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Egg Allergics Can Still Have Flu Vaccine
in Allergies, on November 30, 2009
...es are given every 15 minutes, for a total of five doses."
Following completion of that process, patients will be supervised for a minimum of 30 minutes, Monteleone said. "The protocol is set forth...
Seen that? - New Website Provides Resources For Diabetic Teens
in Daily Diabetic, on November 29, 2009
...ive in helping diabetic neuropathy. An investigational injectable medication is being investigated: Patients are to test a trial treatment for diabetic nerve damage after promising studies on animals....
Cigarettes Harbor Pathogenic Bacteria
in Well Woman Blog, on November 28, 2009
...lood and other infections); and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (an organism that causes 10 percent of all hospital-acquired infections in the United States).
The researchers also suspect that smoking we...
Ask Your Hospital to Replace Formula Discharge Bags with Breastfeeding-Friendly Healthy Baby Bounty Bags
in Next Nine Months, on November 23, 2009
... A couple of months ago, I wrote a post about how some hospitals are becoming more and more breastfeeding-friendly, by offering Healthy Baby Bounty Bags packed with product samples, coupons, and ...
Help Urge Hospitals to Give Breastfeeding Friendly Discharge Bags to New Moms
in The Parenting Weblog, on November 22, 2009
...thers reading this blog are also proactive supporters of breastfeeding. A few months ago, about 200 hospitals across the country started giving new mothers discharge bags called Healthy Baby Bounty B...
Seen that? - Acupuncture for Infertility
in Well Woman Blog, on November 14, 2009
...omised controlled trial - the gold standard of clinical trials - researchers in Germany divided 270 patients with a similar severity of tension headache into three groups. Over an eight week period on...
Seen that? - 2005: A Year Of Diabetes Breakthroughs
in Daily Diabetic, on November 9, 2009
...e blessed to be living in a time of explosive research and developments, a time when scientists and patients alike are fighting to improve the lives of millions diagnosed with the disease. Nina Nazor,...
Seen that? - Portable dialysis machines on the horizon
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 9, 2009
...he exclusive provider of advanced sorbent hemodialysis products and services for treatment of patients with renal failure. "Our new approval further demonstrates that Renal Solutions is on the le...
Seen that? - RFID intermediary
in The Techwear Weblog, on November 10, 2009
... 'Hugs' RFID infant protection system has prevented the abduction of a baby at Presbyterian Hospital. Now Information week let us know that soon this kind of RFID tagging is available for home...
Laugh and Learn About Childbirth DVDs and Book
in Next Nine Months, on October 31, 2009
...ff now come in paperback , a portable version if you may slip into your hospital bag for any last minute concerns or questions.
...
DROID Impresses
in The Gadgets Weblog, on October 30, 2009
...f posts this month and the one before, I was involved in a car accident and have been in and out of hospital! I'm home now though!)...
Seen that? - Soap and Water Eliminate Peanut Allergen
in Allergies, on October 29, 2009
...9;s boyfriend kissed her after eating a snack containing peanut butter. Christina was rushed to the hospital where she died despite the best efforts of doctors. An autopsy was being performed. Dr. Nin...
Gene Therapy for Leber's Congenital Amaurosis (LCA)
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 26, 2009
... Bennett’s laboratory, cloned the gene. The clinical vector production facility at Children’s Hospital’s Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (CCMT), directed by Fraser Wright, Ph.D., manufa... ...nherited retinal degenerative disease characterized by severe loss of vision at birth. Although the patients did not attain normal eyesight, half of them (six of 12) improved enough that they may no l...
Ambulances charge more for obese
in Sox First, on October 25, 2009
Another sign that the US health care system is truly screwed with reports that ambulances are jacking up fees to take the obese. The ambulance companies say transporting fat people costs 2.5 times more than normal, requiring extra people and special equipment. As a result, they've nearly d...
Tinnitus - hilft neue Diagnosemethode?
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on 23.10.09
...en, sondern nur von den Betroffenen selbst wahrgenommen werden.
Forschende des Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit haben jetzt eine neue Methode zur Diagnose von Tinnitus entdeckt.
Mit Hilfe eines bil...
Seen that? - Emergency Numbers ISDRA
in Under My Helmet, on October 21, 2009
...ce response dial: (911). You will reach the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff. Arroyo Grande Community Hospital dial: (805) 489-4261. [...] Read More What's In Your Emergency Kit? ...
Seen that? - Baseball catchers can face irreversible hand damage
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 21, 2009
...t; says Dr. Thomas J. Sandora, a physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital Boston and lead author of the study, dubbed "Healthy Hands, Healthy Families." Th...
Aerosol Measles Vaccine
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 21, 2009
...htake. "This new method could potentially offer safer, more affordable and effective treatments to patients that need them the most."
Source ...
