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MTBC welcomes final rule on meaningful use of EHR

MTBC, a unique healthcare IT company, welcomed today's release by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of the final rule on what constitutes "meaningful use" of an Electronic Health Record.

14 Jul 2010

Researchers examine long-term cause-specific mortality among childhood cancer survivors

Follow-up of a group of British childhood cancer survivors indicates they have an increased risk of death from second primary cancers and cardiac and cerebrovascular causes more than 25 years after their initial cancer diagnosis, according to a study in the July 14 issue of JAMA.

14 Jul 2010

Skin cell samples may help discover factors behind Parkinson's disease

Researchers are applying new stem cell technology to use skin samples to grow the brain cells thought to be responsible for the onset of Parkinson's disease

14 Jul 2010

New research studies presented at Alzheimer's Association International Conference

The primary therapeutic target in Alzheimer's disease has been the beta amyloid peptide, which clusters outside cells in the brain to form sticky clumps known as plaques. Recently, more attention has been given to the tau protein, which aggregates inside the brain cells of people with Alzheimer's, forming neurofibrillary tangles. Precisely how these proteins interact in causing the disease is unclear.

14 Jul 2010

CRT, MRCT to swap medical discoveries to advance translation of scientific research

Cancer Research Technology and Medical Research Council Technology will 'swap' medical discoveries to accelerate the translation of early scientific research into patient benefit.

14 Jul 2010

Study suggests protein interferon therapy for individuals with asthma

An immune-system protein already used to treat diseases like multiple sclerosis, hepatitis C and a variety of cancers might also aid asthma patients, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.

14 Jul 2010

TheraDoc clinical surveillance system helps clinicians reduce catheter-related infections: Study

Hospira, Inc., a leading provider of clinical information and medication delivery technologies, today announced a study showing how the TheraDoc clinical surveillance system helped clinicians at Memorial Hospital Miramar reduce catheter-related infections, which correlated with an increase in infection-control interventions.

14 Jul 2010

Life-or-death 'cell competition' process in mammalian tissue identified

A landmark study by Florida State University biologists, in collaboration with scientists in Britain, is the first to identify a life-or-death "cell competition" process in mammalian tissue that suppresses cancer by causing cancerous cells to kill themselves.

14 Jul 2010

New prediction tool may determine patients' risk for ductal carcinoma

The decision regarding treatment following breast-conserving surgery for patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in-situ (DCIS) has long been an area of discussion and confusion for patients and physicians alike.

14 Jul 2010

CWRU researchers discover biomarker for early warning of oral cancer

Detecting oral cancer in its earliest stages can save the lives of the nearly 40,500 people diagnosed annually. But early detection has been difficult.

14 Jul 2010

NCCS supports two final rules issued by CMS, ONC for EHR incentive programs

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship announced its support of the two final rules issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology for the electronic health record incentive programs at a briefing hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today.

14 Jul 2010

Lung cancer patients likely to suffer significant stigma due to disease's link to smoking: Study

Today, Lung Cancer Alliance highlighted a study, carried out by Ipsos MORI on behalf of The Global Lung Cancer Coalition. The study finds lung cancer patients are likely to suffer significant stigma due to the disease's link to smoking.

14 Jul 2010

No World Borders sponsors Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange conference

No World Borders, Inc., a leading health care IT and management consulting firm, today announced that it is a sponsor of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) conference in Fairfax, today through July 15, 2010.

14 Jul 2010

Researchers detail innovations that may facilitate earlier detection, improved public health preparedness

With current public health threats ranging from swine flu to bioterrorism to environmental contamination, innovations that better predict disease outbreaks have vast potential to protect the public. In a paper published online in advance of print on July 6 in Emerging Health Threats Journal, public health researchers describe their vision for the future of disease surveillance, detailing innovations on the horizon that may facilitate earlier detection and improved public health preparedness.

14 Jul 2010

Individual genes and networks that play an important role in inflammation, atherosclerosis identified

HemoShear, LLC, a leading developer of innovative, cell-based, human surrogate models for discovery and assessment of new drug compounds, has produced a profile of all of the genes that influence the biology and function of the human artery system. This research has generated valuable information on the entire spectrum of genes that are found in specific cell-types that make up human arteries.

14 Jul 2010

Researcher to lead $14.5M project to fight malaria in Southeast Asia

A researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will lead a seven-year, $14.5 million project to fight malaria in Southeast Asia. Liwang Cui, professor of entomology, is the principal investigator for the Southeast Asia Malaria Research Center, one of 10 International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research announced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

14 Jul 2010

Palmetto Health Board of Directors approve establishment of Palmetto Health Quality Collaborative

The Palmetto Health Board of Directors has unanimously approved the establishment of Palmetto Health Quality Collaborative, LLC, often referred to as an accountable care organization. The Quality Collaborative will be a physician-led, patient-centered, interdependent medical entity that focuses on best practices in clinical outcomes and evidence-based care. Palmetto Health will soon begin offering the more than 1,000 physicians on its medical staff an opportunity to join.

14 Jul 2010

The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation announces research grants totaling $1.54 million

The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF) has awarded 13 collaborative research grants and 3 individual research grants, totaling $1.54 million. The 16 grants represent a portion of the science grant program at the Foundation, which will award more than $2 million this year to cancer research.

14 Jul 2010

Researchers awarded $3M grant to establish DC D-CFAR

Researchers from institutions across Washington, DC, led by Alan E. Greenberg, M.D., M.P.H., of The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, have been awarded an approximately $3M grant over five years from the National Institutes of Health to establish the District of Columbia Developmental Center for AIDS Research.

14 Jul 2010

Susceptibility to Behcet's disease associated with genes involved in body's immune response

Researchers with the National Institutes of Health have found susceptibility to Behcet's disease, a painful, inflammatory condition, to be associated with genes involved in the body's immune response.

14 Jul 2010

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MTBC welcomes final rule on meaningful use of EHR

Researchers examine long-term cause-specific mortality among childhood cancer survivors

Skin cell samples may help discover factors behind Parkinson's disease

New research studies presented at Alzheimer's Association International Conference

CRT, MRCT to swap medical discoveries to advance translation of scientific research

Study suggests protein interferon therapy for individuals with asthma

TheraDoc clinical surveillance system helps clinicians reduce catheter-related infections: Study

Life-or-death 'cell competition' process in mammalian tissue identified

New prediction tool may determine patients' risk for ductal carcinoma

CWRU researchers discover biomarker for early warning of oral cancer

NCCS supports two final rules issued by CMS, ONC for EHR incentive programs

Lung cancer patients likely to suffer significant stigma due to disease's link to smoking: Study

No World Borders sponsors Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange conference

Researchers detail innovations that may facilitate earlier detection, improved public health preparedness

Individual genes and networks that play an important role in inflammation, atherosclerosis identified

Researcher to lead $14.5M project to fight malaria in Southeast Asia

Palmetto Health Board of Directors approve establishment of Palmetto Health Quality Collaborative

The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation announces research grants totaling $1.54 million

Researchers awarded $3M grant to establish DC D-CFAR

Susceptibility to Behcet's disease associated with genes involved in body's immune response

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

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