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Study finds aerobic exercise improves chronic insomnia

The millions of middle-aged and older adults who suffer from insomnia have a new drug-free prescription for a more restful night's sleep. Regular aerobic exercise improves the quality of sleep, mood and vitality, according to a small but significant new study from Northwestern Medicine.

16 Sep 2010

Cost of health insurance claims expected to climb 10% over next year

The cost of health insurance claims is expected to rise, according to a new report, but insurers say they are getting tougher when negotiating prices with hospitals.

16 Sep 2010

Scientists reveal techniques to extend organ transplant life

Experts from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Transplantation at King's College London, based at Guy's Hospital, have revealed exciting new scientific developments for people with an organ transplant, intended to help prevent rejection of the new organ and extend its life.

16 Sep 2010

NIH awards grants to map human brain's connections in high resolution

The National Institutes of Health today awarded grants totaling $40 million to map the human brain's connections in high resolution. Better understanding of such connectivity promises improved diagnosis and treatment of brain disorders.

16 Sep 2010

Johns Hopkins offers sources who can answer queries on prostrate cancer

September 19-25 is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Week. If you are planning a story on prostate cancer, a disease that's diagnosed in more than 200,000 American men each year, please consider calling on experts from the Johns Hopkins Brady Urological Institute.

16 Sep 2010

Researchers develop ChIP Enrichment Analysis to identify drug targets, biomarkers

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have developed a new computational method that will help streamline the analysis of gene expression experiments and provide scientists with a better mechanistic understanding of the differences between diseased and normal cells. The new database and software, called ChIP Enrichment Analysis (ChEA), will revolutionize how researchers identify drug targets and biomarkers.

16 Sep 2010

LifePoint Hospitals authorizes new stock repurchase program

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors, at a regularly scheduled meeting, has authorized a new stock repurchase program that will allow for repurchases of up to $150 million of its common stock over the next 18 months.

16 Sep 2010

Virus related organ recipient deaths to be examined

After the death of three organ transplant recipients, a Victorian coroner will examine if it is possible to screen for a particular virus before donation.

15 Sep 2010

Advanced Reimbursement Management acquires Hospital Inpatient Services

Advanced Reimbursement Management, now known as Adreima, today announced that it has acquired Hospital Inpatient Services, a Florida-based provider of eligibility services to hospitals on the East Coast of the US. This acquisition represents the first of several that Adreima plans to complete as it executes its strategy of becoming the industry's leading revenue cycle management company specializing in Medicaid reimbursement.

15 Sep 2010

Sprint and Calgary Scientific partner to market ResolutionMD Mobile medical imaging solution

Sprint and Calgary Scientific have partnered to market a first of its kind medical imaging solution that could contribute to better patient outcomes, faster treatment decisions and a reduced financial burden on long-term patient care.

15 Sep 2010

Scientia Advisors reviews growth in POC market

Rapid medical tests that can be analyzed in close proximity to patients in professional settings comprise the fastest growing segment of the global $37.5B in-vitro diagnostics industry, according to a new global review of the point-of-care (POC) diagnostics industry.

15 Sep 2010

Boston Software Systems to deliver four presentations at InSight 2010 Annual Conference

Boston Software Systems, winner of the 2010 McKesson Automation Supplier of the Year Award for Customer Focus, today announced that Product Manager Thom Blackwell and Reese Walker, financial systems analyst at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, will deliver four presentations at InSight 2010 Annual Conference, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO, September 14 - 17.

15 Sep 2010

ESMO honors eminent cancer specialists

The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) honors three eminent cancer specialists for their contribution to the advancement of medical research. The awards will be presented to Hilary Calvert, Alberto Costa and Bengt Glimelius at the 35th ESMO Congress, to take place from 8-12 October in Milan, Italy.

15 Sep 2010

FDA clears Arctic Sun 5000 patient cooling device for therapeutic hypothermia, normothermia

Medivance today announced the introduction of its next-generation therapeutic temperature management device, the non-invasive Arctic Sun 5000. The new patient cooling device has received FDA 510 (k) clearance and offers the fastest initiation of treatment, simplest programming capabilities and easiest access to treatment data on the market.

