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U.S. models of primary care improves quality of life in older patients with multiple chronic conditions

In a review of comprehensive primary care programs for older adults with multiple chronic conditions, authors identified three models that appear to have the greatest potential for improving quality of care and life for these patients, while reducing or not increasing the costs of their health care, according to an article in the November 3 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on aging.

3 Nov 2010

New technique could help scientists to predict how living prostate tissues respond to therapy

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, University of Helsinki and Stanford University have developed a technique to keep normal and cancerous prostate tissue removed during surgery alive and functioning normally in the laboratory for up to a week.

3 Nov 2010

Visual attention diminishes with age

A University of Toronto study shows that visual attention -- the brain's ability to selectively filter unattended or unwanted information from reaching awareness -- diminishes with age, leaving older adults less capable of filtering out distracting or irrelevant information.

3 Nov 2010

Study: Illnesses and injuries that restrict activity linked to worsening functional ability in older adults

A study by Yale School of Medicine researchers reveals that the illnesses and injuries that can restrict the activity of older adults or land them in the hospital are linked to worsening functional ability, especially among those who are physically frail. The report appears in JAMA's November 3 theme issue on aging.

3 Nov 2010

Image Guided IMRT preserves sexual function in men after prostatectomy

Men battling prostate cancer who receive Image Guided Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy after undergoing prostatectomy have an excellent chance of retaining sexual function, according to a study by Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) cancer specialists presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology in San Diego.

3 Nov 2010

NIH awards Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children additional $9.5M research grant

The Center for Pediatric Research (CPR) at the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children was recently awarded an additional 5-year, $9.5-million Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Research Resources (NCRR). This competitive award will allow Nemours to continue to expand the CPR and support the recruitment of additional faculty to this diverse pediatric clinical and research facility.

3 Nov 2010

Researchers discover FoxO1 protein interacts with macrophages to promote inflammatory response

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that a multi-tasking protein called FoxO1 has another important but previously unknown function: It directly interacts with macrophages, promoting an inflammatory response that can lead to insulin resistance and diabetes. Contrarily, it also generates a negative feedback loop that can limit damage from excessive inflammation.

3 Nov 2010

Johns Hopkins assists with establishment of Malaysia's first private graduate medical school and teaching hospital

The Johns Hopkins University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI), the international arm of Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, USA, and Academic Medical Centre Sdn Bhd, subsidiary of Chase Perdana Sdn Bhd, a Kuala Lumpur-based private development corporation, and an associate company of Turiya Sdn Bhd, have signed an agreement to help Malaysia develop its first fully integrated private four-year graduate medical school and teaching hospital.

3 Nov 2010

Study demonstrates widespread internal exposure of humans to cosmetic UV filters

An investigation conducted in the context of the Swiss National Research Programme (NRP50), Endocrine Disrupters: Relevance to Humans, Animals and Ecosystems, demonstrates for the first time that internal exposure of humans to cosmetic UV filters is widespread.

3 Nov 2010

FDA grants Cadence marketing approval for OFIRMEV injection in management of pain and fever

Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval for OFIRMEV™ (acetaminophen) injection, the first and only intravenous (IV) formulation of acetaminophen to be approved in the United States. OFIRMEV is indicated for the management of mild to moderate pain, the management of moderate to severe pain with adjunctive opioid analgesics, and the reduction of fever.

3 Nov 2010

Atritech commences enrollment in WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device study in AF patients

Atritech, Inc. today announced initial enrollment into its confirmatory study, PREVAIL, comparing the WATCHMAN® Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device to long term warfarin therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation. Doctors at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky enrolled the first patient.

3 Nov 2010

Endologix implants Ventana stent graft for endovascular repair at Auckland City Hospital

Endologix, Inc. developer of minimally invasive treatments for aortic disorders, announced today the first clinical implant of the Company's Ventana fenestrated stent graft at Auckland City Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand.

3 Nov 2010

Health reform law: Tax credits may boost coverage; rationing still hot word

The number of small businesses offering health insurance to workers is projected to increase sharply this year, recent data show, a shift that researchers attribute to a tax credit in the health law.

