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NSW bed sore death could have been prevented: Coroner

After the death of a severely disabled woman in New South Wales, the coroner has ruled that the death due to bed sores was avoidable and caregivers need more training to manage such cases. 26-year-old Kate Therese Bugmy died at Broken Hill Base Hospital in June 2007 as a result of sepsis from bed sores. She had severe cerebral palsy, epilepsy and an intellectual disability and weighed just 36 kilos when she died.

26 Aug 2010

Lotus Pharmaceuticals initiates R-Bambuterol Clinical Trial I on-schedule

Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a growing developer, manufacturer and seller of medicine and drugs in the People's Republic of China, announced today that it has entered R-Bambuterol Clinical Trial I on-schedule and is on-track to complete in six months. The studies will evaluate the safety and tolerability of the new drug as well as the biological activity by measuring responses in healthy volunteers.

26 Aug 2010

Queen West Village Family Health Team to provide primary health care for community

Toronto's Queen West neighbourhood and the province's health care system alike will benefit from the August 24 announcement that a Family Health Team will be housed locally at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

26 Aug 2010

DMAHS awards four-year Medicaid utilization review contract to Permedion

HMS announced today that the State of New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services has awarded a contract to Permedion, Inc., HMS's wholly owned subsidiary, to conduct utilization reviews, medical necessity audits, and Diagnosis Related Group validations of inpatient hospital medical services provided and billed for Medicaid beneficiaries.

26 Aug 2010

Dose-defining Phase IIa trial of CXL-1020 initiated for treating patients with ADHF

Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutic agents for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, today announced that it has initiated a dose-defining Phase IIa trial of its lead drug candidate, CXL-1020, for the treatment of patients with acute decompensated heart failure.

26 Aug 2010

The Blood Alliance signs agreement to implement Interactive Softworks' software

Interactive Softworks, a provider of customer engagement solutions, announced today that The Blood Alliance, a non-profit community blood bank, has signed an agreement to implement the company's software to recruit blood donors and schedule appointments. This implementation will enable The Blood Alliance to significantly improve its donor outreach program, increase operating efficiencies and drive more effective communications with donors.

26 Aug 2010

FDA notification confirms acyclovir Lauriad for oro-facial herpes labialis

BioAlliance Pharma SA, a company dedicated to the supportive care and treatment of cancer patients, today announces that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers the positive results of the pivotal phase III study with acyclovir Lauriad acceptable to submit a 505(b)(2) New Drug Application of the product in the United States.

26 Aug 2010

Veteran Affairs to use Redsense alarm to detect blood leakage during hemodialysis

The Redsense alarm will be required for use in Veteran Affairs' dialysis centers. The safety alert, based on research from Veteran Affairs National Center for Patient Safety, marks an important step for the only alarm that detects blood leakage during hemodialysis.

26 Aug 2010

SOECIC announces UK's first operation to fit single cochlear implant to give sound in both ears

The UK's first operation to fit a single cochlear implant capable of giving sound in both ears takes place this Friday (27 August), thanks to the work of the South of England Cochlear Implant Centre (SOECIC), based at the University of Southampton.

26 Aug 2010

Role of doctors' religious faith and ethnicity in taking ethically controversial decisions during end-of-life care

Atheist or agnostic doctors are almost twice as willing to take decisions that they think will hasten the end of a very sick patient's life as doctors who are deeply religious, suggests research published online in the Journal of Medical Ethics.

26 Aug 2010

Medical errors cost hospitals $19.5 billion in 2008, says SOA report

A recent report from the Society of Actuaries (SOA) found that medical errors cost hospitals $19.5 billion in 2008. According to the SOA report, the top three most costly medical errors were pressure ulcers, postoperative infections, and mechanical complications of device, implant or graft.

26 Aug 2010

Researchers show biosynthetic cornea can stimulate regeneration in damaged eye tissue

A new study from researchers in Canada and Sweden has shown that biosynthetic corneas can help regenerate and repair damaged eye tissue and improve vision in humans.

