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• New Disinfectant May Make Hospital Safer
(Report via Officialwire)A new disinfectant is effective against bacteria, viruses, fungi and prions, and could help reduce deadly infections in hospitals, German researchers say. Researchers at the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin developed a rapid-acting, practical formula for disinfecting surgical instruments, which works against a wide range of pathogens, including those that tolerate ordinary disinfectants.

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• Bipolar Diagnosis Jumps In Young Children - Study
(Report via Reuters)The number of children aged 2 to 5 who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and prescribed powerful antipsychotic drugs has doubled over the past decade, according to research released on Friday. The research suggests that while it is still rare to prescribe powerful psychiatric drugs to 2-year-olds, the practice is becoming more frequent.

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• Improving Health Care Transition Should Be A Focus For Hospitals
(Report via Fierce Healthcare)Care transition projects have been on the rise since CMS highlighted the them last year in its Care Transition Project, in which 14 communities nationwide worked to eliminate unnecessary hospital readmissions, according to an article in this month's Hospital & Health Networks Magazine. Where CMS focuses, insurers usually follow, and this seems to be becoming a trend with care transition and readmissions.

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• Physicians Delay End-of-Life Talks To Keep Hope Alive
(Report via Fierce Healthcare) Physicians tend to procrastinate on end-of-life talks with terminally ill patients, sometimes to the point where no other treatment options are available, a recent survey of doctors nationwide indicates, according to HealthDay.

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• Loss of Smell Could Be Early Sign of Alzheimer's
(Report via HealthDay) New research in mice suggests that loss of smell could serve as an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease. People with Alzheimer's are already known to suffer from loss of smell. But the new research pinpoints a direct link between development of amyloid plaques -- the bits of gunk in the brain that cause Alzheimer's disease -- and a worsening sense of smell.

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• FDA Issues Four Wound Care Precautions
(Report via Healthleaders Media)Hospitals and long-term care facilities should be on the lookout for serious complications and risk of death resulting from use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) systems that can cause fatal bleeding and infections, said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in a Medwatch Safety Alert issued this week.

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• New Robot Vehicles Will Help Keep Things Moving at Rush University Medical Center
(Report via Newswise) A fleet of robots is now rolling through the supply chain tunnels underneath Rush University Medical Center transporting linens, supplies and trash. Rush has acquired 14 automated guided vehicles (AGVs), mobile robots that can move supply carts around campus. Once programmed and activated, the AGVs travel on their own without human assistance along designated paths guided by lasers.

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• Studies Show Doctors How To Reduce Surgical Infections
(Report via Fierce Healthcare)Two new studies published in today's New England Journal of Medicine find that hospitals can prevent costly and deadly infections on patients getting ready to go into surgery, the New York Times reports. Screening methods and various other pretreatment practices were shown to have significant effects as far as reducing infection rates of surgery patients. According to the Times, out of all the patients who suffer from post-surgical infections, more than half of those infections originate from bacteria already on those patients' noses or skin.

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• iPhone App Tracks High-Acuity Cases For Harried Docs
(Report via Fierce Healthcare) There are interesting iPhone apps that are fun to play around with, and then there are iPhone apps that serve a clear clinical purpose. Vigilance is the latter.

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• Recommended 2010 Adult Immunization Schedule for U.S.
(Report via Annals of Internal Medicine) The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) annually reviews the Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule (Figure) to ensure that the schedule reflects current recommendations for the licensed vaccines. In October 2009, ACIP approved the Adult Immunization Schedule for 2010, which includes several changes.

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• Novel Formulation Of Vitamin E Extract Could Tackle Tumors Without Damaging Healthy Tissue
(Report via Medical News Today) A new formulation of the vitamin E extract tocotrienol could play a key role in treating cancerous tumors without harming healthy tissue.

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Short-Acting Beta 2 Agonists (SABAs) In The Treatment Of Asthma

This video discusses findings that suggest children with asthma who use six canisters per day of short-acting beta 2 agonists per year are at risk for asthma exacerbation.

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• Complex Picture Emerges for Fat's Impact on the Eye
(Report via Med Page Today) A fat-filled diet may put younger women at risk for future age-related macular degeneration, although the effect varies by type of fat, researchers found.

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• People who manage to control HIV on their own are providing scientists with valuable information about how the immune system eliminates virus-infected cells. A new study, published in the December 4th issue of Immunity, a Cell Press publication, identifies specific characteristics of the immune cells that successfully destroy HIV-infected cells and may drive strategies for developing the next generation of HIV vaccines and therapies.

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Urinary Incontinence

This video discusses treatment options for adults with urinary incontinence. These treatments include such techniques as exercises, surgical intervention, medication, monitoring fluid intake, and use of the “sling” among other minimally invasive techniques.

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Early ICD Implant After MI Does Not Improve Survival

Early implantation of cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) after acute myocardial infarction did not reduce overall mortality in a trial of high-risk patients.

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• Study Suggests Increased Risk of Birth Defects With UTI Treatments
(Report via Med Page Today) Although most antibiotics are safe for pregnant women, two preferred classes of drugs for urinary tract infections were associated with significant, life-threatening birth defects, according to a CDC-sponsored study.