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Stealth Peptides launches mitochondrion targeting compound Bendavia at Experimental Biology 2011

Stealth Peptides Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing innovative mitochondrial therapies, introduced its lead clinical candidate, Bendavia™, a novel compound that targets the mitochondrion, during multiple scientific sessions of the Experimental Biology 2011 meeting.

20 Apr 2011

New biomarker-based test more effective for early acute kidney injury detection

A new biomarker-based diagnostic test is more effective than the current best practice for early detection of adverse outcomes after acute kidney injury, which can be fatal for an estimated 50 percent of the critically ill patients who get the condition.

19 Apr 2011

Nerve disorder expert Jack Griffin passes away

Jack Griffin, an internationally acclaimed and admired expert on diseases of the peripheral nervous system, founding director of the Johns Hopkins Brain Science Institute, and former director of Hopkins School of Medicine's Department of Neurology, died Saturday, April 16, after a long battle with bladder cancer. He was 69.

18 Apr 2011

Patients with COPD can benefit from ICS use

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who are hospitalized for pneumonia and treated with inhaled corticosteroids have decreased mortality when compared to those who are not treated with ICS, according to a retrospective analysis of almost 16,000 COPD patients admitted to VA hospitals.

15 Apr 2011

Study: 30% of patients with TBI more likely to suffer from depression

Vanderbilt researchers conducting an extensive analysis of studies on traumatic brain injury, report today that 30 percent of TBI patients, or approximately 360,000 patients each year, will also suffer from depression after their injury.

15 Apr 2011

Study finds difference in intensive care services in the U.K. and U.S.

Patients who receive intensive care services are very different in the United States than in the United Kingdom, according to a new study that compared admission and mortality statistics from ICUs in each country.

15 Apr 2011

Echo awarded method patent for Symphony transdermal continuous glucose monitoring system

Echo Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing the Symphony™ tCGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring (tCGM) system and the Prelude™ SkinPrep System for transdermal drug delivery, today announced that it received a notice of allowance for U.S. Patent Application No.11/275,038, "System and Method for Continuous Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring," for the Symphony tCGM System.

12 Apr 2011

New study finds no significant benefit of bosentan against IPF

A new study has demonstrated no significant benefit of taking the drug bosentan for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

11 Apr 2011

Current 'metrics' don't paint clear picture of health care quality

With a push to make hospitals and doctors more accountable for health care quality, more attention must be paid to the accuracy and reliability of measures used to evaluate caregivers, says a prominent Johns Hopkins patient safety expert.

8 Apr 2011

Johns Hopkins patient safety expert: Unreliable "outcomes" measures hamper efforts to assure better, safer care

8 Apr 2011

Reaction to GOP budget proposal swift, includes concern, support and political intrigue

After the budget proposal's release, reaction came from across the political and health industry spectrum. For instance, providers expressed concerns about reshaping Medicare and Medicaid. Possible GOP presidential hopefuls offered support, yet were viewed by some as "walking a tight rope."

7 Apr 2011

Two reports show drastic increase in opioid prescriptions in America

Two reports by addiction researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the National Institute on Drug Abuse show a drastic shift in prescribing patterns impacting the magnitude of opioid substance abuse in America.

6 Apr 2011

First period before age of 10 linked to lower lung capacity later in life

"Adult women who had their first menstruation at the age of 10 or earlier have significantly lower lung capacity than women who had their first period at 13", Ferenc Macsali, lead author of the study and a researcher at the Haukeland Hospital in Bergen (Norway), tells SINC.

4 Apr 2011

New guidelines to eliminate bloodstream infections in patients with intravenous catheters

New guidelines, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee outline steps to eliminate bloodstream infections in patients with intravenous catheters, which are among the most deadly and costly healthcare-associated infections.

1 Apr 2011

MEDNAX acquires three physician group practices in San Antonio, TX and Miami, FL

MEDNAX, Inc., today announced the acquisition of three separate physician group practices based in San Antonio, TX and Miami, FL, as well as the expansion of new services in Topeka, KS.

1 Apr 2011

OPO staff working with ICU team can help recover more organs from brain dead donors

More than twice as many lungs and nearly 50 percent more kidneys could be recovered for transplant operations if intensive care physicians were to work with organ procurement organization (OPO) coordinators to monitor and manage donor bodies after brain death has occurred, according to an analysis by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine physicians that is now in the online version of the American Journal of Transplantation.

1 Apr 2011

SHM honors Cogent Healthcare executives with Masters in Hospital Medicine designation

Cogent Healthcare, a leader in hospital and critical care medicine, is pleased to recognize Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder Ron Greeno, MD, FCCP, MHM, and Chief Clinical Officer Rusty Holman, MD, MHM, for being awarded the distinction of Masters in Hospital Medicine by the Society of Hospital Medicine.

1 Apr 2011

Natural disasters can produce major lung problems

A comprehensive new review published in the journal Respirology indicates that lung problems are major causes of morbidity and mortality following natural disasters.

29 Mar 2011

Wolters Kluwer Health offers free online resources to Japan for earthquake relief

In support of disaster relief efforts in Japan following the recent earthquake and tsunami, Ovid and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, are providing free online access to emergency, disaster, trauma, and radiation contamination resources to Japanese hospitals and healthcare institutions affected by the disasters via the Wolters Kluwer Health Emergency Resources Portal.

25 Mar 2011

'The Silent Treatment' research focuses on communication breakdown in hospitals

Health care professionals make calculated decisions daily to not alert their colleagues when a safety tool signals potential harm to a patient, according to a new study of 6,500 nurses and nurse managers released March 22 during a national briefing in Philadelphia.

23 Mar 2011

Critical Care News and Research

Stealth Peptides launches mitochondrion targeting compound Bendavia at Experimental Biology 2011

New biomarker-based test more effective for early acute kidney injury detection

Nerve disorder expert Jack Griffin passes away

Patients with COPD can benefit from ICS use

Study: 30% of patients with TBI more likely to suffer from depression

Study finds difference in intensive care services in the U.K. and U.S.

Echo awarded method patent for Symphony transdermal continuous glucose monitoring system

New study finds no significant benefit of bosentan against IPF

Current 'metrics' don't paint clear picture of health care quality

Johns Hopkins patient safety expert: Unreliable "outcomes" measures hamper efforts to assure better, safer care

Reaction to GOP budget proposal swift, includes concern, support and political intrigue

Two reports show drastic increase in opioid prescriptions in America

First period before age of 10 linked to lower lung capacity later in life

New guidelines to eliminate bloodstream infections in patients with intravenous catheters

MEDNAX acquires three physician group practices in San Antonio, TX and Miami, FL

OPO staff working with ICU team can help recover more organs from brain dead donors

SHM honors Cogent Healthcare executives with Masters in Hospital Medicine designation

Natural disasters can produce major lung problems

Wolters Kluwer Health offers free online resources to Japan for earthquake relief

'The Silent Treatment' research focuses on communication breakdown in hospitals

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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