CIGNA HealthCare is expanding its program to analyze and address potential gaps, omissions and errors in health care in an ongoing effort to improve quality of care and lower costs for its members and their employers. When the expansion is complete on January 1, 2008, the CIGNA Well Informed program...
CIGNA Well Informed: Supporting Physicians In Finding More Ways To Help Patients Improve Health
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Releases Findings That Reveal Evidence Of Asbestos In Everyday Products
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an organization dedicated to serving as the voice of asbestos victims, unveiled research showing evidence of asbestos in some everyday household products, including Planet Toys “CSI Fingerprint Examination Kit”, DAP “33″ window...
GPs And Pathologists Launch Advice To Improve Out-Of-Hours Reporting Of Abnormal Test Results
Advice for GPs and pathologists to improve the reporting of abnormal test results out-of-hours has been developed by The Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) and The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). The document has been produced in response to instances where laboratory staff have been...
Embryonic Cells Count To Control Their Development, UK
Scientists have uncovered embryonic cells’ ability to measure and respond to the strength of the molecular signals that guide nerve development in the growing spinal cord. The discovery may help scientists learn how to direct stem cells to turn into any cell type including nerve cells. The team...
Cook Medical Launches An EVOLUTION(R) For Lead Extraction
Cook Medical launches the EVOLUTION(R) Mechanical Dilator Sheath Set from its Coronary strategic business unit. The first showcase for this innovation in lead extraction will be at the XIII World Congress on Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology in Rome between 2nd and 6th December. By the end of 2007...
UK Study Finds New Heart Test Saves Time, Money And Lives
A new test could give doctors a head start in diagnosing those patients most likely to suffer a heart attack. The test, developed at the University of Leeds, could result in fewer patients needlessly admitted to hospital - enabling medics to concentrate on those most needing their help. Alistair Hall,...
Research Looks At How South Asian Populations Cope With Cancer
A recent pilot study suggests that there are differences in the way ethnic groups cope with cancer, and a researcher at the University of Leicester, funded by the Leicestershire and Rutland charity Hope Against Cancer, is to investigate this further. Karen Lord, who holds the first Nursing Fellowship...
NHS On Sound Financial Footing To Plan For The Future, UK
The NHS is forecasting a financial surplus for this financial year with the vast majority of NHS trusts in balance, the Department of Health announced recently. This position allows NHS organisations to plan better for the future, accelerate delivery on key priorities, and invest in new services for...
10th ESSM Congress Most Successful Ever - Over 2,100 Specialists Gathered In Lisbon Over Four Days
The 10th Congress of the European Society for Sexual Medicine closed on the last day registering the highest number of participations ever. The number of participants at this year’s congress represented an increase of 20% last year’s. In all 2,132 specialists representing 43 countries were...
VYVANSE Demonstrates Significant Efficacy For Treatment Of ADHD For Up To 12 Hours After Administration
Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced that Biological Psychiatry published the results of a study showing VYVANSE™ (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate), the first prodrug stimulant for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder...