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Strengthening NAAQS for ozone pollution would reduce premature death, asthma

Environmental Defense Fund testified today that strengthening the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone pollution from 75 to 60 parts per billion (ppb) would reduce premature death rates by 60-fold and reduce asthma cases 50-fold, according to analyses by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

5 Feb 2010

LDDI releases biomonitoring report on environmental neurotoxins in health affected community

The Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative (LDDI) today released the first-ever biomonitoring report identifying toxic chemical pollution in people from the learning and developmental disability community.

5 Feb 2010

Obama tries to bridge Democratic divide on health reform

Speaking with Senate Democrats Wednesday, President Obama "suggested that Republicans could be enlisted to play at least some role in negotiating a final bill, The Washington Post reports.

4 Feb 2010

Scientists still searching for valid biomarker for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder affect tens of millions of individuals around the world. These disorders have a typical onset in the early twenties and in most cases have a chronic or recurring course.

4 Feb 2010

States consider their own health reform ideas

"Supporters of a bill that seeks to bar lifetime and annual payment caps on health insurance plans in Maine say they expect a large crowd at a legislative committee's hearing on the proposal." The same topic has been considered by the U.S. Congress as part of Democrats health overhaul (2/3).

3 Feb 2010

MedQuist and CBay to acquire Spheris

Spheris, a leading global provider of clinical documentation technology and services, today announced that it has entered into an agreement under which MedQuist Inc. and CBay Inc., portfolio companies of CBaySystems Holdings Ltd. and leading providers of medical transcription software and services, have agreed to purchase substantially all of Spheris' assets pursuant to a transaction that is to be implemented under Section 363 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

3 Feb 2010

AP offers advice on choosing Medicare Advantage plans

Consumers can switch from original Medicare plans to Medicare Advantage plans until March 31 and to help them understand the options, The Associated Press offers answers to frequent questions about Medicare Advantage plans.

3 Feb 2010

Sonomax Hearing Healthcare to report on financing arrangement with Benvest New Look Income Fund

Sonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc. announces that with reference to its previously-announced conference call scheduled for February 4th, 2010 at 11:00 AM EST, in addition to updating investors on the results of Sonomax's initiative to license its new Self-Fit(TM) headset technology at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and the company's outlook for 2010 and beyond, the company will also report on the $1.74 million non-dilutive financing arrangement that it has entered into with Benvest New Look Income Fund.

3 Feb 2010

Is there a link to rising rates of autism, ADHD and other learning and developmental disabilities?

Jeff Sell, father of twin sons with autism ,Vice President for Policy at the Autism Society; Maureen H. Swanson, Healthy Children Project Coordinator, Learning Disabilities Association of America; Larry Silver MD, author of the Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Learning Disabilities; and others will join Andy Igrejas, National Campaign Director of the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families Campaign on a national telephone news briefing for the release of Mind, Disrupted: How Toxic Chemicals May Affect How We Think and Who We Are, produced by the Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative (LDDI).

3 Feb 2010

ONA calls for Independent Assessment Committee hearing into RN staffing levels at Cassellholme

Following more than two years of unsuccessful attempts to convince the management of Cassellholme Home for the Aged in North Bay to fulfill its obligation to rectify staff and supply shortages, the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) has taken the rare step of calling for an Independent Assessment Committee hearing into RN staffing levels at the facility.

3 Feb 2010

Nasdaq rejects Speedus' request for continued listing

On February 2, 2010, Speedus submitted an appeal regarding the Nasdaq staff determination by requesting a hearing with the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the "Panel"). As a result, a hearing has been scheduled for March 11, 2010, at which time the Panel will consider the plan Speedus has developed for regaining and sustaining compliance with the Rule.

3 Feb 2010

Ohio changes Medicaid drug program, N.C. weighs cuts in Medicaid personal care services

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that Ohio's seven Medicaid managed care plans this month will make changes in the prescription drug plans that cover about 1.5 million people, although many of those beneficiaries will not face increased costs.

