Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 24th, 2005
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Health Grades, Inc. - Healthcare quality company names top 5% of hospitals
Healthcare Access - Dirigo panel promotes collaboration among hospitals
Healthcare Costs - Report criticizes Fairview's debt collection practices
Legal Issues - Federal judge dismisses suit claiming hospital system charged more to uninsured
Medical Errors - Lawsuit says surgical instrument left inside abdomen
Medical Ethics - New Utah HHS Secretary must divest holdings in family insurance company
Medicare - Medicare prescription benefit to cover Viagra, other 'lifestyle' drugs
Nutra Pharma Corp. - Dr. Tanvir Khandaker joins board of directors
State Medicaid - Governor attempts to reduce Medicaid fraud via annual eligibility review
Abbott - New trial initiated in stroke prevention
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge - Findings in diabetes therapy provide new insights
Adelaide Women's & Children's Hospital - Biomarkers in amniotic fluid diagnose lysosomal storage diseases
Alfred Hospital, Prahran - Astrocyte specific viral strains identified in HIV dementia
American Heart Association - High risk women are under-treated for high cholesterol levels
Beth Israel Medical Center - Diagnostic value of phenylalanine loading clarified
Business Update - Brenner Children's Hospital named to NIH Pediatric Heart Network
C Poma Hospital, Mantova - Good infection control practices help prevent nosocomial infections
Carbon Monoxide Illness - Dozens treated after carbon monoxide leak at Canadian hockey rink
Cardiology Hospital of Haut-Leveque, Pessac - AF ablation is restricted to patients who have failed antiarrhythmic drugs
CeMines, Inc. - Alliance formed to research childhood leukemia biomarkers
Children's Hospital, Westmead - West Nile virus infection of embryo fibroblasts associated with TNF production
Duke University - Monkey "pay-per-view" study could aid understanding of autism
Groningen University Hospital - FHPG radiotracer uptake does not resemble ganciclovir uptake
Healthcare Costs - Harvard study shows illness, medical bills account for half of bankruptcies
Healthcare Coverage - Massachusetts spends $52 million on healthcare for workers at top
Holmes Medical Center, Florida - TIA patients receive less aggressive attention than those with stroke
Hospital St. Andre, Bordeaux - New research in the area of breast cancer detailed
Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona - Patient recall may overrate the results of surgery for back pain
Hospital Valme, Seville - Treatment of choice for ED in heart disease patients is sildenafil
Influenza - Flu suspected in three deaths at Milwaukee nursing home
Information Technology - Children's Memorial Hospital of Chicago installs InnerWireless
Ipanema Hospital - Vertical abdominoplasty optimizes body contour in weight loss patients
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital - Impact of sildenafil on other erectile dysfunction treatments determined
Lariboisiere Hospital, Paris - New findings impact diagnostic, therapeutic strategies of sudden death syndromes
Mahidol University, Bangkok - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of polycystic ovary syndrome
Massachusetts General Hospital - Simple ER outreach could bring health insurance to thousands more kids
Mayo Clinic - Rheumatoid arthritis patients at higher risk for unrecognized heart disease
MediServe Information Systems - Information systems provider announces four new clients
Medical Solutions, Inc. - JCAHO certification of healthcare staffing companies is response to shortage
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx - Procedure enables complete device-lead hookup and pocket closure in the lab
NDCHealth Corporation - National Community Pharmacy Network adds new members to roster
New York Hospital-Cornell Med. Ctr. - Study proves catheter ablation safe for patients
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Loupe magnification sufficient for microvascular hepatic artery repair
Norovirus - Cruise ships experience increase in norovirus incidents
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