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Families of children with cancer are visiting Capitol Hill to seek more federal funding for cancer research

Today and tomorrow hundreds of families of children with cancer are visiting Capitol Hill to ask Congress one question: Where is the research money that was authorized by the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008?

21 Jun 2010

Antibacterial lab coats to help prevent spread of disease in hospitals

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 99,000 people die every year from infections acquired while in hospitals. "The goal in our profession is to help cure you not introduce you to another deadly infection," said Dr. Charles Kinder, Heart Rhythm expert and Director of Heart Rhythm Program at Heart Care Centers of Illinois.

21 Jun 2010

FDA grants EarlySense marketing clearance for EverOn Touch system

EarlySense announced today that its EverOn Touch system has been cleared for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA clearance covers several key additions to the traditional EverOn contact-free patient supervision system value proposition. For the first time, the EverOn system includes an online display that alerts medical staff regarding a patient's motion level and verifies patient turns as indicated by nurses. Identifying low patient movement and then turning patients methodically are key elements in the prevention of pressure ulcers, the most costly patient safety risk in U.S. hospitals.

21 Jun 2010

First Edition: June 21, 2010

Today's news includes an exploration of the impact of Medicare payment rates on physicians, an analysis of the fate of the COBRA subsidy and how an innovation may offer a medical malpractice fix.

21 Jun 2010

Thomson Reuters identifies top 10 U.S. health systems from second annual study

Thomson Reuters today released its second annual study identifying the top 10 U.S. health systems based on their clinical performance.

21 Jun 2010

PHS offers special discounted program for clients utilizing Milliman Care Guidelines

Proven Healthcare Solutions an industry innovator in fortifying hospital compliance with emergency department admission screening, is pleased to introduce the offering of a special discounted program for clients utilizing Milliman Care Guidelines.

21 Jun 2010

Toshiba's Aquilion ONE dynamic volume CT system improves clinical pathway for patients in ERs

Emergency departments are challenged to streamline patient diagnoses and treatment for a variety of conditions and require a CT system capable of imaging patients quickly, accurately and safely. Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s Aquilion® ONE 320-detector row CT system is designed for such settings and used to evaluate a range of patients, including cardiac, neuro, stroke and pediatric.

21 Jun 2010

Researchers develop intelligent medical sensors to help patients monitor their symptoms

Researchers at the University of Southampton are developing intelligent medical sensors which can be worn by patients to monitor their symptoms and which will alert GPs if medical intervention is needed.

21 Jun 2010

Total Medical Solutions introduces Supply Recovery program

Total Medical Solutions (TMS) has introduced TMS Supply Recovery, a service that identifies and eliminates unnecessary supply costs in workers' compensation claims.

21 Jun 2010

Cancer survivor organizes first Chattanooga Oral Cancer Awareness Walk

Recently, oral cancer survivor Jeanna Richelson, organized the first Chattanooga Oral Cancer Awareness Walk, which raised donations for the Oral Cancer Foundation, and much needed awareness of a disease that too few Americans know about. According to the foundation's executive director Brian Hill, "I don't believe there has ever been an oral cancer walk that was this successful in its first year. This was an absolutely amazing effort by Jeanna and those who helped her make this possible."

21 Jun 2010

A-Life Medical selected as Finalist for Red Herring's North America 100 award

A-Life Medical, Inc., the pioneer and leading provider of computer-assisted coding (CAC) products and services to the healthcare industry, announced today it has been selected as a Finalist for Red Herring's North America 100 award, a prestigious list honoring the year's most promising private technology ventures from the world's North American business region.

21 Jun 2010

Staloral 300 demonstrates efficacy in phase III study for control of asthma in China

Stallergenes S.A. announces the results of a phase III clinical trial (VO55.06) conducted in China aimed at assessing the efficacy and safety of sublingual immunotherapy (Staloral(R) mites 300) in adult patients suffering from asthma triggered by house dust mites.

