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Illinois Gov. Quinn signs Medicaid expansion into law

News outlets report on other developments related to state decisions about whether to expand the federal-state program for the poor in Idaho, West Virginia and California.

24 Jul 2013

Prana Biotechnology completes PBT2 phase 2 trial in patients with Huntington's disease

Prana Biotechnology today announced the successful completion of Reach2HD, a phase 2 clinical trial in patients with early to mid-stage Huntington disease. The Company expects to announce the results arising from the trial in October.

23 Jul 2013

Toshiba, Unfors RaySafe partner to improve clinical staff safety during interventional procedures

To improve clinical staff safety during interventional procedures and help monitor radiation dose, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has partnered with Unfors RaySafe, Inc. to offer a new dose monitoring and management tool for Infinix-i cardiovascular X-ray systems. The Unfors RaySafe i2 displays real-time dose exposure information, helping to make exams safer for all clinical staff.

22 Jul 2013

FDA approves Janssen Biotech's SIMPONI ARIATM for infusion for active rheumatoid arthritis

Janssen Biotech, Inc. announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of SIMPONI ARIATM (golimumab) for infusion for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis in combination with methotrexate.

19 Jul 2013

Study brings new hope for patients with metastatic prostate cancer

A study of a new radiotherapeutic drug published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine brings fresh hope for a particular group of cancer patients that otherwise suffer and ultimately die from the disease -- those with prostate cancer that has spread to their bones and has failed to be controlled by hormone deprivation drugs.

18 Jul 2013

TSRI scientists study 3-D structure of glucagon receptor for treatment of diabetes

The study is reported on July 17, 2013, in an advance online edition of the journal Nature, alongside a British laboratory's structural study of another member of the same class of receptors-known as "class B" G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).

18 Jul 2013

Cost of emergency room visits for severe dizziness projected to reach $4.4 billion by 2015

A new Johns Hopkins research report says emergency room visits for severe dizziness have grown exponentially in recent years, with costs topping $3.9 billion in 2011 and projected to reach $4.4 billion by 2015.

18 Jul 2013

UC Riverside researchers develop easy-to-wear patch that makes humans invisible to mosquitoes

Technology that hampers mosquitoes' host-seeking behavior, identified at the University of California, Riverside in 2011, has led to the development of the world's first product that blocks mosquitoes' ability to efficiently detect carbon dioxide, their primary method of tracking human blood meals.

17 Jul 2013

Some employers continue to offer 'skinny' plans

Even though the Obama administration will not enforce the mandate requiring large employers to offer coverage for another year, some companies still plan to offer so-called "skinny," or limited benefit plans -- and the federal government will permit them, according to Politico. Other reports look at the growth in part-time jobs and whether that is a result of the health care law.

17 Jul 2013

GE Healthcare receives CE marking for breast tomosynthesis solution

GE Healthcare, hailed a new era for breast imaging today as it announced CE marking for SenoClaire, GE's new generation of breast tomosynthesis solution designed with a three-dimensional imaging technology.

16 Jul 2013

How will health exchanges work? Business versions may offer clues

News outlets look at how the health law's new online insurance marketplaces might work and examine the experiences of employees participating in private corporate exchanges. Others examine what some critics view as opportunities for fraud and bad actors.

16 Jul 2013

Unfors RaySafe earns red dot design award for RaySafe S1 software solution

The products of Unfors RaySafe (formerly Unfors Instruments), the international market leader in quality assurance for X-ray equipment, are known not only for their functionality and accuracy but also for their attractive design and intuitive operation. This has just been confirmed by a 24-strong panel of judges who have awarded one of this year’s coveted red dot design awards to the Swedish company and to their design partner Lots for the RaySafe S1 software solution.

16 Jul 2013

New discovery reveals how RNA moves genetic information from DNA to create proteins

The discovery cracks the "RNA control code," which dictates how RNA - a family of molecules that mediates DNA expression - moves genetic information from DNA to create proteins.

