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bioMérieux Launches a Molecular Diagnostic MRSA Test on its EasyQ® Automated PlatformEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is the most prevalent multi-drug resistant bacteria and a growing threat to health. Marcy l'Etoile, France, 6 November 2009 - bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today launched NucliSENS EasyQ® MRSA, a new automated test for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), one of the leading causes of healthcare-associated infections. NucliSENS EasyQ MRSA is CE marked and bioMérieux will be submitting for 510(k) approval with the US Food and Drug Administration in the first half of 2010. "bi... (Source: Hospital Management)
Source: Hospital Management - November 16, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

Potentia reaches deal to license drug to AlconEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Potentia Pharmaceuticals, a Louisville-based startup biotechnology company, has reached an agreement to license an age-related macular degeneration drug it is working on to Alcon Research Ltd., a Swiss pharmaceutical company that focuses on eye-care products. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - October 23, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

chromID MRSA Launched in US - bioMérieux Adds Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Screening Tool to its ArsenalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Chromogenic media provides cost-effective MRSA identification for hospitals and labs. Durham, NC (US), 28 October 2009 – bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today announced the US launch of chromID™ MRSA, a simple and cost-effective solution in the struggle against MRSA. The product recently received FDA 510(k) clearance for the detection of MRSA, one of the most pervasive sources for high-morbidity healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in US hospitals.1 The current national debate on escalating healthcare costs includes screening for multi-drug resis... (Source: Hospital Management)
Source: Hospital Management - November 5, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

Cel-Sci begins H1N1 vaccine trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cel-Sci Corp. has begun its first human clinical study of an H1N1 flu treatment. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

Mayo Announces New H1N1 Vaccination ClinicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mayo Clinic has a limited supply of H1N1 vaccine and will begin taking appointments for H1N1 vaccination beginning Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7 a.m. (Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News - November 18, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Novavax to raise $21MEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Novavax, moving closer to commercializing its flu vaccines, will raise $21 million in a secondary stock offering to fund continued research. (NVAX) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: journals

Mayo Announces Seasonal Flu Vaccine AvailableEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mayo Clinic today announced it has a limited supply of seasonal flu vaccine available for Mayo primary care patients. (Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News - November 18, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

State Recommends Continued Prioritization of H1N1 VaccineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Department of Health Services (DHS) announced today that it is asking public health organizations and private health care providers to spend the next week aggressively targeting a subset of individuals most-at-risk of seriuos health complications from the H1N1 virus. (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - November 12, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Manipulating Brain Inflammation May Help Clear Brain of Amyloid Plaques, Mayo Clinic Researchers SayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In a surprising reversal of long-standing scientific belief, researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida have discovered that inflammation in the brain is not the trigger that leads to buildup of amyloid deposits and development of Alzheimer's disease. (Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - October 22, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Cannon EcafloEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Hospital Management - June 28, 2006 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

Provider Network Available for Uninsured Individuals Seeking Health Care for Influenza-Like IllnessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Department of Health Services announced health care is available for uninsured Wisconsin residents who are experiencing influenza-like symptoms. (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - November 17, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Mayo Announces New H1N1 Vaccination ClinicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mayo Clinic today announced it will again take appointments for H1N1 vaccination beginning Friday, Nov. 13 at 7 a.m. (Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News - November 12, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Announces H1N1 Vaccination ClinicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mayo Clinic today announced it has received another limited shipment of H1N1 vaccine and will again take appointments for H1N1 vaccination for eligible patients. (Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News - November 3, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

H1N1 Vaccine Distribution UpdateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Department of Health Services (DHS) is providing an update on the amount of H1N1 vaccine allocated to Wisconsin from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC allocates, or assigns, the amount of H1N1 vaccine each state will receive each week. (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - November 2, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Mayo Announces Temporary Hospital Visitation ChangesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In response to the pandemic influenza outbreak in the community, Mayo Clinic is implementing temporary changes to its hospital visitation policy effective Wednesday, Nov. 4. (Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News - November 3, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

IN Party Raises $1 Million for Community HealthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
At the second annual IN Party last month, the whimsical red and blue boxes that served as centerpieces emphasized the reasons more than 400 people came to the Intercontinental Hotel to celebrate BWH’s community health programs. Thanks to the generous (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - October 29, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Yolanda Donates Hundreds of WigsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Bridal shop owner Yolanda Cellucci generously donated several hundred wigs to the Friends Place boutique, a part of Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center. The wedding icon, known for helping thousands of brides, delivered the wigs herself las (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - October 29, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic researchers find few side effects from radiation treatment given after prostate cancer surgeryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The largest single-institution study of its kind has found few complications in prostate cancer patients treated with radiotherapy after surgery to remove the prostate. (Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - September 28, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

ArjoHuntleigh Launches the World's Smallest Passive LifterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Maxi Twin Compact™, the latest passive lifter from ArjoHuntleigh, is designed to improve resident and patient handling in care settings with limited space. ArjoHuntleigh has developed the world's smallest passive lifter capable of offering both a safe working load (160kg) applicable to most residents, and a high lifting stroke that enables safe lifting of residents from the floor. Maxi Twin Compact is a smaller version of the well-known Maxi Twin passive floor lifter. It incorporates all the main features of the larger sling lifter, including the innovative twin-mast design that im... (Source: Hospital Management)
Source: Hospital Management - October 21, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

Changes in the Center for Clinical ExcellenceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Tejal Gandhi, MD, will be leaving her role as executive director of Quality and Safety at BWH to become the director of Patient Safety for the Partners network in January. Gandhi, who created the BWH patient safety team in 2000, will continue her cli (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - October 22, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations