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Age-related gaps in care and outcomes for stroke patients are diminishing in hospitals

Age-related gaps in care and outcomes for stroke patients are diminishing as hospitals improve adherence to evidence-based treatments of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines–Stroke initiative, according to a new study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

10 Feb 2010

Governor Rendell proposes fiscal year 2010-11 General Fund budget

With Pennsylvania finances still suffering the effects of the most stubbornly challenging national economy since the Great Depression, Governor Edward G. Rendell today proposed a fiscal year 2010-11 General Fund budget that spends $26.3 billion in state money, augmented by more than $2.7 billion in federal stimulus funds.

10 Feb 2010

Insight into mechanism H. pylori uses to evade the immune system

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the causal agent of chronic gastritis, ulcer and gastric cancer. It has the potential to persist in the human stomach for decades, sometimes causing neither harm nor clinical symptoms. Nevertheless, on some occasions, depending on the host immune system and the strain causing the infection, the outcome can be very serious. To maintain the infection, the bacterium must adapt to survive the host defences. One way to accomplish this is to sequentially change the external proteins on the bacterial surface.

10 Feb 2010

Glissandra Skincare signs first distribution agreement with Enchanted Meadow

Glissandra Skincare™ Inc., dedicated to the research, development, and manufacturing of anti-aging skincare products, announced it has signed its first distributorship agreement granting Enchanted Meadow the rights to distribute Glissandra to its more than 2000 spa and gift industry retailers throughout the US and Canada.

10 Feb 2010

Enrollment for SCAN Health Plan Arizona exceeds projections in Maricopa County

More than 6,300 Maricopa County residents selected SCAN Health Plan Arizona as their Medicare Advantage Plan (MAPD) for 2010, far exceeding SCAN's enrollment projections. Eligible individuals may continue to join SCAN until March 31, 2010.

10 Feb 2010

Eye physicians support reelection of Texas Governor

Praising Governor Perry's leadership on behalf of Texas patients, the Texas Ophthalmological Association (TOA), Texas' largest organization of eye physicians and surgeons, announced today that TOA has endorsed Texas Gov. Rick Perry for reelection in 2010.

10 Feb 2010

QR Pharma commences clinical trial of Posiphen in early stage AD patients

QR Pharma, Inc. , a developer of novel drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease, announced today that it began a clinical trial of its lead compound, Posiphen, in early stage AD patients.

10 Feb 2010

Role of online social network in emergency management

Online social networking sites could solve many problems plaguing information dissemination and communications when disaster strikes, according to a report from US researchers in a recent issue of the International Journal of Emergency Management.

10 Feb 2010

Clarient launches Clarient Insight Dx Pulmotype Test for lung cancer

Clarient, Inc., a premier technology and services resource for pathologists, oncologists and the pharmaceutical industry, today announced the commercial launch of a new lung cancer test, Clarient Insight® Dx Pulmotype® Test, that helps physicians classify specific types of lung cancer to identify which therapies may be most effective.

10 Feb 2010

American Heart Month: Spread awareness on dangers of heart disease and stroke

American Heart Month is a time to spread awareness of the dangers of heart disease and stroke, and recommit to strengthening prevention, improving treatments, and helping all Americans live longer, healthier lives.

10 Feb 2010

Renowned experts explore latest key development in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging at 2010 SNM summit

Educators, researchers, physicians, technologists and medical experts from across the country converged on Albuquerque, N.M., last week to explore topics in nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, nanomedicine and clinical trials during SNM's 2010 Conjoint Mid-Winter Meetings.

10 Feb 2010

People living with IBD are at high risk of blood clots

People living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) are known to be at high risk of blood clots when admitted to hospital during a flare-up of their disease but now new research by scientists at The University of Nottingham has shown that those who are not admitted to hospital during flare-ups are also at risk.

10 Feb 2010

Cardiac arrest due to medication-induced heart rhythm disturbance: Rare but catastrophic

Hospital care providers need to be more aware that cardiac arrest from a medication-induced heart rhythm problem is a rare but potentially catastrophic event in patients, according to a joint scientific statement from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology.

10 Feb 2010

Patients treated with Biodesign Inguinal Hernia Graft experience less postoperative pain

Results from a clinical study led by Luca Ansaloni, M.D., showed that Cook Medical’s Biodesign Inguinal Hernia Graft causes less postoperative pain and discomfort while creating a repair as durable as synthetic mesh when used in Lichtenstein’s hernioplasty procedures.

10 Feb 2010

Study calls for improved decision-making in using feeding tubes in dementia patients

Researchers from Brown University and Harvard Medical School are calling for improved decision-making in the use of feeding tubes for hospitalized nursing home residents with advanced dementia.

10 Feb 2010

Cost reductions offset sales decline to move Allied Healthcare Products back into profitability

Cost reductions offset a recession-driven sales decline to move Allied Healthcare Products narrowly back into profitability in the second quarter of fiscal year 2010.

10 Feb 2010

Concomitant use of dexlansoprazole and other PPIs with Plavix: TGRD U.S. initiates trial

Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc., U.S., (TGRD U.S.) announced today that it has initiated a trial to study how dexlansoprazole and several other proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) affect the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate) in healthy subjects. Takeda has been evaluating all published data and communications from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the potential risks associated with concomitant use of clopidogrel and PPIs.

10 Feb 2010

Pivotal Research to study investigational drug for menstrual cramps

A leading clinical research center in Peoria has joined an international research program to study an investigational drug designed as a possible treatment for painful menstrual cramps, or dysmenorrhea, a condition that affects between 45 and 90 percent of women of childbearing age in the United States.

10 Feb 2010

New research sheds light on the negative impact that food product placements in movies could have on children

New research from the Hood Center for Children and Families at Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) for the first time sheds light on the significant potential negative impact that food product placements in the movies could be having on children.

10 Feb 2010

Brain researchers explore link between emotion and memory

In a novel study that used historical tape of a thrilling overtime basketball game between Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, brain researchers at Duke have found that fans remember the good things their team did much better than the bad.

10 Feb 2010

Medical News

Age-related gaps in care and outcomes for stroke patients are diminishing in hospitals

Governor Rendell proposes fiscal year 2010-11 General Fund budget

Insight into mechanism H. pylori uses to evade the immune system

Glissandra Skincare signs first distribution agreement with Enchanted Meadow

Enrollment for SCAN Health Plan Arizona exceeds projections in Maricopa County

Eye physicians support reelection of Texas Governor

QR Pharma commences clinical trial of Posiphen in early stage AD patients

Role of online social network in emergency management

Clarient launches Clarient Insight Dx Pulmotype Test for lung cancer

American Heart Month: Spread awareness on dangers of heart disease and stroke

Renowned experts explore latest key development in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging at 2010 SNM summit

People living with IBD are at high risk of blood clots

Cardiac arrest due to medication-induced heart rhythm disturbance: Rare but catastrophic

Patients treated with Biodesign Inguinal Hernia Graft experience less postoperative pain

Study calls for improved decision-making in using feeding tubes in dementia patients

Cost reductions offset sales decline to move Allied Healthcare Products back into profitability

Concomitant use of dexlansoprazole and other PPIs with Plavix: TGRD U.S. initiates trial

Pivotal Research to study investigational drug for menstrual cramps

New research sheds light on the negative impact that food product placements in movies could have on children

Brain researchers explore link between emotion and memory

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