http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Henry Ford Health System If you're a left-brain thinker, chances are you use your right hand to hold your cell phone up to your right ear, according to a newly published study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-brain-ear-cell.html Neuroscience Thu, 16 May 2013 16:25:49 EST news287940339 As hospitals look for ways to improve patient satisfaction and boost their Medicare reimbursement, a Henry Ford Hospital study found that an inpatient pharmacist-directed anticoagulation service (PDAS) might be an unexpected opportunity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-pharmacist-directed-anticoagulation-impact-patient-satisfaction.html Health Fri, 10 May 2013 16:34:09 EST news287422439 While the percentage of kidney transplants involving live donors has remained stable for other minority populations, African Americans have seen a decline in live donors even as more of them receive kidney transplants, according to a study by Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-african-americans-kidney-transplants-donors.html Surgery Wed, 08 May 2013 12:33:40 EST news287235211 Robot-assisted surgery to remove kidney cancers has seen a rapid increase in use, and has both replaced and proven safer than laparoscopic procedures for the same purpose, according to a study by the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-robot-assisted-kidney-cancer-surgery-benefits.html Cancer Tue, 07 May 2013 18:30:01 EST news287161422 Giving patients better access to primary health care could save nearly $4 billion a year in unnecessary emergency room visits for a single common complaint – urinary tract infections – according to a study by the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-er-urinary-tract-infections-billion.html Health Mon, 06 May 2013 13:30:01 EST news287057228 Patients with prostate cancer that has metastasized, or spread, to other parts of the body face a significantly higher risk of dying when visiting a hospital emergency department on the weekend instead of on a weekday, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-prostate-cancer-patients-die-weekend.html Cancer Sun, 05 May 2013 18:56:14 EST news286998968 The volume of cases performed at an institution each year has a direct effect on the outcome of surgical procedures, and should always be considered when looking at the benefits of a technique, according to a team of researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-hospital-surgical-volume-procedures.html Cancer Sun, 05 May 2013 16:32:13 EST news286990327 A relatively common urinary tract disorder that can usually be managed in an outpatient setting is adding an estimated $238 million a year to the cost of emergency room visits in the U.S., according to two new studies from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-diagnosis-treatment-common-outpatient-disorder.html Health Sun, 05 May 2013 07:10:06 EST news286952417 In a first-of-its-kind experiment using microvesicles generated from mesenchymal bone marrow cells (MSCs) to treat cancer, neurological researchers at Henry Ford Hospital have discovered a novel approach for treatment of tumor. Specifically, the research team found that introducing genetic material produced by MSCs, significantly reduced a particularly resistant form of malignant brain tumor in living lab rats. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-brain-cancer-treatment-genetic-material.html Cancer Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:16:59 EST news284030172 Even though the human papillomavirus (HPV) is a risk factor for certain head and neck cancers, its presence could make all the difference in terms of survival, especially for African Americans with throat cancer, according to a newly published study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-hpv-survival-african-americans-throat-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:22:32 EST news283692087 While the number of people – especially women – who have a minimally invasive procedure to remove kidney stones has risen in recent years, so has the rate of complications related to the surgery, according to a published study by Henry Ford Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-kidney-stone-surgery-women-complications.html Surgery Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:08:31 EST news283579704 In a nationwide study of patients undergoing surgery for cancer, Henry Ford Hospital researchers have found that while infections during hospital stays increased during a 10-year period, the death rate from those infections dropped. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-hospital-infections-cancer-patients-climbed.html Cancer Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:58:45 EST news283514319 Nerve mapping technology allows surgeons to determine whether surgery has been effective for relieving pressure from compressed nerves, which often function poorly and cause sciatica or pain and weakness in muscles supplied by the nerve. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-nerve-technology-surgery-compressed-nerves.html Medical research Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:38:49 EST news283192711 Rapid hearing loss in both ears may be a symptom of the rare but always-fatal Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and should be considered a reason for clinicians to test for the disorder. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-rapid-loss-symptom-rare-creutzfeldt-jakob.html Neuroscience Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:46:20 EST news282455174 Difficulty or inability to write a coherent text message, even in patients who have no problem speaking, may become a "vital" tool in diagnosing a type of crippling stroke, according to new research at Henry Ford Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-garbled-text-messages-symptoms.html Neuroscience Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:44:07 EST news282455041