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BP-lowering medications provide long-term benefit of reducing death risk from cardiovascular disease

In a study published in December 2010, in Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart Association, investigators have shown that early treatment with blood pressure-lowering medications provides a long-term benefit of reducing the risk of death from cardiovascular disease.

13 Jan 2011

WSHA receives 2010 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award

The Washington State Hospital Association today received the 2010 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award for work advancing the collaboration of hospitals around patient safety. This is one of the highest honors an organization can receive for patient safety and quality.

13 Jan 2011

Investigators find reduction in STEMI rates, but slight increase in NSTEMI incidence rates

Coronary syndromes vary in severity, ranging from unstable angina, non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, the most severe diagnosis. Little data exist about changing trends in acute myocardial infarction and whether death rates are increasing or decreasing.

13 Jan 2011

Marshfield Clinic, Physicians Practice join forces to enhance patient care

Physicians Practice and Marshfield Clinic have joined forces to help provide area physicians, other providers, and their staff more time to devote to patient care. This new partnership is a unique program designed to help doctors in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan better handle the cumbersome and time-consuming issues of managing a busy practice.

13 Jan 2011

Philadelphia CTCA hospital purchases BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System

BSD Medical Corporation announced today that the Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) hospital at Eastern Regional Medical Center, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has purchased a BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System (BSD-2000). CTCA in Philadelphia is a state-of-the-art hospital that provides advanced cancer treatments, world-class technologies, and supportive therapies under one roof.

13 Jan 2011

The neuroscience of musical chills

Scientists have found that the pleasurable experience of listening to music releases dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain important for more tangible pleasures associated with rewards such as food, drugs and sex. The new study from The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro at McGill University also reveals that even the anticipation of pleasurable music induces dopamine release [as is the case with food, drug, and sex cues].

13 Jan 2011

Appetite hormones influence 'yo-yo' effect of slimming diets

If you want to lose the kilos you've put on over Christmas, you may be interested in knowing that the hormones related to appetite play an important role in your likelihood of regaining weight after dieting. A new study confirms that people with the highest levels of leptin and lowest levels of ghrelin are more likely to put the centimetres they lost back on again.

13 Jan 2011

Minimal invasive valve surgery provides better outcomes in older patients: Mount Sinai study

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery has just published a study conducted at Mount Sinai Medical Center of Miami Beach reporting the outcomes of minimally invasive valve surgery versus traditional median sternotomy in patients 75 years of age or older. Minimally invasive valve surgery at Mount Sinai is performed through a small, 2-inch incision on the right side of the chest, and this was compared with the same kind of valve surgery done through a breastbone splitting approach.

13 Jan 2011

Health, social and economical consequences of sleep disorders: A controlled national study

"Snoring, sleep apnoea, and obesity-related respiratory difficulties are fairly common disorders that affect a large proportion of the population," according to Poul Jennum, Professor of Clinical Neurophysiology at the Center for Healthy Ageing at the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health Sciences. He is head of the Danish Centre for Sleep Medicine, Glostrup Hospital, which treats patients from all over the country.

13 Jan 2011

Tenet says Community Health's hostile bid falls short of company's value; Caritas has national aspirations

News outlets details the ongoing back-and-forth as Community Health Systems continues its pursuit of rival hospital group Tenet Healthcare Corp. Meanwhile, The Boston Globe details what may be in store for Caritas' hospital system.

13 Jan 2011

MMRF, Synta collaborate for clinical development of ganetespib in multiple myeloma

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) today announced that it has entered into a joint collaboration with Synta Pharmaceuticals for the clinical development of ganetespib (formerly STA-9090) in patients with multiple myeloma.

13 Jan 2011

Viewpoints: Insurance rate increases; High risk pools; Mental health funding

In another sign of dysfunction in the U.S. healthcare system, Blue Shield of California has levied three rate increases in rapid succession that could raise some premiums as much as 59%. New state Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has said he plans to scrutinize the increases, and that's a good thing, given that Anthem Blue Cross sought a huge increase in premiums last year based on faulty math. But Blue Shield's request also highlights why the country should stay the course on healthcare reform (1/12).

