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Research: SorCS1 gene is linked to Alzheimer's disease, Type 2 diabetes

A research team led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine has identified the mechanism behind a single gene linked to the causes of both Alzheimer's disease and Type 2 diabetes.

29 Sep 2010

Triple-negative breast cancer patients may have unique biomarker to receive targeted therapy: Research

Patients with triple negative breast cancer, one of the hardest subtypes to treat, may have a unique biomarker that would enable them to receive more targeted therapy, according to data presented at the Fourth AACR International Conference on Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer Therapeutic Development.

29 Sep 2010

New disposable, microfluidic PDMS device for identification of advanced breast cancer

A new disposable device based on advances in microfluidics may help identify advanced breast cancer patients who are candidates for therapy with the drug trastuzumab (Herceptin). The device is described in the American Institute of Physics' journal Biomicrofluidics.

29 Sep 2010

Medicare Advantage plans draw attention

The Boston Globe: "Harvard Pilgrim Health Care has notified customers that it will drop its Medicare Advantage health insurance program at the end of the year, forcing 22,000 senior citizens in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine to seek alternative supplemental coverage." The reason is that federal reimbursements for such plans have been frozen, and Harvard's particular Advantage product, a private fee-for-service plan, would have to develop a network of contracted providers for the first time under the new rules (Weisman, 9/28).

29 Sep 2010

NIH grants Akonni $3M for development of multi-drug resistant/extensively drug-resistant genotyping test

Akonni Biosystems, a molecular diagnostics company that develops, manufactures, and plans to market sophisticated genetic testing devices for complex infectious and human diseases, today announced receipt of a nearly $3 million Challenge Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a new program made possible under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

29 Sep 2010

National survey shows 60% of U.S. adults not familiar with sepsis

Sixty percent of U.S. adults are not familiar with sepsis, despite the fact that more than 200,000 Americans die from it every year, making sepsis one of the leading causes of death in the nation. Lack of awareness is even higher among adults over age 65, who are at greater risk of sepsis, according to a new national survey sponsored by The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset, NY, part of the North Shore–LIJ Health System.

28 Sep 2010

Study finds that 90% of EDs nationwide also offer preventive-care services

People go to emergency departments when they've broken a leg, been stabbed or otherwise need urgent care. But a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine finds that 90 percent of EDs nationwide also offer preventive-care services.

28 Sep 2010

Endo Pharmaceuticals to acquire Qualitest Pharmaceuticals

Apax Partners today announced that Endo Pharmaceuticals has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Qualitest Pharmaceuticals for approximately $1.2 billion in cash. Qualitest, a portfolio company of Apax Partners since 2007, is the sixth largest generic pharmaceutical company in the U.S.

28 Sep 2010

Researchers find genetic variants that cause arthritis in breast cancer patients taking aromatase inhibitors

Mayo Clinic researchers and their international colleagues have discovered genetic variants that lead to severe arthritis for a subset of women when taking aromatase inhibitors to treat their breast cancer. This serious side effect is so painful that many women halt their lifesaving medication. The findings appear today in the online issue of Journal of Clinical Oncology.

28 Sep 2010

NIH Stroke Scale helps to predict mortality risk in hospitalized stroke patients

A new study finds a risk model developed using Get With The Guidelines-Stroke data is a practical bedside tool that can identify patients at the highest risk for dying when hospitalized after a stroke.

28 Sep 2010

Kindred Healthcare completes acquisition of nursing and rehabilitation centers in Dallas-Fort Worth market

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. today announced that its subsidiaries have completed the previously announced acquisition of three nursing and rehabilitation centers in the Dallas-Fort Worth market for a purchase price of $38 million in cash. The Company financed this transaction with proceeds from its revolving credit facility.

28 Sep 2010

Intellidose expert to moderate a panel of EMR champions at ACCC

The economics of private oncology practices have fundamentally changed in the past three years - driving practice consolidation, specialty diversification, and hospital affiliations. While dealing with these external pressures, oncology practices also need to automate key practice processes with technology - and plan that investment wisely in expectation of continued change.

