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City of Butler declares November as Home Care and Hospice Month

Today officially launches Home Care and Hospice Month and VNA of Western Pennsylvania is excited to celebrate the many health-related services that can be brought into a person's home to help restore health and maintain independence.

3 Nov 2010

Fall prevention tool kit effectively reduces falls of older patients in hospitals

Use of a fall prevention tool kit, which included a fall risk assessment, patient-specific prevention plan, an educational handout and a poster for over the patient's hospital bed reduced the number of older patients with falls in hospitals, according to a study in the November 3 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on aging.

3 Nov 2010

Labor-HHS bill to provide 3.2% increase in fiscal year 2011 for NIH

Despite innovative cancer research being presented at the Ninth Annual AACR Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference, as well as numerous other conferences organized by the American Association for Cancer Research each year, the pace of scientific discovery in cancer research will slow if Congress does not pass the pending appropriations bill for fiscal year 2011.

3 Nov 2010

Dangerous weight gain may be caused by compulsive overeating and ideal holidays

Dealing with extended family, increased commitments and even celebratory occasions can cause a compulsive overeater to gain too much weight during the holiday season.

3 Nov 2010

SYMBICORT improves lung function in African American asthma patients compared to budesonide alone

AstraZeneca announced today that results from TITAN, a 12-week study of SYMBICORT® (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate) Inhalation Aerosol in African American patients with moderate to severe persistent asthma, showed significant improvement in lung function for patients taking SYMBICORT compared with those using budesonide alone.

3 Nov 2010

Study confirms human excrements contribute to water pollution

Every person emits the equivalent of approximately two tonnes of carbon dioxide a year from the time food is produced to when the human body excretes it, representing more than 20% of total yearly emissions. That is what a study by the Universidad de Almer-a says, confirming for the first time that human excrements contribute to water pollution, primarily with nitrogen and phosphorus.

3 Nov 2010

School meal programs keep children healthy

School meal programs play a significant role in keeping children healthy and are "the anchor" of comprehensive school nutrition services that improve children's nutritional status, health and academic performance, according to an updated joint position paper from the Society for Nutrition Education (SNE), American Dietetic Association (ADA) and the School Nutrition Association (SNA).

3 Nov 2010

CareView System improves patient experience at Saline Memorial Hospital

CareView Communications, Inc., an information technology provider to the healthcare industry, recently received reports of increased customer satisfaction due to the use of its CareView System™ at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Arkansas.

3 Nov 2010

Immune Network to complete patient enrollment in Phase 2b imm01 trial for tuberculosis

Immune Network Ltd. a company in the business of discovery and development of immune-based therapies, today announced that patient enrollment will be completed next week for the company's future partner Immunitor's Phase 2b imm01 trial of V5 immunotherapy in 120 patients with tuberculosis.

3 Nov 2010

Veterans deserve best health care coverage

The nation pauses to honor its veterans on November 11 for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. Naturally, we want our veterans to be taken care of, especially when it comes to their health. Those who have served their country through the United States military have several options when it comes to their health care coverage.

3 Nov 2010

Allen Institute releases new data and tools for exploring genes at work in human brain

The Allen Institute for Brain Science announced today its twentieth public data release, which includes new data and tools for exploring genes at work in the human brain. In addition to expanding and enhancing the Allen Human Brain Atlas, the Allen Institute launched two new human brain resources: the Ivy Glioblastoma Atlas Project and the NIMH Transcriptional Atlas of Human Brain Development.

3 Nov 2010

MSU awarded $4.2M to develop clinical research tools for osteopathic manipulative medicine study

A multidisciplinary team of Michigan State University researchers has been awarded $4.2 million to develop accurate clinical research tools for studying osteopathic manipulative medicine, a hands-on approach to the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders.

