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CAMH offers tips for holiday-related stress

The holiday season is filled with festivities and family gatherings, but for some people this season can also be very stressful. Sometimes we need help to cope or stay safe and healthy.

13 Dec 2009

Energid Technologies to develop robotic device for endotracheal intubation

The US Army, through the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), has awarded Energid Technologies a contract to develop a robotic approach to airway management.

11 Dec 2009

FDA approves Fenwal's InterSol platelet additive solution

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved InterSol, the first solution approved to replace a portion of plasma used when storing platelets for up to five days, allowing some of the donor plasma to be used for other purposes.

11 Dec 2009

Vicor's PD2i nonlinear algorithm selected for CRY cardiac screening initiative

David H. Fater, CEO of Vicor Technologies, Inc., today announced that its PD2i® nonlinear algorithm has been selected by Dr. Sanjay Sharma to be used in a month-long cardiac screening initiative to be held in South East London in April 2010.

10 Dec 2009

St. Vincent's Medical Center ensures OSHA compliance with Streamline Health's workflow solution

Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. a leading provider of document workflow solutions for hospitals, today announced that St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has selected Streamline Health to provide a workflow solution to ensure compliance with OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs.

10 Dec 2009

Initiation of dose-finding study to evaluate safety and efficacy of MP4OX treatment

Sangart, Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing life-saving medicines specifically designed to enhance the perfusion and oxygenation of ischemic (oxygen deprived) tissues through targeted oxygen delivery, today announced the initiation of a dose-finding study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of MP4OX treatment plus standard of care in severely injured trauma patients with lactic acidosis due to hemorrhagic shock.

10 Dec 2009

St. Luke's Hospital acquires computer-assisted surgery system from BrainLAB

BrainLAB, a manufacturer of software-driven systems for targeted, less-invasive medical treatments, announced today that St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has acquired VectorVision® flex, a powerful computer-assisted surgery (CAS) system featuring Digital Lightbox© with TraumaCad(TM), a pre-operative planning and digital templating software solution.

9 Dec 2009

Two-year program designed to enhance patient safety at public hospitals

Kaiser Permanente together with the National Patient Safety Foundation and the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems today announced the "Patient Safety Initiative at America's Public Hospitals." This two-year program is designed to enhance patient safety programs at public hospitals to ensure safe, high-quality care for vulnerable and low-income populations that depend on publicly supported health care institutions for medical care.

9 Dec 2009

Doctors around the world join the battle against human trafficking

Doctors At War, a newly formed 501(c)3 organization, is putting out a call-to-action for doctors worldwide to join them in the fight against the global sex trade. The long-term healthcare ramifications of the estimated 27 million victims throughout the world include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic attacks, depression, and a host of other mental health issues along with countless physical health problems including HIV, STD's, malnutrition, sterility, and the effects of repeated physical trauma.

9 Dec 2009

Psychological trauma leaves a trail of damage in a child's brain, reveal scientists

Psychological trauma leaves a trail of damage in a child's brain, say scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Their new study gives the first direct evidence that children with symptoms of post-traumatic stress suffer poor function of the hippocampus, a brain structure that stores and retrieves memories. The research helps explain why traumatized children behave as they do and could improve treatments for these kids.

9 Dec 2009

New breakthrough study shows reconstruction of human mandible bone with dental stem cells

In a statement today, StemSave(TM), Inc., the market leader in the field of stem cell recovery and cryo-preservation lauds research published in the November issue of the European Cells and Materials Journal citing the reconstruction of the human mandible bone with autologous dental pulp stem cells.

9 Dec 2009

BHR Pharma files an IND for its BHR-100 intravenous progesterone infusion product

BHR Pharma, LLC (BHR) announced today that it has filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its proprietary BHR-100 intravenous progesterone infusion product.

8 Dec 2009

Masimo SpHb monitoring technology installed at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center

Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry(TM) and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced today that Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, has completed its system-wide conversion to Masimo SET pulse oximetry technology.

