Most kidney donors and recipients are in favor of exchanging personal health information that may influence success before scheduling a living organ donor transplant, while healthcare professionals are more reluctant, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN)...
Solutions for driving productivity and realising process efficiencies in healthcare will be showcased at the Siemens stand at this year's Annual Meeting of the British Nuclear Medicine Society (BNMS). From 26 - 28 April at Harrogate International Centre, visitors to stand 2 will learn how imaging technology and new software innovations are transforming the diagnostic environment.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) afflicts a large number of younger minority adults receiving medical care in settings that serve the uninsured and underinsured (settings collectively known as the healthcare safety net). Poor, minority adults with moderate to severe CKD are also two to four times more likely to progress to kidney failure than non-Hispanic whites...
XenaCare Holdings, Inc., a company specializing in the marketing and retail distribution of consumer healthcare products, has announced today that its over-the-counter (OTC) pain reliever, Cobroxin, will be available for purchase in Walgreens by May 1, 2010. Walgreens is considered one of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains with 7,162 drugstores located throughout the United States.
XenaCare Holdings, Inc., a company specializing in the marketing and retail distribution of consumer healthcare products, has announced today that its over-the-counter (OTC) pain reliever, Cobroxin, will be available for purchase in Walgreens by May 1, 2010. Walgreens is considered one of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains with 7,162 drugstores located throughout the United States.
Healthcare, Agriculture, Education Need To Be Top Priorities In Rebuilding Of Haiti In a Baltimore Sun opinion piece, Richard Santos - president and CEO of IMA World Health, a non-profit that provides health care services and supplies - describes what he sees as the top three priorities for the rebuilding of Haiti, beginning with healthcare, which he describes...
People who have kidney transplants need longer-term support than most friends, relatives or even healthcare professionals realise, according to a study of 160 patients published in the December issue of the UK-based Journal of Advanced Nursing. Researchers surveyed 55 patients who had undergone surgery in the last year, together with 105 who had had surgery in the last one to three years at the Vanderbilt Transplant Center in Tennessee, USA.
The University of Southern California (USC) University Hospital received a Heart Transplant Excellence Award from the independent healthcare ratings organization Health Grades, ranking among the top one percent of hospitals in the U.S. that perform heart transplants. The top-rated hospitals for organ transplantation based on patient outcomes were identified for the first time by HealthGrades and are now available at
Movea, the global leader in technology, patents, and products for motion-sensing applications, unveiled its SmartMotion™ Development Kit (SMDK) at MEDICA 2009. The SMDK allows application developers, OEMs, and healthcare researchers to effortlessly add motion-sensing capabilities to their products or R&D projects. The best-in-class solution applies Movea's patented sensor fusion technology to deliver highly accurate measurement of human body orientation and precisely quantified motion.
VitalRemedyMD, a physician-established company, offers scientifically formulated integrative nutritional supplements designed to improve the quality of traditional healthcare. "We are proud that VitalProteinRx is now an integral part of Fresenius' armamentarium in helping patients with chronic kidney disease," stated Dr. Seth Baum, Founder of VitalRemedyMD.
Wide gaps in quality outcomes for women persist, not only when compared to men, but among hospitals and states, according to a new study released by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. The Sixth Annual HealthGrades Women's Health in American Hospitals study identifies patient outcomes for maternity care and inhospital treatment of 16 procedures/diagnoses concerning women's health.
Vetericyn Inc., a California-based animal healthcare company, has announced the launch of its new Vetericyn™ equine product, available in a 16-ounce trigger spray for horses. Vetericyn™ utilizes an FDA-cleared technology that has been used to successfully treat over one million human patients without a single serious adverse effect. Now, the innovative topical wound-care product is available to the animal healthcare market.
Genomas, a biomedical company advancing DNA-guided medicine and personalized healthcare, announced its participation at the prestigious XV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, a meeting held triennially by the International Atherosclerosis Society. Gualberto Ruano, MD, PhD, President of Genomas, will present "Physiogenomic Contours of Statin Safety and Efficacy," a clinical study examining the differences in response to statin drugs based on individual gene variations.
A new review finds hospital volume to be a useful, albeit imperfect, predictor of short term mortality. While studies, when combined, show a quantifiable and statistically significant inverse association between case volume and mortality, the review finds that individual studies often fail to show such an association, leading the authors to conclude volume is at best an imperfect proxy for healthcare quality.
Africa faces an "epidemic" of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in the coming decades which needs to be urgently addressed by healthcare professionals and governments, according to a Declaration for Cardiovascular Practitioners in Africa, published today. The Declaration is published in a special edition of the Cardiovascular Journal of Africa (CVJA) to mark its 20th Anniversary.
A ground breaking ice pack, which reduces pain and improves joint mobility among osteoarthritis patients and helps athletes recover quicker and more effectively from injury or surgery, has been launched by North Yorkshire healthcare innovations company - Salitas The revolutionary MORPHO™ Cryo-Matrix remains colder up to 12 times longer than conventional gel packs and is not wet or messy and is easy to prepare and apply.
