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Study: Schizophrenia patients may experience beneficial brain changes in response to exercise

Potentially beneficial brain changes (an increase in the volume of an area known as the hippocampus) occur in response to exercise both in patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

1 Feb 2010

Ecolab launches EnCompass Environmental Hygiene program to improve patient room hygiene

Ecolab Inc. today announced the launch of its new EnCompass™ Environmental Hygiene program, a comprehensive clinical program that helps hospitals improve patient room hygiene and prevent the spread of infections.

1 Feb 2010

University of Pittsburgh awarded $3.5M NIH grant for WaferGen Biosystems's SmartChip Real-Time PCR System

WaferGen Biosystems, Inc., a leading developer of state-of-the-art genetic analysis systems, today announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a grant to the University of Pittsburgh that includes funding of $350,000 over the grant period for WaferGen's SmartChip™ Real-Time PCR System. The researchers will conduct novel gene expression research in the areas of advanced lung disease and asthma and will use the SmartChip system as the key platform for high throughput validation.

1 Feb 2010

First Edition: February 1, 2010

As President Obama's proposed budget heads to Congress, analysis of the breakdown of health reform -- and whether it may still have a chance -- continues.

1 Feb 2010

Toronto Grace hospital union requests government to allow operations at same location, cancel request for proposal

The Ontario government should allow the board of the Toronto Grace to continue to manage the hospital at its current location and the request for proposal, which would effectively cannibalize the Grace's beds and services, should be cancelled, the union representing staff at the hospital requested today.

1 Feb 2010

QHN expands to the Western Colorado communities of Aspen and Montrose

Quality Health Network (QHN), one of the most celebrated and successful health information exchanges (HIE) in the country, and Axolotl Corp., the nationwide leader in HIE solutions and services, are pleased to announce QHN’s successful expansion to the Western Colorado communities of Aspen and Montrose.

1 Feb 2010

Asuragen enters into research agreements to develop microRNA-based diagnostic test

Asuragen, Inc., a leader in molecular diagnostics and RNA-based pharmacogenomics services, announced today that it has entered into research agreements with The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Dartmouth’s Hitchcock Medical Center and the University of Sherbrooke to develop a microRNA-based diagnostic test to aid the detection of pancreatic cancer from fine-needle aspirate (FNA) biopsies.

1 Feb 2010

Study analyzes relationship between parents' and children’s' dental visits

Whether or not children receive regular dental care is strongly associated with their parents' history of seeking dental care. A new report to appear in the journal Pediatrics, which has been released online, is the first to analyze the relationship between parents' and childrens' dental visits in a nationally represntative sample.

1 Feb 2010

Fraser Health to close tertiary perinatal program at RCH and open new one at SMH

The Department of Obstetrics and the Neonatal Unit at Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) are extremely concerned about the upcoming move by Fraser Health to close the most efficient tertiary perinatal program in the country currently located at RCH and set up a new one at Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) effective February 1.

31 Jan 2010

New mental health coverage rules promise to end some discrimination

Reuters: Employer-provided group health plans must offer the same level of coverage for mental illness and drug abuse treatment as for other ailments, according to federal regulations issued on Friday.

31 Jan 2010

University of Kentucky and Manipal University pursue opportunities for health center alliance

University of Kentucky administrators welcomed Dr. Rajasekharan Warrier, Vice Chancellor of Manipal University, to campus with hopes of pursuing opportunities for comprehensive collaboration between the two universities.

31 Jan 2010

CHOP deploys medical team for pediatric care in Haiti

Global Health at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is deploying a medical team to Haiti today in response to an urgent call from Partners In Health for pediatric experts to care for children with injuries related to the Jan. 12 earthquake at the University Hospital in Port-au-Prince.

31 Jan 2010

UK plastic surgery industry experiences significant growth

The US may have experienced a 12% decrease in the number of surgical and non-surgical cosmetic treatments, but the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons have a different story to tell. They found the UK experienced a 5% increase in demand from 2007 to 2008, and a 9% increase from 2008 to 2009.

31 Jan 2010

OCHU/CUPE calls for adequate funding of Ontario hospitals in 2010

The Ontario government should create a crown corporation to take over the pulp and paper mills that have closed across northern and northwestern Ontario and put them back to work.

30 Jan 2010

Humedica to participate in 7th Annual Healthcare Conference

Humedica, a next-generation clinical informatics company, today announced that it will be presenting at Harvard Business School’s 7th Annual Healthcare Conference: “Policy Reform: An Inflection Point for Healthcare Management?” on Saturday, January 30, 2010.

30 Jan 2010

South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust to deploy the Gateway Edition of PROXY Pro 7

Northern Ireland-based South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust, an integrated health care organization providing acute hospital services as well as community health and social services for a population of 440,000, has selected PROXY Pro 7, the latest version of remote desktop software from Proxy Networks, Inc., to provide remote PC access and PC remote control for thousands of remote computers in its network.

30 Jan 2010

PeaceHealth-San Juan Island community's new hospital initiative receives Certificate of Need approval

State of Washington Department of Health (DOH) officials approved a Certificate of Need for a new critical access hospital on San Juan Island. The new facility will be owned and operated by PeaceHealth, a regional health system that serves communities in Washington, Oregon and Alaska.

30 Jan 2010

WCRI Study: Louisiana workers’ compensation higher-than-typical indemnity benefits per claim

The costs per all paid claims in Louisiana were 35 percent higher than the typical study state, on average, according to the WCRI study CompScope™ Benchmarks for Louisiana, 10th Edition.

30 Jan 2010

Justice Department files a motion for immediate relief to protect individuals confined in Georgia's hospitals

The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division today announced that it has filed a motion for immediate relief to protect individuals confined in seven state-run psychiatric hospitals in Georgia from the imminent and serious threat of harm to their lives, health and safety.

30 Jan 2010

All provincially funded infrastructure projects should use steel made in Ontario, OCHU/CUPE

The Ontario government should require that all provincially funded infrastructure projects use steel made in Ontario, the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE requested today in pre-budget hearings of the Ontario legislature.

30 Jan 2010

Hospital News and Research

Study: Schizophrenia patients may experience beneficial brain changes in response to exercise

Ecolab launches EnCompass Environmental Hygiene program to improve patient room hygiene

University of Pittsburgh awarded $3.5M NIH grant for WaferGen Biosystems's SmartChip Real-Time PCR System

First Edition: February 1, 2010

Toronto Grace hospital union requests government to allow operations at same location, cancel request for proposal

QHN expands to the Western Colorado communities of Aspen and Montrose

Asuragen enters into research agreements to develop microRNA-based diagnostic test

Study analyzes relationship between parents' and children’s' dental visits

Fraser Health to close tertiary perinatal program at RCH and open new one at SMH

New mental health coverage rules promise to end some discrimination

University of Kentucky and Manipal University pursue opportunities for health center alliance

CHOP deploys medical team for pediatric care in Haiti

UK plastic surgery industry experiences significant growth

OCHU/CUPE calls for adequate funding of Ontario hospitals in 2010

Humedica to participate in 7th Annual Healthcare Conference

South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust to deploy the Gateway Edition of PROXY Pro 7

PeaceHealth-San Juan Island community's new hospital initiative receives Certificate of Need approval

WCRI Study: Louisiana workers’ compensation higher-than-typical indemnity benefits per claim

Justice Department files a motion for immediate relief to protect individuals confined in Georgia's hospitals

All provincially funded infrastructure projects should use steel made in Ontario, OCHU/CUPE

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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