Neuropathic joint disease — a particularly severe form of rapidly progressive osteoarthritis of the foot and ankle — is characterized by multiple ligament abnormalities and diffuse bone edema even early in the…
Booster Seat Law Cut Child Traffic Injuries
Child traffic injuries fell in New York State after a new law required upgraded restraints, researchers reported. The law was associated with an 18% decrease in the number of traffic injuries among…
Medicare fund expected to emain solvent until 2029
The financial solvency of Medicare should last until 2029 – 12 years longer than previous projections – thanks to cost-cutting measures and increased revenues included in the Affordable Care Act of 2010…
FDA Issues Stringent Approval Rules For Medical Devices
FDA has issued two comprehensive evaluations containing recommendations that address three key objectives of the agency’s public health mission as it relates to medical devices – foster device innovation, create a predictable…
UV Flu Ships UV-400 Air Purifying Units To Puravair
UV Flu Technologies has received an order from specialized indoor air quality distributor Puravair for a shipment to the Miami Anatomical Research Center (MARC) located in Miami, Florida. MARC is a medical…
Medtronic Enrolls First Patient In Dissection Trial Using Valiant Thoracic Stent Graft
Medtronic has enrolled first patient in its Dissection Trial, which is evaluating the clinical performance of the Valiant Thoracic Stent Graft with the Captivia Delivery System, for the treatment of acute, complicated…
New mosquito threat emerging
In recent years, West Nile virus is what led most of us to be aware mosquitoes are more than just irritating, buzzing pests. We’ve become accustomed to using repellent and to Health…
H1N1 flu deaths revolving again in parts of Gujarat
Rajkot district administration distributed H1N1 vaccine to all medical and Para-medical staffs which is grounded by the state government in response to the epidemic caused recently. Saurashtra is said to be affected…
Fido’s food could be making kids sick
Fido’s food may be making kids sick, a government report warns, detailing the first known salmonella outbreak in humans, mostly young children, linked to pet food. The outbreak sickened 79 people in…
Will Teen Botox Prevent Wrinkles Later On?
Roshini Raj, MD, is Health’s medical editor and co-author of What the Yuck?! The Freaky & Fabulous Truth About Your Body. Board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, Dr. Raj is an assistant…
More U.S. girls starting puberty early
Girls in the United States are entering puberty at earlier ages than they have in the past, a new study reports. More than 10 percent of white 7-year-old girls in the study,…
Press Ganey acquires QI Project
Press Ganey Associates – which works with more than 10,000 healthcare organizations to improve care via a portfolio of solutions designed to increase efficiency and market share and optimize reimbursement – has…
Idaho college offers EMR courses
Beginning this fall, North Idaho College (NIC) is offering a program to train students with a prior background in healthcare and/or information technology to construct and use electronic health records. NIC is…
Ingenix unveils CareTracker solution for community health centers
Community health centers that deal with some of the nation’s most disadvantaged people often don’t have much money to spend on IT. With that in mind, Ingenix is looking to lend a…
UAE medical tourism on the rise
The value of medical tourism in the UAE is projected to jump to Dh6.1 billion by the end of 2010, a seven percent increase compared to the figures of 2009, according to…