Physician Admitted to Prestigious International Trilogic Society
Dr. Leonard P. Berenholz, who invented an ear surgery procedure, will be admitted to the Trilogic Society on May 29, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona during the organization's annual meeting. Berenholz's thesis is entitled "Total Ossiculoplasty - The advantages of a two point stabilization". ...Patients with GI bleeding admitted on the weekend have higher death rate
Bethesda, MD (March 1, 2009) Previous studies have raised questions regarding differences in quality of care for patients hospitalized on a weekend compared to weekdays. In fact, a growing body of health services research has demonstrated an association between admission to hospitals on the weeke...Cardiac Patients Admitted During Week More Likely to Survive
Those going to hospital on weekend faced 13.4% lower chance of recovery, study finds WEDNESDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- Your chances for surviving a cardiac arrest are 13.4 percent worse if you are admitted to the hospital on the weekend versus a weekday, according to new research...One Fourth of Hospital Patients Admitted for Mental Health or Drug Abuse Disorder
Almost one-fourth of all stays in U.S. community hospitals for patients age 18 and older involved// depressive, bipolar, schizophrenia and other mental health disorders or substance use related disorders in 2004, according to a new report. This study presents the first documentation of the ...Sania Mirza Admitted for Treatment of Knee Injury
Hyderabad: Tennis star Sania Mirza, who sustained injury to her right knee during the Qatar Open, was Saturday admitted to a private hospital here for treatment, which could last// four weeks. Doctors at Apollo Hospitals said Sania, who hurt her knee's anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), would ...Dr. ‘NO’ Admitted for Lung Conditin
South Africa’s controversial health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang who has been dubbed 'Dr. No' for her stance against AIDS// drugs is reportedly admitted in hospital; for a lung condition. The minister had earned the ire of AIDS activists round the world for reacting sluggishly to South ...Sharad Pawar Admitted to Hospital
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was Tuesday admitted to a hospital here after he complained of high blood pressure.// The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief was on way to Delhi airport to take a flight to Chennai in the evening when he complained of ill health. He was taken to the Escor...Sharad Pawar admitted to Escorts, condition stable
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was admitted to Escorts Hospital and Research Centre here Friday after complaining of exhaustion but his condition //is "absolutely stable". "Mr. Pawar was admitted to the hospital at around 5 p.m. There is no problem other than stress and exhaustion. A team ...Four People with Dengue Symptoms Admitted to Srinagar Hospital
Four people with dengue symptoms have been admitted to a hospital in this summer capital Srinagar.Doctors at the Soura Institute of Medical Sciences Thursday confirmed// that they were in the emergency ward of the institute. "The samples of two of the four patients have tested negative, rulin...A.Q. Khan Admitted in Hospital for Cancer Surgery
Pakistan's disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, suffering from prostate cancer, has been admitted to Karachi's Aga Khan University Hospital for surgery with// tight security arrangements in place. No time was fixed for surgery and tests were carried out immediately after his admissi...Single Port Surgeries Now Performed at University Medical Center at Princeton
... estimates that 75 percent of his single port patients are going home directly from the recovery room, where previously more than half would have been admitted for an overnight hospital stay. He also observed that patients are managing with less pain medication than patients who have had traditional laparosc...Hospital Care Varies Greatly for Children with Urinary Tract Infections
... of stay and lower costs, and were less likely to undergo imaging and to be admitted to the intensive care unit. On the other hand, African-American and Latino ...of stay and higher costs, and were more likely to undergo imaging and to be admitted to the intensive care unit. Perhaps most importantly, length of stay and co...Novagali Pharma Presents Results of its Innovative Latanoprost Formulation for Glaucoma
... into account that BAK exerts toxicity after long term use and that glaucoma is a chronic disease needing life-long daily treatment. "It is now admitted that BAK has a deleterious effect especially in ocular surface diseases and after long-term or combination therapies. This state-of-the art BAK-free f...Test helps in fight against lung infections and for treating other life-threatening infections
...ung transplant waiting list, and was receiving oral and inhaled antibiotics, but showed a continuous decline in health and lung function. The doctors admitted the patient to hospital in an attempt to stabilize the patient prior to transplantation. A bioFILM PA™ test was ordered and consequently a new ...Treatment for extreme nausea, vomiting during pregnancy
