MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'hai'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:43:03 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3896094&cid=t_222894_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FsHvtOzn8FtM%2F Given that patient and consumer groups are increasingly involved in as stakeholders and experts in management and scientific committees at the European Medicines Agency, one activist group decided to survey corporate sponsorship and compliance with disclosure requirements. Health Action International canvassed 23 groups, including those concerned with AIDS, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancer and diabetes, to gauge financial ties between 2006 and 2008. Here is the study and this is what was found… - Two-thirds of the groups working with the EMA received partial or significant funding from drugmakers or industry associations. All in all, 15 organizations received between 0.2 percent and 99 percent of their annual income from corporate sources, while seven ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3896094 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:51:39 +0100 3896094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3599513&cid=t_222894_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2FydhgdxaStUA%2F           A couple of months ago I wrote about hospital-acquired infections – who is susceptible, what causes them, how they are spread, the most common types and steps to prevent the infections.  Today, HAI (Hospital-Acquired Infection or Healthcare-Associated Infection) continues to soar in hospitals all over the world!  This is a global crisis affecting patients, their visitors and healthcare personnel.  I had an email from Barbara Dunn the other day and she has been instrumental in setting up a wonderful website, through Kimberly-Clark Healthcare, entitled “Not on My Watch” at http://www.haiwatch.com/   This site is joining in an effort to educate patients, healthcare professionals and the general public on the dangers of these preventable infections and to protect... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3599513 Tue, 25 May 2010 16:47:49 +0100 3599513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3808793&cid=t_222894_136_f&fid=35300&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmetastatic-liver-cancer%2F%7E3%2FXRxL3g6C9lU%2F   Or trail and error… Vicky shares her father’s colon cancer chemotherapy and the scary chemotherapy side effects. Vicky’s father was diagnosed with stage iv colon cancer that has spread into his lungs and liver.   Her father started his chemotherapy for colon cancer with Avastin cancer drug. This colon cancer chemotherapy worked well that it broke down [...] (Source: Metastatic liver cancer) Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3808793 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:53:59 +0100 3808793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1455483&cid=t_222894_118_f&fid=36984&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthManagementRx%2F%7E3%2F283243854%2Fhais-free-lunches-in-healthcare.html Something I received in the mail yesterday revived a bit of hope that the US hospital industry may be - FINALLY - 'getting it.'Hiding amidst all the grocery sales circulars was a flyer from Cardinal Health about the Chasing Zero Summit (Washington DC, Sept. 8-10, 2008).Those of you who are following me on Twitter.com know I've been jetting around to quite a few conferences this spring. As I try to calculate ROI for these trips more effectively, I'm being increasingly selective about the shows I think will be productive.At first I was excited about Chasing Zero - it's in my old hometown of DC, so I can see friends, family and colleagues while I'm in the area.According to the invite: "The Chasing Zero Summit is designed to stimulate discussion between the industry's key stakeholders - hospit... Health Management Rx blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1455483 Sun, 04 May 2008 09:57:00 +0100 1455483