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Nurse-driven open access colonoscopy program is safe and effective for cancer patients

Nurse-driven, open-access colonoscopy programs are as effective and safe as colonoscopy following a consultation with a gastroenterologist, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital.

10 May 2011

Teen drinkers spend more time on computers frequenting social networking sites

Teenagers who drink alcohol spend more time on their computers for recreational use, including social networking and downloading and listening to music, compared with their peers who don't drink.

10 May 2011

15% strokes occur during sleep making treatment difficult: Study

According to a new study nearly 15 percent of people who have a stroke are not eligible for clot-busting treatment because the stroke happened while they slept. These clot breaking drugs can prevent permanent disability after a stroke - but the treatment must be given within a four-and-a-half-hour window after the stroke symptoms begin say experts. Since people who have a stroke while asleep can't know when it occurred, they can't get the treatment if they slept for more than four and a half hours, explained study author Dr. Jason Mackey at the University of Cincinnati. “They can't get the drug,” he said. “That's a big issue.”

10 May 2011

Painkiller warning for heart patients: Study

According to the latest study, taking some commonly prescribed painkillers for even a short while might increase the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke. The study also reports that when heart attack survivors took the drugs for as little as a week, it appeared to boost their risk of another heart attack, stroke or sudden death. The results, published in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association, surprised even the researchers.

10 May 2011

Research finds 'no safe window' for painkiller use among heart attack survivors

Even short-term use of some painkillers could be dangerous for people who've had a heart attack, according to research published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

10 May 2011

New research shows iPhone app can accurately detect stroke

New research from the University of Calgary's Faculty of Medicine shows that doctors can make a stroke diagnosis using an iPhone application with the same accuracy as a diagnosis at a medical computer workstation.

10 May 2011

WCP joins with veteran healthcare executives to acquire Revenue Cycle Solutions

Waud Capital Partners, a leading middle-market private equity firm, today announced that it has joined with veteran healthcare executives Mike Jacoutot and Mary Ann McLaughlin to acquire Revenue Cycle Solutions, Inc.

10 May 2011

Teen alcohol consumption associated with computer use

Teenagers who drink alcohol spend more time on their computers for recreational use, including social networking and downloading and listening to music, compared with their peers who don't drink.

9 May 2011

Uganda: First vaccination for GMZ2 malaria vaccine trial

Today, the EDCTP-funded GMZ2 consortium starts volunteer enrolment for the phase IIb clinical trial of the candidate malaria vaccine GMZ2 in Uganda. This is the third trial site to initiate volunteer recruitment for this multi-country study. Vaccination is already underway at trial sites in Gabon (November 2010) and Burkina Faso (April 2011). The Uganda site is in the peri-urban area of Iganga/Mayuge, at the Iganga Hospital. Akin to most areas in Uganda, malaria is one of the major health problems in this district. A team from Makerere University (Kampala) is conducting the trial.

9 May 2011

Viewpoints: Dems' Medicare strategy; Health disparities; Chicago hospital dispute

Democrats may be feeling smug about their campaign against the House Republican budget plan, and as a matter of politics, they're no doubt right. If the goal is to deal with the long-term fiscal challenge, though, the Democrats' political success is apt only to prolong the gridlock and make the eventual solution that much more painful. ...

9 May 2011

First, free EHR vendor earns complete ONC-ATCB meaningful use certification

Mitochon Systems, provider of a free EHR to physician practices, announced today it has earned complete ambulatory EHR certification (ONC-ATCB 2011/2012) from the Drummond Group, Inc.

9 May 2011

IASIS Healthcare second quarter net revenue increases 8.6% to $678.4 million

IASIS Healthcare® LLC today announced financial and operating results for the fiscal second quarter and six months ended March 31, 2011.

9 May 2011

Three Ontario projects set to further knowledge and discovery in biomonitoring, drug development

As part of the Genome Canada Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition, which as a whole awarded over $58 million to 16 projects across the country, the researchers in Ontario will be focusing on biomonitoring, understanding gene function with the aim of identifying genes or proteins for drug targets, and the creation of synthetic antibodies to target cancers and other diseases.

9 May 2011

Premier healthcare alliance awards new agreements for advanced wound care

The Premier healthcare alliance announced today that new agreements for advanced wound care have been awarded.

9 May 2011

ImThera Medical concludes Phase I and II protocols for aura6000 European Pilot study in OSA

ImThera Medical, Inc. today announced that it has concluded its Phase I and Phase II protocols for the European Pilot study of the aura6000, a neurostimulation device for treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Clinical trial results from the study will be announced at the American Thoracic Society's International Conference on May 16, 2011 in Denver, CO.

9 May 2011

Calif. health exchange effort slows; Sebelius: Health law is state friendly

"We want to be the lead car," California Health and Human Services Secretary Diana Dooley told POLITICO in January, shortly after the state became the first in the nation to pass legislation allowing it to set up a health exchange. But four months later, it's hard not to question whether California's lead is slipping. Gov. Jerry Brown is more focused on filling a $25 billion hole in California's budget than setting up the health reform's new programs (Kliff, 5/9).

9 May 2011

MedCath net revenue increases 0.4% to $97.2 million for second fiscal quarter 2011

MedCath Corporation, a healthcare provider focused on high acuity healthcare services, today announced operating results for its second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2011. On April 26, 2011, MedCath announced its intention to release the operating results for its second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2011 on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.

9 May 2011

Covidien completes enrollment in Parietex ProGrip self-fixating mesh study to treat inguinal hernias

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that all 600 patients have been enrolled in its clinical study comparing use of Parietex ProGrip self-fixating mesh to the gold-standard suture-based Lichtenstein repair method for primary inguinal hernias.

9 May 2011

Lovelace signs definitive agreement to acquire Heart Hospital of New Mexico

Lovelace Health System, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the assets and operations of the Heart Hospital of New Mexico from MedCath Corporation for $119 million.

9 May 2011

New GARDASIL data against Human Papillomavirus presented at EUROGIN conference

A real-world study evaluating the safety of GARDASIL among 189,629 females in California found no serious adverse events related to vaccination, no safety signals for any health event resulting in an emergency room visit or hospitalization and no safety signals associated with pre-specified autoimmune conditions or pregnancy outcomes.

9 May 2011