Community in Medical Technology

Researchers Present Safety and Efficacy Results of 429 Patients Treated With Radiofrequency Ablation for Pre-Cancerous Barrett's Esophagus

... Large multi-center trial conducted in a community practice setting demonstrates comparable outcomes ... endoscopic radiofrequency ablation performed in a community practice setting is safe and effective for ... Outcomes of 429 Patients from a Multi-center community Practice Registry" and was presented today by ...

Stand Up To Cancer Awards $73.6 Million for Novel, Groundbreaking Cancer Research

... . "The response of the scientific community to Stand Up To Cancer has been extraordinary," ... League Baseball to join the Stand Up To Cancer community to help fight a disease that has in some way ... Individuals Participate in SU2C Through Online community and Grassroots Activities SU2C's robust ...

One Call Now Offers Notification Service at NO CHARGE for Governments, Schools, Businesses, Religious Organizations and Others in Response to Swine Flu Outbreak

... agency, school district, business, religious or community organization that lacks an emergency ... For Churches, Youth Sports Leagues and community Organizations, instant communications to keep ... has grown rapidly to become a leading provider of community notification solutions for time-sensitive ...

Progress Against Malaria and Other Infectious Diseases Among Highlights at Annual Vaccine Conference

... children. When the vaccine was offered at community sites only, the vaccine reached 30 percent of ... portion of all school-age children in a community with flu vaccine," said Manjusha Gaglani, MD, ... TX. "To do so takes a coordinated effort by community health care providers, the ...

Portable CT Increases Chance of Stroke Survival and Recovery

... stroke patients are taken to relatively small community hospitals where access to CT scanning may be ... is able to solve a very important problem for a community hospital, where the majority of stroke victims ... Most stroke victims are treated at small community hospitals where access to CT may be limited. ...

The COSHAR Foundation Urges Parents to Ensure Children Are Up-to-Date on Vaccinations

... to "Impacting the Health of the World, One community at a Time." The COSHAR Foundation's National ... (NHMN) includes more than 11,000 churches and 200 community organizations throughout the country and addresses various community health concerns. Protecting our Future: ...

Video: Novartis Vaccines and PTA Battle Flu: Public Health Vaccination Initiative Urges Families 'Let's Fight Flu Together!'

... for students and their families, teachers and community members at participating PTA schools and community sites across the United States. Children play a ... wellness of children, parents, school staff and community members. That's why we're excited about returning ...

Healthy Bones Program Reduces Hip Fractures by 37 Percent, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds

... works with national and local health agencies and community organizations to share and widely disseminate its ... program is funded in part by Kaiser Permanente's community Benefit division, which in 2007 directed ... services, technology, and funding toward total community health. About Kaiser Permanente Kaiser ...

Gaining Too Much Weight During Pregnancy Nearly Doubles Risk of Having a Heavy Baby

... works with national and local health agencies and community organizations to share and widely disseminate its ... program is funded in part by Kaiser Permanente's community Benefit division, which in 2007 directed ... services, technology, and funding toward total community health. About Kaiser Permanente Kaiser ...

First Town Hall Meeting on Inequities in Clinical Trials to Take Place at the Harlem Hospital Center on October 20

... community Leaders/Patients Encouraged to Discuss ... to reduce disparities in clinical trials at the community level. The forum will be held in the Herbert G. ... to the EDICT assessment, lack of community participation at the beginning of the process ...

Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) Makes Unprecedented Research and Local Program Grants

... level. Because of this two-fold commitment to the community and cutting-edge research, they are truly an ... Service; and Michelle Graham, M.S.W., Deaf community Advocacy Network (DEAF C.A.N.!). In addition to ... life-saving screening and support to those in our community who are in greatest need," said Maureen Meldrum, ...

Unprecedented 8th Year Start Up of National Direct AmeriCorps Program Access to Care Through Service (ACTS) Parent, Lead Organization The Philadelphia AIDS Consortium and World Health Care Infrastructures

... and affected by HIV/AIDS to work in direct community service to their communities. Access To Care ... 30 will be inducted tomorrow. The eleven (11) community base sites include: ASIAC, Congreso de Latinos, ... Food Bank of Southern New Jersey, community Baptist Church, Positive Effects and ...

Image Guided Radiation Therapy in Latham, NY. Now Fighting Cancer Using Fast and Precise RapidArc(TM) Radiotherapy Technology

... the Image Guided Radiation Therapy program at community Care Physicians in Latham have commenced treating ... The Image Guided Radiation Therapy program at community Care Physicians was one of the earliest adopters ... the Albany, New York greater Capital District. community Care Physicians medical services include Internal ...

