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Harms from breast cancer screening outweigh benefits if death caused by treatment is included Michael Baum, Professor emeritus of surgery at University College London says that, while deaths from breast cancer may be avoided, any benefit will be more than outweighed by deaths due to the long term adverse effects of treatment. He estimates that, for every 10, 000 women invited for screening, three to four breast cancer deaths are avoided at the cost of 2.72 to 9.25 deaths from the long...
MORRISVILLE, N.C., Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovations In Cardiac Rhythm Management published an article by Dr. H. Edward Garrett, Jr., MD of Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, TN that evaluated nContact's unipolar epicardial ablation devices, the Numeris® and EPi-Sense® Coagulation Systems with VisiTrax®. The study purpose was to measure the ability of the device to create transmural epicardial lesions. During two chronic GLP preclinical studies performed at two sites,...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicell, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMCL), a leading provider of medication and supply management solutions and analytics software for healthcare facilities, will hold a conference call Thursday, January 31, to discuss the Company's Fourth Quarter 2012 financial results. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120731/SF48971LOGO-a) What: Omnicell Fourth Quarter 2012 earnings conference call and webcast When: January 31, 2013,...
California Leads Nation in Pledging Support for Federal "Partnership for Patients" Initiative SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly 400 California hospitals have joined together in support of a bold public-private partnership aimed at enhancing the quality of care provided to patients, according to the California Hospital Association (CHA) and its allied partners* in patient safety. California now leads the nation in the number of hospitals voluntarily...
California medical malpractice attorney Dr. Bruce Fagel recently discussed the problem with doctors and hospitals misdiagnosing patients and how this form of medical negligence poses a danger to patients. Dr. Fagel recently spoke at the American Heart Association National Meeting and will be appearing on PBS “Need to Know” January 25th. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 22, 2013 Dr. Bruce Fagel, who recently spoke at the American Heart Association National meeting and will be appearing...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Trust for America's Health (TFAH) applauds Senator Tom Harkin (IA) for re-introducing the Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention (HeLP) for America Act--an important step in moving the country from a sick care system to a health care system. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100204/TFAHLOGO) The following is a statement from Jeffrey Levi, Ph.D., executive director of TFAH. "More than half of Americans are living with one or...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DebMed(®), the creator of the world's first and only electronic hand hygiene compliance monitoring system based on the World Health Organization's (WHO) "Five Moments for Hand Hygiene" is now the only hand hygiene system that meets the WHO's "Save Lives: Clean Your Hands" recommendation. The "Five Moments for Hand Hygiene" is from the WHO's "Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care." As part of a major global effort to improve hand...
The interventional oncologist now has the unique ability to view the post-treatment ablation zone, intra-procedurally. Miami Beach, FL (PRWEB) January 18, 2013 INTIO Inc. is introducing SyncVIEW™, a new feature of the 510(k) cleared ClearStart SVM™ (Segmentation and Volumetric Measurement system), at the Clinical Interventional Oncology (CIO) Symposium in Miami Beach, January 18-19, 2013. SyncVIEW™ provides the interventional oncologist the unique ability to view the segmented...
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y., Jan. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovation, makers of PharmASSIST® pharmacy automation solutions, today announced that Dr. Phil L. Samples has joined the firm as vice president, government & professional services. Dr. Samples will lead these respective functions with the goal of increasing Innovation's presence in the government pharmacy market and broadening the firm's professional consultative services offering. (Logo:...
NEWTOWN, Conn., Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- To shed light on one of the toughest issues facing the country, fiscally and socially, a new eBook is asking the critical questions about why patients often don't get the right care, why America spends twice as much per person as the next biggest spender, and why the rules that apply to every other industry don't apply to health care? More importantly, "The Incentive Cure: The Real Relief for Health Care," also provides answers to many of...
