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NEDD9 protein stimulates aggressive metastatic breast cancer

Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have demonstrated that a protein called NEDD9 may be required for some of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer to grow. Their findings, based on the study of a mouse model of breast cancer, are presented in a recent issue of Cancer Research, available on-line now.

3 Oct 2009

Increase in omega-3 fatty acid levels can prevent strokes, according to research

Research led by Hernan A. Bazan, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, has found that unstable carotid artery plaques - those in danger of rupturing and leading to a stroke - contain more inflammation and significantly less omega-3 fatty acids than asymptomatic plaques.

3 Oct 2009

Budget cuts to affect low-income seniors

An 81-year-old San Francisco woman with dementia, little money and an equally aged caregiver sister who is suffering from cancer.

3 Oct 2009

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital opens Hamon Tower for treating critically ill patients

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas announces the opening of the Hamon Tower, the largest expansion in the hospital's history -- a medical complex devoted to intensive care for the region's most critically ill patients.

3 Oct 2009

Acuality Patient Classification System from API Healthcare

API Healthcare, the leading provider of human capital management solutions to the healthcare industry, today announced the general availability of the Acuality Patient Classification System, which allows hospitals to quickly assess patient care requirements and make appropriate future staffing assignments based on patient acuity levels.

3 Oct 2009

International Society for Hip Arthroscopy to focus on new procedures for hip surgery at its inaugural meeting

Recent advances in diagnostic imaging techniques and hip arthroscopy procedures are giving physicians and surgeons better tools with which to treat hip pain. The 2009 International Society for Hip Arthroscopy meeting, hosted by Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, brings together leading surgeons from all over the world to take an in-depth look at hip arthroscopy and its potential benefits.

3 Oct 2009

New study underscores lack of appropriate government action to ensure safety of vaccines

A new study in the leading scientific journal NeuroToxicology lends further credence to parents and scientists concerned about an increasingly aggressive childhood vaccine schedule and toxic vaccine components.

2 Oct 2009

First Edition: October 1, 2009

The progress continues, and so does the drama, as the Senate Finance Committee complete another day of its health bill mark up. Meanwhile, in the House, leaders are counting votes among their members.

1 Oct 2009

Select Medical completes initial public offering of common stock

Select Medical Holdings Corporation ("Select") (NYSE: SEM), the parent of Select Medical Corporation, today announced that it successfully completed its initial public offering of common stock at a price of $10.00 per share.

1 Oct 2009

ACS NSQIP recognizes Baylor Dallas for achieving exemplary outcomes for surgical patient care

Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas has been recognized as one of 25 hospitals in the nation achieving exemplary outcomes for surgical patient care.

1 Oct 2009

HHS awards $7.6M to help states recruit new health care professionals for shortage areas

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced 63 awards totaling more than $7.6 million to help states recruit new health care clinicians and alleviate their debt burden. The funds are part of the $500 million appropriated to HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to address workforce shortages and encourage diversity in the health professions.

1 Oct 2009

People with a gun more likely to be shot in an assault than those without one

In a first-of its-kind study, epidemiologists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that, on average, guns did not protect those who possessed them from being shot in an assault. The study estimated that people with a gun were 4.5 times more likely to be shot in an assault than those not possessing a gun.

1 Oct 2009

Rush University receives grants to study how epigenomic changes define cognitive decline

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Rush University Medical Center approximately $5.5 million in grants to study how epigenetic changes - chemical modifications to genes that result from diet, aging, stress, or environmental exposures - define and contribute to memory formation and cognitive decline. Results from the studies could profoundly alter the way the medical community understands, diagnoses, and treats Alzheimer's disease, according to the researchers.

1 Oct 2009

Cardiac experts study a new procedure to treat leaky heart valves

Cardiac experts at Rush University Medical Center are studying a new, minimally invasive procedure to treat leaky heart valves. Instead of open heart surgery, patients will undergo a less complex catheter-based procedure to treat mitral regurgitation, a serious heart disorder where blood leaks backwards toward the lungs with each heart beat.

1 Oct 2009

Partnership for a Drug-Free America launches new online tools for military families and teens

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America(R), together with the National Military Family Association and the National Association of School Nurses, today announced the launch of new online tools to assist military families and teens through difficult periods of transition, such as a deployment, major injury or illness of a parent, or when moving frequently to new neighborhoods and schools. The free tools are available at the Partnership Web site TimeToTalk.org/Military.

1 Oct 2009

POWER study results support the need to re-evaluate depression treatment in Ontario

Less than half of men and women in Ontario who may be suffering from depression see a doctor to treat their potentially debilitating condition, according to a new women's health study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). What's more, many hospitalized for severe depression fail to see a doctor for follow-up care within 30 days of being discharged, and many head to hospital emergency departments for care.

1 Oct 2009

State budget cuts continue to erode Medicaid programs, new and old models gain traction

News outlets report on health stories, especially budget cuts, around the country. In Minnesota, however, three quiet, low-cost health providers have received grants to test whether their programs could become new models for others to emulate, while a panel in Louisiana has advised that the state resort to its old one.

1 Oct 2009

Study sheds light on why some hospitals have lower mortality than others

A compelling University of Michigan Health System study debunks assumptions about the role of complications in distinguishing good and bad hospitals.

1 Oct 2009

Amicus brief filed against tobacco companies' lawsuit challenging FDA tobacco regulation law

Today, eleven public health and consumer advocacy organizations filed a friend of the court (amicus) brief asking a federal court to reject a lawsuit by R.J. Reynolds, Lorillard and other tobacco companies that seeks to block key provisions of the new federal law regulating tobacco products. The immediate issue before the court is the industry's challenge of a provision that requires FDA approval before tobacco companies can make claims about "modified risk tobacco products."

1 Oct 2009

METI Nurse Residency Program for reducing health care costs

METI, the Sarasota-based manufacturer of medical simulation products and educational software, today announced that it has begun rolling out its groundbreaking, experiential-based Nurse Residency Program at the first of many health care organizations throughout North America.

1 Oct 2009

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

NEDD9 protein stimulates aggressive metastatic breast cancer

Increase in omega-3 fatty acid levels can prevent strokes, according to research

Budget cuts to affect low-income seniors

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital opens Hamon Tower for treating critically ill patients

Acuality Patient Classification System from API Healthcare

International Society for Hip Arthroscopy to focus on new procedures for hip surgery at its inaugural meeting

New study underscores lack of appropriate government action to ensure safety of vaccines

First Edition: October 1, 2009

Select Medical completes initial public offering of common stock

ACS NSQIP recognizes Baylor Dallas for achieving exemplary outcomes for surgical patient care

HHS awards $7.6M to help states recruit new health care professionals for shortage areas

People with a gun more likely to be shot in an assault than those without one

Rush University receives grants to study how epigenomic changes define cognitive decline

Cardiac experts study a new procedure to treat leaky heart valves

Partnership for a Drug-Free America launches new online tools for military families and teens

POWER study results support the need to re-evaluate depression treatment in Ontario

State budget cuts continue to erode Medicaid programs, new and old models gain traction

Study sheds light on why some hospitals have lower mortality than others

Amicus brief filed against tobacco companies' lawsuit challenging FDA tobacco regulation law

METI Nurse Residency Program for reducing health care costs

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