Zoo Crew festival is a hit
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2006-06-19
Study refutes notion that SSRIs such as Prozac boost the risk to
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"The results of this study are consistent with previous reports. Fortunately, suicide rates have been declining since the early 1990's. While this correlates with the increased use of SSRI antidepressants, including fluoxetine, this finding does not, by itself, demonstrate a causal relationship," said Dr. David Fassler, a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington.
2006-06-18
MedAssets Awarded Ochsner Medical Center's Spirit of Leadership
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MedAssets, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, improves healthcare providers' margin and cash flow through revenue cycle and supply chain initiatives as well as decision support technology and services. As a strategic business partner, MedAssets can replace multiple vendors and decrease supply costs by 3-10% and increase net patient revenue by 1-3%. MedAssets Net Revenue Systems provides best-of-breed revenue solutions including defensible pricing, charge capturing, and ongoing chargemaster management tools, all of which have been Peer Reviewed by the Healthcare Financial Management Association. MedAssets Net Revenue Systems also offers denials management and a tool to link supply cost data with charge data. MedAssets Supply Chain Systems is one of the fastest growing group purchasing organization in the U.S. and builds customized solutions encompassing procurement of common medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, physician preference supplies, food and nutrition items, and capital equipment.
2006-06-16
HEALTH | Babying yourself isn�t always best
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Plain soap and water do a fine job of keeping you fresh, and most doctors abide by the general rule that the fewer products you put “down there,” the better. Avoid as well those feminine hygiene products that promise freshness. You never know what could trigger an allergic reaction or mess up the balance of good and bad bacteria, causing a yeast infection, not to mention itching and irritation.
2006-06-15
Folic Acid May Prevent Cancer of Larynx
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2006-06-14
Sorin Group belicht innovaties op Cardiostim 2006
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( BW)(SORIN-GROUP)(SRN.MI) Sorin Group Highlights its Latest Innovations at Cardiostim 2006 Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers Cardiostim 2006 NICE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2006--Sorin Group (MIL:SRN) (ISIN:IT0003544431), an innovative leader in cardiac rhythm management therapies, will showcase its latest OVATIO(TM) implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) along with other breakthrough technologies at Cardiostim 2006 (June 14-17, Nice, France). "The first 1,500 patients have been implanted with OVATIO, the world's smallest ICD (29 cc). This small, exclusive ICD is now available worldwide", said Drago Cerchiari, CEO of Sorin Group. Size is very important for ICD patients from both a comfort and cosmetic perspective. Two of OVATIO's exclusive features, AAIsafeR(TM) and PARAD(R)+, will be discussed during the symposium "ICD Patients: Answers to Conflicting Needs" (June 15, 11:00-12:30 pm) that will be co-chaired by Freddy Abi-Samra, M.D., Medical Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratories (Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, USA) and Poul Erik Bloch Thomsen M.D., Ph.D. Chief Physician and Assistant Professor of Cardiology, (Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark). Commenting on OVATIO advanced pacing and ICD functions, Dr. Freddy Abi-Samra said: ""I like OVATIO pacing capabilities, especially AAIsafeR, and PARAD+, its supraventricular tachycardia recognition feature. These features are probably the best available among similar competitor ICDs. I am confident that my patients will be comfortable and safe with this small-sized ICD and its 34J output." Studies have shown that unnecessary ventricular pacing increases the risk of heart failure and atrial fibrillation (1, 2). AAIsafeR is capable of reducing ventricular pacing to only 0.2% in OVATIO DR patients with intact conduction (3). AAIsafeR is also the only pacing mode that manages all types of heart block. PARAD+, the