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New scientific statement gives guidance to doctors for treatment of blood clots

Doctors are encouraged to consider therapies in addition to blood thinners to treat certain patients with potentially dangerous blood clots that form in the deep veins and travel to the lungs, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

22 Mar 2011

Plackers provides Grind-No-More dental night protectors for taxpayers

Tax season is stressful for many Americans, and even the IRS's extension of this year's filing deadline to April 18 may not provide much relief.

22 Mar 2011

Symposium to address role of APRNs in solving primary care crisis

At a time when there is a shortage of primary care providers, a nurse-led model of primary care offers consumers with limited access to primary care new opportunities to receive high-quality health care.

22 Mar 2011

Actress invites public to vote for projects that increase AF-related stroke awareness

Today, actress Jane Seymour invites the public to vote for projects that increase awareness of the link between atrial fibrillation and stroke. AF is the most common sustained heart rhythm disorder worldwide and leads to as many as 3 million strokes worldwide each year.

22 Mar 2011

Experts to showcase nursing education, practical innovations at Las Vegas national conference

Motivating and educating nurses to help them excel in their daily practice is the focus of this year's National Conference for Nurse Practitioners: The Conference for Primary and Acute Care Clinicians, May 11-14, 2011, at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, NV.

22 Mar 2011

NextGen partners with CalHIPSO to help primary care providers achieve Meaningful Use

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today a partnership with California Health Information Partnership and Services Organizations, the regional extension center for all of California except Los Angeles and Orange County, to help primary care providers across the state achieve Meaningful Use.

22 Mar 2011

Seniors can benefit from new Acti-Kare branch

It's a topic many are reluctant to face, amidst the stresses and hassles of an already-busy life: what is to be done as one's aging parents or grandparents begin to need additional help or care? With constraints on available time, finances, and resources, many people simply have no answer, and yet avoiding the question cannot make the problem any less inevitable.

22 Mar 2011

Supporters urge Obama to push for Berwick's Senate hearings, nomination

A virtual Who's Who of the patient-safety and health care quality movements has signed a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to request that Senate hearings be held on his nomination of Dr. Donald Berwick as administrator of the CMS, who currently is serving a temporary recess appointment that expires in December.

22 Mar 2011

Analysis of the past, predictions for the future mark health law's first anniversary

Media outlets examine the dynamics that continue to mark the health overhaul at its one-year mark — including the public confusion that swirls around it, the varying factions involved in its implementation and the expectations for its future.

22 Mar 2011

WHO concerned about radiation levels in food near damaged Japanese nuclear plant

A WHO spokesperson "said on Monday that the detection of radiation in food after an earthquake damaged a Japanese nuclear plant was a more serious problem than had first expected," Reuters reports.

22 Mar 2011

UCSD selects Millennium Labs, Research Institute for NIAAA granted study

Millennium Laboratories, a leading provider of therapeutic drug monitoring, research and healthcare education, and the Millennium Research Institute, a national non-profit research center, announced today they have been selected by the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine to provide laboratory services, including research and analysis, for a new UC San Diego study funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National Institutes of Health.

22 Mar 2011

Britax supports AAP updated guidelines for children riding in car seats

Britax Child Safety, Inc., among the world's largest manufacturers of car seats, today supported the American Academy of Pediatrics updated guidelines for children riding in car seats.

22 Mar 2011

CNA report shows how RN provide solutions to reduce, manage wait times

Throughout the country, Canadians are feeling the frustration of long wait times in emergency departments, along with lengthy queues to access specialists, surgeries, diagnostic tests, and long-term and continuing care.

22 Mar 2011

ACE supports HHS' National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care

The Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to ensure high-quality patient care and promote patient safety in facilities where invasive cardiac and endovascular procedures are performed, supports the National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care issued today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

22 Mar 2011

Objet demonstrates 3D printing solution benefits for digital dentistry at IDS

As digital dentistry becomes a standard production tool for many dental practices and laboratories, Objet Geometries Ltd. demonstrates the benefits of adding 3D printing to the workflow at IDS.

22 Mar 2011

VirWall launches new UV sanitizer to eliminate bacteria, virus from communication devices

ViraShield, the new UV sanitizer introduced by VirWall Systems Inc., is the first multi-purpose device of its kind that takes only seconds to rid those products we've come to depend on of the bacteria and viruses that typically crawl, breed and cover the surfaces of our personal communications devices.

22 Mar 2011

Survey: AR symptoms continue to impact patients' daily activities

Results from a recent pivotal allergic rhinitis satisfaction survey assessing patient and healthcare provider perspectives on AR reveal that symptoms like nasal congestion and post-nasal drip continue to impact patients' daily activities.

22 Mar 2011

U.S. Health And Human Services Secretary celebrates Patient Safety program achievements

An effort to improve quality and make Ohio the safest state in the nation for health care has garnered national attention.

22 Mar 2011

Rethink acknowledges Ontario's new breast cancer program

Rethink Breast Cancer acknowledges today's swift decision by the Ontario government to take steps towards providing greater access to specific cancer treatments.

22 Mar 2011

High sodium intake may increase risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney problem

Taking in too much sodium may turn out to be quite a salty situation. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2010 high blood pressure cost the United States $76.6 billion in health care services, medications, and missed days of work.

22 Mar 2011