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Bayer introduces Certegra Workstation

Bayer Radiology & Interventional announced the introduction of the Certegra Workstation, an informatics-driven, touch‐screen hub that enables time savings and improved patient care through a powerful suite of CT Contrast Dose Management applications and a new P3T 2.0 operating environment.

8 Jun 2012

Food allergies more prevalent among urban children

Children living in urban centers have a much higher prevalence of food allergies than those living in rural areas, according to a new study, which is the first to map children's food allergies by geographical location in the United States. In particular, kids in big cities are more than twice as likely to have peanut and shellfish allergies compared to rural communities.

8 Jun 2012

US emergency angioplasty guidelines ‘not sufficient’

The coordinated regional system of care for severe myocardial infarction in North Carolina, USA, should be established nationally, researchers say in Circulation.

7 Jun 2012

Streamline Health first quarter revenues increase to $5,445,000

Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. today announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, ended April 30, 2012.

7 Jun 2012

Hospitals get graded for patient safety

Hospital executives are about to find out if they make the grade under a new rating system developed by the Leapfrog Group that debuts online Wednesday - and some are not happy about it. Under Leapfrog's Hospital Safety Score initiative, hospitals are given a letter grade - A, B, C, D or F - on how safely they treat patients. The grade reflects patient injuries, infection rates and the frequency of medical and medication errors.

7 Jun 2012

CBO: Ballooning health care costs will continue as a key driver in nation's debt

A new Congressional Budget Office report offers a bleak view of the future if current tax and spending policies are not adjusted.

7 Jun 2012

WIN Symposium to take place in Paris from June 28-29

On June 28 and 29, academic thought leaders and high-ranking officers from pharma, biotech and information technology companies will gather in Paris at the 4th WIN Symposium to present and discuss breakthroughs that will bring personalized cancer medicine to the next phase.

7 Jun 2012

Hand-wringing continues regarding the Supreme Court's much-awaited health law decision

Elected officials, policy-makers and advocates discuss the possible twists and turns that could result from a high court ruling. News outlets also report on how the decision could impact a variety of health programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and disease prevention efforts.

7 Jun 2012

Sectra announces acquisition of Burnbank

IT and medical technology company Sectra is expanding through the acquisition of Burnbank Systems Limited, which markets IT services to the healthcare sector in the UK.

7 Jun 2012

Roundup: Calif. cigarette tax hike too close to call; Mass. insurance mandate not as contentious; Sept. 11 health fund cancer coverage ruling delayed

Tobacco companies poured nearly $47 million into defeating Proposition 29, a $1-a-pack tax hike on cigarettes, but the measure was narrowly leading in early returns Tuesday despite the hard-fought campaign. The tax increase would raise $810 million a year for cancer research and smoking cessation programs, and it would give California -- which currently has a lower tobacco tax than 32 other states -- the 16th-highest cigarette tax in the nation. … The vote would be a huge win for the public health groups that sponsored the measure, including the American Cancer Society.

6 Jun 2012

Device to monitor gum disease

A team from North East England who designed a device which will help monitor gum disease have been awarded more than £1m of UK Government funding.

6 Jun 2012

English Rheumatoid Arthritis care standards out of step with Europe

A 12-country comparative analysis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment guidelines reveals that there is considerable variation in patient access to care, with England out of step with standards adopted by its European counterparts.

6 Jun 2012

Daily bathing with antiseptic cloths effectively reduces MRSA incidence at Ontario geriatric facility

The introduction of daily bathing with disposable, germ-killing cloths resulted in a sustained, significant decrease in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) incidence at a Canadian geriatric facility, according to a poster presented at the 39th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).

6 Jun 2012

CMS raises questions about N.H. Medicaid reimbursement rates

The federal agency requests state data and analysis about cuts in payments to hospitals in recent years.

6 Jun 2012

Study finds dramatic increase in hospital 'observation care' for Medicare patients

Although patients don't often know the difference between observation and inpatient care, observation care leaves them on the hook for a much larger bill. A study published in Health Affairs finds this circumstance becoming more common.

6 Jun 2012

Hospital at home program provides good outcomes and patient satisfaction, study finds

The program in Albuquerque also lowered costs while providing some patients acute care at home.

6 Jun 2012

Bayer announces updated data from radium-223 dichloride Phase III trial on CRPC

Bayer HealthCare today announced updated data from the pivotal Phase III ALSYMPCA (ALpharadin in SYMptomatic Prostate CAncer) trial for its investigational drug radium-223 dichloride in men with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and symptomatic bone metastases.

6 Jun 2012

inVentiv Health acquires Kazaam Interactive

inVentiv Health, Inc., offering best-in-class clinical, commercial and consulting services to the healthcare industry, today announced that it has acquired Kazaam Interactive, a full-service interactive agency providing comprehensive solutions and services for healthcare agencies and brands.

6 Jun 2012

BioMed Protect’s Sanotracin RTU rapidly and effectively kills C. difficile within 3 minutes

In the United States Clostridium difficile or "C. difficile" is now recognized as one of the most dangerous and fastest growing Healthcare Acquired Infections (HAIs) in existence. Now surpassing even Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), C. difficile infections tripled between 2000 and 2005.

6 Jun 2012

GE Healthcare acquires XPRO

Today, GE Healthcare announced the acquisition of XPRO, a Brazilian Interventional X-ray equipment manufacturer company with over 15 years of experience and with more than 120 systems installed at private customer sites.

6 Jun 2012