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"lab-On-A-Chip" Technology Advances Colorectal Cancer Screening
According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer, America"s third leading type of cancer, is also one of the most preventable. One-third of all colorectal cancer deaths could be avoided by simple screening, they say. But colonoscopies, though highly effective, can also be painful, and current diagnostic techniques are time-consuming and sometimes inaccurate.

Regulations Seek To Crack Down On Medical ID Theft
New regulations seek to crack down on a little known form of identity theft -- medical identity theft, according to Kaiser Health News. "Armed with as little as a stolen name, Social Security number and date of birth, an imposter can walk into a doctor"s office or hospital and receive services billed to the victim or the insurance provider. Although few statistics are available, the Federal Trade Commission reports that medical identity theft accounts for 1.3 percent to 3 percent of all identity theft crime -- about 250,000 cases each year."
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Palliative Care Research To Benefit From $1.5 Million Award
The American Cancer Society and the National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC) are awarding $1.5 million in research grants to researchers at eleven institutions for studies aimed at reducing suffering for seriously ill patients and their family caregivers. The studies will be conducted over the next two years. The NPCRC, in collaboration with the American Cancer Society, has directed over $5 million towards supporting 38 palliative care research projects since starting this initiative three years ago.
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Public Equipped To Fight Back Against Hospital Bugs As Ward Closure Numbers Soar, UK

A British company has launched an anti-infection kit specifically designed to protect hospital patients and visitors from MRSA, Norovirus, Swine-flu, E-Coli and other hospital-acquired infections. The PatientGuard kit includes the world"s first dry-on-contact spray suitable for use on hospital bed linen, curtains and other "near patient touch sites." The launch coincides with the release of new figures on ward closures due to Norovirus from the Health Protection Agency, which show a 23 per cent increase on the same period last year. Jim Taylor,a former President of Healthcare giant Smith & Nephew and now CEO of Saniguard International, the company behind the kit, believes its launch is timely. "An ICM Poll for the BBC in 2008 showed that 30% of people would consider delaying or avoiding surgery because they fear contracting a hospital acquired infection (HAI). PatientGuard is designed to give people the power to protect themselves when they need hospital treatment." The launch of PatientGuard also coincides with a British Medical Association report criticising Government policy with regard to cleaning regimes in hospitals, where the focus is on deep cleans and the use of alcohol-based hand gels rather than regular disinfection of near patient touch sites. Saniguard International


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