External in Medical News

URAC Seeks Public Input on New Uniform External Review Standards for Health Plan and Health Utilization Management Organizations

Public Comment Period Open for New Standards Aligned with NAIC Model Act WASHINGTON, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- URAC , a leading health care accreditation and education organization, today requested public input on a proposed new, optional set of standards fo...

Edmond Scientific Company Awarded VA Contract for External Integration Architecture Support

FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Edmond Scientific Company (ESC) has been awarded a contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Information and Technology (OI&T) to provide architecture and engineering services to support the external integration of VA information system...

Elpac Power System 150-Watt Commercial External Power Supply Features Industry-Leading Efficiency and Power Density

CHICAGO, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- International Components Corporation (ICC), an established global leader in designing and manufacturing portable rechargeable systems, today launched a new series of high-efficiency AC-DC external power adapters benefiting a broad range of feature-rich electronic d...

Study Stresses Importance of Availability of Automated External Defibrillators at Athletic Events

Use of AED Improves Survival Rates. Rosemont, IL (Vocus) December 30, 2008 -- Utilizing an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) as part of a comprehensive emergency action plan (EAP) at an athletic event can mean the difference between life and death for an athlete or...

$3.5 Million in Reimbursements for Purchases of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for Texas Schools Still Unclaimed With Deadline Approaching

WOODRUFF, Wis., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Of $9 million appropriated by the Texas legislature to reimburse State public and private schools for purchases of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), $3.5 million remains unclaimed. Texas schools are still eligible to make an AED purchase under th...

New Technique Removes Gallbladder Without External Incisions

Endoscope was inserted through 1-inch cut behind uterus and into woman's body cavity FRIDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) -- In what they say may be the first operation of its kind in the United States, surgeons at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center removed a ...

Gallbladder removed without external incisions

NEW YORK (July 28, 2008) -- In April of last year, surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center made headlines by removing a women's gallbladder through her uterus using a flexible endoscope, aided by several external incisions for added visibility. Now, they have p...

NAIRO Supports Uniform Health Carrier External Review Model Act Adopted by NAIC

Consistent external review processes will benefit consumers, regulators and the healthcare industry LANSDALE, Pa., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Lack of consistency related to the external appeal process is a big issue facing healthcare reform, says NAIRO (National Association o...

GenPrime Initiates External Clinical Trials of its Bacterial Contamination Test for Rapid Detection of Bacteria in Platelets

SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- GenPrime, Inc. a leading provider of rapid microbial analysis technologies, has initiated multi-site clinical trials of its Bacterial Contamination Test for Platelets(TM). The test is a rapid QC device for detecting the presence of aerobic and anaerobic ...

National Medical Association Appoints New Director of External Affairs

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Medical Association (NMA) announced the appointment of Alisa Mosley, M.A. as the Director of External Affairs. "Alisa has done a terrific job as the acting director over the past four months and members of the Board of Trustees alon...

Jeremy Levin Joins Bristol-Myers Squibb as Senior Vice President of External Science, Technology and Licensing

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY ) announced today that Dr. Jeremy Levin has joined the company's Research and Development organization as senior vice president, External Science, Technology and Licensing. He will report to Dr. Elliott Sigal, chief ...

Internal radiotherapy better than external for quality of life in endometrial cancer patients

Barcelona, Spain: Quality of life after treatment for endometrial cancer can be significantly improved by the use of vaginal brachytherapy, where radiotherapy is delivered internally using a vaginal cylinder, the European Cancer Conference (ECCO 14) heard today (Monday September 24). Dr. Remi Nout...

Plant Growth Regulated by Both Internal Clock and External Light: Study

For the first time, researchers have shown that plant growth is regulated by both an internal clock and external light . Using time-lapse photography, post-doctoral researcher Kazunari Nozue, with colleagues from the University of California, Davis, and the University of Lausanne, Switzerla...

