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New study reveals management practices improve health care outcomes in hospitals

Researchers have long surmised that management techniques successful in manufacturing and technology sectors may improve health care quality. However, there has been very little evidence about how these practices are disseminated in hospitals and whether they are associated with better performance.

20 Mar 2013

Report: Nurses, midwives can play major role in improving health outcomes

Nurses and midwives can play a critical role in lessening people's risk of cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes, according to a groundbreaking new report issued by the World Health Organization and co-authored by a UCLA nursing professor.

20 Mar 2013

Large population of healthy people take Aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease: Study

A new study out of the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry shows a large population of healthy people are taking Aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease, despite the fact that new literature shows it isn't as beneficial as once thought.

20 Mar 2013

New report shows Alzheimer's deaths continue to rise in US

According to the Alzheimer's Association 2013 Alzheimer's Disease Facts & Figures report released today, one in three seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another dementia in the United States.

19 Mar 2013

First Edition: March 19, 2013

Today's headlines include coverage of a new report about the troubling reach of Alzheimer's disease.

19 Mar 2013

European mobile health market to reach €2.45 billion in 2016

The European mobile health market forecasts strikingly high growth rates in coming years, despite the global financial crisis. Frost & Sullivan expects the market to grow from €393 million in 2011 to €2.45 billion in 2016 therefore, creating vast opportunities for industry players.

19 Mar 2013

Alnylam begins dosing in Phase I clinical trial with ALN-TTRsc for treatment of ATTR

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today that it has initiated dosing in its Phase I clinical trial with ALN-TTRsc, an RNAi therapeutic targeting transthyretin (TTR) for the treatment of TTR-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR).

19 Mar 2013

OMT offers moderate to substantial pain relief from chronic low back pain

The numbers are staggering. More than 632 million people worldwide suffer from low back pain, and it is a leading cause of disability. According to the Institute of Medicine, one-third of all Americans suffer from chronic pain, which exceeds the number of people who are affected by heart disease, diabetes and cancer combined.

19 Mar 2013

ProtiDiet High Protein Chocolate Dream Bars may contain Salmonella, warns FDA

Pro-Amino International Inc. is recalling protein bars which may contain Salmonella. The product is the ProtiDiet High Protein Chocolate Dream Bar, sold in 210 gram (7.4 oz.) packages, 7 bars per package, bearing UPC 6 21498 42238 1, lot code CR 18 13B, and Best Before date of 2015-08.

19 Mar 2013

Philip and Cheryl Milstein provide $20M to support advancement of medicine at CUMC

Continuing their family's multigenerational connection to Columbia and support of its leadership in medicine, Philip (CC '71) and Cheryl Milstein (Barnard '82) have made a $20 million commitment to Columbia University Medical Center.

19 Mar 2013

Importance of choosing correct catheter placement in hospitalized children

Location, location, location. A new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study shows the real-estate mantra also holds true when it comes to choosing correct catheter placement in children.

19 Mar 2013

CIHR, CMAJ honour five Canadians for health research excellence

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Canadian Medical Association Journal today honoured five outstanding Canadian individuals and teams. They are the latest recipients of the CIHR-CMAJ Top Canadian Achievements in Health Research Awards, which celebrate Canadian health research excellence.

19 Mar 2013

A cup of boiled Greek coffee holds clue to elderly islanders' good health, researchers believe

The answer to longevity may be far simpler than we imagine; it may in fact be right under our noses in the form of a morning caffeine kick.

19 Mar 2013

New study may help develop targeted therapies for controlling tissue destruction

Stroke, heart attacks and numerous other common disorders result in a massive destruction of cells and tissues called necrosis. It's a violent event: As each cell dies, its membrane ruptures, releasing substances that trigger inflammation, which in turn can cause more cellular necrosis.

19 Mar 2013

Controlling hypertension earlier in life may limit brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease

A study in the JAMA Neurology (formerly the Archives of Neurology) suggests that controlling or preventing risk factors such as hypertension earlier in life may limit or delay the brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease and other age-related neurological deterioration.

19 Mar 2013

A key health law question: Will premium costs rise or not?

One major question remains at the center of the health care overhaul's ultimate success or failure - and Democrats and Republicans have spent the past three years each swearing they know the answer.

19 Mar 2013

Patients treated for pneumonia likely to develop new cognitive impairments, research shows

The long-term consequences of pneumonia can be more detrimental to a person's health than having a heart attack, according to joint research from the University of Michigan Health System and University of Washington School of Medicine.

19 Mar 2013

Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A predicts cardiovascular events: Study

Higher levels of pregnancy-associated plasma protein A were associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events in people with cardiac chest pain that developed as a result of heart disease/coronary artery disease, according to a study published in CMAJ.

19 Mar 2013

Harvard’s Wyss Institute to harness Sony DADC's expertise to advance Organs-on-Chips technologies

Today the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Sony DADC announced a collaboration that will harness Sony DADC's global manufacturing expertise to further advance the Institute's Organs-on-Chips technologies.

18 Mar 2013

Social care charity CIC celebrates 25th anniversary

National social care charity Community Integrated Care celebrates its 25th anniversary.

From Community Integrated Care 18 Mar 2013

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

New study reveals management practices improve health care outcomes in hospitals

Report: Nurses, midwives can play major role in improving health outcomes

Large population of healthy people take Aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease: Study

New report shows Alzheimer's deaths continue to rise in US

First Edition: March 19, 2013

European mobile health market to reach €2.45 billion in 2016

Alnylam begins dosing in Phase I clinical trial with ALN-TTRsc for treatment of ATTR

OMT offers moderate to substantial pain relief from chronic low back pain

ProtiDiet High Protein Chocolate Dream Bars may contain Salmonella, warns FDA

Philip and Cheryl Milstein provide $20M to support advancement of medicine at CUMC

Importance of choosing correct catheter placement in hospitalized children

CIHR, CMAJ honour five Canadians for health research excellence

A cup of boiled Greek coffee holds clue to elderly islanders' good health, researchers believe

New study may help develop targeted therapies for controlling tissue destruction

Controlling hypertension earlier in life may limit brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease

A key health law question: Will premium costs rise or not?

Patients treated for pneumonia likely to develop new cognitive impairments, research shows

Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A predicts cardiovascular events: Study

Harvard’s Wyss Institute to harness Sony DADC's expertise to advance Organs-on-Chips technologies

Social care charity CIC celebrates 25th anniversary

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