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Healthcare reform debate at its peak before the COAG meeting on Monday

Following the fall out between Premiers on Prime Minister Rudd’s health care reforms more debates have come up. South Australian Premier Mike Rann also urged Victorian Premier John Brumby to come to an agreement with the Prime Minister’s plans. Earlier Mr. Brumby had suggested a 50-50 sharing model in healthcare compared to the model suggested by the PM. He has said that that the federal government's grab for 30 per cent of the states' GST would damage co-operative federalism. Mr. Brumby is expected to outline his reasons at a National Press Club address on Wednesday, April 14th 2010.

14 Apr 2010

Spare the rod – kids spanked more likely to be aggressive

As the saying goes, “spare the rod and spoil the child”. Many organizations including American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association have found that this is a wrong statement and spanking a child may do more harm than good.

13 Apr 2010

SRI/Surgical Express announces sponsorship of Practice Greenhealth's Greening the OR Symposium

SRI/Surgical Express, Inc., a leading provider of reusable surgical device reprocessing services supporting the healthcare industry, is pleased to announce their sponsorship of Practice Greenhealth's Greening the OR Symposium, scheduled for April 27, 2010 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

13 Apr 2010

Noncompetitive ''win-win'' relationship between gynecologist and radiologist benefits patients

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (JMIG) has published a study in its March/April issue which concluded that establishing a referral relationship with an interventional radiologist for comprehensive uterine myoma (fibroid) treatment supports a trusting, collaborative, long-term, noncompetitive ''win-win'' relationship between the gynecologist and radiologist.

13 Apr 2010

Vital Images, Arkansas Children's Hospital collaborate to develop Vitrea pediatric cardiac application

Vital Images, Inc., a leading provider of advanced visualization and analysis software, announced today that it is collaborating with Arkansas Children's Hospital of Little Rock, Ark., to develop a Vitrea® pediatric cardiac application. The software is an advanced visualization tool designed specifically to meet the unique cardiac features and patient care requirements presented by pediatric patients.

13 Apr 2010

IVAX Diagnostics signs two-year distribution agreement with Biomerica

IVAX Diagnostics, Inc., a fully integrated in vitro diagnostics company, and Biomerica, Inc., a global biomedical company, have signed a two-year agreement for the distribution of Biomerica's products in the U.S. and globally, with certain country and product exclusions.

13 Apr 2010

EntreMed commences Phase 2 study of ENMD-2076 for platinum resistant ovarian cancer

EntreMed, Inc. today announced the initiation of a multi-center Phase 2 study with its lead oncology product candidate, ENMD-2076, in patients with platinum resistant ovarian cancer. The study will be conducted at up to six sites in the United States and Canada. In addition, EntreMed received a No Objection Letter (NOL) from the Therapeutic Products Directorate of Health Canada on its Clinical Trial Application to conduct the Phase 2 clinical trial in ovarian cancer patients.

13 Apr 2010

Common sense gun laws needed to stem crippling costs of gun violence

After a spate of random shootings and gun homicides, Illinois Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, along with doctors and medical professionals, convened at Children's Memorial Hospital to send an urgent plea to state lawmakers to require background checks on all handgun sales in order save lives and reduce escalating health care costs related to gun violence.

13 Apr 2010

Implicit association between death/ suicide and self may indicate suicide risk

Following the suicide of a relative or close friend, surviving family members and friends are left with a number of painful questions: "What made them do it?," "Why didn't they get help?" The most troublesome question is often, "Is there anything I could have done to prevent this?" People who are contemplating suicide tend to conceal their behavior, or deny they are having suicidal thoughts, so it can be difficult to identify warning signs.

13 Apr 2010

Hospital quality needs significant improvement: 2009 Leapfrog Hospital Survey

According to new results from the 2009 Leapfrog Hospital Survey released today at the World Health Congress in Washington, DC, hospital quality needs significant improvement and waste remains rampant. One encouraging sign: steady improvements over time, supporting the value of hundreds of purchasers' growing efforts to use Leapfrog performance data in decision-making, contracting, pay for performance, and benefits design.

13 Apr 2010

High level of microRNAs found in patients with high-risk multiple myeloma

Multiple myeloma researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently discovered that widespread activity of a specific class of genes can identify aggressive, or high-risk, cases of the disease.