15 Sep 2010

In Calif., breakaway union creates schism with SEIU; Poor patients will continue to receive dialysis in Georgia

"The S.E.I.U.'s national leadership ousted [Sal] Rosselli last year after a power struggle that ended with a jury finding that he had improperly used member dues to form a breakaway union. Shortly after being ousted, Mr. Rosselli did create a rival union, and now he is trying to lure many of his former members — 43,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente, the largest health care provider in the state. On Monday, workers at 331 Kaiser facilities across California began voting by mail on whether to bolt the S.E.I.U. and join Mr. Rosselli's group, the National Union of Healthcare Workers. A victory would give a vital boost to Mr. Rosselli's fledgling 6,000-member union, all but assuring its long-term survival" (Greenhouse, 9/13).

15 Sep 2010

HHS awards $31 million as part of 'Communities Putting Prevention to Work' program

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced $31 million for awards to ten communities in eight states and one award to a state health department to support public health efforts to reduce obesity and smoking, increase physical activity and improve nutrition.

15 Sep 2010

Study reveals men less likely to use active sun-protective measures

There is a significant disparity between knowledge and attitudes on the dangers of skin cancer among male and female medical students in Florida according to a new study by a joint team of researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The study was published in the American Medical Association's Archives of Dermatology.

15 Sep 2010

Actress joins UTHealth to establish 'John Ritter Research Program in Aortic and Vascular Diseases'

Actress, writer and aortic health advocate Amy Yasbeck has joined with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) to establish the John Ritter Research Program in Aortic and Vascular Diseases (JRRP) to combat the devastating disease that took the life of her husband, legendary comic actor John Ritter.

15 Sep 2010

OrthoAccel Technologies announces commercial plans for United Kingdom

OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc. has announced commercial plans for the United Kingdom that entail considerable business activity and economic impact. Last year, the Company hired a Director of Sales based in Wales. Recently, a full-market UK release of the AcceleDent System was reported. In conjunction with this product introduction at the British Orthodontic Conference, OrthoAccel has publicized plans to host a private lecture and reception to provide scientific data and education to doctors on this new technology that shortens orthodontic treatment time.

15 Sep 2010

Automated Triage and Treatment solution will slash wait times at Canadian hospital EDs

NCR Corporation, and PharmaTrust have joined with Stayhealthy, Inc. to develop and deploy a self-service kiosk solution to help speed the triage and treatment of patients at Canadian hospital emergency departments (ED) and rural healthcare facilities.

15 Sep 2010

Hospital News and Research

Study finds aerobic exercise improves chronic insomnia

Cost of health insurance claims expected to climb 10% over next year

Scientists reveal techniques to extend organ transplant life

NIH awards grants to map human brain's connections in high resolution

Johns Hopkins offers sources who can answer queries on prostrate cancer

Researchers develop ChIP Enrichment Analysis to identify drug targets, biomarkers

LifePoint Hospitals authorizes new stock repurchase program

Virus related organ recipient deaths to be examined

Advanced Reimbursement Management acquires Hospital Inpatient Services

Sprint and Calgary Scientific partner to market ResolutionMD Mobile medical imaging solution

Scientia Advisors reviews growth in POC market

Boston Software Systems to deliver four presentations at InSight 2010 Annual Conference

ESMO honors eminent cancer specialists

FDA clears Arctic Sun 5000 patient cooling device for therapeutic hypothermia, normothermia

In Calif., breakaway union creates schism with SEIU; Poor patients will continue to receive dialysis in Georgia

HHS awards $31 million as part of 'Communities Putting Prevention to Work' program

Study reveals men less likely to use active sun-protective measures

Actress joins UTHealth to establish 'John Ritter Research Program in Aortic and Vascular Diseases'

OrthoAccel Technologies announces commercial plans for United Kingdom

Automated Triage and Treatment solution will slash wait times at Canadian hospital EDs

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