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PPH uses Xenex PX-UV disinfection system to destroy microorganisms causing HAIs

Palomar Pomerado Health (PPH) today announced it is the first health system in California to use the Xenex PX-UV disinfection system in its patient and operating rooms. The Xenex system is the fastest, safest and most cost-effective method for the advanced cleaning of hospital rooms in the world today, scientifically proven to destroy all major classes of microorganisms that cause hospital acquired infections (HAIs), such as MRSA and Clostridium difficile (C. diff).

11 Nov 2010

FSU and Denver VA Medical Center awarded $17M grant to establish Military Suicide Research Consortium

American soldiers are taking their own lives in the largest numbers since the military began keeping records, and the Department of Defense has enlisted the help of The Florida State University in waging the war against suicide.

11 Nov 2010

Spinal Column: New blog on spinal disorders

Clinicians seeking insight into the latest research on spinal disorders and its impact on their everyday clinical practice will find it in "The Spinal Column," a new weekly blog found on the Spine website. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy.

11 Nov 2010

Forceps delivery can pose risk to mother and child

Forceps might be a better instrument than a vacuum cup for assisting a successful birth, but new mothers might experience more trauma and complications after a forceps delivery, according to a new review of studies.

10 Nov 2010

Study says looking older does not necessarily point to poor health

Even though most adults want to avoid looking older than their actual age, research led by St. Michael's Hospital shows that looking older does not necessarily point to poor health. The study found that a person needed to look at least 10 years older than their actual age before assumptions about their health could be made.

9 Nov 2010

Exempla Healthcare selects ProVation MD for streamlined procedure documentation and coding

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Exempla Healthcare has selected its ProVation® MD software for gastroenterology and pulmonary procedure documentation and coding. ProVation MD will be deployed across three hospitals in the nationally recognized Exempla Healthcare System.

9 Nov 2010

Positive adult interactions during childhood guard against personality disorders later in life

Learning a hobby or other complex task in childhood with assistance from a trusted adult may help guard against the emergence of a personality disorder (PD) later on in life, reports a study in the current issue of the journal, Development and Psychopathology.

9 Nov 2010

China Kanghui third quarter net revenue increases 33.9% to RMB63.6 million

China Kanghui Holdings a leading domestic developer, manufacturer and marketer of orthopedic implants in China, today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2010.

8 Nov 2010

TRPM7 protein plays a key role in maintenance of magnesium homeostasis

An international team led by researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has published new findings that demonstrate how a specific protein controls the body's ability to balance magnesium levels. Magnesium is an essential element for good health and is critical to more than 300 biochemical reactions that occur in the body.

8 Nov 2010

Viking Systems third quarter sales decreases 8% to $1,832,502

Viking Systems, Inc. today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2010. The Company reported a net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 of $632,565 or $0.01 per share and net loss of $1,378,865 or $0.03 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

4 Nov 2010

RF Surgical introduces new RF Assure Detection platform

RF Surgical Systems, Inc., the market leader in the prevention and detection of retained surgical sponges, today announced the availability of the RF Assure™ Detection System Model 200.

4 Nov 2010

Nanotherapeutics receives contract from DOD to support clinical trial for treating dehisced surgical wounds

Nanotherapeutics, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to support a clinical trial for treating dehisced surgical wounds with the Company's NanoDOX Hydrogel, a topical doxycycline hydrogel for chronic wounds.

4 Nov 2010

Rescu receives $50,000 grant to teach 22 minute CPR course to high school students

Researchers led by St. Michael's Hospital will be teaching a quick, inexpensive method of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation to some Toronto-area high school students this fall.

4 Nov 2010

SurModics and Edge Therapeutics enter licensing agreement for drug delivery technology

SurModics, Inc., a leading provider of drug delivery and surface modification technologies to the healthcare industry, and Edge Therapeutics, Inc., a specialty biopharmaceutical company that transforms proven, off-patent drugs into targeted, locally delivered therapies for neurological disorders, announced today that the companies have entered into a licensing agreement for drug delivery technology.

4 Nov 2010

Systagenix introduces world's first rapid point of test in wound care

Innovation doesn't come easy" says Steve Atkinson, Systagenix CEO "and neither do great brands, yet our team have been responsible for many innovations within this field over the last four decades. We are now introducing the world's first rapid point of care test in wound care to help clinicians choose the most appropriate dressings and therapies for their patients and monitor their efficacy over time.

3 Nov 2010

Study reveals a potential target for treating brain trauma

Brain damage continues to develop and evolve for months after a traumatic brain injury (TBI), revealing a potential target for treatments to improve brain trauma, new research led by the University of Melbourne, Australia has found.

3 Nov 2010

Risk of dying 24% greater if patient first stops at non-trauma center

Severely injured patients should be transported directly from the scene of an accident to a trauma center, even if it means bypassing a closer hospital, according to new research that shows this results in a nearly 25 per cent lower death rate.

3 Nov 2010

Atrium completes enrollment in iCAST Atrium Registry Ultrasound Study

Atrium Medical Corporation is pleased to announce that the final patient was recently enrolled in the iCAST™ Atrium Registry Ultrasound Study (iCARUS). This study is a prospective, multi-center clinical trial studying the safety and efficacy of the Atrium iCAST™ Balloon Expandable Covered Stent in patients with occlusive disease of the iliac artery.

2 Nov 2010

Molecular imaging technique pinpoints changes that take place in injured brain

Results from a study published in the November issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) show that powerful imaging techniques positron emission tomography (PET) fused with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are helping researchers better understand the long-term functional and structural changes that take place after traumatic brain injury (TBI).

2 Nov 2010

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans awarded top Psychiatric Services honor

The Department of Psychiatry at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans has been given the 2010 Gold Achievement Award by the American Psychiatric Association for a program credited by the St. Bernard Parish Public School System as key to reopening schools and recovery of the community after Hurricane Katrina. This is the top Psychiatric Services honor bestowed by the world's largest psychiatric organization.

2 Nov 2010