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Cameron Health Announces CE Mark Of The Minimally Invasive Totally Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator For Treatment Of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Cameron Health, Inc. announces CE approval for Cameron Health"s Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator (S-ICD®) System. The minimally invasive S-ICD System is prescribed for use in patients at risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). The system is unique in that the implantation of the system is entirely subcutaneous; no leads are in or on the heart. Additionally, there is no imaging equipment required for placement of the S-ICD System, as all of the components may be positioned using anatomical landmarks.

Segregation Decreases Access To Surgical Care For Minorities, Study Finds
New research published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons reveals that in counties with the highest levels of segregation, an increase in the African-American or Hispanic population was associated with a decrease in the availability and use of surgical services and an increase in the number of emergency room visits. This research supports prior studies that have shown that minority groups in the United States have comparatively poorer access to a range of health care services, often resulting in late diagnosis of illness and delayed treatment.
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Emanuel Reassures Democrats On Public Insurance Option
"White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel reassured House Democrats on Tuesday night that President Barack Obama strongly backs a government-run health insurance plan, seeking to quell a firestorm among liberals upset at Emanuel"s comments in the Wall Street Journal that suggested such a plan could be delayed," Roll Call reports. "Progressive Caucus Co-Chairwoman Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) warned Emanuel that he would lose the caucus" votes if the White House compromised on the issue and included a "trigger" that could delay a public insurance plan indefinitely" (Dennis, 7/7).
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Do Viruses Make Bacteria More Deadly? - Research Examines ' Superbug' C. Difficile

Research at the University of Leicester is focussing on a major killer in UK hospitals. In England and Wales, the national health statistics in 2007 showed that there were 8,324 death certificates which named Clostridium difficile. This is a bacterium which causes severe diarrhoea in humans and animals as the underlying cause of death, a 28% increase from 2006. Now Janet Nale of the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation is investigating the contributing factors that make Clostridium difficile so aggressive to direct treatment. She will be presenting her research at the Festival of Postgraduate Research which is taking place on Thursday 25th June in the Belvoir Suite, Charles Wilson Building at the University of Leicester between 11:30am and 1pm. This event is open to the public and is free to attend. Nale said: "Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria and some can completely change the behaviour of their host bacteria, or affect its ability to cause disease. In some cases, bacteriophages have been shown to convert a mild strain to a severe one. "My project seeks to understand the contribution viruses make to the level of infection caused by C. difficile R027. My current research will investigate bacteriophages from 91 strains of Clostridium difficile R027 isolated from 9 hospitals in England and Wales. "These insights should help us to understand one of the main factors that contributes to making C. difficile so aggressive and this can direct treatment." University of Leicester


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