28 Sep 2010

PharMerica signs asset purchase agreement to acquire Chem Rx Corporation

PharMerica Corporation, a national provider of institutional pharmacy and hospital pharmacy management services, today announced that it has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Chem Rx Corporation for $70.6 million.

28 Sep 2010

Optogenetics helps to restore optimal movement in people with physical disabilities

Researchers at Stanford University were able to use light to induce normal patterns of muscle contraction, in a study involving bioengineered mice whose nerve-cell surfaces are coated with special light-sensitive proteins.

28 Sep 2010

Cintas’s new white paper offers EVS tips to reduce hospital-acquired infections

Cintas Corporation today announced the availability of a new white paper that offers Environmental Service Directors (EVS) tips to improve the handling of cleaning materials to reduce hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).

28 Sep 2010

HCC report supports implementation of medical imaging guidelines for physicians

The Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) recently contributed to a report produced by the Health Council of Canada (HCC) entitled “Decisions, Decisions: Family Doctors as Gatekeepers in the Use of Prescription Drugs and Diagnostic Imaging in Canada.” This report, which was released today, supports one of the CAR’s main objectives: to implement medical imaging guidelines at a national level to guide physicians in selecting the most effective diagnostic imaging exam the first time.

28 Sep 2010

Children with food allergies experience bullying: Study

In the first ever study to assess the social impact of food allergies in children, Mount Sinai researchers have found that approximately 35 percent of children with food allergies, who are over the age of five, were reported to have experienced bullying, teasing, or harassment as a result of their allergies.

28 Sep 2010

Study indicates majority of children suffering from chronic headache may outgrow the condition

Most children who suffer from chronic daily headache may outgrow the disabling condition, according to research published in the July 15, 2009, online issue of NeurologyÂ®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

28 Sep 2010

Clinical study results for patient-specific vaccine therapy to treat metastatic melanoma announced

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian recently announced encouraging clinical study results for patient-specific vaccine therapy to treat metastatic melanoma. The study is ongoing, but the report concludes that patient-specific vaccines can sometimes induce durable complete regression of progressing soft-tissue melanoma metastases, as demonstrated in one particular patient who participated in the trial.

28 Sep 2010

As they consolidate, hospitals get pricier

Kaiser Health News staff writer Julie Appleby, working in collaboration with The Washington Post, reports From their base in Baltimore, leaders of Johns Hopkins Medicine can see the future and it's at the hospital down the road.

28 Sep 2010

Hospital News and Research

Research: SorCS1 gene is linked to Alzheimer's disease, Type 2 diabetes

Triple-negative breast cancer patients may have unique biomarker to receive targeted therapy: Research

New disposable, microfluidic PDMS device for identification of advanced breast cancer

Medicare Advantage plans draw attention

NIH grants Akonni $3M for development of multi-drug resistant/extensively drug-resistant genotyping test

National survey shows 60% of U.S. adults not familiar with sepsis

Study finds that 90% of EDs nationwide also offer preventive-care services

Endo Pharmaceuticals to acquire Qualitest Pharmaceuticals

Researchers find genetic variants that cause arthritis in breast cancer patients taking aromatase inhibitors

NIH Stroke Scale helps to predict mortality risk in hospitalized stroke patients

Kindred Healthcare completes acquisition of nursing and rehabilitation centers in Dallas-Fort Worth market

Intellidose expert to moderate a panel of EMR champions at ACCC

PharMerica signs asset purchase agreement to acquire Chem Rx Corporation

Optogenetics helps to restore optimal movement in people with physical disabilities

Cintas’s new white paper offers EVS tips to reduce hospital-acquired infections

HCC report supports implementation of medical imaging guidelines for physicians

Children with food allergies experience bullying: Study

Study indicates majority of children suffering from chronic headache may outgrow the condition

Clinical study results for patient-specific vaccine therapy to treat metastatic melanoma announced

As they consolidate, hospitals get pricier

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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