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European Society of Cardiology August 2011 symposium home page
Escardio 2011: Site includes Congress reports, webcasts, and abstracts on-line.

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Donor heart arrives warm and beating in experimental organ transfer device.
Science Blog: The special delivery was part of an ongoing national, multi-center phase 2 clinical study of an experimental organ-preservation system that allows donor hearts to continue functioning in a near-physiologic state outside the body during transport.

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FDA recall: H and P povidone iodine prep solutions, swabsticks.
FDA: : H & P Industries and FDA notified health professionals and the public of a recall of all lots (lots beginning with 8J-8M, 9A-9M, 0A-0M, 1A-1C) of Povidone Iodine Swabsticks, Prep Solutions, Scrub Solutions, and Prep Gel. H & P Industries, Inc. manufactured these Povidone Iodine products without having in place a system for microbial testing at the time of release, without having a system for testing of incoming components, and without having procedures designed and established to prevent objectionable microorganisms in these drug products. Patients undergoing medical and surgical procedures, including those who are immunocompromised, have a high risk of infection from antiseptic surgical preparations that have been prepared, packaged, or held under insanitary conditions. This recall has been initiated at the request of FDA.

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Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic en route to becoming national brands.
AMA News: Two powerful competitors are declaring their intentions to affiliate with outside physician practices: Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic.

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Higher salt intake and low activity linked to increased risk of dementia in the elderly.
Time: Using data from the Longitudinal Study on Nutrition and Successful Aging, scientists found that eating a high-salt diet and being sedentary was strongly linked with faster cognitive decline in elderly people.

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