3 Nov 2010

Almost Family acquires home health agency from Fayette County Memorial Hospital

Almost Family, Inc. today announced that it has acquired the assets of the Medicare-certified home health agency owned by Fayette County Memorial Hospital located in Washington Court House, OH.

3 Nov 2010

Nile announces results of CD-NP Phase 2 study in renally compromised ADHF patients

Nile Therapeutics, Inc. a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for cardiovascular disease, today announced results of its Phase 2 study evaluating its lead compound CD-NP in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and mild to moderate renal insufficiency. Study results demonstrated that multiple doses were characterized as well tolerated with favorable drug activity in this acute patient population.

3 Nov 2010

Health IT: Apps; Competitive contracts; Electronic medical records

The Wall Street Journal: "Indian technology companies are eyeing a coming wave of U.S. spending to digitize health care records. But sensitivity over outsourcing and resistance by American hospitals to sending medical information overseas could thwart efforts to win big contracts." Next year, the U.S. government will dispense billions to "health-care providers who adopt electronic medical records." Doctors are also facing "a federal mandate to upgrade software as the U.S. switches to a new system of insurance billing codes."

3 Nov 2010

RehabCare third quarter operating revenue increases 64.7% to $342.7 million

RehabCare Group, Inc. today reported the following financial results. During the 2010 second quarter, the Company recorded a $1.7 million unfavorable pretax revenue adjustment for estimates of additional amounts due on 2007 and 2008 cost reports for one of its inpatient rehabilitation facilities.

3 Nov 2010

Combining telaprevir regimen with standard therapy improves SVR rate in hepatitis C

For patients with the most common form of hepatitis C being treated for the first time, the addition of an investigational hepatitis C-specific protease inhibitor called telaprevir to the current standard therapy markedly improved their sustained viral response (SVR or viral cure) rate.

3 Nov 2010

Today's Op-Eds: Birth control coverage, 'free' medical care, profitable nursing homes

For every extra benefit Congress has required health insurers to provide, there is an extra cost. Ultimately, we all will pay the cost of these "free" services in the form of lower wages, higher taxes or higher health insurance premiums.

3 Nov 2010

PAC points finger at British Labour party for health inequalities

The cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has criticised the British Labor party for allowing inequalities during its 13 years of power. The MPs said on the acute shortage of General Practitioners, “The Department of Health (DoH) should identify, as a matter of urgency, what measures it can take to drive up the numbers of GPs in deprived areas, including using direct financial incentives to encourage GPs into areas of greatest health need.” Tony Blair pledged to put reducing life expectancy differences at the heart of his policy after winning the general election in 1997.

2 Nov 2010

Hospital News and Research

U.S. models of primary care improves quality of life in older patients with multiple chronic conditions

New technique could help scientists to predict how living prostate tissues respond to therapy

Visual attention diminishes with age

Study: Illnesses and injuries that restrict activity linked to worsening functional ability in older adults

Image Guided IMRT preserves sexual function in men after prostatectomy

NIH awards Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children additional $9.5M research grant

Researchers discover FoxO1 protein interacts with macrophages to promote inflammatory response

Johns Hopkins assists with establishment of Malaysia's first private graduate medical school and teaching hospital

Study demonstrates widespread internal exposure of humans to cosmetic UV filters

FDA grants Cadence marketing approval for OFIRMEV injection in management of pain and fever

Atritech commences enrollment in WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device study in AF patients

Endologix implants Ventana stent graft for endovascular repair at Auckland City Hospital

Health reform law: Tax credits may boost coverage; rationing still hot word

Almost Family acquires home health agency from Fayette County Memorial Hospital

Nile announces results of CD-NP Phase 2 study in renally compromised ADHF patients

Health IT: Apps; Competitive contracts; Electronic medical records

RehabCare third quarter operating revenue increases 64.7% to $342.7 million

Combining telaprevir regimen with standard therapy improves SVR rate in hepatitis C

Today's Op-Eds: Birth control coverage, 'free' medical care, profitable nursing homes

PAC points finger at British Labour party for health inequalities

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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