Medizin-Nobelpreis 2009 an 3 US-Forscher fuer Erforschung der Erbträger beim Altern
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on 10.10.09
...edicine, Baltimore; Jack Szostak , 57-jähriger US-Amerikaner am Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Jetzt bekommen sie dafür den Nobelpreis: etwa eine Million Euro (zehn Millionen Schwedenkronen)...
Seen that? - A Diabetic With Olympic Courage
in Daily Diabetic, on October 2, 2009
...ive in helping diabetic neuropathy. An investigational injectable medication is being investigated: Patients are to test a trial treatment for diabetic nerve damage after promising studies on animals....
Seen that? - Using SCM in Children Hospital
in Supplychainer, on October 3, 2009
... Using SCM in Children Hospital at Supplychainer I recently saw an interesting news article from Business Wire about using SCM solutions in a childr...
Seen that? - Do erectile dysfunction drugs cause blindness?
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 2, 2009
...ygen during a heart attack, which can result to significant damage to heart muscle and tissue. Most patients would require treatment after a heart attack to repair the damage and improve their chances...
Healthy Baby Bounty Bag: Breastfeeding Support Hospital Discharge Bag
in Next Nine Months, on September 5, 2009
...anning on breastfeeding after childbirth, you'll want to know what practices do your doctor and hospital observe to help you succeed in breastfeeding. When you make your hospital tour, you may wan...
STOP Your Child’s Allergy Disease March without the OUCH!
in Allergies, on September 3, 2009
The following entry is contributed by Guest Blogger Stephen Hauer, Principal of DropYourAllergies.com a national, physician-based, patient-focused allergy services company offering environmental and food allergy testing, custom formulated immunotherapy vaccine (SLIT DROPS or traditional Injection...
Littman Bluetooth Stethoscope is the Tech I Expect my Doctor to Have
in The Gadgets Weblog, on August 28, 2009
... doctor to hear up to 38% better. It also has active noise amplification which will help with obese patients or with patients that have a feint heartbeat. These are the patients that that a doctor nee...
EarlyCDT–Lung™ Test for Detection of Early Stage of Lung Cancer Released
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 25, 2009
Oncimmune LLC announced the release of EarlyCDT- Lung , a simple blood test with the ability to detect the earliest stages of lung cancer when treatment can be most successful. Categorized as a high-complexity test under CLIA guidelines, the test is performed exclusively at Oncimmune's CLIA ...
Alternative Medicine Reduces IVF Success Rates
in Next Nine Months, on August 20, 2009
...te is 30% lower among women who have used alternative medicine . Based on a study of more than 700 patients who had IVF treatments, they found that women who had first tried a combination of alternati...
Diabetes Risk In Childhood Cancer Survivors
in Daily Diabetic, on August 20, 2009
...s as likely to report diabetes mellitus."
The above findings do not appear to be related to patients' body mass index or physical inactivity.
Read more from Science Daily .
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Batman Arkham Asylum Demo Makes me Drool
in The Gadgets Weblog, on August 11, 2009
... Arkham Asylum is to other Batman games like Christian Bale is to Adam West.
Set in a criminal hospital, the game starts with The Joker taking control of the Asylum which triggers Batman showing ...
MIT and LIMR Announce Nanotech Ovarian Cancer Therapy
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 8, 2009
... Lankenau Institute's Dr. Janet Sawicki . "Our hope is to begin doing clinical trials in patients in the next 18 to 24 months and then potentially tailor this therapy to treat different soli...
Summer Diabetes Management
in Daily Diabetic, on July 28, 2009
...t Tips
Marc Wolf - a registered pharmacist with more than 28 years of experience serving diabetic patients and founder and CEO of Diabetic Care Services - provides tips on protecting testing supplie...
Avandia, Under Fire Once More!
in Daily Diabetic, on July 27, 2009
...ted in risk of heart attacks , Avandia is facing another criticism:
liver failure and death in some patients.
Researchers from the activist group Public Citizen reported the said connection to Ava...
IVF Success Lies in the Genes
in Next Nine Months, on July 26, 2009
... answer may be found in your blood .
"We found that the gene expression profiles in blood of patients at the time of pituitary down-regulation showed interesting patterns of gene clustering. Ove...
Jacklyn Zeman Jewelry Collection
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 23, 2009
...mise, Jacklyn was asked to go to Los Angeles to create the role of Bobbie Spencer on General Hospital , a role she has played since 1977.
Garden Party Marquise Gemstone Bracelet
Repeati...
Bathtub and Shower Injuries Among Kids
in The Parenting Weblog, on July 18, 2009
...at home involving the kids, right?
What do you think is the top reason for kids being treated in hospital emergency departments? Bathtub and shower injuries !
According to a recent study conducted...
20 Cholesterol Regulating Genes Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 8, 2009
...scover exactly how the novel genes regulate cholesterol levels inside cells, as well as looking at patients to determine whether these genes (or alterations in them) do constitute risk factors, and in...