13 Jan 2011

TKM-PLK1 drug may offer hope for patients with advanced solid tumor cancers

A new investigational drug designed to stop cancer cells from reproducing may offer hope for patients with advanced solid tumor cancers. Clinical trials of TKM-PLK1 for qualified patients are now open at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare.

13 Jan 2011

BIDMC scientist wins 2011 Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for cancer research

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center cancer geneticist Pier Paolo Pandolfi, MD, PhD, is the recipient of the 2011 Pezcoller Foundation-AACR (American Association of Cancer Research) International Award for Cancer Research.

13 Jan 2011

Cholesterol efflux capacity is more closely associated with protection against heart disease: Study

The discovery that high levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease has fostered intensive research to modify HDL levels for therapeutic gain. However, recent findings have called into question the notion that pharmacologic increases in HDL cholesterol levels are necessarily beneficial to patients.

13 Jan 2011

Obesity in children today may contribute to 2-5 year decline in life expectancy

For the first time in history, the next generation will not live longer, or even as long, as their parents. "Diseases such as Type II diabetes, high blood pressure, heart conditions and joint deterioration - what were once considered 'adult' diseases - are regularly being diagnosed in children, due to the prevalence of obesity," said Jessica Bartfield, MD, internal medicine and medical weight-loss specialist at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, part of the Loyola University Health System.

13 Jan 2011

Roundup: Penn. and Conn. insurance issues; MD. hospital's uncompensated care; Calif. budget

Pennsylvania's subsidized health insurance for low-income working people will likely end next month, officials on Gov.-elect Tom Corbett's transition team said Tuesday, leaving more than 40,000 people with less palatable options and dashing the hopes of more than 400,000 on the waiting list.

13 Jan 2011

BPA more harmful to women with hormonal and fertility imbalances

A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), found higher Bisphenol A (BPA) levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) compared to controls. Furthermore, researchers found a statistically significant positive association between male sex hormones and BPA in these women suggesting a potential role of BPA in ovarian dysfunction.

13 Jan 2011

Scientist develops FMR1 genetic blood test for predicting IVF outcomes

A researcher at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has helped to develop the first genetic blood test for predicting the chances that in vitro fertilization will lead to a successful pregnancy.

13 Jan 2011

Antibiotics for ear infection in kids better than watchful waiting: Study

Findings from two latest clinical trials reveal that a young child with ear infections recovers faster and more completely if doctors give antibiotics right away rather than waiting to see if the kid get better on his/her own. One of the studies was in the U.S. and one in Finland. Earlier it has been debated that for young children with middle ear infections or otitis media whether immediate antibiotic treatment was better than watchful waiting. Current treatment recommendations in the U.S., Canada, and Europe allow for a watch-and-wait approach to suspected middle ear infections in young children. Change is coming, predicts study leader Alejandro Hoberman, MD, of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

12 Jan 2011

Hospital News and Research

BP-lowering medications provide long-term benefit of reducing death risk from cardiovascular disease

WSHA receives 2010 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award

Investigators find reduction in STEMI rates, but slight increase in NSTEMI incidence rates

Marshfield Clinic, Physicians Practice join forces to enhance patient care

Philadelphia CTCA hospital purchases BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System

The neuroscience of musical chills

Appetite hormones influence 'yo-yo' effect of slimming diets

Minimal invasive valve surgery provides better outcomes in older patients: Mount Sinai study

Health, social and economical consequences of sleep disorders: A controlled national study

Tenet says Community Health's hostile bid falls short of company's value; Caritas has national aspirations

MMRF, Synta collaborate for clinical development of ganetespib in multiple myeloma

Viewpoints: Insurance rate increases; High risk pools; Mental health funding

TKM-PLK1 drug may offer hope for patients with advanced solid tumor cancers

BIDMC scientist wins 2011 Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for cancer research

Cholesterol efflux capacity is more closely associated with protection against heart disease: Study

Obesity in children today may contribute to 2-5 year decline in life expectancy

Roundup: Penn. and Conn. insurance issues; MD. hospital's uncompensated care; Calif. budget

BPA more harmful to women with hormonal and fertility imbalances

Scientist develops FMR1 genetic blood test for predicting IVF outcomes

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