...opramide versus droperidol Dr. Brard and her team, which included researchers from the Universit de Bourgogne, evaluated 229 pregnant women who were admitted to hospital and treated for HG. The scientists compared use of the standard drug droperidol versus the administration of a newer medication called met...Poor treatment for common vertebral compression fractures
...eality is quite different for patients with vertebral compression. The study followed 107 men and women in Gothenburg for one year after they had been admitted to hospital with a vertebral compression fracture. Once the initial period of acute pain had passed, the patients' condition improved somewhat, but ma...Imperial College London and NTU collaborate to offer joint Ph.D. programs in engineering and science
...rogramme with students spending two years at each institution. Students admitted through NTU will spend approximately the first year in NTU, second and third years in Imperial and then the final year in NTU. For students admitted through Imperial, they shall spend approximately the first and final years ...Daily consumption of cannabis predisposes to the appearance of psychosis and schizophrenia
...sis in subjects with less predisposition". Thus, 66% of the patients with psychosis who participated in the study and had a normal neurodevelopment admitted to have consumed cannabis daily or almost every day, whereas 43% of the participants with markers of an abnormal neurodevelopment (those already indic...Environmental cleaning intervention reduces transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms in ICUs
...ted by Datta and his co-authors. In a 2006 study, they found that patients admitted to an ICU room whose prior occupant had been infected with MRSA or VRE had ...en though we know the risk is relatively low, it is unsettling for patients admitted to hospitals to know that the health condition of the prior room occupant c...Repeat C-section before 39 weeks raises risk of neonatal illness
...t within 24 hours of birth, had umbilical cord arterial pH (a measure of oxygenation) below 7.0, an Apgar score at five minutes of three or below, was admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit or required prolonged hospitalization. Of the 13,258 women who had elective repeat cesarean sections, as many as...Fewer deaths with preventive antibiotic use
...d patients hospitalized in ICUs between 2004 and 2006. The patients in question were expected to be on a ventilator for at least two days and/or to be admitted to the ICU for at least three days. One of the groups received an oral antibiotic paste four times a day. The second group, in addition to being given...Men are better at detecting infidelities
...airs. Complex statistical analysis of the data hinted that a further 10 per cent of the women in the study had cheated on top of the 18.5 per cent who admitted to it in the questionnaires, whereas the men had been honest about their philandering. ...New study examines effects of Graniteville, S.C., chlorine gas disaster
...in the future," Van Sickle said. According to the report, many hospitalized patients showed evidence of severe lung damage. More than a third were admitted to intensive care, and 10 percent required mechanical ventilation. But despite the severity of their injuries, the majority recovered quickly and was ...Angiotech announces positive results from Bio-Seal(TM) clinical study
...ive trends were also observed for Bio-Seal subjects as compared to the control group in various secondary endpoints, including fewer Bio-Seal subjects admitted to the hospital for pneumothoraces (9.4% vs. 13.6%), fewer chest tubes placements in Bio-Seal patients (3.5% vs. 10.7%), and fewer additional chest x-...Northwest Biotherapeutics Secures $700,000 Equity Financing
...ldings through the subscription of 1,000,000 new shares in the form of the Company's common stock at $0.70 per share. The new stock is expected to be admitted to trading on AIM on 16 February 2009. The shares will not be tradable on the Company's OTC bulletin board listing in the US without prior registratio...West Penn Allegheny Health System Announces Recruitment of Leading Burn Specialists
... "We are very happy to join the West Penn Burn Center and to continue its outstanding work in caring for burn patients," Dr. Jones said. Every admitted patient has a Burn Center team dedicated to meeting individualized needs including specialized medical care, emotional and psychological counseling, n...Former NASDAQ International President Among Execs Launching Firm to Access Global Markets
...over 100 countries." Michael J. Runde, CEO of WTC Capital Partners related that 'the WTC Dulles Airport is the first World Trade Center to be admitted to the International Association of Science Parks. "WTC Capital Partners was created to accelerate the move from innovation to commercialization...Dorset County Hospital Enhances MRSA Surveillance Programme Through Rapid Patient Screening
...ing for new ways to further prevent infection and improve patient care. Xpert MRSA rapid screening technology will vastly reduce the risks to patients admitted to Dorset County Hospital and I hope will provide further reassurance to the public that we are continually striving to minimise all risks to patients...