Generating treatment plan in medicine: a data mining approach.
INTRODUCTION Accurate and error-free of diagnosis and treatment given to patients has been a major issue highlighted in medical service nowadays. Traditionally, healthcare providers provide services based on their knowledge and experiences whether individually or collectively depending on cases. Research done proved that hospitals do not all...

Family of man who needs new kidney work hard to raise money for dialysis.
Byline: Bill Fortier COLUMN: SOUTH COUNTY NOTEBOOK Just following up on a few items while waiting for the next severe thunderstorm to pummel South County Notebook land. We begin with the latest on Auburn resident Eric P. Walker and his search for a...

Acts of mercy.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A BLOCK from my door is a dialysis outpatient facility run by one of the local hospitals. I live on an island of health care. The hospitals line the East River like battleships; the sign of one glows outside my window at night, just under...

Fresenius Medical Care Gears Up for Hurricane Ike.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-12 September 2008-Fresenius Medical Care Gears Up for Hurricane Ike(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com As Hurricane Ike threatens the Gulf Coast this week, Fresenius Medical Care North America, operator of a network of dialysis facilities, is preparing its patients and clinics for the third...

Affymax Reports DMC Review of Phase 3 Hematide Program.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-11 August 2008-Affymax Reports DMC Review of Phase 3 Hematide Program(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Affymax announced that the independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC), which provides oversight for the Phase 3 program for Hematide, has completed its first review of the data and informed...

Surgical experiences in acute spontaneous dissection of the infrarenal abdominal aorta/akut spontan infrarenal abdominal aort disseksiyonlarinda cerrahi deneyimlerimiz.
ABSTRACT Objective: Spontaneous dissection of the abdominal aorta should be considered as a vascular surgical emergency. We report here our experience with this rare pathology. Methods: At our hospital, we operated on 200 patients for abdominal aortic aneurysm over a 4-year period, and aortic dissection...

Pet DRx Makes Board and Management Changes.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-7 October 2008-Pet DRx Makes Board and Management Changes(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Pet DRx Corp. has announced that certain Board and management changes, including the appointments of Gene Burleson as interim Chief Executive Officer and Gary A. Brukardt to the board of directors....

Bayhealth Medical Center to Leverage Redsense Alarm.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-7 October 2008-Bayhealth Medical Center to Leverage Redsense Alarm(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Redsense Medical announced that it has secured its first US order from Bayhealth Medical Center, a southern Delaware healthcare system. According to a release, the hospital will start using...

OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
Byline: blue chip Tana Vik Taylor and Elaine Guard have opened TaylorGuard Staffing Inc. at 1310 Coburg Road, Suite 10, in Eugene. The company specializes in clerical and administrative staffing placements. Taylor and Guard have combined experience of more than 43 years in the staffing...

Aethlon Medical Begins Clinical Study of a Medical Device to Treat HIV/AIDS Patients.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-1 October 2008-Aethlon Medical Begins Clinical Study of a Medical Device to Treat HIV/AIDS Patients(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Aethlon Medical announced that it has initiated patient enrollment in the "first-in-man" clinical study of a medical device to treat the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV),...