FDA Clears Surefire Angiographic Catheters
Surefire Medical, Inc. announced today that the company has received 510(k) FDA clearance to...
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Rusch EZ-Blocker Endobronchial Blocker Receives 510(k) Clearance
Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery,...
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ICAAC 2012: Influenza Treatment in Infants
The Particulars: Among children aged 2 and younger, influenza-associated morbidity is high. It is...
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ICAAC 2012: Viral Coinfections in Children With Respiratory Infections
The Particulars: Little is known about the impact of viral coinfections and recently discovered...
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ICAAC 2012: Comparing Approaches to Hand Hygiene Compliance
The Particulars: The standard method for monitoring hand hygiene compliance before and after...
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ICAAC 2012: Evaluating a Point-of-Care HIV Test
The Particulars: In some settings, access to CD4 testing for determining the eligibility for...
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ICAAC 2012: Reducing CVC-Related Bloodstream Infections
The Particulars: Central venous catheters (CVCs) are frequently used throughout hospitals...
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ICAAC 2012
New research was presented at ICAAC 2012, the 52nd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents...
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Decision-Making Patterns in Prostate Cancer
University of North Carolina researchers have found that decision-making patterns appear to vary...
Read MoreIntimate Partner Violence Resources Differ Among EDs
Intimate partner violence (IPV) occurs in an estimated 2 million women in the United States each year and in up to 26% of American women over the course of their lifetime. IPV involves any pattern of assaultive and coercive...
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Few STEMI Patients Take Preventive Therapies
Despite the apparently high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among patients hospitalized...
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A Look at Depression & Prescription Opioid Misuse
Survey results from patients on chronic opioid therapy with no history of substance abuse...
Read MoreA Report on Physician Adoption of EHRs
A report from the National Center for Health Statistics indicates that 55% of physicians had adopted an electronic health record (EHR) system in 2011. The report, available at www.cdc.gov/nchs, reviews the types of systems that...
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Social Attachment Increases Ovarian Cancer Survival
For patients with ovarian cancer, social attachment appears to be associated with a survival...
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Chlamydia Testing Rates in Women
National survey data show that women with chlamydia symptoms were tested in just 16% of visits to...
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Severity of OSA Impacts Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Efficacy
Patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) appear less likely to respond to antiarrhythmic...
Read MoreFinancial Reinforcement & Medication Adherence
University of Connecticut investigators have found that financial reinforcement interventions appear to significantly improve medication adherence. Interventions that were longer in duration, offered an average of $50 or more...
Read MoreACS 2012: Decreasing Postsurgical Pulmonary Complications
The Particulars: Some of the most common postsurgical complications involve the respiratory system and include pneumonia and ventilator dependency. Evidence is lacking on standard care for postoperative pulmonary complications....
Read MoreObama vs Romney on Healthcare in First Debate
President Obama and Mitt Romney made some swift punches on healthcare in the first presidential debate Wednesday night. Healthcare was officially allotted 15 minutes in the 90-minute debate, so let’s check out their...
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