21 Jun 2010

Severity of appendicitis can be predicted from blood sample, shows thesis

The symptoms of appendicitis are often diffuse and it can be difficult to obtain an accurate diagnosis early in the course of the disease. It may be possible to predict the severity from a blood sample, and in this way determine the treatment on an individual basis. This is the conclusion of a thesis presented at the University of Gothenburg, sweden.

21 Jun 2010

Arterial reconstruction in adult-to-adult LDLT has high risk of thrombosis: Study

Hepatic artery thrombosis, which is the most common vascular complication after living donor liver transplantation, can result in graft loss and devastating consequences. Surgical techniques are suggested to an important factor in causing HAT. Despite improvements in surgical techniques, arterial reconstruction in LDLT has a high risk of thrombosis.

21 Jun 2010

Prototype drug blocks MCL-1 protein that helps tumors survive treatment: Scientists

Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have found a way to disable a common protein that often thwarts chemotherapy treatment of several major forms of cancer.

21 Jun 2010

NLRB issues third strike against Sal Rosselli, other former SEIU-UHW officials

The National Labor Relations Board issued a third strike against Sal Rosselli, ousted president of the Service Employees International Union - United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW), and other former union officials who formed the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) after they were removed from office.

19 Jun 2010

AORN supports Pennsylvania's signing of HB 1641 requiring perioperative RN during surgery

As advocates for patient safety in the operating room, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, (AORN), announced support for Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell's signing of HB 1641 requiring the presence of a circulating nurse in certain operating rooms. The bill, signed into law on June 16, applies to any hospital or class C ambulatory surgical facility.

19 Jun 2010

New phase I/IIa clinical trial of AR-42 for blood cancer at OSUCCC-James

For the second time within a year, an experimental drug invented by cancer researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC-James) is being tested on patients in a clinical trial.

19 Jun 2010

Research findings support the need to establish standards for DFSA care

New toxicology findings reveal the presence of drugs and/or alcohol in 76 per cent of women and men who suspect they were victims of drug-facilitated sexual assault. Of those, 64 per cent did not report voluntarily consuming the drugs found, supporting their belief that they may have been slipped a drug. In addition, unexpected male DNA was found in a substantial number of cases, confirming sexual activity.

19 Jun 2010

NPAF draws attention on need to ensure patients' right to privacy in Virginia's HIE

The National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF) – a national, non-profit organization dedicated to the mission of creating avenues of improved patient access to health care through public policy reform at the state and federal levels – delivered a letter to Dr. William Hazel Jr., M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Resources and Chair of Virginia Governor's Health Information Technology Advisory Commission (HITAC), bringing attention to the need to ensure patients' right to privacy in the state's health information exchange (HIE).

19 Jun 2010

Hospital News and Research

Families of children with cancer are visiting Capitol Hill to seek more federal funding for cancer research

Antibacterial lab coats to help prevent spread of disease in hospitals

FDA grants EarlySense marketing clearance for EverOn Touch system

First Edition: June 21, 2010

Thomson Reuters identifies top 10 U.S. health systems from second annual study

PHS offers special discounted program for clients utilizing Milliman Care Guidelines

Toshiba's Aquilion ONE dynamic volume CT system improves clinical pathway for patients in ERs

Researchers develop intelligent medical sensors to help patients monitor their symptoms

Total Medical Solutions introduces Supply Recovery program

Cancer survivor organizes first Chattanooga Oral Cancer Awareness Walk

A-Life Medical selected as Finalist for Red Herring's North America 100 award

Staloral 300 demonstrates efficacy in phase III study for control of asthma in China

Severity of appendicitis can be predicted from blood sample, shows thesis

Arterial reconstruction in adult-to-adult LDLT has high risk of thrombosis: Study

Prototype drug blocks MCL-1 protein that helps tumors survive treatment: Scientists

NLRB issues third strike against Sal Rosselli, other former SEIU-UHW officials

AORN supports Pennsylvania's signing of HB 1641 requiring perioperative RN during surgery

New phase I/IIa clinical trial of AR-42 for blood cancer at OSUCCC-James

Research findings support the need to establish standards for DFSA care

NPAF draws attention on need to ensure patients' right to privacy in Virginia's HIE

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Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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