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Providence Tarzana Surgeon First In U.S. To Use New State-of-the-Art Imaging Tool
Providence Tarzana Medical Center on Friday became the first. hospital in the nation to use the latest generation in imaging - the Ziehm Vision RFD - in this case to aid a surgeon in opening the clogged carotid artery of a patient who had suffered a small stroke.
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They Are Young And Need The Job: A Second Chance For Dangerous T-cells
The immune system"s T-cells react to foreign protein fragments and therefore are crucial to combating viruses and bacteria. Errant cells that attack the body"s own material are in most cases driven to cell death. Some of these autoreactive T-cells, however, undergo a kind of reeducation to become "regulatory T-cells" that keep other autoreactive T-cells under control. A group led by immunologist Professor Ludger Klein of LMU Munich has now shown that the developmental stage of an autoreactive T-cell is decisive to its ultimate destiny. Young autoreactive T cells are very readily reeducated into regulatory T-cells. Under identical conditions, however, older T cells become fully activated and can cause damage they are in a way resistant to reeducation. "We now intend to study at the molecular level what makes a T-cell accessible for reeducation," said Klein, "because then it may be possible to convert even normal adult T-cells, which can be obtained easily and in great numbers from blood. Possibly, they could then be used as regulatory T-cells in therapies for autoimmune diseases such as type-1 diabetes or multiple sclerosis: these are diseases that are triggered by uncontrolled autoreactive T-cells." (PNAS, 10 June 2009)
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RCN Welcomes EU-wide Agreement On Medical Sharps Injuries

Commenting on the announcement by European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) and the European Hospital and Healthcare Employers Association (HOSPEEM) of an EU-wide agreement set to prevent 1 million medical sharps injuries per year, Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said: "With needlestick injuries affecting nearly half of all nurses in the UK, we are delighted that an agreement between EU employers and trade unions has now been reached to provide nurses with better protection. The Royal College of Nursing has campaigned tirelessly for the Government to end the stress, trauma and sometimes lethal consequences of these accidents. We now look forward to continuing the work with our European partners to see this agreement become law. "It is simple - needle policies, appropriate training and investment in safer alternatives to traditional needles can stop these accidents happening in the first place. Nurses should also receive full support from their employers when they sustain an injury to prevent the feelings of isolation and anxiety that often accompany such trauma. By making these changes and safeguarding the health of all nursing and medical staff, the Council of European Union will be improving patient care in the UK and throughout Europe." Royal College of Nursing


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