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Hillside drops Southeast
Published November 28, 2008, 11:40 pm, The News & Observer
Corey Gattis passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to propel Durham Hillside to its first NCHSAA 4-A Eastern final appearance with a 30-12 win over Southeast Raleigh on Friday night.
Researchers find poor use of pumps for ailing hearts
Published November 26, 2008, 2:40 pm, Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Published: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 5:20 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 5:01 p.m. A new study finds high death rates, repeat hospital stays and soaring medical bills among Medicare patients who have mechanical pumps placed in their chests to help their failing hearts.
Limited Value Found for First-Generation Heart Pumps
Published November 26, 2008, 12:25 pm, MedicineNet.com
Title: Limited Value Found for First-Generation Heart Pumps Category: Health News Created: 11/26/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/26/2008
Researchers Find Poor Use of Pumps for Ailing Hearts
Published November 26, 2008, 10:12 am, The Hendersonville Times-News
A new study finds high death rates, repeat hospital stays and soaring medical bills in Medicare patients who receive mechanical pumps.
Heart Pumps: High Cost, High Mortality In An Emerging Technology
Published November 26, 2008, 5:14 am, Medical News Today
Ventricular assist devices, or VADs - surgically-placed mechanical pumps that can support failing hearts or buy time to transplant - are associated with high hospital costs and high rates of early death among Medicare recipients, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
Limited Value Found for First-Generation Heart Pumps
Published November 26, 2008, 4:21 am, HealthCentral
But newer models are much more effective, expert says.
Limited Value Found for First-Generation Heart Pumps
Published November 25, 2008, 8:48 pm, HealthDay via Yahoo! News
TUESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The first generation of ventricular assist devices (VADs) -- tiny pumps implanted in people with failing hearts -- are costly but provide limited benefits, a study finds.
Costly heart pumps extend lives for some: study
Published November 25, 2008, 1:38 pm, Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Heart pumps can buy time for people with failing hearts in need of a transplant but implanting heart-assist devices in the elderly as a substitute for a heart transplant benefits only some -- and at a high financial cost, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-25 21:15 Costly heart pumps extend lives for some -US study
Published November 25, 2008, 1:36 pm, Interactive Investor
By Julie Steenhuysen
Travis E. Baugh Named President, COO of HEALTHPOINT, Ltd.
Published November 25, 2008, 10:40 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
H. Paul Dorman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fort Worth-based DFB Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has announced that Travis E. Baugh has joined HEALTHPOINT®, Ltd., a DFB Pharmaceuticals company, as President and Chief Operating Officer.
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