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Student nurses need better role model for infection prevention and control

100 percent of student nurses surveyed observed lapses in infection prevention and control practices during their clinical placements, according to a British study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).

4 Sep 2013

Medicare news: When nursing home benefits run out; reforming doc pay fix more costly than repeal

News outlets examine what options nursing home patients have when their Medicare benefits run out and the latest challenge to reforming how doctors are paid by the program -- the price tag.

4 Sep 2013

Study: Fixed-dose combination medication helps CVD patients

In a randomized trial that included about 2,000 patients with or at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), use of a fixed-dose combination medication for blood pressure, cholesterol, and platelet control compared to usual care resulted in significantly improved medication adherence after 15 months and small improvements in systolic blood pressure and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, according to a study in the September 4 issue of JAMA.

4 Sep 2013

Wolters Kluwer Health and APTA join to publish the Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy

Wolters Kluwer Health and the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) today announced an agreement to publish the Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy, Official Journal of the Acute Care Section of the APTA, effective with the September 2013 issue.

4 Sep 2013

Health law could be boon for safety net providers -- and crooks

News outlets report on how the law might affect clinics serving the poor, concerns about scams and details about how the individual mandate will work.

4 Sep 2013

Study shows surgical robot technology reports misleading picture of safety

Despite widespread adoption by hospitals of surgical robot technology over the past decade, a "slapdash" system of reporting complications paints a , according to Johns Hopkins researchers.

4 Sep 2013

Policies, operations taking shape for online insurance marketplaces

Three states plan to open call centers today to aid consumers in finding their way around new health exchanges, slated to start business on Oct. 1. Meanwhile, in Alaska, federal officials and local organizations are working to try to get a marketplace up and running before this deadline, and California's marketplace offers more details about premium rates for coverage that will be available.

4 Sep 2013

Study: "Negative working conditions score" associated with depressive symptoms

The sum total of adverse working conditions explains a substantial portion of the risk of depression in working-age adults, suggests a study in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

4 Sep 2013

Poor black residents receive worse care in US nursing homes, study finds

If you're poor and aging in America, the golden years may not be pretty, especially if you are black.

4 Sep 2013

BIDMC receives grant to study new noninvasive neurophysiologic intervention for spinal cord injuries

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the use of a new noninvasive neurophysiologic intervention for the treatment of patients with spinal cord injuries.

4 Sep 2013

Inhaled steroids linked to improved school performance in asthma

Researchers from Greece say that the use of steroid inhalers in elementary school children with asthma may improve school performance over other forms of therapy.

3 Sep 2013

First Edition: September 3, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about interest in and action surrounding state health exchange call centers.

3 Sep 2013

Acacia Pharma raises $23.5 million in Series B financing

Acacia Pharma, a pharmaceutical company specialising in the development of drugs for supportive care, announces it has raised £15 million (~$23.5 million) in a Series B financing led by Fidelity Biosciences and Novo A/S.

3 Sep 2013

Women in their 40s and 50s are hospitalized more than twice for asthma attack

Asthma is a disease that mostly affects young boys and adult women. And according to a new study, women in their 40s and 50s with asthma are hospitalized more than twice as often as men in the same age group. The 10-year study is published in the September issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI).

3 Sep 2013

Study estimates total annual costs for five major health care-associated infections

A study estimates that total annual costs for five major health care-associated infections (HAIs) were $9.8 billion, with surgical site infections contributing the most to overall costs, according to a report published by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

3 Sep 2013

New model to predict which patients are most likely to have severe kidney failure from rhabdomyolysis

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have developed a risk score calculation that can help predict which patients with rhabdomyolysis (a condition that occurs due to muscle damage) may be at risk for the severe complication of kidney failure or death.

3 Sep 2013

Balance training boosts pulmonary rehabilitation

Canadian researchers report that balance training can significantly improve outcomes when added to pulmonary rehabilitation programs for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

2 Sep 2013

Multicultural Health Week 2013 puts spotlight on medication safety

Every year, thousands of people are hospitalised because of medicine-related problems. Interactions between medicines, accidentally doubling up on a dose, and adverse effects are some of the factors that can result in hospitalisation. Many of these incidents are potentially avoidable.

2 Sep 2013

Roche's Herceptin formulation wins EU approval for treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that the European Commission has granted Roche European Union marketing authorization for the use of a time-saving subcutaneous formulation of Herceptin (trastuzumab) for the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer.

2 Sep 2013

Effectiveness of community-based rehabilitation programme for cardiovascular prevention

With a growing incidence of cardiovascular disease in Asia, lifestyle modification such as weight loss and routine exercise plays an important role in early primary cardiovascular disease prevention.

2 Sep 2013

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Student nurses need better role model for infection prevention and control

Medicare news: When nursing home benefits run out; reforming doc pay fix more costly than repeal

Study: Fixed-dose combination medication helps CVD patients

Wolters Kluwer Health and APTA join to publish the Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy

Health law could be boon for safety net providers -- and crooks

Study shows surgical robot technology reports misleading picture of safety

Policies, operations taking shape for online insurance marketplaces

Study: "Negative working conditions score" associated with depressive symptoms

Poor black residents receive worse care in US nursing homes, study finds

BIDMC receives grant to study new noninvasive neurophysiologic intervention for spinal cord injuries

Inhaled steroids linked to improved school performance in asthma

First Edition: September 3, 2013

Acacia Pharma raises $23.5 million in Series B financing

Women in their 40s and 50s are hospitalized more than twice for asthma attack

Study estimates total annual costs for five major health care-associated infections

New model to predict which patients are most likely to have severe kidney failure from rhabdomyolysis

Balance training boosts pulmonary rehabilitation

Multicultural Health Week 2013 puts spotlight on medication safety

Roche's Herceptin formulation wins EU approval for treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer

Effectiveness of community-based rehabilitation programme for cardiovascular prevention

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