15 Jul 2013

Viewpoints: GOP should focus on fixing health law; bishops refuse to accept victory

Los Angeles Times: It's Time To Focus On Fixing The Affordable Care Act, Not Gutting It Conservatives have married their political fortunes to the notion that Obamacare is a catastrophe and must be discarded in its entirety - even though some of the signature elements of the law, such as a requirement that most people be insured, are ideas that they originated.

15 Jul 2013

NIH awards Shared Instrumentation Grant to install 3D X-ray microscope at Creighton University

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have awarded Mohammed Akhter, Ph.D., P.E., professor of medicine at Creighton University School of Medicine and director of the biomechanics laboratory at the Osteoporosis Research Center, a nearly $600,000 Shared Instrumentation Grant to install the area's first high-resolution 3D X-ray Microscope, the Xradia MicroXCT-200.

11 Jul 2013

Study links vitamin D deficiency to accelerated aging of bones

Everyone knows that as we grow older our bones become more fragile. Now a team of U.S. and German scientists led by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley has shown that this bone-aging process can be significantly accelerated through deficiency of vitamin D - the sunshine vitamin.

11 Jul 2013

Research finding may offer novel path for cancer drug design

Genetic mutations aren't the only thing that can keep a protein called PTEN from doing its tumor-suppressing job. Johns Hopkins researchers have now discovered that four small chemical tags attached (reversibly) to the protein's tail can have the same effect, and they say their finding may offer a novel path for drug design to keep PTEN working.

10 Jul 2013

Rural hospitals, clinics at center of Obamacare success or failure for poor

A new hospital and network of rural health care clinics in Missouri could become emblematic of how successful Obamacare is in treating the nation's poor -- a key tenet of the health law.

10 Jul 2013

Saint Luke's Hospital opens Charles & Barbara Duboc Cardio Health & Wellness Center

The Charles & Barbara Duboc Cardio Health & Wellness Center is ushering in a new era for preventive cardiac care at Saint Luke's Hospital.

6 Jul 2013

Neusoft Medical signs agreements to take 25% equities in PNMS from Philips

Neusoft Corporation, a leading IT solution and service provider in China, announced that Neusoft's wholly owned subsidiary, Neusoft Medical Systems Co., Ltd. has signed agreements with Royal Philips Electronics and its affiliate company on the equities and assets transfer, intellectual property rights, contracted manufacturing and supply, components supply, customer service and support of Philips & Neusoft Medical Systems Co., Ltd.

6 Jul 2013

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Illinois Gov. Quinn signs Medicaid expansion into law

Prana Biotechnology completes PBT2 phase 2 trial in patients with Huntington's disease

Toshiba, Unfors RaySafe partner to improve clinical staff safety during interventional procedures

FDA approves Janssen Biotech's SIMPONI ARIATM for infusion for active rheumatoid arthritis

Study brings new hope for patients with metastatic prostate cancer

TSRI scientists study 3-D structure of glucagon receptor for treatment of diabetes

Cost of emergency room visits for severe dizziness projected to reach $4.4 billion by 2015

UC Riverside researchers develop easy-to-wear patch that makes humans invisible to mosquitoes

Some employers continue to offer 'skinny' plans

GE Healthcare receives CE marking for breast tomosynthesis solution

How will health exchanges work? Business versions may offer clues

Unfors RaySafe earns red dot design award for RaySafe S1 software solution

New discovery reveals how RNA moves genetic information from DNA to create proteins

Viewpoints: GOP should focus on fixing health law; bishops refuse to accept victory

NIH awards Shared Instrumentation Grant to install 3D X-ray microscope at Creighton University

Study links vitamin D deficiency to accelerated aging of bones

Research finding may offer novel path for cancer drug design

Rural hospitals, clinics at center of Obamacare success or failure for poor

Saint Luke's Hospital opens Charles & Barbara Duboc Cardio Health & Wellness Center

Neusoft Medical signs agreements to take 25% equities in PNMS from Philips

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