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AORN supports Pennsylvania's signing of HB 1641 requiring perioperative RN during surgery

As advocates for patient safety in the operating room, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, (AORN), announced support for Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell's signing of HB 1641 requiring the presence of a circulating nurse in certain operating rooms. The bill, signed into law on June 16, applies to any hospital or class C ambulatory surgical facility.

19 Jun 2010

Research findings support the need to establish standards for DFSA care

New toxicology findings reveal the presence of drugs and/or alcohol in 76 per cent of women and men who suspect they were victims of drug-facilitated sexual assault. Of those, 64 per cent did not report voluntarily consuming the drugs found, supporting their belief that they may have been slipped a drug. In addition, unexpected male DNA was found in a substantial number of cases, confirming sexual activity.

19 Jun 2010

NPAF draws attention on need to ensure patients' right to privacy in Virginia's HIE

The National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF) – a national, non-profit organization dedicated to the mission of creating avenues of improved patient access to health care through public policy reform at the state and federal levels – delivered a letter to Dr. William Hazel Jr., M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Resources and Chair of Virginia Governor's Health Information Technology Advisory Commission (HITAC), bringing attention to the need to ensure patients' right to privacy in the state's health information exchange (HIE).

19 Jun 2010

Lightning Safety Awareness Campaign reduces death and injury from lightning strikes in the U.S.

This year marks the 10th Lightning Safety Awareness Campaign, June 20-26. Spearheaded by the National Weather Service, the campaign has reduced death and injury from lightning strikes in the U.S., with average annual deaths dropping from 72 to 40 in the last decade.

19 Jun 2010

NASA Flight Surgeon honored with Joseph P. Kerwin, M.D. Award

A NASA astronaut who spent 199 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is the first recipient of the Joseph P. Kerwin, M.D. Award honoring achievements in space life sciences.

19 Jun 2010

Fastest growing waste in the EU could help combat hospital infections: Scientists

The fastest growing waste in the EU could soon be helping to combat hospital infections, according to scientists at the University of York.

19 Jun 2010

CNA blasts PERB for colluding with UC in suppression of RNs democratic rights

The California Nurses Association/National Nurses United today blasted the state agency that oversees public employee relations for its active collusion with University of California hospital officials in seeking to suppress the democratic rights of registered nurses, and charged the UC hospital system with employing unfair market competition with other corporate hospital chains in its attacks on UC RNs.

19 Jun 2010

HFO MRA symposium emphasizes importance of partnership among Ontario's health-care stakeholders

Increasing the collaborative efforts among Ontario health-care stakeholders is essential to the recruitment and retention of physicians, nurses and other health-care providers, an audience of health human resource professionals heard today at a symposium.

19 Jun 2010

MN HIE to conduct pilot project with Aging Services of Minnesota

The Minnesota Health Information Exchange (MN HIE) will conduct a pilot project with Aging Services of Minnesota at 12 of their member settings. This select group of care centers and assisted-living providers will use MN HIE's stand alone web services to view long term care patient's clinical information.

19 Jun 2010

Talecris CEO receives Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2010 Award

Lawrence D. Stern, chairman and CEO of Talecris Biotherapeutics, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2010 Award in the health sciences category in the Carolinas at a ceremony last night in Charlotte, N.C. The Ernst & Young awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses.

19 Jun 2010

Teradata congratulates CMS team for receiving 2010 CIO Council Leadership Award

Teradata Corporation, the world's largest company solely focused on data warehousing and enterprise analytics, today extended congratulations to the team led by Julie Boughn, Chief Information Officer at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, for prestigious recognition by the Federal CIO Council. The 2010 CIO Council Leadership Award was presented to the CMS team at the 2010 IRMCO Conference for its innovative use of information technology to improve transparency and engagement with the public.

19 Jun 2010

Disparity between rich, poor countries in access to biological treatments for RA

There is significant disparity between 'richer' and 'poorer' countries in terms of access to biological treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to results from a multinational study across four continents presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. Furthermore, findings from a separate study show that RA patients report the severity of their disease in the same way, irrespective of the country where they live.