Alzheimer's Foundation of America Survey: Americans With Memory Concerns Fall Short of Talking to Doctors

... of free confidential memory screenings at community sites nationwide as part of AFA's National Memory ... will be available nationwide at various community sites, including the entire chain of 1,100 Kmart pharmacies, local Alzheimer's agencies, senior and community centers, assisted living facilities, adult day ...

ACORN Showcases Oncology CRO, EDC, PRO and Data Warehouse at 44th Annual DIA Meeting

... Tenn., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Accelerated community Oncology Research Network(TM) (ACORN) will be ... / biotech companies, and community oncology practices. Additionally, ACORN's ... Services, 901-259-0878. Accelerated community Oncology Research Network, Inc. (ACORN) ...

ACORN Continues Success in Oncology Data Warehousing With Accumulation of Nearly 50 Million Data Observations

... Tenn., June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Accelerated community Oncology Research Network(TM), an ... and laboratory information systems, garnered from community oncology practices nationwide where 85% of cancer ... as its CRO services, Guardian EDC, and network of community oncology practices. For additional information ...

ACORN Presents Findings of Collaborative Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Research

... MD, FACP, President of the Accelerated community Oncology Research Network, Inc. presented ... available to every member of the community who has a need. Neutropenia (low white blood ... leaders from the academic community with leading community oncologists who are committed to advancing the ...

Enanta Reports New Macrolide-Related Drug Class, Bicyclolides, to Combat Hospital and Community Acquired Superbug Infections, Including MRSA

... for use within both hospital as well as community settings. The growing problem of bacterial ... for those who acquired the infection in the community and must seek hospital treatment for lengthy ... and oral treatments for hospital and community MRSA. Enanta is a privately held company with ...

Major Deficiencies in Design; Funding of Clinical Trials Affects Future of Scientific Innovation

... that must be addressed if the biomedical research community -- government researchers, academic centers and ... policy on appropriate inclusion. 3. Foster community involvement in clinical trials. Today, ... that investigators build a detailed plan for community engagement into the research protocol that ...

Study Finds Personal and Web-Based Support Equal Weight Loss Success

... this benefits not only our members but the community at large -- that's why we extend our care by ... Raymond J. Baxter, Ph.D., senior vice president, community Benefit. Given that two-thirds of Americans are ... works with national and local health agencies and community organizations to share and widely disseminate its ...

Breast Cancer Treatment Is Reduced to One Week

... Chicago-Area community Hospital to Offer New Clinical Study to Breast ... inserted. Little Company of Mary is the first community hospital in Illinois to offer the study, joining ... Mary and offer the women in Chicago's Southwest community a new and safer form of radiation therapy for the ...

Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Jersey Children's Hospital Launch Center for Immune System Disorders & Infectious Diseases Including HIV/AIDS

... in the battle against HIV/AIDS here in our community and throughout the world, and we stand united ... the commitment and the scope, which includes community outreach and education as well as expanding ... Jersey's pharmaceutical and medical technology community through its trade association, the ...

Oncologists Call For Medicare to Reconsider Anemia Drug Restrictions

... WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The community Oncology Alliance (COA), representing community cancer centers nationwide, formally requested ... 203-715-0300. The community Oncology Alliance (COA) is a non-profit ...

Hospital to Hold MRSA Briefing for Media and Community Leaders

... aureus(MRSA) is scheduled for media and community leaders. James Rahal, M.D., and a ... During the briefing, the date and location of a community education program is expected to be ... acquired by healthy persons in the community who have not been recently (within the past year) ...

Schering-Plough Highlights PEGINTRON(TM) Clinical Data Presentations at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) 2007 Annual Meeting

... nearly 2,000 patients conducted at academic and community clinics in Canada between 2002 and 2006. In the ... Alfa-2b plus Ribavirin in a Large, Mixed community and Academic Observational Study; Paul Marotta et ... "Clinical Approaches to HCV Management: community Cases, Expert Analysis" Monday, Nov. 5, 6:30-8:30 ...

Tablet PC Technology Helps Doctors and Patients Focus on Chemotherapy Side Effects, According to Thomson Healthcare Study

... Oncology Services, Inc.; and Accelerated community Oncology Research Network, Inc. Supportive ... Oncology Services, Inc. and Accelerated community Oncology Research Network, Inc. About Thomson ... and outcomes company working closely with community oncology practices and oncology academic centers ...

Study Shows Cancer Vaccines Led to Long-Term Survival for Patients with Metastatic Melanoma and to Long Periods of Disease Control After Completion of Therapy

... Hoag Cancer Center Hoag Cancer Center is accredited as a "Comprehensive community Cancer Program" by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of ... Irvine campus in 2010. Hoag continues to offer additional services to the community through the seven Hoag Health Centers located throughout Orange County. ...