industry-best algorithm for reducing inappropriate shocks (4) is capable of accurately differentiating ventricular tachyarrhythmias and treating the full spectrum of arrhythmias through painless anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP). ATP delivered as first-line therapy can spare patients inappropriate shocks and increase device longevity. Other Sorin Group innovations will be presented during a Live Implant session (June 14, 14:00 -17:30 pm): -- BTO(TM) (Brady Tachy Overlap), a feature available in OVATIO CRT for the treatment of heart failure. Heart failure patients need to be resynchronized at every heartbeat, especially to allow exercise as their capacity is increased by cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Because arrhythmias occur at the same rate as normal cardiac rhythm during exercise in those patients, BTO understands when to resynchronize for exercise and to treat an arrhythmia. -- PEA(TM) (Peak Endocardial Acceleration) for CRT in heart failure patients. The PEA sensor detects the strength of the heart's contractions, i.e., contractility. Because contractility provides objective assessment of the heart failure patients' status, it is fundamental to monitor and optimize the impact of CRT. Continuous monitoring of PEA allows the device to automatically optimize the timing and activation sequence of the heart chambers to deliver maximum hemodynamic benefit to the patient. "We are proud to present our newest innovations to the world's leading cardiologists who will attend Cardiostim 2006. Our innovative devices respond to important clinical needs in the area of arrhythmia management and heart failure and bring significant benefits to thousands of cardiac patients," said Drago Cerchiari, CEO of Sorin Group. Sorin Group: Sorin Group CRM Business Unit designs and manufactures implantable pacemakers and ICDs, leads and Holter equipment and markets them worldwide. Sorin Group (Reuters code: SORN.MI), a world leader in the development of medical technologies for cardiac surgery, offers innovative therapies for cardiac rhythm dysfunctions, interventional cardiology and the treatment of chronic kidney diseases. Sorin Group includes: Dideco, CarboMedics, COBE Cardiovascular, Stockert, Mitroflow, ELA Medical, Sorin Biomedica, Bellco and Soludia. Sorin Group has more than 4,700 employees working at facilities in more than 80 countries throughout the world to serve over 5,000 public and private treatment centers. www.sorin.com -0- *T REFERENCES 1. Steinberg JS, Fischer A, Wang P, Schuger C, Daubert J, McNitt S, Andrews M, Brown M, Hall WJ, Zareba W, Moss AJ ; MADIT II investigators.The Clinical Implications of Cumulative Right Ventricular Pacing in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Trial II. Journal of Cardiovasc Electr, April 2005 - Vol. 16 No. 4: 359-364. 2. Dual-Chamber Pacing or Ventricular Backup Pacing in Patients With an Implantable Defibrillator The Dual Chamber and VVI Implantable Defbrillator (DAVID) Trial. B L Wilkoff, MD, Chair; J R Cook, MD; A E Epstein, MD; H L Greene, MD; A P Hallstrom, PhD; H Hsia, MD; S P Kutalek, MD; A Sharma, MD. JAMA December 25, 2002 - Vol 288, No.24; 3115-3123 3. Internal clinical release report. Data on file. 4. Hintriger S et al; Comparison of the Specificity of Implantable dual chamber defibrillator detection algorithms. PACE 2004, Vol 27, pages 976-982 *T --30--AM/ny* CONTACT: Sorin Group Director, Global Communications, Cardiac Rhythm Management Martine Konorski, +33-1-46013605 [email protected] or Director, Investor Relations Marilena Giavara, +44-20-70038730 [email protected] or Director, Communications & Industry Affairs Francesca Caprari, +39-02-6332322 [email protected]
2006-06-13
Money can cost friendships
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"We're staying at the Shore Club, in a suite they've booked; I'm sleeping on the pullout couch and they're paying for it, which is hugely generous of them," the editor wrote in an e-mail message. He has not been identified to avoid offending his friends. "However, tonight they've booked a table at Nobu, with Mansion" -- an expensive night club -- "to follow. I'll end up spending about a week's pay in the next two nights, probably more. It'll feel worth it while I'm hanging out with them without any of the unpleasant reminders that our lives have seriously diverged since high school, but it's going to sting when I get back."
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