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Send Word Now to provide emergency voice and text communication services to Unity Health System's hospitals

Send Word Now, the leading provider of emergency notification and on-demand alerting and response services, announced today that Unity Health System, a 681-bed health-care network based out of Rochester, New York, has selected Send Word Now to provide emergency voice and text communication services to its hospitals.

13 Jan 2010

moksha8 receives approval to import and use peramivir in patients with H1N1 influenza A in Mexico

moksha8 and BioCryst today announced that moksha8 has been granted approval from COFEPRIS (The Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk) in Mexico for the importation and use of peramivir in patients with influenza associated with the 2009 H1N1 influenza A strain.

13 Jan 2010

ETMC Athens gears up for next flu pandemic

Throughout the month of September, East Texas Medical Center, Athens (ETMC Athens) saw a 42% average surge in number of patients per day due to publicity of the H1N1 virus and took it in stride. Improved efficiencies in the Emergency Department facilitated by a process improvement firm, Compirion Healthcare, allowed the hospital to absorb the volume and still see an improvement in quality.

13 Jan 2010

Media outlets examine U.S. plans for leftover H1N1 vaccine, efforts to keep flu vaccine production on track

After working to ensure the U.S. had access to enough H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine, health officials may now face a new dilemma - a vaccine surplus, the Associated Press reports.

12 Jan 2010

VaxInnate grants license to Biological E. to develop and commercialize recombinant H1N1 vaccine in India

VaxInnate Corporation today announced that it has granted Indian biopharmaceutical company Biological E. Limited a license to its recombinant H1N1 pandemic swine flu vaccine and is collaborating to facilitate the manufacture, clinical development and commercialization of the vaccine in India.

12 Jan 2010

NanoViricides outlines its technology and current drug programs at Biotech Showcase conference

NanoViricides, Inc. (the "Company"), reports that the Company has been invited to present on January 12th at the Biotech Showcase™, a conference designed to showcase promising companies and technologies for partnering and investment purposes.

12 Jan 2010

Department of Health vaccinates 49,078 Pennsylvanians at 33 H1N1 flu clinics

The Department of Health vaccinated 49,078 Pennsylvanians at 33 H1N1 flu clinics held across the state on Jan. 8 and 9. The department urges anyone who has not yet been vaccinated to get immunized.

12 Jan 2010

American Heart Association encourages more Americans to get vaccinated against H1N1

The American Heart Association supports National Influenza Vaccination Week, Jan. 10-16, an effort led by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to encourage more Americans to get vaccinated against H1N1.

12 Jan 2010

CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic urge Americans to protect themselves with H1N1 vaccine

CVS/pharmacy, the nation's leading retail pharmacy and MinuteClinic, the largest retail health care provider in the U.S., is urging more Americans to protect themselves and their families with an H1N1 vaccine during National Influenza Vaccination Week (January 10-16) as designated by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

12 Jan 2010

American Red Cross urges Americans to get vaccinated against H1N1 virus

The H1N1 (swine) flu virus is still prevalent across the nation, and the American Red Cross encourages everyone to get vaccinated against the virus, now that the vaccine is widely available.

12 Jan 2010

H1N1 flu vaccines and other resources for remaining healthy to be offered at Pennsylvania Farm Show

The Department of Health is offering free H1N1 flu vaccines and other resources for remaining healthy at its exhibit at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, which runs through Jan. 16.

12 Jan 2010

Official H1N1-related death count approaches 13,000 worldwide, WHO says

H1N1 (swine flu) has killed 12,799 people worldwide since the virus first emerged, the WHO said on Friday, United Press International reports (1/8). According to the WHO, more than half of the H1N1-related deaths worldwide occurred in the Americas, China Daily reports (1/9).

