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Academics call for more research to understand hospital weekend death risk

Two academics from the University of Warwick say more research is needed to understand why patients are more likely to die in hospital at the weekend.

7 Jul 2015

Changes in key biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease during midlife may help predict future dementia risk

Studying brain scans and cerebrospinal fluid of healthy adults, scientists have shown that changes in key biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease during midlife may help identify those who will develop dementia years later, according to new research.

7 Jul 2015

Patients who receive intracranial stents at increased risk of experiencing another stroke

The risk of experiencing another stroke is higher if patients, after dilation of their blood vessels in the brain, receive not only clot-inhibiting drugs, but also have stents inserted. The recently published results of the VISSIT study confirm this conclusion of a rapid report by the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) of October 2014.

7 Jul 2015

Hi-Tech enters into definitive agreement to acquire Innovative's brand of Diet Aids

Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, a leading global provider of Sports Nutrition, Weight loss products, and Contract Manufacturing services, and Innovative laboratories, one of the fastest-growing Weight Loss brands in the United States, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement in which Hi-Tech has agreed to acquire Innovative's brand of Diet Aids.

7 Jul 2015

Allergan agrees to acquire exclusive worldwide rights to Merck's CGRP migraine development program

Allergan plc and Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Allergan will acquire the exclusive worldwide rights to Merck's investigational small molecule oral calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonists, which are being developed for the treatment and prevention of migraine, subject to expiration or termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR).

7 Jul 2015

Major independent evaluation launched to help shape the future of medical revalidation in UK

A major independent evaluation carried out by a national panel of researchers led by Plymouth University, has been launched to help shape the future of revalidation in the UK.

7 Jul 2015

Henry Ford Hospital wins Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award

The Stroke and Neurovascular Disease Center at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award.

7 Jul 2015

Mental-health service providers still rely on physical restraint, confinement to control psychiatric patients

Providers of mental-health services still rely on intervention techniques such as physical restraint and confinement to control some psychiatric hospital patients, a practice which can cause harm to both patients and care facilities, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo.

7 Jul 2015

Researchers identify link between autoimmune diseases, medications and Long QT syndrome

Mohamed Boutjdir, PhD, professor of medicine, cell biology, and physiology and pharmacology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, has led a study with international collaborators identifying the mechanism by which patients with various autoimmune and connective tissue disorders may be at risk for life-threatening cardiac events if they take certain anti-histamine or anti-depressant medications.

7 Jul 2015

Disproportionate number of older people hospitalized in Canada with TBI

A disproportionate number of people hospitalized in Canada with traumatic brain injuries are 65 years or older, a new study from St. Michael's Hospital has found.

7 Jul 2015

Georgia State and Morehouse partner to reduce diabetes, cardiovascular disease rates in southwest Atlanta

The School of Public Health at Georgia State University has received nearly $400,000 in grant funds to support a three-year effort to reduce rates of diabetes and cardiovascular disease in African-American neighborhoods in southwest Atlanta.

7 Jul 2015

Healthcare innovations pioneered in the East Midlands to benefit millions of people throughout England

Following an international search, NHS England’s Medical Director Sir Bruce Keogh has today (Monday 6th July) revealed the 17 ‘fellows’ who will be part of the NHS National Innovation Accelerator programme.

6 Jul 2015

VitalPAC clinical decision support system passes 100 million milestone

The system has grown rapidly since its launch in 2005 to become the industry standard product of its type. It is now used in 600 wards across 45 hospitals with over five million sets of observations being collected each month.

6 Jul 2015

New treatment option available for CLL patients in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

People in Manitoba and Saskatchewan living with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) will now be able to access a new treatment option through the prescription drug insurance plans in both provinces. Earlier this week, GAZYVA (obinutuzumab) in combination with chlorambucil chemotherapy was added to benefits formularies of the Provincial Oncology Drug Programs at CancerCare Manitoba and the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency.

6 Jul 2015

Allergan enters into agreement to acquire Oculeve

Allergan plc, a leading global pharmaceutical company, and Oculeve, a development-stage medical device company focused on developing novel treatments for dry eye disease, today announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Allergan will acquire Oculeve in an all-cash transaction.

6 Jul 2015

Zecotek provides shareholders with corporate update on 3D display and 3D printing technologies

Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, is pleased to provide shareholders with a corporate update on its path to commercialize its leading-edge 3D display and 3D printing technologies.

6 Jul 2015

TSO3 forms wholly owned subsidiary to meet US customer requirements

TSO3 Inc., an innovator in sterilization technology for medical devices in healthcare settings, today announced the formation of a wholly owned subsidiary: TSO3 Corporation, structured under the laws of the State of Delaware, and located in the State of South Carolina, USA.

6 Jul 2015

New CNIT mobile app for Healthcare One Pass launched to provide comprehensive healthcare services

China Information Technology, Inc., a leading provider of integrated cloud-based platform, exchange, and big data solutions in China, today announced that the Company launched its mobile app for Healthcare One Pass, ushering in a new age of accessible healthcare services on mobile devices.

6 Jul 2015

Parents' views on safety and benefits of vaccines have shifted, finds new poll

Over the same time period that multiple outbreaks of measles and whooping cough made headlines around the country, parents' views on vaccines became more favorable, according to a new nationally-representative poll.

6 Jul 2015

Harvard Medical School scientists reveal structure of vesicular stomatitis virus protein

Viruses need us. In order to multiply, viruses have to invade a host cell and copy their genetic information. To do so, viruses encode their own replication machinery or components that subvert the host replication machinery to their advantage.

3 Jul 2015

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Academics call for more research to understand hospital weekend death risk

Changes in key biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease during midlife may help predict future dementia risk

Patients who receive intracranial stents at increased risk of experiencing another stroke

Hi-Tech enters into definitive agreement to acquire Innovative's brand of Diet Aids

Allergan agrees to acquire exclusive worldwide rights to Merck's CGRP migraine development program

Major independent evaluation launched to help shape the future of medical revalidation in UK

Henry Ford Hospital wins Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award

Mental-health service providers still rely on physical restraint, confinement to control psychiatric patients

Researchers identify link between autoimmune diseases, medications and Long QT syndrome

Disproportionate number of older people hospitalized in Canada with TBI

Georgia State and Morehouse partner to reduce diabetes, cardiovascular disease rates in southwest Atlanta

Healthcare innovations pioneered in the East Midlands to benefit millions of people throughout England

VitalPAC clinical decision support system passes 100 million milestone

New treatment option available for CLL patients in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Allergan enters into agreement to acquire Oculeve

Zecotek provides shareholders with corporate update on 3D display and 3D printing technologies

TSO3 forms wholly owned subsidiary to meet US customer requirements

New CNIT mobile app for Healthcare One Pass launched to provide comprehensive healthcare services

Parents' views on safety and benefits of vaccines have shifted, finds new poll

Harvard Medical School scientists reveal structure of vesicular stomatitis virus protein

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