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The most important factors for a successful stay in hospital short-stay units (SSUs) are the types of diagnostic tests performed and whether or not specialty consultations are needed. When hospitalists staff these units, they can ensure that only patients who need readily accessible services are admitted. These are the findings of a study published today in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
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Cerebral Palsy Improves After Bone Marrow Stem Cell Procedure
Dr. David Steenblock of Mission Viejo, California, a pioneer in clinical applications of stem cells, is pleased to report the results of a 16 year old girl who suffered from cerebral palsy. The patient had right side paralysis and spasticity since birth. The procedure consisted of removing 300 milliliters of bone marrow from her hip and giving it back to her intravenously. Five hours after the raw bone marrow infusion, E.H. was able to move her right toe for the first time in her life. That evening, she was able to walk, stepping heel to toe on her right foot. By the next day, she was able to straighten out and use her right arm and wrist for the first time. Within three weeks, she was also able to move her fingers on her right hand and hold a cup for the first time.
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IRIN Examines Efforts To Improve Sleeping Sickness Dectection

IRIN examines the efforts of the Geneva-based Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) to develop less costly surveillance equipment to improve the ability to detect the parasitic disease trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) in endemic countries. Though "trypanosomiasis can be cured within a week of hospitalization," left undetected, the disease advances, making it treatable only by medication that "can be toxic in up to 10 percent of patients," according to Joseph Ndung"u, head of FIND"s trypanosomiasis program. The article details the difficult process of detecting trypanosomiasis infection and highlights FIND"s efforts to develop a field microscope capable of detecting the parasite at a fraction of the cost and a "molecular detection" system that does not require specialized labs or personnel. IRIN writes: "FIND"s Ndung"u said that while surveillance has improved and helped reduce human deaths, the disease has typically resurged after occasional dips," with "a more than 30-percent prevalence in some endemic countries" in recent years. "This sleeping sickness disease is like a sleeping giant," Ndung"u said. "It goes underreported, especially during periods of conflict, and by the time it receives national attention, a large proportion of the population is infected." According to Ndung"u, more than 90 percent of known trypanosomiasis infections are currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo (7/14). This information was reprinted from globalhealth.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at globalhealth.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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