Nurse Turned Filmmaker Makes Lifesaving Film
TAMPA, Fla., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Bay Area Registered nurse-turned filmmaker, David Burton, dropped the stethoscope, scrubs and chemical drugs and armed himself with a movie to help save lives. After seeing so many deaths due to preventable illness, Burton found an alarming connection bet...
Neuropathy Patients, Doctors and Medical Professionals Rally in Sacramento to Demand Access to Lifesaving Medical Treatments
California Assemblymember Mary Hayashi Calls on California Congressional Delegation to Remember Needs of Neuropathy Patients at 3rd Annual "Neuropathy Action Awareness Day"
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- As President Obama continues his push for national health care reform...
Sepsis Treatment Offers Lifesaving Potential
Blood-cleansing therapy used in Japan warrants further study: researchers
TUESDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) -- A device designed to filter bacteria-produced toxins from the blood of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock appears to improve blood circulation and organ function and...
Victory! Colombian Government Cuts Price of Abbott's Lifesaving AIDS Drug Kaletra 55%, Says AHF
Advocates Claim Victory as Government Cuts & Freezes Price at $1,067 USD for Public Institutions and $1,591 USD for Hospitals, Clinics & Private Sector--55% Less than Abbott's Previous Colombian Price
Since January, Colombian, Mexican & US AIDS Advocates Protested Steep Price of ...
New American Lung Association Report Reveals States Failing to Enact Lifesaving Tobacco Control Policies
--Only Two States Passed Comprehensive Smokefree Laws, Three plus DC Raised Tobacco Taxes--
WASHINGTON, April 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to a report released today by the American Lung Association, 2008 proved to be a slow year for tobacco control policies on the state level, wit...
AmeriCares and International Medical Corps Partner to Bring Lifesaving Aid to Chad
STAMFORD, Conn. and LOS ANGELES, March 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AmeriCares, a nonprofit international relief organization, is sending an airlift carrying more than $1.4 million worth of
lifesaving medicines and medical supplies to its partner, International Medical Corps, to help Darfur refug...
Texas and North Carolina Students Tackle Lifesaving Research in Chemistry and Genetics, Taking Home the Grand Prize at Nation's Premier High School Science Competition
$100,000 WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN THE 2008 SIEMENS COMPETITION IN MATH,SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Wen Chyan of Denton, Texas, Wins Individual Grand Prize;
Sajith M. Wickramasekara of Raleigh, North Carolina and Andrew Y. Guo of Cary, North Carolina, Win Team Grand Prize
NEW Y...
Hundreds of Texas Registered Nurses March on Capitol Thursday to Demand Lifesaving Patient Safety Improvements
Nurses Cheer Introduction of 'Texas Hospital Patient Protection Act of 2009' to Combat Unsafe Patient Care and Unsafe Nursing Assignments
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Hundreds of registered nurses
from nearly every city in Texas will march to and rally at the state
Capitol this Th...
Documentary Examining Deadly Blood Disorders and Lifesaving Research to Premiere on Discovery Health
BLOOD DETECTIVES - a documentary from Peabody-Award-winning filmmaker
Joseph Lovett - premieres December 19 at 7:00 PM ET/PT on Discovery Health
Trailer available at http://www.blooddetectives.org .
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Peabody-Award-winning
filmmaker, Joseph Lov...
Documentary Examining Deadly Blood Disorders and Lifesaving Research to Premiere on Discovery Health
BLOOD DETECTIVES -- a documentary from Peabody-Award-winning filmmaker Joseph Lovett in conjunction with the American Society of Hematology (ASH) - premieres December 19 at 7:00 PM ET/PT on Discovery Health
Washington, DC (PRWEB) November 12, 2008 -- Peabody-Award-winni...