Victoza® (liraglutide) Received EU Marketing Authorization
in Daily Diabetic, on July 6, 2009
...7 European Union member states for:
combination treatment with metformin or a sulphonylurea in patients with insufficient glycemic control despite maximal tolerated dose of monotherapy with metfor...
Neverland's future: up for grabs
in Sox First, on July 4, 2009
...eland, a National Park and, in appalling taste, either an amusement park for kids or children's hospital. The truth is Jackson's approach to finance was pretty similar to many American homeow...
AADE'sNew Blog: Diabetes Education Voices
in Daily Diabetic, on June 29, 2009
... www.diabeteseducationblog.org .
It's AADE's hope that the blog will continue to help patients develop healthy diabetes self-care behaviors and offer an educator's insight into healt...
Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 3
in Wangtam, on 2009-06-27
...Magic?
• And then there was porn
• Twitter litter
• Why Did A Hospital Lie About Steve Jobs?
• Jumplist-Launcher - create custom jumplists in Windows 7
• MashDeck Launches: The Mashable Twit...
Swisslog introduces new solution for medication supply chain
in Supplychainer, on June 26, 2009
...ted that Swisslog has released its next generation of Inventory Management Software (IMS) for the hospital pharmacy. The software controls inventory costs, improves workflow efficiency and enhances ...
Has Intel finally broken into the cell phone market?
in Wangtam, on 2009-06-25
... GigDoggy.com - Letting Artists & Fans Interact
• Ubiquity 0.5 Preview Release
• Max Mosley forced to quit to avert rebel series
• Rapidshare Fined $34 Million for Copyright Infringement
• ...
Omega-3 For Diabetics' Heart Health
in Daily Diabetic, on June 23, 2009
... omega-3 fatty acids (3 g/day) for 2 months decreases the production of homocysteine in diabetic patients, which can lead to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease," wrote the researchers fr...
Type 2 Diabetes Overtreatment, Is It Really Safe??
in Daily Diabetic, on June 22, 2009
... to assess the impact of changes in antihyperglycemic therapies on health outcomes in managed care patients with type 2 diabetes.
Specifically, we assessed the predictors of intensification of antih...
Social Entrepreneurhip at Stanford
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 21, 2009
...e for developing this product is now doing the field trials in India and has been fitted on over 40 patients to date. In late May, the Re:Motion team was a co-winner of the Stanford student entreprene...
Blood Test for Aging Protein p16p16INK4a
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 17, 2009
...ward a better understanding of issues like the suitability of organs for transplantation, how well patients are likely to recover after surgery or the future toxicity of chemotherapy for cancer patien...
Victoza: New Diabetes Drug, Better Than Byetta?
in Daily Diabetic, on June 14, 2009
...increase insulin output in response to meals.
Byetta is a popular drug, and it's helped many patients. But liraglutide - soon to be called Victoza if approved by the FDA - works better, says Law...
Drug pushing Eli Lilly
in Sox First, on June 13, 2009
...eports that drug giant Eli Lilly pushed drugs for dementia, specifically zyprexa , on to elderly patients even though it knew the stuff didn't work. The evidence has come out in internal compan...
Swine flu and crime
in Sox First, on June 10, 2009
...he fallout could be devastating with panic setting in and the "worried well" pouring into hospitals even when there's nothing wrong with them, sucking up limited resources from patients ... ...ing into hospitals even when there's nothing wrong with them, sucking up limited resources from patients who are actually sick from the virus. As if that's not bad enough, there are reports ...
Chemotherapy Drug Triggers Fatal Allergic Reactions
in Allergies, on June 9, 2009
...cates that between 1997 and 2007, there have been an unusually high number of deaths among cancer patients who received Cremophor-based paclitaxel , a solvent-administered taxane chemotherapy.
Ad...
Self Foot Examination Against Needless Diabetic Amputations
in Daily Diabetic, on June 4, 2009
...betic patients," says Dr. Perlstein, pointing out that foot problems are the leading cause of hospitalization among diabetics and adding that with proper treatment, many of those problems and mos... ...ty of the diabetes crisis is illustrated by a trend he's seeing in his practice: more and more patients are undergoing highly preventable amputations due to complications from diabetes.
"The...
Bayer Diabetes Care Launched A1CNow® SELFCHECK For Home Use
in Daily Diabetic, on June 3, 2009
...ar is being managed.
With Bayer's A1CNow®SELFCHECK - which was recently cleared by the FDA - patients will be able to more closely watch their A1C level in between healthcare provider visits so t...
Obese Pregnant Women Should Not Gain Weight
in Next Nine Months, on May 31, 2009
...ional program experience less adverse maternal-fetal outcomes.
