Sis in Medical News

Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital Selects SIS Anesthesia

ATLANTA, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Surgical Information Systems (SIS) has been selected by Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital to implement SIS Anesthesia, a comprehensive anesthesia information system that incorporates critical patient safety features with an intuitive graphical drag-and-drop interface. ...

Community Medical Center (Scranton) Selects SIS Perioperative Solution

ATLANTA, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Medical Center (CMC) has selected Surgical Information Systems (SIS) to be the perioperative systems provider for its 299-bed facility located in Scranton, PA. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080722/SISLOGO ) CMC chose the...

Saint Vincent Health Center Ensures Regulatory Compliance with SIS

ATLANTA, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year hospital operating rooms face increasingly difficult challenges as patient safety requirements from regulatory agencies grow more demanding. Saint Vincent Health Center (SVHC) in Erie, PA uses a perioperative automation solution, Sunrise Surgery(TM), pro...

New Research Sheds Light on Breast Cancer Prognosis

Two studies examine protein linked to tumor growth for clues to better treatments FRIDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies have found that levels of the protein caveolin-1 found in stromal connective tissue near a breast cancer tumor can accurately predict a patient's prognos...

Unique Bypass is Rare, New Treatment for People with Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis

Previously, sufferers had few options for this aggressive, deadly disease, but there's a promising new procedure being performed at Abington Memorial Hospital that's offering new hope for these patients. Abington, PA (PRWEB) May 5, 2009 -- There's new hope for people wi...

Grassrootshealth Launches D*action Community Project to Solve Vitamin D Deficiency Crisis

Serving as a model for public health action on vitamin D, GrassrootsHealth, an advocacy organization has launched the D*action Community Project, a consortium of scientists, institutions and individuals committed to solving the worldwide vitamin D deficiency crisis and will hold its first event, ...

More People Living Longer After Cancer Diagnosis

Advances in prevention, detection and treatment offer encouragement for people with cancer; Allsup honors cancer survivors by celebrating Cancer Awareness Month in November Belleville, Ill. (PRWEB) November 7, 2008 -- Advances in treatment and prevention of cancer offer...

Jail Visit Left Paris' Sis Nicky in Hysterics

Visiting Paris Hilton in prison left the socialite's younger sister Nicky in hysterics, and she is still reeling from her stopover at the medical ward of the LA facility . Talking about the trauma of seeing Hilton in prison, her mum Kathy said that 'it is really tough', for they only get to se...

Effect Of Cooling And Exercise To Be Analyzed In Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is a form of autoimmune disorder that occurs in individuals who produce antibodies against their own cells or tissues. In multiple sclerosis, the antibodies are directed towards the fatty sheaths around nerve cells. // Fatigue is the most common symptom of the disease. It can ...

Obesity Linked To Deep Vein Thrombosis

In a study, published in the recent issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers from St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital, Michigan, had concluded that obesity is a risk factor for venous thromboembolic disease in people, more to those who are below the age of 40years.// Since 1927, o...

Tomato Extract Found To Reduce The Risk Of Thrombosis

Provexis, UK functional food developer has entered into an initial three-year agreement// with the registered heart health charity, Heart UK to endorse its new juice drink Sirco. The product, based on a proprietary tomato extract has been shown in trials to reduce the risk of thrombosis, a ma...

Warning Issued by FDA on consumption of the drug Tysabri used to treat Multiple Sclerosis

Recently the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public health advisory to inform patients and health care // providers about the suspended marketing of Tysabri (nataluzimab) the drug meant to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) which was approved by the FDA in 2004. FDA...

Smoking may affect multiple sclerosis

Cigarette smoking was considered to be a risk factor for multiple sclerosis. New study shows that smoking may //enhance the neural degeneration more in people suffering from multiple sclerosis. In a research done by the scientists of Harvard school of medicine, researchers had been able to ass...

Understanding The Link Between Celiac Disease And Osteoporosis

A new study shows people suffering from the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis may also be at higher risk of having celiac disease //, a condition in which people have a difficult time digesting wheat gluten. Treatment for celiac disease can markedly improve bone mineral density, or BMD, among p...

Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Could Be Effective In Treating Patients With Osteoporosis

A new study shows patients with Crohn's disease do not have improved bone mineral density by adding bone-building drugs to calcium and vitamin D therapy. Crohn's is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes chronic inflammation // of the intestinal wall. It usually begins in the teenage years and i...

Effective Treatment Option For Psoriasis

Based on findings of a recent study researchers say combining a 6 percent salicylic acid gel with tacrolimus ointment might be // an effective treatment option for plaque psoriasis, an inflammatory skin condition characterized by itchy, red and thickened skin . For the study 30 adults with plaqu...

Debating The Link Between Sex Hormones And Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers are now debating whether sex hormones could be responsible for some of the problems experienced by people with multiple sclerosis.// After measuring levels of five different sex hormones in men and women with MS researchers compared them to those found in healthy people. All the MS...

Easier Tests To Detect Tuberculosis

Someone in the world is infected with tuberculosis every second and someone dies from the disease every 15 seconds. // Two new studies have discovered easier tests to detect this deadly disease in infants and children in poor countries. Diagnosing tuberculosis is generally done with a gastric la...

Travel in Aircraft can cause Thrombosis

Flying for long hours does not only cause fatigue but can also be dangerous. In some cases doctors found that flying on an airplane for several// hours can cause deep-vein thrombosis, a potentially serious condition in which blood clots form in the leg or pelvic veins. The risk is greatest fo...

Hope For Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

Weekly injections of beta interferon are found to protect people with early stages of multiple sclerosis from loss of brain tissue.// Researchers followed up on a previous study which showed that beta interferon injections delayed the progression of symptoms among people with early evidence of ...

