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Area hospital joins OSU stroke network

Posted: Published on September 23rd, 2012

CADIZ - Harrison Community Hospital has joined Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center stroke telemedicine network, bringing rapid access to advanced stroke care to the community, according to officials. OSU's Wexner Medical Center is the hub for the stroke telemedicine network, which is funded by a $265,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Health. When a suspected stroke patient arrives at the Harrison Community Hospital emergency department, a "stroke alert" is activated at both the OSU center and Harrison Community Hospital, which mobilizes a team of stroke experts who, through the use of telemetry and real-time testing and patient interview, can help the care team at Harrison Community Hospital determine the best treatment option for the patient, according to officials. NEW HARDWARE Dr. Sirapurapu Prasad, left, internal medicine physician at Harrison Community Hospital, and Kevin Milligan, assistant administrator at the hospital, show off some of the hardware they use as part of Ohio State Universitys Wexner Medical Centers stroke telemedicine network. -- Contributed Research published in the Sept. 14, 2011, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, suggests that telestroke is cost-effective for rural hospitals that don't have a neurologist or stroke specialist on staff … Continue reading →

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Owen’s appeal joy thanks to Lowestoft’s generosity

Posted: Published on September 23rd, 2012

The handover of cheques to "Owen's Wish 2 Walk" appeal by Waveney FC. By MARK BOGGIS Saturday, September 22, 2012 3:13 PM FURTHER funds have boosted the appeal to send popular three-year-old Owen Baldry to America for life-changing treatment. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below. The message will include the name and email address you gave us when you signed up. Send link To send a link to this page to a friend, you must be logged in. Ever since Owens Wish2Walk appeal was launched at the end of January, the Lowestoft and East Anglian community has rallied round to back the Carlton Colville lad and his family. After being diagnosed with cerebral palsy (spastic displegia) when he was 22-months-old, a campaign was launched by Owens parents Carl and Sacha in an effort to raise 50,000 for an operation at the St Louis Childrens Hospital in Missouri a centre for cerebral palsy spasticity. But thanks to the amazing generosity of the local community, The Journal can today reveal that a staggering 60,000 has been raised for Owens appeal. Go here to see the original: Owen’s appeal joy thanks to Lowestoft’s … Continue reading →

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Stem cell cash mostly aids directors' interests

Posted: Published on September 23rd, 2012

With its latest round of awards earlier this month, California's stem cell agency has now handed out $1.5 billion to enterprises linked to its directors. The figure amounts to 92 percent of the $1.7 billion awarded by the agency. The grants and loans range from $261 million to Stanford University, whose medical school dean, Philip Pizzo, sits on the agency's governing board, to $170,500 to Children's Hospital in Oakland, whose president, Bert Lubin, also is a member of the board. The University of California, Davis, has received $128 million. Claire Pomeroy, chief executive officer of UC Davis Health System, is another one of the 29 board members. In all, 27 institutions with past or present representatives on the agency board have received funding. None of this is illegal. And none of it is likely to change. The situation was created by Proposition 71, the 2004 ballot measure that established the state's $3 billion stem cell agency, formally known as the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, or CIRM. The initiative was crafted so that virtually all of the institutions that stood to benefit from the state's largesse had seats at the table where the money is handed out. The built-in conflicts … Continue reading →

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Probe sought into status of stem cell therapy in the Philippines

Posted: Published on September 23rd, 2012

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Saudi Arabia spends SR 350 million on biotechnology research

Posted: Published on September 23rd, 2012

(MENAFN - Arab News) The Kingdom has spent SR 350 million on research projects in the field of biotechnology through the national plan for science, technology and innovation during the past three years, the chief of research at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) has said. Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammad Al-Saud was inaugurating the Saudi International Biotechnology Conference at the KACST headquarters in Riyadh yesterday. Besides international speakers from the United States and Japan, around 500 local delegates attended the function. Essam Al-Yamani, chairman of the scientific committee, made the introductory remarks at the inaugural ceremony. Prince Turki said the amount spent on research was 25 percent of the total strategic technology projects adopted by the national plan for research projects. He also pointed out that KACST is currently involved in several local and international bodies to develop biotechnology in the Kingdom. He enumerated the facilities available in the Kingdom to develop biotechnology. Adah Al-Mutairi, a Saudi woman academician who is currently the associate professor of chemistry at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), delivered the opening speech of the first scientific session. She spoke on "The art of falling apart: exploiting nanomaterial disassembly for … Continue reading →

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New stem-cell treatment saving lives

