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Block grant plan among Medicaid alternatives eyed by GOP

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is among those who advocate this concept, but the Obama administration's Medicaid chief "shot down" the approach.

3 Mar 2011

Sarsia grants BerGenBio NOK7 million to continue CellSelect advanced technology platform

BerGenBio has secured NOK7 million from local Sarsia Seed and Development funds to continue its leading research and development activities into new and original cancer treatments.

3 Mar 2011

State news: Ariz. may cut fewer from Medicaid; Pa. adultbasic closes

In a meeting with the Obama administration Monday, Gov. Jan Brewer proposed some Medicaid changes that she hopes will allow Arizona to drop fewer people than previously proposed from the state's Medicaid rolls. Brewer's office already has received permission to cut coverage for 250,000 members, mostly childless adults, as the state tries to close an ongoing budget shortfall.

2 Mar 2011

Viewpoints: Judge Kessler's decision; Utah is role model; Malpractice system flaws

The Republican strategy is to split the vast middle and working classes -- pitting unionized workers against nonunionized, public-sector workers against nonpublic, older workers within sight of Medicare and Social Security against younger workers who don't believe these programs will be there for them and the poor against the working middle class.

28 Feb 2011

Third trimester amniotic fluid a reliable source of stem cells

In a study that was presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting in San Francisco, Biocell Center, the leader in amniotic fluid banking, together with a group of collaborators, confirmed that amniotic fluid collected during the third trimester of pregnancy is a reliable source of stem cells for regenerative medicine and stem cell banking.

17 Feb 2011

IMRIS fourth quarter sales increase 26% to $25.2 million

IMRIS Inc. today reported its results for the fourth quarter 2010 highlighted by record financial performance that included strong revenue growth and the Company's second consecutive quarter of positive EBITDA1 and earnings. All figures are reported in Canadian dollars.

14 Feb 2011

Invacare 2010 adjusted earnings per share increase 16% to $1.84

Invacare Corporation today announced its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2010 and provided guidance for 2011.

3 Feb 2011

RTI fourth quarter net sales increases to $114.7 million

RTI International Metals, Inc.,, released results today for the fourth quarter and full year of 2010.

1 Feb 2011

Three Senate Dems urge Boehner to move quickly to delete health law reporting requirement

Though it is generally accepted that the GOP repeal effort is finding little-to-no traction among Senate Democrats, some of these lawmakers are urging House GOP leaders to move fast to undo a small health law provision that requires business to file certain tax forms. The provision, which is not directly related to health care, is a revenue raiser for the sweeping overhaul, but has been very unpopular in the business community.

21 Jan 2011

SQI fourth quarter net loss increases to $2,621,000

SQI Diagnostics Inc., a medical systems automation company focused on evolving laboratory-based autoimmune biomarker testing, today announced its financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and year ended September 30, 2010.

21 Jan 2011

Z-Medica develops new version of QuikClot Combat Gauze

Z-Medica Corporation, a medical device company developing innovative hemostatic agents, today announced that it has developed QuikClot Combat Gauze LE, a new version of its QuikClot Combat Gauze dressing specially designed and packaged for use by law enforcement and first responders.

From Medica Corporation 18 Jan 2011

Viewpoints: Health law repeal; Individual mandate; Essential benefits package; Arizona transplant program

If the government fails, then costs will rise inexorably. Nothing in the law guarantees success: The law embodies almost every idea anyone has offered and hopes a couple of them will work.

14 Jan 2011

IRB approves Revolutions Medical's MRI software tools

Revolutions Medical Corporation is happy to report that it has received notice that Investigational Review Board approval has been granted this month to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for the research project application titled 'Characterization of Intracranial Hemorrhages by Color MRI Automatic Segmentation,' by Dr. H. Keith Brown and his collaborators.

13 Jan 2011

Studded tires can cause damage to public health and pavement

Scientists are reporting new evidence on how studded tires - wintertime fixtures in some areas but banned in others for causing damage to pavement - may also damage the health of motorists and people living near highways.

6 Jan 2011

Rite Aid third quarter net loss decreases to $79.1 million

Rite Aid Corporation today reported financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended November 27, 2010.

16 Dec 2010

Origin of Haiti cholera epidemic traced to South Asia

The strain of cholera currently sweeping through post-earthquake Haiti originated in South Asia, conclude scientists who did a rapid genetic analysis of bacteria collected from Haitian patients. The finding supports the notion that the cholera bacteria fueling the outbreak arrived on the island via recent visitors.

13 Dec 2010

Mutual accountability on women's and children's health goals essential to Millennium Development Goal success

This year, governments, foundations, businesses, multilateral organizations, non-governmental organizations and health care professional associations publicly pledged more than $ 40 billion* to improve maternal and child health and save million of lives.

12 Nov 2010

DJOFL third quarter net sales decrease to $233.6 million

DJO Incorporated, a global provider of medical device solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management, today announced financial results for its operating subsidiary, DJO Finance LLC ("DJOFL"), for the third quarter of 2010, ended October 2, 2010.

4 Nov 2010

Politics and health law: Dems' divergent strategies; mixed polls on 'repeal and replace'

Some Democratic candidates are defending their votes, or refining their message, as news outlets cover the health reform aspects of the campaigns.

18 Oct 2010

Study finds inconsistencies in methods to identify CA-BSI infection in pediatric patients

A new study looking at how hospitals identify pediatric patients who develop catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CA-BSI) found significant inconsistencies in the methods used to report the number of patients who develop them.

11 Oct 2010