Hospital Law Weekly

General Hospital, Dubrovnik - Croatian primary care physicians are not providing optimal cancer care

Healthbridge, Inc. - First sale of Valides waste sterilization and disposal system announced

Hospital Victor Provo - Bladder cancer patients have higher risk of prostate cancer

Jikei University - Novel apoA_I gene mutation linked to familial HDL deficiency

Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital - Continuing education can help nurses assess cancer pain

Katholieke Univ. of Leuven Hospital - Sleeve lobectomy for NSCLC may be preferable to pneumonectomy

Martha Maria Hospital, Nurnberg - Whole-body MRI is better than bone scintigraphy for finding bone metastases

Medical Errors - California hospital cited for not reporting woman's death

Mental Health - Missouri legislature passes mental health bill for children

Munich Technical University - Combination drugs do not appear to help patients before heart catheterization

Natl. Hospice and Palliative Care Org. - Earlier access to end-of-life care for noncancer patients, families is critical

PD Hinduja Natl. Hospital & Medical Ctr. - Acute renal tubular injury may be a complication of acute hepatitis A infection

Patient Care - Nevada nursing shortage shows no relief in sight

Toronto Hospital for Sick Children - Procedure may lead to better treatment for children with vocal cord paralysis

Univ. of California, Davis - Orange juice fortified with plant sterols found to lower "bad" cholesterol

Univ. of Rochester Medical Cntr. - Scientists raise caution about effects of HRT on hearing

University Hospital of Heidelberg - Intraoperative radiotherapy is integral treatment for soft tissue sarcomas

University Hospital, Frankfurt - Many women in Germany prefer long-cycle oral contraceptive regimens

University of Zurich Hospital - Cheyne-Stokes respiration in congestive heart failure reviewed

VA Medical Center, Manhattan - p53 Deficiency instigates urothelial proliferation but not tumorigenesis

VU University Medical Center - Research demonstrates predictive power of electrocardiograms

Vancouver Hospital - Integrin-linked kinase uses more than one route to stimulate angiogenesis

Wal-Mart - Wal-Mart employees' children top list of Georgia's PeachCare recipients

Walter Reed Army Medical Center - Study shows no vaccinia viremia after smallpox vaccination