UCLA researchers awarded $9M contract for study identifiying antibiotic treatment for MRSA
...ection seen increasingly in communities across the nation that is resistant to antibiotics most commonly used to treat skin infections. The study, to be led by co-principal investigators Dr. David A. Talan and Dr. Gregory J. Moran, both of Olive ViewUCLA Medical Center and the David Geffen School of Med...UIC researchers to develop new drugs to fight bioterrorism
...s the multiplicity of health needs confronting our nation and the entire globe," Davis said. "The development of the Institute for Advanced Pharmaceutical Sciences holds great promise and potential for all humankind."...The future of biofuels is not in corn
...ompanies and some politicians, but its bad for our nation and our world.," said Michael Dworkin, of the Vermont Law School Institute for Energy and the Environment Both the farm and energy legislation being debated in Congress contain provisions that will set biofuels policy for years to come. While the ...Device helps physically disabled turn on computer
...Administration degree program, the only one in the nation to meet and exceed the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act....Institute of Medicine Advisory: Public health physicians
...ies, are vital to improving public health. But the nation faces a critical shortage of these professionals, and many who are already in the field have not had adequate training to tackle current and emerging public health challenges. TRAINING PHYSICIANS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH CAREERS, a new report from the Insti...MRI detects cancers missed by mammography in breast cancer patients
... cancer -- the first such study of its kind in the nation --the researchers found that MRI detected tumors missed by mammography in 16 percent of 390 patients. Women with MRI-detected ipsilateral tumors tended to be younger or they had a primary breast tumor that was at least 1 centimeter in size. The prima...Susan G. Komen for the Cure and American Society of Clinical Oncology partner in national initiative
...immediate help to the growing cancer needs in this nation and worldwide -- as it is estimated that the number of new cancers diagnosed globally each year will double by 2030 to 27 million cases and 17 million deaths every year. The funding builds on Komens initial investment in ASCOs National Initiative o...Steps needed to reduce smoking in the US
...m. This report offers a blueprint for putting the nation on a course for achieving that goal over the next two decades." The desire to educate youth and limit their access to tobacco underlies many of the committee's recommendations because of the high rate at which teens start smoking. Most smokers st...Inhaled steroids may not be enough for some children with asthma
...ps of children with mild to moderate asthma in the nation who have been followed over 10 years. This study gives us a good sense of real-world practice in asthma management, Dr. Sawicki says. The childrens care is not directed by anyone in the study; its an observation of what goes on when the childrens car...Clinical guidelines for blood conservation during cardiac procedures developed
...gs here at the VCU Medical Center and have led the nation in implementing an entire program," said Spiess. "We have not only been successful in cardiac surgery but also now have a full program for the whole hospital." ...New update of international health system comparisons: US continues to lag on most measures
....S. did well on some preventive care measures, the nation ranked at the bottom on measures of safe care and ...U.K. "The United States stands out as the only nation in these studies that does not ensure access to health care through universal coverage and promotion...RAND study finds women with heart disease and diabetes less likely to receive proper care
...differences in outpatient care. "As we become a nation with an older population, the type of routine preventive care we studied will become even more important," Bird said. "Understanding these gender differences may allow us to improve care." The RAND study is one of four published in the latest editi...Syphilis rate on rise in US gay, bisexual men
... rise significantly in this decade. "The entire nation was caught unawares," said study lead author James Heffelfinger, M.D., a medical epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Youre concentrating on one population, but the next thing you know, you start seeing a large increas...IDSA urges Congress to support Hatch amendments
...s creating in hospitals and communities across the nation and at the same time to strengthen patient safety. The Hatch amendment will: expand incentives to spur the development of new, effective antibiotics spur research on new indications or uses for approved antibiotics require FDA to establish and r...US Senate introduces bill to train more preventive medicine doctors
...Act, introduced in Congress today, will ensure the nation has a continuous supply of highly trained preventive medicine and public health physicians to lead the efforts to promote health and protect all Americans from today's ever growing public health threats. This is an especially critical measure as ba...Majority of state Medicaid programs have or plan to have 'pay-for-performance' programs
...tailed snapshot of what is taking place around the nation so that state officials have solid information on which to base decisions about pay-for-performance." Hartman and co-author Kathryn Kuhmerker, President of the Kuhmerker Group and former Medicaid Director for New York State, found several trends. N...Report reveals estimated high prevalence and heavy cost of type 2 diabetes complications
...financial toll on the United States. In 2006, the nation spent an estimated $22.9 billion on direct medical costs related to diabetes complications.* The new report, titled State of Diabetes Complications in America, also shows that estimated annual healthcare costs for a person with type 2 diabetes comp...Chance of hysterectomy predicted by multi-year study
... of hysterectomy also has varied widely across the nation and worldwide, raising questions of the appropriateness of the procedure. This study recruited women seeking care for abnormal uterine bleeding, chronic pelvic pain, or symptomatic uterine fibroids and ascertained their hysterectomy status during f...Hospital errors rise 3 percent -- HealthGrades patient-safety study
... Hospitals for Patient Safety continue to lead the nation in providing safer careresulting in much lower costs to society. We believe that Distinguished Hospitals have deliberately chosen and maintained patient safety as a top priority."...March of Dimes, Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute launch prematurity prevention partnership
...delivered preterm one of the highest rates in the nation (the U.S. rate is 12.7 percent). "Preventing preterm birth not only saves babies' lives and improves the future for them and their families, it can lessen the long-term toll such births take on our communities," said Ruth Ann Shepherd, M.D., FAAP...