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Entrenched specialist shortages affect southern DHB

Posted: Published on March 18th, 2015

Entrenched specialist shortages affect southern DHB cardiology service The cardiology service at Southern District Health Board is obviously in a vulnerable state if the DHB is being forced to consider sending cardiac MRI patients to private hospitals, says Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS). He was commenting on an article in the Otago Daily Times that the DHB was considering such a move as it faced the prospect of losing the second of two specially trained cardiologists: http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/336328/cardiac-mris-maybe-done-privately. This is in direct response to the shortage of specialist cardiologists brought to a head by the departure of two cardiologists. It is part of wider shortages of specialists in our public hospitals. The net result is to have to spend extra money on using private hospitals. Specialist shortages are financially wasteful. Its not the first time that the ASMS has raised concerns about the DHBs cardiology workforce. In April last year the ASMS wrote to Southern DHB to express concern about the lack of adequate specialist staffing for echocardiology. Until we have a strategy to address our entrenched specialist shortages in public hospitals these sorts of risks to patient care and financial wastage are going … Continue reading

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Arm is safer access point than groin for catheter-based heart procedures

Posted: Published on March 18th, 2015

Researchers urge new guidelines for common procedure to assess blockage in arteries SAN DIEGO (March 16, 2015) -- Patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing coronary angiogram, a procedure used to assess blockages in the heart's arteries, had a significantly lower risk of major bleeding and death if their interventional cardiologist accessed the heart through an artery in the arm rather than the groin, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 64th Annual Scientific Session. Study authors said the results should prompt a re-evaluation of clinical guidelines and that the arm, currently used in a minority of cases in the United States, should be the preferred approach for most catheter-based heart procedures. The study did not show a significant reduction in one of its two primary endpoints, a composite rate of death, heart attack or stroke 30 days after a catheterization procedure. However, the second primary endpoint, which included those events plus major bleeding, showed a significant reduced risk in patients randomized to receive a catheter via the arm, known as the radial approach, rather than the groin, known as the femoral approach. In addition, patients receiving a catheter via the groin faced a significantly higher risk of … Continue reading

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Cancer Research Breakthrough Announced by Two Biotechnology Companies – Video

Posted: Published on March 18th, 2015

Cancer Research Breakthrough Announced by Two Biotechnology Companies Two leading biotechnology companies, Insilico Medicine, Inc. and Champions Oncolology, Inc., have discovered an Early Warning System for colon cancer treatment. Scientists believe the... By: Insilico Medicine … Continue reading

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Molecular Systems Biology : Cell shape and the microenvironment regulate nuclear translocation… – Video

Posted: Published on March 18th, 2015

Molecular Systems Biology : Cell shape and the microenvironment regulate nuclear translocation... Cell shape and the microenvironment regulate nuclear translocation of NFB in breast epithelial and tumor cells. Julia E Sero et al (2015), Molecular Systems Biology http://dx.doi.org/10.15252/... By: KeSimpulan … Continue reading

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Biology Locomotion & Movement part 14 (Axial Skelatal : Skull, cranial) CBSE class 11 XI – Video

Posted: Published on March 18th, 2015

Biology Locomotion Movement part 14 (Axial Skelatal : Skull, cranial) CBSE class 11 XI Biology Locomotion Movement part 14 (Axial Skelatal : Skull, cranial, facial bones, hyoid bone, ear ossicles) CBSE class 11 XI. By: ExamFearVideos … Continue reading

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AP Biology Skit – Video

Posted: Published on March 18th, 2015

AP Biology Skit John and Andrew sound quiet probably because of what I used to record this. My internet connection isn't great so some of the clips were a little bit laggy. Other than that I think they turned... By: Flamemaster95173 … Continue reading

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Kansas State University graduate student to attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

Posted: Published on March 18th, 2015

IMAGE:Courtney Passow, Kansas State University doctoral student in biology, is one of 672 young scientists selected worldwide to attend the prestigious Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany. view more Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- A Kansas State University doctoral student will spend part of her summer interacting with Nobel laureates in physics, physiology, medicine and chemistry. Courtney Passow, a doctoral student in biology from Round Rock, Texas, will attend the 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany. Passow is one of 672 young scientists selected worldwide to attend the meeting. The Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings invited Passow to attend the meeting, which occurs June 28 to July 3. Mars Inc. is sponsoring Passow and covering her travel expenses. While attending the meeting, Passow will interact with Nobel laureates, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers -- all in the areas of physics, physiology, medicine and chemistry. "These are some of the top researchers around the world and it's a great opportunity to not only make contact with them but to also look for potential collaborations," Passow said. "While physics and chemistry are not my primary areas of research, getting to meet with researchers in these … Continue reading

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A Single-Cell Breakthrough: newly developed technology dissects properties of single stem cells

Posted: Published on March 18th, 2015

The human gut is a remarkable thing. Every week the intestines regenerate a new lining, sloughing off the equivalent surface area of a studio apartment and refurbishing it with new cells. For decades, researchers have known that the party responsible for this extreme makeover were intestinal stem cells, but it wasn't until this year that Scott Magness, PhD, associate professor of medicine, cell biology and physiology, and biomedical engineering, figured out a way to isolate and grow thousands of these elusive cells in the laboratory at one time. This high throughput technological advance now promises to give scientists the ability to study stem cell biology and explore the origins of inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal cancers, and other gastrointestinal disorders. But it didn't come easy. One Step Forward . . . When Magness and his team first began working with intestinal stem cells some years ago, they quickly found themselves behind the eight ball. Their first technique involved using a specific molecule or marker on the surface of stem cells to make sure they could distinguish stem cells from other intestinal cells. Then Magness's team would fish out only the stem cells from intestinal tissues and grow the cells in Petri … Continue reading

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The future of ‘bioprocessing’ for medical therapies

Posted: Published on March 18th, 2015

What's in store for the future of industrial bioprocessing for medical therapies, which involves the use of living organisms or cells to create drugs or other agents? Will the batch or continuous bioprocessing platform dominate biomanufacturing of human therapeutics down the road? Three pioneers in the field address these questions in an upcoming issue of Biotechnology and Bioengineering. With batch bioprocessing, components are transferred as a batch from one holding vessel or processing equipment to the next, while with continuous bioprocessing, there is a continuous flow like an assembly line. Dr. Matthew Croughan notes that we will never require a biopharmaceutical plant that truly needs to be continuous on a capacity basis. "We will never need to process 50,000 barrels--8 M liters--or more per day, like a continuous oil refinery," he said. Dr. Konstantin Konstantinov and Dr. Charles Cooney stress that while we shouldn't close existing batch operations, methods are likely to evolve around continuous bioprocessing. Therefore, the development of this new platform should be given serious consideration. ### This study is published in Biotechnology and Bioengineering. Media wishing to receive a PDF of this article may contact sciencenewsroom@wiley.com. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of … Continue reading

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Rembrandt, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp – Video

Posted: Published on March 18th, 2015

Rembrandt, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp Rembrandt van Rijn, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, 1632, oil on canvas, 169.5 x 216.5 cm, (Mauritshuis, Den Haag) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. By: Smarthistory, Art History at Khan Academy … Continue reading

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