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BioMed Realty Trust expands footprint in Seattle's core innovation district of South Lake Union

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. today announced that it is under contract to acquire the 307 Westlake Avenue North building in the heart of the burgeoning South Lake Union life science market of Seattle, Washington for approximately $90 million.

4 Feb 2015

Study: Simple strategies can lead to significant improvements in one-year-olds at risk for ASD

A new study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers finds that a collection of simple strategies used by parents can lead to significant improvements in one-year-olds at risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

4 Feb 2015

One in four nonsmokers still exposed to secondhand smoke, shows CDC report

Although secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in the United States dropped by half between 1999 to 2000 and 2011 to 2012, one in four nonsmokers -- 58 million people -- are still exposed to SHS, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

4 Feb 2015

BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York introduces health benefit gift box

It's a new day for health insurance companies. As the Affordable Care Act forces an industry shift towards consumerism, individuals are becoming more involved in their own health care decisions and insurers are becoming more involved in their members' lives.

4 Feb 2015

Home health leaders raise concerns over proposed budget cuts and copayments on Medicare beneficiaries

Leaders in the home health community raised concerns today in response to President Obama's Fiscal Year 2016 budget that calls for the re-imposition of a copayment on Medicare home health beneficiaries.

4 Feb 2015

HCCN's national service provides spiritual and emotional support to veterans, active service members

HealthCare Chaplaincy Network (HCCN) today introduced a national service that provides spiritual and emotional support to veterans, active service members, and their families, including the opportunity for one-on-one conversations with professional chaplains via phone, email and video call.

4 Feb 2015

Class-action lawsuit filed against Health Net for misrepresenting physician and hospital networks

In advance of a California legislative hearing on health care "costs" not scheduled to include testimony from consumers, consumer advocates will discuss the real financial threat patients face in a class-action lawsuit against Health Net for misrepresenting their physician and hospital networks.

4 Feb 2015

New initiative aims at reducing adverse effects of medications in individuals with mental illnesses

Geneticists at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health will provide their scientific expertise to a new initiative aimed at preventing and reducing the adverse effects of medications in people with mental illnesses.

4 Feb 2015

Insomnia treatment in veterans linked to significant reduction in suicidal ideation

A new study is the first to show that the treatment of insomnia in veterans is associated with a significant reduction in suicidal ideation.

3 Feb 2015

ISP shows promise in stopping fatal arrhythmias after heart attack

Case Western Reserve's chemical compound aimed at restoring spinal cord function may have an additional purpose: stopping potentially fatal arrhythmias after heart attack.

3 Feb 2015

Janssen granted Priority Review from FDA for YONDELIS (trabectedin) NDA to treat STS patients

Janssen Research & Development, LLC announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Priority Review for the New Drug Application (NDA) for YONDELIS (trabectedin) to treat patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma (STS), including liposarcoma and leiomyosarcoma subtypes, who have received prior chemotherapy including an anthracycline.

3 Feb 2015

Professional medical societies must update guidelines for Googling patients, say Penn researchers

With the Internet and social media becoming woven into the modern medical practice, Penn State College of Medicine researchers contend that professional medical societies must update or amend their Internet guidelines to address when it is ethical to "Google" a patient.

3 Feb 2015

Experts recommend sublingual immunotherapy for treatment of allergic rhinitis

Sublingual immunotherapy is one of several state-of-the-science treatments for allergic rhinitis, or "hay fever," being recommended by a panel of experts in a new guideline published Feb. 2, 2015, by the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation.

3 Feb 2015

NSF issues new recommendations for proper sleep durations

The National Sleep Foundation, along with a multi-disciplinary expert panel, issued its new recommendations for appropriate sleep durations. The report recommends wider appropriate sleep ranges for most age groups. The results are published in Sleep Health: The Official Journal of the National Sleep Foundation.

3 Feb 2015

Large clinical trial to assess safety, efficacy of two experimental Ebola vaccines opens in Liberia

A large clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of two experimental vaccines to prevent Ebola virus infection is now open to volunteers in Liberia. The trial is being led by a recently formed Liberia-U.S. clinical research partnership and is sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

3 Feb 2015

New Jersey Hospital Association, Applied Medical Software receive 'Innovation Award' from ACHE-NJ

The New Jersey Hospital Association and Applied Medical Software have received the "Innovation Award" from the American College of Healthcare Executives New Jersey for their pioneering initiative to improve healthcare value and reduce costs by promoting better coordination and collaboration among New Jersey hospitals and physicians.

3 Feb 2015

Theravance Biopharma, Mylan partner to develop and commercialize TD-4208 for COPD treatment

Theravance Biopharma, Inc. and Mylan Inc. today announced that the two companies will partner on the development and, subject to FDA approval, commercialization of TD-4208, a novel investigational once-daily nebulized long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other respiratory diseases.

2 Feb 2015

Mylan signs definitive agreement to acquire Famy Care's female health care businesses

Mylan Inc. today announced that it has, through its Indian subsidiary Mylan Laboratories Limited, signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain female health care businesses from Famy Care Limited, a specialty women's health care company with global leadership in generic oral contraceptive products (OCPs) for $750 million in cash plus additional contingent payments of up to $50 million.

2 Feb 2015

IRIDEX Cyclo G6 Laser System receives FDA clearance for treatment of glaucoma

IRIDEX Corporation today announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its first laser system designed solely for use in treating glaucoma and its symptoms. Specifically, the Company was granted 510(k) clearance for the IRIDEX Cyclo G6 Laser System (with delivery devices).

2 Feb 2015

U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in landmark case aiming at Affordable Care Act

On March 4, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in King v. Burwell, a landmark case that takes aim at President Obama's Affordable Care Act (ACA).

2 Feb 2015

Health Care News and Research

BioMed Realty Trust expands footprint in Seattle's core innovation district of South Lake Union

Study: Simple strategies can lead to significant improvements in one-year-olds at risk for ASD

One in four nonsmokers still exposed to secondhand smoke, shows CDC report

BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York introduces health benefit gift box

Home health leaders raise concerns over proposed budget cuts and copayments on Medicare beneficiaries

HCCN's national service provides spiritual and emotional support to veterans, active service members

Class-action lawsuit filed against Health Net for misrepresenting physician and hospital networks

New initiative aims at reducing adverse effects of medications in individuals with mental illnesses

Insomnia treatment in veterans linked to significant reduction in suicidal ideation

ISP shows promise in stopping fatal arrhythmias after heart attack

Janssen granted Priority Review from FDA for YONDELIS (trabectedin) NDA to treat STS patients

Professional medical societies must update guidelines for Googling patients, say Penn researchers

Experts recommend sublingual immunotherapy for treatment of allergic rhinitis

NSF issues new recommendations for proper sleep durations

Large clinical trial to assess safety, efficacy of two experimental Ebola vaccines opens in Liberia

New Jersey Hospital Association, Applied Medical Software receive 'Innovation Award' from ACHE-NJ

Theravance Biopharma, Mylan partner to develop and commercialize TD-4208 for COPD treatment

Mylan signs definitive agreement to acquire Famy Care's female health care businesses

IRIDEX Cyclo G6 Laser System receives FDA clearance for treatment of glaucoma

U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in landmark case aiming at Affordable Care Act

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