ICA in Medical News

Blood Pressure on the Rise in America

More people being treated for hypertension than ever before, study finds MONDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- More Americans than ever are being treated for high blood pressure, say researchers from the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The major factor in the dramatic...

MidSouth eHealth Alliance to Transition to Commercial Software Solution from Informatics Corporation of America

Informatics Corporation of America (ICA), formed three years ago to take technology developed by physicians and informatics professionals at Vanderbilt Medical Center to the broader healthcare market, announced today that the MidSouth eHealth Alliance (MSeHA) will transition from Vanderbilt&rsquo...

AIDS bias successfully overcome by Indian Muslims in South Africa

Indian Muslims in South Africa who displayed stigmatization and discrimination against AIDS victims, are now becoming open minded about supporting HIV/AIDS patients despite their traditional religious beliefs. // This was clear when a number of Muslim organisations joined the local branch of ...

Phase II trails of new HIV vaccine to be held in South Africa

In a step further to combat the AIDS epidemic, South Africa's first Phase II HIV vaccine trials were launched by charitable group the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and U.S.-based Targeted Genetics Corporation. // The trials will test the safety of "tgAAC09" is a preventive HIV ...

The Kidney Transplantation conspiracy in South Africa

Three South African Indian doctors have been charged of alleged involvement in a scam, which saw Brazilians being paid paltry sums for their kidneys, which were transplanted into mainly Israeli clients.// The medical men were allegedly part of a team that performed more than 110 transplants at t...

ICA, CDS Team Up to Offer Solution That Aggregates Patient Information

...tems to create a unified electronic health record. ica and CDS will offer health care consortiums and sta...centered care. The synergies between CDS and ica are significant. ica offers the CareAlign(TM) application that provides...

Prevalence of Interstitial Cystitis in U.S. Much Larger Than Previously Believed

...ciation (ICA) is committed to finding more effective treatments and a cure for interstitial cystitis, an often painful, chronic bladder condition. The ica promotes and funds research; educates the medical community and public; advocates for IC patients, healthcare providers, and researchers; and offers s...

Spokane Hospitals Engage Sound Inpatient Physicians(TM) as Hospitalists in Spokane

...Commission, Deaconess is a level II trauma center with 388-licensed beds. A bout V all ey Ho s p i t a l a nd M e d ica l C e nter Valley Hospital and Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Spokane Valley, Washington. Fully accredited by The Jo...

Abbott Announces Required Offer to Repurchase Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes of Its AMO Subsidiary

... to diffe r mater i ally fr o m tho s e in d ica t ed. Econ o mic, competiti v e, g o ver n m e ntal, techn o lo g ica l a n d other factors that may affec t Abbott...

Informatics Corporation of America Takes 2008 Healthcare IT Summit by Storm, Winning Two of Five Award Categories

... Awards. Nominated in four of the five categories, ica was voted “Solution with the Greatest Market...o; and “Most Innovative Presentation.” ica was also nominated for “Best New Technology&...the cost of traditional enterprise-wide solutions, ica builds on existing technology investments to deliv...

Findings Suggest New Method to Fight Staph Infections

...as is released. The chemical system used in the tests was produced by ica TriNova of Newnan, Ga. In 2001, Joel Tenney, the company's executive vice p...t’s portable and simple to apply. Early in the company’s development, ica TriNova showed that its products could be used effectively to deodorize and...

Stenting: A Possible Remedy For Brain Artery Blockage

...ober issue of the journal Stroke reviewed cases of ica occlusions that underwent cerebral angiography wit...cutely with neurologic fluctuations because of the ica occlusion. Out of a total of 25 patients, 23 (9...authors state that endovascular treatment of acute ica occlusion appears to have a high-recanalization ra...