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Qanta Ahmed, MD: In Search of the Moderate Muslim: It Takes an Ummah Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:13PMUntil moderate Muslims find each other, 'find the other hand,' and start a global response in the form of nothing less than a cacophony of figurative clapping, we will remain as we are now: voiceless.
University Of Chicago And Ataxia Foundation Team Up For Annual Scientific And Patient Meetings Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:18AMThe National Ataxia Foundation (NAF), in conjunction with the University of Chicago program in pathobiology and translational neuroscience, will hold its third annual Ataxia Investigators Meeting March 9-11, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, in Rosemont, Ill. A three-day meeting for patients, caregivers and families will follow at the same location. A rare and poorly understood group of ...
Copperas Cove author targets bigger markets Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:50AMCOPPERAS COVE – Author Lynette Sowell lined up her books on the table and demonstrated her range of literary themes at the city's library Tuesday.
Periodontal Pathogens Enhance HIV-1 Promoter Activation In T Cells Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:37AMDuring the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research, convening at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, lead researcher O.A. Gonzalez (University of Kentucky, Lexington) presented a poster of a study titled "TLR2 and TLR9 Activation by Periodontal Pathogens induce HIV-1 Reactivation." Although oral co-infections (e.g...
Studies On Nutrients And Gene Expression Could Lead To Tailored Diets For Better Disease Prevention Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:33AMPersonal health recommendations and diets tailored to better prevent diseases may be in our future, just by focusing on genetics. Researchers at Kansas State University recently published an academic journal article discussing the potential for nutrigenomics, a field that studies the effects of food on gene expression. The researchers discussed the possibility of using food to prevent an ...
BUSINESS NOTES Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:00PMSevern Savings Bank will be the corporate sponsor of the 25 th anniversary of the Tribute to Women and Industry, the YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County announced last week.
NAF to hold third annual Ataxia Investigators Meeting in Rosemont Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:25AMThe National Ataxia Foundation, in conjunction with the University of Chicago program in pathobiology and translational neuroscience, will hold its third annual Ataxia Investigators Meeting March 9-11, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, in Rosemont, Ill. A three-day meeting for patients, caregivers and families will follow at the same location.
SWCC Fall 2009 President’s List Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:00AMSouthwestern Community College of Creston, Iowa, has announced that 155 students have earned selection to the President’s List for the fall semester of 2009. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for 12 or more hours of college work for the semester based on a 4.0 grade average.
Looking to Earn Extra Money? CCCS of Greater Atlanta Clients Offer Ideas for Second Jobs Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:00AMATLANTA, March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Since the start of the recession in 2007 the number of unemployed Americans has nearly doubled to reach nine million people.
Researchers Create Atlas Of Transcription Factor Combinations Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:40AMIn a significant leap forward in the understanding of how specific types of tissue are determined to develop in mammals, an international team of scientists has succeeded in mapping the entire network of DNA-binding transcription factors and their interactions. This global network, indicating which factors can combine to determine cell fate, will be published in the March 5 issue of the journal ...
ALMH goes high-tech with MDs’ orders Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:30AMA leap forward in technology has placed Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in a rare group of hospitals using pioneering software that dramatically changes patient care.
Crowded houses: Why our peripheral vision may not be as random as we think Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:40PMAs you read this, you may notice that the word directly in front of you is clear, but all the surrounding words are hard to make out. For most people, this effect - known as 'crowding' - is not a problem. However, for the millions of people worldwide who have lost their central vision through eye disease such as macular degeneration, it can make everyday tasks such as reading or recognising ...
Study shows link between vitamin D, skin cancer Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:39PMA Henry Ford Hospital study has shown a link between Vitamin D levels and basal cell carcinoma, a finding that could lead researchers to better understand the development of the most common form of skin cancer.
Targeting Leukaemia Cell's Gene 'addiction' Presents New Strategy For Treatment Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:57AMAn international team of scientists studying acute forms of Leukaemia have identified a new drug target to inhibit the genes which are vital for the growth of diseased cells. The research, reported in EMBO Molecular Medicine, reveals how leukaemia cells become 'addicted' to genes, which if targeted could prevent diseased cells from developing...
Significant, But Not Plausible Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:46AMYou can't trust medical studies -- or at least the statistics , said a panel at the American Association for the Advancement of Science according to Ars Technica. A major issue is the sheer number of data points and the number of tests that researchers are performing.
Hospital offers annual report at meeting Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:42AMCONNELLSVILLE - While bottom line revenue figures continue to plummet, Highlands Hospital has made great strides in upgrading its technological and diagnostic equipment and services to better provide for those who rely on the medical facility, according to its top officials.
New Verizon Medical Data Exchange platform launched Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:41AMIn a significant step toward accelerating the adoption of electronic health records, Verizon Business has launched an information technology platform that enables the digital sharing of physician-dictated patient notes.
