Shrinking in Medical News

Chicago Making Progress Shrinking Vast 'Food Desert'

Thousands still lack access to quality food and grocery stores CHICAGO, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2006, the groundbreaking report Examining the Impact of Food Deserts on Public Health in Chicago identified more than 630,000 Chicagoans living in "food deserts," communities where fresh, qu...

Rivers in China Shrinking Due to Climate Change

The volume of water flowing in two of China's longest rivers -- the Yangtze and the Yellow -- is reducing steadily because of climate change linked to the contraction of wetlands, warned the country's leading scientists. The China Daily quoted scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

Manic Depression Linked With Shrinking Brain

A new study has linked bipolar disorder or manic depression with accelerated shrinking of the brain. Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric condition defined as recurrent episodes of significant disturbance in moods. The study was conducted by a team of researchers led by Dr. Andrew McI...

Green Campaigners Concerned About Yamuna's Shrinking Floodplains

Green campaigners in India are worried, as the floodplains of the Yamuna river are being converted into shopping malls, residential and commercial outlets and even hotels for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. This will further choke the highly polluted river and spell danger for the city's wate...

New microchip technology performs 1,000 chemical reactions at once

...ments on a bench top, scientists may simply pop a microchip into a computer and instantly run thousands of chemical reactions, with results literally shrinking the lab down to the size of a thumbnail. Toward that end, UCLA researchers have developed technology to perform more than a thousand chemical re...

Leading U.S. Expert Offers Ten Warning Signs and Symptoms of Mental Health Problems in Elderly

...l exists for those years to be the most rewarding and fulfilling time of their lives. However, major illness, retirement, the death of a spouse, and a shrinking circle of friends all may, in some cases, contribute to increased levels of stress and depression in the elderly. For that reason the chief of geropsy...

Researchers effectively treat tumors with use of nanotubes

...those mice continued to live tumor-free through the completion of the study, which was about nine months later. "You can actually watch the tumors shrinking until, one day, they are gone," Torti said. "Not only did the mice survive, but they maintained their weight, didn't have any noticeable behavioral ab...

Cardinal Health Welcomes Record Number of Attendees at its Annual Independent Pharmacy Trade Show

...nization needs. These new Specialized Care Centers also help retailers create new revenue streams, which can help bolster profitability in the face of shrinking prescription reimbursements. New local store marketing tools and consultation -- Recognizing that the ability to create long-ter...

Instant Demo Screen Recorder Now With TrakMouse™ Technology

...screen presentation can prove problematic when viewed either in a web browser, or on a lower resolution device such as a PDA or mobile. This requires shrinking the presentation to fit to size, losing valuable detail and client impact in the process. This is where Instant Demo TrakMouse ™ technology...

Remote-control closed system invented for inserting radio-active atoms inside fullerenes

...gent lets you see where you are going and the 177Lu lets you treat an exact region," said Dorn. "The imaging ability also lets you see if the tumor is shrinking or getting larger." An earlier stage of the research was presented at the NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer Investigators Meeting in Septem...

New Source of Information on Psoriasis Medications

...aboration of NeedyMeds and the National Psoriasis Foundation was created to reach a larger group of people needing support and assistance in a time of shrinking resources. Both organizations are committed to serving those in need. About NeedyMeds: NeedyMeds, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit, is a comprehen...

VHA Citizenship and Sustainability Scorecard Shows Progress in the Health Care Network's Earth-Friendly Business Practices

...ciples," which outline how the company strives to fulfill its mission to improve its health care members' clinical and economic performance while also shrinking its environmental footprint. The six principles range from seeking business partners that share VHA's commitment to the environment, to measuring and ...

Report: Primary Care Doctors in Greatest Demand

...go around." According to Smith, a shortage of primary care doctors is the result of a burgeoning demand for primary care services combined with a shrinking supply of generalist physicians. Fewer medical students are choosing primary care specialties at a time when the population is both growing and aging...

Scots Men Get the Issue of Moobs Off Their Chests in Time for Summer - Male Surgery in Scotland Sees 80 Per Cent Growth

...smetic procedure." Shami also revealed that workers of all ages are using their redundancy money for cosmetic surgery to help them compete in the shrinking jobs market and this will also have helped the surge in man boob removal surgery. "The cosmetic surgery industry in Scotland doesn't seem to have...

