Cooling treatment after cardiac arrest is cost-effective, Penn study shows
...discharge care required. They found that hypothermia has a cost of less than $100,000 per quality-adjusted life year (QALY), a measurement designed to illustrate the gains in both extra years of life and quality of life from a particular treatment. Previous research has shown that about six out-of-hospital ...ORTHOWORLD Releases Position Paper on Healthcare Reform
...o offer their own position statements, and add data in support. "In this statement of position, we have provided the facts and statistics that illustrate the pervasive affect of orthopaedic conditions and treatments on virtually all levels of society, but most emphatically on those of working age," adde...GenVault's GenSolve(TM) Reagents Enable State-of-the-Art Genomic Analysis of Dried Blood Spots
...ing. Two publications, BMC Research Notes 2009, 2 :107 (16 June 2009) and BMC Genetics 2009, 10 :38 (22 July 2009) www.biomedcentral.com , illustrate that GenSolve(TM) methodology is capable of recovering DNA of sufficiently high quality for use in genome-wide microarray analysis and SNP genotyping ...Nine CareTech Solutions Client-Hospitals Named 2009 Most Wired Winners
...le in the health system of tomorrow," says Rich Umbdenstock, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association (AHA). "Most Wired hospitals help illustrate IT in action -- improving efficiency, quality and safety of care while helping to control costs." The Most Wired Survey is conducted annual...Bayer HealthCare Awards $2.5 Million to Advance Hemophilia Research and Improve Patient Care
..., Bayer HealthCare. "These investments in basic research and patient services not only demonstrate our passion for advancing hemophilia treatment, but illustrate our ongoing commitment to the global hemophilia community." Since 2002, BHAP has distributed more than $17.5 million through 157 research awards....Economy Forces Most Wired Hospitals to Look Closely at IT Spending
...le in the health system of tomorrow," says Rich Umbdenstock, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association (AHA). "Most Wired hospitals help illustrate IT in action--improving efficiency, quality and safety of care while helping to control costs." Hospitals also continue to invest in IT that su...Montana Meth Project Statement Regarding Billings Gazette Story
...use in Montana dropped by 63%.(1) However, Mr. Kemmick included only select data out of context from the YRBS and omitted significant findings which illustrate the changes in the scope and scale of the Meth problem in Montana since the launch of the Montana Meth Project in 2005 including third-party data show...GreenBytes Wards Off Germs and Costly Computer Repairs
...Bytes provides this type of preventative service, and we specialize in Germ-Free cleaning, too." GreenBytes offers free service demonstrations to illustrate the condition of home and office equipment. Appointments are available through the company's Authorized Preventative Maintenance Specialists. For more...Cynosure Announces Presentation of Favorable Results from Post-Marketing Studies of Smartlipo MPX
... is the first head-to-head quantitative study comparing the efficacy of the Smartlipo MPX workstation with that of liposuction, and the first study to illustrate the effects of subdermal applications of laser energy on skin laxity and tissue tightening," Dr. DiBernardo said. "The ability of Smartlipo MPX to li...Versatility of 454 Sequencing(TM) Demonstrated in Three Publications in Science Last Week
... of print) in Science Express. The three publications span a number of research fields and sequencing applications. The diversity of the publications illustrate the flexibility of 454 Sequencing and its ability to deliver scientifically relevant results in any research field employing DNA sequencing. The studi...Common algae helps illustrate mammalian brain electrical circuitry
Mice whose brain cells respond to a flash of light are providing insight into the complexities of the sense of smell and may ultimately yield a better understanding of how the human brain works. Investigators at Duke University Medical Center and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have engineere...Mice studies illustrate potential of chimp/human antibodies to protect against smallpox
Results from a new study indicate that hybrid laboratory antibodies derived from chimpanzees and humans may provide a potentially safe and effective way to treat the serious complications that can occur following smallpox vaccination--and possibly may even protect against the deadly disease itself....Microbes and their hosts -- exploring the complexity of symbiosis in DNA and cell biology
...s Hole, MA, and Diana Wheeler, PhD, from the University of Arizona, in Tucson, use the example of mutualism between Blochmannia and their ant hosts to illustrate how the bacteria rely on genetic, ecological, and physiological means to maintain the functional flexibility that allows them to meet the needs of an ...Dual role in breast tissue for a protein involved in leukemia