Researchers Create First Targeted Knockout Rats Using Zinc Finger Nuclease Technology

... of disease and injury through education, discovery, patient care and community engagement. A major national research center and academic medical center, ... The generation of transgenic rats also is open to the scientific community through an open facility. More information is available at ...

Velos, Inc. Releases Software to Support Cancer Centers With New Workflow and Content for NCI Clinical Trials Reporting Program

... availability of new system capabilities to ensure that the cancer center community can fulfill new registration requirements for the U.S. National Cancer ... indicators from the NCI regarding new programs to which our cancer center community will need to respond," continued Dr. Sahai. "These registration ...

Advanced Life Sciences Announces Outcome of FDA's Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee Review of Restanza(TM) (cethromycin)

... safety for the outpatient treatment of adults with mild-to-moderate community acquired pneumonia (CAP) (11 positive, 3 negative, 1 abstaining). ... the drug is not yet approved for this or any other indication. About community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) CAP is the sixth most common cause of death ...

CardioVascularCS.Org, a division of EndoVascular Forum, Inc., Partners with Complex Interventional Cardiovascular Therapy (CICT) to Extend Electronic Medical Care Advancement

... clinician network of 11,000 physicians provides an experientially diverse community ideal for collective intelligence engagement around cardiovascular ... ( www.ICSciences.com ). The EVF NGHI (next generation health Internet) community comes together to share clinical observations, findings, and cases that ...

Ridge Diagnostics, Inc. Clinical Data on Blood Test for Depression Presented at American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting

... pleased to present this clinically important blood test to the psychiatric community at the APA meeting," stated Stan Sewitch, President and CEO of Ridge. "We ... diagnosis and management, while at the same time providing the research community with a valuable tool for optimization of studies." The poster will ...

Results From Phase 3 EQUATE Trial of VIVUS' Qnexa Highlighted at European Congress on Obesity

... marks the first time these results have been shared with the medical community at a major medical meeting. The phase 3 EQUATE trial evaluated ... Qnexa, over just 28 weeks, is encouraging for those of us in the medical community treating patients who have struggled unsuccessfully to lose weight for ...

DaVita Abstracts Accepted Into National Kidney Foundation's 2009 Spring Symposium

... Medical Officer at DaVita says, "DaVita is continuing to lead the renal community in generating important new knowledge to improve the outcomes for patients ... For more information about DaVita, its kidney education materials and its community programs, please visit www.davita.com . ...

InnoCentive and Nature Publishing Group Announce Partnership to Facilitate Open Innovation

... bringing significant advances in science to the attention of the research community and the public, and strives to be an integral part of the scientific ... InnoCentive Founded in 2001, InnoCentive built the first global web community for open innovation, enabling scientists, engineers, professionals and ...

Leader in Prostate Health Urges Prostate Cancer Screening in Face of Contradicting Data

... data," said Wendy Poage, president of the PCEC. While the cancer community continues to seek long-term results, there is already a wealth of research ... and the education of men, the women in their lives, as well as the medical community about prostate cancer prevalence, the importance of early detection, and ...

Freezing Kidney Cancer: Hot Treatment Should Be New Gold Standard for Destroying Small Tumors

... the established and well-accepted one-year benchmark within the medical community to gauge the success of a kidney tumor treatment option -- since most ... any other option, said Georgiades. "There may be a bias in the medical community -- among surgeons, primary care doctors and urologists -- that ...

Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology to Develop Dermatology-Specific Functionality Criteria for Electronic Health Record (EHR) Technology

... Dermatology as well as overwhelming support from the dermatology community and other key stakeholders. "Beginning in 2006, CCHIT has placed a ... Academy of Dermatology. "This will be a service to the health care community as it continues to transition to a system that relies on electronic health ...

Global Health Research Foundation Awarded $25,000 Grant From Westly Foundation to Study Asthma in California's Central Valley

... in the state. The grant will help fund data collection and analysis at community clinics to better focus scarce resources on the most severe asthma cases. ... of GHRF. The Westly Foundation grant will also fund "promotores," or community health workers, who will train and support patients identified as at-risk. ...

Positive Data From Lung Study May Lead to First FDA Approved Treatment for Pulmonary Fibrosis

... fibrosis (PF), while educating, supporting, and advocating for the community of patients, families, and medical professionals fighting this disease. ... advocacy of PF issues; and works to improve awareness of PF in the medical community as well as the general public. The CPF's nonprofit partners include many ...