Corneal infections Linked to External Contamination

External contamination could have been the cause of the recent U.S. outbreak of corneal infections related to the contact lens solution according to researchers on Tuesday.// When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received multiple reports of the corneal infection, Fusarium keratit...

Demonstrations by staff in medical college against violence by external agencies

After the vocal demonstrations in hospitals against reservation policy there is yet another demonstration the hospital has to face//. This time it is by the staff and the venue is the Medical College Hospital (MCH). The bone of contention is the incident wherein some RSS people unleashed violence ...

The Power of External Influence on Our Lives

What others think of us and to what extent their perception influences our behavior has often intrigued researchers. A write-up about this//, in the latest issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science reveals that that we are pretty much bound by what people do and the manner in which their...

If Baby Is Breech, Technology Might Help

...trasound confirms a breech presentation, they explained, a technique called external cephalic version can be done. This involves external manipulation to turn the baby in the womb to a head-first position. It's...

Air Methods Reports 2Q2009 Results and 3Q2009 Update

...ld and corporate overhead functions. Contribution to pre-tax earnings from external revenue within the Products Division increased by $0.9 million during the q...iod, while segment net income increased to $5.4 million from $1.1 million. external revenue within the Products Division increased $2.7 million, or 85%, compar...

IPC The Hospitalist Company Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

...are (i) new market acquisitions; (ii) increased general and administrative expenses as a result of the requirement of FASB Statement 141(R) to expense external costs associated with acquisitions that close subsequent to December 31, 2008; and (iii) gains or losses related to changes in estimates of earn-outs ...

Pilot study: Workplace yoga and meditation can lower feelings of stress

...refers in part to one's heightened awareness of an external stressor as the first step toward relaxing in a wa...participants reported that they were more aware of external stressors, they felt less stressed by life events,...e aware of their options. If they can't change the external events in their life, they can instead change the ...

With a Broken Hip Comes Higher Risk for Dying

...tions taken by many older people, she said. Bone health can be helped, she said, by adequate physical activity. "But there are both internal and external factors" involved in fractures, she said. "A lot of preventive research has been done about improving a person's environment, such as making sure ther...

FDA selects Sensotech's Wireless Temperature Monitoring System

...s with integrated and advanced firmware which includes web server, and database. Non volatile programs are embedded in the chip and devices instead of external software, databases, or web servers. To the organizations it means zero software installation, no database or web server maintenance, no outside hosti...

Arena Pharmaceuticals Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Recent Developments

...million shares of common stock, both completed in July 2009. Arena reiterated the other components of its full year 2009 financial guidance, including external clinical and preclinical study fees and expenses of approximately $42 million to $46 million, internal research and development expenses of approximat...

LG Electronics Introduces New Flat-Panel HDTVs Designed Specifically for Long-Term Care Facilities

... enhanced entertainment options and controls to residents of Long-Term Care facilities, HealthView features Speaker Out control for easy adjustment of external speaker volume. The LH210C series also has USB 2.0 Media Host for easy viewing of photos, videos and more. Compatible with LG's Auto-Sensing Remote ...

STAAR Surgical Generates Cash From Operations During Second Quarter

...measures provided in this press release are similarly useful to investors to give insight on long term trends in the Company's performance without the external effect of changes in relative currency values. The table below shows sales results calculated in accordance with GAAP, the effect of currency, and th...

New DeKaye Article Identifies 'Hierarchy of Greed' in Healthcare Fraud

...legal, accounting and human resources arenas to offer additional perspectives on how healthcare providers can protect themselves from the internal and external assault of fraud, abuse and waste. He also provides insight from the prosecutorial perspective as law enforcement nationwide ratchets up the HEAT (ne...

Response Times Vary for In-Hospital Heart Attacks

...ted a detailed survey that included information about the location, hospital teaching status, number of patient beds and the availability of automatic external defibrillators. The rates of delayed defibrillation -- a delay being longer than two minutes -- varied from 2.4 percent to more than 50 percent bet...