Lifesaving in Medical Technology
California Legislature Passes Historic HIV Testing Bill (AB 682); AHF Urges Governor to Sign Crucial Lifesaving Legislation
AB 682 (Berg, Garcia, Huffman), the California Routine HIV Screening Bill, Cleared the Legislature Today; Bi-Partisan Bill, Sponsored by AIDS
Healthcare Foundation, the California Medical Association, & the Health
Officers Association of California, Will Improve Health Outcomes & Reduce ...
July 2009 Mayo Clinic Health Letter Highlights a Positive Outlook, Bell's Palsy and Heart Valve Repair
...ves -- Without Open Heart Surgery
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- New, less invasive ways to repair heart valves may fundamentally transform how this
lifesaving procedure is performed. The July issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter looks at new technologies under study to repair heart valve disorders without op...
Plasma Products Safe Despite Swine Influenza Outbreak, Assures International Biopharmaceutical Company Octapharma
...lasma suppliers to maintain the safety
profile and continuous supply of its
lifesaving products.
The threat to blood supplies arises as blood transfusion a...rmaceutical products derived from human blood plasma to patients in
need of
lifesaving therapy.
For more information about the company please visit
http:/...
Domino's Pizza Pledges Support to the Fifth Annual St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(R) Thanks and Giving(R) Campaign
... are not."
"St. Jude delivers breakthrough discoveries that lead to
lifesaving cures
for children and their families around the world," said David A. Bran...ated to this holiday campaign to help ensure that
St. Jude can continue the
lifesaving research and care that has brought hope
to so many families."
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Video: The Looming Crisis in Cancer Drug Development: 97% of Adult Cancer Patients Do Not Take Advantage of Clinical Trial Programs
... patients participate in themiii. This lack of participation leads to delays in clinical trials and slows patient access to new and possibly
lifesaving treatment options. -- The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the proud scientific partner of Stand Up to Cancer, a ground-br...
Despite Advances in the Accuracy of CT Colonography in Detecting Polyps, Digestive Health Experts Urge Patients to Consider Risks and Realities
...st powerful preventive tools in clinical
medicine. Until a radiographic test can meet that standard,
gastroenterologists will continue to champion the
lifesaving potential of
colonoscopy," Foxx-Orenstein added.
Evaluating the Potential of CT Colonography - What Patients Should Know
When evaluating new poten...
(RED) to Launch New Way for People to Get Music in Their Lives; Weekly Delivery of Great Music Helps to Save Lives in Africa
...lives at the core of the (RED) mission.
"This new direct link to customers is very important to (RED). Not only
because it creates an annuity to buy
lifesaving medicine for those living
with AIDS in Africa, but also because it gives us a direct relationship
with (RED) consumers, creating a new platform to com...
Heart Patients More Likely to Adopt Healthy Habits in 3-Year Program Led by Cardiac Rehabilitation Experts, Mayo Clinic Research Shows
...of cardiac rehabilitation in extending survival benefits.
Mayo researchers developed the disease manager model of cardiac
rehabilitation to extend the
lifesaving benefits modern medicine offers,
and spare patients the trauma and the expense of repeat surgeries and
hospitalizations, says lead researcher Ray Squi...
Study Finds QIAGEN's HPV Test Offers Greater Long-term Protection From Cervical Disease Than the Pap
...V test is incorporated into the
standard of care for cervical cancer prevention," says Peer Schatz, CEO of
QIAGEN. "Now the imperative is to make this
lifesaving and cost-reducing
technology available and accessible to all women of eligible age worldwide.
When a cancer is 100 percent preventable - as cervical c...
Multiple Clinical Data Presentations at EuroPCR 2008 Support Use of OrbusNeich's Genous(TM) Bio-engineered R stent(TM) as Safe Alternative to Drug-Eluting Stents
... Genous technology is critically important to this patient
population for which there are limited treatments. In these cases, Genous
might be the only
lifesaving option."
Single-Center Registry of High-Risk Patients
Germano Di Sciascio, M.D., professor and chairman of cardiology at
Campus Biomedico, Univers...
