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VA selects IRIS to provide communication system for notifying federal employees on H1N1 vaccinations

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has selected TechRadium's IRIS to provide a cloud-computing-based, interoperable communications system for notifying key federal employees of when H1N1 vaccinations are available for them.

11 Jun 2010

Researchers to provide real-time analyses on potential disease threats during World Cup

Two Canadian researchers will be keeping a close eye on what hundreds of thousands of soccer fans take to the World Cup in South Africa _ and what they potentially bring home.

11 Jun 2010

RealMed signs multi-year agreement with UHealth, University of Miami Health System and UM Miller School of Medicine

RealMed Corporation, a leading provider of web-based revenue cycle management solutions for healthcare providers, hospitals, and payers, today announced a multi-year agreement with UHealth, University of Miami Health System and the UM Miller School of Medicine, to provide secure, Internet-based processing of electronic claims transactions, real-time claims editing, automatic claims status and electronic remittance advice management.

10 Jun 2010

Brain stimulation with ultrasound may enhance cognitive function

The ability to diagnose and treat brain dysfunction without surgery, may rely on a new method of noninvasive brain stimulation using pulsed ultrasound developed by a team of scientists led by William "Jamie" Tyler, a neuroscientist at Arizona State University. The approach, published in the journal Neuron on June 9, shows that pulsed ultrasound not only stimulates action potentials in intact motor cortex in mice but it also "elicits motor responses comparable to those only previously achieved with implanted electrodes and related techniques," says Yusuf Tufail, the lead author from ASU's School of Life Sciences.

10 Jun 2010

Laser pointers may lead to long term damage to the eyes say doctors

In a new warning eye specialists say that hand held laser pointing devices could lead to serious eye damage if used inappropriately. This warning came from the Royal Liverpool Hospital and Manchester Eye Hospital after a teenager developed eye problems after laser light was shone into his eyes.

9 Jun 2010

ISSCR launches web site on stem cell treatments

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) announced today that it has launched "A Closer Look at Stem Cell Treatments" (www.closerlookatstemcells.org), a Web site to arm patients, their families and doctors with information they need to make decisions about stem cell treatments.

9 Jun 2010

RealMed signs multi-year agreement with MED3OOO

RealMed Corporation, a leading provider of web-based revenue cycle management solutions for healthcare providers, hospitals, and payers, today announced a multi-year agreement with MED3OOO, a national leader in providing advanced healthcare management and technologies to physicians. RealMed will provide secure, Internet-based, real-time adjudication and processing of electronic claims transactions, real-time claims editing, automatic claims status and electronic remittance advice management.

8 Jun 2010

Medtronic launches iPro2 Professional CGM system to help improve diabetes management

Medtronic, Inc. announced today the launch of iPro2 Professional CGM, a continuous glucose monitoring system used by physicians to help improve diabetes management, in 49 countries around the world. This simplified, yet more advanced fourth-generation CGM system is valuable for detecting high and low glucose fluctuations that can lead to dangerous health complications, which often go undetected with traditional A1C tests (a measurement of glucose control over a two-to-three-month period) and glucose meter measurements.

7 Jun 2010

CancerForward: The Foundation for Cancer Survivors launched

The numbers are stark. An astounding three out of every four U.S. families include one family member diagnosed with cancer. Worldwide, 28 million people - more than 12 million people in the U.S. alone - are now living with cancer. While the survivor population continues to grow, few public resources exist to promote the exchange of education and experiential information among survivors.

7 Jun 2010

First Edition: News coverage on Dems' health reform campaign; Medicare fees; Medical marijuana

In his latest Kaiser Health News column, done in collaboration with The New Republic, Jonathan Cohn writes: "Will health care reform reduce spending on health care too little? Or too much? Over the last several days, one respected authority made a version of the former argument while another made a version of the latter--offering a reminder of why reform is so complicated and why the new law, for all its imperfections, is still an important step forward" (Kaiser Health News).

7 Jun 2010

SEMHIE wins $3M contract for Social Security Administration's electronic medical records initiative

The Southeast Michigan Health Information Exchange announced today that it has won a $2,988,000 contract for an electronic medical records initiative from the Social Security Administration. This award comes to SEMHIE in partnership with its fiduciary, Southeastern Michigan Health Association and its project partners CNSI, The Object Management Group™, Computer Sciences Corporation and Oracle/Sun Microsystems.

7 Jun 2010

Ipilimumab extends survival of metastatic melanoma patients: Study

A therapy that multiplies the effect of a natural disease-fighting antibody has extended the lives of patients with metastatic melanoma in a large, international clinical trial. The study's researchers will report their findings simultaneously at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago and in the New England Journal of Medicine.

7 Jun 2010

Expansion of e-mental health necessary for better care

Assistance for mental ailments especially in the youth via internet could be a very cost effective measure say researchers. The researchers have identified the gaps between the demand and supply of mental healthcare services in Australia.

6 Jun 2010

Green tea component reduces leukemia cells in patients with CLL

An extract of green tea appears to have clinical activity with low toxicity in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients who used it in a phase II clinical trial, say researchers at Mayo Clinic.

5 Jun 2010

Advergames can promote unhealthy eating habits in children

UC Davis public health researchers have found that children, who are already saturated with television messages about unhealthy food choices, are the targets of a new medium used to sell high-fat, high-sugar foods: advergames.

4 Jun 2010

MAXIMUS President to present on challenges that impact efficiency of Medicaid and CHIP

MAXIMUS, a leading provider of government services worldwide, announced today that Bruce Caswell, President and General Manager of MAXIMUS Health Services, will present at the upcoming Fifth National Medicaid Congress in Washington, D.C.

4 Jun 2010

Majority of poker players use performance enhancing drugs: Study

A Nova Southeastern University study recently presented at a national conference found that 80 percent of poker players around the world reported using drugs and other substances to enhance their performance in poker.

2 Jun 2010

US Oncology introduces new KnowMed Technology Platform to support oncologists nationwide

US Oncology, Inc., the nation's leading integrated oncology company, today announced its new iKnowMed™ Technology Platform to support community oncologists nationwide. This new platform enhances cancer care quality and practice efficiency through integrated, oncology-specific technologies that enable community oncologists to solve challenges in the areas of care delivery, drug management, and revenue cycle management.

2 Jun 2010

Scientists discover key mechanism of cancer cells

Many tumor cells would not be viable due to aberrant chromosome distribution if they had not developed a special trick. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center have investigated which genes are responsible for this survival strategy of cancer cells.

2 Jun 2010

Firms chase opportunities in online medicine

General Electric Co. chief executive Jeffrey Immelt urged Japan, at a conference in Tokyo Monday, to use health information technology to improve home-based health care as a hedge against the strains of an aging population, The Wall Street Journal reports. Japan's over-65 population is growing, and could top 30 percent by 2030.

2 Jun 2010

Internet News and Research

VA selects IRIS to provide communication system for notifying federal employees on H1N1 vaccinations

Researchers to provide real-time analyses on potential disease threats during World Cup

RealMed signs multi-year agreement with UHealth, University of Miami Health System and UM Miller School of Medicine

Brain stimulation with ultrasound may enhance cognitive function

Laser pointers may lead to long term damage to the eyes say doctors

ISSCR launches web site on stem cell treatments

RealMed signs multi-year agreement with MED3OOO

Medtronic launches iPro2 Professional CGM system to help improve diabetes management

CancerForward: The Foundation for Cancer Survivors launched

First Edition: News coverage on Dems' health reform campaign; Medicare fees; Medical marijuana

SEMHIE wins $3M contract for Social Security Administration's electronic medical records initiative

Ipilimumab extends survival of metastatic melanoma patients: Study

Expansion of e-mental health necessary for better care

Green tea component reduces leukemia cells in patients with CLL

Advergames can promote unhealthy eating habits in children

MAXIMUS President to present on challenges that impact efficiency of Medicaid and CHIP

Majority of poker players use performance enhancing drugs: Study

US Oncology introduces new KnowMed Technology Platform to support oncologists nationwide

Scientists discover key mechanism of cancer cells

Firms chase opportunities in online medicine

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