BioMarin Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

...cial products are performing well, and we continue to carefully manage expenses. We are also carefully evaluating both internal pipeline programs and external product opportunities to maximize long-term value for both the company and our shareholders." Net Product Revenue Net product revenue ...

Claimsnet.com Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

...significantly from those statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, maintaining access to external sources of capital, regulatory actions, success of marketing strategies, actions of the company's competitors, dependence on suppliers and distributio...

New test for safer biomedical research results

...an be carried out on a high-throughput basis. The DKFZ researchers can manage up to 1,000 tests per week. Schmitt und Pawlita offer the service to external scientists and research institutes via the Steinbeis Transfer Center "Multiplexion", a DKFZ spin-off. If you are interested, please visit www.multiple...

CSC's FirstDoc Recognized by EMC as a Preferred Regulatory Compliance Application for Life Sciences Industry

...and edit capabilities with tools that augment the authoring process such as Microsoft Word, discussion threads, calendars, broadcast announcements and external Web site links. Other features include the ability to personalize SharePoint Web parts, or the building blocks of a SharePoint page, according to user...

Covance to Acquire Seattle-Based Gene Expression Laboratory from Merck & Co., Inc.

... "The Gene Expression Laboratory has established a strong reputation for consistent delivery of high quality experimental data in support of Merck's external collaborations and internal research projects," said Dr. Rupert Vessey, Vice President, Merck Research Laboratories. "This agreement assures continued...

Put Defibrillators in High-Traffic Spots, Studies Urge

... Experts warn against politicizing their placement ,, WEDNESDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, can save the life of someone who is in cardiac arrest. So in what public spots should they be placed for maximum benefit? ...

Patriot Scientific Corporation Announces Cardiac Science Corporation's Purchase of a Moore Microprocessor Patent(TM) Portfolio License

...urchased a Moore Microprocessor Patent(TM) (MMP) Portfolio license from The TPL Group. Cardiac Science develops, manufactures, and markets automated external defibrillators (AEDs), electrocardiograph devices (ECGs), cardiac stress and Holter systems, cardiac rehabilitation telemetry, and data management sys...

Mylan Announces Enhancements to Executive Management Team

...Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL ) today announced several key enhancements to its executive management team. The changes, which reflect internal promotions and an external hire, position the company for further profitable expansion. Heather Bresch has been promoted to president. In this expanded executive leadersh...

Watson Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2009 GAAP EPS of $0.46; Adjusted EPS $0.61; Company Raises 2009 Outlook

...ent efforts and FDA or other regulatory agency approvals or actions; the uncertainty associated with the identification and successful consummation of external business development transactions; market acceptance of and continued demand for Watson's products; costs and efforts to defend or enforce intellectua...

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Provides Clinical Pipeline Update and Reports 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results

...rimarily attributable to lower salary and benefit costs, due to reductions in personnel offset in part by associated severance costs, as well as lower external preclinical research and development costs. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, research and development expenses decreased 25 percent to $43.1 m...

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota Receive Level III Trauma Designation

...year, and already treats around 450 trauma cases each year. Children's voluntarily participated in the intense designation process, which included an external review of the hospitals' resources and capabilities to care for young trauma patients. Children's met the required standards of commitment, clinical ...

Pet Bite Injuries: K-State Veterinarian Shares Tips to Minimize Risk of Bites and Bite-Related Infections

...to infection. "Cats especially have very sharp little teeth, so they can inject bacteria deep into a person's skin without causing much of an external wound," Stenske said. "Some of the more common bacteria we worry about are Pasteurella, Bacteroides, Fusobacterium and Streptococcus. We also worry ab...

Varian Medical Systems Receives 510(k) Clearance for Fast and Accurate Acuros(TM) Radiotherapy Treatment Planning Capability

... Varian Medical Systems, the world leader in radiotherapy, is currently working to integrate the Acuros module into its Eclipse product for external beam radiotherapy treatment planning. BrachyVision Acuros will be among the products on display at the annual meeting of the American Association of P...