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An ISET Healthcare portal for medical professionals in the Middle East Saturday 13th March 2010
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By: snigdha on March 11, 2010
 For long now, obstetric practice has stopped conducting vaginal birth followed by a previous caesarean section and about nine in ten women in the United States end up in repeat caesareans.
A panel of experts from the National Institute of Health, recently recommended that obstetric practice revisit caesarean guidelines and actively perform ‘vaginal delivery after caesarean [...]
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By: snigdha on March 11, 2010
 A randomized controlled trial reported that thyroid hormone analogue, eprotirome, reduced LDL cholesterol by up to 32% beyond statins alone, an effect greater than doubling the dosage of statins. This study was conducted by researchers at the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm and is reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.
This study included 189 [...]
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By: snigdha on March 11, 2010
 Whether one opts for a soothing massage or listens to soft music while practicing deep breathing in a dimly lit room, their effects on relieving stress are one and the same, a new research states.
Scientists at the Group Health Research Institute in Seattle said the feeling of relaxation people experience during a massage could be [...]
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By: snigdha on March 11, 2010
For the second time in two years, pharmaceutical bigwig Glaxo has strengthened its ties with Anglo-German company Cellzome, by signing a deal worth up to €475 million (US$644.3 million). The collaboration gives GSK an exclusive right to Cellzome’s epigenetics platform technology in the discovery of oral small-molecule drugs for treating immuno-inflammatory diseases.
The deal kicks off [...]
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By: snigdha on March 10, 2010
 Most shoppers assume that vegetables labelled ‘fresh produce’ are no more than four days old. The truth however is that most vegetables are about two weeks old by the time they reach marketplace from a farm. A survey found that roughly 80% of shoppers had this misconception about the so-called ‘fresh produce’.
Scientists from the Institute [...]
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By: snigdha on March 10, 2010
 According to a survey of 928 board-certified physicians by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, a group of plastic surgeons specializing in cosmetic surgery, cosmetic enhancement procedures in the United States plunged for the second year in a row in 2009. Blaming it on the sagging economy, the board revealed a 2% decline in [...]
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By: snigdha on March 10, 2010
 A new study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, compared survival rates of live kidney donors to non-donors and revealed that the former do not face any risk of premature death and have a life span as much as their non-organ donor counterparts.
Although kidney donors face a higher risk [...]
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By: admin on March 4, 2010
 Atlanta – Soon after The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its proposed rules for “meaningful use” of electronic health records (EHRs) on December 30, 2009, Siemens asked two prominent chief nursing officers (CNO) how the new guidelines support nurses’ commitment to quality patient care delivery, enhance their care documentation capabilities, and can spur [...]
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By: admin on March 4, 2010
 DNA vaccines developer Inovio Biomedical Corp said on Wednesday that it has launched its new CELLECTRA-SP series of hand-held, cordless electroporation devices for delivering DNA vaccines.
The new device, unveiled at the DNA Vaccines 2010 conference being held in New Orleans, is designed to facilitate mass vaccination.
According to Inovio, existing electroporation systems consist of an electrical [...]
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By: admin on March 3, 2010
 Hala Abu DhabiPLYMOUTH MEETING, PA—ECRI Institute® (www.ecri.org), an independent nonprofit organization that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, announces the addition of interactive Flash-based courses to its online continuing medical education (CME) program, e-Learn™. e-Learn’s catalog of over 100 patient safety and risk management courses for healthcare professionals is accredited by the Accreditation [...]
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By: snigdha on March 2, 2010
 Fast foods have been a rage for atleast two decades now. With fast food companies burgeoning today and offering palatable meals on a budget, it is hardly a surprise that they attract millions of us world over. Very recently, McDonald’s nationally rolled out a Dollar Breakfast Menu in January, followed by Burger King that tried to [...]
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By: admin on March 1, 2010
 Microorganisms are found everywhere although  most of them are harmless, but their presence can do a lot of damage in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals or in tissue transplants. Now with the aid of a new device, germs can be detected in artificial cartilage within a few hours.
It is known that we are surrounded by microorganisms. They [...]
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By: snigdha on March 1, 2010
 Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stenting Trial (CREST), a federally funded study was conducted to compare the results of traditional heart surgery vs. a new, less invasive procedure called stenting to eradicate plaques in clogged neck arteries, also called carotid arteries. Study findings revealed that carotid artery stenting would be as safe and effective as carotid [...]
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By: snigdha on March 1, 2010
 Bisophenol A (BPA) is a chemical commonly found in polycarbonate plastic bottles and the aluminium lining of food andbeverage cans. A new research done on mice found that mouse pups born to mothers who were exposed to a high content of bisophenol A were at a higher risk of developing asthma.
The results of the study [...]
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By: admin on February 28, 2010
 Dubai: Abu Dhabi’s implementation of compulsory health insurance in 2006 has left Dubai lagging behind in its health insurance reforms.
Dubai had planned to follow in the footsteps of Abu Dhabi’s mandatory health care insurance scheme but, owing to a change in the financial climate, the scheme was suspended, leaving a large percentage of low-income foreign [...]