Targeting leukemia cell's gene 'addiction' presents new strategy for treatment Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:44AMAn international team of scientists studying acute forms of Leukaemia have identified a new drug target to inhibit the genes which are vital for the growth of diseased cells. The research, reported in EMBO Molecular Medicine, reveals how leukaemia cells become 'addicted' to genes, which if targeted could prevent diseased cells from developing.
Verizon Launches IT Platform to Help Accelerate Adoption of Electronic Health Care Records Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:15AMBASKING RIDGE, N.J., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- In a significant step toward accelerating the adoption of electronic health records, Verizon Business has launched an information technology platform that enables the digital sharing of physician-dictated patient notes.
DYRK1A Gene May Be One Of Most Influential Factors In Down's Syndrome Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:32AMPersons with Down's syndrome usually have great problems with memory; this being precisely one of the characteristics which differentiates them from other people. Particularly notable is the poor capacity they have for retaining information received orally, but also that concerning visual-spatial memory should be taken into account. This topic has hardly been dealt with to date and Mr Azkona ...
Data Exchange Links Medical Records Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:53AMVerizon Business today announced a Verizon Medical Data Exchange that lets medical facilities and doctors’ offices easily share transcribed medical notes electronically, rather than by facsimile.
M*Modal Highlights Speech Recognition Solution Enhancements at HIMSS 2010, in Atlanta, Booth #1157 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:45AMAnyModal CDS™ platform to provide additional choices for healthcare providers and partners (PRWeb Mar 3, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3678674.htm
M*Modal Highlights Speech Recognition Solution Enhancements at HIMSS 2010, in Atlanta, Booth #1157 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:30AMAnyModal CDS™ platform to provide additional choices for healthcare providers and partners
In Down's Syndrome DYRK1A Gene May Be One Of Most Influential Factors Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:18AMResearch undertaken in recent years on Down's syndrome has focused on the DYRK1A gene. The superexpression of this gene affects transmission in the neurones, according to Mr Garikoitz Azkona. In his PhD thesis, The molecular bases of neuropathology in Down's syndrome: the role of DYRK1A, Mr Azkona argues that this failure in neurone transmission could be behind the problem that persons with Down ...
OWATC job fair helps Top of Utah employers and the unemployed Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 1:23AMOGDEN -- Amy Clay came to the Career and Networking Fair, held Tuesday at Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College, looking for one thing: a job. read more
IQMax Partners With Transolutions, Inc. to Deliver Mobile Dictation Platform to Leading Acute Care Facility Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 1:00AMIQMax, a leading healthcare technology provider, is pleased to announce its partnership with Transolutions to deliver IQMax’s mobile dictation platform to 150 physicians at a leading acute care facility in the Midwest.
Seeing in numbers Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:22AMHow concepts from physics and engineering are informing questions about T cell selection and antigen recognition
In Mouse Model Overexpression Of ARD1A Gene Reduces Tumor Size And Number Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:37AMOverexpression of the ARD1A gene (arrest-defective protein 1225) in mice reduced the number and size of both primary tumors and metastases, researchers report in a new study published online March 1 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. ARD1A blocks the expression of VEGFA (vascular endothelial growth factor A), an important mediator of blood vessel growth in tumors. It regulates ...
Medipattern Chosen by Doshi Diagnostic Imaging to Support Total Breast Care Program Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:32AMB-CAD-FOR-LIFE package to be deployed in 38 centers in the United States
Medipattern Chosen by Doshi Diagnostic Imaging to Support Total Breast Care Program Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:06AMTORONTO, ONTARIO-- -
Medipattern Chosen by Doshi Diagnostic Imaging to Support Total Breast Care Program Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:06AMTORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 03/02/10) - Attention: Business/Financial Editors The Medipattern Corporation ("Medipattern") (TSX-V: MKI - News ), a pioneer in the development of medical software solutions that help improve imaging workflow and productivity, is pleased to announced that it has signed its largest B-CAD-FOR-LIFE agreement to date with Doshi Diagnostic Imaging Services ("Doshi ...
Nuance Announces Medical Dictation Apps, SDK Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 7:56AMIt's time to take healthcare "out of the 70s." That was the message put forth Monday at this year's HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference--a big get-together for doctors, nurses, and health care professionals) by keynote speaker and Sprint CEO Dan Hesse. Fortunately for healthcare, software companies like Nuance Communications are determined to take that message ...
Henry Schein Announces the Launch of Innovative Henry Schein ConnectHealth(TM) Collaborative Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:00AMHenry Schein, Inc. , the largest distributor of health care products and services to office-based practitioners, today announced the launch of Henry Schein ConnectHealthâ¢, an innovative new initiative that is a partnership of Henry Schein and leading electronic health record, medical device, and computer services companies, which have come together to help physicians meet the demands of ...
