Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . July 30th, 2006
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British Columbia Cancer Agency, Canada - Breast cancer survival in elderly women is reduced when radiotherapy is omitted
Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Pordenone, Italy - Studies from Italy advance knowledge in breast cancer research
Colon Cancer - Likelihood of colon cancer patients with Medicare to complete therapy examined
Healthcare Costs - Physical therapists urge congress to extend therapy cap exceptions process
Healthcare Coverage - Evercare reaches 100,000 enrollees across 35 states
Targeted Genetics - Targeted Genetics enters new agreement to support ongoing HIV/AIDS vaccine development program
Accuray - Accuray installs 75th CyberKnife system worldwide
Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, U.S. - Left ventricular assist device weaning method discussed
Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi - Data from Pakistan, the United States and Poland advance knowledge in surgery research
Aker University Hospital, Oslo - Findings from Norway, the United States and Australia advance knowledge in diabetes research
Ankara Numune Training & Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey - Tourniquet device is not suitable for long surgical procedures
Aravind Eye Hospital, Tamil Nadu - Research from India, the United States and Hungary add new data to diabetes body of knowledge
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, U.S. - Colon cancer cell proliferation and invasion impaired by gene knockdown
Boston Scientific - Boston Scientific announces physician communication related to cardiology products
Business Update - California Pacific Medical Center awarded chest pain center accreditation
Cardiology - Women surviving cardiovascular disease in hospitals at higher rates, HealthGrades study shows
Cathrina Hospital-Brabant Medical School, Netherlands - Extraglottic airway devices in spontaneously breathing adults are compared
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, U.S. - Lipid-rich plaque was detected on noncontrast cardiac CT by newly developed software
Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore - Androgen deficiency is a result of, rather than a cause of, poor metabolic status
Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore - Basal cell adenoma of parotid gland CT scan features described
Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, U.S. - Quadratic residue diffuser improves simultaneous imaging of instruments and tissue
Collaborations - Michigan hospital group, health insurer partner to apply evidence-based best practices care
Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark - Preoperative CA125 may be useful prognostic tool in stage I epithelial ovarian cancer
Daxor - Daxor announces Yale-New Haven Hospital acquires Blood Volume Analyzer BVA-100
Diana Princess of Wales Children's Hospital, Birmingham, U.K. - Small mitral valve prostheses performs well in children under 5 years old
Disaster Preparedness - HIPPA privacy decision tool introduced for emergency preparedness planning
GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India - Researchers from India, the People's Republic of China and Italy publish new studies and findings in the area of hepatitis B virus
Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, Thailand and Spain provide details of new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS
Hamilton Community Medical Center - New findings from Canada and the United States in the area of surgery described
Hannover Medical School, Germany - Cell-based therapy for heart failure is still in the infancy stage
Healthcare Costs - Online tool from Principal Financial Group helps customers gain control over healthcare costs
Healthcare Coverage - Insurance commissioners help consumers cope with cost, confusion about health insurance
Healthcare Coverage - Medical care needs were commonly unmet among cancer survivors, particularly uninsured survivors
Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece - Early-stage essential hypertension is associated with increased BNP and left atrial volume index
Hope Children's Hospital, Oaklawn, U.S. - Haemophilus influenzae contributes to morbidity but not mortality in burn patients
Hopital Avicenne, Bobigny, France - Endotracheal tube intracuff pressure should be monitored during intubation
Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain - Recognition of gender differences in heart disease should influence treatment strategies
Hospital Ray Poincare, Garches, France - ACC-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak controlled by rigorous control measures
Hospital de Gineco Obstetricia, Mexico - Studies from Mexico, Finland and Germany advance knowledge in papillomavirus research
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada - Human endothelial cells are protected from stress-induced apoptosis by docosahexaenoic acid
Japan National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan - Gastric cancer chemotherapy disparities between the East and West described
Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, U.S. - Neointima formation after vascular injury is linked to hepatoma-derived growth factor signals
La Pitie Salpetriere Hospital, Paris - New findings in transplants described from France and the United States
Lodi Hospital, Lodi, Italy - Tamoxifen-treated breast cancer may influence progression of atypical endometrial lesions
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