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Anyone reading this report will draw a sharp intake of breath at some of the appalling examples of restraint, in many cases involving people with dementia. It is devastating to hear of vu
Researchers at the University of Grenoble, in France, have discovered that erythropoietin administration prevents acute cardiotoxic effects induced by doxorubicin and trastuzumab exposures. The re
Velcro, Superglue and Post-It Notes… Three things that started out as obscure inventions but are now indispensable for everyday life. So what will the next idea to stick with modern society look
The American Diabetes Association (ADA), the leading non-profit health organization dedicated to preventing and curing diabetes and to improving the lives of the nearly 21 million children and adu
The Medical College of Georgia has again been designated by the National Cancer Institute as a Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Program.The renewal, which comes with a five-yea
One small water line feeding one hospital faucet alone can house millions of bacteria, said international Legionella expert Janet Stout, Ph.D., urging public health and infection control officer
Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust has complied with the requirements of the hygiene code improvement notice. The Healthcare Commission yesterday announced that Barnet and Chase Fa
A group of signaling proteins known as Wnt - which help build the human body's skin, bone, muscle and other tissues - depend on a complex delivery and recycling system to ensure their transport to
The Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Arthritis Research Campaign (arc) are set to fund a clinical trial of osteoporosis screening that will involve groups of women from all over England. Res
University of Michigan scientists and their colleagues have helped characterize a previously unknown link in the chain of biochemical reactions implicated in some forms of heart disease.
In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health assessed the risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens among non-hospital based r
BioLineRx Ltd. (TASE:BLRX), a clinical stage drug development company, announced that data from pre-clinical trials of BL-2030 were presented at the Inflammation-Induced Cancer meeting 2007 held i
In a study entitled Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe published in the Christmas issue of the British Medical Journal, Indiana University School of Medicine researchers explored seven co
BenefitsCheckUp(R), the nation's most comprehensive online benefits screening service for seniors with limited income and resources, served its two millionth senior as of this month. Hist
Abiomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD) announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for U.S. commercial distribution of the Company's combination iPulse™ Ci
A new study in Artificial Organs tested the effects of a wound dressing created with hair follicular cells. The findings reveal that skin substitutes using living hair cells can increase wo
Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), which transformed shuttered Parkview Hospital in Philadelphia's Northeast section into a state-of-the-art whole-person cancer hospital, celebrates its s
A new report published in Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice reveals that children exposed to terrorist attacks show elevated symptoms of mental health problems, including posttrauma
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAG) announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for marketing approval of ferumoxytol as an intraven
Solis Women's Health announced that it has opened its eight DFW area facility in Weatherford, Texas. The center, located near the campus of Weatherford Regional Medical Center, is the community's
Del Monte Foods and Do Something named the ten winners of the Del Monte Do Something Good for You! Grants. This Fall, hundreds of young people from across the country submitted their
Immune responses against foreign bodies are driven by specialized T-cells whose numbers expand upon recognition of antigen found on professional antigen-presenting cells. The subsequent matu
New research published online this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology investigates this basic and much-studied question in the fruit fly, and comes to a surprising new co
New research, led by a Virginia Tech chemist, may someday help natural-products chemists decrease by years the amount of time it takes for the development of certain types of medicinal drugs. The
DePuy Spine, Inc. announced that the U.S. District Court in Boston has granted a permanent injunction against Medtronic that prohibits Medtronic from making, using and selling VERTEX and VERTEX MA
Jiri Mestecky, M.D., Ph.D, a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) professor of microbiology and medicine, has been awarded the 2007 Czech Mind prize.The annual award is the highest
Immigrant children are five times more likely than those born in the U.S. to have lead poisoning, according to a study in the January issue of the American Journal of Public Health,
Nurses who work in ambulatory care and telehealth settings are constantly challenged by advances in practice and technology. To help them stay up-to-date, the American Academy of Ambulatory Care
Summaries of editorials and one letter to the editor discussing legislation to renew and expand SCHIP appear below. Editorials
The health care proposals examined in a report released this week by the Commonwealth Fund would account for only a modest 4.5% reduc