CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - TriHealth announced they have named two new Institute directors. Lisa Dye, RN, MSN will serve as the Executive Director for the TriHealth Heart Institute and Mark Witte will be the Executive Director for the TriHealth Cancer Institute. 

Ms. Dye joins TriHealth from The Christ Hospital where she most recently served as the Executive Director of Operations for the Physician Division. Prior to that, Lisa was the Director of Clinical Operations and Executive Director of The Christ Hospital Cardiovascular Associates. Lisa was also the Manager of Internal Business Development for Ohio Heart and Vascular from February 2006 to January 2007. Lisa graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and earned her Master’s in Nursing from the University of Cincinnati in 1998.

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CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The Christ Hospital is joining Iverson Genetic Diagnostics, Inc. and other major hospital systems nationwide in the WARFARIN Study (Warfarin Adverse Event Reduction for Adults Receiving Genetic Testing at Therapy Initiation) to assess the utility of genetic testing to determine a personalized warfarin dose for individual patients to reduce their risk of serious bleeding or clotting events.

Warfarin is prescribed to two million new patients in the U.S. annually and approximately 20 million Americans use the drug in total. It is used to treat blood clots and/or to prevent new clots from forming. Preventing harmful blood clots helps to reduce the risk of a stroke or heart attack. However, warfarin can be difficult to dose as patients respond to it differently according to their genetic makeup. Studies have shown that DNA testing can dramatically improve the safety and effectiveness of warfarin, with estimated savings to the U.S.

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Procter & Gamble may have sold its PUR water filter, but it is retaining a business that makes water safe to drink in the third world, and giving the P&G name to that product.

The Procter & Gamble Company reaffirmed its commitment to its Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program following the announcement of the Company’s intention to divest its PUR Water Filtration business to Helen of Troy Limited.

P&G and partners will begin use of the new "P&G Purifier of Water" packets in the next 6-12 months. 

The water filter sale will not include the water purification technology that enables the P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program, as announced Tuesday.

“P&G remains committed to the life-saving work we do through our Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program to provide clean drinking water to countries throughout the world,” said P&G Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Bob McDonald.