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Loyola's mortality rate from heart-bypass surgery 74% lower than at peer hospitals

Loyola University Hospital's mortality rate from heart-bypass surgery is 74 percent lower than the mortality rate at peer hospitals, according to Thomson Reuters Cardiovascular Benchmarks Report.

1 Dec 2010

Military deployment influences sleep quality and quantity

A study in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP found that deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan significantly influenced sleep quality and quantity in a population of 41,225 military service personnel. The study suggests that the promotion of healthier sleep patterns may be beneficial for military service members.

1 Dec 2010

Alliance of Specialty Medicine calls for permanent fix to Medicare SGR formula

In response to Congress acting to postpone unprecedented reimbursement cuts to doctors who treat Medicare patients, The Alliance of Specialty Medicine (Alliance) today called on lawmakers to work towards a permanent solution to fix to the program's Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula so temporary fixes would no longer be necessary.

1 Dec 2010

Accelerator announces Series A Preferred Stock financing of Acylin

Accelerator Corporation, a privately held, venture capital backed biotechnology investment and development company, announced today the Series A Preferred Stock financing of Acylin Therapeutics, Inc. This is the eleventh company backed by Accelerator and its first investment in intellectual property developed by either Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine or The Wistar Institute, the co-owners of the underlying technology.

1 Dec 2010

New study evaluates use and safety of complementary medicine for children's asthma

Approximately 13 percent of parents turn to alternative therapies to treat their children's asthma, according to a new study from the Universit- de Montr-al. The findings, published recently in the Canadian Respiratory Journal, suggest that this trend is associated with a two-fold higher rate of poor asthma control in children.

1 Dec 2010

HOANNJ announces collaboration to enhance cancer care through United Network of US Oncology

Hematology Oncology Associates of Northern New Jersey, P.A. (HOANNJ), an independent physician-owned, single-specialty oncology practice with offices in Morristown and Parsippany, and US Oncology, Inc., the nation's leading integrated oncology company, today announced their new collaboration to protect, expand and enhance patient access to high-quality, evidence-based cancer care and clinical research through the United Network of US Oncology.

1 Dec 2010

CT best way to detect cocaine in human drug couriers

According to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the best way to detect cocaine in the body of a human drug courier, known as a mule, is through computed tomography (CT).

1 Dec 2010

Odors in womb sensitize fetus to smells, alters brain development

A major new study shows that a pregnant mother's diet not only sensitizes the fetus to those smells and flavors, but physically changes the brain directly impacting what the infant eats and drinks in the future.

1 Dec 2010

New cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers to monitor Parkinson's disease

KineMed Inc. presents data on the new use of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of microtubule-mediated neuronal transport for the monitoring of disease progression and the advancement of therapeutic interventions in Parkinson's disease, a debilitating neurological condition with considerable unmet need for new treatments.

1 Dec 2010

Precision Therapeutics to present abstracts on breast cancer therapy at San Antonio Symposium

Precision Therapeutics will present two abstracts at the 33rd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, which will be held December 8-12, 2010 in San Antonio, Texas.

1 Dec 2010

Vitamin D supplementation may reduce risk of diabetes, heart disease: Research

Researchers from the UC Davis Health System have found that compared with healthy controls, blood levels of vitamin D are significantly reduced in patients in the Sacramento area with metabolic syndrome, a constellation of disease risk factors that affects about one in three U.S. adults and predisposes them to diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

1 Dec 2010

VCU receives $1 million to improve health care for geriatric patients

The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine has received a Next Steps in Physicians' Training in Geriatrics grant totaling nearly $1 million from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to support programs to train medical students, residents and physicians in geriatrics.

1 Dec 2010

USC purchases WaferGen SmartChip system for Molecular Pathways and Drug Discovery center

WaferGen Biosystems, Inc., a leading developer of state-of-the-art genomic analysis systems, today announced that the University of Southern California (USC) has purchased the WaferGen SmartChip system for its USC Center for Molecular Pathways and Drug Discovery to discover and validate biomarkers for pancreatic and colorectal cancer applications to expedite the development of a cancer therapy. USC purchased a solution that includes the SmartChip platform and validated gene panels for biomarker profiling.

1 Dec 2010

Common sleep complaints predict development of metabolic syndrome: Study

A study in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP found that loud snoring and two common insomnia symptoms difficulty falling asleep and unrefreshing sleep each significantly predicted the development of the metabolic syndrome. The study emphasizes the importance of screening for common sleep complaints in routine clinical practice.

1 Dec 2010

High levels of variability, inconsistencies found in children's medication labeling and measuring devices

An examination of 200 of the top-selling cough/cold, allergy, analgesic and gastrointestinal over-the-counter liquid medications for children finds that there have been high levels of variability and inconsistencies regarding medication labeling and measuring devices, according to a study that will appear in the December 15 issue of JAMA. The study is being released early online because of its public health importance.

1 Dec 2010

New brain imaging technique can trace effects of SYN115 drug in Parkinson's disease

Neuroscientists using a new brain imaging technique could see an investigational drug for Parkinson's disease get into a patient's brain and affect blood flow in several key structures, an indicator the drug may be effective.

1 Dec 2010

PhRMA reports 100 new medicines and vaccines in development for HIV/AIDS

America's biopharmaceutical research companies are working on 100 new medicines and vaccines [video] to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and related conditions, according to a new report from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).

1 Dec 2010

Philips Electronics introduces IntelliSpace Portal to improve patient care

Royal Philips Electronics today introduced the Philips IntelliSpace Portal, a multimodality workspace that uses advanced networking capabilities to facilitate collaboration between radiologists and referring clinicians that may lead to faster, more accurate and informed patient care.

From Philips Healthcare 1 Dec 2010

Number of people living with HIV/AIDS in Africa to outpace treatment resources by 2020, IOM report finds

The number of people living with HIV/AIDS in Africa is projected to greatly outpace treatment resources by the end of the decade, according to a report released Monday by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), Reuters reports (Fox, 11/29).

1 Dec 2010

Research shows anti-microbial medications lead to acute liver failure

New research shows that anti-microbial medications are a common cause of drug-induced liver injury (DILI) leading to acute liver failure (ALF), with women and minorities disproportionately affected.

1 Dec 2010

Medicine News and Research

Loyola's mortality rate from heart-bypass surgery 74% lower than at peer hospitals

Military deployment influences sleep quality and quantity

Alliance of Specialty Medicine calls for permanent fix to Medicare SGR formula

Accelerator announces Series A Preferred Stock financing of Acylin

New study evaluates use and safety of complementary medicine for children's asthma

HOANNJ announces collaboration to enhance cancer care through United Network of US Oncology

CT best way to detect cocaine in human drug couriers

Odors in womb sensitize fetus to smells, alters brain development

New cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers to monitor Parkinson's disease

Precision Therapeutics to present abstracts on breast cancer therapy at San Antonio Symposium

Vitamin D supplementation may reduce risk of diabetes, heart disease: Research

VCU receives $1 million to improve health care for geriatric patients

USC purchases WaferGen SmartChip system for Molecular Pathways and Drug Discovery center

Common sleep complaints predict development of metabolic syndrome: Study

High levels of variability, inconsistencies found in children's medication labeling and measuring devices

New brain imaging technique can trace effects of SYN115 drug in Parkinson's disease

PhRMA reports 100 new medicines and vaccines in development for HIV/AIDS

Philips Electronics introduces IntelliSpace Portal to improve patient care

Number of people living with HIV/AIDS in Africa to outpace treatment resources by 2020, IOM report finds

Research shows anti-microbial medications lead to acute liver failure

Achieving and maintaining ISO 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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