13 Apr 2010

Health care professionals urge Congress to support nation's chemical regulatory reform

On the eve of legislation slated to be introduced this month to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act, almost two dozen organizations representing health care professionals, along with health sector businesses sent letters to Congress urging the passage of strong reform of our nation's chemical regulatory system.

13 Apr 2010

'Mindfulness' for reducing aggressive behaviour in people with developmental disabilities

A very ancient and effective practice - mindfulness - is being given a new and surprising application. For the first time ever, mindfulness is being used to reduce the likelihood of aggressive behaviour in people with developmental disabilities as well as mental health problems.

13 Apr 2010

Dalhousie University interdisciplinary cooperation leads to innovation of Femoral Fracture Reduction device

It's late at night when most of the city is sleeping and the hospital is eerily quiet. But in the operating room, a tired but undeterred surgeon is struggling through a femoral fracture reduction on a young patient. The surgery, which is usually a meticulous and straightforward procedure, is not going smoothly. After wrestling with the fracture, he has no choice but to take a more invasive approach. He cuts open the femur and reduces the fracture—if not, displaced fat and marrow could cause a fat embolism in the lungs.

13 Apr 2010

American Lung Association's report examines lung cancer among African Americans

The American Lung Association today released its report, Too Many Cases, Too Many Deaths: Lung Cancer in African Americans, a compilation of research examining lung cancer among African Americans and the need to eliminate this and other health disparities.

13 Apr 2010

$15M grant to support research and development of new health care IT infrastructure

Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School will lead the efforts of a $15 million grant recently announced from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in the Department of Health and Human Services to support research and development of a new health care information technology infrastructure.

13 Apr 2010

Antibiotic-resistant pneumococci increase rate of bacterial infections in children

In the decade since the introduction of pneumococcal vaccination, significant shifts have occurred in the bacterial strains causing serious pneumococcal infections in children, according to a pair of studies in the April issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (www.PIDJ.com). 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.

13 Apr 2010

Transparent Health Network adds MPG to provider network

Transparent Health Network today announced the addition of Manhattan's Physician Group (MPG), the largest multi-specialty group in New York City, to its provider network. A new health care access plan that advocates for the working uninsured by negotiating dramatically reduced fees that are 35 to 60% lower than the "retail" fees typically charged to patients without insurance, Transparent Health Network is not insurance. In exchange for the reduced fees, members pay providers directly when they receive care.

13 Apr 2010

Women's perceptions of sexual function after gynecologic surgery

Most women scheduled for gynecologic surgery to address noncancerous symptoms said in a recently published survey that they were not worried about the effects of the procedure on their sex lives.

13 Apr 2010

Eight tips to keep families fit and healthy

With so many risk factors prevalent in today's society, parents are increasingly concerned about making sure their children don't fall prey to this alarming trend.

13 Apr 2010

Hospital News and Research

Healthcare reform debate at its peak before the COAG meeting on Monday

Spare the rod – kids spanked more likely to be aggressive

SRI/Surgical Express announces sponsorship of Practice Greenhealth's Greening the OR Symposium

Noncompetitive ''win-win'' relationship between gynecologist and radiologist benefits patients

Vital Images, Arkansas Children's Hospital collaborate to develop Vitrea pediatric cardiac application

IVAX Diagnostics signs two-year distribution agreement with Biomerica

EntreMed commences Phase 2 study of ENMD-2076 for platinum resistant ovarian cancer

Common sense gun laws needed to stem crippling costs of gun violence

Implicit association between death/ suicide and self may indicate suicide risk

Hospital quality needs significant improvement: 2009 Leapfrog Hospital Survey

High level of microRNAs found in patients with high-risk multiple myeloma

Health care professionals urge Congress to support nation's chemical regulatory reform

'Mindfulness' for reducing aggressive behaviour in people with developmental disabilities

Dalhousie University interdisciplinary cooperation leads to innovation of Femoral Fracture Reduction device

American Lung Association's report examines lung cancer among African Americans

$15M grant to support research and development of new health care IT infrastructure

Antibiotic-resistant pneumococci increase rate of bacterial infections in children

Transparent Health Network adds MPG to provider network

Women's perceptions of sexual function after gynecologic surgery

Eight tips to keep families fit and healthy

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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