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Fresh data on drug research are presented in the report ‘Treatment of Resistant Depression in Adolescents (TORDIA): week 24 outcomes.’ "The purpose of this study was to report on the outcome of participants in the Treatment of Resistant Depression in Adolescents (TORDIA) trial after 24 weeks of treatment, including remission and relapse rates and predictors [...]

DALLAS(BUSINESS WIRE) American CareSource Holdings (NASDAQ: ANCI) today announced that it will present at the BMO Focus on Healthcare Conference at the Sheraton New York Hotel. David Boone, American CareSource’s Chief Executive Officer and Matthew [...]

July 28Parkland Memorial Hospital on Tuesday unveiled a proposed $1.2 billion budget that would decrease the average Dallas County homeowner’s property-tax bill by $4.26 next year.The public hospital’s 2011 budget proposal would shave the taxes on a $142,000 house the county’s average assessed value from $389.08 to $384.82. Parkland’s board of managers and [...]

July 28Parkland Memorial Hospital on Tuesday unveiled a proposed $1.2 billion budget that would decrease the average Dallas County homeowner’s property-tax bill by $4.26 next year.The public hospital’s 2011 budget proposal would shave the taxes on a $142,000 house the county’s average assessed value from $389.08 to $384.82. Parkland’s board of managers and [...]

Research findings, ‘In vivo histopathologic comparison of the acute injury following treatment with five fractional ablative laser devices,’ are discussed in a new report. According to recent research published in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, "Both erbium (Er:YAG) and carbon dioxide (CO(2)) devices are commonly-used, efficient laser systems for aggressive skin resurfacing procedures. The devices each [...]

Current study results from the report, ‘A study on the dosimetric accuracy of treatment planning for stereotactic body radiation therapy of lung cancer using average and maximum intensity projection images,’ have been published. Researchers in the United States conducted a study "To assess the accuracy of current stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) lung treatment planning [...]

DALLAS, July 27 The American Heart Association issued the following news release:To improve emergency care for heart attack patients, new research suggests that expanding percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) capacity at hospitals is less effective than using emergency medical services (EMS) to transport patients directly to existing PCI centers. Outcomes are most improved and costs [...]

July 24Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital, for the second year in a row, had the lowest readmission rate for heart failure patients in the country, a key quality indicator that says the facility did the job right the first time.The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is expected to publicly release Baylor’s quality scores [...]

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas is the first hospital in Texas and one of only three in the United States to be named a Center of Excellence for gynecological surgery by the American Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery (AIMIS) (see also Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas).The recognition is being given to Texas Health [...]

Scientists discuss in ‘Validity of the rapid strip assay test for detecting HBsAg in patients admitted to hospital in Uganda’ new findings in virology. "Commercially available rapid strip assays (RSAs) for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) are used for most routine clinical testing in sub-Saharan Africa. This study evaluated the validity of RSA and a [...]