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CSL Behring donates life-saving medicines to assist earthquake victims in Haiti

Direct Relief International announced today that CSL Behring has donated life-saving medicines valued at more than $100,000 to assist earthquake victims in Haiti who are at risk of tetanus or hepatitis B infections. The products will be used in clinics at Hopital Albert Schweitzer in Deschapelles.

14 May 2010

SwabCap disinfection cap demonstrates successful compliance with new Joint Commission requirement

A hospital's evaluation trial of the SwabCap™ disinfection cap for needleless IV connectors showed the cap achieved compliance with a new Joint Commission requirement, according to a poster to be presented at the National Patient Safety Foundation Annual Congress.

14 May 2010

New initiative to reduce health inequities

A major new initiative by the University of Maryland aims to eliminate health disparities in the state and extend the impact of health reform. The university's School of Public Health has recruited a team of nationally recognized faculty-researchers who will create action programs to improve primary care and expand public health outreach, so as to reduce the high rates of chronic disease in Maryland's medically underserved communities.

14 May 2010

First Edition: May 14, 2010

Today's headlines suggest that, even as congressional Democrats appear to be suffering from "health reform fatigue" and shying away from other health-related legislation, the G.O.P. is applying newfound vigor and skepticism to the White House's pick to head the agency that runs Medicare and to the administration's claims that the implementation phase of reform is going smoothly.

14 May 2010

Investment report on InfoLogix

MicroStockProfit.com announces an investment report featuring InfoLogix Inc. The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.

14 May 2010

11 leading medical societies support Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2010

As the United States prepares to add 32 million more patients to the health care system through health care reform, 11 of the leading medical societies in the country joined together today to publicly support the introduction of the Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2010.

14 May 2010

Redesigning way of using energy can help hospitals achieve 60% reduction in energy utility use

A new study presented at the CleanMed conference in Baltimore this week shows how hospitals, which account for four percent of all energy consumed in the U.S., can achieve a 60 percent reduction in energy utility use by redesigning the way they use energy. A newly constructed, code-compliant hospital can expect to save around $730,000 a year, according to the report.

14 May 2010

Viking Systems announces positive response to 3DHD camera-display combination at Hospital Build Asia 2010

Viking Systems, Inc. today announced an overwhelmingly positive response to the demonstration of the 3DHD combination of Viking's cameras with Sony's 3DHD display by those who had the opportunity to experience it earlier this week in Singapore at Hospital Build Asia 2010 Exhibition and Congress.

14 May 2010

Clondalkin Group plans to strengthen its position in the European pharmaceutical and healthcare sector

International packaging producer Clondalkin Group has revealed plans to further strengthen its position in the European pharmaceutical and healthcare sector.

14 May 2010

Practice Greenhealth honors SRI Surgical with Champion for Change Award

SRI/Surgical Express, Inc., a leading provider of reusable surgical products and reprocessing services supporting the healthcare industry, announced today that Practice Greenhealth presented its "Champion for Change Award" to SRI Surgical for outstanding contributions to environmentally responsible health care.

14 May 2010

RMEI, PIM sponsor continuing education series on castration-resistant prostate cancer

Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), defined as tumor progression despite castrate levels of testosterone, develops in many prostate cancer patients treated with androgen-deprivation therapy. Current treatment regimens are complicated by toxicities and a low rate of relapse-free survival. Many novel therapies in clinical trials offer hope for patients with this challenging diagnosis. Healthcare professionals who are treating CRPC must stay abreast of these emerging therapies to ensure optimal care for these patients.

14 May 2010

Experts address fundamental questions related to renal failure in ICU

Despite the fact that recent medical advances have allowed healthcare professionals to stabilize patients who would have otherwise died, many stabilized patients later develop organ system failure. In fact, acute renal failure is one of the biggest threats to critically ill patients: forty percent of patients with this condition die.

14 May 2010

NPAF commends extension of health care coverage for young adults

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 – today praised the Obama Administration for extending health care coverage for young adults under the new "Affordable Care Act" through a new provision allowing them to stay on their parents' health insurance plans until age twenty-six. This proposed regulation will affect an estimated 1.2 million Americans.