Measuring brain atrophy in patients with mild cognitive impairment

...tant professor of neurosciences at UC San Diego. "It's too early to draw a definitive comparison, but it appears that these early changes especially shrinking of the hippocampus may offer a robust biological marker for change." Medial temporal lobe atrophy has been associated with increased risk for conv...

New Source of Information on Pulmonary Hypertension Medications

...tion of NeedyMeds and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association was created to reach a larger group of people needing support and assistance in a time of shrinking resources. Both organizations are committed to serving those in need. About NeedyMeds: NeedyMeds, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit, is a comprehen...

Bonus Payout Trends and Continuing Cost Controls Reflect Challenging Business Climate, Says Aon Consulting's Radford

... SAN JOSE, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As a result of the economic climate, high-technology and life sciences companies anticipate shrinking or eliminating bonus payouts in addition to extending cost controls for their current fiscal year, according to new pay trends surveys by Aon Consulti...

Surgery not necessary for most late-stage colorectal cancers

...ing at patients with stage IV disease differently, and began to administer chemotherapy as initial treatment. Such treatments seemed to be reliable in shrinking both colon tumors and the metastases; however, there was not published data to support this approach. "We now know that the routi...

Chemo Alone Is Best for Advanced Colon Cancer

...ng did not present the complications that failure to remove the primary tumor were expected to cause. Advances in chemotherapy that do a better job at shrinking both the primary colon tumor and the metastases are thought to be responsible for this change. "We now know that the routine use of surgery for the...

Plaques, Tangles in Brain Don't Always Lead to Alzheimer's

... Medical School in the U.K. Also, he added, the study suggests that people who become senile at a very old age may be affected by another factor -- shrinking of the brain. As for future research, "we need to take account of the ability of some people's brains to withstand Alzheimer's better than others,"...

Is There a Meaningful Difference Between Healthcare IT Consulting Firms for Staff Augmentation?

...nced consultants, works with a number of different vendor products, and does a good job of matching consultants to opportunities." "With today's shrinking budgets, hiring freezes, and tomorrow's increasing need for technology-based efficiency, healthcare providers are looking closely at outsourced IT sup...

New Source of Information on Multiple Sclerosis Medications

... This collaboration of NeedyMeds and the National MS Society was created to reach a larger group of people needing support and assistance in a time of shrinking resources. Both organizations are committed to serving those in need. About NeedyMeds: NeedyMeds, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit, is a comprehen...

Nurses Call for Broader Action to Combat Swine Flu: Boost Public Health, Moratorium on Closures, Layoffs, Suspend Insurance Charges that Discourage Prevention

...le in the CNA/NNOC national magazine, written at the time of avian flu warnings, CNA/NNOC noted the escalating cuts in public health funding then, and shrinking of capacity. For example, at the time, there were only 105,000 mechanical ventilators, of which 75,000 to 80,000 were in constant use, an alarming sho...

Sanofi-aventis Announces Good First-quarter 2009 Performance

...amounted to euro 116 million. Net sales of Menactra (R) (quadrivalent meningococcal meningitis vaccine) were down 13.2% at euro 96 million due to a shrinking catch-up opportunity in the adolescent segment of the market. Filing for U.S. approval of Menactra(R) Toddler (for children aged 9 to 12 months) is sc...

Data Show Dutasteride Reduces Prostate Cancer Diagnosis in Men With Increased Risk

...of men who received a placebo and 9.1 percent who received dutasteride. "In these men, the most likely explanation is that dutasteride worked by shrinking tumors and/or slowing their growth, thereby making them less likely to be detected by a biopsy," Dr. Andriole said. "This drug has the potential to of...

Economic Downturn Taking Toll on Patients and Communities Hospitals Serve: New Survey Finds

...of caring for their communities. The majority of hospitals reported that fewer patients are seeking inpatient hospital care or elective care, further shrinking the resources hospitals rely on to meet the health needs of their communities. Financial measures such as days cash on hand that are important to cre...

Global health experts release new guidance on malaria elimination

...ficially announce the release of two publications, shrinking the Malaria Map: A Prospectus on Malaria Elimination, and its companion, shrinking the Malaria Map: A Guide on Malaria Elimination fo... or geographic area. The guidance provided in shrinking the Malaria Map reflects a thorough analysis of cu...

