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California Department of Public Health Fines Southland Hospitals

Jim Marino — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:00:50 +0000

The California Department of Public Health, which monitors the quality of care at hospitals, has fined 16 hospitals for not complying with state and federal regulations. Of the 16 hospitals fined, three were in Los Angeles County and three were in Orange County. Four fines against Riverside County’s John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital total $100,000. The state agency’s director says it focused on lapses in patient care.

Health Policy Research Roundup: New Orleans Clinic Experiences, Health Reform And Lagging Biomedical Research Funds

Jim Marino — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:41:29 +0000

Journal of the American Medical Association: Funding of US Biomedical Research, 2003-2008 – After doubling in a decade, the rate of increase in biomedical research in the U.S. has slowed since 2005, and the level of funding from the National Institutes of Health and industry appears to have decreased by 2 percent in 2008, after adjusting for inflation, the authors of this study report.

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New Study Reports Three Times More People Receiving Health Care Support at Home Rather Than in Nursing Homes or Assisted-Living Facilities

Jim Marino — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:45:42 +0000

American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance and Homewatch CareGivers, teamed up to conduct a study examining trends in long-term health care and the utilization of associated support services. Among the conclusions of the study is the dramatic growth of people receiving support care at home and the significantly greater percentage of those with long-term care insurance who are able to receive home-based care and stay in the their homes longer.

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New Strain Of Drug-Resistant Bacteria Emerging In US Hospitals

Jim Marino — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:07:48 +0000

A new study published in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology reports a surge in drug-resistant strains of a dangerous type of bacteria in US hospitals: Acinetobacter strikes patients in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and others and often causes severe pneumonias or bloodstream infection, some of which are now resistant to imipenem, an antibiotic that is reserved for last-line treatment.

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RCN Commits To Long Acting Reversible Contraception Accreditation Scheme

Jim Marino — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:41:00 +0000

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced that it would continue providing accreditation for nurses offering Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC). The announcement follows an internal review which focused on finding a sustainable solution to providing LARC accreditation. LARC covers nurses fitting intrauterine techniques (IUTs) and subdermal contraceptive implants (SDIs). From 1 April 2010 the RCN will provide the accreditation at a cost of £300 for members and £400 for non-members.

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BioRx Offers Berinert to Patients with Hereditary Angioedema

Jim Marino — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:17:48 +0000

BioRx has been named one of a small number of approved providers of Berinert®. Berinert® is a plasma-derived concentrate of C1 esterase inhibitor (human) indicated for the treatment of acute abdominal or facial attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE) in adult and adolescent patients. CSL Behring, the manufacturer of Berinert® selected BioRx as part of their distribution network to launch this exciting new product in the United States.

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Banner Del E. Webb nurse teaches safe birthing in Honduras

Jim Marino — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:39:54 +0000

With a desire to help women in need, Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center’s nurses trekked to Honduras recently to help teach safer birthing practices. With the generosity of BDWMC employees, the PureHeart Christian Fellowship, which sponsored the trip in conjunction with Helping Mothers and Babies, Inc., and donations from Banner Mesa Boswell School of Nursing students and Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center, Emrick collected enough donations to make 300 birthing and midwife kits.

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Medical Acoustics Lung Flute Selected by Popular Science Magazine for 2009 BOWN Award

Jim Marino — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:35:09 +0000

Medical Acoustics LLC has announced that its FDA-cleared Lung Flute^®, a diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory medical device, was selected by Popular Science magazine for inclusion in the magazine’s prestigious Best of What’s New (BOWN) awards for 2009. The Lung Flute® is the first respiratory medical device that harnesses the non-invasive power of low frequency sound waves to mobilize deep lung secretions.

Ekkyo Presents a Positive Assessment one Year After the Launch of EkkyLite(TM), its New Scar Healing System

Jim Marino — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:56:09 +0000

Ekkyo(TM), a photomedicine company that develops first-in-class laser-based systems for skin scar prevention and reduction is presented its assessment one year after the commercial launch of EkkyLite(TM). Ekkyo has also set up a national register to log and measure the development of the healing process for each patient treated. This confidential register provides personalised access for each practitioner equipped with an EkkyLite (TM) system.

American Biotech Labs(R) Wins FDA Clearance for New Prescription Wound Dressing Gel

Jim Marino — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:38:23 +0000

American Biotech Labs has announced that it has obtained clearance by the FDA to market its ASAP Antibacterial Silver Wound Dressing Gel as a prescription 510(k) medical device throughout the United States. The FDA 510(k) medical device clearance enables ABL to market its ASAP Antibacterial Silver Gel “for use in the management of 1st and 2nd degree burns, stasis ulcers, pressure ulcers, diabetic ulcers, lacerations, abrasions, skin tears and surgical incision sites.