Medical People Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:12AMBill Luckett, clinical coordinator of cardiovascular technology at Polk State College, is the new Citizen CPR board chairman. He is a past Citizen CPR instructor of the year and remains active as an American Heart Association CPR instructor.
Scientists crash test DNA’s replication machinery Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 9:32PMEnzymes that travel along DNA to copy or transcribe it -- the crucial processes underlying cell replication and protein production -- aren't coordinated by a central dispatcher. In fact, they often collide. Now, researchers have discovered that when DNA-copying machines run head-on into proteins performing less critical tasks, they kick the obstacles aside and continue on their way.
Body repairs itself through microvesicles: New hope for tissue regeneration Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 5:19AMResearchers at Rhode Island Hospital have discovered how cells communicate with each other during times of cellular injury. The findings shed new light on how the body repairs itself when organs become diseased, through small particles known as microvesicles, and offers hope for tissue regeneration.
UAMS researchers identify age-related mechanism as primary cause of osteoporosis Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 1:49AMMarking a shift in decades of thought on the cause of osteoporosis, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have identified an age-related mechanism - not a decrease of the hormone estrogen - as the primary culprit.
Akebia Announces Initiation Of Phase 1b Clinical Study Of AKB-6548 Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:18PMAkebia Therapeutics, Inc., a small molecule discovery and development company focused on anemia and vascular disorders, announced that it has initiated dosing for a phase 1b multi-dose clinical trial of AKB-6548, an orally bioavailable hypoxia-inducible factor-prolyl hydroxylase (HIF-PH) in development for anemia. The phase 1a study of AKB-6548 demonstrated a dose-related increase in ...
MeCP2 Goes Global - Redefining The Function Of The Rett Syndrome Protein Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:40AMA paper published online in Molecular Cell proposes that Methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) impacts the entire genome in neurons, rather than acting as a regulator of specific genes. Mutations in MeCP2 cause the autism spectrum disorder Rett Syndrome as well as some cases of neuropsychiatric problems including autism, schizophrenia and learning disabilities. The discovery of MeCP2's global ...
SWCC Fall 2009 President’s List Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:37AMSouthwestern Community College of Creston, Iowa, has announced that 155 students have earned selection to the President’s List for the fall semester of 2009. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for 12 or more hours of college work for the semester based on a 4.0 grade average.
iPhone Platform Gets 3M Health Care Dictation App Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:46AMThe iPhone OS is the latest platform to receive a 3M Mobile Dictation Software app, which enables health care staff to dictate notes for transcription and quick delivery to hospital systems. The app is already offered for BlackBerry and Windows Mobile platforms.
MedQuist Launches EHR Integration for Dictations Associated with Template-based Clinical Documentation Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 9:15AMMT. LAUREL, N.J., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MedQuist Inc.
MedQuist Launches EHR Integration for Dictations Associated with Template-based Clinical Documentation Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 8:00AMMedQuist Inc. , a leading provider of technology-enabled clinical documentation services, is integrating with Epic Systems Corporation within its Hyperspace environment to offer a solution that integrates "partial dictations" with the template-based clinical documentation process, enabling physicians to complete the Electronic Health Record without changing their documentation workflow. Â
Genetic Link Between Misery And Death Discovered By UCLA Study Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 6:39AMIn ongoing work to identify how genes interact with social environments to impact human health, UCLA researchers have discovered what they describe as a biochemical link between misery and death. In addition, they found a specific genetic variation in some individuals that seems to disconnect that link, rendering them more biologically resilient in the face of adversity...
Nightingale reports revenue of $4.4M for third-quarter fiscal 2010 Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 7:17AMNightingale Informatix Corporation, an application service provider (ASP) of electronic medical record (EMR) software and related services announces its financial results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2009. All results are reported in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.
Nightingale reports fiscal 2010 third quarter results Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 6:00AMNightingale Informatix Corporation , an application service provider of electronic medical record software and related services announces its financial results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2009.
Oakton Briefs Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 4:37AMStudents interested in pursuing a career in health care are invited to attend free information sessions during March at both campuses of Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines, and 7701 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie.
Biochemical link between misery and death discovered Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:03AMIn ongoing work to identify how genes interact with social environments to impact human health, UCLA researchers have discovered what they describe as a biochemical link between misery and death. In addition, they found a specific genetic variation in some individuals that seems to disconnect that link, rendering them more biologically resilient in the face of adversity.
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MedQuist Performance Monitor Offers Transparency, Detailed Reporting and Measurement of Clinical Documentation Metrics Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 11:13AMMT. LAUREL, N.J., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MedQuist Inc. (Nasdaq: MEDQ), a leading provider of technology-enabled clinical documentation services, has introduced the MedQuist Performance Monitor (MPM).