In the study, conducted at several hospitals, the researchers followed 232 obese pregnant women, all of whom had a body mass index (BMI... ...control group was 31 pounds, compared to 11 pounds in the study group. Twenty-three extremely obese patients lost weight during their pregnancy.
The findings showed that there were no fetal deaths an...
Eight Genes That Help Predict Patients Response to Melanoma Treatment
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 31, 2009
...atient's response to treatment .
Dr. Tawbi and his colleagues examined the tumor tissues of 21 patients with metastatic melanoma, some of whom responded to chemotherapy and some who did not. Once...
Triglycerides and Diabetic Neuropathy
in Daily Diabetic, on May 25, 2009
...rides (a known cardiovascular disease risk factor) can also be used to by doctors to predict which patients with diabetes are more likely to develop neuropathy.
In a study report now online in the jo...
VHA Selects Eight Health Care Organizations for Supply Chain Excellence
in Supplychainer, on May 21, 2009
... VHA Inc. , a national network of not-for-profit hospitals based in Irving, Texas, has recognized eight health care organizations for supply chain management excellence and named them as winners o...
OTC Prevacid®, Heartburn Medicine Now FDA-Approved
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 15, 2009
...More than 50 million Americans suffer from frequent heartburn, and nearly half-more than 21 million patients-utilize prescription-only Prevacid® to treat acid-related disorders.
The US FDA recentl...
New Heart Studies with Focus on Prevention and Early Diagnosis
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 14, 2009
...ill be released by Medtronic this week could help improve cancer and arthritis diagnosis in heart patients.
The groundbreaking research includes data on the world's first pacemaker designed for...
IT-740 Staff Badge: World’s thinnest hybrid active RFID Tag
in The RFID Weblog, on May 5, 2009
...n delivery.
If you are worried about the size then these RFID tags are 3mm thin which will enable hospital and healthcare facilities to layer a standard personnel badge on top of the tag which could...
Diabetes Drug Januvia May Trigger Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer
in Daily Diabetic, on April 30, 2009
...liptin - sold in pill form as Januvia - could lead to a form of low-grade pancreatitis in some patients and a greater risk of pancreatic cancer in long-term users.
Researchers from the Larr...
Vitamin D Deficiency May Increase Asthma Risk
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 30, 2009
...gher risk of developing asthma.
Vitamin D levels were also associated with increased frequency of hospitalization, according to a study with 616 Costa rican children with asthma published in the...
Saliva Test: Non-invasive Method To Detect Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on April 28, 2009
...e searching for biomarkers that may indicate diabetes, doctors examined the saliva of 40 different patients. Through salivary analysis, they managed to devise a new "non-invasive" method for...
Urine Metabolite Identifies Smokers with Higher Lung Cancer Risk
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 27, 2009
...ls of NNAL in the urine were divided into three groups. Compared to those with the lowest levels, patients with a mid-range level of NNAL had a 43 percent increased risk of lung cancer, while those a...
Director at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center becomes supply chain "Pro to know" of the year
in Supplychainer, on April 27, 2009
...nd Commercial Services Division. UPMC is a $7 billion global health enterprise, which operates a 20-hospital system with nearly $2 billion in spend.
"This year's Provider Pros to Know have s...
NutriSystem D: New Weight Loss Hope for People with Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on April 23, 2009
...diabetes lose 16 times more weight and lower their blood sugar levels 5 times more than a standard hospital-based diet and education regimen.
In a recent study, researchers at the Center for Obesity...
Prinz Charles kritisiert selbstverliebte Architektur für London
in Bauen - aber richtig, on 23.04.09
© Richard Rogers Einen bemerkenswerten Kommentar liefert Hans Kollhoff, Architekt und Präsident der Internationalen Bauakademie Berlin, in der WELT vom 22. April 2009 zur Kritik von Prinz Charles und dem Protest von zehn namhaften Architekten gegen die 'Einmischung' des Prinzen...
To panic, or not to panic
in The CIO Weblog, on April 22, 2009
...nt amount of traffic including voice and Internet serving some important locations, such as a local hospital and 911 center (in addition to a swath of private businesses and homes). Some local cell se...
Louisiana Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Board Certified Interventional Pain Physicians -- Ensuring Patient Safety
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 22, 2009
...ican Society of Anesthesiology.
"The utmost concern of these organizations was the safety of patients. When these procedures were being performed by individuals with little or no formal trainin...
Tips for Accurate Blood Glucose Testing
in Daily Diabetic, on April 21, 2009
...evels.
Marc Wolf, a registered pharmacist with more than 28 years of experience serving diabetic patients and founder and CEO of Care Services, Inc. ( www.diabeticcareservices.com and www.diabetic...
Robindira Unsworth Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on April 16, 2009
...e, and she chose to work in social services. Working with diverse populations such as AIDS dementia patients and adults with developmental disabilities, she learned to appreciate the strength, beauty,...
