Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy CRT has emerged as an important method to treat patient with symptomatic heart failure with evidence of intraventricular dyssynchrony. Tissue Doppler imaging by echocardiography has been shown to be an excellent tool for the assessment of mechanical left ventricular dyssynchrony and the selection of patients for CRT....
The Biograph family of PET/CT systems performs high quality imaging procedures of anatomical and functional processes to facilitate radiation treatment planning through one noninvasive diagnostic procedure. The advanced imaging components, like LSO crystals and Pico electronics, enable full-body diagnostic PET/CT scans to be completed within 15 minutes or less. The...
Within the past decade, complementary and alternative medicine CAM has penetrated mainstream U.S. health care. Major medical journals are publishing research on the efficacy of specific CAM therapies, physicians are attending oversubscribed continuing medical education courses on CAM, and hospitals are offering CAM services, sometimes through outpatient integrative medicine clinics....
Gastrointestinal GI conditions pose a significant health problem and can be challenging to manage. Epidemiologic data reveal that 60 to 70 million people in the United States are currently affected by at least one of the variety of GI conditions1; 1.4 million people are disabled by these conditions. Four common...
This paper presents selected estimates of complementary and alternative medicine CAM use among U.S. adults, using data from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey NHIS, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's CDC National Center for Health Statistics NCHS. Sixty-two percent of adults used some form of CAM...
The purpose of this survey is to evaluate the extent of health insurance coverage for complementary and alternative medicine CAM within one region, a study prompted by the increased utilization of CAM. The paper result shows that almost all of the insurers surveyed cover chiropractic services. Less than half of...
Stroke disease is among the most prevalent diseases in the world. It affects approximately 750,000 new patients per year in the US. Approximately 4 million people survive an initial stroke and live with a reduced quality of life. The annual costs in the alone exceed US $30 billion. Early and...
This report presents the National Cholesterol Education Program's (NCEP's) updated recommendations for cholesterol testing and management. It is similar to Adult Treatment Panel II ATP II in general outline and fundamental approach to therapy. It focuses on the role of the clinical approach to prevention of coronary heart disease CHD....
The advance of imaging technology has played a vital role in furthering every branch of medical science. Yet nowhere has its impact been felt so broadly as in the field of radiation oncology. Critical to the entire process of diagnosis and treatment, the power to acquire, enhance, share, interpret and...
Chart Links LLC, a providerof outpatient medical rehabilitation software, and PistolStar, Inc.,provider of password management solutions integrating Microsoft ActiveDirectory®, enterprise single sign-on and stronger authentication, todayannounces plans to integrate PistolStar's Password Power 8 Web Set PasswordPlug-In with Chart Links' product. The browser-based passwordauthentication and security solution will help Chart...
EAST NORRITON, Pa. -- In response to its increased focus on the healthcare market, ActiveStrategy, the leading provider of Enterprise Strategy Execution software and consulting, has named Tim Mueller (PHOTO: http://www.activestrategy.com/images/mueller_headshot2.jpg) as the Director of its Healthcare Consulting Practice. Mr. Mueller has more than 16...
RICHARDSON, Texas -- Enfora, a leading global supplier of intelligent wireless networking solutions, will present and demonstrate several advanced patient monitoring solutions at Healthcare Unbound, an industry conference focused on the convergence of consumer and healthcare technologies, and scheduled for July 7 and 8 at the San...
Covario is Working with the ASPCA to Increase Awareness, Improve Internet Fundraising, and Help Disadvantaged Pets Find New Homes NEW YORK & SAN DIEGO -- In conjunction with Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month, Covario Inc., the leader in interactive marketing analytics, is teaming up with The American Society...
Singapore, June 25, 2008 - ACN Newswire - Nine cutting-edge technologies for future cities developed by Singapore's leading public research agency, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), will be showcased at the World Cities Summit and the Singapore International Water Week from 24 ? 26...
SAS Streamlines Data Integration to Eradicate Errors and Manual Work That Delay Bringing Novel Therapies to Market CARY, NC -- SAS, the leader in business intelligence, today announced a new solution to help pharmaceutical companies deal with the ever growing volumes of health-related research information....
A Next-Generation Safety Solution to Address New Regulations, Signal Detection and Pharmacovigilance CARY, N.C. -- SAS, the leader in business intelligence, today debuted SAS([R]) for Patient Safety at the DIA 44th Annual Meeting in Boston, MA. SAS for Patient Safety is a next-generation safety solution...
BLUE BELL, Pa. -- SleepWorks (www.sleepworksinc.com), a leading provider of sleep diagnostic services in the United States and a wholly-owned operating company of Medbridge Healthcare LLC, announced today that it has executed an agreement to continue to partner with SleepEx (www.sleepex.com) to provide lab management and EMR...
ASG Software Solutions, a global leader inbusiness solutions for information technology, has extended itsphilanthropic efforts to benefit brain tumor research through itssponsorship of the United States Hunter Jumper Association USHJA HunterDerby at Lexington's Country Heir Horse Show. All proceeds from the show's Hunter Derby Class, to be held...
A decade ago, University of Florida professor Jamie Grooms and partner Richard Allen formed Regeneration Technologies, licensing Grooms' UF research on bone tissue grafts as a mechanism to help patients regenerate their own natural tissue. As typically occurs when a university spins off...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-8 January 2008-Swedish radiation therapy solutions developer Elekta AB in talks to acquire US software developer CMS IncC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Swedish radiation therapy and radiosurgery solutions developer Elekta AB announced on Tuesday (8 January) that it is in talks to acquire US software developer...
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