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Freespira Breathing System now available for panic disorder treatment through Highmark Health's VITAL program

Highmark Health, Allegheny Health Network and Palo Alto Health Sciences have announced that the Freespira Breathing System is being made available to patients who suffer from panic disorder and symptoms of panic through Highmark Health's new VITAL Innovation Program.

1 Sep 2015

Performance Health's 2015 Scientific Advisory Committee meeting focuses on evidence-based practice

Performance Health held its 17th annual Scientific Advisory Committee meeting (known as TRAC) in Vancouver, Canada. Seventeen researchers and clinicians, representing five countries and expertise in physical therapy, chiropractic, exercise science, athletic training, and massage therapy, presented their research on Performance Health products, including TheraBand, Biofreeze and Cramer brands.

1 Sep 2015

Black Book announces vendors with highest scores in client experience among primary care generalists

Black Book Rankings, well known internationally for accurate, impartial customer satisfaction surveys in the multiple services and software industries, conducted a sweeping six-month user poll to determine the highest ranked Electronic Health and Medical Record software systems for 2015.

1 Sep 2015

New report highlights need for accurate diagnosis and management of bipolar I disorder

A new report launched today, ‘Paying the ultimate price’, highlights the urgent need for accurate diagnosis and management of bipolar I disorder in order to address a significant burden on society, patients and carers.

1 Sep 2015

Jersey Shore to break ground on HOPE Tower to provide new healing outpatient experience for the community

Jersey Shore University Medical Center, part of the Meridian Health family, is preparing to break ground this fall on the HOPE Tower Project - a $265 million dollar building development on the hospital's east campus that will provide a new healing outpatient experience for the community. HOPE Tower's expected date of completion is early 2018.

1 Sep 2015

Prime Healthcare Services named 5th Largest For-Profit Hospital System in the U.S.

Prime Healthcare Services has recently been named the 5th Largest For-Profit Hospital System in the United States by Becker's Hospital Review and is listed in its 2015 10 Largest For-Profit Hospital Systems based on number of acute-care hospitals.

1 Sep 2015

Tampa General Hospital earns Bicycle Friendly Business silver award

Tampa General Hospital has received the Bicycle Friendly Business (BFBSM) silver award from the League of American Bicyclists.

1 Sep 2015

Study shows AED usage has increased in public locations, but not at homes

Efforts to improve automated external defibrillator (AED) usage increase bystander defibrillation in public places but not at home, reveals a study of more than 25 000 cardiac arrest patients presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Steen Hansen, a PhD student in the Department of Health, Science and Technology at Aalborg University in Denmark.

31 Aug 2015

Multi-national study identifies behaviour patterns that precede suicide attempts

A major multi-national study of suicides has identified the behaviour patterns which precede many suicide attempts. This may lead to changes in clinical practice in the care of patients affected with depression, as it shows the clinical factors which confer major risk of suicide attempts.

31 Aug 2015

HealthSouth to acquire home health agency operations of CareSouth Health System

HealthSouth Corporation, a leading provider of post-acute healthcare services, today announced its Encompass Home Health operating unit ("Encompass") has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the home health agency operations of CareSouth Health System, Inc. for a cash purchase price of $170 million.

31 Aug 2015

DaVita Kidney Care to establish kidney care specialty hospital chain in Shandong province China

DaVita Kidney Care, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA) and a leading global provider of kidney care services, today announced it is forming a joint venture kidney care specialty hospital chain in Shandong province China.

31 Aug 2015

ESC guideline adherent antithrombotic management improves outcomes in AF patients

Patients with atrial fibrillation who receive antithrombotic management according to ESC guidelines have better outcomes than those who do not, according to one year follow up results from the ESC's EORP-AF Pilot General Registry presented today at ESC Congress 20151 and published online in Europace.

31 Aug 2015

Study: EMS-initiated CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest should be performed for 35 minutes

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest should be conducted for at least 35 minutes, according to research presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Yoshikazu Goto, associate professor and director of the Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at Kanazawa University Hospital in Kanazawa, Japan.

31 Aug 2015

Bystander CPR can prevent brain damage, nursing home admission following cardiac arrest

Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been linked to a 30% lower risk of nursing home admission and brain damage in survivors of cardiac arrest outside hospital in research presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Kristian Kragholm, a PhD student in the Department of Anesthesiology, Cardiovascular Research Centre, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark.

31 Aug 2015

Close and supportive friendships in adolescence linked to better health in early adulthood

Teens are often warned to beware the undue influence of peer pressure, but new research suggests that following the pack in adolescence may have some unexpected benefits for physical health in early adulthood.

31 Aug 2015

Particulate matter, NO2 air pollution associated with increased risk of heart attacks

Particulate matter and NO2 air pollution are associated with increased risk of severe heart attacks despite being within European recommended levels, according to research presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Jean-Francois Argacha, a cardiologist at University Hospital Brussels (UZ Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel), in Belgium.

31 Aug 2015

$Patients with refractory cardiac arrest brought to hospital with ongoing CPR can survive$

Patients with refractory cardiac arrest brought to hospital with ongoing CPR can survive

Refractory cardiac arrest patients brought to hospital with ongoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can survive with good brain function, according to research in nearly 4 000 patients presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Helle Søholm, a cardiologist at Copenhagen University Hospital Righospitalet in Denmark.

29 Aug 2015

Midday naps linked to reduced blood pressure levels, fewer antihypertensive medications

Midday naps are associated with reduced blood pressure levels and prescription of fewer antihypertensive medications, according to research presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Manolis Kallistratos, a cardiologist at Asklepieion Voula General Hospital in Athens, Greece.

29 Aug 2015

PPFA’s involvement in infant body parts trafficking must be thoroughly investigated, says AUL

Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest today sent a letter and detailed legal response to multiple committees and top legal authorities in Congress, now currently investigating the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), following release of videos indicating PPFA's involvement in lucrative infant body parts trafficking.

29 Aug 2015

September tip sheet from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

A computer algorithm did a better job than doctors at documenting "red flag" symptoms among patients with gastrointestinal disorders, a Cedars-Sinai study has found, underscoring the potential of the technology to improve patient care.

29 Aug 2015

Healthcare News

Freespira Breathing System now available for panic disorder treatment through Highmark Health's VITAL program

Performance Health's 2015 Scientific Advisory Committee meeting focuses on evidence-based practice

Black Book announces vendors with highest scores in client experience among primary care generalists

New report highlights need for accurate diagnosis and management of bipolar I disorder

Jersey Shore to break ground on HOPE Tower to provide new healing outpatient experience for the community

Prime Healthcare Services named 5th Largest For-Profit Hospital System in the U.S.

Tampa General Hospital earns Bicycle Friendly Business silver award

Study shows AED usage has increased in public locations, but not at homes

Multi-national study identifies behaviour patterns that precede suicide attempts

HealthSouth to acquire home health agency operations of CareSouth Health System

DaVita Kidney Care to establish kidney care specialty hospital chain in Shandong province China

ESC guideline adherent antithrombotic management improves outcomes in AF patients

Study: EMS-initiated CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest should be performed for 35 minutes

Bystander CPR can prevent brain damage, nursing home admission following cardiac arrest

Close and supportive friendships in adolescence linked to better health in early adulthood

Particulate matter, NO2 air pollution associated with increased risk of heart attacks

Patients with refractory cardiac arrest brought to hospital with ongoing CPR can survive

Midday naps linked to reduced blood pressure levels, fewer antihypertensive medications

PPFA’s involvement in infant body parts trafficking must be thoroughly investigated, says AUL

September tip sheet from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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