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AAFP, AAP, ACP and AOA release new guidelines for effective PCMH recognition programs

Four organizations representing more than 350,000 primary care physicians today released joint "Guidelines for Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition and Accreditation Programs."

10 Mar 2011

U-M participates in national trial for alternative approach to open heart surgery for severe aortic stenosis

The University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, a leader in heart valve replacement, will participate in a national clinical trial to offer patients a less invasive approach to replacing diseased aortic valves.

10 Mar 2011

UK doctors' and the public's attitudes differ over euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide

A review of research carried out over 20 years suggests that UK doctors appear to consistently oppose euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS). The findings - which appear in the latest issue of the journal Palliative Medicine, published by SAGE - highlight a gap between doctors' attitudes and those of the UK public.

10 Mar 2011

Tiniest pollution particles can contribute to cardiovascular disease in diabetic people

Scientists are untangling how the tiniest pollution particles - which we take in with every breath we breathe - affect our health, making people more vulnerable to cardiovascular and respiratory problems.

10 Mar 2011

First disease-specific biomarker for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease identified

Neena Singh, MD, PhD and colleagues at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified the first disease-specific biomarker for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD), a universally fatal, degenerative brain disease for which there is no cure. sCJD is one of the causes of dementia and typically leads to death within a year of disease onset.

10 Mar 2011

Need for new definition of 'normal' blood pressure

As many as 100 million Americans may currently be misclassified as having abnormal blood pressure, according to Dr. Brent Taylor from the Veterans Affairs Health Care System in Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota and his colleagues. Their findings show that these people are not actually more likely to die prematurely than those with 'normal' blood pressure, i.e. below 120/80.

10 Mar 2011

Cedars-Sinai earns excellence in 2010 adult heart transplants

The Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and Comprehensive Transplant Center performed the most adult heart transplants of any U.S. medical center in 2010, according to government statistics released today.

10 Mar 2011

FDA approves BENLYSTA for active, autoantibody-positive systemic lupus erythematosus

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved BENLYSTA® (belimumab) for the treatment of adult patients with active, autoantibody-positive systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who are receiving standard therapy.

10 Mar 2011

Vascular disorder of the brain most frequently misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis

A devastating vascular disorder of the brain called CADASIL, which strikes young adults and leads to early dementia, often is misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis, Loyola University Health System researchers report.

10 Mar 2011

Viewpoints: Are waivers weakening health law?; Ill. 'Dangerous Docs'; Arizona transplants

It is irresponsible for the feds to dole out hundreds of millions without the assurance of insurance, payment and system reform, as well as universal coverage. That's the problem with Republican proposals to use a "block grant" approach in giving Medicaid dollars to the states to do with as they will. The president should use his precious time to encourage the law's implementation as soon as possible in areas of the country that are already on this road -- like our own Upper Midwest -- not to coddle his political enemies.

9 Mar 2011

KineMed extends collaboration with BMY to identify and characterize Alzheimer's biomarkers

KineMed, Inc. announced today the extension of its collaboration with Bristol-Myers Squibb in the area of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions.

9 Mar 2011

FDA clears Tenex Health's TX1 Tissue Removal System

Tenex Health today announces FDA 510(k) clearance of the TX1 Tissue Removal System. This portable, self-contained system offers precise soft tissue removal for tendons and other soft tissues with intended use in the elbow, knee, ankle, foot, and shoulder.

9 Mar 2011

M-3 Information introduces new behavioral health website to improve quality of care

The evidenced-based behavioral health portal, allows patients to take the screen using the Apple iPad; provides the clinician immediate clinical decision support at the point of care.

9 Mar 2011

MHQP reports significant differences in quality of care delivered by Massachusetts medical groups

Massachusetts Health Quality Partners announced today that despite improvement, there are significant differences in the quality of care delivered by medical groups in Massachusetts, according to its annual Quality Insights: Clinical Quality in Primary Care report.

9 Mar 2011

LUMEDX implements HealthView Chest Pain Management solution at Methodist hospitals

LUMEDX Corporation, a leading provider of fully integrated, vendor-neutral cardiovascular imaging and information systems, announced today that it has begun implementing the HealthView Chest Pain Management solution at five Methodist Healthcare facilities in San Antonio, Texas.

9 Mar 2011

Vermillion's CA125 positive preliminary data against ovarian tumors presented at WCSGO

Vermillion, a molecular diagnostics company, today announced the presentation of positive preliminary data from its collaboration with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to identify biomarkers that improve on the specificity of CA125 for the identification of malignant ovarian tumors.

9 Mar 2011

The American Journal of Medicine focuses on the continuing healthcare reform debate

As the debate about healthcare in the United States rages, four insightful articles in the March 2011 issue of The American Journal of Medicine strive to add reasoned arguments and empirical research findings to the dialog.

9 Mar 2011

Variation in exposure to sunlight may affect sensitivity of individuals to drugs

A study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet has shown that the body's ability to break down medicines may be closely related to exposure to sunlight, and thus may vary with the seasons.

9 Mar 2011

CNSystems to present CNAP blood pressure measuring device data at International Symposium

This is a great success for CNSystems. The well-established Austrian high tech company will be presenting its CNAP blood pressure measuring device, as well as, for the first time, evaluation data at the International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine in Brussels.

9 Mar 2011

Study finds reduction in pain favoring Mynx Vascular Closure Device to Angio-Seal Evolution Device

AccessClosure, Inc., the U.S. market segment leader in extravascular closure devices, announced today results from the first published study (Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery) comparing the pain associated with deployment of different vascular closure devices (VCD) as the primary endpoint.

9 Mar 2011

Medicine News and Research

AAFP, AAP, ACP and AOA release new guidelines for effective PCMH recognition programs

U-M participates in national trial for alternative approach to open heart surgery for severe aortic stenosis

UK doctors' and the public's attitudes differ over euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide

Tiniest pollution particles can contribute to cardiovascular disease in diabetic people

First disease-specific biomarker for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease identified

Need for new definition of 'normal' blood pressure

Cedars-Sinai earns excellence in 2010 adult heart transplants

FDA approves BENLYSTA for active, autoantibody-positive systemic lupus erythematosus

Vascular disorder of the brain most frequently misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis

Viewpoints: Are waivers weakening health law?; Ill. 'Dangerous Docs'; Arizona transplants

KineMed extends collaboration with BMY to identify and characterize Alzheimer's biomarkers

FDA clears Tenex Health's TX1 Tissue Removal System

M-3 Information introduces new behavioral health website to improve quality of care

MHQP reports significant differences in quality of care delivered by Massachusetts medical groups

LUMEDX implements HealthView Chest Pain Management solution at Methodist hospitals

Vermillion's CA125 positive preliminary data against ovarian tumors presented at WCSGO

The American Journal of Medicine focuses on the continuing healthcare reform debate

Variation in exposure to sunlight may affect sensitivity of individuals to drugs

CNSystems to present CNAP blood pressure measuring device data at International Symposium

Study finds reduction in pain favoring Mynx Vascular Closure Device to Angio-Seal Evolution Device

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