NJIT taps into solar energy to power new campus center
...d businesses, across the state. Solar electricity saves NJIT and taxpayers money while also preserving the environment. It's a win-win for all." New Jersey Institute of Technology, the state's public technological research university, enrolls more than 8,300 students in bachelor's, master's and doctoral ...Prostate cancer screening practices examined
... the main thing is we don't know whether screening saves lives," says Gerald L. Andriole Jr., M.D., head of the Division of Urologic Surgery at Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. "Our study follows about 75,000 men, half of whom we are screening, and half of whom are getting conventional car...Women less likely to get quality heart attack care
...as the first evidence that standardized heart care saves lives. GAP tries to increase hospitals' use of aspirin and beta blocker drugs, and cholesterol testing, within 24 hours of a heart attack, and the prescribing of aspirin, beta blockers, cholesterol-lowering drugs and ACE inhibitor drugs for patients ...Pet scanning better for heart disease diagnosis, management
...ssel blockages is more accurate, less invasive and saves dollars, a study by University at Buffalo researchers has shown. The research findings were presented today (March 8, 2005) at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session in Orlando, Fla. Results of the study provide a rationale f...Association publishes blueprint to strengthen stroke care from prevention through recovery
... patients early with tPA reduces disability, which saves money. A cost-benefit analysis suggests that you save $4,000 for every patient treated with tPA," Schwamm said. Arthur Pancioli, M.D., an associate professor at the University of Cincinnati (Ohio) and vice chairman of the department of emergency med...Smoking hurts wealth as well as health, study suggests
... States currently has relatively little wealth and saves relatively little money, the financial implications are clear if you smoke and want to increase your wealth, stop smoking."...Artery variations increase complication risk in liver transplants
...d in one noninvasive test," said Dr. Paulson "This saves cost, reduces risk to the patient and saves time," he said. In a separate study, University of Iowa researchers have found that using MR angiogr...Molecular tailoring of chemotherapy with novel imaging techniques
...g activity towards implanted tumors. This approach saves time and money because it is possible to see the effects of drugs in living mice without sacrificing them and it also requires fewer mice in experiments. Because the KILLER/DR5 receptor is involved in the process of cell death by chemotherapy, El-Dei...Computer reads heart condition from X-ray images
...ontours had to be drawn by hand. The new technique saves time and is reliable. Medis medical imaging systems recently introduced the software with this technique at a major cardiology congress held in Washington DC. During a cardiac catheterisation procedure, X-ray film images are taken of the coronary ar...Study links warm offices to fewer typing errors and higher productivity
...the temperature to a more comfortable thermal zone saves employers about $2 per worker, per hour," says Hedge, who presented his findings this summer at the 2004 Eastern Ergonomics Conference and Exposition in New York City. In the study, which was conducted at Insurance Office of America's headquarters in...Benefits of screening for lung cancer with CT are not proven
...to demonstrate that this screening method actually saves patient lives -- mass screening for the general population can not be recommended," said Patz. "Just because the theory suggests that early diagnosis will result in reduced mortality doesn't mean it is validated in clinical practice." Secondarily, Pa...Even health-conscious women going without colonoscopy
...sk and the fact that screening and early detection saves lives?" Physicians, insurers and others need to think globally, and seek novel moments that can be used to educate patients so they don't fall through the cracks, she adds. For instance, radiologists can take time during mammography appointments to e...Specialized care from hospital to home improves the health of elderly with heart failure
...al readmissions. The higher level of care actually saves taxpayers an average of $4,845 per patient, the researchers found - a 37.6 percent savings over 12 months. As a result of these findings, a major health insurer has launched a $1 million pilot program to test Dr. Naylor's research in practice. Parti...Training carers reduces stroke burden and saves money
... basic nursing skills improves quality of life and saves money, according to two studies in this week's BMJ. Informal care givers support disabled stroke patients at home but often feel inadequately trained, poorly informed, and dissatisfied with the support available. The studies involved 300 stroke patie...Scientists uncover how brain retrieves and stores older memories
...t until now, we've been mystified by how the brain saves and retrieves them," said Dr. Alcino Sliva, the study's principal investigator and professor of neurobiology, psychiatry and psychology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. "Now that we know where to look, we're one step closer to developi...Would it be worth it to pay for donated kidneys?
... "It's a large number," Schnitzler says. "Society saves money, and the patient receives both quality of life and life extension benefits from the donor." For their analysis, the researchers assumed the establishment of a government-regulated system, in which a fixed price would be paid to the donor, and ...Heart attack patients face 25% lower death risk if hospitals follow national care standards
...is the first evidence that standardized heart care saves lives. The University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center physician who helped lead the project will present the results here today in a late-breaking session and press conference at the Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology....Hospitals following heart attack guidelines have better outcomes
...al guidelines for treating potential heart attacks saves lives. This finding is important they said, because while many studies have proven the effectiveness of individual therapies in improving outcomes for heart attack patients, very few have correlated individual hospitals' use of these different therap...National survey finds U.S. public enthusiastic about cancer screening
...nty-four percent believe that finding cancer early saves lives 'most' or 'all of the time.' Fifty-three percent believe screening usually reduces the amount of treatment needed when cancer is found." The authors, who include members of the VA Outcomes Group and the Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmo...New study in Pediatrics shows nitric oxide therapy for newborns effective and cost saving
...ed to hear of an advanced medication that actually saves money compared with an older treatment," said Dere...new study shows that inhaled nitric oxide actually saves a significant amount of money when compared with the older and more invasive ECMO procedure: For ...