3 Nov 2010

Study reveals positive correlation between specialty nursing certification and workplace empowerment

Building on the body of evidence supporting a link between specialty nursing certification and workplace empowerment, a new study documents a positive association between nurses' perceptions of workplace empowerment and the proportion of nurses with specialty certification in hospital units.

3 Nov 2010

Health Affairs recognizes U-M leadership in implementing Value-Based Insurance Design

Value-Based Insurance Design - a concept created at the University of Michigan and incorporated in the nation's new health care reform law - is the focus of an upcoming national policy journal.

3 Nov 2010

Electrophysiology Innovations Congress EP Innovations 2010 to highlight treatment of atrial fibrillation

The North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC , in partnership with HMP Communications, LLC, publisher of EP Lab Digest, today announced several key sessions on the treatment of atrial fibrillation at the upcoming Electrophysiology Innovations Congress EP Innovations 2010, the world's premier annual electrophysiology meeting, to be held December 9-11, 2010, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC.

3 Nov 2010

Systagenix introduces world's first rapid point of test in wound care

Innovation doesn't come easy" says Steve Atkinson, Systagenix CEO "and neither do great brands, yet our team have been responsible for many innovations within this field over the last four decades. We are now introducing the world's first rapid point of care test in wound care to help clinicians choose the most appropriate dressings and therapies for their patients and monitor their efficacy over time.

3 Nov 2010

People hospitalized after stroke on a weekend more likely to die: Study

People admitted to the hospital on a weekend after a stroke are more likely to die compared to people admitted on a weekday, regardless of the severity of the stroke they experience, according to new research published in the November 2, 2010, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

3 Nov 2010

EUREKA program confirms ability of HIFU technology to deliver cancer drugs

EDAP TMS SA the global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, reported today successful completion of feasibility studies aimed at improving delivery of cancer drugs using a combination of ultrasound sensitive liposomes and High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU).

3 Nov 2010

Retina Implant's microchip restores useful vision in patients blind due to retinitis pigmentosa

Retina Implant AG, a leading developer of subretinal implants for the visually impaired, today announced the publication of a peer-reviewed study in Proceedings of the Royal Society B discussing the technical and clinical results obtained during their first human clinical trial.

3 Nov 2010

New Ovation systems improve nucleic acid extraction from FFPE tissue samples

NuGEN Technologies, the provider of innovative RNA and DNA sample preparation solutions for genomic analysis, today announced the availability of the Ovation WGA FFPE System and the Ovation RNA-Seq FFPE System. These are the first commercially available products designed specifically to enable researchers to utilize next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies to analyze nucleic acids extracted from Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) tissues.

3 Nov 2010

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City of Butler declares November as Home Care and Hospice Month

Fall prevention tool kit effectively reduces falls of older patients in hospitals

Labor-HHS bill to provide 3.2% increase in fiscal year 2011 for NIH

Dangerous weight gain may be caused by compulsive overeating and ideal holidays

SYMBICORT improves lung function in African American asthma patients compared to budesonide alone

Study confirms human excrements contribute to water pollution

School meal programs keep children healthy

CareView System improves patient experience at Saline Memorial Hospital

Immune Network to complete patient enrollment in Phase 2b imm01 trial for tuberculosis

Veterans deserve best health care coverage

Allen Institute releases new data and tools for exploring genes at work in human brain

MSU awarded $4.2M to develop clinical research tools for osteopathic manipulative medicine study

Study reveals positive correlation between specialty nursing certification and workplace empowerment

Health Affairs recognizes U-M leadership in implementing Value-Based Insurance Design

Electrophysiology Innovations Congress EP Innovations 2010 to highlight treatment of atrial fibrillation

Systagenix introduces world's first rapid point of test in wound care

People hospitalized after stroke on a weekend more likely to die: Study

EUREKA program confirms ability of HIFU technology to deliver cancer drugs

Retina Implant's microchip restores useful vision in patients blind due to retinitis pigmentosa

New Ovation systems improve nucleic acid extraction from FFPE tissue samples

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