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MRSA Survivors Network urges CDC to declare MRSA an epidemic

MRSA Survivors Network, the nonprofit organization, along with other advocates, urgently plead with the CDC – (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), along with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to finally acknowledge the public health crisis to the public and take action.

16 Mar 2010

PERSEUS clinical program demonstrates positive results of TAXUS Element Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent System

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced 12-month results from its PERSEUS clinical program that demonstrated positive safety and efficacy outcomes in workhorse lesions for the platinum chromium TAXUS® Element™ Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent System compared to the TAXUS® Express2™ Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent System.

16 Mar 2010

Study reveals comparable fertility rates between UFE and surgical myomectomy

Uterine fibroid embolization, a minimally invasive interventional radiology procedure that blocks blood supply to treat painful uterine fibroids, has a comparable fertility rate to myomectomy, the surgical removal of uterine fibroids, for women who want to conceive, according to the first study on the subject released at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 35th Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, Fla.

16 Mar 2010

Minimal improvements made in survival rates of AYA population with cancer

Despite cancer survival rates increasing dramatically for children and older adults in the last 20 years, there has been minimal improvement in the survival rates in the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) population, an age range defined as 15 – 29 years by the presenters.

16 Mar 2010

Endobronchial ultrasound: More precise and less invasive than other lung cancer staging methods

A new technique being used by thoracic surgeons at Rush University Medical Center offers a more precise, less invasive and more versatile way of assessing a patient's lymph nodes and chest tumors to determine if lung cancer has spread to other parts of the body.

16 Mar 2010

National childhood varicella vaccination program reduces chickenpox hospitalization rates

Since the varicella vaccine was introduced in the mid-1990s, the number of patients receiving medical care for chickenpox in the United States has decreased sharply—particularly among children, according to a study in the March issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy.

16 Mar 2010

TeamHealth acquires emergency physician group RIEP

TeamHealth announced today the acquisition of Rhode Island Emergency Physicians (RIEP), the emergency physician group that staffs the emergency department at South County Hospital in Wakefield, Rhode Island. South County Hospital chose TeamHealth, who will work with the existing group of physicians to provide management and staffing services for the hospital's 30,000 annual patient volume emergency department.

16 Mar 2010

Vitamin D supplements might do more harm than good for African-American patients

Vitamin D is quickly becoming the "go-to" remedy for treating a wide range of illnesses, from osteoporosis to atherosclerosis. However, new evidence from a Wake Forest University School of Medicine study suggests that supplementing vitamin D in those with low levels may have different effects based on patient race and, in black individuals, the supplement could actually do harm.

16 Mar 2010

Childhood stress and trauma may accelerate cellular aging

Children who suffer physical or emotional abuse could be faced with accelerated cellular aging as adults, according to new research published by Elsevier in Biological Psychiatry.

16 Mar 2010

EHR Association submits responses on two regulations that implement healthcare IT incentive provisions of ARRA

The HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association has submitted its detailed responses on two major regulations that implement healthcare IT incentive provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

16 Mar 2010

RE-LY study: Dabigatran etexilate shows greater reductions in stroke compared to warfarin

Data presented today at the 59th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology have shown greater reductions in stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) for dabigatran etexilate compared to the current standard of care, warfarin, irrespective of a patient’s risk profile for stroke.

16 Mar 2010

MMG effectively locates nerves during minimally invasive spine surgery

An electronic device is an accurate technique for locating and avoiding nerves during spinal procedures, suggests a study by Henry Ford Hospital researchers.

16 Mar 2010

Studies demonstrate over-utilization of re-hospital emergency care

When people call for an ambulance, the personnel are expected to make a reasonable assessment of need within a few seconds. These assessments sometimes overestimate and sometimes underestimate the acute medical needs. Lena Marie Beillon in her thesis "To assess medical needs - a clinical dilemma" at the Nordic School of Public Health clearly demonstrates over-utilization of re-hospital emergency care.

