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Catheter Defined
A flexible tube used to drain fluid from or inject fluid into the body. The most common catheter is the Foley catheter, used to drain urine from the bladder.
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Medicare Change Sheds Light On New Infection Precaution Measures
Published July 19, 2008, 2:13 am, Medical News Today
As part of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Rule-1553-P, effective October 1, 2008, Medicare will no longer pay for eight conditions that can be acquired by patients during hospital stays that could have been reasonably prevented by following evidence based guidelines.
PCI preference -- will that be an arm or a leg?
Published July 18, 2008, 10:03 pm, PhysOrg
When it comes to stenting - using metal tubes to prop open blocked arteries - physicians are continuing to choose to gain entry to the circulatory system through an opening in the leg instead of the arm, even though the latter option appears to be safer, with fewer side effects, say researchers at Duke Clinical Research Institute.
Saving time and lives
Published July 18, 2008, 8:06 pm, Wapakoneta Daily News
By KAREN CAMPBELL Staff Writer Saving time when someone is suffering a heart attack does not just prevent more damage to the heart, it also saves lives, a health professional claims.
Camp Pee Dee Pride mixes learning with fun
Published July 18, 2008, 3:12 pm, Florence Morning News
Pee Dee children are enjoying the fundamentals of learning laced with fun this week during the 14th annual Camp Pee Dee Pride at Francis Marion University.
PCI preference -- will that be an arm or a leg?
Published July 18, 2008, 2:21 pm, EurekAlert!
DURHAM, N.C. – When it comes to stenting – using metal tubes to prop open blocked arteries – physicians are continuing to choose to gain entry to the circulatory system through an opening in the leg instead of the arm, even though the latter option appears to be safer, with fewer side effects, say researchers at Duke Clinical Research Institute.
Free medical lecture
Published July 18, 2008, 2:16 pm, The Sacramento Bee
Mercy General Hospital will sponsor a free lecture on atrial fibrillation from 10:30 a.m. to noon Aug. 9 in the main auditorium, 4001 J St., Sacramento.
EMEA Gene Therapy Working Party Gives Positive Feedback On EG013
Published July 18, 2008, 2:11 am, Medical News Today
Ark Therapeutics Group plc("Ark" or the "Company") today announces that it has received positive feedback from the EMEA Gene Therapy Working Party (GTWP) regarding the pre-clinical toxicology and Phase 1 trial requirements for EG013, an adenovirally mediated VEGF based product, being developed for foetal growth restriction.
Health care puts new focus on 'brain attacks;' Pardeeville woman took months to walk again after stroke
Published July 17, 2008, 11:55 pm, Portage Daily Register
Mary Horne of Pardeeville had to spend months in physical rehab after having a stroke. She walks with a cane.John Schroeter of Stoughton left the hospital five days after his stroke. He promptly returned to work and the golf course.Horne didn't get to a major hospital until almost eight hours after her stroke started — too late to prevent most damage.Schroeter received a clot-busting drug in ...
Last 'residents' moved from homeless encampment at Claiborne Avenue and Canal Street
Published July 17, 2008, 8:07 pm, New Orleans Times-Picayune
Early Thursday, social workers from UNITY of Greater New Orleans cleared a homeless camp that provoked the ire of city officials and attracted do-gooders from across the nation.
Health care services in Wisconsin try to improve stroke treatment
Published July 17, 2008, 12:58 pm, Wisconsin State Journal
Mary Horne, of Pardeeville, spent months in physical rehab after having a stroke. She walks with a cane. John Schroeter, of Stoughton, left the hospital five days after his stroke. He promptly returned to work and the golf course. Horne didn't get to a major hospital until almost eight hours after her stroke started — too late to prevent most damage. Schroeter received a clot-busting drug in ...
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- St. David's HealthCare - St. David's HealthCare and Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Announce International Center for Training, Research and Treatment of Heart Rhythm Disorders
- Texas Cardiovascular Consultants - Physicians
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- Willkommen bei UROMED: Uromed catheter valve
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- Machine Solutions Inc. (MSI) Flagstaff Arizona, AZ, solutions for stent crimping, balloon catheter pleating & folding, marker band swaging, catheter testing, stent testing, radial compression - www.machinesol utions.org
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