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Medtronic settles patent lawsuit against W.L. Gore & Associates

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced that it has settled a patent lawsuit it initiated against W.L. Gore & Associates. Medtronic sued W.L. Gore in 2006 for patent infringement of selected patents in Medtronic’s Jervis and Wiktor patent families.

17 Sep 2009

Workshop to educate women on urinary incontinence

UCSF and the National Association For Continence (NAFC) are holding a public workshop on October 3 to help women understand how they can control and treat incontinence.

17 Sep 2009

FDA approves Sirion's Zirgan for treating acute herpetic keratitis

Sirion Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held ophthalmic-focused biopharmaceutical company, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its New Drug Application for Zirgan(TM) (ganciclovir ophthalmic gel) 0.15% as a treatment for acute herpetic keratitis (dendritic ulcers). The FDA granted orphan drug designation to Zirgan for this indication in April 2007.

17 Sep 2009

Cryosurgery: Primary treatment option for prostate cancer

After years of innovation and intensive research, a team of Binghamton University (BU) researchers working with Cell Preservation Services, Inc., Owego, NY has broken extraordinary new ground in the recognition of cryosurgery as a primary treatment option for prostate cancer.

16 Sep 2009

Somatic Systems launches its second Clinical Somatics Professional Training Program

Somatic Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of a second Clinical Somatics Professional Training Program this year. The program will begin December 5, and feature a convenient, innovative modular format to accommodate a variety of professional schedules.

16 Sep 2009

Primary care shortage could worsen under reform

The shortage of primary care physicians could prove a major challenge to health reform. To make matters worse, some doctors are considering early retirement because of the high cost of practicing medicine.

16 Sep 2009

Transcendental Meditation aids students diagnosed with ADHD

A panel of physicians and scientists will report on the benefits of a simple meditation practice for aiding students diagnosed with ADHD during a national medical webinar, which will be hosted by the David Lynch Foundation on Wednesday, September 30, 12 noon (ET).

16 Sep 2009

Hazelden and Dartmouth PRC sign publishing partnership

Hazelden, a nonprofit organization, and the Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center (PRC)-both leaders in the research and development of evidence-based practices-have announced a partnership to develop a variety of resources for the mental health and addiction treatment industries.

16 Sep 2009

Comprehensive CT scan gives better indication of significant coronary artery disease

A team of researchers led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) radiologists has developed a computed-tomography-based protocol that identifies both narrowing of coronary arteries and areas of myocardial ischemia - restricted blood flow to heart muscle tissue - giving a better indication of clinically significant coronary artery disease.

16 Sep 2009

Aviva Select series of Disease Management and Wellness programs launched

Avivia Health announces Avivia Select, a new series of affordable Disease Management and Wellness programs specifically designed to help companies provide important new benefits to their employees. Avivia Health is the only national provider of Disease Management and Wellness Solutions based on 60 years of evidence-based care by parent organization Kaiser Permanente.

16 Sep 2009

HFSA meeting highlights increased risk of heart failure among childhood cancer survivors

The 13th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) today featured a discussion titled "Cardiovascular Disease in Survivors of Childhood Cancer" presented by Dr. Ming Hui Chen, Director, Stress Echocardiography Program and Program for Cardiac Health in Cancer Survivors, Children's Hospital Boston.

15 Sep 2009

GeckoSystems to add a second Chinese business developer as its representative

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced today that due to increased inquiries from mainland China by prospective joint venture partners, that they are considering adding a second Chinese business developer to represent them in China.

15 Sep 2009

Sentinel Cardiology Information Management Systems from Spacelabs Healthcare

Spacelabs Healthcare is pleased to announce the U.S. launch of Sentinel, a sophisticated Cardiology Information Management Systems (CIMS), that will facilitate analysis and reporting while also improving efficiency and eliminating errors.

15 Sep 2009

Less than five percent of employers plan to reduce health and productivity programs: IBI

Today the non-profit Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI) released a preliminary result from a survey of more than 400 employers indicating that less than five percent plan to reduce or eliminate health and productivity programs. This flies in the face of recent reports that employers are likely to eliminate wellness programs as a cost-saving measure.

15 Sep 2009

35 percent of Iraq veterans seek post traumatic stress disorder treatment

The Veterans' Administration should expect a high volume of Iraq veterans seeking treatment of post traumatic stress disorder, with researchers anticipating that the rate among armed forces will be as high as 35%, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue of Management Science, the flagship journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS-).

15 Sep 2009

Somatic Systems accelerates efforts on projects to provide pain care services to the US Military

Somatic Systems, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SMAS) stated that they have accelerated their efforts on their projects to provide pain care services to the US Military and establish Military health insurance coverage for Somatic Systems' powerful Clinical Somatics pain treatment method.

15 Sep 2009

Risk for patients contracting pneumonia increases threefold when treated with pantoprazole: Study

A popular stomach-acid reducer used to prevent stress ulcers in critically ill patients needing breathing machine support increases the risk of those patients contracting pneumonia threefold, according to researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

15 Sep 2009

Calcium stones and cell death is linked to prolonged stressful conditions

Study shows prolonged stress sparks ER to release calcium stores and induce cell death in aging-related diseases such as atherosclerosis, diabetes and neurodegeneration

15 Sep 2009

Most Americans are not eating the recommended daily servings of grains

Nearly all Americans say they aren't getting the recommended amount of grains in their diet, according to a recent Grain Foods Foundation survey conducted on its behalf by Harris Interactive(R).

15 Sep 2009

Conserved protein modulates and protects heart function against aging

Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have found that the conserved protein d4eBP modulates cardiac aging in Drosophila (fruit flies). The team also found that d4eBP, which binds to the protein dEif4e, protects heart function against aging.

15 Sep 2009