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Data gathering Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 2:58PMThe Lamar County site for the National Children’s Study, one of 105 locations across the nation, soon will be up and running with several Paris residents named to assist in the North Texas Children’s Study Coalition.
Low-income neighborhoods experience far more injuries than high-income areas Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:02PMPenetrating injury rates were more than 20 times higher for persons living in the lowest income neighborhoods compared with those living in the highest income neighborhoods, according to a new study published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Researchers also found that those in the lowest-income neighborhoods experienced nearly six times higher rates of ...
Low-income neighborhoods experience far more injuries than high-income areas Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:18AM( Weber Shandwick Worldwide ) Penetrating injury rates were more than 20 times higher for persons living in the lowest income neighborhoods compared with those living in the highest income neighborhoods, according to a new study published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Multivitamin use doesnt impact colon cancer outcomes, study finds Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:50AMFor Immediate Release: Sept. 7, 2010Contact: Bill Schaller, 617-632-5357Multivitamin use doesnt impact colon cancer outcomes, study findsBOSTON--Patients with colon cancer who used multivitamins during and after being treated with post-surgical chemotherapy did not reduce the risk of the cancer returning or their dying from it, according to researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.In...
More Philadelphia-area health systems requiring employees to get flu shots Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 6:47AMHospitals in the Main Line Health system could persuade only about 60 percent of staff to get flu shots even though it's obvious such shots could prevent workers from getting sick and spreading it to patients.
Bike share program pushes deeper into north Mpls. Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 5:09AMThough many welcome the new service, some are wondering if it will catch on in that part of the city.
Fitness Calendar, 09/06/10 Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 2:31AMFirst American State Bank Fitness FestivalSaturday:Former Denver Bronco Ed McCaffrey is the Grand Marshal for the 10th annual festival featuring the Kaiser Permanente 5K run/walk.
New beginnings for MMC and Jason Anglin Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:12PMThe last day of June marked a new beginning for Memorial Medical Center and Jason Anglin. It was his first day on the job as the hospital’s new Chief Executive Officer.
Giving patients hands-on care from afar Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 4:31AMChristiana Care launched its tele-ICU program five years ago to better monitor patients at Christiana Hospital and Wilmington Hospital and now at rural and small hospitals in Maryland.
In brief: Memorial ride will pay tribute to Flight 93 Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:41PMThe fourth annual “Thunder on the Mountain’’ memorial ride to the Flight 93 Memorial Chapel near here will be held Sunday.
Healthbeat Report: The Return of Whooping Cough Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:04PMA highly contagious illness that seemed to be a problem of the past has made a comeback.
Longtime OLM nun killed, monsignor injured in car crash Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:10PMA Pepperdine University professor and U.S. ambassador to Malta is also injured in the accident.
Laptops cause new ailment Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:36PMResearch shows that frequent laptop use puts students at risk for pain and poor posture.
An exhausting battle over adrenal fatigue Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:02PMCHICAGO — "Adrenal fatigue" is the sort of diagnosis that might hit home during a late-night Internet search. Do you, for example, have trouble waking up in the morning without caffeine? Do you crave salty foods? Do people seem a lot more irritating than in the past?
Obituary update Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 3:43PMAngie P. Hurst, 48, of Vineland died Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, at Cumberland Manor in Hopewell Township. She had been in declining health for the past five months.
Arterial disease focus of Sun City seminar Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:55PMArterial disease focus of seminar
Investment expert devoted acumen to nonprofits Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:31PMAs a board member of San Diego Hospice and the Institute for Palliative Medicine since 2003, Kaye Mattison Woltman was known for her business acumen and getting things done. After a recent meeting when a financial concern arose, another board member flagged her down in the parking lot to get her input.
Surgeons Impact Whether a Woman Gets Breast Reconstruction Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:34AMWhen breast cancer surgeons regularly confer with plastic surgeons prior to surgery, their patients are more likely to have reconstruction, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Personalized medicine: Molecular imaging predicts treatment success in many cancers Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:32AMA series of studies published in the September Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) show that molecular imaging plays a critical role in the evaluation and treatment planning for a broad spectrum of cancers, including thyroid cancer and lymphoma.
