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Cessation of drinking may reduce risk of oesophageal cancer

Cancer of the oesophagus is becoming more common in Europe and North America. Around 7,800 people in the UK are diagnosed each year. The exact causes of this cancer aren't fully understood. It appears to be more common in people who have long-term acid reflux (backflow of stomach acid into the oesophagus).

14 Sep 2012

ASN's top five recommendations to avoid wasteful and harmful medical interventions

Earlier this year, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), the world's leading kidney organization, joined other groups in a campaign to help health care professionals and patients avoid wasteful and sometimes harmful medical interventions. A new article in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN) outlines the ASN's top five recommendations for the campaign and the rationale behind them.

14 Sep 2012

UHC awards Rising Star honors to hospitals at 2012 annual conference

UHC has awarded its Rising Star honors to Duke University Hospital, Medical University of South Carolina, Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, and Cleveland Clinic during the UHC Annual Conference 2012 in Orlando, Fla.

14 Sep 2012

Rusk to host community events in recognition of National Rehabilitation Awareness Week

Rusk Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Medical Center (Rusk) will host a series of community events in recognition of National Rehabilitation Awareness Week, September 16-22.

14 Sep 2012

New initiative to improve in-hospital management of stroke across VA medical system

Researcher-clinicians from the Regenstrief Institute, the Department of Veterans Affairs and Indiana University School of Medicine are leading a national effort to coordinate and organize acute stroke care across the entire VA medical system.

14 Sep 2012

Urban air pollution exposure during pregnancy may lead to lower vitamin D levels in offspring

Gestational exposure to ambient urban air pollution, especially during late pregnancy, may contribute to lower vitamin D levels in offspring, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM).

14 Sep 2012

Mo. lawmakers override veto of bill that would allow employers to refuse to cover abortion, contraceptive services

Missouri lawmakers voted Wednesday to override Gov. Jay Nixon's veto and allow employers to refuse to provide health insurance coverage for birth control if doing so violates their religious convictions. But almost immediately after the vote, a Kansas City firefighter and the Greater Kansas City Coalition of Labor Union Women filed a lawsuit asking a judge to throw the new law out.

14 Sep 2012

Low income and minority households more likely to have child with undiagnosed food allergy

More can be done to properly manage the care of American children with food allergies, especially when it comes to diagnostic testing and recognizing non-visual symptoms of severe allergic reactions, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.

14 Sep 2012

Viewpoints: Medicaid's role in lowering uninsured rate; Need to protect physicians 'compelled by conscience' to provide abortions

The number of Americans who lack health insurance declined last year, the first drop since 2007. This is, in large part, the result of the health care reform law and better coverage under public programs like Medicaid. This also shows why repealing the health care law or revamping and shrinking Medicaid, as many Republicans want to do, would be disastrous moves.

14 Sep 2012

UHC recognizes 10 academic medical center members with Quality Leadership Award

UHC has recognized 10 of its principal academic medical center (AMC) members with the 2012 UHC Quality Leadership Award. The award is given to AMCs that demonstrated excellence in delivering high-quality care as measured by the UHC Quality and Accountability Study, which UHC has conducted annually since 2005.

14 Sep 2012

Roundup: Portland to add flouride to city water; Fla. officials probe federal report of disabled children forced to nursing homes; Regulators find Minn. hospital violated federal patient protection laws

Over jeers and cheers from the audience, commissioners on the Portland, Ore., City Council voted Wednesday to add fluoride to the city's drinking water starting in 2014. Portland is the largest American city that doesn't add fluoride to its drinking water. But some groups have raised questions about the possible risks from fluoridation and oppose its use.

14 Sep 2012

Protocol adherence enhances outcomes in fast-track colorectal surgery

Outcomes following fast-track colorectal surgery are directly related to adherence to enhanced recovery after surgery protocols, shows an Italian study.

13 Sep 2012

Optimal approach for esophageal cancer surgery varies

Accurate preoperative staging of junctional adenocarcinoma of the esophagus can impact the surgical approach used, and postoperative outcomes vary according to the patients’ stage of disease, report German researchers.

13 Sep 2012

Alcohol douses the blood pressure benefit of red wine

Alcohol-free red wine Is more effective at lowering blood pressure than traditional red wine or gin, a study shows.

13 Sep 2012

Smoking history 'no bar to successful lung donation'

Although lung transplantation from donors with a positive smoking history is associated with worse outcomes than with lungs from non-smoking donors, survival is still better than remaining on the waiting list, say UK researchers.

13 Sep 2012

Disorganized eggs hinder fertility in obese women

Severely obese women are at an increased risk for producing eggs that have multiple spindles and disorganized chromosomes, possibly explaining the reduced fertility in this population, report researchers.

13 Sep 2012

Autologous skin grafts heal chronic foot ulcers

Scientists have successfully treated chronic diabetic foot ulcers using skin grafts grown from individual patient cell samples.

13 Sep 2012

Addition of sorafenib to chemotherapy does not prolong survival

The addition of sorafenib to gemcitabine/cisplatin fails to provide any additional benefit in chemotherapy-naïve patients with nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer, research shows.

13 Sep 2012

FDG–PET/CT improves staging and modifies radiotherapy management

The addition of FDG–positron emission tomography/computed tomography revised radiotherapy decision-making and enhanced tumor staging capabilities in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer, research shows.

13 Sep 2012

Think ‘glass half full’ to reduce pain after breast surgery

Women who undergo surgery for breast cancer are less likely to experience postoperative pain if they have an optimistic personality, but are more likely to experience it if they already had preoperative pain, shows an analysis of the Study of Recovery after Breast Surgery.

13 Sep 2012

Hospital News and Research

Cessation of drinking may reduce risk of oesophageal cancer

ASN's top five recommendations to avoid wasteful and harmful medical interventions

UHC awards Rising Star honors to hospitals at 2012 annual conference

Rusk to host community events in recognition of National Rehabilitation Awareness Week

New initiative to improve in-hospital management of stroke across VA medical system

Urban air pollution exposure during pregnancy may lead to lower vitamin D levels in offspring

Mo. lawmakers override veto of bill that would allow employers to refuse to cover abortion, contraceptive services

Low income and minority households more likely to have child with undiagnosed food allergy

Viewpoints: Medicaid's role in lowering uninsured rate; Need to protect physicians 'compelled by conscience' to provide abortions

UHC recognizes 10 academic medical center members with Quality Leadership Award

Roundup: Portland to add flouride to city water; Fla. officials probe federal report of disabled children forced to nursing homes; Regulators find Minn. hospital violated federal patient protection laws

Protocol adherence enhances outcomes in fast-track colorectal surgery

Optimal approach for esophageal cancer surgery varies

Alcohol douses the blood pressure benefit of red wine

Smoking history 'no bar to successful lung donation'

Disorganized eggs hinder fertility in obese women

Autologous skin grafts heal chronic foot ulcers

Addition of sorafenib to chemotherapy does not prolong survival

FDG–PET/CT improves staging and modifies radiotherapy management

Think ‘glass half full’ to reduce pain after breast surgery

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