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Experimental therapy could offer new way to treat spine damage

An experimental therapy that combines stem cells and gene therapy to repair spinal cord injuries in rats may lead to a new way to treat the same injury in humans.

15 Aug 2005

$Diabetics who require surgery for ankle fractures fare worse than non-diabetics after surgery$

Diabetics who require surgery for ankle fractures fare worse than non-diabetics after surgery

In the largest analysis of its kind, Duke University Medical Center researchers have found that patients with diabetes who require surgery for ankle fractures have significantly higher rates of complications and higher hospital costs compared to non-diabetic patients.

15 Aug 2005

Half of gay men who have HIV don't know it

A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study on HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men (MSM), found that a staggering 48% of gay and bi-sexual men who were found to be HIV positive during the study were previously unaware of their HIV infection, according to a report on the study published in the Journal of American Medical Association.

14 Aug 2005

Sonora Medical Unit receives patent fo ultrasound probe testing device

Misonix, Inc. has announced today that its majority-owned Sonora Medical Systems, Inc. subsidiary has received the first of three patents filed for its FirstCall 2000 ultrasound probe-testing device. The patent enforces the FirstCall device's unique process for testing ultrasound probes on site without requiring the ultrasonic system to be in operation.

14 Aug 2005

Leading British doctor says free NHS is unsustainable

One of Britain's most senior doctors says that the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK is unsustainable and needs to be reformed.

14 Aug 2005

Governments should consider stockpiling zanamivir (Relenza) for flu pandemics

Governments should consider stockpiling zanamivir as an anti-influenza agent in their pandemic plans, states a Comment in this week’s issue of The Lancet.

11 Aug 2005

Australian lambskin pressure care products granted FDA approval in the U.S.

Export opportunities into the lucrative American market have been thrown wide open for a unique South Australian range of medical lambskin products.

11 Aug 2005

Six Pennsylvania hospitals receive grants to tackle hospital-acquired infections

The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) and the Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) have announced that six Pennsylvania hospitals will receive grants for demonstration projects to quantify the costs, and to reduce the number, of hospital-acquired infections.

11 Aug 2005

Nurses unable to engage in research practices essential for positive patient outcomes

A recent study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN), found that many U.S. registered nurses are not ready to engage in evidence-based practice (EBP), the "gold standard" approach to clinical problem solving, due to gaps in computer literacy knowledge and skills, limited access to quality information resources and attitudes toward research.

10 Aug 2005

Study estimates Staphylococcus aureus infections cause 12,000 deaths, cost hospitals $9.5 billion

Staphylococcus aureus infections (S. aureus) create an enormous burden to hospitals by significantly increasing costs, length of patient stays and mortality rates, a Northwestern Memorial Hospital researcher found in the most comprehensive study to date, published today's Archives of Internal Medicine.

10 Aug 2005

Quality of the doctor-patient relationship can greatly affect patients' medication use

Patients who trust their doctors are more likely to stick to their prescription medicines, even if they face high out-of-pocket costs, a new study finds. But patients who have lower levels of trust in their physicians, or who have depression-like symptoms, are much more likely to skip doses or refills when costs become a problem for them.

10 Aug 2005

Testing for the activity of certain genes can predict response to chemotherapy for breast cancer

Breast cancer patients could find out whether they will respond positively to chemotherapy treatment by testing for the activity of certain genes.

9 Aug 2005

New study says HRT risks far lower

Women battling to deal with the miserable effects of the menopause, will be even more confused by the release of a new Australian study, which says that a woman's risk of developing breast cancer after taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) might be lower than previously thought.

7 Aug 2005

More people die as a result of medical errors than from other common causes of death

As part of international efforts to improve patient safety, a new website has been created (www.saferhealthcare.org.uk), run by a partnership of the National Patient Safety Agency, the BMJ Publishing Group, and the US-based Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

4 Aug 2005

Strategic analyses of European In-Vitro cancer diagnostics market - Cancer research yields promising results

Every year, nearly one in four Europeans - a total of almost one million people - dies from cancer, giving Europe the dubious distinction of having amongst the highest cancer-related mortality rates in the world. Even as cancer remains a difficult disease to diagnose, often resulting in either poor diagnosis or misdiagnosis, the number of new cancer cases is set to double by 2020.

2 Aug 2005

New technology may offer a useful rehabilitation and home exercise tool for people with tetraplegia

People affected by paralysis could enjoy more independence, better health and a higher quality of life thanks to an innovative system designed to improve fitness and increase arm strength.

2 Aug 2005

Privacy software to unlock health data goldmine

Australia's CSIRO has developed unique privacy software to allow health data collections to be used to improve the health of Australian people.

2 Aug 2005

Living Cell Technologies announces results for treating Huntington's disease

Living Cell Technologies announced pre-clinical results today showing its brain protection product, NeurotrophinCell (NtCell) produces a marked reduction in the size of brain lesions in a Huntington's disease (HD) model.

2 Aug 2005

Millions of hospital patients could be spared the humiliation and infection risk that come with a urine-collecting catheter

...a new study finds, if hospitals used a simple reminder system to prompt doctors to remove the devices after two days.

29 Jul 2005

Participants in the gene therapy market discover new ways to improve clinical efficiency and generate revenue

The gene therapy market has had limited success with products during the clinical development process. Due to toxicological complications and poor therapy efficacy, healthcare authorities have suspended several gene therapy trials worldwide.

28 Jul 2005

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Experimental therapy could offer new way to treat spine damage

Diabetics who require surgery for ankle fractures fare worse than non-diabetics after surgery

Half of gay men who have HIV don't know it

Sonora Medical Unit receives patent fo ultrasound probe testing device

Leading British doctor says free NHS is unsustainable

Governments should consider stockpiling zanamivir (Relenza) for flu pandemics

Australian lambskin pressure care products granted FDA approval in the U.S.

Six Pennsylvania hospitals receive grants to tackle hospital-acquired infections

Nurses unable to engage in research practices essential for positive patient outcomes

Study estimates Staphylococcus aureus infections cause 12,000 deaths, cost hospitals $9.5 billion

Quality of the doctor-patient relationship can greatly affect patients' medication use

Testing for the activity of certain genes can predict response to chemotherapy for breast cancer

New study says HRT risks far lower

More people die as a result of medical errors than from other common causes of death

Strategic analyses of European In-Vitro cancer diagnostics market - Cancer research yields promising results

New technology may offer a useful rehabilitation and home exercise tool for people with tetraplegia

Privacy software to unlock health data goldmine

Living Cell Technologies announces results for treating Huntington's disease

Millions of hospital patients could be spared the humiliation and infection risk that come with a urine-collecting catheter

Participants in the gene therapy market discover new ways to improve clinical efficiency and generate revenue

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