Dell announced a Mobile Clinical Computing (MCC) solution that is designed to eliminate the traditional trade-offs hospitals face between making patient information available to medical staff at the point of care and securing it in the data...

Advanced BioHealing, Inc. has announced that it has initiated a pivotal trial of Dermagraft in subjects with venous leg ulcers (DEVO-Trial) to assess the product's safety and efficacy in the promotion of healing venous leg ulcers (VLUs)....

Martin Linder spent nearly six months in hospital waiting rooms, gathering information that would help him improve what is rarely an inviting space for patients. During his research, Linder, an associate professor of design and industry at San...

Spot blood pressure readings in children with chronic kidney disease often fail to detect hypertension - even during doctor's office visits - increasing a child's risk for serious heart problems, according to research from Johns Hopkins...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Decision Resources, Inc.'s new report "Dealmaking and Industry Outlook: Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases" to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report...

St. Luke's Boise/Meridian medical Centers and Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center are lifting most visitation restrictions related to the H1N1 virus. Effective Friday, Nov. 20, most units in the hospitals will return to standard...

It was a standing room only crowd Wednesday evening when the Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors held its monthly meeting. The crowd, which was largely comprised of hospital personnel but included several concerned area residents,...

In the study presented today at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Florida today, The Effect of Extended-release Niacin or Ezetimibe Added to Chronic Statin Therapy On Carotid Intima Media Thickness (ARBITER 6-HALTS),...

__ "They faced great odds and a late start, but they did not protest. They succeeded on every front." _Tom Brokaw ("The Greatest Generation") ____ FORT WORTH, Texas _ Tom Brokaw could have been writing...

CHEERS: To Gooding Elementary School for winning the first and only HealthierUS School Challenge Gold of Distinction Award presented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The effort toward creating a healthy student body in Gooding has...

Pioneering Neurologist Closer to Understanding Brain Wiring and Diseases Dr. Jeremy Schmahmann, Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and neurologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, on Thursday, November 19,...

A US Senate panel vowed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Nov. 5 murders at Fort Hood, opening public hearings on Thursday and invoking a broader discussion on homegrown Islamic extremism. "There were warning signs and red flags...

Modern life, a heavy reliance on automobiles and uncontrolled use of wireless devices are taking their toll on the global population leading to the majority of the ailments and diseases affecting humans. This was repeatedly emphasized by the...

Dr. Robert Burstein, retired head of obstetrics and gynecology at the old Jewish Hospital, died Saturday (Nov. 14, 2009) at his home in Ladue. He was 83. His family said he had been battling pancreatic cancer. Dr. Burstein...

'"If you push and you push and you push, you can get it done," said Eighth District Councilwoman Rae Gabelich about the opening of Uptown Dog Park in Scherer Park. "This is part of the revitalization plan for Scherer Park," she...

The integration agreement among Haywood Regional, WestCare and Carolinas HealthCare System is about 200 pages, but it outlines how the affiliation will look after Jan. 1. While some sections of the document are blacked out to protect...

EAST ST. LOUIS -- A 26-year-old East St. Louis man was charged with murder Friday in connection with the homicide of man who was shot to death by a store clerk Thursday. Michael Hunter, of the 700 block of Summit Avenue, was charged. He...

A Rock Hill man was hospitalized late Thursday night after an acquaintance cut him across his neck and face, police say. Police arrested Stacie Marie Pendergrass, 39, at her home on Rhea Road, where the fight began, a Rock Hill Police...

A little more than a year after being struck by a car, Kim Everett is doing well. She is back in Sterling after being hospitalized for several months and getting ready to move into a handicap-ready home, but she still needs some help....

Redlands East Valley High School students wondering around campus before lunch Thursday curiously gravitated towards peers hovering over a table littered with scrapbook materials. Even the toughest students stopped to join in and...