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Response to paper on ovarian cancer in the Million Women study

The Million Women Study (MWS) has reported new data on the risk of ovarian cancer in postmenopausal hormone users(1).

20 Apr 2007

Steven Piantadosi named as first Director of Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute

Internationally renowned cancer researcher Steven Piantadosi, M.D., Ph.D, has been named director of the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

20 Apr 2007

Delirium becoming a major burden on health care services in countries with ageing populations

At least one third of cases of delirium could be prevented if better systems of care were in place according to a doctor in today's BMJ.

20 Apr 2007

Cardiologist John Gordon Harold receives "Passion of the Heart" award

Patients know cardiologist John G. Harold, M.D., as an excellent, caring physician.

20 Apr 2007

Australian researchers identify thousands with curable high blood pressure

Team of researchers led by Professor Richard Gordon and Associate Professor Michael Stowasser has found primary aldosteronism (PAL) , a type of high blood pressure that can be cured by surgery , to be ten times more common than was previously suspected.

19 Apr 2007

HHS releases plan for development and purchase of medical countermeasures

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt has released for display in the Federal Register the Department's new roadmap for developing and purchasing medical countermeasures against a host of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats.

19 Apr 2007

Average U.S. resident is exposed to nearly six times as much radiation from medical devices than in 1980

Data from the first large-scale study of U.S. population radiation exposure since 1989 show the annual per capita radiation dose increased 5.9 times, from 0.54 millisieverts in 1980 to 3.2 millisieverts in 2006.

18 Apr 2007

Researchers develop technique to concentrate, manipulate and separate a wide class of swimming bacteria

The technique is based on the transmission of tiny electric current in a very thin film sample cell containing a colony of bacteria. The current produces electrolysis that changes the local pH level in the vicinity of the electrodes.

18 Apr 2007

Towards universal access: scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector

Access to antiretroviral therapy for advanced HIV infection in low- and middle-income countries continued to grow throughout 2006, with more than 2 million people living with HIV/AIDS receiving treatment in December 2006, a 54% increase over the 1.3 million people on treatment one year earlier in these countries.

18 Apr 2007

Lake Hospital System breaks ground for $150 million state-of-the-art health care facility

Lake Hospital System has broken ground on a new digital hospital that will be built in Concord Township.

17 Apr 2007

Abbott and signs contract with Premier for diagnostic tests

Abbott has announced that it has signed a new group purchasing agreement with Premier, Inc., a leading healthcare alliance, for a broad line of the company's diagnostic products.

17 Apr 2007

New diagnostic technologies to predict and monitor cancer risks

Molecular messages and signals circulating in blood or contained in cells lining the airway can identify early stage cancer, according to research reported at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.

16 Apr 2007

Should stocks of smallpox virus be destroyed?

Smallpox was eradicated in 1980, but the virus still exists in WHO controlled depositories. In this week's BMJ , two experts go head to head over whether these stocks should be destroyed.

15 Apr 2007

Study on accident related smoke inhalation shows most effected to be non-smokers

New research at Rhode Island Hospital studied the chronic effects of smoke inhalation by examining the lungs of 21 survivors of The Station fire (February 20, 2003).

15 Apr 2007

Avista Capital acquires BioReliance from Invitrogen

Avista Capital Partners has announced it has completed its acquisition of BioReliance Corporation, a business unit of Invitrogen Corporation for approximately $210 million.

15 Apr 2007

Faster diagnosis of early-stage Alzheimer's disease

Research by faculty and staff at Rowan University, Glassboro, N.J.; the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; and Drexel University may lead to better diagnosis of early-stage Alzheimer's disease.

15 Apr 2007

New, updated guidelines for esophageal reflux testing

Developed and approved by the American College of Gastroenterology, these guidelines summarize advances in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) diagnostic testing and how they have modified the clinical management of esophageal disorders.

14 Apr 2007

New oral fluid-based HIV test shows great promise

A convenient, easy to use, and rapid alternative to blood-based HIV testing may become the new standard for field testing according to a new MUHC study.

12 Apr 2007

Calcium intake could be used as a prognostic factor for osteoporosis

Measuring a man's daily calcium intake is an effective way of identifying prostate cancer patients with a higher than average risk of osteoporosis, according to the April issue of the urology journal BJU International.

11 Apr 2007

Research shows relationship between low calcium intake and higher levels of osteoporosis in men with prostate cancer

Daily calcium intake is an effective way of identifying prostate cancer patients with a higher than average risk of osteoporosis, according to the April issue of the urology journal BJU International.

11 Apr 2007

Diagnostic News and Research

Response to paper on ovarian cancer in the Million Women study

Steven Piantadosi named as first Director of Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute

Delirium becoming a major burden on health care services in countries with ageing populations

Cardiologist John Gordon Harold receives "Passion of the Heart" award

Australian researchers identify thousands with curable high blood pressure

HHS releases plan for development and purchase of medical countermeasures

Average U.S. resident is exposed to nearly six times as much radiation from medical devices than in 1980

Researchers develop technique to concentrate, manipulate and separate a wide class of swimming bacteria

Towards universal access: scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector

Lake Hospital System breaks ground for $150 million state-of-the-art health care facility

Abbott and signs contract with Premier for diagnostic tests

New diagnostic technologies to predict and monitor cancer risks

Should stocks of smallpox virus be destroyed?

Study on accident related smoke inhalation shows most effected to be non-smokers

Avista Capital acquires BioReliance from Invitrogen

Faster diagnosis of early-stage Alzheimer's disease

New, updated guidelines for esophageal reflux testing

New oral fluid-based HIV test shows great promise

Calcium intake could be used as a prognostic factor for osteoporosis

Research shows relationship between low calcium intake and higher levels of osteoporosis in men with prostate cancer

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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