26 Aug 2010

Saint Thomas Health Services to offer program for neurosurgical patients’ better care

August is Neurosurgery Outreach Month, an effort to increase the public's knowledge about the powerful effects of neurosurgery, many of which are taking place at Saint Thomas Health Services in Tennessee.

26 Aug 2010

Henry Ford Health System introduces 'Pill Timer' for medication management

A leader in healthcare, Henry Ford Health System will introduce at its hospitals and pharmacies "The Pill Timer," representing a "breakthrough" designed to improve treatment outcomes and reduce adverse drug events often resulting in costly hospital admissions due to poor medication management by patients.

26 Aug 2010

Treating metastatic melanoma tumors with specific genetic signature shows promising results

Use of an experimental targeted drug to treat metastatic melanoma tumors with a specific genetic signature was successful in more than 80 percent of patients in a phase 1 clinical trial.

26 Aug 2010

Researchers develop magnetic nanoparticles for metallic implant drug delivery

If a drug can be guided to the right place in the body, the treatment is more effective and there are fewer side-effects. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now developed magnetic nanoparticles that can be directed to metallic implants such as artificial knee joints, hip joints and stents in the coronary arteries.

26 Aug 2010

PLX4032 therapy results in tumor shrinkage in metastatic melanoma patients

A multicenter study has concluded that treatment with a new targeted therapy called PLX4032 (also called RG7204) resulted in significant tumor shrinkage in 80 percent of patients with advanced melanoma.

26 Aug 2010

UNC Hospitals receives NCDR ACTION Registry-GWTG Silver Performance Achievement Award

UNC Hospitals has received the American College of Cardiology Foundation's NCDR ACTION Registry-GWTG Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2010 - one of only 26 hospitals nationwide to do so.

26 Aug 2010

Naringenin from grape fruits initiates increased fatty acid oxidation, inhibits vLDL production

Naringenin, an antioxidant derived from the bitter flavor of grapefruits and other citrus fruits, may cause the liver to break down fat while increasing insulin sensitivity, a process that naturally occurs during long periods of fasting.

26 Aug 2010

VCPI announces opening of 'The Center of Excellence for Post-Acute Care EMR'

VCPI announces the grand opening of The Center of Excellence for Post-Acute Care EMR today at the 4th Annual Client Connections Conference. The Center's team of experts will help providers of post-acute care accelerate the journey towards Electronic Health Records (EHR) to prepare for the competitive demands of the fully-digital, post-acute care world of 2014.

26 Aug 2010

Hospital News and Research

NSW bed sore death could have been prevented: Coroner

Lotus Pharmaceuticals initiates R-Bambuterol Clinical Trial I on-schedule

Queen West Village Family Health Team to provide primary health care for community

DMAHS awards four-year Medicaid utilization review contract to Permedion

Dose-defining Phase IIa trial of CXL-1020 initiated for treating patients with ADHF

The Blood Alliance signs agreement to implement Interactive Softworks' software

FDA notification confirms acyclovir Lauriad for oro-facial herpes labialis

Veteran Affairs to use Redsense alarm to detect blood leakage during hemodialysis

SOECIC announces UK's first operation to fit single cochlear implant to give sound in both ears

Role of doctors' religious faith and ethnicity in taking ethically controversial decisions during end-of-life care

Medical errors cost hospitals $19.5 billion in 2008, says SOA report

Researchers show biosynthetic cornea can stimulate regeneration in damaged eye tissue

Saint Thomas Health Services to offer program for neurosurgical patients’ better care

Henry Ford Health System introduces 'Pill Timer' for medication management

Treating metastatic melanoma tumors with specific genetic signature shows promising results

Researchers develop magnetic nanoparticles for metallic implant drug delivery

PLX4032 therapy results in tumor shrinkage in metastatic melanoma patients

UNC Hospitals receives NCDR ACTION Registry-GWTG Silver Performance Achievement Award

Naringenin from grape fruits initiates increased fatty acid oxidation, inhibits vLDL production

VCPI announces opening of 'The Center of Excellence for Post-Acute Care EMR'

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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