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Iowa hospital uses innovative design to reduce error

The Des Moines Register reports on the design of Mercy Medical Center-West Lakes, a $100 million hospital with 83 beds set to open Sept. 8, that uses innovative approaches to try to reduce medical errors.

28 Aug 2009

Research study associates KIAA0319 gene on Chromosome 6 with variability in language abilities

A new candidate gene for Specific Language Impairment (SLI) has been identified by a research team directed by Mabel Rice from the University of Kansas, in collaboration with Shelley Smith, University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Javier Gayán of Neocodex, Seville, Spain.

28 Aug 2009

$3 million grant to help Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center to continue cutting-edge research

The Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center (PI) is very excited to announce the receipt of a $3 million challenge grant from the Brin Foundation as the lead gift in the PI's $15 million Capital Campaign - "A Campaign to Conquer Parkinson's Disease." The "Challenge" feature of the grant invites individuals, foundations and corporations to partner with the Brin Foundation in support of Parkinson's research.

28 Aug 2009

Alegro Health renamed as Centric Health Corporation

Alegro Health Corp. (TSX-V: AGO), a provider of medical, surgical and rehabilitation and disability management services, today announced that it has changed its name to Centric Health Corporation. The Company received shareholder approval to change its name at a special meeting of shareholders held on August 25, 2009. The reason for the name change is that Management believes the new name better aligns the Company and brand with the industry in which it operates.

27 Aug 2009

New genetic mechanism to control body's fat-building process identified

At a time of alarming increases in obesity and associated diseases -- and fiery debates about the cost of health care -- a UCF research team has identified a new genetic mechanism that controls the body's fat-building process.

27 Aug 2009

Muscular thighs protect women from developing symptomatic knee osteoarthritis

new study by researchers at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics found that thigh muscle strength does not predict the occurrence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) uncovered in x-rays, but does predict incidence of painful or stiff knee OA. Women with the strongest quadriceps muscles appeared to be protected against the development of knee OA symptoms. Details of this study appear in the September issue of Arthritis Care & Research.

27 Aug 2009

Alegro announces fiscal 2009 second-quarter results

Alegro Health Corp. (TSX-V: AGO), a healthcare services provider, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009.

27 Aug 2009

Veterans receive false health scare

USA Today reports: "More than 1,800 Gulf War veterans were sent letters from the Veterans Administration this month informing them that they had Lou Gehrig's disease — a fatal neurological disease. But at least some of the letters — and the diagnoses — were a mistake."

26 Aug 2009

Cytrx’s study offers a better perception of arimoclomol's mechanism of action in induced animal stroke

CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ: CYTR), a biopharmaceutical research and development company engaged in the development of high-value human therapeutics, today announced that study results demonstrated that arimoclomol exhibited both statistically significant neuroprotective and neuroregenerative effects in brain cells of animals induced with stroke, offering important insights into this drug candidate’s mechanism of action.

25 Aug 2009

Aging with Dignity president urges Department of Veterans Affairs to suspend use of advance care planning guide

Paul Malley, President of the national non-profit organization Aging with Dignity, today called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to immediately suspend use of its "Your Life, Your Choices" advance care planning guide dubbed "The Death Book for Veterans." Malley also praised Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, who announced on "Fox News Sunday" yesterday that he would call for hearings into the matter.

25 Aug 2009

Value-Based Insurance Design improves health care services

As members of Congress continue to debate proposals for health care reform, the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) has released a new report on an important approach being used by leading edge employers for improving patient health outcomes - Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID).

25 Aug 2009

Voices of Meningitis urges parents to vaccinate preteens and teens for protection against meningococcal diseases

School nurses and families affected by a potentially deadly form of meningitis today launched a national consumer education initiative, called Voices of Meningitis. The initiative strongly urges parents to vaccinate preteens and teens, who are at greater risk of getting meningococcal disease, including meningococcal meningitis -- a rare, but serious bacterial infection.