Patients With Severe Hemophilia At Risk Of Developing Osteoporosis

A new study suggests that children with hemophilia arthropathy, a severe form of hemophilia that causes joint pain and swelling, are more at risk // than other children for developing osteoporosis in their later years. But there is hope in preventing osteoporosis from hitting these children, s...

Life Quality For Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

A survey was conducted among about 200 people with multiple sclerosis ( MS ). Questions posed by the researchers covered areas such as pain, tiredness,// emotional well-being, vitality, social functioning, and the ability to perform essential activities of daily living. Results from the MS patients...

New Treatment For Patients With Paralysis

Investigators designed a combination therapy and tested it on rats with spinal cord contusions -- the most common cause of paralysis in humans.// The combination therapy consisted of transplanted Schwann cells, which is a type of cell that insulates nerve cells, a cell messenger molecule called cyc...

Understanding Lung Cancer Metastasis

Around 165,000 cases of lung cancer are diagnosed in the United States annually, and of these, 20 percent to 25 percent are classified // as small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC). Prognosis for these patients is poor, and the disease frequently travels to the brain and central nervous system. The pro...

Back exercises reduces Osteoporosis

Most commonly women suffer from osteoporosis after menopause. Specific exercises to strengthen the back have been found to protect women from osteoporosis-linked fractures.// Osteoporosis is common after the menopause and involves a reduction in bone density, which puts a woman at risk of disabling...

Gene Therapy For Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease in which the body's mucus becomes so thick and sticky that it prevents normal functioning. Treatment with new antibiotics now allows many children to reach adulthood, but there is no cure.// New research is moving us slightly closer to a treatment for cystic ...

SIS Completes IHE Connectathon, Participates in HIMSS Interoperability Showcase

..., in support of defined clinical functions. sis Anesthesia, a system that automates data collectio... at the right time in the correct format. "At sis we are interoperability experts - we have to be," said sis Chief Technology Officer Eric Nilsson. "While mai...

Compressus Launches Partnerships With Two Avnet HealthPath(TM) Partners to Accelerate Access to Interoperability Solutions

...thcare technology market last year. Headquartered in Lexington, Ky., sis is an award-winning technology solutions provider that has been helping clients leverage technology for more than 25 years. sis has been an IBM Premier Business Partner for more than a decade and has vas...

SIS Continues to Innovate and Maintain Focus on Interoperability

...nancial health of most hospitals depends upon it. sis understands the critical role the operating room p...table hospital organization. A newly enhanced sis Solution was unveiled this week with improved feat...ements provide a lower total cost of ownership for sis clients and improve future scalability of...

AARP Financial Inc. Survey Finds: Vast Majority of Families Struggle With Financial Implications of a Life Crisis

...cations of a life crisis." Note to Editors : AARP Financial has created an online resource, at www.aarpfinancial.com/li f e cr i sis , which includes an overview of the issue, key research findings, tips on understanding the common emotions relative to life crises, and action step...

SIS Offers Increased Financial and Operational Efficiencies with Pyxis Supply Technologies

...fers hospitals the capability of integrating their sis Solution to Pyxis Supply Technologies; a division ...ial engine of their business - the operating room. sis Solutions are designed specifically for the periop...e maximum utilization of those valuable resources, sis and Cardinal Health have partnered to provide a so...

SIS Trax Unveiled as First Fully Integrated Tissue Management Solution

...ire/ -- Surgical Information Systems (SIS) unveils sis Trax, a tissue management solution that tracks the...ntegrated with a perioperative information system, sis Trax manages tissue in a manner that enables hospi....newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080722/SISLOGO ) sis Trax enables hospital staff to track tissues from ...

Supports Intensity Scale is effective for identifying needs in people with intellectual disability

...ctual and Developmental Disabilities (AJIDD). The sis is a planning tool developed by the American Assoc...by six researchers, including four of the original sis authors, 274 people with intellectual disability c... other factors. The study concludes: "Using the sis as a means to determine actual supports needed wou...

Ochsner Health System, Surgical Information Systems Partner to Rebuild New Orleans Healthcare Infrastructure

... demand for surgical healthcare services. Without sis installed in our ORs the challenge would have been...s. Dr. Witherspoon said that standardizing around sis has enabled the health system to open ambulatory s...nd months following hurricanes Katrina and Gustav, sis has enabled us to increase our aid to the communit...

Healthcare Providers Improve Financial, Clinical and Operational Efficiencies Through IT

...tient Safety and Quality Healthcare. About SIS sis provides software solutions that are uniquely desi...ifically for the complex surgical environment, all sis solutions - including anesthesia - are architected... and integrate easily with other hospital systems. sis offers the only surgical scheduling system endorse...

The Supports Intensity Scale Assessment Can be Used to Build Robust Funding Methods for Developmental Disability Services, New Research Reveals

... Now new research by national experts reveals that sis does yield solid information about individuals wit...as based on individual needs and goals. Currently, sis has been adopted by 14 North American states and p...ale in funding applications strongly suggests that sis results in combination with supplemental informati...

Cleveland Addiction Agency and National Association Partner to Help Clergy Counsel the Children of Alcoholics

...d staff. The program is free and includes lunch. Awareness and educational materials on the children of alcoholics will be distributed to attendees. sis Wenger, president and CEO of NACOA and the Rev. Mark A. Latcovich, Ph.D., vice rector and academic dean of St. Mary's Seminary in Cleveland will condu...

Hilary Duff was 'obsessed' With Her Weight

...uld beat myself up if I had some fat," US Weekly quoted Duff, as saying. The actress cut down on her harsh weight control regime only when her sis Haylie intervened after she crashed from 130 pounds in 2003 to around 100 pounds in 2005. "She (Haylie), said, 'Why are you being so strict wi...