University of Louisville Realizes Nearly 3:1 ROI with Employee Health Management

New issue brief highlights critical components of university's successful program MINNEAPOLIS, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Designed and implemented properly, a health management program will deliver a positive return on investment (ROI) and effectively contain health care costs. The ...

University of Louisville and Jewish Hospital to Announce Medical First

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A news conference to announce the first cardiac stem cell clinical trial in the world, to be conducted at UofL and Jewish Hospital will be held at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 11. The location will be the Abell Administration Center second floor lobb...

Nation's Fourth Hand Transplant Performed at Jewish Hospital Hand Care Center by Kleinert Kutz and University of Louisville Surgeons

LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dave Robert Armstrong, a 32-year-old Upland, California man has joined an elite group of men around the world by receiving a hand transplant today, July 12, 2008. The surgery was performed at Jewish Hospital Hand Care Center by Kleinert Kutz ...

NeoStem Signs Stem Cell Collection Agreement With University of Louisville Hospital

Center to Collect Adult Stem Cells for Storage and to Advance VSEL Research NEW YORK, May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NeoStem, Inc. (Amex: NBS ), which is pioneering the pre-disease collection, processing and long-term storage of adult stem cells for future medical need, today announced that i...

World's First Cardiac Adult Stem Cell Trial to Take Place in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The world's first phase one FDA-approved clinical trial using adult cardiac stem cells to treat heart disease will be conducted by a team of University of Louisville doctors at Jewish Hospital. For the first time, patients with advanced he...

Bolli Becomes New Editor-In-Chief of Circulation Research

...ssociation. Bolli, chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and director of the Institute of Molecular Cardiology at the University of louisville in Kentucky, will assume his role with the July 31 issue of the journal, posted online on July 30. "It is an honor and a privilege to serve as ...

Financing Available for Healthcare Equipment from DRE Medical Equipment

...; named a Company of the Year by Business First of louisville — is helping eligible medical facilities acq...For the second consecutive year, Business First of louisville has named DRE one of the 50 fastest growing businesses in the Greater louisville area. Business First of...

World's First Cardiac Adult Stem Cell Patient and Physicians Discuss Clinical Trial

... Infusion Procedure Performed on July 17th LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- University of louisville physicians performed the world's first cardiac adult stem cell infusion procedure at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY, on July 17, 2009. The procedur...

Technology Collaborative Launches Online Game to Exercise Brain Power of People with Multiple Sclerosis

...cally but they may still struggle with cognitive ability," said Dr. Stephen Kirzinger, director of the Multiple Sclerosis Program at the University of louisville and one of the healthcare professionals who oversaw development of the game. "This game presents the first step in assessing whether games can help co...

Denver-Based Acupuncturist, Dr. Martha Lucas, Releases New Book: 'Vanity Calamity: Your Guide to Cosmetic Acupuncture for Anti-aging'

...upuncturewoman.com/cd.html . About Martha Lucas, Ph.D., L.Ac. Dr. Lucas received her Ph.D. in Research Psychology from the University of louisville in Kentucky, and her degree in TCM from the Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Denver. She interned with Jim Ramholz, O.M.D., in Advan...

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Correction to Earlier Release From Jewish Hospital and University of Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In today's announcement regarding the use of stem cells in the treatment of heart failure, we failed to make a critical distinction. Louisville researchers and physicians have performed the world's first phase-one FDA-approved clin...

World's First Cardiac Adult Stem Cell Patient Receives Infusion

...ne FDA-approved clinical trial using adult cardiac stem cells to treat heart disease. The clinical trial is being conducted by a team of University of louisville physicians at Jewish Hospital. During the infusion procedure, Jones was directly injected with his own cardiac stem cells into heart scar ti...

CDC Analysis Finds Unique Social and Behavior Intervention Helps Reduce MRSA Rates Up to 62% in Study Hospitals

... health and health care. The three hospitals (Billings Clinic, Billings, MT; Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA; and University of louisville Hospital, Louisville, KY) that were included in the Partnership and the CDC analysis each undertook activities that included: screening all patients ...