16 Mar 2010

Uninsured patients more likely to die from gunshot injury than insured patients: Study

New research findings published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons indicates that despite similar injury severity, uninsured patients were significantly more likely to die after hospital admission for gunshot injury than were insured patients. This difference could not be attributed to demographics or hospital resource use, and held true even after adjusting for the effects of race, age, gender, and injury severity.

16 Mar 2010

Critical need for second NCI: Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center launches campaign

While Florida has the second highest cancer burden in the nation, the state has only one National Cancer Institute. Successfully applying for NCI designation must include a commitment for additional funding from the state. The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center is launching “We Tackle Cancer” bringing attention to the critical need for a second NCI.

16 Mar 2010

Unani.ca consumer-minded PEHR now available in Canadian marketplace

The McGill University Health Centre announced today that anyone with an Internet access and a desire to manage his or her health and well-being can now subscribe to Unani.ca. Co-developed with Quebec-owned Medical.MD, Unani.ca is the first consumer-minded personal electronic health record (PEHR) in the Canadian marketplace that combines the expertise of a world-class academic health centre with that of award-winning information-technology developers.

16 Mar 2010

PERSEUS clinical program comparing TAXUS Element Stent to prior-generation stents: 12-month results

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that its corporate partner, Boston Scientific Corporation, announced 12-month results from its PERSEUS clinical program that demonstrated positive safety and efficacy outcomes in workhorse lesions for the platinum chromium TAXUS(R) Element(TM) Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent System compared to the TAXUS(R) Express(TM) Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent System.

16 Mar 2010

CT scan of heart's epicardial fat provides better prognosis compared to standard diagnostic techniques

Imaging epicardial adipose tissue, or the layer of fat around the heart, can provide extra information compared with standard diagnostic techniques such as coronary artery calcium scoring, according to research by cardiologists at Emory University School of Medicine.

16 Mar 2010

Global Nutrition Transition Conference: Physicians and nutrition scientists to discuss solutions for preventing obesity

Physicians and nutrition scientists from around the world gathered today in Orlando for the opening of the Global Nutrition Transition Conference in order to discuss emerging trends and grass roots solutions to the global obesity epidemic employing balanced nutrition and teaching healthy active lifestyles.

16 Mar 2010

Roche Diagnostics named sole source supplier for Premier's blood glucose monitoring devices

Roche Diagnostics announced today that it has been awarded contracts for blood glucose monitoring and clinical chemistry/immunoassay lab analyzers from Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P., Inc., the group purchasing unit of Premier, Inc. Roche was also named the sole source supplier for blood glucose in Premier's exclusive ASCEND supply chain performance program.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 16 Mar 2010

Hospital News and Research

MRSA Survivors Network urges CDC to declare MRSA an epidemic

PERSEUS clinical program demonstrates positive results of TAXUS Element Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent System

Study reveals comparable fertility rates between UFE and surgical myomectomy

Minimal improvements made in survival rates of AYA population with cancer

Endobronchial ultrasound: More precise and less invasive than other lung cancer staging methods

National childhood varicella vaccination program reduces chickenpox hospitalization rates

TeamHealth acquires emergency physician group RIEP

Vitamin D supplements might do more harm than good for African-American patients

Childhood stress and trauma may accelerate cellular aging

EHR Association submits responses on two regulations that implement healthcare IT incentive provisions of ARRA

RE-LY study: Dabigatran etexilate shows greater reductions in stroke compared to warfarin

MMG effectively locates nerves during minimally invasive spine surgery

Studies demonstrate over-utilization of re-hospital emergency care

Uninsured patients more likely to die from gunshot injury than insured patients: Study

Critical need for second NCI: Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center launches campaign

Unani.ca consumer-minded PEHR now available in Canadian marketplace

PERSEUS clinical program comparing TAXUS Element Stent to prior-generation stents: 12-month results

CT scan of heart's epicardial fat provides better prognosis compared to standard diagnostic techniques

Global Nutrition Transition Conference: Physicians and nutrition scientists to discuss solutions for preventing obesity

Roche Diagnostics named sole source supplier for Premier's blood glucose monitoring devices

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