12 Jan 2010

Molina Healthcare announces preliminary results of fourth-quarter ended December 31, 2009

Molina Healthcare, Inc. announced today that, based on its preliminary unaudited analysis, it expects to report a loss per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2009 in the range of $0.10 to $0.25, and earnings for the year ended December 31, 2009, in the range of $1.12 to $1.26.

12 Jan 2010

Los Angeles International Airport offers H1N1 flu shots in airline terminals

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), in partnership with FLU*Ease, Inc., is now offering flu shots to travelers in most of the airline terminals as a public safety measure against the flu, especially the H1N1 strain.)

11 Jan 2010

Bryant Ranch Prepack tracks medications from its manufacture to the patient with E Pedigree

“More and more physicians are realizing that prescriptions that leave the office are like money walking out of the door,” said Fred Ganjian, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Bryant Ranch Prepack, a leading supplier of prepackaged physician-dispensed prescription programs. “In this day of continuing pressure on physicians to cover their costs, physician-dispensed prescriptions have become increasingly important to a physician’s bottom line,” he added.

11 Jan 2010

Highmark joins with CDC to promote National Influenza Vaccination Week

Beginning Sunday, Jan. 10 and continuing through the week, Highmark Inc. will join with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to promote National Influenza Vaccination Week.

10 Jan 2010

The Jean Coutu Group reports financial results for third-quarter of fiscal year 2010

The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. (the "Company" or the "Jean Coutu Group") reported its financial results today for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 ended November 28, 2009.

9 Jan 2010

Americans encouraged to get H1N1 flu vaccine during National Influenza Vaccination Week

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a nationwide effort to encourage more Americans to get the H1N1 flu vaccine during National Influenza Vaccination Week, January 10–16, 2010.

9 Jan 2010

CDC encourages public to receive H1N1 vaccine; PBS examines arrival of vaccine in developing countries

During a media briefing Thursday, Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, warned against complacency over the H1N1 (swine flu), and encouraged Americans who had not yet received the H1N1 vaccine to do so, CNN reports.

8 Jan 2010

Centene announces financial guidance for the year 2010

Centene Corporation announced today its 2010 financial guidance. As previously disclosed in our December 10, 2009 press release, the discussions below reflect anticipated start-up costs associated with the new Mississippi contract, announced pharmacy carve-outs in Indiana and Ohio, and the impact of January 2010 rate changes; but do not reflect the potential impact of federal healthcare reform.

8 Jan 2010

Flu News and Research

Send Word Now to provide emergency voice and text communication services to Unity Health System's hospitals

moksha8 receives approval to import and use peramivir in patients with H1N1 influenza A in Mexico

ETMC Athens gears up for next flu pandemic

Media outlets examine U.S. plans for leftover H1N1 vaccine, efforts to keep flu vaccine production on track

VaxInnate grants license to Biological E. to develop and commercialize recombinant H1N1 vaccine in India

NanoViricides outlines its technology and current drug programs at Biotech Showcase conference

Department of Health vaccinates 49,078 Pennsylvanians at 33 H1N1 flu clinics

American Heart Association encourages more Americans to get vaccinated against H1N1

CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic urge Americans to protect themselves with H1N1 vaccine

American Red Cross urges Americans to get vaccinated against H1N1 virus

H1N1 flu vaccines and other resources for remaining healthy to be offered at Pennsylvania Farm Show

Official H1N1-related death count approaches 13,000 worldwide, WHO says

Molina Healthcare announces preliminary results of fourth-quarter ended December 31, 2009

Los Angeles International Airport offers H1N1 flu shots in airline terminals

Bryant Ranch Prepack tracks medications from its manufacture to the patient with E Pedigree

Highmark joins with CDC to promote National Influenza Vaccination Week

The Jean Coutu Group reports financial results for third-quarter of fiscal year 2010

Americans encouraged to get H1N1 flu vaccine during National Influenza Vaccination Week

CDC encourages public to receive H1N1 vaccine; PBS examines arrival of vaccine in developing countries

Centene announces financial guidance for the year 2010

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