BCHA budget anticipates a $750,000 loss Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:20AMBeaufort County Hospital Authority Inc. expects to lose close to $750,000 in the coming fiscal year, according to the 2010-2011 budget approved by the Beaufort County Medical Center Board of Trustees on Tuesday.
Obituaries for Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:57AMBarbara A. Albery
Readers in a rage over hidden hospital room fee Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:26PMA Lenox woman protesting a $133 "room rental" bill from UMass Memorial Medical Center is not alone in...
NEW BUSINESS LICENSES: Week of August 23, 2010 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:41PMNEW BUSINESS LICENSES: Week of August 23, 2010
Indiana's preventable medical errors fall Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:20PMIndiana's hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers reported a decrease in preventable medical errors last year -- including a 33 percent drop in the number of bed sores.
Bobby Cooper, former Shipman executive, dies Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:55PMBobby Cooper, the former president of W.H. Shipman Ltd. and a powerful force for good in the community who could never stay retired, died last Friday at his Hilo home of bile duct cancer. He was 79.
Henry Schein to deliver health care supplies to victims of devastating floods in Pakistan Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:48AMHenry Schein, Inc., the largest provider of health care products and services to office-based practitioners, is working with its non-governmental organization partners – Direct Relief, International Medical Corps, Americares, and Heart to Heart – to deliver essential health care supplies to victims of the devastating floods in Pakistan, which left more than a thousand dead, an estimated four ...
Hospital visit double trouble for uninsured patient Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:57AMAny day now, UMass Memorial Medical Center CEO John O'Brien will receive a quarter in the mail. It's...
Business news: Bank begins recycling effort Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:18AMLAW George Ripplinger, principal of the law firm Ripplinger and Zimmer LLC, of Belleville and St. Louis, accepted an invitation to be an Illinois member of The American Trial Lawyers Association. Membership is limited to the top 100 trial lawyers from each state. Selection is extended to civil plaintiff and criminal defense attorneys by special invitation. Ripplinger concentrates his practice in ...
Health care on the high seas Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:18AMIn June, UTMB students set sail on the maiden voyage of the Coastal Community Care project, a floating, free health care clinic.
Hospital to return $500,000 loan Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:13PMThe Memorial Medical Center Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to return a $500,000 loan to the Calhoun County Commissioners’ Court. In December 2009, with MMC finances running on empty, the trustees asked county commissioners for $1.8 million to cover anticipated operating expenses.
Categories Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:10PMVOTING TUESDAY Sylvan Beach Fire District residents voting, 6 to 9 p.m. Balloting on establishing capital reserve fund and putting $67,287 in it. Fire Station, 904 Main St. (Route 13). MEET...
YMCA, hospital team up to help children get fit Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:48AMAccording to Kids Count of the National Survey of Children’s Health in 2003, the state of North Carolina ranks 12th among all 50 states with overweight children between the ages of 5-17.
Promising Medical Trainees Receive Funding To Pursue Research In Hematology Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:33AMThe American Society of Hematology (ASH) announces the 2010 recipients of its Trainee Research Awards. Through this program, which is designed to encourage the pursuit of research and spark an interest in hematology, 43 medical students, undergraduates, and residents will each receive $4,000 to conduct research on blood and blood-related diseases. In addition, each award winner is provided with ...
BrainScope(TM) Announces Findings of Traumatic Brain Injury Study in the Emergency Department Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 8:58AMBETHESDA, Md., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- BrainScope Company, Inc. today announced the publication of clinical research findings from a study in patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) following a closed head injury. The study published in the peer-reviewed journal Brain Injury, the official journal of the International Brain Injury Association, entitled "Use of brain electrical ...
Healthcare RFID firm Wavemark lands $4M funding Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 8:49AMWavemark Inc., a healthcare RFID tech firm in Littleton, has raised $3.9 million in an equity financing. The company adds RFID technology to expensive medical devices to help medical facilities track the devices.
