The FDA will enforce stricter guidelines for reusable medical instruments in an attempt to reduce the spread of hospital-acquired infections, the AP reports. Federal health officials hope to prevent more hospital-based outbreaks like those that occurred recently at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in LA.
Although the FDA began working on the new guidelines in 2011, it has accelerated its pace due to the ...
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New research published in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America found that fracking was responsible for a 3.0 magnitude earthquake felt in Ohio nearly a year ago. The study found that the mode of natural gas extraction known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, activated a fault in the earth that led to a total of 77 earthquakes from March 4-12, 2014. The largest of these registered at a 3.0 magnitude. The drilling was ...
Research done by a cancer research center in Seattle found new evidence about the risk of developing breast cancer that may concern women who are currently taking birth control pills. While the link between oral contraceptive pills and the cancer has long been debated, the new findings may call for an even closer examination of the connection between the two.
Research done by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle examined medical records of more ...
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A preliminary study, presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Boston, found that a Medicare subsidy program has made it easier for breast cancer patients to continue with the treatment they need. This improvement was found to be constant throughout all demographics and promotes continuation of hormone therapy after surgery. The study, detailed in a Medline Plus article, focused on over 23,000 early stage breast cancer patients.
The group included in ...
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Lopez McHugh is pleased to announce that attorney Regina Sharlow Johnson will be a faculty member and speaker at the Mass Torts Judicial Forum this spring. On Friday April 17, 2015, HB Litigation conferences will host the Mass Torts Judicial Forum with retired Judge Honorable Maria Corodemus where attorney Johnson will be a presenter. The topic of her discussion has yet to be announced.
The event is designed to provide a balanced forum, with ...
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According to a study reported online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, many Americans are unnecessarily prescribed low-dose, long-term aspirin and are using it inappropriately in an attempt to prevent a first-time heart attack or stroke. The lead researcher on the study, a cardiologist at Baylor College of Medicine, says that the odds of patients suffering a first-time heart attack or stroke were not high enough to merit risking the adverse effects ...
