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ICF receives HHS re-compete contract to leverage IT and health domain knowledge

ICF International, a leading provider of consulting services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients, has been awarded a re-compete contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Surgeon General, Office of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps.

22 Jul 2011

DNA test reveals unlisted ingredients in herbal brews, teas

Take a second look at your iced or steaming tea. Guided by scientific experts, three New York City high school students using tabletop DNA technologies found several herbal brews and a few brands of tea contain ingredients unlisted on the manufacturers' package.

22 Jul 2011

GE second-quarter revenues decrease 4% to $35.6 billion

GE announced today strong second-quarter 2011 operating earnings from continuing operations of $3.7 billion, up 18%, or $0.34 per share, up 17%, from the second quarter of 2010.

22 Jul 2011

UCSF, Kaiser Permanente achieve first major milestone in genomics project

One of the nation's largest and most diverse genomics projects has reached its first major milestone in just 15 months. Scientists have genotyped the DNA and analyzed the length of chromosome tips in more than 100,000 Kaiser Permanente members who agreed to be part of the research.

22 Jul 2011

Clinton discusses clean cookstove initiative in India

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday "used a visit to India to highlight the damage done to women and children's health in poor countries by poor quality stoves," Agence France-Press reports.

22 Jul 2011

Renowned neurosurgeon to receive National Urban League's highest honor on July 30

Renowned neurosurgeon Keith L. Black, MD, will receive the National Urban League's highest honor on July 30 during the organization's annual conference in Boston.

22 Jul 2011

Montifiore's surgeons receive certification training for implanting total artificial heart

A surgical team from the Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care recently received certification training for implanting the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart, a replacement heart implanted in patients at risk of imminent death from heart failure.

22 Jul 2011

Quest receives U.S. patent allowance for cancer combination therapy

Quest PharmaTech Inc., a pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products for the treatment of cancer, today announced that it has received notice of allowance for U.S. Patent Application 10/831,886 entitled: "Combination Therapy for Treating Disease".

22 Jul 2011

Neuroscience 2011 to explore latest advances in brain research

The Society for Neuroscience's Annual Meeting, Neuroscience 2011, Nov. 12-16 at the Washington Convention Center. The event will include more than 16,000 study abstracts on new discoveries in aging, stress, mental illness, learning, disease, and more.

22 Jul 2011

A*STAR's ETC, Agilent introduce drug screening platform

Agilent Technologies Inc. and A*STAR's Experimental Therapeutics Centre (ETC) today announced the launch of a drug screening platform within ETC's new Singapore Screening Centre.

22 Jul 2011

Adamis receives U.S. patent for APC-100 to treat prostate cancer

Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, today announced the technology which constitutes its compound APC-100 was recently granted a patent in the United States.

22 Jul 2011

BioMedix receives U.S. patent titled, 'System and Method for Testing for Cardiovascular Disease'

BioMedix, a leader in providing integrated Health Information Technology (HIT) products and services, has been awarded a U.S. Patent recognizing its innovative solutions and methods for detecting and managing cardiovascular disease.

22 Jul 2011

Johns Hopkins Medicine names Landon King, M.D., Vice Dean for Research

Landon S. King, M.D., the David Marine Professor of medicine and biological chemistry and director of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine has been named the next vice dean for research at Johns Hopkins Medicine, effective Sept. 1.

21 Jul 2011

Flying is riskier than hospital says World Health Organization

According to a World Health Organization (WHO) announcement this Tuesday, millions of people die each year from medical errors and infections linked to health care and going into hospital is far riskier than flying.

21 Jul 2011

Johns Hopkins Medicine names Landon King, M.D., Vice Dean For Research

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21 Jul 2011

Neogen develops new pathogen DNA detection method for E. coli strains

Neogen Corporation has announced the development of a breakthrough pathogen detection and identification technology that provides next day, DNA-specific test results for seven pathogenic E. coli strains. The technology could be adapted to target almost any bacterium of concern in almost any food sample type.

21 Jul 2011

UMA introduces Healthcare Management and Health Information Technology degrees

To meet the growing demand for allied health professionals, Ultimate Medical Academy (UMA) has expanded its array of healthcare training programs with two new associate degrees. Prospective students throughout the U.S. can now enroll in online healthcare degree programs leading to an Associate of Science in Healthcare Management or an Associate of Science in Health Information Technology.

21 Jul 2011

Komen for the Cure applauds new mammography guidelines

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' new recommendation that women begin getting mammograms annually beginning at the age of 40 is a victory for women's health that opens a door to early detection of breast cancer for millions, officials with Susan G. Komen for the Cure said today.

21 Jul 2011

CCHIT certifies Nightingale On Demand V10.0 as Complete EHR

Nightingale announced today that Nightingale On Demand V10.0, is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as a Complete EHR on July 19, 2011 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable eligible provider certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

21 Jul 2011

Nightingale fiscal 2011 revenue increases 5% to $17.4 million

Nightingale Informatix Corporation, an application service provider (ASP) of electronic medical record (EMR) software and related services, announces its financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2011. All results are reported in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.

21 Jul 2011