24 Aug 2009

Congressman discusses federal government's importance in providing healthcare insurance

Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) issues the fourth in a series of statements discussing "the public option" throughout American life and why it must be part of health care reform.

24 Aug 2009

Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission announces annual award ceremony in Georgia, USA

The Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission announces its annual meeting will take place on Thursday, August 27, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. on the campus of Georgia Military College - Legislative Chamber/Old Capitol Building in Milledgeville, GA.

24 Aug 2009

The California Chronic Care Coalition launches new website to share information on chronic conditions

The California Chronic Care Coalition (CCCC) continues to advance its work toward meaningful and responsible health care reform with the launching of its consumer website: www.chroniccareca.org. Designed to help build a healthier California, the website is aimed at the more than 16 million Californians with chronic conditions such as Asthma, Diabetes, Alzheimer’s Heart disease, Epilepsy and Multiple Sclerosis.

24 Aug 2009

Lundbeck to launch Sabril in the US following FDA's NDA approval

Lundbeck Inc. (“Lundbeck”), a wholly owned subsidiary of H. Lundbeck A/S in Denmark (Copenhagen: LUN), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted two New Drug Application (NDA) approvals for Sabril® (vigabatrin) Tablets and Oral Solution. Lundbeck plans to launch Sabril in the United States in the third quarter.

24 Aug 2009

State round-up: Colorado's medicaid woes, Utah's Health Exchange, and more

Thursday's state news includes concerns over Medicaid reimbursement cuts in Colorado, the opening of the Utah Health Exchange amidst skyrocketing premiums and the high number of uninsured in Texas.

21 Aug 2009

Medicaid gap means young homeless go without

Homeless young people without Medicaid coverage often navigate a maze of emergency rooms and clinics to get care they need as advocates try to get them covered under health care reform, The Denver Post reports.

20 Aug 2009

Veterans deserve better than the Department of Veterans Affairs current advance care planning tool

Paul Malley, President of the national non-profit organization Aging with Dignity, said the nation's 24 million veterans deserve better than the Department of Veterans Affairs current advance care planning tool, "Your Life, Your Choices."

19 Aug 2009

Beveragette Ventures launches all-natural beverage to minimize common PMS and menopause symptoms

Seattle-based, women-owned, Beveragette Ventures LLC, developers of the innovative, wellness beverage line, GEM, announced today the launch of Keep it Cool(TM), an all-natural, low-calorie, peach-pineapple flavored beverage, with clinically proven ingredients to minimize the many symptoms of menopause; hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, irritability and sleeplessness.

19 Aug 2009

Disability News and Research

Iowa hospital uses innovative design to reduce error

Research study associates KIAA0319 gene on Chromosome 6 with variability in language abilities

$3 million grant to help Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center to continue cutting-edge research

Alegro Health renamed as Centric Health Corporation

New genetic mechanism to control body's fat-building process identified

Muscular thighs protect women from developing symptomatic knee osteoarthritis

Alegro announces fiscal 2009 second-quarter results

Veterans receive false health scare

Cytrx’s study offers a better perception of arimoclomol's mechanism of action in induced animal stroke

Aging with Dignity president urges Department of Veterans Affairs to suspend use of advance care planning guide

Value-Based Insurance Design improves health care services

Voices of Meningitis urges parents to vaccinate preteens and teens for protection against meningococcal diseases

Congressman discusses federal government's importance in providing healthcare insurance

Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission announces annual award ceremony in Georgia, USA

The California Chronic Care Coalition launches new website to share information on chronic conditions

Lundbeck to launch Sabril in the US following FDA's NDA approval

State round-up: Colorado's medicaid woes, Utah's Health Exchange, and more

Medicaid gap means young homeless go without

Veterans deserve better than the Department of Veterans Affairs current advance care planning tool

Beveragette Ventures launches all-natural beverage to minimize common PMS and menopause symptoms

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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