Fifth U.S. Hand Transplant Patient Heads Home to NY

...na, New York this week after a three-month stay in louisville under the care of Kleinert Kutz and University of louisville surgeons. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/c...nbach, M.D., with Kleinert Kutz and University of louisville assistant clinical professor of surgery, led the ...

Breast Cancer Clinical Results Show Test Can Differentiate Normal, Early and Later Stage Cancers

...d at the 4th Annual Academic Surgical Congress in Fort Myers, FL. The peer reviewed data was presented by Dr. Anees B. Chagpar from the University of louisville . The presentation entitled, "Quantitative Galactose Oxidase Schiff's reaction in Nipple Aspirate Fluid may distinguish women with or without Breast C...

Kleinert Kutz Hand Surgeons Perform Fifth U.S. Hand Transplant in Record Time at Jewish Hospital Hand Care Center

...re-USNewswire/ -- Kleinert Kutz and University of louisville hand surgeons performed the fifth U.S. hand trans... Care Center, Kleinert Kutz and the University of louisville developed the pioneering procedure. Warren C. Br...linical professor of surgery at the University of louisville led the team of five hand surgeons, 10 hand fello...

First U.S. Patient to Receive New Heart-Assist Device Doing Well After Surgery at University of Michigan

...ospital in New York. U-M is the national training center for the trial, which is funded by Terumo Heart, and teams from Columbia and the University of louisville have already traveled to Ann Arbor to learn how to implant the device. "The DuraHeart gives us a new, third-generation option for patients with adva...

Significant Anti-Tumor Activity of NKTR-102 in Patients With Refractory Solid Tumors; Interim Data Published in ASCO 2008 Proceedings

...l, sponsored by Nektar Therapeutics, includes clinical sites at Translational Generational Clinical Research Services at Scottsdale Healthcare and the louisville Oncology Clinical Research Program. The company also expects to present results from this trial at additional scientific forums later this year. The...

SpineSmith Partners to Present at 3rd Annual Stem Cell Summit

...mmit in New York City on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008. Dr. Williams is Scientific Director of the Cardiovascular Innovation Institute at the University of louisville School of Medicine. He is also the Chief Science Officer for Tissue Genesis, Inc. Williams is recognized internationally as an expert in vascular bi...

FDA Approves MiddleBrook's Amoxicillin PULSYS for Pharyngitis/Tonsillitis in Adolescents and Adults

...ily dosing of MOXATAG is a major advantage," said lead study investigator Stan L. Block, M.D., professor of clinical pediatrics at the Universities of louisville and Kentucky Medical Schools. "For the first time, physicians in the U.S. have the option of an FDA-approved once-daily amoxicillin therapy to treat t...

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Belching

.... News from Louisville, weather, sports, investigators, troubleshooter, louisville jobs, louisville cars and more. ... Belching (eructation) is triggered in two ways. ... ...

Louisville in Biological News

American Society for Microbiology honors James W. Snyder

...rd is presented to James W. Snyder, Ph.D., D(ABMM), Director, University of louisville Hospital, and Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of louisville School of Medicine. This award recognizes a Diplomate of the American Board...

Inhaling a heart attack: How air pollution can cause heart disease

...of environmental cardiology -- a field that examines the relationship between air pollution and heart disease. Aruni Bhatnagar of the University of louisville and Robert Brook of the University of Michigan have organized a symposium Environmental Factors in Heart Disease, to take place April 21 at the Experi...

15-state Southern obesity summit to focus on deadly epidemic

...ee; and Adewale Troutman, M.D., an associate professor at the University of louisville and director of the louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness department. A complete schedule is online ...

Deadlines for 2007 National Soybean Rust Symposium fast approaching

...y approaching for the 2007 National Soybean Rust Symposium. The 2007 National Soybean Rust Symposium will be held December 12-14, 2007 at the Marriott louisville Downtown Hotel in Louisville, KY. The 2007 symposium, organized by The American Phytopathological Society (APS) in co-operation with related organi...

Bone marrow stem cells may heal hearts even years after heart attacks

...the type of cell transplantation that is most efficient for regenerating damaged myocardium." Roberto Bolli, M.D., F.A.C.C., from the University of louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, who co-authored an editorial appearing in the journal, wrote that a "veritable revolution" is underway to overthrow the belie...