Lifesaving in Medical Products
VeriMed Patient Identification
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lifesaving information when and if they are unable to do so....
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HeartMate LVAS
Description:...ventricle. Before HeartMate, end-stage heart failure patients had few alternatives when conventional drug therapies failed. The HeartMate provides a
lifesaving alternative for these patients. The HeartMate's portable design and technological advantages allow HeartMate patients to be safely discharged from the...
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Lifesaving in Medical Dictionary
Sepsis
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Meningitis
...ic guides, medical books excerpts online about Meningitis , 3 drug side effect causes. Diagnostic ... Meningitis UK's single focus is to fund
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Heart transplant
...e Texas Heart Institute is one of the most successful in the world. Heart transplant — Overview covers risks and results of this potentially
lifesaving operation. ... Heart transplant is a treatment that's usually reserved for ... A heart transplant is a procedure in which a surgeon remo...
Colostomy
...ral anesthesia (unconscious and pain-free) ... For the colostomy , the end of the healthy colon is brought through the ... A colostomy is a
lifesaving surgery that enables a person to enjoy a full range of ... many ways to gain a greater understanding of your life with a colostomy . ... Learn ...
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
...lts Abnormal results Resources First-aid instructions for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) ... Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a
lifesaving technique useful in many ... Learn how to perform CPR ( cardiopulmonary resuscitation ). Adult, infant, and child CPR vary, so find out how you ...
Lifesaving in Biological News
'Show me the money!' MDA greenlights grants
...ts of muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, and spinal muscular atrophy. It also served as the basis for a
lifesaving therapy developed by Genzyme for a metabolic muscle disease called Pompe disease.
At Columbia University, Schon has been awarded a three-year $4...
Wet ear wax and unpleasant body odors signal breast cancer risk
... of The FASEB Journal , "As it turns out, the type of ear wax one has is linked to a gene that leads to bad odors from one's armpit. These may become
lifesaving clues to the early detection and treatment of breast cancer."
...
American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- May 13, 2009
... is spreading with the epidemic of obesity.
David Springer and colleagues point out in the new study that thousands of patients receive potentially
lifesaving transfusions of platelets each year to treat bleeding from trauma and for a wide range of medical conditions. Scientists have known that abnormal plat...
Ocera Therapeutics licenses novel treatment for acute hepatic encephalopathy from UCLB
...available treatments directly lowers circulating levels of ammonia. The partnership with Ocera is a significant step towards bringing this potentially
lifesaving discovery to patients."
Mr. Cengiz Tarhan, Managing Director of UCLB said, "This is a significant deal for UCL Business. I am delighted that Ocera...
Study finds life-saving trend among seagulls
... This release is available in French .
Montreal, February 20, 2009 Following trends is a
lifesaving instinct, at least for birds, and provides clues that can be applied across the animal kingdom. New research from Universit de Montral published in B...
Synthetic biology: Is ethics a showstopper?
... WASHINGTON Synthetic biology promises to enable cheap,
lifesaving new drugs to treat the 350-500 million people who suffer from malaria, and to create innovative biofuels that can help solve the world's energy proble...
Wistar Institute researcher receives 'New Innovator' award from NIH
...ding that structure. Doing so could shed light on the molecular basis of numerous human diseases.
"Original, inventive ideas are what drive Wistar's
lifesaving advances in biomedical research," notes Wistar President and CEO Russel E. Kaufman, M.D. "Dr. Noma exemplifies the energy and creativity that will lea...
Children's Hospital leads projects to develop nation's first heart assist devices for young children
... Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC a national leader in the use of
lifesaving ventricular assist devices (VADs) for children in heart failure is part of...mechanical devices that take over the pumping action of the heart and offer
lifesaving support, most often acting as a bridge to keep patients alive until a donor...
Sweet potato shines as new promise for small enterprise and hunger relief in developing countries
...rica during the 17th and 18th centuries. It is now grown in more developing countries than any other root crop.