14 May 2010

OnCallData Community Health Portal helps hospital systems, RHIOs access patient's record

OnCallData, whose pioneering electronic-prescribing product was the first electronic prescribing application to launch two-way connectivity with national pharmacy chains, announced this week that it has integrated its systems with ShareStream, a rich media platform that allows organizations to educate and train their workforces through multimedia while safeguarding and controlling access to content during online delivery through digital rights management, to provide online learning and secure, media-based communications within the OnCallData Community Health Portal.

14 May 2010

New cases of Type 1 diabetes in young children to double by 2020: The Lancet

By 2020, new cases of Type 1 diabetes in children younger than five are expected to double if current trends continue, according to a study published in The Lancet. Diabetes is an epidemic, with numbers of those suffering from diabetes and its complications increasing worldwide.

14 May 2010

India, Brazil launch trade dispute against EU, Netherlands over seizures of generic drugs

"India and Brazil launched a trade dispute against the European Union and the Netherlands on Wednesday, saying their seizures of generic drugs were hurting healthcare in poor countries and disrupting international trade," Reuters reports.

14 May 2010

Johns Hopkins Children's Center neonatologist joins NQF HIT advisory committee

Johns Hopkins Children's Center neonatologist Christoph Lehmann, M.D., has joined the nation's leading watchdog organization on health-care quality, the National Quality Forum (NQF), as a member of its newly formed Health Information Technology (HIT) advisory committee.

14 May 2010

Rotavirus vaccination associated with decline in U.S. hospitalization rates for acute gastroenteritis: Study

Vaccinating infants against rotavirus, a leading cause of severe diarrhea and dehydration among babies and young children, was associated with a dramatic decline in U.S. hospitalization rates for acute gastroenteritis.

14 May 2010

Senate bill offered to allow young adults to stay on parents' FEHBP; Clock ticks on next round for Medicare physician pay fix

This week a senator followed House lawmakers' lead by introducing a bill that would let the children of federal employees remain on their parents' health insurance until age 26, starting this year. Under the health reform law President Obama signed in March, the cutoff age would have increased from 22 to 26 in January 2011 for Federal Employees Health Benefits Program participants, due to laws that prevent the Office of Personnel Management from making midyear changes.

14 May 2010

Increase in use of imaging scans underscores need for evidence-based protocols in cancer care

New research showing a more than 30 percent annual increase in the use of high-tech imaging scans in older cancer patients underscores the need for evidence-based protocols in cancer care, said MedSolutions, a leading provider of medical management services.

14 May 2010

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

CSL Behring donates life-saving medicines to assist earthquake victims in Haiti

SwabCap disinfection cap demonstrates successful compliance with new Joint Commission requirement

New initiative to reduce health inequities

First Edition: May 14, 2010

Investment report on InfoLogix

11 leading medical societies support Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2010

Redesigning way of using energy can help hospitals achieve 60% reduction in energy utility use

Viking Systems announces positive response to 3DHD camera-display combination at Hospital Build Asia 2010

Clondalkin Group plans to strengthen its position in the European pharmaceutical and healthcare sector

Practice Greenhealth honors SRI Surgical with Champion for Change Award

RMEI, PIM sponsor continuing education series on castration-resistant prostate cancer

Experts address fundamental questions related to renal failure in ICU

NPAF commends extension of health care coverage for young adults

OnCallData Community Health Portal helps hospital systems, RHIOs access patient's record

New cases of Type 1 diabetes in young children to double by 2020: The Lancet

India, Brazil launch trade dispute against EU, Netherlands over seizures of generic drugs

Johns Hopkins Children's Center neonatologist joins NQF HIT advisory committee

Rotavirus vaccination associated with decline in U.S. hospitalization rates for acute gastroenteritis: Study

Senate bill offered to allow young adults to stay on parents' FEHBP; Clock ticks on next round for Medicare physician pay fix

Increase in use of imaging scans underscores need for evidence-based protocols in cancer care

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