Combination therapy leads to partial recovery from spinal cord injury in rats

... reverse this damage, says Scott R. Whittemore, Ph.D., of the University of louisville in Kentucky, who led the new study. "Many other investigators have suggeste...n between two spinal cord injury research centers, one at the University of louisville and the other at the University of Miami in Florida." The researchers ar...

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NeoStem Raises Additional Funds from Principals of Suzhou Erye Pharmaceuticals Company Ltd. and U.S. Institutional and Private Investors, Bringing the Total Recent Financings to Over $15 Million; Funds Will Support Expansion Activities in the United State

...nds will be used to support NeoStem's continuing initiatives in VSEL (very small embryonic-like) stem cell technology licensed from the University of louisville and to advance NeoStem's expansion activities in China, as well as other general corporate purposes. A portion of the funds also will be used to exp...

NeoStem, Inc. Appoints Financial Expert with Broad International Experience to the Board of Directors and to Serve as Chairman of the Company's Audit Committee

...lection centers, expand our business operations into China, develop our VSEL (very small embryonic-like stem cells) technology with the University of louisville , and strengthen our focus on international medical tourism to serve people seeking medical treatments not yet available in their own nations. Mr. Be...

NeoStem Completes $11 Million Private Placement Financing to Support Expansion Activities in China, Further Development of NeoStem's VSEL Technology and Advancement of Medical Tourism Initiatives

...he funds will be used to support the development of NeoStem's VSEL (very small embryonic-like stem cells) technology licensed from the University of louisville and help advance NeoStem's expansion activities in China, including those relating to its pending acquisitions and medical tourism - defined as trave...

ATS Forcefield Anti-platelet Technology Continues to Demonstrate Positive Results

...dio-Thoracic Surgeons (EACTS) meeting in September. Previously, Dr. Mark Slaughter, Professor and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of louisville and Jewish Hospital presented his findings in an acute human trial with excellent results. Adding to this foundation of positive results, ATS has just...

James L. Wittliff, Ph.D., FACB, to Present 'Predicting Breast Cancer Outcome with Gene Expression Signatures on the Ziplex(R) System' at the Association for Molecular Pathology Conference, October 30

...iplex System. Dr. Wittliff's discoveries and development of a unique tumor marker database resulted in the filing of new patents for the University of louisville and the licensing of his technologies. About Xceed Molecular (http://www.XceedMolecular.com ) Xceed's vision is to advance molecular diagnostics ...

Significant Anti-Tumor Activity and Extended Half-Life of NKTR-102 (PEG-irinotecan) Highlighted in Phase 1 Data Presented at EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium

... study, sponsored by Nektar Therapeutics includes clinical sites at Translational Genomics Clinical Research Services at Scottsdale Healthcare and the louisville Oncology Clinical Research Program. Nektar expects to present complete results from this ongoing Phase 1 trial at additional scientific forums later t...

Stem Cell Researcher Wins Award for Excellence for Work With the ImageStream(R) System

... work on the discovery and characterization of embryonic-like stem cells. Dr. Zuba-Surma works at the Stem Cell Biology Institute of the University of louisville and has employed the Amnis ImageStream system extensively in her work. "I am highly honored to have been awarded the ISAC President's Award for Exce...

Mercy Medical Center Completes Beta Studies for Integrated Hematology and Automated Diabetes Testing Solution

...550 physicians on its Medical Staff and employs 2,500 people. Mercy operates outpatient health centers in Carrollton, Jackson Township, Lake Township, louisville and North Canton. A Catholic hospital, Mercy Medical Center, upholds the mission and philosophy of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine and continu...

Business Incubators Grow Economy and Jobs

...tate and they are a significant catalyst for new job creation as well, according Thomas Lyons, Professor of Community Development at the University of louisville who recently addressed an audience at the Wisconsin Small Business Development Centers monthly lecture series at the MGE Innovation Center , a busi...

On Location at BIO 2003

...xhibits. You can tiptoe through the tulips of Holland. You can visit Tennessee, Korea, Norway, Ohio, Austria, Kentucky (theyre giving away biotech louisville Slugger bats) and New Zealand all without leaving the convention floor. Its fun, but its also cutthroat competition. Not every state or nation th...