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Genzyme to expand Geel facility to support growth of Myozyme and Lumizyme for Pompe disease

Genzyme Corp. today announced that it will build an additional manufacturing plant in Geel, Belgium, to support the long-term growth of Myozyme® and Lumizyme® for Pompe disease.

20 Jan 2011

Covidien launches Puritan Bennett 520 ventilator in Europe

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products and recognized innovator in mechanical ventilation and respiratory care devices, today announced that the Puritan Bennett™ 520 ventilator is now available in the European Union.

20 Jan 2011

Post Acute Medical plans to expand Warm Springs Rehabilitation System with two new San Antonio hospitals

Post Acute Medical today announced plans to expand the Warm Springs Rehabilitation System with two new hospitals in San Antonio.

20 Jan 2011

Potential single vaccine for permanent immunity to all influenza

The search for a universal flu vaccine has received a boost from a surprising source: the 2009 H1N1 pandemic flu strain.

10 Jan 2011

Researchers find intervention is less effective for surgical and neurological ICU patients

While a much hailed communication intervention works for families making decisions for chronically-ill loved ones in medical intensive care units, Case Western Reserve University researchers found the intervention was less effective for surgical and neurological ICU patients.

6 Jan 2011

Study: Helicopter transport positively impacts survival of injured patients

Severely injured patients transported by helicopter from the scene of an accident are more likely to survive than patients brought to trauma centers by ground ambulance, according to a new study published in The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care.

6 Jan 2011

FDA grants additional marketing exclusivity to INOMAX for pediatric BPD treatment

Ikaria, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted INOMAX for inhalation an additional six months of marketing exclusivity, known as "pediatric exclusivity."

6 Jan 2011

Levindale's Specialty Hospital inagurates high intensity unit

The Specialty Hospital at Levindale has opened Maryland's first high intensity unit inside a chronic hospital. This unit provides heart monitoring for patients who require specialized medical care and treatment for serious illnesses and/or injuries.

5 Jan 2011

SBUMC to rename and dedicate ALS clinic as Christopher Pendergast ALS Center of Excellence

For Chris Pendergast, every Christmas he has been alive to celebrate with his family for the past 17 years has been a gift unto itself. Indeed, in 1993 the then 44-year-old elementary school teacher from Miller Place on Long Island was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - ALS - the always fatal degenerative neuromuscular disease commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. He was told that he had, at best, three to five years to live.

15 Dec 2010

Lung protective strategy can increase the number of lungs available for transplant

Simple changes to how ventilators are used could almost double the number of lungs available for transplants, according to new international research involving a doctor at St. Michael's Hospital.

15 Dec 2010

DARPA awards Pulmatrix $5.7 million grant to advance iCALM therapies

Pulmatrix, a clinical stage biotechnology company discovering and developing a new class of therapies for the prevention, treatment and control of respiratory diseases, today announced that it has been awarded a grant for $5.7 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a component of the Department of Defense (DOD), focused on identifying and advancing novel technologies to support defense of our nation's soldiers and civilian population.

14 Dec 2010

Methodist Willowbrook Hospital achieves zero infection rate in top three at-risk categories

In a rare feat for any hospital in the United States, Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Houston has not recorded a hospital-acquired infection in the top three at-risk areas for 14 consecutive months.

14 Dec 2010

Rate of health care-associated infections in developing countries more than double U.S., European rates, study finds

The rate of health care-associated infections in developing countries is more than three times the rate of cases in the U.S. and more than double the rate in Europe, according to a study published Friday in the Lancet, BBC reports (12/9).

13 Dec 2010

Lung transplant saves economist from near-lethal bout of swine flu

According to the critical care experts at The Johns Hopkins Hospital who treated him, Allen Bagents, 24, of Arlington, Va., is the least likely person anyone ever expects to get sick, let alone suffer a six-week, potentially fatal bout with the swine flu, better known as H1N1 influenza.

8 Dec 2010

Three abstracts on Defibrotide presented at ASH Annual Meeting

Gentium S.p.A. today announced that three abstracts on Defibrotide were presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Society of Hematology held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, December 4-7, 2010.

8 Dec 2010

HHS, CCSC establish new national awards program

The US Department of Health and Human Services and the Critical Care Societies Collaborative have established a new national awards program. The National Awards Program to Recognize Achievements in Eliminating Healthcare-Associated Infections will annually recognize teams of critical care professionals and healthcare institutions that achieve excellence and notable, sustained improvements in preventing healthcare-associated infections, specifically infections in critical care.

4 Dec 2010

New national awards program to recognize healthcare institutions to eliminate HAI infection

A new national awards program will recognize teams of critical care professionals and healthcare institutions able to successfully reduce or eliminate healthcare-associated infections (HAI), a leading cause of death in the United States.

3 Dec 2010

OHA launches 2010 guidebook on leading practices in patient safety

The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) launched the 2010 Guidebook on Leading Practices in Patient Safety entitled "Advancing Patient Safety through Ideas and Innovations", during this year's HealthAchieve.

2 Dec 2010

Increased staffing enhances patient survival in medical ICU

In a first-of-its-kind study to measure the impact of the highest recommended specialist staffing levels in an intensive care unit, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine found that increased staffing by specially trained physicians and other health care professionals can enhance patient survival and enable patients to breathe sooner without assistance. The results of the study have been released online ahead of print in the journal Critical Care Medicine.

30 Nov 2010

First Edition: November 9, 2010

Today's news includes reports about the Supreme Court's decision regarding an early challenge to the health law.

9 Nov 2010

Ventilator News and Research

Genzyme to expand Geel facility to support growth of Myozyme and Lumizyme for Pompe disease

Covidien launches Puritan Bennett 520 ventilator in Europe

Post Acute Medical plans to expand Warm Springs Rehabilitation System with two new San Antonio hospitals

Potential single vaccine for permanent immunity to all influenza

Researchers find intervention is less effective for surgical and neurological ICU patients

Study: Helicopter transport positively impacts survival of injured patients

FDA grants additional marketing exclusivity to INOMAX for pediatric BPD treatment

Levindale's Specialty Hospital inagurates high intensity unit

SBUMC to rename and dedicate ALS clinic as Christopher Pendergast ALS Center of Excellence

Lung protective strategy can increase the number of lungs available for transplant

DARPA awards Pulmatrix $5.7 million grant to advance iCALM therapies

Methodist Willowbrook Hospital achieves zero infection rate in top three at-risk categories

Rate of health care-associated infections in developing countries more than double U.S., European rates, study finds

Lung transplant saves economist from near-lethal bout of swine flu

Three abstracts on Defibrotide presented at ASH Annual Meeting

HHS, CCSC establish new national awards program

New national awards program to recognize healthcare institutions to eliminate HAI infection

OHA launches 2010 guidebook on leading practices in patient safety

Increased staffing enhances patient survival in medical ICU

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