Grapefruit juice boosts drug's anti-cancer effects

...h to be evaluated. Seven of those 25 (28%) had stable disease, with little or no tumor growth. One patient (4%) had a partial response, with the tumor shrinking by about 30 percent. That patient is still doing well more than a year after beginning the trial. "My first cancer doctor gave me five years to liv...

Expanding Patient Population Creates a Huge Market for Invasive Pressure Monitoring and Hemodynamic Monitoring, Finds Frost & Sullivan

...eters has greatly reduced the risk of infection from the catheter. Such instruments will be especially pertinent in the current market scenario, since shrinking hospital budgets and low reimbursements levels are making a case for highly technically innovative equipment that will reduce the incision size and th...

Elekta Finds New Interest in Leasing Solutions as Hospitals Debate Capital Purchases

... for the system without waiting for months or years for the item to be funded out of the capital budget." Another recent trend to accommodate for shrinking budgets is bundling all aspects of a system into a single lease, says Santore. "Hospitals are shopping for equipment, service, software and financing ...

MEDRAD Multi Vendor Service Launches TotalRepair(SM) on Select Ultrasound Probes

... The first and only guaranteed ultrasound repair solution makes efficient use of shrinking healthcare budgets WARRENDALE, Pa., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- MEDRAD, INC., Multi Vendor Service has announced the launch of TotalRepair, the fir...

Few friends combined with loneliness linked to poor mental and physical health for elderly

...ationships as individuals retire, take up new activities, endure losses and experience health changes, the authors said. "For some older adults, a shrinking circle of friends and family can lead to feelings of loneliness or isolation. Our findings suggest that those who adapt to losses so that they don't f...

Englewood Hospital Marks 15 Years of Leadership in Improving Patient Outcomes Through Bloodless Medicine and Surgery

...sion-related lung injury (TRALI); and increased complications and death rates. Costs of blood transfusion continue to rise . Blood supply is shrinking due to stringent parameters for which blood is accepted. At the same time, demand is growing, due to increasingly complex surgical procedures and an a...

Statement by Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, on the President's 2010 Budget Proposal

...e-income families and others that benefit oil companies. The budget also follows in the tradition of the 1990 and 1993 deficit-reduction laws in both shrinking the deficit and reducing poverty, which is higher in the United States than in other Western nations. Predictable but Unfounded Criticisms ...

Arketype to Become Green Bay's Healthiest Company in One Year -- Wanna Bet?

...etitive advantage." Sykes also added that increased productivity is an important goal of a successful wellness initiative and is vital to today's shrinking profit margins. "Investing in healthy workers is a definite bottom-line boost to productivity," said Sykes. "Given the economic downturn, getting...

1 in 10 Ex-NFL Players Used Steroids, Poll Reports

...ses in HDL (good cholesterol), liver tumors and cancer, kidney tumors, severe acne and trembling. For men, use of the substances has also been tied to shrinking of the testicles, reduced sperm count, infertility, baldness, development of breasts and an increased risk for prostate cancer. Goldberg said that ...

'Linking Up the Cold Chain' is Focus of The JoC Conferences' First Cool Cargoes Conference, May 12-13, in Portland, Oregon

... When smaller ports make sense (and when they don't) The future of reefer cargo on rail Best practices for food handling The shrinking world of reefer trucking Breakbulk vs. reefer - which way does the tide flow? For the latest details on the 2009 Cool Cargoes C...

New Study Reveals Shake-Up in the Most Promising AEC Markets for 2009

...t AEC marketplace has become," says ZweigWhite president and industry consultant, Ian Rusk. "There are so many forces at work here, from the impact of shrinking endowment values on the higher education market, which has been in the top five for as long as I can recall, to the recession's impact on the office m...

Leading Supplemental Insurer Recommends Insurance Review Following Annual Benefit Enrollment Period

...t can be used to add to or 'supplement' life and accident & health coverage and can provide additional benefits to help support workers faced with shrinking employer-paid healthcare and rising out-of-pocket costs. Employers Offering Fewer Worker Health Care Plans According to a recent New York Time...

Compuware Covisint to Network VIP Health Initiative and Its Physicians, Enabling Improved Collaboration, Better Care

...://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080605/CLTH112LOGO ) Physicians and other care providers face the challenge of delivering improved care amid shrinking resources. They are increasingly turning to technology to achieve their combined clinical, administrative and business goals. The VIP Health Initiativ...