http://www.medicalnewsblog.info Medical News and Health News Blog Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:07:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en NHS Direct is delighted to have won the 2008 Ask About Medicines Award for 'Excellence in improving communication between healthcare professionals and patients or medicine users' for the Evelina Children's Hospital pilot Information Prescription project. During the pilot medicine prescriptions were used to trigger the offer of an information prescription from ... http://www.medicalnewsblog.info/2008/07/26/nhs-direct-wins-award-for-communication-excellence-uk-2.html PARIS, FRANCE (UroToday.com) - Dr. Smith presented committee 14's findings. He noted that the total number of anti-incontinence procedures has risen slightly over the last decade but that TVT-type procedures have dramatically overtaken the colposuspension as the dominant form of treatment. He discussed a number of different procedures used in ... http://www.medicalnewsblog.info/2008/07/26/fourth-international-consultation-on-incontinence-ici-surgery-for-urinary-incontinence-in-women-committee-highlights-3.html PARIS, FRANCE (UroToday.com) - Dr. Smith presented committee 14's findings. He noted that the total number of anti-incontinence procedures has risen slightly over the last decade but that TVT-type procedures have dramatically overtaken the colposuspension as the dominant form of treatment. He discussed a number of different procedures used in ... http://www.medicalnewsblog.info/2008/07/26/fourth-international-consultation-on-incontinence-ici-surgery-for-urinary-incontinence-in-women-committee-highlights-2.html The fpa has officially launched its groundbreaking campaign to secure rights to abortion in Northern Ireland. Currently women in Northern Ireland do not have the legal right to choose. Supported by celebrities Tony Robinson, Polly Toynbee and Dr Miriam Stoppard, fpa has launched a national postcard and internet campaign and ... http://www.medicalnewsblog.info/2008/07/26/give-women-in-northern-ireland-the-right-to-choose-says-fpa-as-it-launches-its-campaign-to-secure-rights-to-abortion-for-women-in-northern-ireland-2.html Responding to the IPPR report, Older people and wellbeing, which shows a decline in mental health and emotional wellbeing in the over 65s, Lizzie McLennan, Senior Policy Officer at Help the Aged, says: "Mental health in older people has for too long been a secondary concern, acting as the 'poor relation' ... http://www.medicalnewsblog.info/2008/07/26/mental-health-in-older-people-is-a-poor-relation-says-help-the-aged-uk-2.html Throughout the presidential campaign cycle, "healthcare reform" has been a significant issue for both Senators Barack Obama and John McCain, as well as for those responsible for running the existing healthcare system. As the election itself nears, the Adaptive Business Leaders Organization (ABL) surveyed its California-based Healthcare Members, all of ... http://www.medicalnewsblog.info/2008/07/26/healthcare-executives-support-obama-in-greater-numbers-than-general-electorate-2.html Prior to the upcoming AACC congress on July 29-31 in Washington DC, Roche today announced the launch of the cobas c 311 analyzer (excluding US), a new clinical chemistry system for low- to mid-volume laboratories with throughput needs of up to 300 tests per hour. This system will further strengthen ... http://www.medicalnewsblog.info/2008/07/26/roche-extends-its-line-of-cobas%c2%ae-clinical-chemistry-analyzers-2.html Once-yearly Aclasta®* (zoledronic acid 5 mg) has passed another important milestone with a recommendation for European Union approval to treat osteoporosis in men who are at increased risk of fractures. Osteoporosis is an important health concern for men, with an estimated one out of five over the age of 50 ... http://www.medicalnewsblog.info/2008/07/26/once-yearly-aclasta%c2%ae-recommended-in-eu-to-treat-male-osteoporosis-and-reduce-risk-of-new-fractures-in-patients-after-hip-fracture.html Montana State University microbiologist Matthew Fields spends his days studying a microscopic world that most people take for granted. Fields studies the physiology and behavior of microbes - the tiny organisms that have inhabited virtually every square inch of the earth's surface for the past four billion years. "Microbes have global impact," ... http://www.medicalnewsblog.info/2008/07/26/little-known-but-largely-useful-microbes-studied-by-msu-researcher.html The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority today supports "National Patient Safety Day" which is a national effort to encourage patients and their families to participate fully in their healthcare by asking questions and learning everything they can about their surgery or illness. "We understand the important role the patient has in preventing ... http://www.medicalnewsblog.info/2008/07/26/pennsylvania-patient-safety-authority-supports-national-patient-safety-day.html