Shooting shakes Louisa Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 8:29AMViolence again shattered the quiet community of Louisa County at 5 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, when a local man shot six of his family members on Twigg Drive before being shot and killed by responding deputies.
New Targeted Therapy For Advanced Melanoma Associated With 80% Response Rate Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:33AMA multicenter study has concluded that treatment with a new targeted therapy called PLX4032 (also called RG7204) resulted in significant tumor shrinkage in 80 percent of patients with advanced melanoma. Investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and colleagues at other cancer centers have published their findings in the August 26 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine ...
Experimental Drug That Targets BRAF Cancer Gene Shows Promise Against Metastatic Melanoma Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:32AMA phase 1 clinical trial using a new formulation of an experimental drug that targets the BRAF cancer gene, has shown early promise in treating melanoma in patients with a mutated form of the gene and whose skin cancer has progressed to the metastatic stage. A paper on the trial appears in the 26 August issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, NEJM...
BrainScope(TM) Announces Findings of Traumatic Brain Injury Study in the Emergency Department Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:00AMBrainScope Company, Inc. today announced the publication of clinical research findings from a study in patients presenting to the Emergency Department following a closed head injury. Â The study published in the peer-reviewed journal Brain Injury, the official journal of the International Brain Injury Association, entitled "Use of brain electrical activity to quantify traumatic brain injury in ...
DCCC to train health care interpreters Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 4:46PMDavidson County Community College will be the first in North Carolina and one of the only community colleges in the United States to offer a health care interpreter associate degree program beginning in the fall of 2011.
Spring-Ford Reporter/The Valley ItemDatebook Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 8:41AMDateBook Notes
Maggie Daley's cancer surgeon Alan W. Yasko dies Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:36AMDr. Alan W. Yasko, 51, an internationally known bone cancer surgeon and chief of musculoskeletal oncology at Northwestern University's Lurie Cancer Center, died Thursday, Aug. 19, while attending a medical conference in Cancun, Mexico, family members said.
Touch Medix, LLC Announces the Appointment of Stephen Miley, MD FACEP as Chief Medical Director, Executive Vice ... Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:24AMSouth Florida - Touch Medix, LLC, a provider of charting solutions and emergency department information systems (EDIS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Miley, MD, FACEP, a Board Certified Emergency Physician, as Chief Medical Director, Executive Vice President of Development.
Maggie Daley's cancer surgeon dies Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 5:36AMDr. Alan W. Yasko, 51, an internationally known bone cancer surgeon and chief of musculoskeletal oncology at Northwestern University's Lurie Cancer Center, died Thursday, Aug. 19, while attending a medical conference in Cancun, Mexico, family members said. His expertise made headlines in March when he performed a nearly two-hour surgery on Chicago first lady Maggie Daley to strengthen a right ...
Raptor Pharmaceutical Provides Financial and Clinical Program Updates Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 5:30AMEnrollment in Pivotal Phase 3 Clinical Trial in Cystinosis on Schedule for Completion in Q4 2010 with Results Expected Q1 2011
Soaring cancer-care costs strain budgets Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 5:18AMHospitals pour millions into new devices, talent as margins thin
THE NEWSLEADER OF NEGROS ORIENTAL Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 2:32AMTwo provincial board members took turns in exposing several deeply entrenched problems at the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital (NOPH) with the hope of improving its services, increasing its budget, before renaming it, to honor the late Governor Emilio Macias II who focused his administration greatly on the health care programs of the province.
UM and Coral Gables sign 20-year development agreement Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:24AMOn Aug. 11 the Coral Gables Planning and Zoning Board passed a new development initiative that will provide the university with greater clarity as to where they can build and how they can expand over the next 20 years.
Emergency rooms cope with increased care demands Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:00AMMethodist University Hospital emergency room patients waited an average of 52 minutes to see a health care provider Saturday night.
Community Events Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 3:39AMPublished: Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 9:42 p.m.