Sweetpotato has a long history as a
lifesaving crop. When typhoons demolished thousands of rice fields, Japanese farmers turned to sweetpotato to sustain their country. Sweetpotato kept millions fr...
Triage study challenges notions of emergency medical response to disaster
...riage, more unnecessary deaths."
Overtriage can be valuable, however, because it helps ensure that critically injured people who do require speedy,
lifesaving care aren't missed. In fact, guidelines from the American College of Surgeons support a limited amount of overtriage in emergency care.
To determi...
Lifesaving in Biological Technology
Improving Transfusion Safety: Fenwal, Verax Biomedical Sign Agreement for Rapid, Point-of-Care Bacteria Test
...the company's products and advanced collection and separation technologies are used throughout the world to help ensure a safe and available supply of
lifesaving blood and blood products. Fenwal Inc. is based in Lake Zurich, Illinois. For more information, please visit www.fenwalinc.com .
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GPhA Calls Senate HELP Committee Action Disappointing for Countless Patients
...years of exclusivity is a good compromise. We must follow the course of the White House and Chairman Waxman and ensure that patients can truly access
lifesaving biogeneric medicines in a timely manner.
"We hope that when the House Energy and Commerce Committee acts it follows the lead of its Chairm...
GPhA Says BIO Cries Wolf on Senate Biogenerics Proposal
..."While the generic industry still supports the proven successful Hatch-Waxman model as contained in the bipartisan 'Promoting Innovation and Access to
lifesaving Medicines Act,' we have commended the President for working to move this issue forward by recommending a
7-year exclusivity compromise.
"Coun...
OncologyRx Care Advantage(TM) Specialty Pharmacy Passes $15 Million Milestone in Patient Financial Assistance
... of Care Advantage in August 2006.
"We are thrilled that we have been able to serve as a positive resource to help so many cancer patients obtain
lifesaving treatments," says Diane Collom, associate director of the Business Office for OncologyRx Care Advantage. "Increasing numbers of patients either choose...
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and The International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation Partner to Develop Cell Lines to Advance Research
...er. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds
lifesaving blood cancer research around the world and provides free information and support services.
Founded in 1949 and headquartered in White Plains, NY,...
MEDomics Announces MitoDx(TM), the First NextGen Mitochondrial Genome Diagnostic Test
... of detected mutations. This comprehensive test offers exceptionally high diagnostic utility for suspected mitochondrial disease, enabling potentially
lifesaving therapy and accurate risk counseling.
Disease from mutations in mitochondrial DNA is now thought to be common in both adults and children. In ...
Microsoft Signs Agreement With Merck & Co. Inc. to Acquire Assets of Rosetta Biosoftware, Strengthening Position in Life Sciences Industry
.... "The newly combined offering will enable customers to improve the management and analysis of genomic, biological and research data, helping to bring
lifesaving drugs and therapies to market faster and accelerate the realization of personalized medicine."
Introduced in April 2009, Microsoft Amalga Life Sc...
President Bill Clinton to Speak at the Ethanol Summit in Brazil
...to improve lives through several
initiatives, including the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative, which is helping 2
million people living with HIV/AIDS access
lifesaving drugs. Other initiatives
-- including the Clinton Climate Initiative, the Clinton Hunter Development
Initiative, and the Clinton Giustra Sustainable G...
Ochsner and LSUHSC Partner to Provide Better Local Access to Comprehensive Cancer Care
...bining our expertise, patients will no longer have to travel outside Louisiana to get the most current cancer treatments or participate in potentially
lifesaving clinical trials."
"The joint program will allow scientists and clinicians to jointly study the most frequent cancers in our region and design new...
Stem Cell Industry Insider Mercedes Walton Discusses President Obama's Stem Cell Executive Order
...The Executive Order reflects the opinions of a majority of Americans who support increased federal funding for stem cell research due to the expansive
lifesaving potential it holds.
Walton went on to say, "As a global industry leader in stem cell innovation, the responsible and productive use of stem cell...