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Lakeridge Health, UHN announce shared management of Laboratory Services

Kevin Empey, President and CEO of Lakeridge Health and Dr. Robert Bell, CEO of the University Health Network are proud to announce the shared management of LH's Laboratory Services with those of UHN. UHN's laboratory currently manages all services for Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital and Toronto General Hospital, and 13 other hospitals. Laboratory services will continue to be provided in the LH laboratory while being managed by UHN administrative, clinical, and quality experts.

15 Jul 2010

Exposure to 9/11 can impact PTSD, depression levels among children

Two new longitudinal studies show that age played an important role in the effects of the September 11, 2001 (9/11) terrorist attacks on New York City. Both studies appear in a special section on children and disaster in the July/August 2010 issue of the journal Child Development. In the first study, researchers found higher rates of clinically significant behavior problems among preschool children directly exposed to 9/11 in Lower Manhattan according to whether their mothers had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. In the second study, New York City adolescents and their mothers had generally elevated rates of PTSD and depression one year after 9/11. Direct exposure to the events of 9/11 played a small but significant role in explaining the severity of mental health symptoms.

15 Jul 2010

MRI, University of Minnesota SPH enter agreement to further research collaboration

The Medica Research Institute (MRI) and the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) have entered into an agreement to jointly search for a senior director of the MRI who will also hold an adjunct faculty position at the SPH. The Medica Research Institute was established in January 2010 to conduct research that can be translated into activities that protect health and improve lives.

15 Jul 2010

MD Buyline identifies top emerging technologies with highest impact

This release will explain how these important technologies encourage high utilization rates across multiple service lines, bringing value to hospitals. Reimbursement changes and hospital structure enable technology purchases to generate a sequence of changes throughout service lines and dramatically impact the bottom line.

15 Jul 2010

New Cystex Liquid Cranberry Complex with Proantinox reduces incidence of UTIs in women: Study

A new study being published in the journal Urology shows that Proantinox, a proprietary cranberry-based blend used successfully in hospitals and long-term care facilities as UTI-Stat, and now available directly to consumers as new Cystex Liquid Cranberry Complex with Proantinox, is safe and effective in significantly reducing the incidence of UTIs in women at risk for recurring infections.

15 Jul 2010

Obese people prefer non-commercial, non-stigmatizing techniques for lifestyle-change interventions

Obese people support lifestyle-change interventions, rather than those that purely promote weight loss. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Public Health interviewed 142 obese people about their opinions on interventions ranging from gastric bands to legal regulation, finding that non-commercial, non-stigmatizing techniques were preferred.

15 Jul 2010

Key protein in insulin signaling pathway adds insights into development, aging

What makes a bee grow up to be a queen? Scientists have long pondered this mystery. Now, researchers in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University have fit a new piece into the puzzle of bee development. Their work not only adds to understanding about bees, but also adds insights into our own development and aging.

15 Jul 2010

New REMESENSE TOOTH DESENSITIZER for treating tooth hypersensitivity

Nuline Pharmaceuticals, LLC announces the introduction of REMESENSE (dipotassium oxalate 3%) TOOTH DESENSITIZER, an Rx Class II medical device now available in the U.S. REMESENSE was introduced globally in 2008. It is presently sold in 16 countries, ranging from England and the European Union to Asia and Africa. Nuline expects to launch REMESENSE in Canada and other countries later this year or by early 2011.

15 Jul 2010

Top academic medical centers reaffirm commitment to partner with UHC Supply Chain Optimization Program

The University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) today announced that a number of the nation's top academic medical centers have reaffirmed their commitment to partnering with UHC's group purchasing and supply chain organization.

15 Jul 2010

Children's National and George Washington University receive NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award

Children's National Medical Center, in partnership with The George Washington University Medical Center, has received a prestigious Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) from the National Center for Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health.

15 Jul 2010

New research focuses on calcium channels in lysosome membrane

In cells, as in cities, disposing of garbage and recycling anything that can be reused is an essential service. In both city and cell, health problems can arise when the process breaks down.

15 Jul 2010

Two patents issued for GlycoMimetics lead drug candidate, related compounds

GlycoMimetics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a new class of glycobiology-based therapies for a broad range of indications, today announced that the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued two patents covering the company's lead drug candidate and related compounds. One patent, US number 7,728,117, specifically covers GMI-1070, the Company's drug candidate now in clinical trials of patients with vaso-occlusive crisis of sickle cell disease. The second patent, US number 7,741,312, contains claims covering a family of molecules that includes and extends beyond GMI-1070.