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...ions from industry and other commercial means of transportation, NO 2 emissions from ships can be measured from space along major shipping routes. To illustrate this, a NO 2 map has been placed on top of the shipping route map in the above animation. The routes clearly correspond to the pattern of detected NO...Genetic testing for breast or ovarian cancer risk may be greatly underutilized
...line, investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Institute of Health Policy and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute note that their findings illustrate the challenges of bringing genetic information into real-world clinical practice. "Testing for BRCA1 and 2 mutations has been around a long time a...Avian flu research sheds light on swine flu outbreak
...d researchers suggests that the potential for an avian influenza virus to cause a human flu pandemic is greater than previously thought. Results also illustrate how the current swine flu outbreak likely came about. As of now, avian flu viruses can infect humans who have contact with birds, but these virus...Tufts students host Earth Day with groundbreaking ceremony for solar house
...r of Tufts Institute for the Environment, and a professor of international environmental policy at The Fletcher School, emphasizes that the house will illustrate a convergence of social policy, engineering and sustainability. The design and construction of the house translates theory into real world practice. M...ASBMB Annual Meeting to feature talks on the biochemistry of aging
...in of youth," the genes and pathways that influence lifespan. While the secrets of longevity may still be a long time away, the presentations at ASBMB illustrate that we are at least beginning to understand the intricate connections between diet, metabolism, aging, and disease. Some of these aging-related p...Genes from tiny algae shed light on big role managing carbon in world's oceans
...s highlighted in the Science article, comparing the strains to each other and in turn to the other characterized algal and plant genomes, will help to illustrate the dynamic nature of evolutionary processes and provide a springboard for unraveling the functional aspects of these and other phytoplankton populati...Genetically engineered bacteria compute the route
...ring , demonstrate that computing in living cells is feasible, opening the door to a number of applications. The second-generation bacterial computers illustrate the feasibility of extending the approach to other computationally challenging math problems. A research team made up of four faculty members and 1...How much is life worth? The $440 billion question
...versy concerning the life-extending benefits of certain cancer drugs and the extent to which their cost should factor in deliberations. The authors illustrate cost-benefit relationships for several cancer drugs, including cetuximab for treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, touted as "practice changing" an...Resverlogix's Success in Inflammation Program Results in 2 Patents Filed
... Novel small molecules illustrate potential cost effective approach for rheumatoid arthritis TSX Exc.... Resverlogix's platform technology has created novel small molecules which illustrate potent anti-inflammatory effects in arthritis models as compared with leadi...Medarex Announces 2009 First Quarter Financial Results
...operations and are important in comparing current results with prior period results. Non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per share are intended to illustrate Medarex's results of operations for the periods presented excluding the items discussed below. Medarex's management believes investors' understanding ...Keynote Panel at Bio-IT World Expo to Feature Five Leaders in the Field of "Personal Genomics"
...oying Enterprise 2.0 Solutions: Case Studies & Business Challenges David Hodgson from Roche Pharmaceuticals will present short case studies that illustrate the provision of workspaces for team collaboration, the use of idea management software for innovation and the prototype of a guided navigation system...Researchers create catalysts for use in hydrogen storage materials
...cts and also functioned as catalysts. Jena and the team at the University of Uppsala led by Rajeev Ahuja, Ph.D., performed theoretical calculations to illustrate the mechanism of how these catalysts work. ...Shire's Project Playground Gives Boost to Philadelphia
... surrounds the facility and create a mural on the handball wall. "Helping people is what we do at Shire, and this initiative is a tangible way to illustrate how much our 700 Philadelphia-area employees care about communities across the greater Philadelphia region, " said Mike Yasick, senior vice president ...State-of-the-art electron microscope promises to aid major research advances
...res and atom movements as they occur in real solids. With a computer and digital projector, we can go anywhere in the world to help teach classes that illustrate behavior of materials at the atomic level using real research results." "The higher resolution results that will be available from aberration-corre...