19 Jun 2010

Blind cyclists to travel from Toronto to Collingwood in support of the Foundation Fighting Blindness

On Saturday, June 19th, the vision impaired community will team up with cycling enthusiasts to embark on a 140 km journey for second annual Cycle for Sight, in support of the Foundation Fighting Blindness.

19 Jun 2010

UMDNJ-SOM offers hot-weather safety tips to protect children and elders during summer

With the official beginning of summer, physicians at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Osteopathic Medicine who specialize in treating children and the elderly are urging everyone to take special precautions to protect those who are most vulnerable to the dangers posed by this season's heat and humidity.

19 Jun 2010

Incidence of blood based deficiencies is strong predictor of poor outcome in pSS patients: Study

For healthcare professionals diagnosing primary Sj-gren's Syndrome (pSS, an autoimmune disorder in which immune cells attack and destroy moisture-producing glands), the incidence of blood based deficiencies is the strongest predictor of a poor outcome in patients according to the results of a study presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy.

19 Jun 2010

Illustrated plastic surgery application for iPad

Now there's a richly illustrated plastic surgery app written specifically for the iPad. An intuitive new application, developed by facial plastic surgeon Dr. Steven Denenberg, displays hundreds of before and after photos, tells you what it's like to have surgery, and lets you contact Dr. Denenberg for a free online consultation.

19 Jun 2010

UKCMRI unveils vision for biggest biomedical research, innovation centre in Europe

The UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI) has unveiled its vision for the institute, which will be the biggest centre for biomedical research and innovation in Europe.

19 Jun 2010

CFIDS Association applauds AABB for responding to questions about safety of general blood supply

The CFIDS Association of America commends the AABB (formerly the American Association of Blood Banking) for its actions to protect the safety of the nation's blood supply by recommending that blood collectors actively discourage potential donors who have been diagnosed by a physician with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS, also known as chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, or CFIDS) from donating blood through the use of donor information materials made available at the donation site.

19 Jun 2010

ASHP communicates support for Berwick nomination to Senate

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) communicated its strong support for the nomination of Donald M. Berwick, M.D., as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

19 Jun 2010

Advocacy groups oppose lawsuits that could undermine new legislation's protections against insurances abuses

The National Organization for Rare Disorders and other leading disease and disabilities advocacy groups have filed an amicus brief urging the courts to protect Americans from lawsuits that would undermine protections provided by the nation's new health care reform legislation.

19 Jun 2010

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AORN supports Pennsylvania's signing of HB 1641 requiring perioperative RN during surgery

Research findings support the need to establish standards for DFSA care

NPAF draws attention on need to ensure patients' right to privacy in Virginia's HIE

Lightning Safety Awareness Campaign reduces death and injury from lightning strikes in the U.S.

NASA Flight Surgeon honored with Joseph P. Kerwin, M.D. Award

Fastest growing waste in the EU could help combat hospital infections: Scientists

CNA blasts PERB for colluding with UC in suppression of RNs democratic rights

HFO MRA symposium emphasizes importance of partnership among Ontario's health-care stakeholders

MN HIE to conduct pilot project with Aging Services of Minnesota

Talecris CEO receives Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2010 Award

Teradata congratulates CMS team for receiving 2010 CIO Council Leadership Award

Disparity between rich, poor countries in access to biological treatments for RA

Blind cyclists to travel from Toronto to Collingwood in support of the Foundation Fighting Blindness

UMDNJ-SOM offers hot-weather safety tips to protect children and elders during summer

Incidence of blood based deficiencies is strong predictor of poor outcome in pSS patients: Study

Illustrated plastic surgery application for iPad

UKCMRI unveils vision for biggest biomedical research, innovation centre in Europe

CFIDS Association applauds AABB for responding to questions about safety of general blood supply

ASHP communicates support for Berwick nomination to Senate

Advocacy groups oppose lawsuits that could undermine new legislation's protections against insurances abuses

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