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Strategies to minimize medical radiation exposure

Representatives from the American College of Radiology outlined strategies for transforming computed tomography technology and its use to minimize medical radiation exposure today at the National Institutes of Health "Summit to Focus on Management of Radiation Dose in Computerized Tomography – Emphasis Toward the Sub-mSv CT Exam."

25 Feb 2011

Study: AEG-1 expression predicts erlotinib treatment response in patients with EGFR-mutant lung cancer

Spanish researchers have identified a gene whose expression level strongly predicts how well certain lung cancer patients will respond to treatment with the drug erlotinib.

25 Feb 2011

High radiation doses can increase risk of cancer in dialysis patients

High radiation doses put a significant number of dialysis patients at increased risk of cancer, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology.

25 Feb 2011

Dual lab tests accurately predict vein graft blood clots in patients during CABG

A team of heart experts at Johns Hopkins has found that dual lab tests of blood clotting factors accurately predict the patients whose blood vessels, in particular veins implanted to restore blood flow to the heart during coronary artery bypass grafting, are more likely to fail or become clogged within six months.

23 Feb 2011

ASGE announces 35 new honorees under Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has recognized 35 endoscopy units as part of its program specifically dedicated to promoting quality in endoscopy, in all settings where it is practiced in the United States. The ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program honors endoscopy units that follow the ASGE guidelines on privileging, quality assurance, endoscopy reprocessing and CDC infection control guidelines. To date, 307 endoscopy units have been recognized by ASGE.

23 Feb 2011

Human umbilical cord blood-derived EPCs accelerate wound healing in diabetics

Transplanting human umbilical cord blood-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) has been found to "significantly accelerate" wound closure in diabetic mouse models, said a team of Korean researchers publishing in the current issue of Cell Transplantation.

23 Feb 2011

Therapeutic hypothermia after resuscitation from cardiac arrest improves survival and functional status

Mayo Clinic researchers confirmed that patients who receive therapeutic hypothermia after resuscitation from cardiac arrest have favorable chances of surviving the event and recovering good functional status.

19 Feb 2011

RAF, Image Gently partner to raise awareness about radiation safety in pediatric imaging

Radiologic Associates of Fredericksburg has partnered with the Image Gently Campaign to increase awareness of opportunities to lower radiation dose when imaging children. Image Gently is an initiative of the Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging.

18 Feb 2011

Scottsdale Healthcare implants MRI-safe pacemaker

Scottsdale Healthcare Shea Medical Center is the first hospital in the southwestern United States to implant an MRI-safe pacemaker, a major technological breakthrough for patients who need MRI diagnostic scans, which can damage older style pacemakers or cause serious health complications.

18 Feb 2011

$Helmets reduce skull fractures in skiers, snowboarders$

Helmets reduce skull fractures in skiers, snowboarders

A compelling clinical article published online in the March 2011 issue of Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, entitled Helmet Use Reduces Skull Fractures in Skiers and Snowboarders Admitted to the Hospital discusses skull fractures incurred by young skiers and snowboarders and the role helmets play in reducing these head injuries.

18 Feb 2011

Two studies investigate frontiers of islet cell transplantation for treating diabetes

Two studies published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation investigate frontiers of islet cell transplantation for treating diabetes. Researchers in Milan, Italy re-examine the role of bone marrow stem cells in diabetic therapy and islet cell regeneration and Canadian researchers offer improved strategies for optimizing pancreatic islet culture in vitro.

18 Feb 2011

Viewpoints: Arizona's waiver; next gen's 'different' Medicare?; individual mandate's constitutionality

There may be no federal obstacles to cutting 250,000 people out of AHCCCS, part of Gov. Jan Brewer's budget proposal. But there are compelling reasons to avoid such a drastic step if at all possible. And it's possible.

17 Feb 2011

Genomic Health to present prostate cancer studies at ASCO Genitourinary Cancer Symposium

Genomic Health, Inc. today announced the presentation of two studies at the American Society of Clinical Oncology® (ASCO®) Genitourinary (GU) Cancer Symposium, including complete results from its prostate cancer gene identification study, which identified 295 genes strongly associated with clinical recurrence following radical prostatectomy with great consistency across multiple tumor samples examined in each patient.

