 12-week study of SYMBICORT® (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate) Inhalation Aerosol in African American patients with moderate to severe persistent asthma, showed significant improvement in lung function for patients taking SYMBICORT compared with those using budesonide alone.

3 Nov 2010

School meal programs keep children healthy

School meal programs play a significant role in keeping children healthy and are "the anchor" of comprehensive school nutrition services that improve children's nutritional status, health and academic performance, according to an updated joint position paper from the Society for Nutrition Education (SNE), American Dietetic Association (ADA) and the School Nutrition Association (SNA).

3 Nov 2010

CareView System improves patient experience at Saline Memorial Hospital

CareView Communications, Inc., an information technology provider to the healthcare industry, recently received reports of increased customer satisfaction due to the use of its CareView System™ at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Arkansas.

3 Nov 2010

MSU awarded $4.2M to develop clinical research tools for osteopathic manipulative medicine study

A multidisciplinary team of Michigan State University researchers has been awarded $4.2 million to develop accurate clinical research tools for studying osteopathic manipulative medicine, a hands-on approach to the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders.

3 Nov 2010

Study reveals positive correlation between specialty nursing certification and workplace empowerment

Building on the body of evidence supporting a link between specialty nursing certification and workplace empowerment, a new study documents a positive association between nurses' perceptions of workplace empowerment and the proportion of nurses with specialty certification in hospital units.

3 Nov 2010

Electrophysiology Innovations Congress EP Innovations 2010 to highlight treatment of atrial fibrillation

The North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC , in partnership with HMP Communications, LLC, publisher of EP Lab Digest, today announced several key sessions on the treatment of atrial fibrillation at the upcoming Electrophysiology Innovations Congress EP Innovations 2010, the world's premier annual electrophysiology meeting, to be held December 9-11, 2010, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC.

3 Nov 2010

Education News and Research

HRSA awards grants to develop new approaches for organ donation

New noninvasive technique provides low-level electrical stimulation to reduce pain

Endocrine Society unveils new guideline on endocrine and nutritional management of post-bariatric surgery patients

New antibody with SGN-35 drug produces remission in Hodgkin lymphoma

Study links positive well-being to higher telomerase activity

AAPC launches beta version of Health Plan Policy Search Tool

During stop in Papua New Guinea, Secretary Clinton promotes women's rights

SPRC receives funds from SAMHSA to focus on populations at high risk for suicide

One-third of breast cancer survivors rate breast-conserving treatments as fair

Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2011

Questcor announces launch of H.P. Acthar Gel for infantile spasms

Lifestyle changes and natural supplements can control blood sugar levels

Fall prevention tool kit effectively reduces falls of older patients in hospitals

Labor-HHS bill to provide 3.2% increase in fiscal year 2011 for NIH

SYMBICORT improves lung function in African American asthma patients compared to budesonide alone

School meal programs keep children healthy

CareView System improves patient experience at Saline Memorial Hospital

MSU awarded $4.2M to develop clinical research tools for osteopathic manipulative medicine study

Study reveals positive correlation between specialty nursing certification and workplace empowerment

Electrophysiology Innovations Congress EP Innovations 2010 to highlight treatment of atrial fibrillation

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