Written By: admin on March 12, 2010
As one of the world’s leading IT companies, IBM prides itself on providing top-notch technology products and offerings for business. But IBM also offers a growing number of solutions for society at large in such areas as environmental protection, social computing, and community projects.
“Science is the core of our business – there’s no mistaking that,” [...]
Written By: admin on March 12, 2010
KOLKATA: Fortis Healthcare has decided to re-brand the 10 Wockhardt hospitals it acquired last year under the Fortis brandname from April 1. There-branding exercise will be followed by a heavy duty marketing and advertisement blitz in markets where the 10 hospitals are located. The change of brand name will also see Wockhardt hospitals adopting the [...]
Written By: admin on March 12, 2010
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 NEW DELHI: Fortis Healthcare announced on Thursday that it is buying private equity firm TPG Capital’s 23.9% stake in Singapore’s Parkway Holdings for $685.3 million (Rs 3,080 crore), supplanting Apollo Hospitals as Asia’s largest hospital chain.
Chairman Malvinder Singh, a former owner along with brother Shivinder of pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy Laboratories, said the deal will place [...]
Written By: snigdha on March 11, 2010
For long now, obstetric practice has stopped conducting vaginal birth followed by a previous caesarean section and about nine in ten women in the United States end up in repeat caesareans.
A panel of experts from the National Institute of Health, recently recommended that obstetric practice revisit caesarean guidelines and actively perform ‘vaginal delivery after caesarean [...]
Written By: snigdha on March 11, 2010
A randomized controlled trial reported that thyroid hormone analogue, eprotirome, reduced LDL cholesterol by up to 32% beyond statins alone, an effect greater than doubling the dosage of statins. This study was conducted by researchers at the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm and is reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.
This study included 189 [...]
Written By: snigdha on March 11, 2010
Ever find it hard to overcome a squabble with a loved one? Here’s the clue according to an interesting research. Scientists claim that solving crosswords or anagrams stimulate the brain’s problem solving and decision making ability, which in turn helps overcome differences with dear ones quickly.
Lateral pre-frontal cortex is the puzzle solving area of the [...]
Written By: snigdha on March 11, 2010
Whether one opts for a soothing massage or listens to soft music while practicing deep breathing in a dimly lit room, their effects on relieving stress are one and the same, a new research states.
Scientists at the Group Health Research Institute in Seattle said the feeling of relaxation people experience during a massage could be [...]
Written By: admin on March 11, 2010
To deliver maximum value for public money, St. James’s Hospital needs to keep tight control over its finances. Without integration between financial and materials management systems, the hospital faced delays and deficits.
By implementing a centralised ERP system, the hospital could facilitate integration and improve process efficiency. IBM Global Business Services helped St. James’s implement the [...]
Written By: admin on March 11, 2010
PASADENA, CA – Nearly 1,000 affiliated physicians of Huntington Memorial Hospital, a 636-bed, not-for-profit hospital in Southern California, are moving to electronic prescribing, a step which hospital officials say will help bring them closer to an electronic healthcare record.
The hospital is offering its affiliated physicians a branded version of Chicago-based Allscripts’s stand-alone solution called HuntingtonRx.
“The [...]
Written By: admin on March 11, 2010
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology,U.S. Â has officially published a proposed rule establishing two certification programs–one temporary and the other permanent–to test and certify electronic health records.
The proposed rule describes how an organization would become an “ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Body” under the temporary program. An organization would submit an application [...]
Written By: jamal on March 11, 2010
Article by Safa’ Faza’ for Biomed Middle East
Stem cells are cells found in most, if not all, multi-cellular organisms. They are characterized by the ability to renew themselves through mitotic cell division and differentiating into a diverse range of specialized cell types. Research in the stem cell field grew out of findings by Canadian scientists [...]
Written By: snigdha on March 11, 2010
For the second time in two years, pharmaceutical bigwig Glaxo has strengthened its ties with Anglo-German company Cellzome, by signing a deal worth up to €475 million (US$644.3 million). The collaboration gives GSK an exclusive right to Cellzome’s epigenetics platform technology in the discovery of oral small-molecule drugs for treating immuno-inflammatory diseases.
The deal kicks off [...]
Written By: snigdha on March 10, 2010
Most shoppers assume that vegetables labelled ‘fresh produce’ are no more than four days old. The truth however is that most vegetables are about two weeks old by the time they reach marketplace from a farm. A survey found that roughly 80% of shoppers had this misconception about the so-called ‘fresh produce’.
Scientists from the Institute [...]
Written By: snigdha on March 10, 2010
According to a survey of 928 board-certified physicians by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, a group of plastic surgeons specializing in cosmetic surgery, cosmetic enhancement procedures in the United States plunged for the second year in a row in 2009. Blaming it on the sagging economy, the board revealed a 2% decline in [...]
Written By: snigdha on March 10, 2010
A new study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, compared survival rates of live kidney donors to non-donors and revealed that the former do not face any risk of premature death and have a life span as much as their non-organ donor counterparts.
Although kidney donors face a higher risk [...]
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