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Improving Patient Safety by Taking Systems Seriously,
Alsace Biovalley(TM) is the new name adopted by the main aid agencies supporting life science and healthcare research and industry in France's Alsace region, home to some of France most dynamic c
Epilepsy-related hospitalizations, which fell from 176,000 in 1993 to 95,000 in 2000, climbed to 136,000 in 2005, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research a
Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) on Tuesday won the Florida Republican presidential primary with 36% of the vote, followed by for
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on Tuesday held a hearing to review efforts in 2007 to
Statement attributable to: Tracey Moorhead, President and Chief Executive Officer, DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance Tens of thousands of chronically ill Medicare beneficiaries today fa
The New Democrat Coalition on Tuesday announced a health care task force that will advocate for bipartisan legislation, Congre
REED SINOPHARM, a joint venture between China National Pharmaceutical Group (SINOPHARM) and Reed Exhibitions, is pleased to announce that three of its flagship shows China International Medical
Comptroller General David Walker on Tuesday at a Senate Budget Committee hearing said that increased health care costs and an aging popu
Health care disparities remain between white and minority children, but the gaps narrowed over the past 20 years, according to a report sponsored by the
The defeat of a $14.9 billion proposal to overhaul California's health care system underscores a
The New York Times on Tuesday in its health section published several articles related to women's health. Summaries appear below.
The industry's annual diabetes conference is back again. Now this 4th annual event gives the pharmaceutical industry the unique opportunity to meet with its peers and discuss the future of the mar
Several Down syndrome advocacy groups have increased efforts to educate medical groups, and pregnant women and their partners about the condition since the
City of Hope has received a 5 million dollars gift from Orly and Shmuel Cabilly, Ph.D. The gift will support the new Cabilly-Riggs Academic Center and will centralize City of Hope's Graduate Schoo
A report in the open access journal BioMedical Engineering OnLine refutes claims that portable music players, such as Apple's iPod, interfere with cardiac pacemakers.Howard Bassen, a rese
A new study from the Monell Center increases understanding of the biological mechanisms responsible for the nausea and vomiting that often afflict patients undergoing chemotherapy. The findings co
Erythropoietin has so far been known to doctors as a hormone that boosts red blood cell production. Now, a mouse study led by Lois Smith, MD, PhD, an ophthalmologist at Children's Hospital Boston,
For critically ill patients, intensive insulin therapy (IIT) to keep blood sugar (glucose) at normal levels reduces the risk of acute kidney injury, reports a study in the March Journal of the
Without ever leaving the nursery, fragile babies born at Chillicothe's Adena Regional Medical Center are receiving clinical assessments from specialists an hour away at Nationwide Children's Hospi
Children with autism have normal-size heads at birth but develop accelerated head growth between six and nine months of age, a period that precedes the onset of many behaviors that enable physicia
Emerging subtypes of influenza A virus hold the potential to initiate a world wide epidemic in the next few years, according to World Health Organization officials. However, almost all type A infl
Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that physicians are still hopeful about Paion/Lundbeck's desmoteplase
Ascension Orthopedics, Inc. announced that the TITAN(TM) humeral resurfacing device is now available to help people who suffer from debilitating shoulder disorders. Ascension recei
In an effort to combat one of the main causes of blindness around the globe, the World Glaucoma Association and the World Glaucoma Patient Organization have announced the first annual World Gl
A new report by the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production (http://www.pcifap.org) documents the perils of antibiotic use in fact
Phosphagenics Limited (Phosphagenics) (ASX: POH, AIM: PSG, OTCQX: PPGNY) announced results of a pre-clinical study demonstrating that the combination of its APA- 01 product candidate and th
The opportunity to establish a new leadership body for pharmacists is a once in a lifetime opportunity to consolidate the fragmented representation in pharmacy, the Association of the British Phar
New research claims that gastric surgery could 'cure' diabetes.Surgeons in Georgia, USA, have reported results from 53 gastric band patients who were taking medication for Type 2 diabetes
Education, prevention, treatment and testing are essential tools to combat HIV in the USA and elsewhere in the Americas, Dr. Cristina Beato said today during a keynote speech to the National Latin