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Rising trend in youth sports-related injuries

Thirty million children and teens are busy gearing up for the fall athletic season. What they're not gearing up for is a sprained, strained or fractured ankle. However, US Consumer Product Safety Commission statistics reveal 3.5 million children and teens get hurt annually playing organized and/or school sports.

18 Sep 2009

Baylor Health Care System receives national recognition for the second consecutive year

For the second consecutive year, Baylor Health Care System has been named among the 100 best places to work in healthcare by Modern Healthcare magazine.

17 Sep 2009

Laerdal Medical redeveloping its Emergency Preparedness Scenarios simulation packages

Laerdal Medical, in conjunction with The University of Miami's Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education, is in the final stages of re-developing the Emergency Preparedness Scenarios - Terrorism package to function on Laerdal's VitalSim-capable Simulators.

From Laerdal 17 Sep 2009

Workshop to educate women on urinary incontinence

UCSF and the National Association For Continence (NAFC) are holding a public workshop on October 3 to help women understand how they can control and treat incontinence.

17 Sep 2009

Urovalve files patent for new universal catheter-inserter

Urovalve announced today that the Company has filed a patent to protect its new product offering in development that facilitates insertion of catheters, such as a Foley catheter.

17 Sep 2009

SI-BONE's summit to develop clinical diagnostic process for SI Joint pathology identification

SI-BONE, Inc. a San Francisco Bay-area, medical device company, announced the first ever meeting of thought leading spine surgeons to review data and develop a clinical diagnostic process for identification of SI Joint pathology, a frequent cause of low back pain.

17 Sep 2009

Melbourne's national approach for managing chronic pain

An unprecedented gathering of some of Australia's leading authorities in pain medicine, together with consumer groups representing chronic pain sufferers, will meet in Melbourne today to work towards a national, coordinated approach to managing chronic pain.

17 Sep 2009

Successful eye surgery involves eyetooth implant in eye

Blind for nine years, Sharron “Kay” Thornton has just regained her sight through a first-in-the-U.S. surgical procedure at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The procedure -- modified osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (MOOKP) -- implanted her eyetooth in her eye, as a base to hold a prosthetic lens.

17 Sep 2009

Wireless sensor being studied at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

A wireless, credit-card-sized sensor that can detect whether health care workers have properly washed their hands upon entering a patient's room is being studied at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. The device could greatly reduce the number of hospital acquired infections nationwide since most are transmitted through contact due to poor hand-washing practice.

17 Sep 2009

H1N1 influenza prevention campaign launched

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin today announced the launch of an H1N1 influenza prevention campaign geared toward informing educators, parents, caregivers and children of all ages on the importance of practicing healthy habits this cold and flu season.

17 Sep 2009

Cyntellect announces commercial availability of Stem Cell Manager

Cyntellect, Inc., a privately-held life sciences company commercializing products to advance life science and stem cell research, biopharmaceutical production, and drug discovery, announced today the commercial availability of Stem Cell Manager powered by LEAP.

16 Sep 2009

eMed-Trac live instant tracking device launched

eMed-ID, the world's first emergency medical information device franchise, announced today the launch of eMed-Trac, a live instant tracking device designed for people with Alzheimer's, dementia and other cognitive impairments, or children who need to be closely supervised by parents for medical or other reasons.

16 Sep 2009

Somatic Systems launches its second Clinical Somatics Professional Training Program

Somatic Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of a second Clinical Somatics Professional Training Program this year. The program will begin December 5, and feature a convenient, innovative modular format to accommodate a variety of professional schedules.

16 Sep 2009

EVEREST clinical trial results to be presented at the upcoming TCT Conference

The upcoming Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) Conference, to take place in San Francisco from September 21-25, will serve as a backdrop for the presentation of EVEREST registry clinical results of the MitraClip(R) therapy for patients with mitral regurgitation (MR).

16 Sep 2009

Acute kidney injury multiplies the risk of future kidney complications

Patients who sustain injury to their kidneys and require in-hospital dialysis are three times more likely to need long-term dialysis later in life compared to those without a history of this condition, says a new study from St. Michael's Hospital.

16 Sep 2009

UC Irvine's Eclipsys SCM and eLink Interface Engine implementation guided by Orchestrate Healthcare

Orchestrate Healthcare, the leader in healthcare technical consulting and recipient of the 2008 “Best in KLAS” Achievement Award for Technical Services, has partnered with UC Irvine Healthcare to provide technical and managerial guidance in their implementation of the Eclipsys Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) and eLink Interface Engine.

15 Sep 2009

Critical event experienced by 1 in 20 acutely-ill patients during air-medical transport

During air-medical transport of acutely-ill patients, 1 in 20 experience a critical event such as death, major resuscitation or blood pressure deterioration according to a new study http://www.cmaj.ca/press/cmaj080886.pdf in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) www.cmaj.ca.

15 Sep 2009

Somatic Systems accelerates efforts on projects to provide pain care services to the US Military

Somatic Systems, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SMAS) stated that they have accelerated their efforts on their projects to provide pain care services to the US Military and establish Military health insurance coverage for Somatic Systems' powerful Clinical Somatics pain treatment method.

15 Sep 2009

Stem cell therapy holds great promise for regenerative medicine

The recipients of The 2009 Lasker Awards, announced today, represent the dramatic advances achieved in biotechnology research that have led to a revolutionary cancer treatment and the tremendous promise of stem cell therapy for regenerative medicine. Such advances portend a potential $700 million global market for new therapies within less than five years, according to Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN, www.genengnews.com).

15 Sep 2009

Oil-and-water-based nanoemulsion could be more effective for treating burns

Treating second-degree burns with a nanoemulsion lotion sharply curbs bacterial growth and reduces inflammation that otherwise can jeopardize recovery, University of Michigan scientists have shown in initial laboratory studies.

15 Sep 2009

Trauma News and Research

Rising trend in youth sports-related injuries

Baylor Health Care System receives national recognition for the second consecutive year

Laerdal Medical redeveloping its Emergency Preparedness Scenarios simulation packages

Workshop to educate women on urinary incontinence

Urovalve files patent for new universal catheter-inserter

SI-BONE's summit to develop clinical diagnostic process for SI Joint pathology identification

Melbourne's national approach for managing chronic pain

Successful eye surgery involves eyetooth implant in eye

Wireless sensor being studied at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

H1N1 influenza prevention campaign launched

Cyntellect announces commercial availability of Stem Cell Manager

eMed-Trac live instant tracking device launched

Somatic Systems launches its second Clinical Somatics Professional Training Program

EVEREST clinical trial results to be presented at the upcoming TCT Conference

Acute kidney injury multiplies the risk of future kidney complications

UC Irvine's Eclipsys SCM and eLink Interface Engine implementation guided by Orchestrate Healthcare

Critical event experienced by 1 in 20 acutely-ill patients during air-medical transport

Somatic Systems accelerates efforts on projects to provide pain care services to the US Military

Stem cell therapy holds great promise for regenerative medicine

Oil-and-water-based nanoemulsion could be more effective for treating burns

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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