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Study: Metformin may not improve survival rates after breast cancer

Despite previous scientific studies that suggest diabetes drug metformin has anti-cancer properties, a new, first-of-its-kind study from Women's College Hospital has found the drug may not actually improve survival rates after breast cancer in certain patients.

10 May 2013

Fat cells in knee secrete a protein linked to arthritis

Scientists have discovered that fat cells in the knee secrete a protein linked to arthritis, a finding that paves the way for new gene therapies that could offer relief and mobility to millions worldwide.

10 May 2013

Severe anorexia nervosa improves with modification of standard goals, treatment methods

A new, multinational randomized clinical trial has found that patients with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa will not only stick with treatments but also make significant improvements with just a slight modification of the standard goals and methods of treatment.

10 May 2013

Children on dialysis for severe kidney disease have reduce risk of death

Children on dialysis for severe kidney disease have a dramatically reduced risk of death compared to 20 years ago, a new study shows. The findings, from a study led by Dr. Bethany Foster from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), are very encouraging for children with end-stage kidney disease.

10 May 2013

New test determines which children with malaria are likely to develop cerebral malaria

Researchers at Michigan State University have identified a test that can determine which children with malaria are likely to develop cerebral malaria, a much more life-threatening form of the disease.

10 May 2013

Uroplasty highlights results of STEP Study on PTNS treatments for overactive bladder

Uroplasty, Inc., a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets innovative proprietary products for the treatment of voiding dysfunctions, today highlighted the 3-year results of the STEP Study on percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation treatments for overactive bladder using Uroplasty's Urgent PC Neuromodulation System.

10 May 2013

Echo Therapeutics reports net loss of $7.0 million for first quarter 2013

Echo Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing its needle-free Symphony CGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring system, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

10 May 2013

Study identifies national variations in using antibiotics to treat ARS

Antibiotics for acute rhinosinusitis are prescribed frequently- especially for younger adult patients and in primary care settings-despite recent consensus guidelines that discourage antibiotic use in mild cases, according to a study in the May 2013 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

10 May 2013

AACN to recognize Lefkofsky PICU with ICU Design Citation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses will present the ICU Design Citation to the Lefkofsky Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago during the 2013 National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition, Boston, May 18-23.

10 May 2013

AACN to bestow 2013 Circle of Excellence Award on 25 nurses nationwide

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses will bestow the 2013 Circle of Excellence Award on 25 nurses nationwide at the National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition, Boston, May 18-23.

10 May 2013

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre signs research agreement to evaluate MRI-guided radiation therapy

Elekta and Royal Philips Electronics announced today that Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Toronto, Canada) will join their growing consortium to validate the clinical potential of MRI-guided radiation therapy.

From Elekta 10 May 2013

ScinoPharm Taiwan, Coland Holdings partner to develop generic oncological drugs for China

ScinoPharm Taiwan Ltd. and Coland Holdings Ltd. announced today that they have formed a strategic alliance to develop a series of generic oncological drugs for Mainland China.

10 May 2013

Children born with CDG don't contain mutation in every cell type, say Sanford-Burnham researchers

Children born with rare, inherited conditions known as Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation, or CDG, have mutations in one of the many enzymes the body uses to decorate its proteins and cells with sugars.

10 May 2013

New study suggests opportunities for preventing youth suicides

More than 80 per cent of youth who die by suicide had some form of contact with the health care system in the year before their death, according to a new study from St. Michael's Hospital.

10 May 2013

Viewpoints: A nurse finds getting coordinated care for her husband challenging; Iowa legislator outlines problems with Medicaid; Researcher's quest to save experiments after sandy

In 2011, my husband, Eric, a trial attorney, was felled by a brain stem stroke just before he was to board a flight at O'Hare in Chicago. He was just 53 years old with no prior health conditions or problems. From the outset, we knew his recovery and rehabilitation would be long and difficult. We didn't know that his transition to post-hospital medical care would be just as challenging.

10 May 2013

State roundup: Miss. Gov. says Medicaid can go on without reauthorization

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says he thinks he can run Medicaid even if lawmakers don't reauthorize the program or set its budget by the time the state's new fiscal year starts July 1. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported Bryant's remarks and said he spoke about Medicaid after taking part in a tourism event at the state Capitol (5/9).

10 May 2013

FDA approves Novartis' Ilaris for treatment of active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Novartis announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Ilaris (canakinumab) for the treatment of active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis in patients aged 2 years and older.

10 May 2013

Leapfrog Group recognizes MemorialCare Health System as innovator in health care delivery

MemorialCare Health System hospitals, including Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center and Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills and San Clemente, were honored with an "A" Hospital Safety Score by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and large purchasers of health benefits.

10 May 2013

New data help explain hospital pricing, but experts caution that Medicare and insurers get much lower rates

Although the government releases a list of what hospitals across the country charge for common procedures in an effort to make health costs more transparent, few patients or their insurers pay that.

10 May 2013

AACN to present Marguerite Rodgers Kinney Award for a Distinguished Career to MGH's Sally Millar

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses will present the Marguerite Rodgers Kinney Award for a Distinguished Career to Sally Millar, RN, MBA. She will receive this Visionary Leadership Award for contributions to AACN's mission and vision at the 2013 National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition, Boston, May 18-23.

10 May 2013

Hospital News and Research

Study: Metformin may not improve survival rates after breast cancer

Fat cells in knee secrete a protein linked to arthritis

Severe anorexia nervosa improves with modification of standard goals, treatment methods

Children on dialysis for severe kidney disease have reduce risk of death

New test determines which children with malaria are likely to develop cerebral malaria

Uroplasty highlights results of STEP Study on PTNS treatments for overactive bladder

Echo Therapeutics reports net loss of $7.0 million for first quarter 2013

Study identifies national variations in using antibiotics to treat ARS

AACN to recognize Lefkofsky PICU with ICU Design Citation

AACN to bestow 2013 Circle of Excellence Award on 25 nurses nationwide

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre signs research agreement to evaluate MRI-guided radiation therapy

ScinoPharm Taiwan, Coland Holdings partner to develop generic oncological drugs for China

Children born with CDG don't contain mutation in every cell type, say Sanford-Burnham researchers

New study suggests opportunities for preventing youth suicides

Viewpoints: A nurse finds getting coordinated care for her husband challenging; Iowa legislator outlines problems with Medicaid; Researcher's quest to save experiments after sandy

State roundup: Miss. Gov. says Medicaid can go on without reauthorization

FDA approves Novartis' Ilaris for treatment of active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Leapfrog Group recognizes MemorialCare Health System as innovator in health care delivery

New data help explain hospital pricing, but experts caution that Medicare and insurers get much lower rates

AACN to present Marguerite Rodgers Kinney Award for a Distinguished Career to MGH's Sally Millar

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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