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School-based intervention program helps students with asthma better manage symptoms

A school-based intervention program helped New York City high school students with moderate to severe asthma better manage their symptoms, dramatically reducing the need for urgent care, including hospitalizations and emergency room visits, according to a study published online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

9 Dec 2010

Trauma surgeon co-authors call to action to establish pediatric trauma research network

Jeffrey S. Upperman, MD, director of the Trauma Program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has co-authored a call to action for filling a significant gap in pediatric public health care and seeks federal oversight to establish the framework for a pediatric applied trauma research network (PATRN). This call to action was published simultaneously in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery and the Journal of Trauma.

9 Dec 2010

Number of people admitted to hospital for treatment of dog bites increased by 86%: AHRQ

The number of people admitted to the hospital because of dog bites increased by 86 percent - from 5,100 to 9,500 hospital stays - between 1993 and 2008, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

9 Dec 2010

Health care systems inadequate for managing acute GI hemorrhage outside of normal hours

Patients treated by Welsh hospitals for upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding were 41% more likely to die if they were admitted on a public holiday and 13% more likely if it was at the weekend, according to research in the January issue of Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

9 Dec 2010

More registered nurses in Canada than 5 years ago

Canada has six per cent more registered nurses today than it did five years ago, an increase that is expected to improve access to care while decreasing wait times.

9 Dec 2010

Researchers to address HRQOL issues for pediatric patients with IBD at annual conference

The management of children with inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis has evolved significantly over the past decade. With a surge of pediatric research in the field, quality of life has become an important focus of study, as indicated by the number of related abstracts that will be presented at the 2010 Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation's Clinical & Research Conference beginning tomorrow in Hollywood, Florida.

9 Dec 2010

Insulin related calls to poison centers increase 279%

Annual calls to poison centers regarding insulin have skyrocketed by 279 percent over the past 10 years, according to a new study authored by medical professionals at four U.S. poison centers.

9 Dec 2010

Health2 Resources provides strategic research, analysis for ACCC project

The Association of Community Cancer Centers announced that results of a landmark study of how—and how well—the cancer patient's transition from the hospital inpatient setting to outpatient oncology group is managed. The study, designed to help hospitals and oncology groups improve their transition processes. The study was conducted by the Association of Community Cancer Centers, was conducted by ACCC, with strategic research and analysis provided by Health2 Resources.

9 Dec 2010

Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center symposium aims for high-value health care system in the US

In a sustained effort to seek consensus-driven, patient-centered priorities that would build a high-value health care system, the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center hosted a symposium Dec. 5-7 entitled "Achieving the Vision: Advancing High-Value Health Care," which featured patients, providers, payers and national policy experts.

9 Dec 2010

Mortality is higher in for-profit than non-profit dialysis centers, says study

If you need dialysis for advanced kidney disease, where you get it could make a big difference. A large study found that patients in certain large chain facilities are significantly more likely to die than those treated elsewhere. Mortality was also higher in for-profit than non-profit dialysis centers.

9 Dec 2010

Laparoscopic approach still best for most patients, not for all: Study

If skin is the body's fortress against germ invaders, shouldn't minimally invasive surgeries - operations guided by camera probes, conducted entirely within the abdomen - carry less risk for serious infection than procedures that slice the same cavity wide open?

9 Dec 2010

Researchers to study effect of resveratrol on impaired IGT in older prediabetic patients

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have been awarded $600,000 from the American Diabetes Association to study the effect of resveratrol, a chemical compound most notably found in red wine and grapes, on impaired glucose tolerance in older adults.

9 Dec 2010

Winners of 2010 Quality and Innovation Awards announced

The Cancer Quality Council of Ontario, Cancer Care Ontario, and the Ontario Division of the Canadian Cancer Society today announced the winners of the 2010 Quality and Innovation Awards.

9 Dec 2010

St. Jude Medical announces advanced technologies for streamlined workflow in EP lab

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced several new products that provide physicians and hospitals with the opportunity for improved efficiency and information connectivity in the electrophysiology (EP) lab. The EnSite Connect™ Remote Support feature, EnSite Courier™ Module, EnSite Velocity v2.0™ Software and recently launched EnSite Derexi™ Module are advanced technologies that allow a streamlined workflow within the EP lab.

9 Dec 2010

Research into hospital bed technology could soon represent giant leap forward in patient care

A University of New Hampshire professor's research into hospital bed technology could soon represent a giant leap forward in patient care.

9 Dec 2010

Agilent, UC Davis to develop MassCode PCR technology for identifying food-borne pathogens

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced it is collaborating with the University of California, Davis in the area of food safety. The research collaboration will focus on the development of a new process that can reduce the time required to identify food-borne pathogens from several days to only a few hours.

9 Dec 2010

p53 activation offers a novel strategy for cancer therapy

A pioneering clinical trial is testing the effectiveness in leukemia of a small molecule that shuts down MDM2, a protein that can disable the well-known tumor suppressor p53.

9 Dec 2010

New objective criteria for evaluating hemostatic efficacy in treatment of VWD

Octapharma USA researchers presented new stringent, objective criteria used in the evaluation of hemostatic efficacy in the treatment of von Willebrand disease and reported on their application of these criteria in clinical trials during the recently completed National Hemophilia Foundation Annual Meeting.

9 Dec 2010

Poorly educated people more likely to be admitted in hospital with chronic heart failure

Results from a large European study suggest that poorly educated people are more likely to be admitted to hospital with chronic heart failure than the better educated, even after differences in lifestyle have been taken into account. The study is published online today (Thursday 9 December) in the European Heart Journal.

9 Dec 2010

New technique jumpstarts growth of nerve fibers to reverse stroke damage

A new technique that jumpstarts the growth of nerve fibers could reverse much of the damage caused by strokes, researchers report in the Jan. 7, 2011 issue of the journal Stroke.

9 Dec 2010

Hospital News and Research

School-based intervention program helps students with asthma better manage symptoms

Trauma surgeon co-authors call to action to establish pediatric trauma research network

Number of people admitted to hospital for treatment of dog bites increased by 86%: AHRQ

Health care systems inadequate for managing acute GI hemorrhage outside of normal hours

More registered nurses in Canada than 5 years ago

Researchers to address HRQOL issues for pediatric patients with IBD at annual conference

Insulin related calls to poison centers increase 279%

Health2 Resources provides strategic research, analysis for ACCC project

Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center symposium aims for high-value health care system in the US

Mortality is higher in for-profit than non-profit dialysis centers, says study

Laparoscopic approach still best for most patients, not for all: Study

Researchers to study effect of resveratrol on impaired IGT in older prediabetic patients

Winners of 2010 Quality and Innovation Awards announced

St. Jude Medical announces advanced technologies for streamlined workflow in EP lab

Research into hospital bed technology could soon represent giant leap forward in patient care

Agilent, UC Davis to develop MassCode PCR technology for identifying food-borne pathogens

p53 activation offers a novel strategy for cancer therapy

New objective criteria for evaluating hemostatic efficacy in treatment of VWD

Poorly educated people more likely to be admitted in hospital with chronic heart failure

New technique jumpstarts growth of nerve fibers to reverse stroke damage

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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