7 Dec 2009

Atrium Medical commences enrollment in its INFUSE AMI trial

Atrium Medical Corporation announced that the 1st patient was enrolled in the INFUSE AMI trial. INFUSE AMI is a multi-center, multi-national, prospective, randomized, single blind trial examining how patients with heart attacks are treated. The study's aim is to help determine the best way to treat patients with an acute anterior wall myocardial infarction (acute MI) with ST segment elevation, commonly referred to as STEMIs.

7 Dec 2009

ATS Medical's ATS 3f Enable Aortic Bioprosthesis receives European CE Mark approval

ATS Medical, Inc., manufacturer and marketer of state-of-the-art cardiac surgery products and services today announced it has received CE Mark approval to distribute the ATS 3f Enable® Aortic Bioprosthesis in the European Union, indicating it is compliant with relevant European health, safety, and environmental protection legislation.

7 Dec 2009

GRHF invites media to attend annual Christmas concert for pediatric programs

The Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation (GRHF) invites media to attend the Al Shamal Shriners' Oriental Band annual Christmas concert for children at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital (GRH).

5 Dec 2009

Oxygen Biotherapeutics commences enrollment in clinical trial of Oxycyte emulsion for TBI

Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in the company's Phase II-b, dose escalation, clinical trial in Switzerland for use of Oxycyte(TM) emulsion in traumatic brain injury (TBI). Oxycyte is the Company's perfluorocarbon (PFC) therapeutic oxygen carrier.

5 Dec 2009

Aetna Medicare Advantage members now have access to MidState Medical Center and Windham Hospital

Aetna (NYSE:ΑET) announced today that beginning January 1, 2010, its Medicare Advantage members will have access to MidState Medical Center and Windham Hospital as part of Aetna’s Medicare network of participating health care facilities in Connecticut.

5 Dec 2009

Osseon Therapeutics' Osseoflex and Osseoflex DR systems receive Canadian Medical Device Licenses

Osseon Therapeutics announced today that its Osseoflex (steerable and curvable bone cement delivery needle) and Osseoflex DR (steerable and curvable bone drill) systems for percutaneous vertebral augmentation received Canadian Medical Device Licenses from Health Canada for marketing and clinical use in Canada.

4 Dec 2009

African American and Hispanic adults smoking menthol cigarettes less likely to quit smoking, says study

African American and Hispanic adults who smoke menthol cigarettes may be less likely to quit smoking than those who smoke regular cigarettes, a new study by researchers at the UMDNJ-School of Public Health has found. The report, published in the December issue of Preventive Medicine, is believed to be the first to use national statistics to examine the association between menthol cigarettes and smoking cessation among adults.

4 Dec 2009

Trauma News and Research

CAMH offers tips for holiday-related stress

Energid Technologies to develop robotic device for endotracheal intubation

FDA approves Fenwal's InterSol platelet additive solution

Vicor's PD2i nonlinear algorithm selected for CRY cardiac screening initiative

St. Vincent's Medical Center ensures OSHA compliance with Streamline Health's workflow solution

Initiation of dose-finding study to evaluate safety and efficacy of MP4OX treatment

St. Luke's Hospital acquires computer-assisted surgery system from BrainLAB

Two-year program designed to enhance patient safety at public hospitals

Doctors around the world join the battle against human trafficking

Psychological trauma leaves a trail of damage in a child's brain, reveal scientists

New breakthrough study shows reconstruction of human mandible bone with dental stem cells

BHR Pharma files an IND for its BHR-100 intravenous progesterone infusion product

Masimo SpHb monitoring technology installed at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center

Atrium Medical commences enrollment in its INFUSE AMI trial

ATS Medical's ATS 3f Enable Aortic Bioprosthesis receives European CE Mark approval

GRHF invites media to attend annual Christmas concert for pediatric programs

Oxygen Biotherapeutics commences enrollment in clinical trial of Oxycyte emulsion for TBI

Aetna Medicare Advantage members now have access to MidState Medical Center and Windham Hospital

Osseon Therapeutics' Osseoflex and Osseoflex DR systems receive Canadian Medical Device Licenses

African American and Hispanic adults smoking menthol cigarettes less likely to quit smoking, says study

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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