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Constipation prophylaxis in sickle cell patients needs increased attention

Not all patients with sickle cell disease receive laxatives after being treated with narcotics, despite recommendations from a collaborative panel of pediatric experts. These are the findings from a Nationwide Children's Hospital study examining patients from 29 pediatric hospitals, and appearing in Pediatric Blood & Cancer.

17 Jun 2010

Amerinet joins Unibased to provide financial performance improvement solutions

Amerinet Inc., a leading national healthcare group purchasing organization, today announced Unibased Systems Architecture has joined the Amerinet Alliance for Financial Efficiency, a partnership of market-leading companies providing best-of-class revenue cycle and financial performance improvement solutions that support healthcare facilities of all sizes.

17 Jun 2010

First Edition: June 17, 2010

Kaiser Health News staff writer Mary Agnes Carey reports on states' progress with high-risk pools created as part of the health reform law: "The program, one of the highest profile provisions of the law, is designed to provide health insurance to people who have been denied coverage due to a pre-existing medical condition and have been without coverage for at least six months.

17 Jun 2010

No evidence on health benefits of oxygen inhalation during heart attack: Researchers

There is no evidence that the common practice of giving patients oxygen to inhale during a heart attack is beneficial, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review. Until further research is carried out, the researchers say the possibility that giving oxygen may actually increase a patient's risk of dying cannot be ruled out.

17 Jun 2010

Implications for reducing clotting in kidney disease dialysis and sepsis

The interaction of the drug compstatin with two ancient, co-evolved human systems points to new ways for reducing clotting during dialysis for end-stage kidney disease and multiple organ failure due to sepsis, a dangerous whole-body inflammatory response to infection.

17 Jun 2010

HGS, GSK announce full presentation of BLISS-76 Phase 3 BENLYSTA trial results for SLE at EULAR 2010

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) today announced the full presentation of results from BLISS-76, one of two pivotal Phase 3 trials of BENLYSTA® (belimumab) in seropositive patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The results will be presented today in Rome at the 2010 Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR).

17 Jun 2010

Patients prescribed NSAIDs also receive appropriate measures to prevent UGI problems: Study

Four out of ten high-risk patients prescribed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs also received appropriate measures to prevent upper-gastrointestinal problems, but the remainder did not receive adequate protection, according to a study in the June issue of Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

17 Jun 2010

dabl's computerised system prevents misdiagnosis of ABPM

An independent study has revealed that Irish Company, dabl's computerised system for diagnosing 24 hour blood pressure is more accurate and consistent than a leading group of international hypertension experts.

17 Jun 2010

Researchers assess effect of MDs on cardiac and endothelial cell proliferation, survival

A research team from McGill University (Canada) report a beneficial effect on cardiac function in mouse models when implanted monocytes - a type of white blood cell that is part of the immune system - helped preserve cardiac function following a heart attack (myocardial infarction).

17 Jun 2010

Community talk show to highlight importance of resident training for patient safety

Patient safety in the hospital begins with the young doctors during their residency training. With this in mind, SAVE THE PATIENT is hosting a community talk show to highlight the importance of sound resident training practices in our Chicago-land hospitals.

17 Jun 2010

Researchers identify peptide that triggers diabetes

Researchers at National Jewish Health and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have identified the precise protein fragment, or peptide, that can trigger diabetes in mice. The finding, published in the June 15, 2010, issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, supports an emerging theory about the origins of autoimmunity, and may lead to new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in humans.

17 Jun 2010

CINJ researchers combine series of vaccination injections to treat prostate cancer

Looking to harness the body's own immune system to target prostate cancer that has spread to the bones (metastatic) and is unresponsive to standard treatment, investigators at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey have just launched a clinical trial focusing on a combination of vaccine and radiation drug therapy.