17 Feb 2011

CMS selects BWH to participate in Medicare Imaging Demonstration project

Brigham and Women's Hospital was selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as one of five conveners of a demonstration project that promotes appropriate utilization of advanced imaging services, CMS announced February 2, 2011.

17 Feb 2011

Oncolytics begins enrollment in 2-Arm carboplatin Phase II randomized study for pancreatic cancer

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. announced today that enrollment has begun in a 2-Arm randomized Phase II study of carboplatin, paclitaxel plus REOLYSIN versus carboplatin and paclitaxel alone in the first line treatment of patients with recurrent or metastatic pancreatic cancer.

17 Feb 2011

New Rush clinic brings trained clinicians to care for patients with pulmonary hypertension

Cardiologists and pulmonologists at Rush University Medical Center have teamed up to provide a new and better approach to treating patients with pulmonary hypertension, a disease affecting the heart and lungs. The new Rush Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic brings together a multidisciplinary team of clinicians with specialized training to care for patients with this very complex disease.

16 Feb 2011

Viral Genetics' lead researcher, Advisor to receive Lauren F. Brooks Hope Award

Viral Genetics, Inc. announced today that lead researcher Dr. M. Karen Newell Rogers and Advisor Mr. Richard Gerstner will receive the Lauren F. Brooks Hope Award, presented by Time for Lyme, Inc.

16 Feb 2011

Benchmark signs definitive agreement to form $890 million partnership with Health Care REIT

Benchmark Senior Living, the leading provider of senior living services in the Northeast, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to form an $890 million partnership with Health Care REIT, Inc., an S&P 500 company that invests across the full spectrum of senior housing and health care real estate.

16 Feb 2011

UC Davis and Sutter first to share electronic health records in the region

Steven Hedrick, deputy director of rehabilitative programs at the California Department of Corrections, was relaxing at home recently when a sharp pain rippled through his lower abdomen. The ache was so severe that he drove to the nearest treatment center Sutter Urgent Care, Yuba City. Physicians there quickly evaluated Steven, obtained a CT scan and diagnosed him with kidney stones. Hedrick was prescribed pain medication and counseled to check in with his primary care physician at UC Davis as soon as possible.

15 Feb 2011

Viewpoints: Expediting SCOTUS health law review; birth control funding; budget cutting and the stock market

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take the extraordinary step of leapfrogging past federal appeals courts to decide the constitutionality of the new health-care law.

15 Feb 2011

CT News and Research

Strategies to minimize medical radiation exposure

Study: AEG-1 expression predicts erlotinib treatment response in patients with EGFR-mutant lung cancer

High radiation doses can increase risk of cancer in dialysis patients

Dual lab tests accurately predict vein graft blood clots in patients during CABG

ASGE announces 35 new honorees under Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program

Human umbilical cord blood-derived EPCs accelerate wound healing in diabetics

Therapeutic hypothermia after resuscitation from cardiac arrest improves survival and functional status

RAF, Image Gently partner to raise awareness about radiation safety in pediatric imaging

Scottsdale Healthcare implants MRI-safe pacemaker

Helmets reduce skull fractures in skiers, snowboarders

Two studies investigate frontiers of islet cell transplantation for treating diabetes

Viewpoints: Arizona's waiver; next gen's 'different' Medicare?; individual mandate's constitutionality

Genomic Health to present prostate cancer studies at ASCO Genitourinary Cancer Symposium

CMS selects BWH to participate in Medicare Imaging Demonstration project

Oncolytics begins enrollment in 2-Arm carboplatin Phase II randomized study for pancreatic cancer

New Rush clinic brings trained clinicians to care for patients with pulmonary hypertension

Viral Genetics' lead researcher, Advisor to receive Lauren F. Brooks Hope Award

Benchmark signs definitive agreement to form $890 million partnership with Health Care REIT

UC Davis and Sutter first to share electronic health records in the region

Viewpoints: Expediting SCOTUS health law review; birth control funding; budget cutting and the stock market

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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