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TotalHealth: A.D.A.M.'s new comprehensive consumer health information product

A.D.A.M., Inc., a leading provider of consumer health information and technology tools, announced today the release of TotalHealth, one of the most comprehensive platforms of consumer health information products available in the market. At the center of TotalHealth is A.D.A.M.’s award-winning Multimedia Encyclopedia along with 19 other products and services designed to increase consumer traffic to hospital websites.

3 Nov 2009

FDA and WebMD Health collaborate to provide increased access to consumer health information

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and WebMD Health Corp. today announced an expansion of their partnership to provide increased access to FDA's consumer health information.

30 Oct 2009

Accenture Innovation Center for Health launched to tackle challenges facing the global health industry

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today launched the Accenture Innovation Center for Health in response to the growing global demand for insights into and strategies to confront the top health issues and challenges affecting citizens worldwide. The center serves as the focal point for Accenture’s thought capital and proven assets for tackling the most pressing challenges facing the global health industry.

28 Oct 2009

Consumer health informatics applications help patients to better manage their health care

Electronic tools and technology applications for consumers can help improve health care processes, such as adherence to medication and clinical outcomes like smoking cessation, according to a report by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

27 Oct 2009

Catapult BioAccel announces funding of Kemeta

Catapult BioAccel, formerly named CatapultBio, has announced the funding of an Arizona-based early stage firm, Kemeta LLC, a company developing a revolutionary product for application in consumer health and medical markets.

27 Oct 2009

Mobile application launched to help consumers compare health care costs

Medica today became the first health plan to launch a mobile application to help consumers compare cost information for a variety of medical procedures. The app, based on the Web site MainStreetMedica.com, is available at the iPhone App Store.

27 Oct 2009

Schering-Plough announces 2009 third quarter financial results

Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today reported financial results for the 2009 third quarter.

22 Oct 2009

Pfizer announces it has combined operations with Wyeth following the closing of the acquisition

Pfizer Inc today announced that it has combined operations with Wyeth following the closing of the acquisition yesterday. Pfizer is now a more diversified health care company, with product offerings in human, animal, and consumer health, including vaccines, biologics, small molecules and nutrition across the developed and emerging markets.

19 Oct 2009

Epilepsy Therapy Project unveils My Epilepsy Diary

Epilepsy Therapy Project, a leader in accelerating new therapies for people living with epilepsy and seizures, announces the release of My Epilepsy Diary, a breakthrough data-gathering and reporting product designed to improve epilepsy care and quality of life.

19 Oct 2009

HealthScape Consumer to analyze patient and consumer data

Healthy Advice Networks, the nation's leading provider of physician office-based patient-education programs, announces a groundbreaking measurement program to track consumer purchase behavior, not just purchase intent, for OTC and consumer health brands.

19 Oct 2009

Boehringer Ingelheim implements the iStudyReporter Bioanalytics reporting solution

Boehringer Ingelheim is a group of companies dedicated to researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing novel products of high therapeutic value for human and veterinary medicine. It is one of the world’s 20 leading pharmaceutical companies. Boehringer Ingelheim’s business areas include Prescription Medicines, Consumer Health Care and Biopharmaceuticals, as well as Pharma Chemicals and Animal Health.

15 Oct 2009

Ahura Scientific expands global customer base in China and Germany

Ahura Scientific, Inc., the leader in field-deployed analytical instruments for human health and public safety, today announced an upgrade to the language capabilities of TruScan, its handheld Raman spectrometer designed for the stringent requirements of the pharmaceutical and consumer health industries.

14 Oct 2009

Webinar to discuss the issues surrounding disease management programs

At a time when healthcare is at the top of the national agenda, two issues have emerged as most critical to reform: reducing costs and improving care. Managing chronic illness and improving overall consumer health through personalized disease management and wellness programs are proven to be effective, but today, only those patients and health plan members who are most at risk get personalized attention.

13 Oct 2009

GF Capital Private Equity Fund purchases Airborne

Airborne, Inc., maker of dietary supplements that support immune health, today announced that it has been purchased by GF Capital Private Equity Fund, LP, a New York City-based private equity firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Stockton Road Capital, LLC, advised and partnered with GF Capital with respect to this investment.

12 Oct 2009

Senate Finance Committee puts forward health care reform framework

“Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus has put forward a bold framework for health care reform that builds on what works and improves what doesn’t. It’s a good start.

9 Oct 2009

Children's Hospital Boston conference explores innovative ways to transform the national Health IT system

As government, industry and academic leaders work to transform the nation's health information system, there is increasing interest in the notion of a national health information network in which consumers can actively engage, and which can provide the foundation for an "iPhone-like" ecosystem of applications to compete on price and value.

9 Oct 2009

AAFP and Coca-Cola Company announce new corporate partnership program

The American Academy of Family Physicians today announced the Consumer Alliance, a new corporate partnership program, with its first alliance partner, The Coca-Cola Company.

6 Oct 2009

Health information updates from FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released a listing of consumer health information updates about cooperative programs and food safety. All updates can be accessed from the agency's Web page for consumers at http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/default.htm You can sign-up for e-mail notices of new consumer updates on an immediate, weekly, or monthly basis at https://service.govdelivery.com/service/subscribe.html?code=USFDA_9.

6 Oct 2009

General Mills launches Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation to address obesity

Reinforcing General Mills’ on-going commitment to helping Americans achieve a healthy weight through energy balance, the company joined retailers, non-government organizations and peer food and beverage manufacturers today to launch the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF).

6 Oct 2009

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America receives National Health Information Awards

The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) received four communications awards, which included two APEX Awards and two National Health Information Awards.

5 Oct 2009