Last week, a page-one WSJ story revealed the dirty little secret of some nonprofit hospitals -- they have grown very very wealthy, very very quickly. (The article itself, titled "Nonprofit Hospitals, Once For the Poor, Strike It Rich," is visible via this Google News link, but otherwise behind a paywall.)...
RAMAT GAN, Israel -- EarlySense Ltd., developer of the EverOn[TM], a contact-free, continuous patient supervision system for use in hospitals, nursing and private homes, announced today that Dr. Joseph Li has joined the company's Medical and Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Li is an assistant professor of medicine at...
Undergoing hip or joint replacement surgery may well be worth the trouble for older adults with severe osteoarthritis, researchers say. In a new study, symptoms improved markedly more in patients who had undergone this type of surgery a year previously, relative to patients who had not had the procedure. The...
JERUSALEM AFP — Israeli authorities on Wednesday filed indictments against two Bedouin citizens suspected of belonging to Al-Qaeda and planning attacks in the country, the Shin Beth internal security service said. Taher Abu Sakut and Omar Abu Sakut are accused of "serious crimes, including membership in a terrorist...
While a high body mass index BMI increases the risk of heart disease, exercise may reduce that risk in overweight and obese women, according to the April 28, 2008, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. Physical activity improves blood vessel function and reduces the risk for blood clots, according...
Coenzyme Q10, a supplement that helps improve heart health, is a vitamin-like compound found in abundance in the heart, liver, kidney and pancreas cells, said Roberta Lee, medical director of the Center for Health and Healing at Beth Israel Medical Center. Further, the compound is depleted with the use of...
Kristen Stewart holds a round, wooden instrument filled with small, metal beads that sounds like waves gently crashing upon a beach. As she rotates it back and forth, Angelina and Audrianna Liew yawn, flutter their eyes and occasionally drift off to sleep. Any other musician might take offense,...
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton sat in comfortable chairs, sipped water and spoke for an hour about the presidential campaign to come. Just the two of them, without aides. And they parted laughing. Aside from a fleeting backstage encounter in between their respective speeches...
MetaVision Replaces an Existing Critical Care System in Medical and Neonatal ICUs BOSTON -- iMDsoft[R], a leading provider of software solutions for the critical care and perioperative continuum, today announced that Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BIDMC, consistently ranked as one of America's top hospitals, has selected MetaVision[R]...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IT'S EASY to get overwhelmed in the supplement section by the dazzling array of capsules, tinctures, and tablets--and the promises that come with them. And because the industry remains largely unregulated, manufacturers aren't required to prove their products are safe or effective. How, you ask as...
By IsraelNationalNews.com The Rabbinical Council of America, which is the largest Orthodox rabbinic group in the world, and the Beth Din of America have announced the publication of an updated edition of their widely used Halakhic Prenuptial Agreement. The...
New animal research suggests the body's biological clock, which regulates sleep cycles based on the rise and fall of the sun, can be overridden in extreme situations by an internal "food clock." The finding is based on work with mice and has not yet been tested among humans. But early...
BALTIMORE, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Alba Therapeutics Corporation announced today that data from its Phase IIa clinical trial were presented in the Clinical Advances in Celiac Disease session at the Digestive Disease Week DDW meeting in San Diego, California. Results of the randomized, double- blind, placebo controlled study...
Toshiba's Dynamic Volume CT Provides Faster, More Accurate Diagnosis While Lowering Healthcare Costs BOSTON -- As a testament to the growing demand to improve patient care while reducing healthcare costs, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has installed the Aquilion ONE[TM] dynamic volume CT system at Beth Israel Deaconess...
Half-day Event Features Keynote Address From Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center President & CEO Paul Levy on Academic Medicine, a Robust Program of Panel Discussions, and an Exciting Announcement on Cancer Research in MA. Tuesday, May 20, 2008 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Sheraton Boston Hotel ...
RESTON, Va. & BOSTON -- Epilepsy.com, an award-winning patient care site, is providing accurate information regarding epilepsy and seizures to the public and the media in the wake of the reported seizure that hospitalized Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass) on May 17. The website www.epilepsy.com of which Harvard Medical School...
- Data being presented today at Digestive Disease Week - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and NEW YORK, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly Microbia, Inc.) and Forest Laboratories, Inc. today announced the presentation of data from a Phase 2b randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study assessing the safety...
NCR MediKiosk([TM]) Helps Streamline Triage and Check-in Processes, Reduce Wait Times DAYTON, Ohio -- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, recently deployed self-service technology from NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) in its emergency department to help staff prioritize treatment based on...
IT Infrastructure Deployment Will Enable Medical Center to Provide More Than 300 Associated Physicians With Secure Access to Electronic Health Record and Practice Management Systems VERNON HILLS, Ill. -- CDW Healthcare, part of the public sector subsidiary of CDW Corporation, and a leading provider of technology solutions to...
Apogee Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: ATCS) todayannounced an agreement with Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for AgingResearch IFAR in Boston, Massachusetts, to conduct studies designed toevaluate Apogee's IntellaPALTM health monitoring system and to betterassess fall-related health conditions in older adults. IFAR is aninternationally recognized leader in aging research and a teachingaffiliate of...
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