17 Jun 2010

Studies suggest role for IL-10 in prevention and treatment of neurological disease in newborns

This bacterium, Escherichia coli K1, is the most common cause of meningitis in premature infants and the second most common cause of the disease in newborns. "The ineffectiveness of antibiotics in treating newborns with meningitis and the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria require new strategies," explains Nemani V. Prasadarao, PhD, associate professor of infectious disease at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

17 Jun 2010

Symposium explores new understanding of mitochondrial function, cellular bioenergetics in cancer research

Seahorse Bioscience, Inc., the leader in instruments for assessing cellular bioenergetics, recently organized a symposium on Cancer and Mitochondrial Function featuring Douglas Green, Ph.D., from St. Jude Children's Hospital; Navdeep S. Chandel, Ph.D., from Northwestern Medical School; and Nicholas C. Denko, Ph.D., from Stanford University School of Medicine.

17 Jun 2010

Daily use of probiotics reduces VAP in critically ill patients: New research

Daily use of probiotics reduced ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients by almost half, according to new research from Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska.

17 Jun 2010

Researchers identify first genetic risk factors for development of CM in Angolan children

Malaria, caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, remains one of the main causes of death worldwide. An international team of researchers lead by Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, IGC, scientist Carlos Penha-Gonçalves, has identified the first genetic risk factors for the development of cerebral malaria in Angolan children, a severe manifestation of malaria infection.

17 Jun 2010

Officials discuss ways to improve quality measures in health care

Officials from Highmark Inc., Pinnacle Health System and Penn State Hershey Medical Center today discussed ways to improve quality measures in health care that will ultimately result in better patient care, improved health outcomes and ways to save valuable health care dollars.

17 Jun 2010

Stimuvax clinical program resumed in patients with NSCLC

EMD Serono, Inc., an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, today announced that they are resuming their Stimuvax (BLP25 liposome vaccine) clinical program in patients with non-small cell lung cancer which includes the Phase III studies, START and INSPIRE. The treatment and enrollment in these studies will restart after approval by the local regulatory authorities and ethics committees.

17 Jun 2010

Obesity linked to bad sexual health: French Study

Now French researchers have found a link between obesity and bad sexual health in their study of 12,364 men and women aged 18 to 69 ranging from normal weight to obese who lived in France in 2006.

17 Jun 2010

Hospital waiting time reduced nationally: Report

According to the latest report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) hospital admissions have risen significantly up to 16 percent from 2004 to 2009. Admissions in 2008 and 2009 amounted to a whopping 8 million and the report author George Bodilsen felt that multiple factors are responsible for this growing pressure on the nation’s hospitals. “The increase in hospital activity is a reflection of the increasing population, the ageing population, and perhaps the increase in chronic diseases in the population as we age,” he said.

17 Jun 2010

Hospital News and Research

Constipation prophylaxis in sickle cell patients needs increased attention

Amerinet joins Unibased to provide financial performance improvement solutions

First Edition: June 17, 2010

No evidence on health benefits of oxygen inhalation during heart attack: Researchers

Implications for reducing clotting in kidney disease dialysis and sepsis

HGS, GSK announce full presentation of BLISS-76 Phase 3 BENLYSTA trial results for SLE at EULAR 2010

Patients prescribed NSAIDs also receive appropriate measures to prevent UGI problems: Study

dabl's computerised system prevents misdiagnosis of ABPM

Researchers assess effect of MDs on cardiac and endothelial cell proliferation, survival

Community talk show to highlight importance of resident training for patient safety

Researchers identify peptide that triggers diabetes

CINJ researchers combine series of vaccination injections to treat prostate cancer

Studies suggest role for IL-10 in prevention and treatment of neurological disease in newborns

Symposium explores new understanding of mitochondrial function, cellular bioenergetics in cancer research

Daily use of probiotics reduces VAP in critically ill patients: New research

Researchers identify first genetic risk factors for development of CM in Angolan children

Officials discuss ways to improve quality measures in health care

Stimuvax clinical program resumed in patients with NSCLC

Obesity linked to bad sexual health: French Study

Hospital waiting time reduced nationally: Report

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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

From Puberty to Menopause: Clue’s CEO, Audrey Tsang on the Power of Femtech

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