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Health News – Prison Doctors Get Advice On Treatment Behind Bars

Advice for doctors on ways to overcome the particular difficulties of treating prisoners, is published by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) . An MDU analysis of medical negligence claims against prison doctor members highlights the added complications of treating prisoners, such as the doctor not having access to the patient’s medical records and delays in prisoners being released for treatment in hospitals. continue reading »

Health News – What To Do If Your Teeth Are Knocked Out

Chicago Blackhawks star Duncan Keith’s dental misfortune on the ice is an occupational hazard for hockey players, but teeth also can be lost in accidents, sports mishaps and falls that can happen to anyone. So what should you do when one or more of your teeth are suddenly knocked out? The obvious advice is get to a dentist right away, but the type of injury suffered will influence how the damaged continue reading »

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Health News – A Third Of People With Arthritis In The UK Are In So Much Pain They Can’t Have Sex, According To A New Survey

The shocking statistic is revealed in a wide ranging survey carried out by the UK charity Arthritis Care. It reveals that pain is having a devastating impact on the everyday lives of the 10 million people in the UK who have arthritis. The survey of over 2,000 people with arthritis shows that pain is frequently preventing people from carrying out typical daily activities, such as making a cup of tea, continue reading »

Health News – AHRQ News And Numbers: One In Four Patients Experienced Revolving-Door Hospitalizations

Roughly one-quarter of all hospital patients were readmitted for the same conditions that prompted their initial hospitalization over a two-year period, according to the latest News and Numbers by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. According to the federal agency’s analysis of data on 15 million patients in 12 states in 2006 and 2007, more than a third of those who had hardening of the continue reading »

Health News – New Data Reinforces Safety Profile Of Abbott’s Market-Leading XIENCE V(R) Drug Eluting Stent

Two late-breaking clinical trials presented today at the EuroPCR 2010 conference reinforced the outstanding clinical data supporting Abbott’s market-leading XIENCE V® Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System. In the XIENCE V USA study of more than 5,000 real-world, complex patients, XIENCE V demonstrated a low rate of blood clots (stent thrombosis) at one year (0.84 percent per Academic Research continue reading »

Health News – X-spine Announces New FDA Clearance Of Spinal Implant System

X-spine, a global manufacturer of implants and instruments for spinal surgery, announced FDA clearance of its new Fixcet ™ Spinal Facet Screw System. The system is designed to provide spinal stability for lumbar fusion procedures, including the treatment of degenerative disk disease, instability and trauma. The system incorporates a novel one-piece screw design which provides active compression continue reading »

Health News – Stem Cells To Unlock Secrets Of Motor Neurone Disease

Being able to grow and program human motor neurones in the lab has been the dream motor neurone disease scientists for several years. The Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association is funding its first ever stem cell research program with the aim of finding the secrets of this neurological condition. Spelling – Motor Neurone Disease or Motor Neuron Disease are both possible spellings…

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Health News – Snowe Says Kagan Described Roe V. Wade As ‘Settled’ During Meeting

After meeting with Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan on Thursday, moderate Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine) said Kagan responded to a question about Roe v. Wade by saying that “she viewed it as settled” law, CQ Today reports (Stern, CQ Today, 5/20). Last year, Snowe was among seven Republicans who joined Democrats in voting to confirm Kagan as solicitor general. Some abortion-rights supporters continue reading »

Health News – American Hospital Heart Attack Deaths Plummet

The overall proportion of hospital patients who died in the hospital after a heart attack fell by 37 percent between 2000 and 2007, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The rate fell from from 106 per 1,000 patients to 67 per 1,000 patients during the period. Medicare patients experienced the largest decline (37 percent) and Medicaid patients, continue reading »