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Medical school costs, loan rates rise sharply

NPR reports on the high cost of medical school, focusing on one student, Sarah Rosen. The interest rate on her school loans "shot up to eight and a half percent, almost twice the rate [her parents] are paying after refinancing their mortgage."

10 Mar 2010

California rescission settlement benefits few consumers

The Associated Press reports on a new California state assembly report that found fewer than 200 people out of the more than 6,000 affected have taken advantage of benefits won by a settlement between state regulators and health insurers that dropped sick policyholders.

10 Mar 2010

Biomoda, Obio collaborate to expand Biomoda’s lung cancer screening program for veterans into Ohio

Cancer diagnostics company Biomoda, Inc. (www.biomoda.com) and Obio, Inc., a corporation formed to pursue public and private funding for cancer research in Ohio, are working together to expand Biomoda’s lung cancer screening program for veterans into Ohio.

10 Mar 2010

Pro- and anti-health reform groups wage last minute attacks

Stephan Payne protested abuses by health insurance companies and pushed for health care reform during a rally Tuesday. The rally was organized by Health Care for America Now and coincided with an annual conference for health insurance executives in D.C. (Jessica Marcy/KHN)

10 Mar 2010

Discovery Laboratories reports net loss of $6.1M for fourth-quarter 2009

Discovery Laboratories, Inc. today announces financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009 and provides a business update.

10 Mar 2010

Abortion holding up Democrats endgame on health overhaul

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer "said Tuesday that the abortion fight 'has to be resolved.' The majority leader expressed confidence that the issue would be wrapped up, but he also cautioned reporters that he had not had any formal negotiations with Rep. Bart Stupak, the Michigan Democrat who authored the House abortion restrictions.

10 Mar 2010

States' legislative health initiatives stall

The Boston Globe: "A group of Massachusetts mayors, fed up with what they say is legislative inaction on skyrocketing municipal health care costs, has launched a ballot initiative for 2012 aimed at giving cities and towns more flexibility in reducing expensive benefits for employees, retirees, and elected officials" (Murphy, 3/10).

10 Mar 2010

Today's OpEds: Congressional dealmaking, cutting 'honchos pay,' controlling costs

Legislators need pork to make things happen, especially in an age when chronic obstruction has so weakened the legislative process that policy breakthroughs are almost impossible. This does not excuse all kinds of deal making, nor should we ignore that deals sometimes go too far (Julian E. Zelizer, 3/10).

10 Mar 2010

Eprotirome lowers bad cholesterol, triglycerides and Lp(A) without statin side effects

A new drug, eprotirome, has been shown to significantly lower bad cholesterol, triglycerides and Lp(A), without the side effects that statins cause in many people. Results of a study were published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

10 Mar 2010

BioTime's fourth-quarter fiscal 2009 total quarterly revenue up 163%

BioTime, Inc. today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and provided an update on recent corporate developments.

10 Mar 2010

$Advances in back care and treatment options for slipped disc, spine surgery and vertebral fractures$

Advances in back care and treatment options for slipped disc, spine surgery and vertebral fractures

Approximately 21 million visits were made to physicians' offices due to back problems in 2006. While countless adults experience back pain and stiffness, many suffer from serious spine and back conditions -including injury, herniated discs and the deterioration of the vertebrae. Three new studies presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) detail advances in back care and treatment options for specific back and spine conditions.

10 Mar 2010

$Long-term use of bisphosphonates may adversely affect bone quality and increase risk of atypical fractures$

Long-term use of bisphosphonates may adversely affect bone quality and increase risk of atypical fractures

Bisphosphonate treatments, proven to enhance bone density and reduce fracture incidence in post-menopausal women, may adversely affect bone quality and increase risk of atypical fractures of the femur when used for four or more years, according to preliminary research presented today at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).

