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Methodist Willowbrook Hospital achieves zero infection rate in top three at-risk categories

In a rare feat for any hospital in the United States, Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Houston has not recorded a hospital-acquired infection in the top three at-risk areas for 14 consecutive months.

14 Dec 2010

Beta-catenin protein plays a key role in development of stem cells in acute leukaemia

Researchers at King's College London have discovered that leukaemic stem cells can be reversed to a pre-leukaemic stage by suppressing a protein called beta-catenin found in the blood.

14 Dec 2010

National Institutes of Health honors Nevada nursing professor with $377,000 for ischemia study

University of Nevada, Reno Orvis School of Nursing researcher Michele Pelter has been awarded $377,000 from the National Institutes of Health to study detection of ischemia, a condition that can lead to heart attacks.

14 Dec 2010

Kindred Healthcare increases available credit capacity by $100 million

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. today announced that it has successfully completed an amendment to its revolving credit agreement to increase the available credit capacity from $500 million to $600 million. In connection with the amendment, the Company agreed to a 50 basis points increase to the floating interest rate pricing levels under the Credit Agreement.

13 Dec 2010

SunTech Medical, ADC launch ADView spot-check device

SunTech Medical and American Diagnostic Corporation announced today the launch of the ADView spot-check device. The ADView is a completely modular spot-check device capable of measuring blood pressure, temperature, and pulse oximetry in multiple clinical settings.

13 Dec 2010

School children who dislike fruits and vegetables are more likely to develop functional constipation

Primary school children who don't like eating fruit and vegetables are 13 times more likely to develop functional constipation than children who do, according to a study in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. Drinking less than 400ml of fluid a day also significantly increases the risk.

13 Dec 2010

New DNA-based testing technology for tuberculosis treatment

The driving force behind the rapid tuberculosis test that received World Health Organization endorsement this week is Dr. David Alland, chief of the Division of Infectious Disease at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School.

13 Dec 2010

Men with type 1 diabetes could grow their own insulin-producing cells from testicular tissue, says GUMC

Men with type 1 diabetes may be able to grow their own insulin-producing cells from their testicular tissue, say Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) researchers who presented their findings today at the American Society of Cell Biology 50th annual meeting in Philadelphia.

13 Dec 2010

Elsevier enables text-to-speech option for all ePub book titles

Elsevier, the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and solutions, announced today that it has enabled the text-to-speech option on all of its ePub book titles. The text-to-speech function enables an e-book to read aloud. This will facilitate access by readers who would otherwise face a range of access challenges through blindness, dyslexia, or motor difficulties.

10 Dec 2010

First Edition: December 10, 2010

In today's health policy headlines, reports about the Obama administration lawyer charged with defending the health law as well as the latest action in this lame duck Congress.

10 Dec 2010

Horizon Discovery licenses new human isogenic cell models from Case Western Reserve

With the goal of developing new, more effective and personalized cancer treatments, Horizon Discovery, based in Cambridge, England, has secured from Case Western Reserve University exclusive rights to a panel of new human isogenic cell models developed by the laboratory of Zhenghe Wang, assistant professor of genetics at the university's School of Medicine.

10 Dec 2010

Using buprenorphine to treat opioid-dependent pregnant women may result in healthier babies

Using buprenorphine instead of methadone — the current standard of care — to treat opioid-dependent pregnant women may result in healthier babies, suggests new findings from an international team led by Johns Hopkins researchers and published in the Dec. 9 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

10 Dec 2010

Horizon Discovery secures exclusive rights to human isogenic cell models

With the goal of developing new, more effective and personalized cancer treatments, Horizon Discovery, based in Cambridge, England, has secured from Case Western Reserve University exclusive rights to a panel of new human isogenic cell models developed by the laboratory of Zhenghe John Wang, assistant professor of genetics at the university's School of Medicine.

10 Dec 2010

More young people in nursing homes; Home health care agencies face Medicare rate cuts

An analysis of federal data from the Department of Health and Human Services by NPR's Investigative Unit found that there's one age group that's going into nursing homes at a higher rate. And it's not the elderly (Shapiro, 12/9).

9 Dec 2010

Nightingale to launch EMR and practice management solution for Apple iPad

Nightingale Informatix Corporation, an application service provider (ASP) of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software and related services today announces plans to launch its leading, internet-based EMR and practice management solution, Nightingale On Demand, for use on the Apple® iPad™.

9 Dec 2010

Study to develop ways to track individual's exposure to traffic pollution

Researchers at King's College London are developing ways of working out a person's individual exposure to traffic pollution when travelling to, from, and around London.

9 Dec 2010

More registered nurses in Canada than 5 years ago

Canada has six per cent more registered nurses today than it did five years ago, an increase that is expected to improve access to care while decreasing wait times.

9 Dec 2010

Digestive Disease Specialists deploys Wolters Kluwer Health's ProVation MD software

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Digestive Disease Specialists, Inc. has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

9 Dec 2010

Northwestern Mutual study examines costs of long-term care across the country

Northwestern Mutual released today its 2010 Cost of Long-Term Care study, which examines costs for home health care providers, assisted living facilities and nursing homes across the country.

9 Dec 2010

Exergen's TemporalScanner demonstrates accuracy in temperature assessment for surgical patients

Temperatures taken orally or by temporal artery thermometry "are an accurate means of temperature assessment for adult patients undergoing colorectal or gynecology surgery," according to analysis published by the Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. Accurate temperature readings are necessary to determine when to intervene for patients at all stages of their hospitalizations but especially during and immediately after surgical procedures to avoid post-operative complications.

9 Dec 2010

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Methodist Willowbrook Hospital achieves zero infection rate in top three at-risk categories

Beta-catenin protein plays a key role in development of stem cells in acute leukaemia

National Institutes of Health honors Nevada nursing professor with $377,000 for ischemia study

Kindred Healthcare increases available credit capacity by $100 million

SunTech Medical, ADC launch ADView spot-check device

School children who dislike fruits and vegetables are more likely to develop functional constipation

New DNA-based testing technology for tuberculosis treatment

Men with type 1 diabetes could grow their own insulin-producing cells from testicular tissue, says GUMC

Elsevier enables text-to-speech option for all ePub book titles

First Edition: December 10, 2010

Horizon Discovery licenses new human isogenic cell models from Case Western Reserve

Using buprenorphine to treat opioid-dependent pregnant women may result in healthier babies

Horizon Discovery secures exclusive rights to human isogenic cell models

More young people in nursing homes; Home health care agencies face Medicare rate cuts

Nightingale to launch EMR and practice management solution for Apple iPad

Study to develop ways to track individual's exposure to traffic pollution

More registered nurses in Canada than 5 years ago

Digestive Disease Specialists deploys Wolters Kluwer Health's ProVation MD software

Northwestern Mutual study examines costs of long-term care across the country

Exergen's TemporalScanner demonstrates accuracy in temperature assessment for surgical patients

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