Posted: Published on September 23rd, 2012

Thanapat Kitjakosol The Nation on Sunday September 23, 2012 1:00 am Doctors in Saraburi told her the boy would not survive without a bone-marrow transplant, which costs up to Bt1 million. Petcharat could not afford it. But as the boy's condition worsened - the whites of his eyes turned red and he experienced oral bleeding - his local doctor helped him to obtain assistance from the Ramathibodi Hospital Foundation to seek free treatment. Ton Kla received a stem-cell transplant using tissue taken from his younger brother Noppaklao in August. He was released from hospital one month later and now lives a normal life, playing with his friends. Initially, Petcharat believed it was her son's karma to suffer from such a deadly disease. She blamed herself, because she had tried to have an abortion when she was bearing her youngest son. However, the doctors told her the disease could have been caused by any one of a number of factors, such as living close to factories releasing toxic chemicals, heredity, or insecticides from fruits and vegetables. Ton Kla's is just one of many lives that the Ramathibodi Hospital Foundation has saved. Among the many other survivors is 4-year-old Anat Thongta, who … Continue reading →

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Solon urges Congress to conduct cursory check on the status of stem cell therapy in the country (15966897)

Posted: Published on September 22nd, 2012

According to Aristotle, only the Pentacosiomedimnoi were eligible for election to high office as archons and therefore only they gained admission into the Areopagus. A modern view affords the same privilege to the hippeis. The top three classes were eligible for a variety of lesser posts and only the Thetes were excluded from all public office. Depending on how we interpret the historical facts known to us, Solon's constitutional reforms were either a radical anticipation of democratic government, or they merely provided a plutocratic flavour to a stubbornly aristocratic regime, or else the truth lies somewhere between these two extremes. Solon's reforms can thus be seen to have taken place at a crucial period of economic transition, when a subsistence rural economy increasingly required the support of a nascent commercial sector. The specific economic reforms credited to Solon are these: Fathers were encouraged to find trades for their sons; if they did not, there would be no legal requirement for sons to maintain their fathers in old age. Foreign tradesmen were encouraged to settle in Athens; those who did would be granted citizenship, provided they brought their families with them. Cultivation of olives was encouraged; the export of all other … Continue reading →

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Drugs Live: The Ecstasy Trial: Pioneering science — or a cynical new low from Channel 4?

Posted: Published on September 22nd, 2012

By Zoe Brennan PUBLISHED: 18:12 EST, 21 September 2012 | UPDATED: 06:36 EST, 22 September 2012 Programme-makers claim that the controversial series, Drugs Live: The Ecstasy Trial, presented by newsreader Jon Snow and Dr Christian Jessen is an attempt to tell the truth about the effects of recreational drug The blonde woman is given a tablet to swallow, before being prepared for an MRI scan in a vast, space-age machine. Doctors study graphic images of her brain, looking for unusual activity. Asked how she feels, she replies: Light. Its pleasant. Theres an airiness and openness to the senses. A slight heightening of sensory perception, which I liked. The visual feeling is vivid.The colours are lush, which I enjoy. I might be a bit more alert to sounds. I feel physically relaxed and that is a pleasure. I can tell there is a little buzz going on. Long may it last.This is the novelist Lionel Shriver, who volunteered to take the pure form of the class-A drug Ecstasy for a controversial new Channel 4 documentary to be screened in the coming week. Shriver, who wrote the bestseller We Need To Talk About Kevin, is one of eight volunteers including a former … Continue reading →

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Concussions at a glance

Posted: Published on September 22nd, 2012

Richmond, Va. -- About concussions What is a concussion? A concussion is a mild form of traumatic brain injury caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head. Concussions also can occur from a fall or a blow to the body that causes the head to move rapidly back and forth. Doctors may describe these injuries as mild because concussions are usually not life-threatening. Even so, their effects can be serious. Concussions are a common type of sports injury. National Library of Medicine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention How common are concussions? Each year, an estimated 1.7 million people suffer a traumatic brain injury in the U.S. About 75 percent are mild traumatic brain injuries or concussions. Of those suffering a traumatic brain injury, about 52,000 die, 275,000 are hospitalized, and 1.4 million are treated and released from an emergency department. The number of people who suffer a concussion and do not seek treatment or who are treated in places other than emergency rooms is not known. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention What are the top causes of concussions? (based on emergency department data) falls See the original post here: Concussions at a glance … Continue reading →

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New drug shows promise in multiple sclerosis treatment, researchers say

Posted: Published on September 22nd, 2012

(CBS News) There's a new treatment for multiple sclerosis, or MS, which affects more than 400,000 Americans. MS can strike anyone at any time, but it usually hits adults in the prime of their lives. But researchers say a new drug is proving very promising. FDA approves new multiple sclerosis treatment Aubagio As an electrician, 49-year-old Stephen O'Malley depends on good vision. But seven years ago, things suddenly began to go dark. O'Malley recalled, "I was scared to death. I went to work at 6:00 in the evening and I was completely blind in one eye six hours later." The Cleveland father of two was diagnosed with MS. MS is a neurological disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms can range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. They usually get worse over time, leaving many patients greatly disabled. While there is no cure for MS, there are effective treatments. Kate Lodge gets monthly infusions requiring a two-hour visit to the hospital, but there are scary potential side effects, including fatal brain infections. "The symptoms of the brain infection can mirror the symptoms of MS, so you can't know," Lodge said. "And so you go into a … Continue reading →

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