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Knowledge and Competence Support Platform Improves POC Testing

A knowledge and competence support platform is designed to improve and test user competency in point-of-care testing through online courses and examination. More...
10 Feb 2009

Innovative Medical Device Treats Human Immunodeficiency Virus

A therapeutic blood filtration device serves as an artificial adjunct to the immune system, removing the toxic proteins shed by human immunodeficiency virus to kill-off immune cells, the characteristic modus operandi of AIDS. More...
10 Feb 2009

"Chain of Survival” Saves Lives in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients

Improvements to the "chain of survival” increased survival and decreased residual neurological damage in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients in Japan, according to a new study. More...
09 Feb 2009

New Guidelines on the Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

New guidelines have been released on the management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, detailing responses from the initial bleed to the devastating delayed effects of rupture. More...
05 Feb 2009

Stents Do Not Just Prevent, but Can Also Treat Strokes

Stents can be placed inside a stroke victim's brain to treat the stroke as it is occurring, suggests preliminary data from a new study. More...
04 Feb 2009

China Plans Major Health Reform by 2011

A health reform announced in China promises to bring 90% of its 1.3 billion inhabitants under a primary medical insurance scheme that provides a better public health system, basic medicines, networks of improved local clinics, and better services in public hospitals. More...
03 Feb 2009
Image: Stroke patient with left-side paralysis (hemiplegia), wearing an inflatable splint to support her disabled arm so she can support her weight on it and aid her recovery (Photo courtesy of Simon Fraser, Hexham General).

Ankle Splints Improve Mobility Following a Stroke HCC

A new review of studies has shown that ankle and foot orthotic splints can help patients that have suffered a stroke regain the ability to walk and retain their balance. More...
03 Feb 2009
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