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Healthcare :: Virtua Health Partners with University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (USP) and Virtua Health have developed a strategic learning partnership to create a model for innovation in learning, technology and applied health care. With an ongoing dedication to advancing the careers of its students and faculty, the University has partnered for the first time with a leading regional healthcare organization that is at the forefront of technology and the delivery of high-quality care.

Healthcare :: Safer ICUs – Cheap, simple, low-tech steps work

Hospitals will quickly slash the rate of common, costly and potentially lethal catheter-related bloodstream infections in their intensive care units (ICUs) by using cheap, low-tech, common-sense measures like hand washing, timely removal of unneeded catheters and use of sites other than the groin to place lines when possible, according to a report from safety experts at Johns Hopkins in the Dec. 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Childhood Obesity :: Australians support mandatory fitness testing to combat childhood obesity

Almost four in five Australians (78 percent) support mandatory fitness testing for school children to combat childhood obesity, according to a new public opinion poll by Research Australia.

Technology :: SDSC Triples Speed of BlueGene Data Supercomputer

Like movie makers who dazzle audiences with virtual imagery created with supercomputers, scientists rely on massive computational power to build digital worlds that simulate major earthquakes to help design better buildings, predict the path of plumes from smokestacks, and even recreate the birth of stars.

Taking nanolithography beyond semiconductors

A new process for chemical patterning combines molecular self-assembly with traditional lithography to create multifunctional surfaces in precise patterns at the molecular level. The process allows scientists to create surfaces with varied chemical functionalities and promises to extend lithography to applications beyond traditional semiconductors.

Healthcare :: New resuscitation guidelines may be saving lives in King County

Survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is at an all-time high in King County, and a new method of resuscitation used by emergency medical responders in King County may be the reason. Since the protocol was adopted in 2005, survival rates jumped to 46% from 33% for the period of 2002 through 2004.

Solvin launches NANOVIN a vinyl nanocomposite smart material

Solvay announces today that its vinyls joint venture in Europe, SolVin, is launching NanoVin?, an innovative nanocomposite combining polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and nanoparticles of clay. This specialty product displays exceptional properties in terms of plasticity, viscosity and flow. These distinctive rheological properties make NanoVin? a so-called ?smart material?, capable of sensing and reacting to changes in its environment (see Notes to the Editors below).

Healthcare :: Novartis highlights strong R&D pipeline, plans for multiple new product launches

Novartis unveiled today new data on its promising pipeline amid plans for multiple new product approvals and launches over the next two years. Many of these anticipated approvals are for potentially best-in-class medicines that would advance treatment standards for patients with hypertension, diabetes, cancer and other diseases.

Stethoscope :: Noise-immune stethoscope helps medics hear vital signs in loud environments

A new type of stethoscope enables doctors to hear the sounds of the body in extremely loud situations, such as during the transportation of wounded soldiers in Blackhawk helicopters.

Health Care :: More after-hospital Transition Care for WA seniors

A further 60 places for the Transition Care Program have been jointly announced by the Australian Government Minister for Ageing, Senator Santo Santoro, and the Western Australian State Minister for Health, Jim McGinty.