3 Feb 2010

EpiCept regains compliance with Nasdaq minimum bid price requirement

EpiCept Corporation today announced that Nasdaq notified the Company that it has regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement in Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and met the requirements of the Nasdaq Listing Qualification Panel (the “Panel”) decision dated November 2, 2009. Accordingly, the Panel has determined to continue the listing of the Company’s common stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market.

3 Feb 2010

Research suggests growth factor gene plays a central role in palate development

Cleft palate has been linked to dozens of genes. During their investigation of one of these genes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis were surprised to find that cleft palate occurs both when the gene is more active and when it is less active than normal.

3 Feb 2010

Persons with impaired hearing should be encouraged by family members to seek appropriate treatment

Recent data arising out of the Better Hearing Institute's "MarkeTrak" national study demonstrates that hearing loss is prevalent, serious, and often denied by the sufferer. The information revealed suggests that family members of the hearing impaired should actively encourage their loved ones to address their hearing problem, an effort which will greatly benefit both the hard of hearing and their kin.

2 Feb 2010

HHS appoints new members to Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today the appointment of 24 new members to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). The PACHA’s chair, Dr. Helene Gayle, was appointed in August 2009.

2 Feb 2010

Health and environmental groups propose new ozone standard to help reduce asthma attacks and premature deaths

The American Lung Association, Breathe California, Coalition for Clean Air, Environmental Defense Fund and the Sierra Club will hold a joint press conference in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to strengthen the national limits for ozone "smog" pollution. The organizations are calling on the EPA to enact the most protective ozone standard under consideration to protect the health of our communities and the environment from serious harm.

2 Feb 2010

Millennium Laboratories supports CLIA certification for Florida clinical laboratories

Millennium Laboratories, Inc., a leading provider of therapeutic drug monitoring and education to physicians and staff treating chronic pain patients, today announced the company’s support for a recent decision by the Florida Pain Management Clinic Standards of Practice Joint Committee to amend draft regulatory language related to the certification of clinical laboratories providing services to pain physicians operating in the state.

2 Feb 2010

Researchers explore how brain circuitry and learning changes over time

New research shows our brains are a lot more chaotic than previously thought, and that this might be a good thing. Neurobiologists at the University of Maryland have discovered information about how the brain processes sound that challenges previous understandings of the auditory cortex, which had suggested an organization based on precise neuronal maps.

2 Feb 2010

Cochlear implantation enables quality of life equal to normal hearing peers

Children who have cochlear implants (CI) rank their quality of life (QOL) equal to their normally hearing (NH) peers, indicates new research in the February 2010 issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

1 Feb 2010

Hearing News and Research

Strengthening NAAQS for ozone pollution would reduce premature death, asthma

LDDI releases biomonitoring report on environmental neurotoxins in health affected community

Obama tries to bridge Democratic divide on health reform

Scientists still searching for valid biomarker for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

States consider their own health reform ideas

MedQuist and CBay to acquire Spheris

AP offers advice on choosing Medicare Advantage plans

Sonomax Hearing Healthcare to report on financing arrangement with Benvest New Look Income Fund

Is there a link to rising rates of autism, ADHD and other learning and developmental disabilities?

ONA calls for Independent Assessment Committee hearing into RN staffing levels at Cassellholme

Nasdaq rejects Speedus' request for continued listing

Ohio changes Medicaid drug program, N.C. weighs cuts in Medicaid personal care services

EpiCept regains compliance with Nasdaq minimum bid price requirement

Research suggests growth factor gene plays a central role in palate development

Persons with impaired hearing should be encouraged by family members to seek appropriate treatment

HHS appoints new members to Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS

Health and environmental groups propose new ozone standard to help reduce asthma attacks and premature deaths

Millennium Laboratories supports CLIA certification for Florida clinical laboratories

Researchers explore how brain circuitry and learning changes over time

Cochlear implantation enables quality of life equal to normal hearing peers

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

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