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Lawmakers continue to tussle over short- and long-term budget issues

Momentum appears to building for efforts to address record budget deficits by reining in spending on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Meanwhile, as both parties agree they need to reach a deal to provide funding to keep the government functioning in the the current year, legislative riders that would impose restrictions on federal agencies and cut off funding for Planned Parenthood continue to trip up their progress.

25 Mar 2011

MedCAREERS GROUP announces Nurses Lounge professional network

MedCAREERS Group, Inc. today provided an overview of Nurses Lounge, which was acquired by the Company on November 19, 2010.

25 Mar 2011

Health law's retiree health plans, exchanges, waivers draw scrutiny

A congressional report found that the retiree health plan could run out of money as soon as this year, Bloomberg reports. Meanwhile, the health overhaul's insurance exchanges create a challenge for GOP governors just as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners will examine exchange issues among other topics at their Austin meeting.

25 Mar 2011

Mersana commences XMT-1001 Phase 1b extension study in gastric cancer and non-small cell lung cancer

Mersana Therapeutics today announced the initiation of a Phase 1b extension study with its lead cancer product, XMT-1001, a novel DNA topoisomerase I inhibitor based on the company's Fleximer® polymer conjugate platform, in second-line gastric cancer and second-/third-line non-small cell lung cancer. The study will be carried out in 10 clinical centers in the US.

25 Mar 2011

Health law continues to create state-level 'partisan strife'

Discussions and debate in Louisiana, Kansas and Colorado included buzz words such as "government takeover" and "stalemate," as well as the concept of opting out.

25 Mar 2011

Multi-disciplinary collaboration proposes intravenous vitamin C for treatment of cancer

The Riordan Clinic announced today publication in the Journal of Translational Medicine results of a collaboration between oncologists, alternative medicine practitioners, and basic researchers, which proposes a new use of intravenous vitamin C for treatment of cancer.

25 Mar 2011

Viewpoints: Deconstructing a $65,515 bill; 'Puzzling' health reform; Good news on America's health

Susan Kovinsky underwent outpatient surgery recently at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The procedure, a hysterectomy, began at 10:40 a.m. By 3 p.m., she was on her way home.

25 Mar 2011

Purdue demonstrates efficacy of Butrans transdermal delivery system for chronic pain in opioid-naive patients

Physicians from Purdue Pharma LP, Stamford, CT, showcased study results that demonstrate the analgesic efficacy and safety of Butrans for the relief of moderate to severe chronic low back pain in opioid-naive patients. Butrans is a transdermal delivery system that provides systemic delivery of buprenorphine, a Schedule III medication, continuously over a 7-day period.

25 Mar 2011

State News: Study highlights problems in Mass. Connector

Los Angeles officials Thursday unveiled what Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa termed a landmark tentative labor agreement that would greatly increase healthcare and pension contributions for thousands of municipal workers and put an end to some furloughs caused by the city's budget crisis.

25 Mar 2011

FDA approves humanitarian device exemption for Elana Surgical Kit in cerebral bypass

Dutch medical device manufacturer, Elana bv, announced today that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a humanitarian device exemption (HDE), enabling a lifesaving cerebral bypass. Elana bv is a corporate spin-off from the University Medical Centre Utrecht, the Netherlands.

25 Mar 2011

N.Y., Fla. lawmakers consider Med-Mal damage caps

In New York, the issue is among the most contentious and is tied to the state's budget, which must be completed by April 1. In Florida, the measure approved by the state's appropriation's panel is matched by a similar version moving in the Senate. Both are part of an effort to overhaul Florida's Medicaid program.

25 Mar 2011

Isotechnika fourth quarter consolidated net loss increases to $2.42 million

Isotechnika Pharma Inc. has released its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010 and provided a review of the Company's operational and financial progress for 2010 and to the current date.

25 Mar 2011

Aetna sues N.J. doctors, pricing central issue

Aetna Inc. (AET) is suing six New Jersey doctors over medical bills it calls "unconscionable," including $56,980 for a bedside consultation and $59,490 for an ultrasound that typically costs $74. The

25 Mar 2011

CPRIT awards Bellicum $5.7 million to advance CaspaCIDe therapy for late stage cancer

Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the Company received notice of a $5.7 million company commercialization award from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas ("CPRIT"). Bellicum was the only company recommended for funding in this second round of the commercialization award program.

25 Mar 2011

Fraud updates sought by top Senate Finance members

Top members of the Senate Finance Committee have asked the Obama administration for frequent progress reports on its work to cut down on fraud and abuse in health programs.

25 Mar 2011

HealthSpring prices underwritten public offering of common stock

HealthSpring, Inc. announced today that it has priced its underwritten public offering of 7,500,000 shares of its common stock. The shares were resold by the underwriters at a price of $35.95 per share. The Company has also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,125,000 shares of common stock.

25 Mar 2011

First evidence of H5N1 transmission between domestic farms and wild birds

Wild migratory birds may indeed play a role in the spread of bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1.

25 Mar 2011

New studies demonstrate advantages of Masimo noninvasive and continuous measurements in ICUs

Masimo announced today that three new studies presented at the International Symposium of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (ISICEM) Annual Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, demonstrate the accuracy, reliability, and clinical impact of Masimo noninvasive and continuous measurements—noninvasive hemoglobin (SpHb®), Pleth Variability Index (PVI®), and Perfusion Index (PI)—in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients.

25 Mar 2011

Study explains how genetic mutations lead to development of Parkinson's disease

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered a way that mutations in a gene called LRRK2 may cause the most common inherited form of Parkinson's disease. The study, published online this month in the journal Public Library of Science, shows that upon specific modification called phosphorylation, LRRK2 protein binds to a family of proteins called 14-3-3, which has a regulatory function inside cells.

25 Mar 2011

U.N. Secretary-General Ban receives preliminary support for second term

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "has received preliminary pledges of support for a second five-year term … from the United States and other key members of the Security Council, U.N. diplomats said," Reuters reports in an article that examines Ban's first term at the U.N., set to end on Dec. 31. Although Ban has yet to officially announce his candidacy for re-election, diplomats say Ban has expressed interest in doing so.

25 Mar 2011

Medical News

Lawmakers continue to tussle over short- and long-term budget issues

MedCAREERS GROUP announces Nurses Lounge professional network

Health law's retiree health plans, exchanges, waivers draw scrutiny

Mersana commences XMT-1001 Phase 1b extension study in gastric cancer and non-small cell lung cancer

Health law continues to create state-level 'partisan strife'

Multi-disciplinary collaboration proposes intravenous vitamin C for treatment of cancer

Viewpoints: Deconstructing a $65,515 bill; 'Puzzling' health reform; Good news on America's health

Purdue demonstrates efficacy of Butrans transdermal delivery system for chronic pain in opioid-naive patients

State News: Study highlights problems in Mass. Connector

FDA approves humanitarian device exemption for Elana Surgical Kit in cerebral bypass

N.Y., Fla. lawmakers consider Med-Mal damage caps

Isotechnika fourth quarter consolidated net loss increases to $2.42 million

Aetna sues N.J. doctors, pricing central issue

CPRIT awards Bellicum $5.7 million to advance CaspaCIDe therapy for late stage cancer

Fraud updates sought by top Senate Finance members

HealthSpring prices underwritten public offering of common stock

First evidence of H5N1 transmission between domestic farms and wild birds

New studies demonstrate advantages of Masimo noninvasive and continuous measurements in ICUs

Study explains how genetic mutations lead to development of Parkinson's disease

U.N. Secretary-General Ban receives preliminary support for second term

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