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Pre-operative education programme can reduce hospital stay for knee replacement patients

Potential to reduce NHS costs while offering more effective rehabilitation for knee replacement patients has been identified following a 20 month study carried out by academics at Northumbria University in conjunction with Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust.

10 Aug 2011

Coalition announces 2011 Small Grants Program for World Pneumonia Day

The Global Coalition against Child Pneumonia recently announced the World Pneumonia Day 2011 Small Grants Program, aimed at funding innovative events and activities on or around World Pneumonia Day that address gaps in prevention and control of the disease, according to a press release.

10 Aug 2011

New technique can help scientists rapidly map myelination

Like explorers mapping a new planet, scientists probing the brain need every type of landmark they can get. Each mountain, river or forest helps scientists find their way through the intricacies of the human brain.

10 Aug 2011

Republicans stay quiet on new health law rules related to birth control coverage

Republicans who swept to power last year vowing to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law have been nearly silent about new rules that will force health insurance companies to cover birth control and other women's health services without co-pays.

10 Aug 2011

Press Ganey's annual report on patient satisfaction in hospital emergency departments

Miami, Hartford and Indianapolis ranked at the top in Press Ganey's annual report on patient satisfaction in hospital emergency departments. A survey of more than 1.6 million patients treated at 1,908 hospitals nationwide between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2010 gauged their experiences and how satisfied they were with the treatment they received in the emergency department.

10 Aug 2011

House Dem supports lawsuit against Medicare regarding physician pay

The action, which is being brought by the Center for Primary Care in Georgia, takes issue with the way Medicare sets its reimbursement rates for specialists and primary care physicians.

10 Aug 2011

Report highlights issues that affect Aboriginal maternal, child health in various regions

Today, the Health Council of Canada released Understanding and Improving Aboriginal Maternal and Child Health in Canada, a commentary highlighting the continuing health inequities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians as well as promising practices for change.

10 Aug 2011

Planned $4 billion cut in nursing home funding is 'lesson in health care complexity'

Federal officials say a plan to cut nearly $4 billion in Medicare funding to nursing homes is just a correction to curb unanticipated overspending. Critics say it's a wrongheaded move that could force staff cuts and lead some homes to close.

10 Aug 2011

Noninvasive prenatal DNA test can detect fetus at risk for sex-linked disorders

As a noninvasive method of determining the sex of a fetus, tests using cell-free fetal DNA obtained from the mother's blood after 7 weeks gestation performed well, while urine-based tests appear to be unreliable, according to a review and analysis of previous studies, reported in the August 10 issue of JAMA.

10 Aug 2011

Moberg Derma receives first order for Emtrix from Walmart

The public company Moberg Derma AB has through its U.S. distributor Alterna LLC received a first order from the world's largest retail chain, Walmart, for Emtrix - its treatment of discolored and damaged nails caused by nail fungus (onychomycosis) or nail psoriasis.

10 Aug 2011

NCI, Pharmacyclics sign CRADA to develop PCI-32765 for blood cancers

Pharmacyclics, Inc. today announced the signing of a five-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to collaborate on the development of PCI-32765, a first-in-class, small molecule inhibitor of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) for the treatment of hematologic malignancies.

10 Aug 2011

The debt deal's 'super committee': Who will be selected? What choices will they have?

News outlets report on the work ahead regarding this budget-trimming panel. First on the list — appointing its members. After that, however, the hard work of finding at least $1.2 trillion in spending cuts will begin.

10 Aug 2011

Current Medical Research & Opinion publishes new data on EVISTA for postmenopausal osteoporosis

Eli Lilly and Company today announced that data on EVISTA® (raloxifene HCl tablets) therapy for more than three years was published online in Current Medical Research & Opinion.

10 Aug 2011

Study finds highest and lowest healthcare spending regions in the U.S.

A study released today has found vast differences from one city to the next in the amount spent on healthcare for Americans with employer-sponsored health plans.

10 Aug 2011

IntraPace connect.abiliti Wand H102 system receives European CE Mark

IntraPace, Inc. announced today that it has received European CE Mark for the connect.abiliti Wand H102. The device provides wireless access to personal eating and exercise data to patients with an abiliti system, a unique approach to the treatment of obesity that uses gastric stimulation to help patients feel full sooner.

10 Aug 2011

Fast Lane Ventures introduces new website on medicine and health

Fast Lane Ventures has today officially launched VitaPortal - a new website offering comprehensive and reliable information on medicine and health to all Russian Internet users.

10 Aug 2011

Obama administration announces additional $105M for humanitarian efforts in Horn of Africa

"President Obama has approved an additional $105 million for 'urgent humanitarian relief efforts' in the Horn of Africa, White House press secretary Jay Carney announced in a statement Monday afternoon," Politico's "Politico44" blog reports.

10 Aug 2011

Transaxillary thyroid robotic surgery removes nodules with no visible scar

As the rate of thyroid cancer continues to climb, doctors are urging patients to be more cautious about thyroid nodules, a common disorder that is responsible for a small but growing number of thyroid cancer cases.

10 Aug 2011

Women, doctors should communicate about overall health and breast cancer screenings

Due to changing guidelines concerning when and how often they should first be screened for breast cancer with mammograms, many women are confused. The American Cancer Society recommends women 40 years and older get a mammogram every year, but the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends mammograms every other year for women older than 50.

10 Aug 2011

Trastuzumab drug increases risk of heart problems in elderly breast cancer patients

The first study to investigate the effect of the breast cancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin) on heart and vascular function in elderly patients has found that it increases the risk of heart problems, particularly in women with a history of heart disease, diabetes or both.

10 Aug 2011

Medical News

Pre-operative education programme can reduce hospital stay for knee replacement patients

Coalition announces 2011 Small Grants Program for World Pneumonia Day

New technique can help scientists rapidly map myelination

Republicans stay quiet on new health law rules related to birth control coverage

Press Ganey's annual report on patient satisfaction in hospital emergency departments

House Dem supports lawsuit against Medicare regarding physician pay

Report highlights issues that affect Aboriginal maternal, child health in various regions

Planned $4 billion cut in nursing home funding is 'lesson in health care complexity'

Noninvasive prenatal DNA test can detect fetus at risk for sex-linked disorders

Moberg Derma receives first order for Emtrix from Walmart

NCI, Pharmacyclics sign CRADA to develop PCI-32765 for blood cancers

The debt deal's 'super committee': Who will be selected? What choices will they have?

Current Medical Research & Opinion publishes new data on EVISTA for postmenopausal osteoporosis

Study finds highest and lowest healthcare spending regions in the U.S.

IntraPace connect.abiliti Wand H102 system receives European CE Mark

Fast Lane Ventures introduces new website on medicine and health

Obama administration announces additional $105M for humanitarian efforts in Horn of Africa

Transaxillary thyroid robotic surgery removes nodules with no visible scar

Women, doctors should communicate about overall health and breast cancer screenings

Trastuzumab drug increases risk of heart problems in elderly breast cancer patients

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