10 Mar 2010

TGen deploys Isilon IQ to power multiple genome sequencing devices to discover new treatments for diseases

Isilon® Systems today announced that The Translational Genomics Research Institute has deployed Isilon scale-out NAS as the primary storage solution powering its next-generation biomedical research. By using Isilon IQ to power multiple genome sequencing devices, TGen has unified its mission-critical operations onto a single, high-performance, highly scalable shared pool of storage, increasing workflow productivity and reducing costs to accelerate the discovery of new treatments for life-threatening diseases.

10 Mar 2010

ESWT applied with SANUWAVE’s Ossatron device results in 80% healing rate of nonunions of the tibia

SANUWAVE Health, Inc.,, an emerging medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of non-invasive, biological response activating devices in the regenerative medicine area, today announced that a journal article titled Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Nonunion of the Tibia, was published in the March 2010 issue of the Journal of Orthopedic Trauma.

10 Mar 2010

Idera Pharmaceuticals announces net income of $3.9M for fourth-quarter 2009

Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009.

10 Mar 2010

First Edition: March 10, 2010

Protests, million-dollar ad campaigns, deepening partisan fault lines and president's stepped-up health reform end game dominate today's health care headlines.

10 Mar 2010

Few CE studies compare medications with nonpharmacologic interventions, and examine safety or cost-effectiveness

An analysis of comparative effectiveness studies finds that few compare medications with nonpharmacologic interventions, and few examine safety or cost-effectiveness, according to a study in the March 10 issue of JAMA.

10 Mar 2010

Strong, local leadership is the key for success of health departments and activities

The surge of funds for bioterrorism preparedness over the past decade does not appear to be improving local public health resources in general, according to research from Purdue University.

10 Mar 2010

Reductions in tobacco use and increased screening for early detection reduces cancer death rates

A new American Cancer Society study finds progress in reducing cancer death rates is evident whether measured against baseline rates in 1970 or in 1990. The study appears in the open access journal PLos ONE, and finds a downturn in cancer death rates since 1990 results mostly from reductions in tobacco use, increased screening allowing early detection of several cancers, and modest to large improvements in treatment for specific cancers.

10 Mar 2010

Springer to publish Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

NMMI publishes original research papers, reviews, case reports, editorials and letters to the editor on nuclear medicine and a wide range of related sciences. These include radiochemistry, radiopharmacy, dosimetry and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of radiopharmaceuticals, nuclear and molecular imaging analysis, nuclear and molecular imaging instrumentation, radiation biology and radionuclide therapy. June-Key Chung, MD, PhD, from the Seoul National University College of Medicine will serve as editor-in-chief. He will be supported by an international editorial board.

10 Mar 2010

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Medical school costs, loan rates rise sharply

California rescission settlement benefits few consumers

Biomoda, Obio collaborate to expand Biomoda’s lung cancer screening program for veterans into Ohio

Pro- and anti-health reform groups wage last minute attacks

Discovery Laboratories reports net loss of $6.1M for fourth-quarter 2009

Abortion holding up Democrats endgame on health overhaul

States' legislative health initiatives stall

Today's OpEds: Congressional dealmaking, cutting 'honchos pay,' controlling costs

Eprotirome lowers bad cholesterol, triglycerides and Lp(A) without statin side effects

BioTime's fourth-quarter fiscal 2009 total quarterly revenue up 163%

Advances in back care and treatment options for slipped disc, spine surgery and vertebral fractures

Long-term use of bisphosphonates may adversely affect bone quality and increase risk of atypical fractures

TGen deploys Isilon IQ to power multiple genome sequencing devices to discover new treatments for diseases

ESWT applied with SANUWAVE’s Ossatron device results in 80% healing rate of nonunions of the tibia

Idera Pharmaceuticals announces net income of $3.9M for fourth-quarter 2009

First Edition: March 10, 2010

Few CE studies compare medications with nonpharmacologic interventions, and examine safety or cost-effectiveness

Strong, local leadership is the key for success of health departments and activities

Reductions in tobacco use and increased screening for early detection reduces cancer death rates

Springer to publish Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

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