15 Jul 2010

Chief Medical Officer of Cook County Health & Hospitals System receives CARES Award

Terry Mason, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of the Cook County Health & Hospitals System, received the first annual Resurrection Health Care C.A.R.E.S. Award July 12 for his many contributions to the community.

15 Jul 2010

University of Louisville ophthalmology professor receives $60,000 RPB Special Scholar Award

Qingxian Lu, PhD, assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, has received the $60,000 William and Mary Greve Special Scholar Award from the Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) organization. The funds will go toward Lu's research in retinitis pigmentosa, a group of genetic disorders that can lead to night blindness, loss of peripheral vision and total blindness.

15 Jul 2010

Pennsylvanians should take steps to reduce exposure to mosquitoes, Secretary of Health advises

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reminds Pennsylvanians to take precautions to reduce exposure to mosquitoes as the season arrives for West Nile virus, or WNV, infections.

15 Jul 2010

Biotage introduces ExploraSep 96-well screening plates to identify optimum scavengers

Biotage, a leading supplier of tools and technology for analytical and medicinal chemistry, announced the introduction of ExploraSep 96-well screening plates to identify optimum scavengers. The 4 different screening plates deliver 128 selective resins based on high-performance, Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs). Biotage provides professional MIPs technical consultation, information on additional formats as well as assistance with data interpretation and process development.

15 Jul 2010

AVAC Report surveys state of biomedical HIV prevention research

A new report from AVAC surveys the state of biomedical HIV prevention research, including the first evidence of vaccine-induced protection in humans and the emergence of ARV-based prevention -- and provides strategic recommendations for moving forward in a time of constrained resources and faltering commitment to ending AIDS.

15 Jul 2010

Study reveals anti-diabetic properties of cashew seed extract

Cashew seed extract shows promise as an effective anti-diabetic, according to a new study from the University of Montreal (Canada) and the Universit- de Yaound- (Cameroun). Published in the journal Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, the investigation analyzed the reputed health benefits of cashew tree products on diabetes, notably whether cashew extracts could improve the body's response to its own insulin.

15 Jul 2010

Obama will nominate Deputy Secretary of State Lew to lead Office of Management and Budget

President Barack Obama announced his intentions Tuesday to nominate Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Jack Lew to be the new director of the Office of Management and Budget, Foreign Policy's blog "The Cable" reports.

15 Jul 2010

IBM and Peking University People's Hospital build evidence-based patient centric care system

IBM and Peking University People's Hospital have built an evidence-based patient centric care (ePC3) system to enable cooperation and resource sharing among medical services providers for improved patient care.

15 Jul 2010

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Lakeridge Health, UHN announce shared management of Laboratory Services

Exposure to 9/11 can impact PTSD, depression levels among children

MRI, University of Minnesota SPH enter agreement to further research collaboration

MD Buyline identifies top emerging technologies with highest impact

New Cystex Liquid Cranberry Complex with Proantinox reduces incidence of UTIs in women: Study

Obese people prefer non-commercial, non-stigmatizing techniques for lifestyle-change interventions

Key protein in insulin signaling pathway adds insights into development, aging

New REMESENSE TOOTH DESENSITIZER for treating tooth hypersensitivity

Top academic medical centers reaffirm commitment to partner with UHC Supply Chain Optimization Program

Children's National and George Washington University receive NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award

New research focuses on calcium channels in lysosome membrane

Two patents issued for GlycoMimetics lead drug candidate, related compounds

Chief Medical Officer of Cook County Health & Hospitals System receives CARES Award

University of Louisville ophthalmology professor receives $60,000 RPB Special Scholar Award

Pennsylvanians should take steps to reduce exposure to mosquitoes, Secretary of Health advises

Biotage introduces ExploraSep 96-well screening plates to identify optimum scavengers

AVAC Report surveys state of biomedical HIV prevention research

Study reveals anti-diabetic properties of cashew seed extract

Obama will nominate Deputy Secretary of State Lew to lead Office of Management and Budget

IBM and Peking University People's Hospital build evidence-based patient centric care system

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